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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cody Harlow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike McKinley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McKinley has chosen Swing That Tambourine as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Cody Harlow has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Cody Harlow seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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176 lbs
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170 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
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cody Harlow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mike McKinley!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Thiago Cunha and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McKinley shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Harlow as he jumps to the side.
Harlow shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. McKinley manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Harlow wants to pass the guard but McKinley is keeping the position.
Harlow avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Harlow stopping the sweep attempt from McKinley.
Harlow cracks McKinley with a solid left hand.
McKinley keeping moving, preventing Harlow from controlling successfully.
Harlow working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of McKinley's head.
McKinley is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Harlow is controlling him.
Harlow trying to control but McKinley is working from the bottom.
McKinley working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Harlow doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Harlow manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McKinley is looking for a triangle but Harlow pushes his legs off easily.
Harlow trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Harlow is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! McKinley is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! McKinley has escaped and now he's on top!
McKinley got a little sloppy there for a moment and Harlow has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, McKinley has managed to get both his arms back between Harlow's legs - danger averted.
McKinley with a flurry of punches that miss.
McKinley pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Harlow is keeping the position for now.
Harlow is looking for a triangle but McKinley pushes his legs off easily.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Harlow avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McKinley is looking to work some ground and pound but Harlow has wrist control.
McKinley trying to control but Harlow is working from the bottom.
Harlow has McKinley pulled in close to control his posture.
McKinley wants to control from the top but Harlow keeps moving.
McKinley loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
McKinley trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Harlow bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in McKinley's guard.
Harlow is breathing heavily.
Harlow passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Harlow is working to tighten is grip on McKinley's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. McKinley has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Harlow is really squeezing tight and eventually McKinley passes out! Harlow breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Cody Harlow!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Lukens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rex Faces (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 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Johnny Lukens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rex Faces!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Mauricio Rocha and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Faces just misses with a punch to the body.
Lukens wants to clinch up but Faces keeps it at a distance.
Some wild striking there from Faces.
Faces pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lukens tries to clinch up.
Lukens shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Lukens was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Lukens goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Faces turns into him and now he's in Lukens's guard.
Faces stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lukens swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lukens working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Faces.
Lukens working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Faces doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Faces manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Lukens had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Faces defends it easily.
Lukens is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faces wants to pass the guard but Lukens is keeping the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Faces accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Faces makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Faces works over Lukens with some ground and pound from guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Lukens looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Lukens is looking for a triangle but Faces pushes his legs off easily.
Lukens working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Faces doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Faces manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Lukens is breathing heavily.
Faces trying to control the position from guard on top but Lukens is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lukens has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Faces can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lukens looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lukens working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Faces doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Faces manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Faces sitting in guard here, content to control.
Faces trying to control the position from guard on top but Lukens is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Faces works the jab nicely.
It looks like Johnny Lukens has been cut.
Faces throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lukens on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lukens shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lukens keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Faces.
Faces connects with a superb combination that knocks Lukens out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles Faces before he can land any more shots to the unconscious Lukens!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Rex Faces!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gold Ryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergei Karzamoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ryan's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Darude - Sandstorm. Karzamoff has chosen Sweep The Leg as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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178 lbs
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178 lbs
11 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Cardio machine |
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Brawler
Granite chin |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gold Ryan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sergei Karzamoff!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Daniel Cesar and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ryan changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Karzamoff tries to avoid it but Ryan manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Karzamoff to the ground. Karzamoff escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ryan shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Ryan prevents Karzamoff from standing back up.
Ryan is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Karzamoff sees it coming and defends easily.
Ryan prevents Karzamoff from standing back up.
Ryan is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Karzamoff still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Karzamoff has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Karzamoff postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karzamoff scores with punches from side control.
Ryan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Karzamoff tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Karzamoff has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Ryan is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Ryan works his way to full guard. Good work.
Karzamoff missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Karzamoff wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Ryan's closed guard. He's half up but Ryan has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Ryan pivots and extends the arm, Karzamoff falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Ryan! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Gold Ryan!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andre Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and binho oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying oliveira's choice of entrance music: sandstorm. This should be fireworks!
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180 lbs
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175 lbs
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Solid boxing
Big right hand |
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andre Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, binho oliveira!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Emerson Jorge and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
oliveira shoots for a takedown but Jones saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
oliveira shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jones pinned against the cage. Jones gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jones misses with a double jab.
oliveira is looking to clinch.
oliveira is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jones digs a good hook to oliveira's body.
Jones lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like binho oliveira has been cut.
oliveira misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Andre Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of binho oliveira.
A jab from Jones misses.
A head kick misses from oliveira.
Jones throws a body punch but oliveira moves out of range.
oliveira misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
oliveira takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
oliveira takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Andre Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
oliveira looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
oliveira shoots in and drives through. Jones sprawls well.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from oliveira.
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
oliveira changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jones tries to avoid it but oliveira manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jones to the ground. Jones escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jones drops oliveira with a right and a left! Jones comes rushing in but oliveira regains his composure and manages to keep Jones in guard.
oliveira is rocked!
Jones is stalling in the full guard.
