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Holy Grail 55 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Willamy Freire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Pacquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Willamy Freire has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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156 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Intelligent |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Willamy Freire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Manny Pacquiao !
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Daniel Cesar and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pacquiao keeps the fight on the outside.
Freire thuds a left hand into Pacquiao 's body.
Freire slaps away a takedown attempt from Pacquiao , before circling back to the center of the mat.
Freire tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Freire tries for a takedown but Pacquiao circles away easily
and Pacquiao counters with a shoot takedown. Freire fights it but they end up in guard.
Freire looking for a sweep. Not yet Freire, not yet.
Freire working a defensive guard here.
Pacquiao postures up in Freire's guard and throws a big left but Freire blocks it.
Pacquiao prevents Freire from getting back to his feet.
Freire tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pacquiao throwing strikes from guard but Freire blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacquiao throws a big right hand that misses.
Freire working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pacquiao .
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Freire with a poor takedown
and Pacquiao counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Pacquiao trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Freire is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Pacquiao defends well.
Freire keeping moving, preventing Pacquiao from controlling successfully.
Pacquiao chips away with some ground and pound.
Freire 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.
Freire keeping moving, preventing Pacquiao from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao won't allow Freire to sweep him here.
Freire knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pacquiao on the ground.
Pacquiao is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Freire wants to sweep but no luck.
Pacquiao trying to control but Freire is working from the bottom.
Pacquiao controlling from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Freire clinches up with Pacquiao and pushes him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freire has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Pacquiao is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Willamy Freire. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Freire tries to pull guard but Pacquiao won't allow it.
Freire decides to pull guard.
Freire is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Pacquiao defends well.
Pacquiao throwing strikes from guard but Freire blocks nicely.
Freire looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Pacquiao controls from within his opponent's guard.
Pacquiao preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Freire controlling the position.
Pacquiao trying to control but Freire is working from the bottom.
Freire has his feet on Pacquiao 's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Freire tries for a takedown but Pacquiao circles away easily
and Pacquiao counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Pacquiao .
Freire is breathing heavily.
Pacquiao trying to control the position from guard on top but Freire is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Freire avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pacquiao lands a couple of elbows.
Freire 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.
Pacquiao trying to control the position from guard on top but Freire is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Pacquiao 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.
Freire with a poor takedown
and Pacquiao counters with a takedown into side control.
Manny Pacquiao has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pacquiao trying to control the position but Freire is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pacquiao is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Freire is trying to control Pacquiao 's posture but Pacquiao avoids it.
Freire is trying to get back to half guard.
Freire avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Pacquiao .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freire misses with a strike from the bottom.
Freire wants to get back to his feet but Pacquiao drags him back down.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pacquiao fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Freire shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Pacquiao counters with a nice double leg into side control. Freire won't be happy with that.
Pacquiao 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.
Pacquiao tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Pacquiao has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Pacquiao is breathing heavily.
Pacquiao lands some shots froms side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freire wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Freire manages to get back to half guard.
Pacquiao is keen to just control but Freire is a slippery customer.
Freire wants to get back to full guard.
Pacquiao trying to control from half guard but Freire is working away.
Pacquiao not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Pacquiao is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Freire is refusing to be controlled, as Pacquiao sits in half guard.
Freire tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Pacquiao manages to move to mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freire is trying desperately to improve position.
Pacquiao is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Freire can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Pacquiao lands a big shot there that rocks Freire but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Freire working to try and regain half guard.
Pacquiao looking to finish with strikes here!
Freire tries to hold on but Pacquiao pushes him away.
Freire is looking to get to half guard.
Freire is bucking up trying to escape but Pacquiao cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Freire is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Pacquiao is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Freire has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Freire tries to hold on but Pacquiao pushes him away.
Pacquiao sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Pacquiao lands with some strikes.
Pacquiao prevents Freire from getting the reversal.
Pacquiao looking to control and managing it successfully.
Freire is trying desperately to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Pacquiao showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Freire darts in trying to clinch
and Pacquiao counters with a shoot takedown. Freire fights it but they end up in guard.
Freire keeping moving, preventing Pacquiao from controlling successfully.
Freire on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Freire tries to get out of the position.
Freire pulls Pacquiao in close to his closed guard and prevents Pacquiao from doing any damage or advancing position.
Freire controls Pacquiao momentarily but Pacquiao frees himself.
Freire scores with a nice shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freire preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pacquiao prevents Freire from getting back to his feet.
Freire trying to keep a closed guard but Pacquiao is proving a slippery customer.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Freire shoots and misses
and Pacquiao connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Freire fails with the takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pacquiao fails with a takedown attempt.
Freire doesn't succeed with the takedown
so Pacquiao counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Willamy Freire. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pacquiao 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freire avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pacquiao has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Freire keeping moving, preventing Pacquiao from controlling successfully.
Freire working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pacquiao .
Freire keeping moving, preventing Pacquiao from controlling successfully.
Freire wants to sweep but no luck.
