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UVT 251: Simons vs Mizrahi PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scott Voss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adrian Tanner Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tanner Jr has chosen LL Cool J - It's Time for War as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Scott Voss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Adrian Tanner Jr!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Alexandre Firmino and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tanner Jr gets caught flat footed, as Voss shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Voss drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Voss jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Tanner Jr is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Tanner Jr can't keep his opponent in guard - Voss advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Tanner Jr is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Voss wants to free his trapped foot but Tanner Jr is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Voss trying to control the pace.
Voss is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Voss works his way into full mount!
Voss goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Tanner Jr turns into him and now he's in Voss's guard.
Voss wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Voss wants to stand and escape but Tanner Jr is having none of it.
Voss has control of Tanner Jr's left arm, preventing Tanner Jr from doing any damage.
Voss 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.
Voss's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Scott Voss has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Voss changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Tanner Jr looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The referee asks Voss politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Voss prefers to stall for the moment though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tanner Jr struggling a bit here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanner Jr prevents Voss from improving position.
Tanner Jr is looking to reverse the position.
Voss is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Tanner Jr is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Tanner Jr looks to move to half guard but instead Voss has passed into mount! Damn!
Voss controlling from mount.
Tanner Jr told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Voss will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Voss landing strikes, looking to finish!
Voss content just to control the position here.
Tanner Jr taking shots to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Voss is in the full mount, landing strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Voss 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.
Tanner Jr lands a front kick.
Voss darts in and clinches Tanner Jr up against the cage.
Tanner Jr jumps guard but Voss stands there with Tanner Jr around his waist. Tanner Jr gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Voss breaks the clinch.
Voss throws a right hand that Tanner Jr ducks under and follows up with a left that Tanner Jr also avoids with ease.
Sloppy strikes from Voss. Those never looked like landing.
Tanner Jr tries to keep at a distance but Voss has taken the fight into the clinch.
Voss jumps guard and drags Tanner Jr to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Voss is looking for a triangle but Tanner Jr pushes his legs off easily.
Tanner Jr throwing strikes but missing.
Voss seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanner Jr tries to stand but Voss is controlling from the bottom.
Voss wants to stand but Tanner Jr is controlling the position.
Voss looking for a sweep. Not yet Voss, not yet.
Tanner Jr looking to sit in guard and control but Voss gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Tanner Jr controls Voss momentarily but Voss frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Voss showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Voss works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Voss tries to stand but can't do so whilst Tanner Jr controls his leg.
Tanner Jr pushes Voss off looking to stand but Voss dives back in and keeps control.
Tanner Jr is breathing heavily.
Voss is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Voss escapes and gets back to his feet.
Voss keeps the fight on the outside.
Tanner Jr with a lazy takedown attempt
and Voss counters by moving into the clinch.
Voss manages to break the clinch.
Tanner Jr tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Voss counters by clinching up.
Tanner Jr avoiding damage as Voss throws knees to the body.
Tanner Jr jumps guard and drags Voss to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Voss has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Tanner Jr is proving hard to escape from.
Voss connects with a couple of short punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Voss stays in close to Tanner Jr's body and controls the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Scott Voss.
Voss closes the distance and pushes Tanner Jr back into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Voss lands with a short shot to the head.
Voss blocks the elbow strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Voss gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Tanner Jr regains guard.
Voss is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Voss pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tanner Jr is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Voss dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Voss moves into the clinch.
Tanner Jr prevents Voss from breaking the clinch.
Tanner Jr tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Voss smiles and moves away.
Tanner Jr misses with a takedown
and Voss counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Voss's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Voss seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Voss stands and throws Tanner Jr's legs to the side, diving into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Voss is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Tanner Jr has escaped the position, nice work there.
Tanner Jr takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tanner Jr is trying to control Voss's posture but Voss avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee asks Voss politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Voss prefers to stall for the moment though.
Tanner Jr on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Voss lands a nice forearm strike.
Voss wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Tanner Jr, who protects the arm well.
Voss staying calm.
Voss tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Voss lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Voss working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Voss scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Tanner Jr to see if he's OK.
Voss wants to stand but Tanner Jr has his arm trapped.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Voss just content to control the position.
Tanner Jr tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Voss easily slips into full mount!
Scott Voss overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voss controlling the position easily from mount.
Voss lands with some strikes.