Jones wants to get up but he can't break oliveira's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
oliveira keeping full guard, as Jones tries to pass.
Jones wanted to stand there but oliveira had control of the position.
oliveira wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
oliveira controls Jones momentarily but Jones frees himself.
Jones sitting in guard, not really doing much.
oliveira lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Jones!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
oliveira trying to control but Jones is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
oliveira trying to control but he's not successful this time.
oliveira thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Jones is hanging on here. He's in a desperate position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
oliveira trying to control but Jones is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
oliveira misses with a head shot.
oliveira looking to control but Jones is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jones defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from oliveira.
Jones wants to control but oliveira is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones is trying to stand.
Jones holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as oliveira tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andre Jones dominated that round.
The cut man is working on binho oliveira'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.
Jones leaves oliveira with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
oliveira looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Jones!
oliveira landing strikes from the mount.
Jones on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jones tries to get out of the position.
oliveira lands a big elbow.
oliveira content just to control the position here.
oliveira tries to control but Jones wriggling away.
oliveira might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Jones kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
oliveira throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones just holding on.
Jones really wants to buck oliveira off and get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jones wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by oliveira.
oliveira trying to control but Jones is having none of it.
Jones holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as oliveira tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
oliveira controlling from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
oliveira has control of Jones's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Jones regains control of the situation pretty easily.
oliveira tries to control but Jones wriggling away.
oliveira tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
oliveira looking to control but Jones is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Despite being in the dominant position, binho oliveira just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jones lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Andre Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
oliveira tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jones sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten oliveira somewhat.
Jones tests oliveira's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jones looks to throw the jab but oliveira is out of range.
oliveira changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jones tries to avoid it but oliveira manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jones to the ground. Jones escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Andre Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of binho oliveira.
oliveira shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jones scores with a shot to the body.
oliveira shoots for a takedown but Jones saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jones throws a series of punches but oliveira avoids them all with ease.
Jones throws a combination. oliveira tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
oliveira wants to clinch.
Jones looks to land a combination but oliveira avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones scores with a shot to the body.
Excellent takedown into side control there by oliveira.
Jones is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Jones is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked oliveira off and has taken his back!
oliveira wants to control his opponent's hands but Jones gets his hands free.
Jones biding his time, looking for the opening.
oliveira can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andre Jones dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on binho oliveira's cut.
That's time! Jones's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
oliveira scores with a takedown into Jones's guard.
oliveira decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Jones, up you get!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from oliveira is defended easily by Jones.
oliveira fails in his attempt to clinch.
oliveira shoots in and drives through. Jones sprawls well.
Jones throws a nice looking combination but oliveira bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jones scores with a body shot.
Jones lands with a cross.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
oliveira wants to clinch.
Jones scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. oliveira doesn't seem bothered though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
oliveira slips a jab and a cross from Jones.
oliveira closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jones circles away.
Andre Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of binho oliveira.
oliveira pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jones displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
oliveira shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jones as he jumps to the side.
oliveira shoots in but Jones avoids the takedown attempt easily.
oliveira keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
oliveira tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jones swats him away and circles back towards the center.
oliveira is looking to clinch.
Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but oliveira is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by oliveira.
Jones swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
oliveira tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jones swats him away and circles back towards the center.
oliveira gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
oliveira changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Jones fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Andre Jones is winning the standup battle so far.
oliveira throws a leg kick but Jones sees it coming and checks it nicely.
oliveira wants to clinch.
Jones misses with a straight right.
oliveira shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jones sprawls well. Jones wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. oliveira gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
oliveira looks for a takedown but Jones sprawls well.
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
oliveira tries to clinch there but Jones circles away.
Jones leaves oliveira with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jones tries to bum rush oliveira with a series of wild strikes but oliveira uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
oliveira shoots in but Jones avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jones throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
oliveira rushes Jones and presses him up against the cage.
Jones lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down oliveira.
That's four 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.
Jones is trying to break free.
oliveira pressing his opponent against the cage.
oliveira wants to stall.
Jones lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Andre Jones is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jones has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
oliveira is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
oliveira unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jones gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from oliveira.
oliveira taking a breather.
Jones will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning oliveira up against the cage.
oliveira wants a takedown.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Andre Jones.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jones, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andre Jones!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hurry Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Raynolds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raynolds has chosen Bleed it Out - Linkin Park as his entrance music. Scott Raynolds has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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150 lbs
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150 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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hurry Smith!
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, Scott Raynolds!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Thiago Cunha and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Smith swats away the attempt to clinch by Raynolds.
Raynolds avoids the body shot from Smith.
Raynolds fails with an attempt to clinch.
Raynolds tries to keep at a distance but Smith has taken the fight into the clinch.
Raynolds tries to pull guard but Smith holds him up against the cage and eventually Raynolds drops back down to his feet.
Smith taking a breather.
Smith blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raynolds tries to pull guard but Smith won't allow it.
A body shot lands from Smith.
Smith tries to break free but Raynolds pushes him back against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Smith.
Raynolds tries for a takedown. No joy.
Hurry Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Scott Raynolds.
Raynolds goes for a takedown attempt but Smith pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Raynolds looks gassed!
Smith lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Raynolds circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raynolds closes this distance looking for a takedown but Smith circles away.