Pacquiao won't allow Freire to get back to his feet.
Pacquiao wants to control from the top but Freire keeps moving.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Freire gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Pacquiao counters with a nice double leg into side control. Freire won't be happy with that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Freire regains half guard.
Freire is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Freire looking for submissions off his back.
Pacquiao is looking to take a break and control but Freire is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
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.
Pacquiao wants to free his trapped foot but Freire is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Pacquiao wants to take a breather but Freire is having none of it.
Pacquiao has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Freire keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pacquiao .
Pacquiao swats away the attempt to clinch by Freire.
Freire tries to land a front kick but Pacquiao steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Freire looks to clinch
and Pacquiao decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Freire's guard.
Willamy Freire has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Freire is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Pacquiao is aware though and is defending well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Manny Pacquiao comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Pacquiao winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manny Pacquiao !
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Hampton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carl Panzram (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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180 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, James Hampton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carl Panzram!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Matheus Silva and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Panzram fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hampton manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Panzram. Hampton does a little dance to reset his feet.
Panzram leaves Hampton with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hampton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hampton scores a takedown into full mount!
Hampton lands a nice shot to the head.
Panzram sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Panzram regains full guard. Nicely done.
Panzram keeping moving, preventing Hampton from controlling successfully.
Panzram utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Panzram is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hampton is aware though and is defending well.
Hampton has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Panzram is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hampton is aware though and is defending well.
Panzram controls Hampton momentarily but Hampton frees himself.
Panzram looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hampton is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hampton working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hampton has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Panzram is proving hard to escape from.
Panzram pulls Hampton in close to his closed guard and prevents Hampton from doing any damage or advancing position.
Panzram has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hampton can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hampton trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hampton looking to pass the guard.
Panzram working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hampton doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hampton manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Panzram working a defensive guard here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Panzram looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Hampton passes into side control.
Panzram looks gassed!
Hampton misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Hampton is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Panzram is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Panzram is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Hampton sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Panzram defending well though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Panzram trying to control but Hampton postures up.
Panzram regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panzram looking for a guillotine here but Hampton defends easily.
Panzram is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hampton defends well.
Hampton postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Panzram keeping moving, preventing Hampton from controlling successfully.
Panzram throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hampton knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Panzram on the ground.
Hampton stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Panzram swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hampton working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Panzram looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Hampton has picked Panzram up and slammed him! Panzram can't keep hold of the triangle and Hampton manages to pass to side control!
Panzram can't do much from the bottom here.
Panzram tries to bench press Hampton off him but Hampton keeps the position.
Panzram sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Hampton wants to pass to mount but Panzram is defending the position.
Hampton thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Panzram's head.
It looks like Hampton is going to stand back up.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hampton shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Panzram as he jumps to the side.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Panzram misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hampton.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carl Panzram dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Panzram throws a head kick that misses.
Hampton fails with the takedown.
Panzram darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Carl Panzram has got the better of the ground game so far.
Panzram has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Hampton defend it? Panzram steps over the head and cranks it - Hampton is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Panzram!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Carl Panzram!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Prince Vasquel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Even Steven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vasquel comes to the cage accompanied by Halo-Street Fighter. Steven comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Metallica-Enter Sandman kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Steven has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Even Steven has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Prince Vasquel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Even Steven!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Daniel Cesar and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vasquel looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Steven is fending him off so far but Vasquel persists. Nope, Steven circles away and we're back to standing.
Steven wants to clinch.
Steven rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vasquel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Vasquel.
Steven fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fighters circling - Steven throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vasquel shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Steven napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Steven tries to buck Vasquel off but Vasquel is having none of it.
Steven looks gassed!
Vasquel is putting a hurting on Steven here, landing some big shots from side control.
Steven takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Vasquel cracks Steven with a big elbow.
Vasquel lands some shots froms side control.
Steven tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Vasquel looks up at the clock and then as Steven takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Vasquel smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Steven is working to avoid the ground and pound but Vasquel connects with a decent elbow.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Vasquel landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasquel is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Steven knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Vasquel in side control lands a decent elbow.
Vasquel lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Vasquel scoring with punches from side control.
Vasquel scoring with punches from side control.
Steven is looking to reverse the position.
Vasquel working the ground and pound.
Check out the look on Vasquel's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Vasquel lands a nice forearm strike.
Vasquel working the head with strikes.
Steven taking a bit of punishment here - Vasquel scoring with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vasquel working the ground and pound.
Steven is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Vasquel asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Vasquel grinds an elbow into Steven's temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steven is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Vasquel lands a few punches from side control.
Vasquel scoring with punches from side control.
Vasquel working the ground and pound from side control.
Vasquel creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Vasquel is working Steven over with some ground and pound from side control.
Vasquel scores with punches from side control.
Vasquel connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Steven some visible discomfort.
Steven striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Vasquel scoring with punches and elbows.
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!
Vasquel is putting a hurting on Steven here, landing some big shots from side control.
