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Barbarian Fight Time 18 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eric Skinner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ravishing Joaquin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eric Skinner has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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177 lbs
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170 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eric Skinner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ravishing Joaquin!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Leandro Rodrigues and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Skinner does it's job there.
Skinner misses with a double jab.
Skinner circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Joaquin to the canvas! Joaquin doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Skinner keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eric Skinner!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lemmy Hordan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Aguete (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aguete has chosen Los Redondos - El pibe de los astilleros as his entrance music. Lemmy Hordan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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195 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lemmy Hordan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rafael Aguete!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Luis Engracia and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hordan's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Aguete connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hordan scrambles back to his feet.
Hordan avoids the body shot from Aguete.
A left lands for Aguete.
Aguete misses with a two punch combination.
A punch combination from Aguete misses.
No joy there for Aguete, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Aguete swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hordan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Aguete swivels and escapes.
Aguete lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hordan backs up against the cage.
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!
Aguete jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Aguete circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hordan misses with a takedown attempt - Aguete sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hordan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Aguete.
Hordan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aguete fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Aguete lands with a nice body punch.
Aguete scores with a jab to the jaw.
Aguete dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hordan.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lemmy Hordan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice uppercut lands for Aguete. That snapped Hordan's head back.
Aguete looks to land a combination but Hordan avoids it well.
Aguete feints with a jab and clips Hordan right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Hordan is sent crashing into the canvas and Aguete leaps in for the kill! Hordan tries to get to his feet but Aguete is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Hordan is in need of a savior and steps in!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rafael Aguete!
Rafael Aguete seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Big J Smiles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Staunton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Smiles might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Smile Like You Mean It. Steve Staunton has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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197 lbs
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201 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
Cardio machine |
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Basic striking
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Big J Smiles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Steve Staunton!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Matheus Silva and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smiles doesn't manage to clinch there - Staunton circles away.
Staunton 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.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Smiles wants to stand up but Staunton is controlling him.
Staunton postures up in Smiles's guard and throws a big left but Smiles blocks it.
Staunton stands up over Smiles, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Staunton works over Smiles with some ground and pound from guard.
Staunton scoring with punches to the head and body.
Staunton slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Staunton cracks Smiles with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Staunton immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Smiles is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Staunton!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Steve Staunton!
Steve Staunton seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Humphrey Baker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Achilles Nikolopoulos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Achilles Nikolopoulos is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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257 lbs
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265 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Big heart |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Humphrey Baker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Achilles Nikolopoulos!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Alexandre Firmino and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nikolopoulos fails with a takedown attempt.
Baker stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Baker wants it to stay on the feet.
Baker dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Baker's jab looks to have found its range, popping Nikolopoulos under the eye.
Nikolopoulos shoots in but no luck this time.
Humphrey Baker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Achilles Nikolopoulos.
Baker jabs at Nikolopoulos's body.
Nikolopoulos shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Baker pinned against the cage. Baker gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Baker throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nikolopoulos.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nikolopoulos tries to score a power double leg takedown but Baker sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Nikolopoulos somewhat.
Nikolopoulos backs away from a small jab... but Baker lunges forward with a huge superman punch! Nikolopoulos crumples to the ground as his mouth piece is sent flying! Baker with a spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Humphrey Baker!
A very excited looking Humphrey Baker 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Vincent Tremblay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Savio Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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179 lbs
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168 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vincent Tremblay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alex Savio Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Matheus Silva and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tremblay throws a one two combo.
Savio Sanchez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Savio Sanchez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tremblay tries to break free but Savio Sanchez pushes him back against the cage.
Tremblay definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Tremblay is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tremblay is trying to break free.
Tremblay has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Savio Sanchez tries for a takedown but Tremblay manages to get underhooks.
Tremblay is trying to push Savio Sanchez away but Savio Sanchez has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Tremblay breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Alex Savio Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horrible takedown by Savio Sanchez or perhaps it was just good defense by Tremblay which made him look bad.
Vincent Tremblay has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Savio Sanchez.
