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Prestige FC 27: Comeback PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Veli Schwarzeneg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ariel Piechocki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Piechocki has chosen Thunder as his entrance music. Ariel Piechocki has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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175 lbs
31 - 56 - 2 |
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174 cm
30
170 lbs
6 - 12 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced |
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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
31 - 56 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Veli Schwarzeneg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ariel Piechocki!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Sano and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Schwarzeneg.
Schwarzeneg shoots in and gets a takedown into Piechocki's guard.
Piechocki not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Piechocki keeping full guard, as Schwarzeneg tries to pass.
Schwarzeneg decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Piechocki, up you get!
Piechocki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Piechocki misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Piechocki shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Schwarzeneg pinned against the ropes. Schwarzeneg gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Piechocki shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Schwarzeneg kicks Piechocki off and gets back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Piechocki gets caught flat footed, as Schwarzeneg shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schwarzeneg wants to get up but he can't break Piechocki's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Piechocki looking to hit a scissor sweep but Schwarzeneg is one step ahead there.
Schwarzeneg wants to get up but he can't break Piechocki's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Schwarzeneg missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Schwarzeneg wanted to stand there but Piechocki had control of the position.
Schwarzeneg forces his way into half guard.
Schwarzeneg is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Piechocki is trying to control but can't.
Piechocki is trying to stand up here but Schwarzeneg is controlling him well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Schwarzeneg decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Schwarzeneg closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Piechocki's guard.
Piechocki wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Schwarzeneg manages to pass to side control.
Piechocki is looking to improve his position.
Schwarzeneg trying to control from half guard but Piechocki is working away.
Piechocki has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Schwarzeneg is working away from the top position though.
Schwarzeneg decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Schwarzeneg showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Piechocki.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piechocki tries to sprawl but Schwarzeneg drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Schwarzeneg sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Schwarzeneg thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Piechocki is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ground and pound from Schwarzeneg.
Piechocki keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Schwarzeneg decides to stand up.
Schwarzeneg fails to land with a series of punches.
Piechocki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Piechocki closes the distance and clinches.
Piechocki wants to take the fight to the mat but Schwarzeneg manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Piechocki is fighting off a takedown attempt but Schwarzeneg is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Piechocki to the mat. Piechocki regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Schwarzeneg has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Piechocki is proving hard to escape from.
Schwarzeneg loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Schwarzeneg wants to control from the top but Piechocki keeps moving.
Piechocki trying to keep a closed guard but Schwarzeneg is proving a slippery customer.
Schwarzeneg sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Schwarzeneg slips nicely into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Veli Schwarzeneg dominated that round.
That's time! Schwarzeneg's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Schwarzeneg shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Piechocki napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Veli Schwarzeneg overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Schwarzeneg stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Schwarzeneg shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Piechocki manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Schwarzeneg postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Schwarzeneg is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Piechocki can do to turn this around?
Piechocki wants to sweep here but Schwarzeneg controlling him for the moment.
Schwarzeneg stands up from Piechocki's guard - Schwarzeneg perhaps looking for a knockout.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Schwarzeneg.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schwarzeneg trying to control the action but Piechocki is working from the bottom.
Schwarzeneg stands up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schwarzeneg drives through with a takedown into Piechocki's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Schwarzeneg wants to pass the guard but Piechocki is keeping the position.
Schwarzeneg stands up and waves to Piechocki to follow him.
Piechocki gets caught flat footed, as Schwarzeneg shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Schwarzeneg sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Piechocki looking to hit a scissor sweep but Schwarzeneg is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piechocki is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Schwarzeneg postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Piechocki is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Schwarzeneg trying to control but Piechocki is working from the bottom.
Schwarzeneg passes Piechocki's right leg, so he's now in half 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.
Schwarzeneg is taking a breather. Piechocki says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Schwarzeneg tries to stand and escape but Piechocki is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schwarzeneg trying to control the action but Piechocki is working from the bottom.
Schwarzeneg wants to stand up but Piechocki has a hold of him and won't allow it.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Schwarzeneg shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Piechocki's guard.
Piechocki is looking to stand back up but Schwarzeneg counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Piechocki.
Piechocki has hold of Schwarzeneg's hands but Schwarzeneg slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Schwarzeneg tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Piechocki.