Tanner Jr takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Voss looking to control and managing it successfully.
Tanner Jr takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Voss controlling the pace for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Voss wants to finish this one by submission but Tanner Jr is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Voss.
Voss wants to stand but Tanner Jr is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Voss tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Adrian Tanner Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Scott Voss showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Voss 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:26
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Scott Voss!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomson Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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189 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thomson Martin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Antonio Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Felipe Paraventi and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie moves in looking to clinch but Martin pushes him off.
Martin closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Gracie to the mat! Gracie manages to get full guard.
Gracie looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Martin will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Gracie is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Gracie is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Martin wants to get back to his feet.
Martin is staying active underneath Gracie, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie is working for a submission of some sort.
Gracie seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Martin does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Martin is trying to maintain the position but Gracie is very close to passing his half guard.
Gracie is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Martin has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie prevents Martin from improving his position.
Gracie is keen to just control but Martin is a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Martin is looking to improve his position.
Martin is working hard here to advance position.
Gracie seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Martin is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Antonio Gracie!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Cyothen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Temitope Obama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cyothen comes into the arena with 7lions - one man symphony blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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141 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Max Cyothen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Temitope Obama!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Alexandre Firmino and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Obama lands with a cross.
Obama looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cyothen throws a hook to the side of Obama's head but Obama sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Obama uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cyothen.
Obama misses with a series of wild punches.
Obama looks to land a combination but Cyothen avoids it well.
Obama throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cyothen on the side of the head.
Max Cyothen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Obama connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cyothen's hands.
Obama tries to bum rush Cyothen with a series of wild strikes but Cyothen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Obama slips under a jab.
Cyothen misses with a wild body shot.
A big right from Cyothen misses.
Cyothen throws a right hand that misses
and Obama counters by moving into the clinch.
Cyothen tries to break free but Obama pushes him back against the cage.
Obama breaks from the clinch.
Obama lands with a hook. Cyothen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Cyothen misses with a hook.
Cyothen throws a shot from downtown. Obama moves away and avoids it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A right-left combo lands from Obama.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Obama scores with a four punch combination!
Cyothen throws a hook but Obama blocks it.
Cyothen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Obama circles away quickly and effectively.
That kick from Obama tenderised Cyothen's leg. Cyothen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cyothen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Obama.
Cyothen has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Tenacity Elite - 17 Coaches in the buildup to the fight.
Cyothen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Obama was well out of range. Poor timing from Cyothen.
A solid body kick from Obama.
Max Cyothen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Obama closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Obama lands in his opponent's guard.
Obama trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Obama slips nicely into half guard.
Obama is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Cyothen is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Temitope Obama!
During a confident post fight interview, Temitope Obama thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maverick Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lyon Okiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maverick Anderson is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Maverick Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lyon Okiro!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Mauricio Rocha and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson swats away the attempt to clinch by Okiro.
Anderson scores with a nice right hand.
Anderson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
It looks like Maverick Anderson has been cut.
Okiro moves out of range as Anderson strikes.
Anderson misses with the combination.
Okiro throws a push kick but Anderson slaps the foot to one side.
Okiro closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Anderson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Anderson has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Okiro looks winded!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stalling in the clinch from Anderson.
Okiro tries to circle away but Anderson has him pinned against the cage.
Anderson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Okiro has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Anderson tries a knee to the head but Okiro blocks it.
Okiro on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Anderson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Okiro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okiro is trying to force a seperation but Anderson has the dominant position.
Anderson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Okiro avoids it.
Okiro can't break the clinch.
Anderson misses with an elbow strike.
Anderson stalling in the clinch but Okiro improves position.
Anderson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Okiro is defending well for now.
A bit of stalling here from Anderson.
Okiro wants to stall.
Anderson lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Lyon Okiro has been cut.
Anderson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Okiro avoids it.
Anderson lands with a short shot to the head.
Okiro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Anderson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Okiro has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Okiro managing to block the knees to the body from Anderson.
Anderson takes a shot to the head.
Anderson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Anderson trying to land knees to the body.
Anderson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Okiro's face.
Okiro breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okiro misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Okiro connects with a leg kick. Anderson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Okiro fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Anderson on the side of the head.
Anderson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Okiro defending well as Anderson loads up on a big left hand.
Anderson tries to keep at a distance but Okiro has taken the fight into the clinch.