Savio Sanchez ducks right into an uppercut from Tremblay.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tremblay swinging wildly here.
Savio Sanchez misses with a few strikes there.
Savio Sanchez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tremblay counters with a series of strikes. Savio Sanchez will be more careful next time no doubt.
It looks like Alex Savio Sanchez has been cut.
Savio Sanchez takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Tremblay tries to bum rush Savio Sanchez with a series of wild strikes but Savio Sanchez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tremblay will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Savio Sanchez tries to clinch
and Tremblay counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Vincent Tremblay is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tremblay misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tremblay's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Tremblay duly obliges.
Tremblay misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savio Sanchez decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
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!
Savio Sanchez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Savio Sanchez is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Tremblay is looking for a sweep. Savio Sanchez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tremblay is looking to control Savio Sanchez's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Tremblay avoid being mounted?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savio Sanchez content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Tremblay on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Tremblay tries to get out of the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Alex Savio Sanchez.
Savio Sanchez drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Tremblay is pushing Savio Sanchez's head away, looking to escape. Savio Sanchez manages to hold on to the position though.
Savio Sanchez controls the position.
Savio Sanchez wants to control but Tremblay is keeping him busy.
Tremblay wants to control but Savio Sanchez postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savio Sanchez controls the position.
Savio Sanchez decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Tremblay throws a series of strikes that have Savio Sanchez backpedaling.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Savio Sanchez dodges the punch combination from Tremblay.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tremblay lands a jab to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vincent Tremblay dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alex Savio Sanchez's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Tremblay defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Savio Sanchez.
Tremblay circles away from the clinch attempt.
Savio Sanchez takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Tremblay gets tackled into the cage by Savio Sanchez. Savio Sanchez maintains the clinch.
Tremblay wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Savio Sanchez has him pressed against the cage.
Tremblay breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tremblay with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Savio Sanchez closes the distance and clinches up with Tremblay, looking for a takedown. Savio Sanchez pushes Tremblay against the cage but Tremblay circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tremblay throws a combination. Savio Sanchez tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
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!
Savio Sanchez fails to land the takedown.
Vincent Tremblay has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Savio Sanchez.
Tremblay lands a left and a right that send Savio Sanchez crashing to the mat, dazed. Tremblay thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Savio Sanchez is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savio Sanchez switches off momentarily and Tremblay cracks him with a monster right hand! Savio Sanchez topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Tremblay dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Tremblay!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Vincent Tremblay!
Vincent Tremblay seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nickey Spillane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksey Zulughanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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251 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nickey Spillane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Aleksey Zulughanov!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Edson Gomes and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spillane scores with a decent looking hook.
A jab from Zulughanov misses.
Spillane moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Spillane scores with a three punch combo!
Spillane blocks a jab.
Zulughanov misses with a body kick.
We've been informed that Zulughanov has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Jab by Zulughanov.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zulughanov drops his hands momentarily and Spillane takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Spillane looks to land a combination. Zulughanov sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Spillane is defended easily by Zulughanov.
Spillane moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Spillane listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Spillane takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nice defenses there by Spillane.
Spillane scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A swing and a miss from Zulughanov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spillane looks to land a right hand but Zulughanov moved out of range.
Zulughanov throws a head kick that Spillane semi-blocks.
Spillane throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zulughanov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Spillane throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zulughanov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Spillane jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spillane shoots in for a double leg but Zulughanov sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Zulughanov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A slow jab from Spillane misses its intended target.
Spillane fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zulughanov will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Zulughanov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Spillane connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Spillane is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Spillane stuns Zulughanov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spillane lunges at Zulughanov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Zulughanov's hand.
Spillane throws a shot from downtown. Zulughanov moves away and avoids it.
Zulughanov staying out of range there.
Spillane moves out of range as Zulughanov strikes.
Aleksey Zulughanov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Spillane misses with an uppercut. Zulughanov saw that one coming.
Zulughanov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Spillane looks to land a right hand but Zulughanov moved out of range.
Spillane lands a right hook to the body.