Piechocki avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Schwarzeneg.
Schwarzeneg tries to stand but can't do so whilst Piechocki controls his leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schwarzeneg thows a huge punch but Piechocki dodges it nicely.
Piechocki is trying to stand back up but Schwarzeneg is controlling him
Schwarzeneg is trying to control the action in half guard but Piechocki is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Piechocki trying to hold on to Schwarzeneg's head to control him but Schwarzeneg postures up.
Schwarzeneg controlling the action here.
Nice strikes from Schwarzeneg there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Schwarzeneg wants to control but Piechocki is keeping him busy.
Schwarzeneg tries to stand and escape but Piechocki is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Veli Schwarzeneg dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Piechocki throws a nice looking combination but Schwarzeneg bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Piechocki gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Piechocki pushes Schwarzeneg off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Piechocki shoots for a takedown but Schwarzeneg saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Schwarzeneg looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schwarzeneg wants to take a breather but Piechocki is having none of it.
Schwarzeneg slows the pace down in half guard.
Schwarzeneg postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Piechocki to stand up.
Piechocki throws a hook but Schwarzeneg avoids it easily.
Ariel Piechocki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schwarzeneg scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Schwarzeneg is looking to take a break and control but Piechocki is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schwarzeneg is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Piechocki is looking to improve his position.
Schwarzeneg working over Piechocki with some ground and pound. Piechocki looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Schwarzeneg drops an elbow to the side of Piechocki's head.
Piechocki has hold of Schwarzeneg's hands but Schwarzeneg slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Piechocki is staying active underneath Schwarzeneg, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Still in half guard, Schwarzeneg seems content to control.
Schwarzeneg has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Schwarzeneg looking to finish with strikes here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piechocki is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
BOOM! Schwarzeneg connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Piechocki is rocked!
Schwarzeneg unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Piechocki wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Schwarzeneg celebrates on the ropes and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Veli Schwarzeneg!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brij Khali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kane Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Miller's choice of entrance music: House Of Flying Daggers. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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46
160 lbs
33 - 53 - 1 |
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156 lbs
4 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Good kicks
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 53 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Brij Khali!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kane Miller!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khali moves into range and clinches up with Miller.
Miller looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Khali avoids the elbow strike from Miller, against the ropes.
Khali breaks from the clinch.
Brij Khali seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khali has managed to clinch.
Khali breaks from the clinch.
Khali gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Khali pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice takedown defense from Khali. No joy for Miller on that attempt.
Khali keeps the fight on the outside.
Khali moves into range and clinches up with Miller.
Khali breaks the clinch.
Khali has taken the fight to the clinch.
Miller breaks the clinch.
Miller looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Miller fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Miller will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Brij Khali has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kane Miller.
Miller tries to keep at a distance but Khali has taken the fight into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khali breaks from the clinch.
Miller gets tackled into the ropes by Khali. Khali maintains the clinch.
Khali's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brij Khali is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khali clinches up with Miller and pushes him back against the ropes.
Khali breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Khali drives through and clinches with Miller against the ropes.
Khali's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Khali slaps away a takedown attempt from Miller, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Khali forces Miller back against the ropes and clinches.
Khali escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Khali instigates a clinch.
Khali breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Khali rushes Miller and presses him up against the ropes.
Khali breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Khali takes the fight into the clinch.
Khali escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Miller gets tackled into the ropes by Khali. Khali maintains the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khali's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller tries to clinch up.
Khali closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Khali manages to break the clinch.
Khali fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Miller, pushing him back against the ropes.
Khali breaks from the clinch.
Khali clinches up with Miller and pushes him back against the ropes.
Khali pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Khali rushes Miller and presses him up against the ropes.
Miller escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Khali breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Miller tries to keep at a distance but Khali has taken the fight into the clinch.
Khali breaks from the clinch.
Khali takes the fight into the clinch.
Miller has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Khali after a bit of a struggle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khali pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Khali closes the distance and clinches.
Miller breaks from the clinch.
Khali gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Khali breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Khali gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Khali breaks from the clinch.
Khali has managed to clinch.
Khali breaks from the clinch.
Khali fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Miller, pushing him back against the ropes.
Khali pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Khali closes the distance and clinches.
Khali breaks the clinch.
Khali clinches up with Miller and pushes him back against the ropes.