Anderson has Okiro pressed against the cage, preventing Okiro from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Okiro breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Okiro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Anderson.
Anderson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Anderson works the jab nicely.
Anderson swings for the body but Okiro moves out of range.
Donk. Anderson catches Okiro right on the button with a cross.
Okiro rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Anderson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Anderson throws a series of punches but Okiro moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson throws a series of punches but Okiro avoids them all with ease.
Anderson takes a swing at Okiro's ribcage but misses.
Okiro fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Anderson.
Okiro scores with a head kick.
Anderson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Anderson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Anderson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Okiro.
Okiro fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Okiro blocks a head kick by Anderson.
Okiro scores with a jab. Anderson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Anderson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Okiro scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Anderson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Okiro clinches up with Anderson and pushes him back against the cage.
Anderson tries to stall but Okiro uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Anderson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Okiro blocks it with crossed arms.
Okiro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson misses with an uppercut
and Okiro makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Anderson moves out of range of the strikes.
Okiro slips under a jab from Anderson.
A decent looking cross lands there for Okiro.
Anderson keeps the fight on the outside.
Anderson moves into the clinch successfully.
Okiro lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Anderson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Okiro lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
Okiro lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Okiro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Anderson landing knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Okiro.
Anderson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Okiro looks to score with a jab to the body but Anderson is just out of range.
Okiro lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
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 Maverick Anderson will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
No joy there for Anderson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Okiro lands a jab.
Anderson clinches up with Okiro and pushes him back against the cage.
Okiro prevents Anderson from breaking the clinch.
Anderson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Anderson is trying to stall.
Anderson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Anderson trying to land knees to the body.
Anderson lands an elbow inside that Okiro shrugs off.
Anderson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Okiro lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Anderson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Okiro is defending well for now.
A head punch on the inside from Okiro fails to land.
Anderson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Okiro.
Still in the clinch, Okiro scores with a nice short uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Okiro blocks the elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson tries to land knees in the clinch but Okiro avoids the damage to the body.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Anderson scores with a knee to the head.
Okiro escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Okiro rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Anderson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Anderson cracks Okiro with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lyon Okiro seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Okiro is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Anderson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Okiro.
Anderson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Okiro.
Anderson moves forwards but Okiro connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Okiro connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Anderson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Okiro darts in and clinches Anderson up against the cage.
Okiro has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Okiro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Anderson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Okiro.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Okiro avoids it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short left from Okiro.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Anderson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Okiro has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Okiro misses with a hook to the ribs.
Okiro breaks the clinch.
Okiro tries to close the distance and clinch up but Anderson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Anderson misses with a jab to the body
and Okiro counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fighters circling - Okiro throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Okiro tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Anderson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Anderson keeps the fight on the outside.
Okiro scores with a head kick. Anderson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Okiro on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Anderson misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okiro scores with a hook to the body. Anderson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Okiro lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Okiro scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Okiro wants to clinch up but Anderson keeps it at a distance.
Okiro wants to clinch.
Anderson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Okiro circles away quickly and effectively.
Anderson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A head kick misses from Anderson.
Anderson connects with an inside leg kick.
Anderson has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Anderson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Okiro forces Anderson back against the cage and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okiro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Anderson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Anderson misses with a looping left.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Okiro - that will leave a mark!
Maverick Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Anderson misses.
Anderson looks to score with a jab to the body but Okiro is just out of range.
Anderson throws a right hand that misses
and Okiro counters with a three punch combo that has Anderson backing up. Anderson nods at Okiro to acknowledge the strikes.
Anderson loads up on a big right hand but Okiro slips the punch.
Decent striking displayed by Anderson there.
Okiro thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Anderson if he has to take too many more of those.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Okiro lands a head kick. Anderson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Okiro tries to close the distance and clinch but Anderson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Okiro slips under a jab.
Okiro tries to clinch but Anderson is having none of it.
Anderson throws a jab but it's blocked by Okiro.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lyon Okiro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Okiro takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Okiro fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Okiro tries to clinch but Anderson moves out of range.
Okiro ducks under a wild hook from Anderson.
Okiro uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Anderson.
Anderson misses the shot to the body.
Anderson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Anderson throws a looping overhand right but Okiro ducks down to avoid it.
Okiro staying out of range there.
Anderson keeps the fight on the outside.
Maverick Anderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Okiro doesn't manage to clinch there - Anderson circles away.