Zulughanov dodges the punch combination from Spillane.
Zulughanov works the jab nicely.
Spillane shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Zulughanov eats them both and turns towards Spillane to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
The fighters circling - Spillane throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Zulughanov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Spillane misses with an uppercut. Zulughanov saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spillane clinches.
Spillane doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zulughanov is trying to break the clinch but Spillane is controlling him.
Spillane is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Zulughanov to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nickey Spillane. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zulughanov working hard to break the clinch.
Zulughanov is trying to break the clinch but Spillane is controlling him.
Spillane lands a body punch.
Zulughanov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Spillane has him pressed against the cage.
Zulughanov taking a breather.
Spillane lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Spillane has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Zulughanov uses from the top position.
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.
Zulughanov sitting in guard here, content to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Spillane looking for a sweep. Not yet Spillane, not yet.
Zulughanov must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Zulughanov postures up.
Zulughanov won't allow Spillane to sweep him here.
Spillane escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Zulughanov gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spillane pulls Zulughanov in close to prevent any damage.
Zulughanov controlling from the top position.
Zulughanov is looking to stand up but Spillane won't let him.
Zulughanov sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Spillane's guard.
Zulughanov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Spillane. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Spillane makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Spillane.
Zulughanov avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Spillane is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nickey Spillane dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Zulughanov throws a head kick that misses.
Nickey Spillane is winning the standup battle so far.
Zulughanov looks to land a left hand but Spillane moved out of range nicely.
Zulughanov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Spillane counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Spillane.
Spillane tries to free his leg and advance position but Zulughanov is retaining full guard.
Zulughanov keeping moving, preventing Spillane from controlling successfully.
Zulughanov pulls Spillane in close to his closed guard and prevents Spillane from doing any damage or advancing position.
Let's hope that Zulughanov has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Nickey Spillane wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Spillane takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Zulughanov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice takedown defense from Zulughanov. No joy for Spillane on that attempt.
Good leg kick by Zulughanov there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Zulughanov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zulughanov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Spillane throws out the jab.
Spillane shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Spillane was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Spillane scoring with punches from side control.
You can see the frustration on Zulughanov's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spillane lands some shots froms side control.
Spillane lands a few punches from side control.
Zulughanov is looking for a sweep.
Spillane tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Spillane landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Zulughanov trying his best to control but Spillane has mounted him.
Zulughanov is squirming around, avoiding Spillane's attempts to control the action.
Zulughanov wants to hold on but Spillane pushes him away.
Spillane working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Spillane scoring with strikes but Zulughanov is staying in there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zulughanov tries to hold on but Spillane pushes him away.
Spillane 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.
Spillane looking to control but Zulughanov is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Zulughanov is wriggling around trying to escape.
Zulughanov tries to hold on but Spillane pushes him away.
Spillane with shots to the head and body - Zulughanov looks very uncomfortable down there.
Zulughanov wants to control but Spillane is having none of it.
Spillane lands a nice shot to the head.
Spillane landing strikes, looking to finish!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zulughanov taking shots to the head.
Zulughanov working to try and regain half guard.
Zulughanov is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spillane pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Zulughanov is squirming around, avoiding Spillane's attempts to control the action.
Spillane lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Zulughanov hang on?
Spillane trying to control but Zulughanov is having none of it.
Spillane lands a big shot there that rocks Zulughanov but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Spillane avoids the attempt from Zulughanov to control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zulughanov is working to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nickey Spillane dominated that second round.
That's time! Spillane's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Zulughanov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Spillane comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Spillane dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Spillane is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zulughanov can do to turn this around?
The fighters circling - Zulughanov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Zulughanov looks to land a left hand but Spillane moved out of range nicely.
Spillane lands with a straight right. Zulughanov didn't see that one coming.
Zulughanov throws a lazy right hand but Spillane sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Spillane thows a body shot but no joy.
Zulughanov staying out of range there.
Spillane misses with a jab, cross combination.
Spillane blocks a jab.
