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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Damian Allistair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maximiliano Meridius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Meridius is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Turn Down for What . There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Solid boxing
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Damian Allistair!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Maximiliano Meridius!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Leandro Rodrigues and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Allistair throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Meridius dodges the punch combination from Allistair.
Allistair misses with a series of wild punches.
Allistair misses with a two punch combination.
Meridius dodges the punch combination from Allistair.
Meridius wants to counter the offense by Allistair and move into the clinch position.
Meridius shoots in looking for a takedown but Allistair manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Meridius's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Allistair fails to land with a series of punches.
Allistair connects with a nice looking jab.
Damian Allistair seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Allistair misses with a hook
and Meridius counters with a left and a right that stings Allistair.
Allistair throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Meridius counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allistair throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Meridius counters by clinching up.
Allistair breaks the clinch.
Allistair connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Allistair throws a series of punches but Meridius avoids them all with ease.
Allistair sets himself, and Meridius steps forward looking for the clinch! Allistair avoids it this time.
Allistair gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Meridius.
Allistair throws a right hand that Meridius ducks under and follows up with a left that Meridius also avoids with ease.
Allistair throws a combination that misses
and Meridius counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A jab from Meridius finds it's way through Allistair's defenses.
Meridius clinches with his opponent.
Meridius works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Allistair drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Meridius gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Allistair is breathing heavily.
Meridius manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allistair escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Allistair throws a combination that misses
and Meridius counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Allistair has Meridius pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Meridius manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Meridius content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Meridius slows down the pace here.
Meridius scores with a nice hook to the head.
Allistair drops down looking for an ankle pick but Meridius pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Damian Allistair. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Meridius scores with a nice head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meridius looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nice shot lands for Meridius.
Allistair is rocked!
Allistair throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Meridius counters by clinching up.
Oh Allistair is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Meridius working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Meridius fails to land.
Allistair seems to have got his legs back now.
Meridius lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Allistair backwards.
Meridius scoops up Allistair onto his shoulder and slams him to the mat! Oh, Allistair is hurt! Meridius smells blood and finishes the fight with a barage of punches! A highlight reel finish there for Meridius!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Slam). Maximiliano Meridius!
Our winner, Maximiliano Meridius, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Robert Singer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maximus Meridius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maximus Meridius is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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200 lbs
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200 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Robert Singer!
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, Maximus Meridius!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Emerson Jorge and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meridius fails with the takedown
and Singer counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Singer explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Meridius shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Singer's guard.
Meridius scoring with some ground and pound.
Meridius working some strikes from top position.
Meridius postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Meridius connects with a couple of short punches.
Singer knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Meridius on the ground.
Singer controls Meridius momentarily but Meridius frees himself.
Meridius missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Singer preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Meridius landing with the ground and pound.
Meridius passes Singer's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Singer actively working from the bottom here.
Singer keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Meridius looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Singer throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Nice strikes from Meridius there.
Singer on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Meridius passes the guard and advances to mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Meridius trying to control but Singer is having none of it.
Singer tries to hold on but Meridius pushes him away.
We've been hearing good reports from Singer's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meridius landing punches.
Meridius lands a heavy elbow.
Meridius raining down hammerfists from mount.
Meridius with a couple of short strikes.
Singer tries to hold on but Meridius pushes him away.
Meridius with the ground and pound from mount.
My spies in Animal House inform me that Meridius has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Meridius raining down shots from the mount!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Meridius pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Singer is rocked!
Meridius pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Oh Singer is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Singer takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Meridius's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Maximus Meridius!
In his post fight interview, Maximus Meridius gave a big smile as he said 'Are you entertained? Are you not entertained?!?!?'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Diego Dias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson Silva has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 lbs
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Diego Dias!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anderson Silva!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Edson Gomes and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dias dives in and scores a takedown into Silva's guard.
Silva working for a triangle but Dias defends it easily.
Dias's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Dias is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Silva controls Dias momentarily but Dias frees himself.
Our spies down at at Animal House inform us that Silva has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Dias slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Dias stands and steps away. Silva gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Silva misses with a hook. Dias ducked under it nicely.
Silva scores with the left hand. Dias knows he should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left lands for Silva.
Nice straight punches there by Silva. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Silva.
Silva throws a shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Dias.
Dias seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Dias bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Silva can't do much from the bottom here.
Dias controls the position.
Dias will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Dias working away.
Dias taking a breather here.
Silva tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dias stands up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva cracks the inside of Dias's front leg.
Silva connects with a nice looking jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva looks to land a combination but Dias avoids it well.
Dias is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Silva takes a swing at Dias's ribcage but misses.
Silva defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dias.
Silva cracks Dias with a good jab.
Nice jab there from Silva.
Dias drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dias is rocked!
Sloppy strikes from Silva. Those never looked like landing.
Dias shoots in for a takedown but Silva shows good takedown defense.
Dias takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Oh Dias is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dias closes this distance looking for a takedown but Silva circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Silva! But no joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diego Dias. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dias shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Silva feints a counter leg kick.
Dias seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dias is breathing heavily.
Dias is sent reeling backwards by a solid uppercut. He barely regains his balance and Silva moves in for the kill throwing a continuous barrage of punches that force the ref to step in.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anderson Silva!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Billy Dean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dieter Schmidt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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162 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Excellent MT
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Billy Dean !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dieter Schmidt!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Paulo Santos and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schmidt lands a nice looking body kick.
Schmidt buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Schmidt chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A big head kick from Schmidt and Dean is sent sprawling to the canvas!
Dean is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schmidt stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dean swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Oh Dean is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dean is trying to control the position but Schmidt postures up.
Schmidt controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Dean seems to have got his legs back now.
