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BEFFN 4 - Morales vs Gracie 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Vargas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peter James could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Andre Vargas's chin.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Peter James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Andre Vargas!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Alexandre Firmino and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Andre Vargas has been cut.
James scores with a spinning back kick!
Nice body punch from James.
James paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
James lands a big head kick that sends Vargas to the canvas! James follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peter James!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Pearson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Weidman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chris Weidman acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.
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265 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, James Pearson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris Weidman!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Daniel Cesar and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pearson tries to clinch but Weidman is having none of it.
Weidman is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Pearson.
It looks like Chris Weidman has been cut.
Pearson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pearson misses with a wild combination.
Weidman steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Pearson.
Weidman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've been told by Pearson's head coaches at Soul Supremacy Rio that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pearson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Weidman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Weidman tries to counter with a clinch but Pearson shakes him off and moves away.
Pearson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weidman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pearson plants his feet and throws a brutal three punch combo that sends Weidman swiftly into unconsciousness! Right, left, right! Boom, boom, boom! Weidman face plants, battered and bloodied! He might never be the same again after that finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). James Pearson!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcel Adur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johny Hendrics (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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265 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcel Adur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Johny Hendrics!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Felipe Paraventi and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adur fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hendrics on the side of the head.
Adur tries to clinch but Hendrics is having none of it.
Adur dips to his left and cracks Hendrics with an uppercut!
Adur tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Hendrics manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hendrics drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Adur defends it well.
Jab from Adur.
Adur misses with the combination.
Despite the aggression on Hendrics's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Adur drops Hendrics with a beautiful combination! Hendrics stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Adur is looking for the KO!
Hendrics is rocked!
It looks like Johny Hendrics has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Adur throws a nice looking combination but Hendrics bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Adur lands a big uppercut and Hendrics crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Hendrics looks OK. Adur waves Hendrics back to his feet!
Hendrics is still on wobbly legs! Can Adur finish him?
Hendrics drops his hands for a split second and Adur immediately capitalizes on the opportunity by smashing a powerful hook into Hendrics face, sending his mouthguard sailing through the air, much to the delight of the crowd. Adur follows up with a right hand that knocks Hendrics into next week. He's out cold and this fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Marcel Adur!
After winning the bout, Marcel Adur thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gustavo Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Dillashaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gustavo Santos!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kyle Dillashaw!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Felipe Paraventi and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dillashaw tries to close the distance and clinch up but Santos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dillashaw takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Dillashaw tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Santos jabs at Dillashaw's body.
Dillashaw misses with a double jab.
Santos lands with a kick to the temple. Dillashaw shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Kyle Dillashaw has been cut.
Kyle Dillashaw seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dillashaw throws a right hand that Santos ducks under and follows up with a left that Santos also avoids with ease.
Dillashaw doesn't manage to clinch there - Santos circles away.
Dillashaw throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Santos feinted with a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dillashaw throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Santos throws a head kick that half lands.
Santos catches Dillashaw napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Dillashaw to the canvas!
Dillashaw is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Santos trying to control but Dillashaw is working from the bottom.
Dillashaw is still in real trouble! Can Santos finish him?
Santos looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Dillashaw seems to have recovered his senses.
Dillashaw can't keep his opponent in guard - Santos advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Santos keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Dillashaw flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Santos trying to control the action but Dillashaw is working from the bottom.
Dillashaw throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Dillashaw is looking to improve his position.
Santos is trying to control the action in half guard but Dillashaw is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dillashaw flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Dillashaw punching from the bottom.
Dillashaw misses with some strikes from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Dillashaw has managed to clinch.
Santos tightens his grip and picks Dillashaw up, before dumping him to the ground. Dillashaw manages to land in guard.
Dillashaw throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Santos showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Dillashaw striking off his back but it's not causing Santos any problems.
Santos trying to control but Dillashaw is working from the bottom.
Dillashaw doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dillashaw throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Dillashaw throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Dillashaw throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dillashaw tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Santos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Santos shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Santos showed some decent athleticism there.
Dillashaw punching from the bottom.
Dillashaw flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Dillashaw gets full guard.
Santos wants to pass the guard but Dillashaw is keeping the position.
Santos trying to control but Dillashaw is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dillashaw tries to strike from the bottom.
Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but Dillashaw is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dillashaw striking off his back but it's not causing Santos any problems.
Santos trying to control but Dillashaw is working from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Dillashaw is looking to clinch but Santos is avoiding it.
Santos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dillashaw lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Santos circles away quickly and effectively.
Santos connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dillashaw. Dillashaw circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Dillashaw looks for the body kick but Santos saw that one coming.
Santos with a hook.
A punch lands to the side of Dillashaw 's head but he takes it in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gustavo Santos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kyle Dillashaw's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Dillashaw on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Dillashaw ducks right into an uppercut from Santos.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Santos.
Santos tries to move into full mount but can't pass Dillashaw's legs.
Santos wants to control but Dillashaw is keeping him busy.
Dillashaw striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Dillashaw is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Santos takes advantage of some sloppy striking from Dillashaw to pass into mount.
Dillashaw throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dillashaw sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Dillashaw misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Santos tries to pass the half guard into mount. Dillashaw knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Dillashaw wants to improve his position but Santos is controlling well.
Santos is trying to control. Dillashaw wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Dillashaw misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Santos works his foot free and advances to mount.
Santos is trying to take his opponent's back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dillashaw slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Dillashaw punching from the bottom.
Dillashaw throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Dillashaw throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Dillashaw is not content to let Santos control the position.
Gustavo Santos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dillashaw flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Dillashaw flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Santos blocks the strikes from Dillashaw.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
It looks like Santos has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Dillashaw throws a nice looking combination but Santos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Santos looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Dillashaw!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dillashaw throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Dillashaw tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Dillashaw tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Santos slips into full mount, dodging the strikes by Dillashaw.
Santos blocks Dillashaw's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Santos is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Dillashaw to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Dillashaw shrugs it off.
Dillashaw is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Santos fails to move to back control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dillashaw is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Santos prevents Dillashaw from getting the reversal.
Dillashaw swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Dillashaw gets back to half guard.
Dillashaw missing with punches from the bottom.
Santos seems to be working for a kimura but Dillashaw defends the submission attempt.
Dillashaw lands one or two decent shots to the body here. Although from his own half guard, he's not going to be causing too much damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Santos blocks the strikes from Dillashaw.
Dillashaw flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gustavo Santos dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kyle Dillashaw's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Santos closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Dillashaw to the mat! Dillashaw manages to get full guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Dillashaw throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Dillashaw tries to strike from the bottom.
Dillashaw trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Dillashaw is striking off his back. Santos thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Santos trying to mount his opponent but Dillashaw defends it.
Dillashaw throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Santos in particular looking to stall.
The fighters are battling for position here. Dillashaw manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dillashaw tries to strike from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dillashaw will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Dillashaw throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Santos trying to control but Dillashaw is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Santos cracks a nice hook into Dillashaw's ribs.
Kyle Dillashaw is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Santos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Santos keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Santos fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Dillashaw to the ground. Santos is now in Dillashaw's guard.
Dillashaw throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Dillashaw throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Dillashaw throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Dillashaw striking off his back but it's not causing Santos any problems.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dillashaw is on top in guard.
Dillashaw throws a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dillashaw accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dillashaw pushes down on Santos's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Dillashaw landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Dillashaw looks to land a strike but Santos avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Dillashaw missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Santos avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Santos utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dillashaw missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dillashaw postures up in Santos's guard and throws a big left but Santos blocks it.
Dillashaw throws a strike but Santos rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Santos trying to control but Dillashaw is working from the bottom.
Santos works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Dillashaw is looking to improve his position.
Santos is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Dillashaw has managed to free his arm - good work.
Dillashaw punching from the bottom.
Dillashaw is refusing to be controlled, as Santos sits in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos is working for a kimura but Dillashaw is defending it quite comfortably.
Dillashaw tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Dillashaw flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Kyle Dillashaw is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Santos throws a series of strikes that have Dillashaw backpedaling.
Dillashaw gets a clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Santos gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Dillashaw keeping moving, preventing Santos from controlling successfully.
Dillashaw 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gustavo Santos clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Kyle Dillashaw's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Dillashaw tries to clinch there but Santos circles away.
Santos fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Dillashaw sprawls well initially but Santos persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Dillashaw missing with punches from the bottom.