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!
Khali manages to break the clinch.
Khali gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khali breaks the clinch.
Khali looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Khali instigates a clinch.
Khali breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Khali moves into the clinch.
Khali breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Khali moves into range and clinches up with Miller.
Khali breaks the clinch.
Khali avoids the head kick by Miller.
Khali gets a clinch.
Khali manages to break the clinch.
Khali takes the fight into the clinch.
Khali pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Khali has managed to clinch.
Khali breaks from the clinch.
Khali forces Miller back against the ropes and clinches.
Khali pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brij Khali dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Khali gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Khali breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Khali rushes Miller and presses him up against the ropes.
Khali escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Khali moves into range and clinches up with Miller.
Khali's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Khali closes the distance and clinches.
Khali pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Khali clinches.
Brij Khali has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Khali breaks from the clinch.
Khali moves into the clinch.
Khali is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Miller can do to turn this around?
Khali pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Khali breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khali moves into the clinch.
Miller is breathing heavily.
Khali breaks the clinch.
Miller tries to keep at a distance but Khali has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khali pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Khali fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Miller, pushing him back against the ropes.
Khali pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Khali closes the distance and pushes Miller back into the ropes.
Khali escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Miller throws a head kick but Khali moves out of range.
Khali has Miller up against the ropes in a clinch.
Khali manages to break the clinch.
Khali moves into the clinch successfully.
Khali's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Khali has managed to clinch.
Miller taking a breather.
Miller wants to take the fight to the mat but Khali manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Khali pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khali rushes Miller and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Khali escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khali closes the distance and clinches.
Khali pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Khali fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Miller, pushing him back against the ropes.
Khali pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Khali has managed to clinch.
Khali breaks from the clinch.
Khali gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Khali breaks the clinch.
Khali gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Khali breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Khali gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Khali breaks the clinch.
Khali rushes Miller and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Khali's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Khali moves into the clinch successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khali breaks from the clinch.
Miller wants to clinch up but Khali keeps it at a distance.
Miller tries to keep at a distance but Khali has taken the fight into the clinch.
Khali breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Miller is looking to clinch.
Khali clinches with his opponent.
Khali breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Khali breaks from the clinch.
Miller looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Khali is fending him off so far but Miller persists. Nope, Khali circles away and we're back to standing.
Khali seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Khali gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Khali manages to break the clinch.
Khali drives through and clinches with Miller against the ropes.
Khali breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khali clinches.
Khali pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khali darts in and clinches Miller up against the ropes.
Khali pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Miller tries to keep at a distance but Khali has taken the fight into the clinch.
Khali breaks from the clinch.
Miller shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Khali sprawls well. Khali wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Miller gets slowly back to his feet.
Brij Khali has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kane Miller.
Khali gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Khali breaks from the clinch.
Brij Khali is winning the standup battle so far.
Khali moves into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Khali's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Khali rushes Miller and presses him up against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brij Khali dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Khali clinches up against the ropes.
Khali's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Miller gets tackled into the ropes by Khali. Khali maintains the clinch.
Khali blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Khali breaks the clinch.
Khali gets a clinch.
Khali breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Khali rushes Miller and presses him up against the ropes.
Khali breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Khali closes the distance and clinches.
Khali breaks from the clinch.
Miller is looking to clinch but Khali is avoiding it.
Khali has taken the fight to the clinch.
Miller takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Khali escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Khali darts in and clinches Miller up against the ropes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khali breaks from the clinch.
Miller tries to keep at a distance but Khali has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khali gets underhooks to prevent Miller's takedown attempt.
Khali escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Khali moves into range and clinches up with Miller.
Khali manages to break the clinch.
Khali closes the distance and pushes Miller back into the ropes.
Khali escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Miller tries to keep at a distance but Khali has taken the fight into the clinch.
Khali breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Khali escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Khali darts in and clinches Miller up against the ropes.
Khali pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Khali gets a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khali breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Khali pushes Miller up against the ropes in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khali pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Khali gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Khali's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Khali fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Miller, pushing him back against the ropes.
Khali breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Khali has taken the fight to the clinch.
Khali's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Khali fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Miller, pushing him back against the ropes.
Khali breaks from the clinch.
Khali moves into the clinch.
Khali breaks the clinch.