Hurry Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smith throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Smith lands with a straight right. Raynolds didn't see that one coming.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Raynolds.
Smith swings for the body but Raynolds moves out of range.
Oh, that's a big right hand from Smith and Raynolds goes tumbling to the canvas! Smith follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith stalling.
Smith's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Hurry Smith just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Raynolds.
Smith drops Raynolds with a big left hand and mounts him. Raynolds is in big trouble!
Smith looking to control and managing it successfully.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Smith in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Hurry Smith just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Smith moves into range and clinches up with Raynolds.
Smith pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Smith lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Raynolds backs up against the cage.
Smith throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Raynolds stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith gets a clinch.
Smith lands a body punch in the clinch.
Raynolds being controlled against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Smith.
A right handed body shot lands from Smith.
A left hand lands to the body for Smith.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smith's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Smith works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hurry Smith dominated that round.
That's time! Smith's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Raynolds walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Smith moves into the clinch successfully.
Raynolds has Smith pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Smith manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Smith cracks Raynolds with a nice body shot.
Smith breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Scott Raynolds seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith scores with the left hand. Raynolds knows he should have avoided that one.
Smith closes the distance and clinches.
Nice body punch from Smith.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A bit of stalling here from Smith.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Smith for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Smith wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Smith's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Smith connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Raynolds! He's out on his feet! Smith rushes in and drops Raynolds with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Hurry Smith!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rodrigo Mangabeira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Heartman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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193 lbs
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193 lbs
5 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rodrigo Mangabeira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andre Heartman!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Paulo Santos and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mangabeira tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Heartman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mangabeira tries to clinch there but Heartman circles away.
Heartman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mangabeira tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Heartman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mangabeira scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Heartman is trying to maintain the position but Mangabeira is very close to passing his half guard.
Heartman keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mangabeira is working for a kimura but Heartman is defending it quite comfortably.
Mangabeira seems to be working for a kimura but Heartman defends the submission attempt.
Mangabeira is looking for a kimura here.
Heartman tries to get to full guard but Mangabeira has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mangabeira is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Heartman still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Heartman has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Mangabeira tries to buck Heartman off but Heartman is having none of it.
Heartman is looking to take a break and control but Mangabeira is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Mangabeira fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mangabeira changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Heartman looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Mangabeira tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Mangabeira has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Mangabeira tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Mangabeira tries for a kimura but Heartman is defending well.
Mangabeira goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Heartman rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Mangabeira's guard! Nice work there by Heartman!
Heartman trying to control the position from guard on top but Mangabeira is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mangabeira is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Heartman defends well.
Mangabeira manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Heartman manages to get himself to full guard.
Mangabeira stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Heartman swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Heartman controls Mangabeira momentarily but Mangabeira frees himself.
Mangabeira drops back looking for a leg! Heartman is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Heartman manages to kick Mangabeira off! Mangabeira jumps back into Heartman's guard.
Mangabeira drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Heartman dives on top into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mangabeira throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Mangabeira looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Heartman trying to control the position from guard on top but Mangabeira is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mangabeira wants to stand up but Heartman is controlling him.
Heartman trying to control but Mangabeira is working from the bottom.
Mangabeira looking for a sweep. Not yet Mangabeira, not yet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mangabeira is working hard here to advance position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Heartman with a lazy takedown attempt
and Mangabeira counters by moving into the clinch.
Heartman tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Mangabeira just stands there and leans against the cage.
Heartman misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodrigo Mangabeira dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Mangabeira is looking to clinch.
Heartman misses with a body shot.
Heartman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mangabeira gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mangabeira is struggling to control the position.
Mangabeira throws an elbow but it misses.
Heartman looking for a takedown.
Heartman blocks the elbow strike.
Heartman blocks an elbow strike.
Heartman is trying to break the clinch but Mangabeira has him pressed against the cage.
Heartman blocks an elbow strike from Mangabeira.
Heartman has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Mangabeira avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mangabeira throws an elbow but misses.
Heartman changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Mangabeira fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Rodrigo Mangabeira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andre Heartman.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mangabeira shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Mangabeira is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Heartman defends it well.
Heartman is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mangabeira is working for a kimura but Heartman is defending it quite comfortably.
Heartman keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mangabeira passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Heartman!
Mangabeira unloads with some shots from mount but Heartman bucks and avoids them well.
Mangabeira scoring with strikes but Heartman is staying in there.
Mangabeira looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Mangabeira is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Heartman has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Heartman!
Mangabeira manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Heartman manages to get himself to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mangabeira being controlled here momentarily.
Mangabeira looking to pass the guard.
Mangabeira 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.
Heartman bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mangabeira's guard.
Mangabeira is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Heartman sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mangabeira is looking to sinch up a triangle. Heartman throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Mangabeira's body to avoid the submission. Mangabeira has instead reached around Heartman's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Mangabeira arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Rodrigo Mangabeira!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yoruba Ahimbe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and D J Rich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ahimbe comes to the cage accompanied by "Hit em Up" Tupac. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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27
155 lbs
11 - 7 - 0 |
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25
145 lbs
10 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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Decent boxing
Powerful |
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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
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yoruba Ahimbe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, D J Rich!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Alexandre Firmino and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ahimbe lands a body shot.
