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BKC RIO 9 : Vart Vs Gracie PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jay Moss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luiz Fernandes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jay Moss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Luiz Fernandes!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Thiago Cunha and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Fernandes or perhaps it was just good defense by Moss which made him look bad.
Fernandes shoots for a double leg takedown but Moss sprawls well. He's pushed Fernandes's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Moss digs a good hook to Fernandes's body.
Moss throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Moss keeps the fight on the outside.
Fernandes shoots in for a takedown but Moss shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jay Moss has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luiz Fernandes.
Moss swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Moss misses with a series of wild punches.
Moss keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Moss lands a slapping body shot.
Jay Moss seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moss cracks Fernandes with a good jab.
Fernandes wants to clinch up but Moss keeps it at a distance.
Fernandes looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Moss is fending him off so far but Fernandes persists. Nope, Moss circles away and we're back to standing.
Fernandes looks gassed!
Moss will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Moss connects with a single shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Moss.
Moss darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Fernandes ducks right into an uppercut from Moss.
Moss throws a head kick but Fernandes moves out of range.
Fernandes takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Moss tries a head kick but it misses.
Moss lands a slapping body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Moss lands with a nice body punch.
Moss jabs at Fernandes's body.
Fernandes is trying desperately to land a takedown but Moss is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Fernandes.
Moss thuds a left hand into Fernandes's body.
Crunch! Moss slams his shin into Fernandes's torso.
Fernandes sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Moss throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Moss throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Fernandes stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Moss with a jab.
Moss lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moss drives through and clinches with Fernandes against the cage.
Nice body punch from Moss - that landed with a thud.
Moss's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Moss is looking to wear down Fernandes with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Moss digs a good body shot into Fernandes's ribs.
Moss lands with a slapping head kick.
Moss clinches.
Moss escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Moss throws a combination. Fernandes tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Moss scores with a nice strike.
Moss lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Moss rushes Fernandes and presses him up against the cage.
Moss lands a knee to the head.
Moss with a knee to the head.
Moss breaks from the clinch.
Moss lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fernandes takes one on the button.
Moss throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fernandes has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Fernandes there as he acknowledges the shot.
Moss clobbers Fernandes with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Fernandes shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Moss as he jumps to the side.
Moss misses with a double jab.
Moss throws a head kick that Fernandes semi-blocks.
Moss misses with a wild combination.
Moss drives through and clinches with Fernandes against the cage.
Moss using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Moss prevents the takedown attempt.
Moss lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moss working Fernandes over with knees to the body.
Moss is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Moss manages to break the clinch.
Moss lands an overhand right.
Moss gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fernandes trying to stall but Moss improves his position.
Knees in the clinch landing for Moss.
Moss is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Moss.
Moss pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Moss throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Fernandes on the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Moss fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Moss is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Moss punishes Fernandes's body with a nice straight punch.
Moss scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A solid leg kick lands there for Moss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Moss dominated that round.
That's time! Moss's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Moss dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Moss explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Fernandes misses with a series of wild punches.
Moss scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Moss is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fernandes can do to turn this around?
Moss fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fernandes takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Moss escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fernandes has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Fernandes has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Moss finds it's way round the side to connect with Fernandes's head.
Moss scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Fernandes doesn't seem bothered though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Moss stuffs the takedown.
Jay Moss is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Moss lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Moss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moss has managed to clinch.
Moss lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Fernandes fails to pull guard.
Moss is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Moss connects with a nasty looking knee right to Fernandes's face.
Moss breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Moss moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Moss fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Fernandes on the side of the head.
Moss throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Moss closes the distance and clinches.
Knees to the body from Moss.
Moss lands a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Moss obliges.
Moss manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moss throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Moss fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Fernandes looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A head kick from Moss lands but Fernandes takes it in his stride.
Fernandes takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Moss stalks Fernandes and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Fernandes's face. Fernandes staggers backwards, shaken.
Jay Moss is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Moss lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fernandes circles away quickly and effectively.
Moss has managed to clinch.
Fernandes tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Jay Moss has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luiz Fernandes.
Moss content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Fernandes is trying to break the clinch but Moss is controlling him.