Okiro misses with a jab, cross combination.
Okiro pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Anderson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Anderson misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okiro tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Anderson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Anderson.
Okiro tries to keep at a distance but Anderson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Anderson throws a punch but it's blocked by Okiro.
Okiro working aggressively here.
Okiro wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Anderson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Okiro's brow.
Maverick Anderson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Anderson tries to land a knee to the head but Okiro blocks with his arms.
Okiro lands a hook that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
Okiro leaning his opponent against the cage.
Anderson stalling in the clinch but Okiro improves position.
Anderson misses with a knee to the head.
Okiro breaks the clinch.
Okiro comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Okiro lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Anderson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Okiro is looking to clinch but Anderson is avoiding it.
Nice defenses there by Okiro.
Anderson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Anderson throws an off balance right hand
and Okiro counters by moving into the clinch.
Anderson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Okiro's defenses.
Okiro blocks an elbow strike from Anderson.
Okiro effectively controlling the action here.
Okiro breaks the clinch.
Okiro misses with the combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Anderson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Anderson connects with a body shot that sends Okiro's belly button to the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okiro stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Anderson connects with a body shot that sends Okiro's belly button to the back.
Okiro has managed to clinch.
Anderson missing with knees to the body.
Anderson keeps control of Okiro as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Anderson just leaning against Okiro, taking a breather.
Anderson taking a breather.
Okiro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Anderson working aggressively here.
Anderson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Okiro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Anderson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Okiro.
Maverick Anderson's cut is getting worse.
Okiro moves away from the strike by Anderson.
Anderson misses with a left hand
and Okiro counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Okiro throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Okiro walks into a straight right hand from Anderson.
Okiro wants to clinch but Anderson slips to the side
and Anderson counters with a straight right hand.
Anderson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice uppercut lands for Anderson. That snapped Okiro's head back.
Okiro jabs at Anderson's body.
Anderson lands with a kick to the temple. Okiro shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Okiro throws a head kick that misses.
Okiro tests Anderson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Okiro bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Okiro throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Anderson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Anderson looks to land a combination but Okiro avoids it well.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Lyon Okiro.
I think Okiro has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 28:29
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lyon Okiro!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tee Bone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zoe Washburn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bone kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Somebody's gonna get it. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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177 lbs
24 - 18 - 0 |
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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
34 - 32 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tee Bone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Zoe Washburn!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Luis Engracia and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Washburn fails with the takedown
and Bone decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Washburn's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bone 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.
Bone passes into half guard.
Bone is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Bone seems to be looking for submissions.
Washburn has hold of Bone's hands but Bone slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Washburn looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Washburn wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Washburn is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Bone's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Bone's back!
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Washburn avoiding Bone 's attempts to control his hands.
Bone is trying to break free.
Bone prevents Washburn from getting a body triangle.
Washburn punishes Bone with strikes from the back mount.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bone is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Washburn gets his way!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bone rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Bone gets full guard.
Washburn keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bone's head.
Washburn preventing the sweep.
Bone looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Washburn stopping the sweep attempt from Bone.
Bone utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Washburn wants to control from the top but Bone keeps moving.
Bone is looking for a triangle but Washburn pushes his legs off easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Washburn distracts Bone with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bone looking to control.
Bone looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bone manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Bone working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Washburn keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bone wants to control the pace but Washburn is squirming around nicely.
Washburn is trying desperately to improve position.
Washburn tries to hold on but Bone pushes him away.
Bone working the ground and pound effectively.
Bone lands with some strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bone working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Washburn turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Bone off and cradles Washburn's limp body as Bone celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Tee Bone!
Tee Bone really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that FNF Energy & Stamina - Sale! logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Ivanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Austin Fowler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ivanov comes to the cage accompanied by HINO RUSSO. Fowler has chosen "On The Hunt" by Lynyrd Skynyrd as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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182 lbs
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182 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sergei Ivanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Austin Fowler!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Alexandre Firmino and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fowler steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ivanov.
Fowler closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Ivanov quickly recovers to half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Ivanov wants to control but Fowler is keeping busy.
Fowler sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ivanov defending well though.
Ivanov is controlling Fowler's trapped leg to prevent Fowler from advancing to side control.
Fowler not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Fowler trying to pass the guard but Ivanov defending well.