Santos performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Santos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dillashaw can do to turn this around?
Dillashaw punching from the bottom.
Dillashaw gets full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dillashaw striking off his back but it's not causing Santos any problems.
Dillashaw trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Santos stopping the sweep attempt from Dillashaw.
Dillashaw trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dillashaw walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Dillashaw tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Santos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Left hook, right uppercut from Santos.
Dillashaw tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Santos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dillashaw tries a head kick but it misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Santos.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Dillashaw enables Santos to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Dillashaw manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Dillashaw looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Santos looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Dillashaw is striking from the bottom but Santos uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dillashaw throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Santos blocks the strikes from Dillashaw.
Dillashaw makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Dillashaw.
Dillashaw throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Dillashaw trying to strike off his back.
Santos pushes down on Dillashaw's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Santos takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos trying to control the action but Dillashaw is working from the bottom.
Dillashaw tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Dillashaw tries to clinch but Santos is having none of it.
Dillashaw tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Santos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Santos lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Santos bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Dillashaw throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Santos trying to control the action but Dillashaw is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos takes advantage of some sloppy striking from Dillashaw to pass into mount.
Dillashaw is squirming around, avoiding Santos's attempts to control the action.
Dillashaw throwing hammer fists to the chest of Santos. What's that going to do exactly?
Santos mounts Dillashaw! Really nice guard pass there!
Santos looking to control but Dillashaw is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dillashaw gets back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gustavo Santos had his way with Kyle Dillashaw in that round.
The cut man is working on Kyle Dillashaw'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. This is the final round!
Santos lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Santos.
A head kick from Santos lands but Dillashaw takes it in his stride.
Dillashaw tries to clinch up.
Santos lands a head kick. Dillashaw smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Dillashaw fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gustavo Santos is winning the standup battle so far.
Dillashaw waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Santos.
Santos half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Dillashaw tries to clinch up but Santos circles away and keeps his distance.
Santos swats away the attempt to clinch by Dillashaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos swats away the attempt to clinch by Dillashaw.
Santos gets the takedown into side control.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Santos trying to control the action but Dillashaw is working from the bottom.
Dillashaw sneaks back into half guard.
Dillashaw missing with punches from the bottom.
Santos blocks the strikes from Dillashaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos wants to control but Dillashaw is keeping him busy.
Dillashaw misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Dillashaw flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Dillashaw missing with punches from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Dillashaw swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A left and a right from Santos both land. Nice combination.
Dillashaw fails in his attempt to clinch.
Santos misses with a head kick.
Santos feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dillashaws jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dillashaw fails with an attempt to clinch.
Santos feinted with a counter takedown.
Dillashaw tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Santos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dillashaw takes one on the button.
Dillashaw takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Santos throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Dillashaw was covering up waiting for the punch and Santos finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Dillashaw wants to sweep here but Santos controlling him for the moment.
Dillashaw throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Santos trying to control but Dillashaw is working from the bottom.
Santos preventing the sweep.
Santos trying to control but Dillashaw is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos looking to pass the guard.
Dillashaw striking off his back but it's not causing Santos any problems.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Dillashaw tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Santos attempts a counter takedown but Dillashaw avoids it well and moves away.
Santos scores with a hook.
Dillashaw clinches with his opponent.
Santos gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Kyle Dillashaw has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gustavo Santos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Santos moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Dillashaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gustavo Santos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Santos, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 50:45
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 50:45
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gustavo Santos!
Gustavo Santos is the new lightweight champion!
A victorious Gustavo Santos thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between James Morales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Royce Graice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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153 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Good knees
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, James Morales!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Royce Graice!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Edson Gomes and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morales drives through and clinches with Graice against the ropes.
Knees in the clinch landing for Morales.
Graice tries to stall but Morales uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Morales putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Graice in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Morales utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Morales lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Graice pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Morales connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Royce Graice has been cut.
Graice takes a knee to the side of the body.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Morales with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Morales lands a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morales lands a knee to the body.
Morales utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Morales lands a good knee to the midsection. Graice won't want to take too many of those.
Graice looking to slow down the pace here.
Morales dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Morales putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Graice in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Graice wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Morales lands with a short shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graice tries to break free but Morales pushes him back against the ropes.