Fernandes tries for a takedown but Moss manages to get underhooks.
Moss scores with a knee to the head.
Fernandes takes a knee right on the jaw!
Fernandes tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Moss just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moss lands a good knee to the midsection. Fernandes won't want to take too many of those.
Moss breaks the clinch.
Moss lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Moss swinging wildly here.
Fernandes shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Moss but Moss pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Moss throws a head kick that half lands.
Moss moves into range and clinches up with Fernandes.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Fernandes is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Fernandes has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Fernandes is trying to break the clinch but Moss is controlling him.
Moss's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Moss scoring well with a low kick there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moss throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Moss throws a shot to the body.
Moss fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fernandes, pushing him back against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Fernandes can't get the takedown.
Moss breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Moss throws a head kick that half lands.
Fernandes tries to clinch up
and Moss counters with a nice kick to the body.
Moss throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fernandes tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Moss counters with a nice body shot.
Moss tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fernandes was well out of range. Poor timing from Moss.
Moss throws a right and a left that Fernandes avoids nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Moss dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Fernandes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Moss throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fernandes tries for a takedown but Moss circles away easily
and Moss counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Moss pushes Fernandes up against the cage in a clinch.
Moss lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Moss.
Moss with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Moss scores with a knee to the head.
Moss lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Moss.
Moss lands with a short shot to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A right hook to the body lands for Moss.
Moss manages to break the clinch.
Fernandes on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moss lands a head kick. Fernandes smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Moss scores with a one two! Fernandes had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Moss rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fernandes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fernandes ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Moss blocks a jab.
Fernandes with a lazy takedown attempt
and Moss counters with a stiff right hand.
Moss tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fernandes was well out of range. Poor timing from Moss.
Moss connects with a single shot there.
Fernandes tries to keep at a distance but Moss has taken the fight into the clinch.
Moss holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Moss lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Fernandes or not.
A short right from Moss on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fernandes working hard to break the clinch.
Moss's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Moss throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Fernandes stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Moss clinches.
Fernandes can't get the takedown.
Jay Moss has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luiz Fernandes.
Fernandes takes a knee to the side of the body.
Moss breaks the clinch.
Moss lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Moss fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Moss avoids the head kick by Fernandes.
Moss comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Moss fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Moss stuns Fernandes with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Moss gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moss manages to break the clinch.
Moss fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Moss clinches with his opponent.
Moss taking a breather.
Moss crunches a lovely knee into Fernandes's ribcage.
Moss tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Moss breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fernandes tries for a takedown but Moss circles away easily
and Moss counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Fernandes is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Moss tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fernandes closes the distance and pushes Moss back into the cage.
Fernandes working hard to break the clinch.
Moss crunches a lovely knee into Fernandes's ribcage.
Fernandes missing with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moss taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Moss pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Moss lands with a kick to the temple. Fernandes shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Fernandes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Moss cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fernandes tries to clinch up but Moss circles away and keeps his distance.
Fernandes doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Moss counters by moving into the clinch.
Moss breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fernandes with a lazy takedown attempt
and Moss moves into the clinch.
Fernandes goes for a takedown in the clinch but Moss prevents it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Moss lands a body shot.
Luiz Fernandes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Moss lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jay Moss showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Moss 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:25
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:25
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jay Moss!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Rodrigues (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremy Scatman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scatman has chosen im a scat man as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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225 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bruno Rodrigues!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jeremy Scatman!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Luis Engracia and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scatman throws a combination. Rodrigues tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Bruno Rodrigues has been cut.
Rodrigues looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Some wild striking there from Scatman.
Scatman connects with a right hand. Rodrigues shakes it off.
Scatman lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Scatman cracks Rodrigues with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Rodrigues tries to close the distance and clinch but Scatman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jeremy Scatman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Scatman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rodrigues throws a wild body kick that Scatman sees coming a mile off.
Rodrigues has closed the distance and engaged Scatman in a clinch.
Scatman avoids a wild elbow strike from Rodrigues.
Scatman tries for a takedown. No joy.
Rodrigues throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Scatman blocks it with crossed arms.
Scatman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rodrigues avoids it.
Scatman blocks an elbow strike from Rodrigues.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rodrigues.