Steven tries to buck Vasquel off but Vasquel is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasquel scores with a couple of short elbows.
Vasquel connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Steven some visible discomfort.
Vasquel working the ground and pound from side control.
Vasquel is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Steven is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Steven manages to get back to half guard.
Vasquel seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Steven is looking to improve his position.
Vasquel looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Vasquel looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasquel lands strikes from half guard.
Steven slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Vasquel 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.
Steven has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Vasquel can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Vasquel content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vasquel tries to free his leg and advance position but Steven is retaining full guard.
Vasquel scoring with some ground and pound.
Vasquel postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Steven looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Prince Vasquel dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Vasquel shoots in and bounces Steven off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Vasquel working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Vasquel is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Vasquel working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Steven's head.
Vasquel lands a couple of digs.
Vasquel is working Steven over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Vasquel postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Vasquel 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.
Vasquel is working Steven over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Vasquel makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Vasquel postures up and lands a big shot to Steven's brow.
Steven looking for a sweep. Not yet Steven, not yet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vasquel postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Vasquel is in close to Steven's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Vasquel is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasquel scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Steven thows a body shot but no joy.
Vasquel drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Vasquel in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Vasquel working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Vasquel is looking to work some ground and pound but Steven has wrist control.
Steven is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Vasquel is aware though and is defending well.
Prince Vasquel overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Steven working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Vasquel doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Vasquel manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Vasquel content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Vasquel content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Steven wants to stand up but Vasquel is controlling him.
Steven looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Steven can't keep his opponent in guard - Vasquel advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasquel scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Steven is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Vasquel blocks the strikes from Steven.
Vasquel is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Steven defends it well.
Steven gets full guard.
Vasquel working some strikes from top position.
Vasquel is in close to Steven's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Vasquel avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Vasquel got a little sloppy there for a moment and Steven has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Vasquel has managed to get both his arms back between Steven's legs - danger averted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasquel connects with a couple of short punches.
Vasquel keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Steven's head.
Vasquel with a nice head shot there.
Vasquel postures up and lands a big shot to Steven's brow.
Steven is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Vasquel looking for submissions off his back.
Vasquel misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Steven seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Vasquel gets full guard.
Vasquel avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Steven gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Prince Vasquel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasquel misses with a head kick.
Steven fails to land with a series of punches.
Vasquel closes the distance and clinches up with Steven, looking for a takedown. Vasquel pushes Steven against the cage but Steven circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Steven takes the fight into the clinch.
Vasquel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vasquel closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Steven moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Steven has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Vasquel can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Vasquel postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Vasquel postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Vasquel drops back looking for a leg! Steven is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Steven manages to kick Vasquel off! Vasquel jumps back into Steven's guard.
Vasquel stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Steven swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Prince Vasquel 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!
Steven scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Steven misses with an uppercut. Vasquel saw that one coming.
Steven misses with a straight left.
Steven tries to clinch but Vasquel is having none of it.
Vasquel drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Vasquel works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Vasquel scores with a couple of short elbows.
Steven is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Steven throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Steven is trying to improve his position.
Steven is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vasquel connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Steven some visible discomfort.
Vasquel tries for a kimura but Steven is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steven manages to get back to half guard.
Steven looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Vasquel slips a nice elbow through Steven's hands, connecting with Steven's forehead.
Steven is looking for a sweep. Vasquel is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Steven throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Vasquel lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ground and pound from Vasquel.
Steven is trying to stand.
Steven taking some punishment here, with Vasquel in his half guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Vasquel shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Steven defends it nicely.
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.
Steven misses with a few strikes there.
Vasquel shoots in looking for a takedown. Steven tries to sprawl out of it but Vasquel keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Steven manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Steven misses with a few strikes there.
Vasquel misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Prince Vasquel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Steven misses with the combination.
Vasquel looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Steven is fending him off so far but Vasquel persists. Nope, Steven circles away and we're back to standing.
Steven slaps away a takedown attempt from Vasquel, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Steven looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Vasquel shoots for a takedown but Steven saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Steven stuffs the takedown attempt from Vasquel. Vasquel gets slowly back to his feet.
Even Steven has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Steven misses with a wild combination.
Steven fails to land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasquel gets the takedown into side control.
Steven tries to buck Vasquel off but Vasquel is having none of it.
Vasquel is working Steven over with some ground and pound from side control.
Steven taking punishment in the form of punches.
Vasquel throws a strike aimed at the side of Steven's head but Steven avoids it well.
Steven tries to buck Vasquel off but Vasquel is having none of it.
Vasquel avoids the strikes from the bottom by Steven.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Vasquel shoots in for a takedown but Steven shows good takedown defense.
Steven throws a right hand that Vasquel ducks under and follows up with a left that Vasquel also avoids with ease.
Vasquel stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Steven throws a right and a left that Vasquel avoids nicely.
Vasquel feints and as Steven raises his hands in defense, Vasquel changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Vasquel thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Steven looking for a guillotine here but Vasquel defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasquel is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Steven preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Steven lands a decent punch to the body there.