Graice looking to slow down the pace here.
Graice tries to pull guard but Morales holds him up against the ropes and eventually Graice drops back down to his feet.
Morales putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Graice in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Morales utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Morales lands with a light punch inside.
Morales unloads a knee to the mid-section. Graice lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Graice fails to pull guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graice tries to break free but Morales pushes him back against the ropes.
Morales connects with a knee to the head.
Graice misses with the head strike.
Graice wants a takedown but no success here.
James Morales has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Royce Graice.
Morales using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Graice looks winded!
Morales landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Graice misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Graice wants to break the clinch but can't.
Morales connects with a knee to the head.
Morales landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Morales stalling against the ropes.
Morales is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morales slowing the pace effectively.
Morales has Graice pushed against the ropes.
Graice has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Morales after a bit of a struggle.
Morales scores a nice knee to the body.
Morales holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
A short left from Morales.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Knees to the body from Morales.
Morales landing knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Morales dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Royce Graice's cut.
That's time! Morales's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Graice takes the fight into the clinch.
James Morales has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Morales connects with a knee to the head.
Graice is trying to maintain a safe position but Morales gets an underhook and turns Graice into the ropes.
Morales using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Morales prevents Graice from breaking the clinch.
Morales stalls.
Graice is trying to pull guard but Morales turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morales dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Morales stalls.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morales lands a nice knee to the body.
Morales scores a nice knee to the body.
Graice is breathing heavily.
Morales using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Morales utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Morales using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Morales manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Graice is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Morales gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morales lands a knee to the body.
Graice letting Morales take a breather here.
Morales stalling the fight.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Morales landing knees to the body.
Morales stalling the fight.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by James Morales.
Morales drives through and clinches with Graice against the ropes.
Knees in the clinch landing for Morales.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morales avoiding damage as Graice throws knees to the body.
Morales unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A knee to the head by Morales.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graice wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Morales has him pressed against the ropes.
Morales putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Graice in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Morales holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Graice has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Morales is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
James Morales has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Royce Graice.
A knee to the head by Morales.
Morales is pushing Graice up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Morales lands a knee to the body.
Graice with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morales landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Morales slowing the pace effectively.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Morales for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Morales putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Graice in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Morales - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Morales unloads a knee to the mid-section. Graice lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Morales with a knee to the head.
Morales connects with a nasty looking knee right to Graice's face.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morales lands a nice knee to the body.
Morales'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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Morales dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Royce Graice's cut.
That's time! Morales's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Morales forces Graice back against the ropes and clinches.
Graice tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Morales slows down the pace here.
Morales connects with a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morales stalling in the clinch.
Morales throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Graices head.
A knee to the head by Morales.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morales lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Morales lands a good knee to the midsection. Graice won't want to take too many of those.
Morales avoiding damage.
Morales unloads a knee to the mid-section. Graice lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Graice takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Morales lands a nice knee to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Morales will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Graice up against the ropes.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by James Morales.
Graice misses with a head kick.
Graice closes the distance and pushes Morales back into the ropes.
Graice tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Morales just stands there and leans against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morales keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Graice's efforts to push away.
Graice jumps guard but Morales turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
James Morales has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Royce Graice.
Morales lands a left hand that snaps the head of Graice backwards.
Graice letting Morales take a breather here.
Morales lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Morales connects with a knee to the head.
Graice is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Graice takes a knee to the side of the body.
Graice can't break the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Morales.
Morales stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morales lands a good knee to the midsection. Graice won't want to take too many of those.
Morales putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Graice in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Graice is looking to take this one to the mat.
Morales with a knee to the head.
Morales lands a left hand.
Morales stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Morales unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Morales lands a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Morales.
Morales stalls.
Morales is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Graice can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morales using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Morales pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Knees to the body from Morales.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Morales landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Morales slowing the pace effectively.
Morales using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Morales clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Royce Graice's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Morales moves into range and clinches up with Graice.
Morales utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Morales lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Morales unloads a knee to the mid-section. Graice lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Morales scores with a nice hook to the head.
Morales putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Graice in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Morales effectively controlling the action here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morales is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Graice is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Morales lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Graice is still on wobbly legs! Can Morales finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morales has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Graice - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Morales, and another! Graice is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). James Morales!
James Morales retains his featherweight title!
James Morales seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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