Rich fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Rich defending well as Ahimbe loads up on a big left hand.
Ahimbe throws a sloppy head kick and Rich moves out of range easily.
Ahimbe misses with a straight right.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ahimbe.
Ahimbe throws a leg kick that misses.
Ahimbe will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Yoruba Ahimbe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rich slips a jab from Ahimbe.
Ahimbe lands with an uppercut that bounces Rich off the cage and back into rage.
Ahimbe scores with a jab.
Rich throws out a leg kick but Ahimbe moves out of range and Rich only half commits.
Rich keeps the fight on the outside.
Rich throws a sloppy head kick and Ahimbe moves out of range easily.
Rich uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ahimbe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rich bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ahimbe moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Rich moves out of range of the strikes.
Rich will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rich scores with a one two! Ahimbe had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Ahimbe doesn't manage to clinch there - Rich circles away.
Rich tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ahimbe catches Rich with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ahimbe throws a big shot that misses.
Ahimbe connects with a body shot.
Rich shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Ahimbe to counter with a crisp jab.
Yoruba Ahimbe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of D J Rich.
Ahimbe connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rich momentarily.
Rich misses with a head kick.
Ahimbe moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rich swats away the attempt to clinch by Ahimbe.
Ahimbe throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ahimbe tries to clinch up but Rich circles away and keeps his distance.
Rich with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ahimbe counters with a right hand to the body.
Ahimbe lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ahimbe.
Ahimbe throws a big shot that misses.
Ahimbe connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ahimbe tries to clinch but Rich is having none of it.
Rich walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ahimbe tries to clinch up.
Ahimbe with a nice cross.
Rich gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ahimbe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rich tries a head kick but it misses.
Ahimbe circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ahimbe misses with a body shot.
Ahimbe closes the distance and clinches.
Ahimbe stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ahimbe misses with a hook to the ribs.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ahimbe - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Ahimbe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rich's elbow.
Ahimbe lands with a short shot to the head.
Ahimbe's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rich misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ahimbe counters by moving into the clinch.
Rich is stalling here.
Ahimbe lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Ahimbe.
Ahimbe connects with a knee to the head.
Ahimbe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rich avoids it.
Rich tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Rich prevents a takedown attempt there.
Ahimbe's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ahimbe throws an overhand right that lands on Rich's shoulder, as Rich tries to avoid the shot.
Rich misses with a takedown attempt - Ahimbe sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rich. Ahimbe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ahimbe misses with a looping left.
Ahimbe tests Rich's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ahimbe scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yoruba Ahimbe dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rich takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Rich walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Rich throws the left hand but Ahimbe avoids the punch easily.
Rich gets the takedown into side control.
Rich creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Ahimbe sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Rich looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Ahimbe sneaks back into half guard.
Ahimbe missing with punches from the bottom.
Ahimbe makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Ahimbe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ahimbe is on top in guard.
Ahimbe advances position into side control!
Ahimbe cracks Rich with a big elbow.
Rich is looking to reverse the position.
Rich gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Ground and pound from Ahimbe.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rich is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Ahimbe's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Ahimbe's back!
Rich connects with a big shot to the side of Ahimbe's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rich is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Rich tries to get the hooks in deep but Ahimbe pushed the leg off.
Rich is breathing heavily.
Ahimbe is trying to break free.
Rich looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Ahimbe tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Ahimbe is trying desperately to improve position.
Rich is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Ahimbe has managed to escape the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rich throwing strikes here but Ahimbe is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Rich jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Ahimbe is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Ahimbe and Rich has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Ahimbe is trying to get back to half guard.
Rich looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Ahimbe is avoiding damage well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ahimbe tries to bench press Rich off him but Rich keeps the position.
Rich wants to control but Ahimbe is keeping him busy.
Rich looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ahimbe sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Ahimbe trying to control but Rich postures up.
Rich stops Ahimbe from getting back to his feet.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Ahimbe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ahimbe misses with an uppercut.
Ahimbe throws a body punch but Rich moves out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ahimbe darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ahimbe checks the leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yoruba Ahimbe dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Ahimbe shoots and misses
and Rich counters with a head kick.
Rich uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ahimbe has time to react.
Ahimbe misses with a hook. Rich ducked under it nicely.
Ahimbe misses with a wild body shot.
Rich shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Ahimbe manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Rich wants to control from the top but Ahimbe keeps moving.
Rich trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ahimbe lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Rich!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ahimbe lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Rich hang on?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rich is in a horrible position here. Ahimbe smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Ahimbe looking to control but Rich is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Rich is desperately trying to improve his position but Ahimbe has a good base and remains in mount.
Ahimbe punishing his opponent with strikes.
Ahimbe dominating with strikes here.
Rich is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Ahimbe putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahimbe prevents Rich from getting the reversal.
Ahimbe working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Rich manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Ahimbe looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Rich with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ahimbe is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Ahimbe is looking to take a break and control but Rich is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ahimbe 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahimbe working Rich over with strikes.
Rich tries to roll over but Ahimbe keeps him under control.