Scatman drops down looking for an ankle pick but Rodrigues pulls his leg out and moves away.
A jab lands there for Scatman.
Scatman thuds his right hand into Rodrigues's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rodrigues tries to close the distance and clinch up but Scatman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Scatman punishes Rodrigues's body with a nice straight punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rodrigues tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scatman lands with a good body shot.
Rodrigues misses with a few strikes there.
Rodrigues moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Jeremy Scatman has been cut.
Scatman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Scatman throws a series of punches but Rodrigues moves out of range.
Rodrigues throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Scatman lands a body shot.
Rodrigues is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Scatman scores with a head kick.
Rodrigues will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rodrigues swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Scatman makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Rodrigues really felt that one!
No joy there for Scatman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Scatman scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Scatman scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Scatman lands a head kick. Rodrigues smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Scatman scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Scatman keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Some wild striking there from Scatman.
Scatman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Scatman jabs Rodrigues right on the nose. Rodrigues blinks but takes it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scatman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Scatman throws a combination. Rodrigues tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Scatman scores with a jab. Rodrigues acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rodrigues gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rodrigues has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A combination from Scatman does no damage.
Scatman scores with a body shot.
Scatman lands with a nice body punch.
Rodrigues dodges the punch combination from Scatman.
Scatman scores with a shot to the body.
Scatman comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Scatman lands with a kick to the ribs.
Scatman changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rodrigues is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Scatman.
Scatman goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A head kick from Scatman lands but Rodrigues takes it in his stride.
Scatman moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Scatman looks to land a combination. Rodrigues sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scatman uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Scatman sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Rodrigues to the ground! Scatman dives into full mount looking to finish!
Rodrigues is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Scatman softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Rodrigues is out cold! Scatman jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeremy Scatman!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Diego Guerra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Powers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guerra kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Sound Of Thruth - As I Lay Dying. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
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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
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Diego Guerra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Max Powers!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Leandro Rodrigues and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guerra wants to clinch up but Powers keeps it at a distance.
Guerra moves in looking to clinch but Powers pushes him off.
Guerra moves into range and clinches up with Powers.
Guerra breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Powers gets caught flat footed, as Guerra shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Powers striking off his back but it's not causing Guerra any problems.
Guerra drops back looking for a leg! Powers is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Powers manages to kick Guerra off! Guerra jumps back into Powers's guard.
Powers keeping moving, preventing Guerra from controlling successfully.
Powers working for a triangle but Guerra defends it easily.
Powers trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Guerra thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Guerra stopping the sweep attempt from Powers.
Powers utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Powers misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Guerra slaps away a takedown attempt from Powers, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Powers shoots in and bounces Guerra off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Powers not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Guerra throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Guerra looking for a guillotine here but Powers defends easily.
Powers trying to control but Guerra is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guerra uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Guerra drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Powers takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Powers struggling a bit here.
Guerra scoring with punches and elbows.
Powers tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Powers manages to work his way to half guard, despite Guerra's best efforts.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Guerra lands a nice short elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Guerra is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Guerra is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powers is looking to improve his position.
Powers is staying active underneath Guerra, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Guerra missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Powers is defending against the submission attempts here by Guerra.
Guerra is thwarting Powers's attempts to control the position.
Powers wants to get back to full guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Powers shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Guerra working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Powers doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Powers manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Powers must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Powers showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Powers trying to control but Guerra is working from the bottom.
Powers drops back looking for a leg! Guerra is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Guerra manages to kick Powers off! Powers jumps back into Guerra's guard.
Powers has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Guerra to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Powers is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Guerra pulls down on the head and he's put Powers to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Diego Guerra!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bullfrog Snakeshoes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fabricio Werdum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Snakeshoes comes to the cage accompanied by NEON. Fabricio Werdum has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Bullfrog Snakeshoes's chin.
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300 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bullfrog Snakeshoes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fabricio Werdum!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Felipe Paraventi and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snakeshoes shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Werdum napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Werdum looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Snakeshoes decides to stand back up. Snakeshoes steps back and let's Werdum get back to his feet.