Fowler thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Fowler prevents Ivanov from standing back up.
Fowler prevents Ivanov from improving his position.
Fowler thows a huge punch but Ivanov dodges it nicely.
Fowler working over Ivanov with some ground and pound. Ivanov looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Fowler prevents Ivanov from standing back up.
Ivanov blocking the ground and pound attempt from Fowler.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fowler working Ivanov over with strikes.
Ivanov's coaches at Steel Penn - Elite Training have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fowler is looking for a kimura here.
Fowler not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Fowler seems to be working for a kimura but Ivanov defends the submission attempt.
Ivanov has one foot on Fowler's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Ivanov misses with a wild combination.
Sergei Ivanov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ivanov misses with a double jab.
Ivanov throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ivanov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Fowlers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Fowler has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Fowler misses with a hook. Ivanov ducked under it nicely.
Fowler swats away the attempt to clinch by Ivanov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov throws a hook but Fowler avoids it easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ivanov, right into the meat.
Ivanov connects with a nice looking jab.
It looks like Austin Fowler has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ivanov clinches with his opponent.
Fowler is trying to trip Ivanov. He has hold of a leg but Ivanov is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Fowler persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Fowler won't allow Ivanov to get back to his feet.
Ivanov trying to control the position.
Ivanov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Fowler working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Fowler with a flurry of punches that miss.
Fowler postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ivanov is trying to control the position but Fowler postures up.
Ivanov wants to get back to his feet but Fowler is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Ivanov is trying to control the position but Fowler postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Fowler works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fowler working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Fowler uses his free foot to push down on Ivanov's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Ivanov.
Fowler with good strikes from the mount here!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ivanov wants to get back to his feet.
Fowler is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Ivanov is desperately trying to improve his position but Fowler has a good base and remains in mount.
Fowler in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
It looks like Sergei Ivanov has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fowler looking to ground and pound but Ivanov is blocking nicely.
Ivanov might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Fowler cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Fowler working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Ivanov turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Fowler off and cradles Ivanov's limp body as Fowler celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Austin Fowler!
Austin Fowler made sure to mention his sponsor, CEC Nutrition Q160 in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tascius Cyprianus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yan Yang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yan Yang will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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300 lbs
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28
210 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tascius Cyprianus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yan Yang!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Matheus Silva and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cyprianus dodges the punch combination from Yang.
Cyprianus circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yang tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cyprianus was well out of range. Poor timing from Yang.
Yang throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cyprianus swings widly with a right hand
and Yang counters with a left to the body.
Cyprianus with a jab.
It looks like Yan Yang has been cut.
Yang looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Cyprianus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yang moves away.
Cyprianus lands a big right hand that sends Yang crashing to the mat! Cyprianus stays standing though and waves Yang back to his feet!
Yang is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cyprianus throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Yang connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yang is still on wobbly legs! Can Cyprianus finish him?
It looks like Tascius Cyprianus has been cut.
Cyprianus misses with a body shot
and Yang counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Yang seems to have recovered his senses.
A shot to the body from Cyprianus misses
and Yang counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Yang tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Cyprianus counters with a right hand to the body.
Cyprianus throws a poor cross that misses
and Yang counters with a nice body shot.
Cyprianus swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yang tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cyprianus throws the left hand but Yang avoids the punch easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cyprianus. Yang does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yang wants to clinch
and Cyprianus counters with a crisp one two that drops Yang! Cyprianus thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Yang to his feet! Yang is in big trouble!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
BOOM! Cyprianus lands a beautiful left hook that drops Yang. Yang tries to recover but Cyprianus is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Yang lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tascius Cyprianus!
After the big win, Tascius Cyprianus made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Mango Nutrition and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Freddy Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alves's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Trik Turner - Friends and Family. Williams comes into a darkened arena with his song building. All the Above- Maino ft. T-Pain kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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32
159 lbs
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140 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Freddy Alves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
38 - 21 - 3, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paul Williams!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Edson Gomes and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alves throws a nice looking combination but Williams bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Alves misses with a right hand
and Williams counters with a straight right hand.
Alves throws a hook to the side of Williams's head but Williams sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Williams misses with a lunging right hand
and Alves counters with a single leg into guard. Williams didn't expect that.
Alves pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Williams is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alves missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Alves throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Williams works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Alves's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Alves trying to control but Williams is working from the bottom.