Ahimbe is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Rich reverses the position - he's now on top in Ahimbe's guard.
Rich missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rich tries to free his leg and advance position but Ahimbe is retaining full guard.
Rich is looking to stand up but Ahimbe won't let him.
Rich won't allow Ahimbe to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Rich tries to clinch there but Ahimbe circles away.
Ahimbe looks to land a right hand but Rich moved out of range.
Ahimbe throws a shot from downtown. Rich moves away and avoids it.
Ahimbe stuns Rich with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rich looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rich steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ahimbe.
Ahimbe throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Yoruba Ahimbe is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ahimbe has a takedown stuffed.
Rich avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rich looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
D J Rich has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Good exchange - Ahimbe coming out on top.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Yoruba Ahimbe.
Well Ahimbe has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yoruba Ahimbe!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ronaldo Bique (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bique comes to the cage accompanied by Back in black - AC/DC. The crowd seem to be enjoying Gracie's choice of entrance music: Bate pesadăo. Kevin Gracie told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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20
148 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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21
153 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Decent boxing
Knockout power |
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ronaldo Bique!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kevin Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Thiago Cunha and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie checks the leg kick.
Gracie swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gracie drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Gracie drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gracie jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Bique working a defensive guard here.
Gracie 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.
Bique is trying to keep Gracie in close.
Gracie postures up in Bique's guard and throws a big left but Bique blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bique pulls Gracie in close to prevent any damage.
Bique is trying to control the position but Gracie postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gracie lands with a hook. Bique tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bique lands with a slapping head kick.
Gracie is rocked!
Nice straight punches there by Gracie. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gracie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bique pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bique takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gracie shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Gracie showed some decent athleticism there.
Bique trying to control from the bottom.
Gracie seems to be looking for submissions.
Gracie is working for a submission of some sort.
Bique tries to get to full guard but Gracie has control of the leg.
Bique trying to control here.
Bique preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Gracie is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bique is looking to control Gracie's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bique avoid being mounted?
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jab by Gracie.
Gracie lands with a right hand.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Bique regains full guard. Nicely done.
Bique wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Bique working a defensive guard here.
Gracie drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gracie jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Bique working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gracie.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie gets to his feet. Bique looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Kevin Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie lands a jab to the head.
Gracie throws a looping overhand right but Bique ducks down to avoid it.
Gracie dives in and grabs Bique's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bique pushes down on Gracie's head and hops out.
Bique attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nice jab there from Gracie.
Bique throws a front kick aimed at Gracie's knee but Gracie avoids it well.
Ronaldo Bique is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gracie cracks Bique with a good jab.
Bique takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Gracie connects with a right hand. Bique shakes it off.
Nice defenses there by Bique.
Gracie is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Bique had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Gracie fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gracie swats away the attempt to clinch by Bique.
Some bone on bone action there as Gracie checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Gracie gets the takedown into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bique manages to get back to half guard.
Gracie is thwarting Bique's attempts to control the position.
Bique gets back to full guard.
Gracie working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gracie with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gracie throwing strikes from guard but Bique blocks nicely.
Gracie drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gracie jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Gracie looks gassed!
Bique seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Bique is trying to keep Gracie in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Gracie dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gracie throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gracie wants to clinch up but Bique keeps it at a distance.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Bique napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bique prevents Gracie from moving into mount.
Gracie swings around for an armbar but Bique sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Gracie's guard.
Bique stopping the sweep attempt from Gracie.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Bique from controlling successfully.
Bique content to stall in guard here.
Gracie tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bique trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bique looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Bique from controlling successfully.
Gracie is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Gracie looks to score with a jab to the body but Bique is just out of range.
Bique takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bique ducks under a wild hook from Gracie.
Bique takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gracie drives through and clinches with Bique against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Bique's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Bique's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gracie changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bique fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
A jab from Gracie misses.
Gracie blocks a head kick by Bique.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Gracie was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Bique tries to hold on but Gracie postures up.
Gracie is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Bique is surviving well by controlling Gracie's body position as best he can.
Gracie misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Gracie unloads with some shots from mount but Bique bucks and avoids them well.
Bique is in all sorts of trouble here.
Gracie misses with a head shot.
Gracie stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Gracie ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bique throws a sloppy head kick and Gracie moves out of range easily.
Bique throws a hook to the side of Gracie's head but Gracie sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gracie scores a takedown into full mount!
Gracie wants to finish this one by submission but Bique is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Gracie.
Bique is desperately trying to improve his position but Gracie has a good base and remains in mount.
Bique tries to hold on but Gracie postures up.
Gracie working for a submission but Bique is keeping him at bay.
Bique tries to lock up and control but Gracie gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Gracie goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Bique is on top in guard.
Kevin Gracie has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Bique from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie working a defensive guard here.
Bique slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Gracie 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.
Bique postures up.
Bique sitting in guard, not really doing much.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gracie is on top in guard.
Bique controlling Gracie's posture.
Bique is trying to keep Gracie in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Gracie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
A decent looking cross lands there for Gracie.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bique as he jumps to the side.
Gracie takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Gracie stuns Bique with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bique avoids the body shot from Gracie.