Crack! Snakeshoes connects with the perfect overhand right and Werdum falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Snakeshoes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bullfrog Snakeshoes!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Soloman van der Vaart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rickson Gracie (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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178 lbs
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight 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 Rio de Janeiro, Soloman van der Vaart!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rickson Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Edson Gomes and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
van der Vaart cracks Gracie with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
van der Vaart misses with a straight right.
No luck for Gracie with that takedown attempt.
Gracie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gracie misses with a series of wild punches.
Gracie tries to score with a low kick but van der Vaart moves his leg out of the way.
van der Vaart misses with a double jab
and Gracie counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
van der Vaart moves away from the strike by Gracie.
Gracie thows a body shot but no joy.
van der Vaart scores with a hook to the body. Gracie takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gracie tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Gracie punching from mount but van der Vaart doing a good job of avoiding damage.
van der Vaart is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looking to finish with strikes here!
van der Vaart's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Gracie has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gracie fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
van der Vaart squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Gracie lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
van der Vaart wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
van der Vaart on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if van der Vaart tries to get out of the position.
Gracie lands a big shot there that rocks van der Vaart but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
van der Vaart is in a horrible position here. Gracie smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
van der Vaart tries to buck Gracie off but he can't manage it.
Gracie dominating with strikes here.
Gracie landing strikes from the mount and van der Vaart is in trouble!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
van der Vaart trying desperately to get to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie working van der Vaart over with strikes here.
van der Vaart tries to buck Gracie off but he can't manage it.
Gracie is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. van der Vaart can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rickson Gracie dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Gracie. van der Vaart does a little dance to reset his feet.
van der Vaart scores with a hook.
van der Vaart misses with an uppercut.
Gracie shoots in but no luck this time.
van der Vaart throws a jab but it's blocked by Gracie.
Gracie lands a slapping body shot.
van der Vaart throws a hook but Gracie blocks it.
Gracie scores with a three punch combo!
van der Vaart's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and van der Vaart duly obliges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for van der Vaart, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gracie throws a combination that misses
and van der Vaart counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gracie misses with a straight left.
A swing and a miss from Gracie.
A combination from van der Vaart does no damage.
van der Vaart staying out of range there.
Gracie with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling van der Vaart to score with a decent uppercut.
Gracie blocks a jab.
Soloman van der Vaart is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
van der Vaart avoids a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
van der Vaart jabbing away but nothing is landing.
van der Vaart slips a jab and a cross from Gracie.
van der Vaart looks to land a right hand but Gracie moved out of range.
van der Vaart looks to land a right hand but Gracie moved out of range.
van der Vaart throws the left hand but Gracie avoids the punch easily.
Gracie moves out of range as van der Vaart strikes.
Gracie tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and van der Vaart counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie misses with a body shot.
van der Vaart connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gracie momentarily.
Gracie getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Gracie will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
van der Vaart fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
van der Vaart misses with a combination
and Gracie counters with a takedown into side control.
van der Vaart bucks up and tries to throw Gracie off but instead Gracie has got his back!
van der Vaart showing good submission defense here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
van der Vaart wants to get back to his feet.
Gracie has both hooks in and is working for a choke. van der Vaart is in real trouble here. Gracie gets an arm under the chin and tightens the submission attempt... is this the end? Yes, van der Vaart is tapping out! Gracie wins by rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Rickson Gracie!
Rickson Gracie is the new welterweight champion!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chris Dubois (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and wanderlai silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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23
197 lbs
6 - 7 - 0 |
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185 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chris Dubois!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, wanderlai silva!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Luis Engracia and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
silva shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dubois but Dubois pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Dubois throws a head kick but silva moves out of range.
silva slips a jab and a cross from Dubois.
Nice uppercut there from Dubois.
silva shoots in but Dubois avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Dubois avoids a punch combination nicely.
silva misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Chris Dubois has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of wanderlai silva.
Dubois throws a head kick but silva moves out of range.
silva has a takedown stuffed.
silva misses with a combination
letting Dubois counter with a right hand.
wanderlai silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Left hook, right uppercut from Dubois.
Dubois misses with the combination.
silva slips a jab and a cross from Dubois.