Alves 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Alves is looking to work some ground and pound but Williams has wrist control.
Alves scoring with some ground and pound.
Williams is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Alves might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Alves accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Alves trying to control but Williams is working from the bottom.
Alves throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Alves postures up in Williams's guard and throws a big left but Williams blocks it.
Alves throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Alves is looking to work some ground and pound but Williams has wrist control.
Alves with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Alves is looking to work some ground and pound but Williams has wrist control.
Alves throwing strikes from guard but Williams blocks nicely.
Alves loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Williams looking to hit a scissor sweep but Alves is one step ahead there.
Alves throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Williams works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves throws a big elbow that misses.
Alves is looking to work some ground and pound but Williams has wrist control.
Alves working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Williams avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Alves with a flurry of punches that miss.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alves working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Alves working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Freddy Alves dominated that round.
That's time! Alves's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A big left from Williams misses.
Alves bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Williams is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alves creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Williams sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Alves throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Williams tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Alves wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Williams takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Alves in side control, throwing shots but Williams defends.
Alves postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Alves throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Alves throws an elbow but Williams slips to the side and avoids it well.
Alves tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Williams tries to buck Alves off but Alves is having none of it.
Alves throws an elbow but Williams slips to the side and avoids it well.
The ground and pound from Alves seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Williams regains half guard, as Alves was trying to land strikes.
Alves moves nicely into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Alves crashes against the mat.
Alves looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Williams is avoiding damage well.
Alves with the ground and pound but Williams regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Alves trying to mount his opponent but Williams defends it.
Williams trying to control here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Freddy Alves overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Alves is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Alves is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Williams trying to control here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Freddy Alves dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Sloppy strikes from Williams. Those never looked like landing.
Alves moves away from the strike by Williams.
Alves lands a jab-cross combination.
Sloppy strikes from Alves. Those never looked like landing.
Alves tries to bum rush Williams with a series of wild strikes but Williams uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Williams throws a hook but Alves blocks it.
Left hook, right uppercut from Alves.
The fighters circling - Alves throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Alves misses with a jab, cross combination.
A head kick misses from Williams.
Williams looks to throw the jab but Alves is out of range.
Alves moves out of range as Williams strikes.
Alves has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Williams.
Alves throws a poor cross that misses
and Williams counters with a big head kick but Alves shrugs it off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alves shoots in and bounces Williams off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Williams is pulling down on Alves's head. It's preventing any offense from Alves, at least for the moment.
Alves slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams looking to hit a scissor sweep but Alves is one step ahead there.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Alves throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Alves looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Alves ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
Williams throws a quick inside leg kick.
Williams scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Williams stuffs the takedown attempt from Alves. Alves gets slowly back to his feet.
Alves takes a jab right on the kisser.
Williams slips a jab and a cross from Alves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Alves closes the distance and clinches.
Alves scores with a shot to the side of Williams's head.
Alves wants the takedown. Williams is fighting it off but Alves persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Williams's guard against the cage.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Alves's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Williams wants to sweep here but Alves controlling him for the moment.
Alves throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Williams looking to hit a scissor sweep but Alves is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves is looking to work some ground and pound but Williams has wrist control.
Alves stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Williams swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Alves with a nice head shot there.
Freddy Alves is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alves throwing strikes from guard but Williams blocks nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Freddy Alves showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Alves, 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Freddy Alves!
A very excited looking Freddy Alves made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between John Simons III (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donnie Mizrahi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
40 - 24 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Simons III!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Donnie Mizrahi!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Matheus Silva and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simons III throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mizrahi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Simons III moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've been hearing reports that Simons III has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Mizrahi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Simons III was well out of range. Poor timing from Mizrahi.
Simons III moves out of range of the strikes.
Mizrahi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Simons III stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Simons III tries a head kick but it misses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Simons III.
Simons III shoots in for a double leg but Mizrahi sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Simons III closes the distance and clinches up with Mizrahi, looking for a takedown. Simons III pushes Mizrahi against the cage but Mizrahi circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Simons III. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Simons III fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mizrahi avoids it really well and circles away.
Mizrahi tries to clinch there but Simons III circles away.
Donnie Mizrahi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Simons III misses.
Mizrahi throws a head kick but Simons III moves out of range.