Khali instigates a clinch.
Khali's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Khali has managed to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khali breaks from the clinch.
Khali fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Miller, pushing him back against the ropes.
Khali breaks the clinch.
Khali closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Khali's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Khali clinches up with Miller and pushes him back against the ropes.
Khali breaks from the clinch.
Kane Miller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Khali forces Miller back against the ropes and clinches.
Khali breaks the clinch.
Khali moves into the clinch.
Miller jumps guard and drags Khali to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Khali decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Miller, up you get!
Miller misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Khali takes the fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khali breaks from the clinch.
Khali clinches with his opponent.
Khali breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Khali moves into the clinch.
Khali breaks the clinch.
Khali clinches.
Khali manages to break the clinch.
Khali closes the distance and clinches.
Khali breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brij Khali is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Khali clinches with his opponent.
Khali pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Khali pushes Miller up against the ropes in a clinch.
Khali breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Miller throws a head kick that misses.
Khali clinches up with Miller and pushes him back against the ropes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brij Khali showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Khali, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:24
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:24
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brij Khali!
Brij Khali took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Glad I Won'.
The defeated Kane Miller had this to say: 'Don't Worries Homie Im Gonna Win The Next Fight No Doubt '.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alexei Erschov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Zarco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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180 lbs
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180 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 17 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexei Erschov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Antonio Zarco!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zarco jabs at Erschov's body.
Erschov tries for a takedown but Zarco circles away easily
and Zarco counters by clinching up.
Zarco lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Alexei Erschov has been cut.
Zarco lands a nice knee to the body.
A body shot lands from Zarco.
Zarco lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Erschov is trying to drag Zarco to the mat but Zarco just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Erschov drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexei Erschov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Erschov is breathing heavily.
Zarco dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
A knee to the head by Zarco.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zarco working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Zarco prevents the takedown attempt.
Zarco lands a left hand that snaps the head of Erschov backwards.
Zarco lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Erschov tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Erschov could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Good body shot from Zarco.
Zarco lands a body shot.
Zarco has Erschov pressed against the ropes, preventing Erschov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Zarco landing knees to the head.
Zarco with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Erschov drops down looking for an ankle pick but Zarco pulls his leg out and moves away.
Erschov gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Zarco gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Antonio Zarco!
Antonio Zarco decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Andrzej Rostowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Bailey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rostowski comes into the arena with VITER - Marichka blaring out of the sound system. Andrzej Rostowski has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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137 lbs
21 - 24 - 0 |
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22
144 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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Good kicks
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andrzej Rostowski!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alex Bailey!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Fujiwara and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rostowski with a poor takedown
and Bailey counters with a nice uppercut.
We've been hearing reports that Rostowski has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rostowski.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rostowski.
Bailey gets caught napping as Rostowski dives in and scores a takedown. Bailey manages to retain guard.
Rostowski drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Bailey manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Rostowski has Bailey in his guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rostowski is on top in 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.
Rostowski working some strikes from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rostowski lands a couple of decent looking shots.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rostowski accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rostowski in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bailey is controlling Rostowski's posture.
Bailey looking for a sweep. Not yet Bailey, not yet.
Rostowski lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Bailey manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rostowski manages to get himself to full guard.
Rostowski is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Rostowski sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bailey defending well though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Rostowski connects with a nice short shot to Bailey's temple.
Bailey is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and Rostowski has latched onto it... Big trouble! Rostowski pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it Bailey is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from Rostowski!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Andrzej Rostowski!
Andrzej Rostowski is the new bantamweight champion!
Andrzej Rostowski decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Quentyn Martell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Enrique Molito (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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153 lbs
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148 lbs
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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
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Quentyn Martell!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Enrique Molito!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Ren Mimura and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martell throws an off balance right hand
and Molito connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Martell looks to throw the jab but Molito is out of range.
Molito has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Martell is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Molito scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Martell doesn't seem bothered though.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Molito checks a leg kick.
Molito looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Martell misses with an uppercut. Molito saw that one coming.
Martell backing away here, and Molito unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Martell lands a jab.
Molito throws a shot from downtown. Martell moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martell throws a body shot but no joy.
Molito keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Martell.
Martell tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Martell darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Martell tries to land a front kick but Molito steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Molito throws a jab when Martell was well out of range.