Vasquel is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Steven is looking for a triangle here but Vasquel uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Vasquel works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Steven taking a bit of punishment here - Vasquel scoring with strikes.
Steven tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that's the end of the fight!
Prince Vasquel showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Vasquel, 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Prince Vasquel!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gomez Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Todo Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Todo Santos will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gomez Adams!
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, Todo Santos!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Mauricio Rocha and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos keeps the fight on the outside.
Adams fails with a takedown attempt.
Adams staying out of range there.
The fighters circling - Santos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Santos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Santos works Adams's body with a nice hook.
Santos throws a shot to the body.
Santos scores with a nice strike.
Adams fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Adams takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Santos wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Adams is breathing heavily.
Santos lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Santos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Santos lands an overhand right.
Adams is rocked!
Santos connects with a nice cross there... Adams is looking wobbly and Santos recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Adams to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Santos jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Todo Santos!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raphael Rivera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and DJ Vasquel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rivera comes to the cage accompanied by Right Said FRED---I'm to Sexy. Vasquel has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. DJ Vasquel has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Raphael Rivera!
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, DJ Vasquel!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Emerson Jorge and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rivera tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vasquel shoots for a takedown but Rivera saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Rivera clinches.
Rivera connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like DJ Vasquel has been cut.
Vasquel looks gassed!
Vasquel takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rivera connects with a knee to the head.
That has opened up DJ Vasquel's cut even more.
Rivera landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Vasquel tries to pull guard but Rivera holds him up against the cage and eventually Vasquel drops back down to his feet.
Rivera unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A body shot lands from Rivera.
Rivera misses with a knee strike.
Rivera landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Vasquel takes an elbow to the temple.
A short body shot lands from Rivera as the two fighters clinch.
Rivera lands a nice uppercut.
The cut above DJ Vasquel's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Rivera landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rivera connects with a nasty looking knee right to Vasquel's face.
Nice elbow from Rivera.
Nice elbow from Rivera.
DJ Vasquel's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Rivera lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at DJ Vasquel's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Raphael Rivera!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Renato Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dolly Parton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alves's entrance music is Ultimate Victory. A fine choice. Parton has chosen 9 to 5 by Dolly Parton as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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
14 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Renato Alves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dolly Parton!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Mauricio Rocha and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parton shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Alves is looking to get back to full guard here but Parton has managed to pass to side control instead.
Alves manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Alves trying to hold on to Parton's head to control him but Parton postures up.
Alves moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Parton preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves has an active guard here but Parton has managed to pass into half guard.
Alves is looking for a sweep. Parton is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Parton wants to pass the guard but Alves is defending well.
Alves trying to control from the bottom.
Parton prevents Alves from improving his position.
Alves makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Alves.
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.
Alves looking to hit a scissor sweep but Parton is one step ahead there.
Parton postures up.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Alves thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fighters circle momentarily. Parton darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Parton 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parton stopping the sweep attempt from Alves.
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.
Alves looking for subs off his back but Parton has passed one foot through into half guard.
Parton is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Alves trying to control but Parton postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dolly Parton dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Alves looks to land a combination but Parton avoids it well.
Parton is trying hard to land a takedown here. Alves sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Parton shoots in and bounces Alves off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Alves has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Parton doesn't defend quickly enough and Alves has managed to lock this one up! Can Parton escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Alves on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Renato Alves!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rodolpho Vasquel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Trades (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vasquel comes to the cage accompanied by Ramstein Du Hast. Jack Trades is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference 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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rodolpho Vasquel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jack Trades!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Seu Braga and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Trades. No joy for Vasquel on that attempt.
Good leg kick by Trades there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Trades tried to score with a low kick but Vasquel checks it.
Trades stuffs the takedown attempt from Vasquel. Vasquel gets slowly back to his feet.
Trades lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Trades uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vasquel.
Vasquel tries for a takedown but Trades sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rodolpho Vasquel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Trades connects with a good right hand that stumbles Vasquel. Vasquel circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
It looks like Rodolpho Vasquel has been cut.
Trades dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Trades's corner calls for a 1-2. Trades obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vasquel shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Trades pinned against the cage. Trades gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Vasquel is breathing heavily.
Trades slaps away a takedown attempt from Vasquel, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Vasquel will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Vasquel closes the distance and clinches up with Trades, looking for a takedown. Vasquel pushes Trades against the cage but Trades circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Vasquel throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Trades's waist but Trades gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Vasquel off to one side.
The fighters circle, before Trades throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Vasquel's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Trades lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Jack Trades!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Bongfucious (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Hasselhof (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bongfucious's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Let's Get High. Hasselhof is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Nas - Hate me now. Johnny Bongfucious is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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164 lbs
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Johnny Bongfucious!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, David Hasselhof!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Edson Gomes and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bongfucious throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like David Hasselhof has been cut.