Dubois misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Dubois does no damage.
silva gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Dubois to counter with a crisp jab.
silva looks gassed!
Dubois throws a combination. silva tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like wanderlai silva has been cut.
Dubois moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Dubois swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dubois scores with a decent looking hook.
Chris Dubois is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dubois scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
silva with a poor takedown
and Dubois counters with a nice uppercut.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dubois.
Dubois scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Dubois throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dubois stalks silva and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into silva's face. silva staggers backwards, shaken.
silva is trying desperately to land a takedown but Dubois is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for silva.
Dubois bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Dubois lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
silva is rocked!
Dubois throws an overhand right that has silva reeling! Dubois follows up with more punches and silva is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Chris Dubois!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marco Noriega (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitor Belfort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Belfort has chosen Bate Pesadao as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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192 lbs
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199 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Decent boxing
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marco Noriega!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vitor Belfort!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Alexandre Firmino and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belfort ducks under a wild hook from Noriega.
Belfort takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
It looks like Vitor Belfort has been cut.
Noriega tries to bum rush Belfort with a series of wild strikes but Belfort uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Belfort misses with a wild combination.
Noriega stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Noriega wants it to stay on the feet.
Noriega swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Noriega thows a body shot but no joy.
Noriega scores with a jab to the jaw.
Belfort looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Noriega looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Noriega swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belfort takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Belfort takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd cheers as Noriega lands an impressive looking overhand right. Belfort doesn't seem phased though.
Marco Noriega is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Noriega throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Belfort sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Donk. Belfort catches Noriega right on the button with a cross.
Belfort is trying hard to land a takedown here. Noriega sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Marco Noriega has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vitor Belfort.
Noriega keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Belfort moves away from the strike by Noriega.
Belfort looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Noriega falls off balance throwing a combination
and Belfort counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Belfort.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belfort stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Noriega swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Noriega is pulling down on Belfort's head to control his posture.
Belfort postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Noriega is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Belfort, into his guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Belfort trying to keep a closed guard but Noriega is proving a slippery customer.
Noriega is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Belfort wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noriega postures up.
Belfort looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Noriega puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Noriega looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Noriega prevents Belfort from improving his position.
Noriega is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Noriega is thwarting Belfort's attempts to control the position.
Noriega tries to pass to full mount but Belfort defends it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Belfort keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Noriega seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Belfort is looking to get back to full guard here but Noriega has managed to pass to side control instead.
Belfort tries to hold on but Noriega pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Noriega dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vitor Belfort's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Noriega jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Noriega lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Belfort circles away quickly and effectively.
Belfort fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Belfort lands with an overhand left.
Belfort tries for a takedown but Noriega sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Belfort takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Belfort slips under a jab from Noriega.
Noriega stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Noriega misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Belfort.
Marco Noriega seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Noriega misses the shot to the body.
Belfort misses with a takedown attempt - Noriega sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Marco Noriega has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vitor Belfort.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noriega lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Belfort circles away quickly and effectively.
Belfort takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Belfort is breathing heavily.
Noriega swings for the body but Belfort moves out of range.
Belfort shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Noriega as he jumps to the side.
Belfort darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Noriega is looking to improve his position.
Noriega wants to control but Belfort is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noriega is staying active underneath Belfort, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Belfort looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Noriega works his way to full guard. Good work.
Noriega manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Belfort manages to get himself to full guard.
Belfort controls Noriega momentarily but Noriega frees himself.
Belfort wants to improve his position but instead Noriega has moved into half guard.
Noriega scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noriega slows the pace down in half guard.
Noriega has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Belfort trying to control here.
Belfort is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Noriega jumps into side control!
Noriega remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Belfort is trying to get back to half guard.
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.
Belfort is being controlled here.
Belfort tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Noriega wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Noriega scores with a couple of short elbows.
Belfort can't do much from the bottom here.
Belfort tries to improve position but can't.
The referee asks Noriega politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Noriega prefers to stall for the moment though.
Belfort is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Belfort is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Noriega dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Vitor Belfort'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.
Belfort shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Noriega but Noriega pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nice sprawl there from Noriega as Belfort shoots in.