Martell scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Molito doesn't seem bothered though.
Martell does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Martell backing away here, and Molito unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Martell looks for the body kick but Molito saw that one coming.
Martell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Molito moves away.
Molito throws an off balance right hand
and Martell counters with a low kick, right behind Molito 's knee.
Martell scores with a push kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martell lands a nice leg kick that just misses Molito's sensitive parts.
Martell misses with a leg kick
letting Molito counter with a right hand.
It looks like Quentyn Martell has been cut.
Martell throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Martell lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Martell misses with a jab to the body
and Molito counters with a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A telegraphed right hand from Martell misses the target.
Molito is looking for the big counter here.
Martell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Molito manages to avoid it.
Martell walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Martell throws a hook but Molito blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Molito tests Martell's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Martell scores with a decent looking hook.
Martell wants to land a leg kick but Molito is out of range.
Molito is looking for the big counter here.
Martell throws a nice outside leg kick.
Molito uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Martell.
A chopping leg kick lands by Martell.
Molito avoids the body shot from Martell.
Molito tries a quick counter leg kick but Martell is wise to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martell looks to throw the jab but Molito is out of range.
Martell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Molito.
Martell feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Molito takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Martell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Martell throws a leg kick that is checked
and Molito connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Martell misses with a body shot
and Martell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Molito lands with an uppercut that bounces Martell off the ropes and back into range.
Molito takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Martell scoring well with a low kick there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Quentyn Martell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Quentyn Martell's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Martell throws a leg kick
and Molito counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Molito scores with a jab to the head.
Martell is rocked!
Martell has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Martell misses with a hook.
Martell misses with a hook. Molito ducked under it nicely.
Molito feints a counter leg kick.
Martell connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Martell misses with a shot to the body
and Molito cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Martell throws a shot from downtown. Molito moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Molito lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A head kick misses from Molito.
Quentyn Martell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martell throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martell throws a jab but it's blocked by Molito.
A nice side step and Molito releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Martell throws an overhand right that lands on Molito's shoulder, as Molito tries to avoid the shot.
Nice shot lands for Martell.
Molito takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Martell throws a leg kick which misses Molito's front leg but catches the back leg as Molito tries to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Martell. Molito does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little jabbing left from Molito on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Martell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Molito is looking for the big counter here.
A big right from Molito misses.
Quentyn Martell is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martell throws a low kick, looking for Molito's leg but Molito calmly moves out of range.
Molito looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
A low kick from Martell misses
and Molito counters with a nice uppercut.
That kick from Martell tenderised Molito's leg. Molito is trying to keep his angry face on.
Martell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Martell takes a swing at Molito's ribcage but misses.
Martell takes a swing at Molito's ribcage but misses.
Good work by Molito as he checks the leg kick.
Martell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Martell misses with a hook
and Molito counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Molito moves away from the strike by Martell.
Martell swings widly with a right hand
and Molito counters with a straight right hand.
Molito lands a really nice looking cross but Martell seems unphased.
Oh Martell is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Quentyn Martell's cut is getting worse.
Molito pounces like a tiger and cracks Martell with a vicious hook! Martell is down but not out! Molito follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Enrique Molito! Enrique Molito retains his featherweight title!
A very excited looking Enrique Molito rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joey Rodinerio Bravo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cristiano Nascimento (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bravo comes to the ring accompanied by Damian Marley - Confrontation. Nascimento has chosen Symptom of The Universe (1975) as his entrance music. Cristiano Nascimento has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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44
185 lbs
30 - 23 - 1 |
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38
222 lbs
33 - 17 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Joey Rodinerio Bravo !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cristiano Nascimento!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Sano and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bravo is defended easily by Nascimento.
Bravo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Nascimento swivels and escapes.
Bravo shoots in for a takedown but Nascimento shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joey Rodinerio Bravo . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nascimento pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bravo half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Bravo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nascimento attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nascimento scores with a leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Nascimento. Beautiful body shot.
Bravo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Nascimento paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nascimento bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bravo moves out of range of the strikes.
Nascimento has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Nascimento goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bravo attempts a counter takedown but Nascimento avoids it well and moves away.
Bravo moves into range and clinches up with Nascimento.
Bravo tries to pull guard but Nascimento forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
Bravo blocks the elbow strike.