Zulughanov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Spillane counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spillane takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Nickey Spillane overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Spillane scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zulughanov moves into full guard.
Zulughanov is adopting a defensive guard.
Spillane not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Zulughanov keeping full guard, as Spillane tries to pass.
Zulughanov seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Spillane passes Zulughanov's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zulughanov trying to control here.
Zulughanov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Spillane wants to lay and pray for a moment but Zulughanov keeps working.
Zulughanov is holding on to half guard well.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Aleksey Zulughanov wasn't active enough on the ground.
Zulughanov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Spillane displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zulughanov throws out the jab.
Zulughanov defending well as Spillane loads up on a big left hand.
Spillane misses with a body kick.
Spillane throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Spillane slips a straight right by Zulughanov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spillane takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Spillane tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
An inside leg kick lands from Spillane.
A telegraphed right hand from Spillane misses the target.
Nickey Spillane is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Zulughanov motions for Spillane to come forward. Zulughanov throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Spillane is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Zulughanov's half guard.
Spillane passes to full mount!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spillane landing strikes from the mount and Zulughanov is in trouble!
Zulughanov tries to reverse the position but Spillane maintains control.
Spillane controlling the position easily from mount.
Zulughanov working to try and regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spillane avoids the attempt from Zulughanov to control.
Spillane prevents Zulughanov from getting the reversal.
Spillane avoids the attempt from Zulughanov to control.
Zulughanov is looking to improve his position but Spillane isn't that keen on the idea.
Spillane pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Spillane looking to control and managing it successfully.
Aleksey Zulughanov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Spillane lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nickey Spillane showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Spillane 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nickey Spillane!
Our winner, Nickey Spillane, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zachary White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul George (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). White's entrance music is Drop Bombs - Ben Samples. A fine choice. George has chosen Popular-Nada Surf as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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167 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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Zachary White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paul George!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Alexandre Firmino and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
George tries to score a power double leg takedown but White sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten George somewhat.
White throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
White throws a right hand that George ducks under and follows up with a left that George also avoids with ease.
White misses with a wild combination.
White slaps away a takedown attempt from George, before circling back to the center of the mat.
George has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
White pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces George back to the cage. White follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
White swinging wildly here.
George tries to clinch but White moves away
and White counters with a stiff right hand.
George keeps the fight on the outside.
White swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and George counters with a leg kick.
White has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Barbarian Private Gym in the buildup to the fight.
White avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
George takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
White feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends George sprawling to the canvas! George rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can White finish him?!
George is rocked!
George drops his hands for a split second and White immediately capitalizes on the opportunity by smashing a powerful hook into George face, sending his mouthguard sailing through the air, much to the delight of the crowd. White follows up with a right hand that knocks George into next week. He's out cold and this fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Zachary White!
Zachary White took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Zap zap, bitch.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ole NKone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kolt Ganger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kolt Ganger has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ole NKone's chin.
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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
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ole NKone!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kolt Ganger!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Alexandre Firmino and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ganger misses with a hook.
NKone walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
NKone misses with a wild body shot.
Ganger lunges at NKone with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by NKone's hand.
Ganger scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ganger misses the shot to the body.
Ganger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by NKone.
Ganger keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from NKone.
Ganger lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ganger tries to clinch but NKone moves out of range.
Ganger tries to close the distance and clinch but NKone swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ganger avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
NKone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ganger was well out of range. Poor timing from NKone.
Nice defenses there by Ganger.
Ganger looks to score with a jab to the body but NKone is just out of range.
NKone throws a jab but it's blocked by Ganger.
NKone bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ganger slips a jab from NKone.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ganger throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. NKone tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Ganger is in NKone's guard.
NKone will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ganger missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ganger not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Ganger throws a big right hand that misses.
Ganger advances to half guard.
NKone is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Team Finland, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Ganger seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ganger tries to pass to full mount but NKone defends it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ganger moves nicely into side control.
Ganger working the ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
NKone prevents Ganger from moving into mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
NKone gets back to half guard.