Gracie throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bique's waist but Bique gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gracie off to one side.
Gracie misses with an uppercut. Bique saw that one coming.
Bique gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bique misses with a wild combination.
Gracie connects with a nice looking jab.
Bique keeps the fight on the outside.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch but Bique swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Gracie misses
and Bique counters with a thumping low kick.
Gracie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bique tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gracie paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gracie tries to clinch but Bique is having none of it.
Bique misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bique throws a head kick that misses.
Gracie throws the left hand but Bique avoids the punch easily.
Gracie avoids the head kick by Bique.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Bique avoids a series of strikes thrown by Gracie.
Gracie looking to secure an arm triangle but Bique defends it well.
Bique tries to hold on but Gracie postures up.
Gracie prevents Bique from getting the reversal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Bique can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Bique tries to lock up and control but Gracie gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bique is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Gracie is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Bique has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Bique is trying desperately to improve position.
Gracie thowing shots but they're missing.
Bique holds on, trying desperately to control.
Bique wants to control but Gracie is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bique bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Gracie looking for a sweep. Not yet Gracie, not yet.
Gracie is looking for a triangle but Bique pushes his legs off easily.
Bique stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gracie swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bique showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Bique avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bique controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Bique wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
Kevin Gracie is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gracie looking for a sweep. Not yet Gracie, not yet.
Gracie controls Bique momentarily but Bique frees himself.
Bique looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Ronaldo Bique has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gracie 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.
Bique passes Gracie's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bique is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Gracie defends it well.
Gracie tries to roll over but Bique keeps him under control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ronaldo Bique showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gracie has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kevin Gracie!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fabiano DeSilva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Al Capone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). DeSilva's entrance music is Todd Rundgren - Bang On The Drum All Day. A fine choice. The key to victory for Fabiano DeSilva has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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210 lbs
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211 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fabiano DeSilva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Al Capone!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Paulo Santos and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DeSilva works over Capone's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Al Capone has been cut.
Capone tries to clinch but DeSilva moves out of range.
Capone misses with a looping left.
DeSilva lands a nice looking body shot.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by DeSilva!
Nice takedown defense from DeSilva. No joy for Capone on that attempt.
Nice takedown defense from DeSilva. No joy for Capone on that attempt.
Good exchange - Capone coming out on top.
Capone scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
DeSilva wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
DeSilva trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Capone goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, DeSilva has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Capone but great work by DeSilva.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
DeSilva 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.
Capone tries to bench press DeSilva off him but DeSilva keeps the position.
Sloppy strikes there by DeSilva.
DeSilva landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
The strikes coming from DeSilva are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Capone can't do much from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Capone looks to move to half guard but instead DeSilva has passed into mount! Damn!
DeSilva looking to ground and pound but Capone is blocking nicely.
Capone is looking to get to half guard.
DeSilva misses with a head shot.
Capone can't escape the position.
A nice elbow there by DeSilva.
That has opened up Al Capone's cut even more.
DeSilva thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Capone is trying to escape the mount.
Capone wants to hold on but DeSilva pushes him away.
Capone is looking to improve his position but DeSilva isn't that keen on the idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeSilva sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
DeSilva throws some wild stikes that Capone manages to avoid easily.
DeSilva unloads with some shots from mount but Capone bucks and avoids them well.
Capone blocking the ground and pound.
DeSilva is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Capone is desperately trying to improve his position but DeSilva has a good base and remains in mount.
DeSilva thowing shots but they're missing.
Capone blocking the ground and pound.
Capone is desperately trying to improve his position but DeSilva has a good base and remains in mount.
DeSilva throws some wild stikes that Capone manages to avoid easily.
Capone is desperately trying to improve his position but DeSilva has a good base and remains in mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeSilva misses with a head shot.
Capone tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Capone is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Capone blocking the ground and pound.
Capone can't escape the position.
Capone avoids a strike by DeSilva and manages to complete a very nice reversal in the process, to end up in DeSilva's guard! Fantastic escape!
Capone is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
DeSilva keeping moving, preventing Capone from controlling successfully.
DeSilva wants to stand and escape but Capone is having none of it.
Capone passes DeSilva's left leg - he's now in half guard.
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.
Capone wants to pass to mount but DeSilva is defending the position.
Capone lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
DeSilva wants to get back to his feet.
Capone lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Capone is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Capone lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
DeSilva wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fabiano DeSilva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Al Capone's cut.
That's time! DeSilva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
DeSilva looks to land a left hand but Capone moved out of range nicely.
No joy there for DeSilva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Capone misses with a straight left.
The fighters circling - Capone throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Capone dodges the punch combination from DeSilva.
Capone is looking to chop away at DeSilva's legs.
DeSilva just misses with a punch to the body.
Capone throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
DeSilva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Capone.
A big left from Capone misses.
Capone fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. DeSilva sprawls well initially but Capone persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
DeSilva throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
DeSilva tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
DeSilva pushes Capone off but Capone dives into side control.
Capone looks up at the clock and then as DeSilva takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Capone smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
DeSilva throws Capone to one side and escapes!
Capone darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Capone wants to lay and pray for a moment but DeSilva keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeSilva wants to get back to his feet.