Simons III takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Simons III closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mizrahi lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Mizrahi throws the left hand but Simons III avoids the punch easily.
Mizrahi works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Simons III shoots in looking for a takedown but Mizrahi manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Simons III's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Mizrahi connects with the punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mizrahi. Simons III does a little dance to reset his feet.
Donnie Mizrahi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Simons III shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mizrahi sprawls well. Mizrahi wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Simons III gets slowly back to his feet.
Mizrahi thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Simons III if he has to take too many more of those.
Simons III shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mizrahi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mizrahi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Simons III manages to avoid it.
Mizrahi wants to clinch.
Mizrahi instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simons III tries to score a body lock takedown but Mizrahi shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Mizrahi landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Mizrahi displaying some good clinch control by pressing Simons III up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Simons III is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Mizrahi pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Mizrahi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mizrahi is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Simons III lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Simons III blocks an uppercut.
Simons III tries for a takedown. No joy.
Simons III is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Mizrahi is defending well.
Simons III has Mizrahi pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Simons III pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Mizrahi tumbling to the mat - Simons III dives into Mizrahi's guard.
Simons III pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mizrahi is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mizrahi keeping moving, preventing Simons III from controlling successfully.
Mizrahi keeping full guard, as Simons III tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simons III is working hard here to advance position.
Simons III trying to control but Mizrahi is working from the bottom.
Simons III drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Mizrahi manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Simons III has Mizrahi in his guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Simons III tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donnie Mizrahi dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Mizrahi looks to land a body kick but Simons III moved away.
Simons III has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mizrahi.
Simons III has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mizrahi.
Simons III looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Mizrahi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mizrahi lands a lovely overhand right.
Simons III avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mizrahi lands a right hook to the body.
Simons III shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mizrahi pinned against the cage. Mizrahi gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Simons III tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mizrahi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Simons III misses with a takedown attempt - Mizrahi sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Simons III. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mizrahi wants to clinch up but Simons III keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mizrahi closes the distance looking to clinch
and Simons III counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Mizrahi scores with a knee to the head.
Simons III tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Mizrahi just stands there and leans against the cage.
Simons III drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Simons III jumps guard but Mizrahi turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Mizrahi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Simons III is working for takedown but Mizrahi is calmly controlling the position for now.
Mizrahi gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Simons III.
Mizrahi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mizrahi lands a nice knee to the body.
Mizrahi avoiding damage as Simons III throws knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mizrahi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mizrahi with a knee to the head.
Simons III can't get the takedown.
Simons III drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Mizrahi gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Simons III is looking for a takedown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mizrahi is trying to stall.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Simons III tries a body shot but Mizrahi blocks it.
Simons III blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mizrahi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mizrahi lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Simons III jumps guard but Mizrahi stands there with Simons III around his waist. Simons III gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Mizrahi stops a takedown attempt from Simons III.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mizrahi as Simons III tries to tie him up.
Simons III tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Mizrahi just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simons III works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Mizrahi keeping full guard, as Simons III tries to pass.
Simons III trying to move into half guard but instead Mizrahi has managed to sweep!
Simons III looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mizrahi is one step ahead there.
Simons III throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Mizrahi escapes and throws Simons III's legs to the side, diving into side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simons III wants to control but Mizrahi postures up.
Simons III tries to improve position but can't.
You can see the frustration on Simons III's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Simons III is looking for a sweep.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Donnie Mizrahi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action!
Mizrahi wants to clinch up but Simons III keeps it at a distance.
Mizrahi misses the jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mizrahi.
Mizrahi doesn't manage to clinch there - Simons III circles away.
Mizrahi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mizrahi takes the fight into the clinch.
Mizrahi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mizrahi misses with a knee to the head.
Mizrahi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mizrahi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Simons III avoids it.
Mizrahi gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Simons III.
Simons III has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Mizrahi after a bit of a struggle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simons III takes a knee right on the jaw!
Mizrahi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mizrahi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Simons III is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Simons III. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mizrahi tries to land a knee to the head but Simons III blocks with his arms.
Mizrahi gets underhooks to prevent Simons III's takedown attempt.
Simons III changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Mizrahi fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mizrahi lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Mizrahi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Simons III swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mizrahi misses with a body shot.
Horrible takedown by Simons III or perhaps it was just good defense by Mizrahi which made him look bad.