Nascimento is pressed up against the ropes. Bravo has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Nascimento down to the mat. Nascimento avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bravo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nascimento throws a leg kick
and Bravo counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Nascimento!
Nascimento tries to improve position but can't.
Nascimento sneaks back into half guard.
Bravo is pressing down on Nascimento's thigh, looking to free his foot. Nascimento is holding on for now.
Bravo seems to be working for a kimura but Nascimento defends the submission attempt.
Bravo is just content to waste time from the top position. Nascimento takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Nascimento keeping moving, preventing Bravo from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nascimento is trying to control the position but Bravo postures up.
Nascimento keeping moving, preventing Bravo from controlling successfully.
Bravo tries to free his leg and advance position but Nascimento is retaining full guard.
Bravo slips nicely into half guard.
Bravo wants to pass to mount but Nascimento is defending the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bravo is stalling here. Nascimento is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Bravo seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Nascimento has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Bravo is trying to get back to half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Nascimento stands up.
Bravo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bravo has closed the distance and engaged Nascimento in a clinch.
Bravo tries to pull guard but Nascimento forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
Bravo successfully pulls guard.
Bravo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bravo wants to sweep but no luck.
Bravo wants to control but Nascimento passes easily into half guard.
Bravo trying to hold on to Nascimento's head to control him but Nascimento postures up.
Nascimento sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bravo is looking for a sweep. Nascimento is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cristiano Nascimento dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bravo with a poor takedown
and Nascimento counters with a left and a right that stings Bravo .
Nascimento rushes Bravo and presses him up against the ropes.
Nascimento looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bravo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bravo tries to score a body lock takedown but Nascimento shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joey Rodinerio Bravo . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nascimento throws an elbow that misses.
Bravo dodges an elbow strike from Nascimento.
Bravo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Nascimento just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Bravo being controlled against the ropes.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Nascimento just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bravo 's brow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bravo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Nascimento just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Bravo avoids the elbow strike from Nascimento, against the ropes.
Bravo is trying to pull guard but Nascimento turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Bravo blocks an elbow strike from Nascimento.
Nascimento creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bravo blocks an elbow strike from Nascimento.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Nascimento throws an elbow but misses.
Bravo jumps guard but Nascimento stands there with Bravo around his waist. Bravo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bravo tries for a takedown but Nascimento manages to get underhooks.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Nascimento throws an elbow but misses.
Bravo is trying to pull guard but Nascimento turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Bravo is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Nascimento is defending well.
Bravo goes for a takedown attempt but Nascimento pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Nascimento cracks Bravo with an open hand slap.
It looks like Joey Rodinerio Bravo has been cut.
Nice sprawl there from Nascimento as Bravo shoots in.
Bravo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Nascimento is fending him off so far but Bravo persists. Nope, Nascimento circles away and we're back to standing.
Nascimento clinches up with Bravo and pushes him back against the ropes.
Nascimento breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bravo misses with a takedown attempt - Nascimento sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bravo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bravo closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Nascimento's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nascimento lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Nascimento must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Nascimento is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Bravo looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Nascimento passes into half guard.
Bravo is looking for a sweep. Nascimento is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nascimento has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nascimento trying to control from half guard but Bravo is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bravo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bravo actively working from the bottom here.
Bravo tries to roll over but Nascimento keeps him under control.
Nascimento tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Nascimento not doing much here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bravo wants to sweep but Nascimento has passed to side control!
Bravo is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bravo struggling a bit here.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Nascimento fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bravo manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cristiano Nascimento showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Joey Rodinerio Bravo 's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bravo tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Nascimento defends well and Bravo ends up having to push Nascimento into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Bravo drives through with a takedown into guard.
Nascimento is trying to keep Bravo in close.
Nascimento is pulling down on Bravo 's head to control his posture.
Bravo advances position into side control!
Bravo tries to advance to mount but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nascimento is not content to let Bravo control the position.
Bravo has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Nascimento!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bravo controlling from the full mount.
Nascimento squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Bravo goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Nascimento turns into him and now he's in Bravo 's guard.
Nascimento showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Bravo is looking for a triangle here but Nascimento uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Nascimento trying to control the position but Bravo is working away.
Bravo is trying to get back to half guard.
Nascimento wants to control but Bravo is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bravo is looking for a sweep.