Capone lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Capone has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Capone lands strikes from half guard.
It looks like Fabiano DeSilva has been cut.
Capone blocks the strikes from DeSilva.
Capone trying to control from half guard but DeSilva is working away.
Capone drops an elbow to the side of DeSilva's head.
Capone is looking for a kimura but DeSilva is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Capone to get the leverage.
Capone is trying to control. DeSilva wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeSilva tries to kick Capone off but Capone keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Capone with the ground and pound but DeSilva uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Capone pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. DeSilva is keeping the position for now.
DeSilva on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if DeSilva tries to get out of the position.
DeSilva wants to stand and escape but Capone is having none of it.
Capone pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. DeSilva is keeping the position for now.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
DeSilva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Capone fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Capone thows a left - swing and a miss!
DeSilva scores with a one two! Capone had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The cut above Al Capone's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Fabiano DeSilva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
DeSilva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Capone.
DeSilva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Capone misses the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeSilva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Capone throws out the jab.
Capone might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
DeSilva throws a looping overhand right but Capone ducks down to avoid it.
DeSilva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Capone doesn't manage to clinch there - DeSilva circles away.
DeSilva thuds a left hand into Capone's body.
A combination from DeSilva does no damage.
DeSilva jabs at Capone's body.
Capone walks into a stiff left hand from DeSilva.
DeSilva throws a nice looking combination but Capone bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
DeSilva stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Capone loads up on a big right hand but DeSilva slips the punch.
Capone ducks under a wild hook from DeSilva.
Capone avoids the body shot from DeSilva.
Capone gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
DeSilva manages to break the clinch.
Nice defenses there by DeSilva.
DeSilva throws a right hand that Capone ducks under and follows up with a left that Capone also avoids with ease.
DeSilva keeps the fight on the outside.
Capone throws out a loose jab but DeSilva uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Capone tries to score a power double leg takedown but DeSilva sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Capone somewhat.
Capone is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
DeSilva fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Capone is breathing heavily.
Capone shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as DeSilva sprawls well. DeSilva wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Capone gets slowly back to his feet.
Fabiano DeSilva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Al Capone.
DeSilva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Capone waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract DeSilva.
Capone clobbers DeSilva with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
DeSilva displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Capone.
Al Capone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Capone misses with a body punch
and DeSilva counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Capone takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Capone tries to clinch up
and DeSilva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Al Capone's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Capone tries to bum rush DeSilva with a series of wild strikes but DeSilva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
DeSilva throws a series of punches but Capone avoids them all with ease.
DeSilva fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Al Capone will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
DeSilva lands with a cross.
Nice shot lands for DeSilva.
DeSilva changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from DeSilva. Capone does a little dance to reset his feet.
Capone takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Capone misses with a takedown attempt
and DeSilva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
DeSilva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
DeSilva throws a series of punches but Capone moves out of range.
A jab lands there for DeSilva.
Capone fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but DeSilva avoids it really well and circles away.
DeSilva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Capone.
Left hook, right uppercut from DeSilva.
Capone on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Capone tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but DeSilva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Capone takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
No joy there for DeSilva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Capone tries to clinch but DeSilva moves away
and DeSilva counters with a three punch combo that has Capone backing up. Capone nods at DeSilva to acknowledge the strikes.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Al Capone's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Fabiano DeSilva!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Stephen Hawking (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Herman Pacquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stephen Hawking could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Herman Pacquiao's chin.
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Excellent boxer
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Stephen Hawking!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Herman Pacquiao!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Leandro Rodrigues and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to de liver by Pacquiao. Beautiful body shot.
Hawking bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Pacquiao is trying to control Hawking's posture but Hawking avoids it.
Hawking throws a strike aimed at the side of Pacquiao's head but Pacquiao avoids it well.
Hawking throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Hawking misses with the ground and pound.
Pacquiao is working to avoid the ground and pound but Hawking connects with a decent elbow.
Pacquiao managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Hawking.
Hawking throws an elbow but Pacquiao slips to the side and avoids it well.
The strikes coming from Hawking are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Hawking creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Hawking working the ground and pound.
Hawking in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Hawking in side control, throwing shots but Pacquiao defends.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacquiao dodges the ground and pound from Hawking.
Hawking cracks Pacquiao with an elbow. That is naaassty.
You can see the frustration on Pacquiao's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hawking trying to control the action but Pacquiao is working from the bottom.
Pacquiao tries to buck Hawking off but Hawking is having none of it.
Hawking lands a few punches from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hawking connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Pacquiao some visible discomfort.
Hawking in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ground and pound from Hawking seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Hawking tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Pacquiao is trying to improve his position.
Hawking throwing strikes but Pacquiao manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Hawking manages to get back to half guard.
Hawking wants to get back to full guard but Pacquiao has passed into side control.
Hawking gets back to half guard.
Pacquiao frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawking swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Hawking can't escape the position.
Hawking is working hard here to advance position.
Pacquiao can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hawking is looking to escape.
Pacquiao manages to capitalize on a mistake by Hawking to take his back!
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.
Will Pacquiao go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Hawking is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Pacquiao struggling to keep hold of the position.
Hawking 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.
You can see the frustration on Hawking's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Pacquiao controls the action.