A combination from Mizrahi does no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mizrahi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Simons III closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Simons III fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mizrahi cracks Simons III with a good jab.
Mizrahi clobbers Simons III with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A slow jab from Mizrahi misses its intended target.
Simons III keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mizrahi lands with a cross.
Mizrahi cracks Simons III with a right hand to the side of the head.
Mizrahi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Simons III.
Mizrahi jabs Simons III to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Mizrahi misses the target.
Simons III misses with a looping left.
Mizrahi feints a jab promting Simons III to slip. Mizrahi then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Simons III slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simons III slips a straight right by Mizrahi.
Donnie Mizrahi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Simons III fails with a takedown attempt.
Mizrahi misses with a hook.
An inside leg kick lands from Mizrahi.
John Simons III is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A shot to the liver by Mizrahi. Beautiful body shot.
Simons III looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Simons III misses with a takedown attempt - Mizrahi sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mizrahi lands a glancing blow to the side of Simons III's head.
Mizrahi tries to clinch but Simons III moves out of range.
Mizrahi gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simons III has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Mizrahi is trying to keep an underhook but Simons III manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Simons III is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Mizrahi defends it well.
Simons III trying to pass the guard but Mizrahi defending well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mizrahi is trying to get back to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Simons III is looking for a kimura but Mizrahi is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Simons III to get the leverage.
Simons III trying to advance position but Mizrahi counters by regaining guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donnie Mizrahi really dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Mizrahi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Simons III decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Simons III is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Simons III missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mizrahi blocking the ground and pound attempt from Simons III.
Simons III is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Mizrahi sees it coming and defends easily.
Simons III wants to pass to mount but Mizrahi is defending the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simons III is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Mizrahi is holding on to half guard well.
Simons III is looking to pass Mizrahi's guard but actually Mizrahi recovers to full guard.
Mizrahi keeping full guard, as Simons III tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mizrahi wants to sweep but no luck.
Simons III has gone for a leg lock! Mizrahi slips out almost immediately though and dives into Simons III's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simons III working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Mizrahi has passed into half guard!
Simons III works his way to full guard. Good work.
Simons III tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Simons III trying to keep a closed guard but Mizrahi is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mizrahi won't allow Simons III to sweep him here.
Simons III is looking for a triangle here but Mizrahi uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Simons III is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Mizrahi's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Simons III wants to improve his position but Mizrahi is controlling well.
Simons III is looking to control Mizrahi's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Simons III avoid being mounted?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Simons III had his way with Donnie Mizrahi in that round.
That's time! Simons III's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Mizrahi throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Simons III.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Simons III.
Mizrahi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Simons III takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mizrahi stuffs the takedown attempt from Simons III. Simons III gets slowly back to his feet.
Simons III shoots in and drives through. Mizrahi sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Simons III. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Horrible takedown by Simons III or perhaps it was just good defense by Mizrahi which made him look bad.
Simons III takes one on the button.
Mizrahi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Simons III steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Mizrahi. That one must have hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mizrahi throws a sloppy head kick and Simons III moves out of range easily.
Mizrahi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Simons III tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mizrahi sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Simons III somewhat.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Simons III takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mizrahi.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mizrahi.
Simons III throws a leg kick
and Simons III takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mizrahi drives through and clinches with Simons III against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Simons III fails to land.
Simons III is looking to take this one to the mat.
Simons III is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Mizrahi to keep the fight standing.
Mizrahi is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Simons III drops down looking for an ankle pick but Mizrahi pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mizrahi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mizrahi throws a head kick that misses.
Mizrahi sizes up Simons III with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Mizrahi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Simons III tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mizrahi sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Simons III somewhat.
Simons III shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mizrahi defends it nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mizrahi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simons III fails to land the takedown.
Simons III closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Mizrahi to the mat! Mizrahi manages to get full guard.
Mizrahi managing to control the position.
Mizrahi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Simons III is one step ahead there.
Simons III looking to sit in guard and control but Mizrahi gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
John Simons III has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simons III looking for a sweep. Not yet Simons III, not yet.
John Simons III overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Simons III wants to hit a switch here but Mizrahi passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Simons III there!
Simons III is trying desperately to improve position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that's the end of the fight!
Donnie Mizrahi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mizrahi has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 46:49
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 46:49
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Donnie Mizrahi!
After winning the bout, Donnie Mizrahi thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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