Noriega connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Noriega swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Belfort cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Belfort staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Noriega throws a predictable looking body shot
and Belfort counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Noriega has his hands on Belfort's head, controlling the position.
Noriega manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Belfort takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belfort is looking to improve his position but Noriega isn't that keen on the idea.
Noriega tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Belfort is looking to get to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Noriega tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Belfort is trying to escape the mount.
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.
Belfort is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Belfort is trying desperately to improve position.
Noriega controlling from the full mount.
Noriega prevents Belfort from getting the reversal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noriega thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Noriega looking to control and managing it successfully.
Belfort wants to hold on but Noriega pushes him away.
Belfort working to try and regain half guard.
Noriega looking to control and managing it successfully.
Belfort slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
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.
Belfort is trying to maintain the position but Noriega is very close to passing his half guard.
Noriega prevents Belfort from improving his position.
Noriega is thwarting Belfort's attempts to control the position.
Noriega stalling.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Belfort is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Noriega wants to stand up but Belfort is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Vitor Belfort just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Vitor Belfort's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A swing and a miss from Noriega.
Noriega misses the body punch
and Belfort counters with a left and a right that stings Noriega.
Noriega falls off balance throwing a combination
and Belfort connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Belfort keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A punch combination from Noriega misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Noriega swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Belfort counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Belfort.
Noriega looking to control.
Belfort wants to pass the guard but Noriega is keeping the position.
Belfort drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Noriega manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Belfort has Noriega in his guard.
Belfort is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belfort trying to keep a closed guard but Noriega is proving a slippery customer.
Belfort looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Belfort looking to control.
Noriega is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Noriega preventing the sweep.
Noriega not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Noriega wants to stand but Belfort is controlling his posture from full guard.
Belfort can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Noriega controls the pace.
Belfort is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Noriega pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Belfort is keeping the position for now.
Noriega has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Noriega is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belfort trying to control the position.
Noriega controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Belfort controls Noriega momentarily but Noriega frees himself.
Noriega is fighting to break Belfort's control of his arms but Belfort is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Belfort keeping full guard, as Noriega tries to pass.
Noriega working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Belfort's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Belfort wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Noriega postures up.
Belfort keeping full guard, as Noriega tries to pass.
Noriega showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Belfort is trying to control the position but Noriega postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vitor Belfort dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Vitor Belfort'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. This is the final round!
Noriega tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Belfort was well out of range. Poor timing from Noriega.
Belfort avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Noriega pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Noriega misses with a hook.
Belfort displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Noriega throws out the jab.
Noriega lands with a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Noriega throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Belfort.
Belfort slips under a jab from Noriega.
Belfort slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Belfort 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Noriega misses with a looping right.
Belfort shoots in and bounces Noriega off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Belfort postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Noriega is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Belfort, into his guard.
Belfort is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Belfort controls Noriega momentarily but Noriega frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noriega is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Noriega wants to pass the guard but Belfort is keeping the position.
Belfort keeping moving, preventing Noriega from controlling successfully.
Noriega stopping the sweep attempt from Belfort.
Noriega controlling from the top position.
Belfort 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Noriega tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Belfort was well out of range. Poor timing from Noriega.
Noriega misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Belfort.
Noriega swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Belfort counters with a takedown into side control.
Noriega is looking for a sweep.
Belfort thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Belfort is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Noriega has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noriega gets back to half guard.
Belfort wants to work for an arm triangle but Noriega is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Noriega is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Belfort's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Belfort's back!
Belfort looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
I would not like to be Belfort right now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Noriega avoiding Belfort 's attempts to control his hands.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Vitor Belfort.
I think Belfort has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 47:48
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 48:48
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Vitor Belfort!
Vitor Belfort is the new middleweight champion!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rodrigo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Limon Portokalov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rodrigo Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Limon Portokalov!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Luis Engracia and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Portokalov circles away quickly and effectively.
Portokalov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Portokalov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Silva.
Portokalov dips to his left and cracks Silva with an uppercut!
Portokalov clobbers Silva with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Portokalov lands a jab-cross combination.
Portokalov connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Silva! He's out on his feet! Portokalov rushes in and drops Silva with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Limon Portokalov!
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