Bongfucious will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bongfucious throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hasselhof shoots in looking for a takedown. Bongfucious tries to sprawl out of it but Hasselhof keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bongfucious manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bongfucious dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hasselhof slips a straight right by Bongfucious.
Hasselhof ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hasselhof thuds his shin into the meat of Bongfucious's side.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hasselhof fails with a takedown attempt.
Hasselhof tries to keep at a distance but Bongfucious has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Bongfucious.
Hasselhof can't break the clinch.
Bongfucious breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bongfucious defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hasselhof.
Johnny Bongfucious has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Hasselhof.
Bongfucious tests Hasselhof's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hasselhof shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bongfucious sprawls well. Bongfucious wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hasselhof gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hasselhof moves out of range of the body kick from Bongfucious.
Bongfucious misses with a jab, cross combination.
The fighters circling - Hasselhof throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hasselhof closes the distance and pushes Bongfucious back into the cage.
Hasselhof successfully pulls guard.
Bongfucious looking to sit in guard and control but Hasselhof gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bongfucious looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Bongfucious is looking to stand back up but Hasselhof counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Bongfucious.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bongfucious is controlling Hasselhof's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Bongfucious is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hasselhof's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hasselhof's back!
Hasselhof holding on to Bongfucious's left wrist, preventing the choke.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Bongfucious.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hasselhof takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Bongfucious doesn't have the hooks in and Hasselhof manages to turn into his guard.
Bongfucious is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Hasselhof with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hasselhof trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bongfucious bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hasselhof's guard.
Hasselhof controls Bongfucious momentarily but Bongfucious frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bongfucious scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hasselhof looking for subs off his back but Bongfucious has passed one foot through into half guard.
Bongfucious not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Bongfucious decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bongfucious misses the jab.
Hasselhof shoots in for a double leg but Bongfucious sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Johnny Bongfucious is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bongfucious swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hasselhof.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Bongfucious dominated that round.
The cut man is working on David Hasselhof's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A punch combination from Bongfucious misses.
Hasselhof avoids the body shot from Bongfucious.
Bongfucious throws a lazy right hand but Hasselhof sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hasselhof bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Hasselhof wants to control but Bongfucious is keeping him busy.
Bongfucious defending against the ground and pound.
Bongfucious can't do much from the bottom here.
Bongfucious is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Hasselhof's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hasselhof missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hasselhof trying to control from half guard but Bongfucious is working away.
Bongfucious controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Bongfucious scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Hasselhof manages to mount him!
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.
Hasselhof lands a big shot there that rocks Bongfucious but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Hasselhof thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Bongfucious blocking the ground and pound.
Hasselhof breaks from Bongfucious's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Hasselhof looking to ground and pound but Bongfucious is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bongfucious is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Hasselhof can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bongfucious is looking to escape.
Bongfucious tries to reverse the position but Hasselhof maintains control.
Hasselhof sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hasselhof with the ground and pound from mount.
Hasselhof is landing with some decent strikes but Bongfucious is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Bongfucious tries to buck Hasselhof off but he can't manage it.
Bongfucious is wriggling around trying to escape.
Hasselhof has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hasselhof scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Bongfucious?
Bongfucious is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Hasselhof showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on David Hasselhof's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Hasselhof shoots in but Bongfucious avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bongfucious scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hasselhof tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bongfucious sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hasselhof somewhat.
Hasselhof fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Johnny Bongfucious has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Hasselhof.
Bongfucious fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hasselhof on the side of the head.
Hasselhof fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bongfucious lands an overhand right.
Bongfucious lands a nice hook to Hasselhof's body. Hasselhof takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hasselhof circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hasselhof throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bongfucious's waist but Bongfucious gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hasselhof off to one side.
Bongfucious scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hasselhof in his tracks.
Bongfucious getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bongfucious lands a hook that stumbles Hasselhof back into the cage. Bongfucious follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Hasselhof to the canvas! Bongfucious pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Hasselhof has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Johnny Bongfucious!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Junior Filipovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex gonzales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying gonzales's choice of entrance music: Hurricane Chris - Hand Clap. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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150 lbs
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158 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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Junior Filipovic!
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, Alex gonzales!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Luis Engracia and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
gonzales is looking to score with low kicks.
gonzales avoids the head kick by Filipovic.
Filipovic explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
gonzales drives through and clinches with Filipovic against the cage.
Filipovic wants to break the clinch but can't.
gonzales pulls guard effortlessly.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
gonzales wants to sweep but no luck.
Filipovic would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Filipovic stopping the sweep attempt from gonzales.
Filipovic wants to stand but gonzales is controlling his posture from full guard.
gonzales looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Filipovic wants to stand but gonzales has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A head kick misses from Filipovic.
gonzales misses with a wild combination.
Filipovic misses with a few strikes there.
Filipovic defends well against a solid takedown attempt from gonzales.
No luck for gonzales with that takedown attempt.
gonzales takes a head kick and keeps coming.
gonzales fails with an attempt to clinch.