Hawking wants to control his opponent's hands but Pacquiao gets his hands free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stephen Hawking 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.
Hawking misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hawking connects with a looping right hand.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pacquiao, right into the meat.
Hawking takes a swing at Pacquiao's ribcage but misses.
Pacquiao lands a right hook to the body.
Hawking avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hawking works Pacquiao's body with a nice hook.
Hawking just misses with a punch to the body.
Pacquiao is looking to clinch but Hawking is avoiding it.
Pacquiao works Hawking's body with a nice hook.
Hawking tries to land a front kick but Pacquiao steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hawking lands a body shot.
Pacquiao looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pacquiao.
Hawking misses with a two punch combination.
Hawking walks forward, straight into a front kick from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao tries to clinch there but Hawking circles away.
Pacquiao fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hawking manages to avoid it.
Hawking lands with a shot to the body.
Pacquiao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pacquiao dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pacquiao thows a body kick. Hawking tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacquiao throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pacquiao falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hawking counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pacquiao thinking.
Pacquiao clinches but Hawking breaks the clinch
and Hawking counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Pacquiao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hawking fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Pacquiao sprawls well initially but Hawking persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Pacquiao avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hawking.
Hawking prevents Pacquiao from improving his position.
Pacquiao is breathing heavily.
Pacquiao gets full guard.
Hawking showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Pacquiao working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawking trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hawking works over Pacquiao with some ground and pound from guard.
Hawking scoring with some ground and pound.
Hawking throwing strikes from guard but Pacquiao blocks nicely.
Hawking forces his way into half guard.
Hawking missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hawking not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawking performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Hawking throwing shots but Pacquiao is blocking nicely.
Hawking landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Pacquiao is looking to improve his position.
Hawking working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hawking misses with a head shot. Pacquiao uses the momentum to regain guard.
Hawking throws and elbow that misses. Pacquiao uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hawking's guard. Nice move by Pacquiao!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawking is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hawking keeping moving, preventing Pacquiao from controlling successfully.
Hawking wants to improve his position but instead Pacquiao has moved into half guard.
Hawking tries to roll over but Pacquiao keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Stephen Hawking will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Pacquiao keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hawking dives in and grabs Pacquiao's left leg, looking for a takedown. Pacquiao pushes down on Hawking's head and hops out.
Pacquiao throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hawking misses the body punch
and Pacquiao counters with a straight right hand.
Pacquiao wants to clinch up but Hawking keeps it at a distance.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Hawking crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Pacquiao - the referee stops the clock and Hawking gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Pacquiao. Hawking manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Hawking throws a combination that misses
and Pacquiao counters with a nice body kick.
Hawking thows a body shot but no joy.
Hawking clobbers Pacquiao with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Pacquiao changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Pacquiao throws a body kick that misses.
Pacquiao goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pacquiao has closed the distance and engaged Hawking in a clinch.
Hawking avoids the elbow strike from Pacquiao, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hawking.
Hawking takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Stephen Hawking has been cut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hawking.
Pacquiao blocks an uppercut.
Pacquiao prevents a body shot from Hawking.
Hawking goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hawking stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A knee to the head by Pacquiao.
Hawking misses with a punch on the inside.
Pacquiao lands a hook that snaps the head of Hawking backwards.
Pacquiao takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawking lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pacquiao lands with a short shot to the head.
Pacquiao throws a head punch that misses.
Hawking is leaning against Pacquiao and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hawking misses with a body punch.
Pacquiao lands an elbow just above Hawking 's eye.
Hawking avoids the elbow strike from Pacquiao, against the cage.
Pacquiao misses with an elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pacquiao.
Hawking is working Pacquiao over against the cage.
Hawking blocks an elbow strike from Pacquiao.
Hawking tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pacquiao misses with an elbow over the top.
Hawking gets through Pacquiao's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hawking tries a body shot but Pacquiao blocks it.
Hawking avoids a wild elbow strike from Pacquiao.
Hawking tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pacquiao's elbow.
Pacquiao creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hawking lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Hawking.
Hawking can't break the clinch.
Hawking lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hawking.
Hawking lands a shot to the body.
Hawking lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hawking escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Herman Pacquiao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hawking throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hawking lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pacquiao at a distance.
Herman Pacquiao has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stephen Hawking is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawking with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Pacquiao takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hawking jabs at Pacquiao's body.
Hawking thows a leg kick but Pacquiao checks it
and Pacquiao counters with a good, hard body kick but Hawking shrugs it off.
Hawking misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pacquiao.
Hawking is looking to wear down Pacquiao with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hawking paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hawking swings for the body but Pacquiao moves out of range.
Hawking misses with a two punch combination.
Pacquiao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hawking scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hawking drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hawking stays in close to Pacquiao's body and controls the position.
Pacquiao looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hawking is one step ahead there.
Hawking is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawking postures up.
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.
Hawking showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Hawking's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Pacquiao 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.
Hawking looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Stephen Hawking just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Hawking fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Pacquiao checks it well.
Hawking lands a nice shot to the body.
Pacquiao thows a body shot but no joy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stephen Hawking showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hawking, 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stephen Hawking!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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