Ganger thows a huge punch but NKone dodges it nicely.
Ganger thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed NKone's head.
Ganger moves nicely into side control.
Ganger wants to lay and pray for a moment but NKone keeps working.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Ganger working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
NKone tries to improve position but can't.
Ganger postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
The ground and pound from Ganger seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Ganger trying to control the action but NKone is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ganger grinds an elbow into NKone's temple.
NKone is trying to control Ganger's posture but Ganger avoids it.
Ganger wants to lay and pray for a moment but NKone keeps working.
Ganger throws an elbow but NKone slips to the side and avoids it well.
The strikes coming from Ganger are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
NKone struggling a bit here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ganger scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at NKone to see if he's OK.
Ganger working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Ganger working the ground and pound.
NKone on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Ganger wants to control but NKone is keeping him busy.
Ganger scoring with punches from side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
NKone is looking for a sweep.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
NKone takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Ganger advances to mount.
Ganger scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish NKone?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kolt Ganger dominated that round.
That's time! NKone's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ganger connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed NKone momentarily.
Ganger shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
NKone drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
NKone is rocked!
Ganger moves out of range of the strikes.
Oh NKone is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ganger throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
NKone seems to have got his legs back now.
NKone cracks Ganger with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ganger tries to move into range but NKone moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ganger scores with the left hand. NKone knows he should have avoided that one.
Ganger misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
NKone throws a jab when Ganger was well out of range.
NKone lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ganger fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. NKone sprawls well initially but Ganger persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ganger passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for NKone!
NKone slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
NKone slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Ganger in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ganger scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ganger trying to control but NKone is working from the bottom.
NKone bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ganger's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
NKone trying to control but Ganger is working from the bottom.
NKone got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ganger has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, NKone has managed to get both his arms back between Ganger's legs - danger averted.
Ganger isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. NKone stacks Ganger on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by NKone!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ganger manages to get back to half guard.
NKone is trying to control. Ganger wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ganger is trying to maintain the position but NKone is very close to passing his half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ganger is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but NKone pulls his head out easily.
Ganger trying to hold on to NKone's head to control him but NKone postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ganger wants to improve his position but NKone is controlling well.
NKone is looking for a kimura but Ganger is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for NKone to get the leverage.
Ganger is looking to improve his position.
Ganger makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Ganger.
NKone with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ganger looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ganger looking to control.
NKone missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
NKone throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ganger works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ganger is trying to control the position from the bottom.
NKone trying to control but Ganger is working from the bottom.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Ganger looking for a triangle here. NKone is fighting it but it looks tight! Ganger pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, NKone is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Kolt Ganger!
Kolt Ganger is the new lightweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Kolt Ganger 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 Aderbal Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Damozzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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28
218 lbs
12 - 0 - 0 |
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20
211 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Aderbal Maia!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Frank Damozzi!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Paulo Santos and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Damozzi scores with a kick to the midsection.
A nice inside leg kick there by Damozzi. That's going to slow Maia down.
Damozzi lands with a kick to the temple. Maia shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Damozzi tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Damozzi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Maia.
Damozzi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Damozzi is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Maia's half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Damozzi seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Maia does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Damozzi lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Maia on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Maia looking for submissions off his back.
Maia tries to get to full guard but Damozzi has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damozzi scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Still in half guard, Damozzi seems content to control.
Maia is looking for a sweep. Damozzi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Damozzi is nestled in close to Maia, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Maia is trying to get back to full guard.
Damozzi working the head and body with strikes.
Damozzi with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Maia tries to get to full guard but Damozzi has control of the leg.
Maia is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Damozzi pulls his head out easily.
Damozzi throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Maia tries to get to full guard but Damozzi has control of the leg.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Damozzi working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Maia has hold of Damozzi's hands but Damozzi slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maia is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Damozzi scores with a couple of nice shots.
Damozzi lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Maia is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Damozzi pulls his head out easily.
Maia wants to improve his position but Damozzi is controlling well.
Damozzi lands strikes from half guard.