Filipovic scores with a one two! gonzales had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
gonzales shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than gonzales was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
gonzales looks gassed!
gonzales with shots to the head and body - Filipovic looks very uncomfortable down there.
gonzales content just to control the position here.
Filipovic's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
gonzales lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
gonzales has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
gonzales looking to control but Filipovic is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
gonzales is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Filipovic is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Filipovic flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. gonzales anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Filipovic and secures both hooks! This could be bad! gonzales slips an arm under Filipovic chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. gonzales has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. gonzales is squeezing on Filipovic like an anaconda would it's prey. Filipovic fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Alex gonzales!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Leandro Paiva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maik Pellicciai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Leandro Paiva!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Maik Pellicciai!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Emerson Jorge and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paiva is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Pellicciai.
Paiva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pellicciai takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Maik Pellicciai has been cut.
Paiva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pellicciai moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
No joy there for Pellicciai, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pellicciai scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Paiva misses with a few strikes there.
Paiva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pellicciai moves away.
Paiva walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Pellicciai misses with a double jab
and Paiva counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Pellicciai misses with a series of wild punches.
Paiva throws a right and a left that Pellicciai avoids nicely.
No joy there for Pellicciai, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pellicciai shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Pellicciai is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Paiva is just riding it out for now. Pellicciai eventually gives up the hold.
Paiva tries to roll over but Pellicciai keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paiva wants to get back to his feet.
Pellicciai is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Paiva is just riding it out for now. Pellicciai eventually gives up the hold.
Pellicciai is looking for a kimura but Paiva is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Pellicciai to get the leverage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pellicciai is working for a submission of some sort.
Paiva is looking for a sweep. Pellicciai is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
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.
Pellicciai is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Pellicciai is trying to work for a kimura but Paiva is defending well.
Pellicciai is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Paiva has managed to free his arm - good work.
Paiva tries to get to full guard but Pellicciai has control of the leg.
Paiva makes his way to full guard, as Pellicciai worked for a kimura.
Paiva wants to sweep here but Pellicciai controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paiva is working hard here to advance position.
Pellicciai drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Pellicciai jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Pellicciai won't allow Paiva to sweep him here.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Paiva swinging wildly here.
Pellicciai swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Paiva throws out a loose jab but Pellicciai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Leandro Paiva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Some wild striking there from Pellicciai.
Paiva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pellicciai moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Pellicciai misses with a double jab
and Paiva counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pellicciai thinking.
Pellicciai will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pellicciai misses with a wild combination.
Paiva thows a body shot but no joy.
Paiva is looking to wear down Pellicciai with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Pellicciai swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pellicciai throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Paiva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pellicciai throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Paiva fails to land with a series of punches.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Pellicciai!
Paiva throws a jab but it's blocked by Pellicciai.
Paiva stalks Pellicciai and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Pellicciai's face. Pellicciai staggers backwards, shaken.
Pellicciai misses with a double jab
and Paiva counters with a left and a right that stings Pellicciai.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pellicciai fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leandro Paiva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Maik Pellicciai's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Paiva takes a swing at Pellicciai's ribcage but misses.
Pellicciai misses with a double jab
and Paiva counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Paiva misses with a body shot.
No joy there for Pellicciai, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pellicciai fails to land with a series of punches.
Paiva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pellicciai moves away.
Pellicciai will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Pellicciai throws a right hand that Paiva ducks under and follows up with a left that Paiva also avoids with ease.
Pellicciai is looking to clinch but Paiva is avoiding it.
Pellicciai misses with a few strikes there.
Paiva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pellicciai throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Paiva looks to land a combination but Pellicciai avoids it well.
Pellicciai throws a combination that misses
and Paiva counters with a nice body shot.
Pellicciai dodges the punch combination from Paiva.
Pellicciai lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Pellicciai.
Pellicciai misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pellicciai takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Pellicciai falls off balance throwing a combination
and Paiva counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Pellicciai displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Pellicciai moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Paiva throws a shot from downtown. Pellicciai moves away and avoids it.
Pellicciai closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Paiva throws a series of punches but Pellicciai moves out of range.
No joy there for Paiva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pellicciai falls off balance throwing a combination
and Paiva counters with a left to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Paiva misses with a body shot.
Pellicciai misses with a combination
and Paiva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pellicciai swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Maik Pellicciai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pellicciai throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Paiva counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Paiva looks to score with a jab to the body but Pellicciai is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pellicciai swinging wildly here.
Pellicciai looks to land a combination but Paiva avoids it well.
Paiva scores with a decent looking hook.
Leandro Paiva is winning the standup battle so far.
Pellicciai throws a series of punches but Paiva moves out of range.
Pellicciai swinging wildly here.
Paiva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pellicciai circles away quickly and effectively.
Paiva misses with the combination.
Pellicciai displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Pellicciai misses with a wild combination.
Paiva has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Paiva looks to land a left hand but Pellicciai moved out of range nicely.