Bravo is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Nascimento's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Nascimento seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Bravo with the active half guard here but Nascimento passes nicely into side control.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Nascimento throws a sloppy head kick and Bravo moves out of range easily.
Nascimento throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nascimento wants to slow Bravo down by chopping away at his legs.
A bone on bone clash there as Bravo blocks the leg kick.
Bravo misses with a takedown attempt - Nascimento sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nascimento feints and then cracks Bravo 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bravo down.
Nascimento lands a jab to the nose.
Nascimento throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
No luck for Bravo with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joey Rodinerio Bravo . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bravo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nascimento fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nascimento pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bravo is out of range and Nascimento settles back down.
Bravo moves out of range of the body kick.
Nascimento misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cristiano Nascimento really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joey Rodinerio Bravo 's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nascimento lands with an uppercut that bounces Bravo off the ropes and back into range.
Nice sprawl there from Nascimento as Bravo shoots in.
Bravo dives in for a single leg takedown but Nascimento sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
Nascimento gets a clinch.
Bravo jumps guard but Nascimento turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joey Rodinerio Bravo . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bravo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bravo tries to pull guard but Nascimento forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
Nascimento lands a body punch.
Nascimento throws an elbow but it misses.
Bravo looking for a takedown.
Nascimento throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nascimento lands a body punch.
Bravo blocks an elbow strike.
Nascimento looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nascimento looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nascimento tries to work over Bravo 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Nascimento stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bravo jumps guard but Nascimento turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Nascimento misses with an elbow over the top.
Bravo jumps guard but Nascimento turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Bravo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Nascimento lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Good body shot from Nascimento.
Nascimento stalling in the clinch but Bravo improves position.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Nascimento throws an elbow but misses.
Bravo avoids the elbow strike from Nascimento, against the ropes.
Cristiano Nascimento seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nascimento trying to land knees to the body.
Nascimento trying to land knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Nascimento throws an elbow but misses.
Nascimento gets underhooks to prevent Bravo 's takedown attempt.
Nascimento is leaning against Bravo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nascimento is defending well against a takedown attempt.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Nascimento just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bravo 's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bravo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nascimento waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bravo .
A kick lands to the mid section there for Nascimento.
Nascimento bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Bravo checks a leg kick.
Nascimento throws a push kick but Bravo slaps the foot to one side.
Bravo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nascimento throws out the jab.
A big right from Nascimento misses.
Bravo forces Nascimento back against the ropes and clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Nascimento just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bravo 's brow.
Nascimento is stalling here.
Nascimento missing with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Nascimento.
Bravo avoiding damage as Nascimento throws knees to the body.
Bravo avoiding damage as Nascimento throws knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nascimento misses with an elbow strike.
Nascimento avoiding damage.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Nascimento just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bravo 's brow.
Nascimento is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bravo is keeping busy.
Bravo blocks an elbow strike from Nascimento.
Nascimento breaks the clinch.
Bravo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Nascimento but Nascimento pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nascimento stuffs the takedown.
A combination from Nascimento does no damage.
Both fighters circling a little - Nascimento finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Bravo misses with a takedown attempt - Nascimento sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bravo shoots in but Nascimento avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nascimento throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nascimento lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Bravo moves into the clinch.
Bravo pulls guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bravo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Nascimento is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Bravo is looking for a triangle but Nascimento pushes his legs off easily.
Nascimento trying to control but Bravo is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cristiano Nascimento dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Joey Rodinerio Bravo 's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Nascimento misses with a kick to the body.
Bravo steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Nascimento. That one must have hurt.
Nascimento misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bravo tries to counter with a takedown but Nascimento is quick to defend against it.
Bravo is looking to clinch but Nascimento is avoiding it.
Bravo shoots and misses
and Nascimento counters with a head kick that drops Bravo to the mat! Bravo scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Bravo is rocked!
Bravo drops his hands momentarily and Nascimento needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Bravo just on the top of the head. Bravo drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Bravo - he's done!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 5, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Cristiano Nascimento! Cristiano Nascimento retains his light heavyweight title!
In his post fight interview, Cristiano Nascimento started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
In defeat, Joey Rodinerio Bravo stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'm sure he applied WD-40 to his body, so i couldn't get a hold of him!'.
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