Maia wants to get back to full guard.
Maia is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Damozzi scores with a couple of nice shots.
Maia is trying to get back to full guard.
Maia looking for submissions off his back.
Maia is looking for a sweep. Damozzi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maia makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Maia.
Damozzi lands a couple of digs.
Damozzi scoring with some ground and pound.
Damozzi is working Maia over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Damozzi working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Damozzi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Maia swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Damozzi slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Damozzi lands an elbow.
Maia is trying to improve his position.
Damozzi connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Maia some visible discomfort.
Damozzi creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Maia is looking to reverse the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damozzi landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Damozzi lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Maia down.
Damozzi works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Maia taking a bit of punishment here - Damozzi scoring with strikes.
Damozzi lands a decent elbow from side control.
Damozzi connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Maia some visible discomfort.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maia is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Damozzi's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Damozzi lands with a punch from half guard.
Maia is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Barbarian Private Gym, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Maia looking for submissions off his back.
Damozzi wants to take a breather but Maia is having none of it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maia makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Maia.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Damozzi is working Maia over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Damozzi must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Damozzi with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Damozzi dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Damozzi throws a leg kick which misses Maia's front leg but catches the back leg as Maia tries to avoid it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Damozzi. That's going to slow Maia down.
Maia defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Damozzi.
Damozzi misses with a body kick.
Maia on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Damozzi. Damozzi obviously looking to wear him down.
Maia slaps away a takedown attempt from Damozzi, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Damozzi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Damozzi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Damozzi.
Maia tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Maia is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maia avoids the body shot from Damozzi.
Maia has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Damozzi.
Frank Damozzi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Damozzi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maia manages to avoid it.
Damozzi shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Maia but Maia pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Aderbal Maia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Damozzi.
Damozzi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Maia. That did some damage!
Damozzi scores with a head kick. Maia tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Damozzi lands a head kick!
Damozzi shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Maia as he jumps to the side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maia ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Damozzi throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Damozzi looks for the body kick but Maia saw that one coming.
Damozzi connects with a leg kick. Maia looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Damozzi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Damozzi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Crunch! Damozzi slams his shin into Maia's torso.
Damozzi keeps Maia at a distance using the push kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damozzi throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Maia defending well as Damozzi loads up on a big left hand.
Maia 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.
Damozzi scoring well with a low kick there.
A telegraphed right hand from Damozzi misses the target.
Damozzi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Damozzi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Damozzi shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Maia manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Damozzi with a nice head shot there.
Damozzi lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damozzi works over Maia with some ground and pound from guard.
Damozzi makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Maia looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Frank Damozzi has got the better of the ground game so far.
Damozzi makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Damozzi connects with a couple of short punches.
Damozzi lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Damozzi got a little sloppy there for a moment and Maia has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Damozzi has managed to get both his arms back between Maia's legs - danger averted.
Damozzi postures up and lands a big shot to Maia's brow.
Maia working for a triangle but Damozzi defends it easily.
Damozzi makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maia looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Damozzi has picked Maia up and slammed him! Maia can't keep hold of the triangle and Damozzi manages to pass to side control!
Damozzi cracks Maia with an elbow. That is naaassty.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Damozzi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!
Maia stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Maia wants it to stay on the feet.
Damozzi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Damozzi tries to sprawl but Maia drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Damozzi throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Damozzi moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Damozzi manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Maia manages to get himself to full guard.
Maia is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Damozzi defends well.
Damozzi with a nice head shot there.
Damozzi won't allow Maia to sweep him here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Maia keeping moving, preventing Damozzi from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damozzi keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Maia's head.
Maia manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Maia jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Damozzi is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Damozzi and Maia has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Damozzi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Maia swings around for an armbar but Damozzi sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Maia's guard.
Damozzi is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Maia is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Damozzi frees his head nicely. Oh but Maia has switched to an armbar! Damozzi is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Aderbal Maia!
Aderbal Maia retains his light heavyweight title!
A relieved looking Aderbal Maia thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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