Pellicciai lands a head shot.
Paiva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pellicciai rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Paiva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Pellicciai misses.
A right-left combo lands from Pellicciai.
Some wild striking there from Pellicciai.
Pellicciai throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Paiva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pellicciai misses with the combination.
Pellicciai swinging wildly here.
Pellicciai falls off balance throwing a combination
and Paiva counters with a nice uppercut.
Pellicciai fails to land with a series of punches.
Pellicciai throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Paiva connects with a nice looking jab.
Paiva fails to land with a series of punches.
Pellicciai misses with a double jab
and Paiva counters with a straight right hand.
Pellicciai rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Paiva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Paiva misses with a wild body shot.
Paiva throws a right hand that Pellicciai ducks under and follows up with a left that Pellicciai also avoids with ease.
Pellicciai throws a right and a left that Paiva avoids nicely.
Leandro Paiva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paiva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Paiva swings for the body but Pellicciai moves out of range.
Pellicciai throws a combination that misses
and Paiva counters with a stiff right hand.
Pellicciai rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Paiva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pellicciai throws a series of punches but Paiva avoids them all with ease.
Pellicciai misses with a double jab
letting Paiva counter with a right hand.
Pellicciai tries to bum rush Paiva with a series of wild strikes but Paiva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pellicciai misses with a wild combination.
Paiva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pellicciai.
Paiva walks into a stiff left hand from Pellicciai.
Pellicciai fails to land the takedown.
Pellicciai falls off balance throwing a combination
and Paiva counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Pellicciai is working the combinations to good effect here.
Pellicciai misses with a two punch combination.
Some wild striking there from Pellicciai.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leandro Paiva dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Maik Pellicciai's cut.
That's time! Paiva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Pellicciai throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Paiva dodges the punch combination from Pellicciai.
Pellicciai slips under a jab.
Pellicciai tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Paiva fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pellicciai looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Pellicciai is looking to clinch.
Pellicciai misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pellicciai swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Paiva counters with a stiff right hand.
Paiva looks to score with a jab to the body but Pellicciai is just out of range.
Pellicciai throws a combination that misses
and Paiva counters with a stiff right hand.
Pellicciai throws a combination that misses
and Paiva counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pellicciai thinking.
Pellicciai throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Paiva.
Paiva just misses with a punch to the body.
Pellicciai falls off balance throwing a combination
and Paiva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Paiva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pellicciai misses with a double jab
and Paiva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paiva scores with a shot to the body.
Paiva lunges at Pellicciai with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pellicciai's hand.
Pellicciai misses with a wild combination.
Pellicciai misses with the combination.
Paiva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pellicciai bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Paiva just misses with a punch to the body.
Pellicciai misses with a double jab
and Paiva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pellicciai is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pellicciai lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Paiva circles away quickly and effectively.
Pellicciai throws a combination. Paiva tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Paiva takes one to the chin there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pellicciai throws a combination that misses
and Paiva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pellicciai throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pellicciai tries to bum rush Paiva with a series of wild strikes but Paiva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pellicciai shoots in and drives through. Paiva sprawls well.
Pellicciai avoids the body shot from Paiva.
Pellicciai misses with a double jab
and Paiva counters with a right hand to the body.
Paiva dodges the punch combination from Pellicciai.
Pellicciai tries to bum rush Paiva with a series of wild strikes but Paiva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pellicciai throws a series of strikes that have Paiva backpedaling.
Paiva uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Pellicciai has time to react.
Paiva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Paiva throws a nice looking combination but Pellicciai bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pellicciai throws a left and a right that both miss
and Paiva counters with a right hand to the body.
Paiva fails to land with a series of punches.
Pellicciai lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Paiva backs up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pellicciai throws a combination that misses
enabling Paiva to counter with a crisp jab.
Pellicciai throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Pellicciai misses with a two punch combination.
Pellicciai fails to land with a series of punches.
Pellicciai misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pellicciai throws a right and a left that both miss.
Paiva throws a shot to the body.
Paiva dodges the punch combination from Pellicciai.
A combination from Paiva does no damage.
Pellicciai looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pellicciai fails to land with a series of punches.
Pellicciai throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pellicciai gets a takedown into half guard.
Pellicciai is looking for a kimura but Paiva is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Pellicciai to get the leverage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pellicciai wants to lay and pray for a moment but Paiva keeps working.
Paiva is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Pellicciai is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Paiva is just riding it out for now. Pellicciai eventually gives up the hold.
Paiva tries to get to full guard but Pellicciai has control of the leg.
Pellicciai works his way into full mount!
Pellicciai swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Paiva is now in Pellicciai's guard. A big mistake from Pellicciai there, giving up the dominant position!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leandro Paiva clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Maik Pellicciai's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Paiva misses with a looping right.
Pellicciai misses with a double jab
and Paiva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pellicciai swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Paiva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Paiva lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Paiva lands a right hook to the body.
Paiva throws a hook but Pellicciai avoids it easily.
Pellicciai swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Paiva counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Paiva misses the shot to the body.
Pellicciai throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Paiva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Paiva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pellicciai scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Pellicciai uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Paiva.
Pellicciai throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Paiva counters with a straight right hand.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
A looping hook to the body misses from Paiva. Pellicciai does a little dance to reset his feet.
Paiva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pellicciai rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Paiva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pellicciai misses with a few strikes there.
Pellicciai swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Paiva counters with a straight right hand.
Pellicciai lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Paiva circles away quickly and effectively.
Pellicciai closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Pellicciai has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Pellicciai throws a right and a left that Paiva avoids nicely.
Pellicciai throws a right and a left that Paiva avoids nicely.
Pellicciai misses with a few strikes there.
Pellicciai misses with a double jab
and Paiva counters with a three punch combo that has Pellicciai backing up. Pellicciai nods at Paiva to acknowledge the strikes.
Pellicciai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pellicciai misses with a combination
letting Paiva counter with a right hand.
Pellicciai lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Paiva circles away quickly and effectively.
Pellicciai shoots for a double leg takedown but Paiva sprawls well. He's pushed Pellicciai's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Pellicciai swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pellicciai throws a left and a right that both miss
and Paiva makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Paiva throws a hook but Pellicciai blocks it.
Pellicciai throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pellicciai misses with a series of wild punches.
A punch combination from Pellicciai misses.
Pellicciai darts in trying to clinch
and Paiva counters with a series of strikes. Pellicciai will be more careful next time no doubt.
Pellicciai lands a two punch combo.
Pellicciai throws a series of punches but Paiva moves out of range.
Paiva stuns Pellicciai with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Paiva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pellicciai moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Paiva. Pellicciai does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pellicciai throws a combination that misses
and Paiva counters with a two punch combo.
That has opened up Maik Pellicciai's cut even more.
Pellicciai throws a left and a right that both miss
and Paiva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pellicciai will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pellicciai throws a series of punches but Paiva moves out of range.
Pellicciai throws a right and a left that Paiva avoids nicely.
Paiva keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Paiva throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Paiva misses with a wild body shot.
Paiva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pellicciai tries to bum rush Paiva with a series of wild strikes but Paiva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Paiva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pellicciai.
Paiva looks to score with a jab to the body but Pellicciai is just out of range.
Pellicciai swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Paiva lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Pellicciai misses with a wild combination.
Pellicciai tries to bum rush Paiva with a series of wild strikes but Paiva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
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.
Paiva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pellicciai.
Paiva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Paiva slips a jab and a cross from Pellicciai.
Pellicciai misses with a combination
and Paiva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pellicciai tries to bum rush Paiva with a series of wild strikes but Paiva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pellicciai lands a really nice looking cross but Paiva seems unphased.
Pellicciai uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Paiva.
Paiva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Paiva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pellicciai displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Paiva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pellicciai misses with a double jab
and Paiva counters with a left to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Pellicciai.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leandro Paiva had his way with Maik Pellicciai in that round.
The cut man is working on Maik Pellicciai's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Pellicciai looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pellicciai throws a series of punches but Paiva avoids them all with ease.
Pellicciai throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Paiva throws a hook to the side of Pellicciai's head but Pellicciai sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pellicciai misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pellicciai tries to bum rush Paiva with a series of wild strikes but Paiva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pellicciai misses with the combination.
Pellicciai has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
No joy there for Paiva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pellicciai tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Paiva swivels and escapes.
Pellicciai tries to close the distance and clinch but Paiva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pellicciai looks to land a combination but Paiva avoids it well.
Pellicciai falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Paiva counter with a right hand.
A punch combination from Pellicciai misses.
Paiva misses with a body shot.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Pellicciai lands a two punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pellicciai swinging wildly here.
Pellicciai throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Paiva.
Some wild striking there from Pellicciai.
Pellicciai falls off balance throwing a combination
and Paiva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Paiva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pellicciai moves away.
Pellicciai falls off balance throwing a combination
and Paiva counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Pellicciai lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Pellicciai swinging wildly here.
Pellicciai misses with a straight left.
Paiva is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Pellicciai.
Paiva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Paiva gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pellicciai pushes down on Paiva's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Paiva actively working from the bottom here.
Pellicciai is looking for a kimura but Paiva is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Pellicciai to get the leverage.
Pellicciai is trying to control the action in half guard but Paiva is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Pellicciai is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Paiva is just riding it out for now. Pellicciai eventually gives up the hold.
Pellicciai tries to pass to full mount but Paiva defends it.
Pellicciai is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Paiva sees it coming and defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pellicciai is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Paiva is just riding it out for now. Pellicciai eventually gives up the hold.
Pellicciai is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Paiva sees it coming and defends easily.
Paiva looks like he's trying to stand up.
Pellicciai maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Paiva could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Pellicciai has cracked it and Paiva is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Pellicciai!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Maik Pellicciai!
Maik Pellicciai is the new lightweight champion!
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