Schmidt stands up and waves to Dean to follow him.
Dean misses with a few strikes there.
Schmidt connects with a solid leg kick.
Schmidt lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Schmidt lands with a thumping leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Schmidt.
Dieter Schmidt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schmidt throws a leg kick which misses Dean 's front leg but catches the back leg as Dean tries to avoid it.
Dean tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dean ducks straight into an uppercut from Schmidt and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Dean manages to regain guard straight away.
Schmidt stands up and waves to Dean to follow him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmidt connects with a solid leg kick.
Dean shoots in but no luck this time.
Dean has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Schmidt.
Dean is breathing heavily.
Crunch! Schmidt slams his shin into Dean 's torso.
Schmidt scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Schmidt throws a powerful right kick. Dean tried to block low but the kick was high! Dean was taken right off of his feet! Schmidt jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Dieter Schmidt!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matt Lewsk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grzegorz Rundowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rundowski has chosen A$AP Rocky - Goldie as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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203 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matt Lewsk!
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, Grzegorz Rundowski!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Matheus Silva and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rundowski lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Matt Lewsk has been cut.
Lewsk looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Rundowski throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lewsk takes one to the side of the head.
Rundowski lands a nice shot to the body.
Rundowski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lewsk throws out the jab.
Rundowski scores with a shot to the body.
Rundowski decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rundowski controlling the action here.
Rundowski lands strikes from half guard.
Rundowski works his foot free and advances to mount.
Rundowski controlling from mount.
Rundowski pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Lewsk is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rundowski tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Rundowski looking to control but Lewsk is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Rundowski with good strikes from the mount here!
Oh Lewsk is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rundowski loads up with a big shot that hurts Lewsk! He's pulled Rundowski in close but Rundowski has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Lewsk survive? More strikes from Rundowski and Lewsk is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Grzegorz Rundowski!
In his post fight interview, Grzegorz Rundowski started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ante Pavelic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edison Arantes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Edison Arantes has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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235 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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ante Pavelic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Edison Arantes!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Seu Braga and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A leg kick checked by Pavelic.
Arantes changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Pavelic tries to avoid it but Arantes manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Pavelic to the ground. Pavelic escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Pavelic takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Arantes misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Pavelic feints a jab promting Arantes to slip. Pavelic then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Arantes slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Arantes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pavelic rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Arantes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Arantes fails with a takedown attempt.
Ante Pavelic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edison Arantes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arantes slips a jab and a cross from Pavelic.
Pavelic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pavelic feints a jab promting Arantes to slip. Pavelic then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Arantes slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pavelic throws the left hand but Arantes avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arantes goes for a double leg but Pavelic avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Pavelic continues to drive forward.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Arantes.
Pavelic scores with a leg kick.
Arantes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pavelic was well out of range. Poor timing from Arantes.
Arantes is trying hard to land a takedown here. Pavelic sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Arantes misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Pavelic tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Arantes manages to circle out of the way.
Ante Pavelic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pavelic closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Pavelic taking a break here but Arantes is having none of it and regains half guard.
Pavelic throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Arantes to regain full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pavelic trying to stand up but can't free himself from Arantes's guard.
Pavelic scoring with punches to the head and body.
Pavelic working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pavelic accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Arantes avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pavelic throws a strike but Arantes rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Arantes showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pavelic looking to hit a scissor sweep but Arantes is one step ahead there.
Pavelic is looking to stand up but Arantes isn't so interested in that idea.
Pavelic 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 four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Arantes looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Pavelic wants to stand and escape but Arantes is having none of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pavelic trying to control the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Pavelic lands with a nice combination. Arantes backs away looking to recover.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ante Pavelic dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Arantes lands a right hook to the body.
Pavelic throws a looping overhand right but Arantes ducks down to avoid it.
Arantes throws a chopping leg kick but Pavelic manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Arantes fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
We've been told by Pavelic's head coaches at Soul Supremacy Rio that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Pavelic!
Arantes dodges the punch combination from Pavelic.
Arantes throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arantes throws a low kick but it's checked well by Pavelic.
Pavelic misses with a left hand
and Arantes counters with a nice uppercut.
Arantes misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Pavelic rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Arantes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ante Pavelic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pavelic manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Arantes on his heels. He'll look to pass Arantes's guard now, I'm sure.
Arantes seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Pavelic looking to sit in guard and control but Arantes gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Arantes is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Pavelic wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pavelic working a defensive guard here.
Pavelic on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Pavelic tries to get out of the position.
Pavelic wants to stand but Arantes is controlling the position.
Arantes content to stall in guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Arantes fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ante Pavelic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edison Arantes.
Arantes throws a leg kick but Pavelic sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Arantes shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pavelic pinned against the cage. Pavelic gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Arantes has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pavelic finds it's way round the side to connect with Arantes's head.
Ante Pavelic is winning the standup battle so far.
Pavelic dives in and scores a takedown into Arantes's guard.
Pavelic throws a strike but Arantes rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Arantes engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Pavelic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Arantes can do to turn this around?
Arantes stopping the sweep attempt from Pavelic.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ante Pavelic dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Pavelic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Arantes.
Pavelic stuffs the takedown attempt from Arantes. Arantes gets slowly back to his feet.
Pavelic shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Pavelic was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
An elbow from Pavelic crashes against the mat.
Pavelic taking a break here but Arantes is having none of it and regains half guard.
Pavelic misses with a head shot. Arantes uses the momentum to regain guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pavelic throws a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pavelic trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pavelic accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pavelic trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pavelic loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Pavelic postures up in Arantes's guard and throws a big left but Arantes blocks it.
Pavelic trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Arantes is pulling down on Pavelic's head to control his posture.
Let's hope that Arantes has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Pavelic has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Pavelic throws an elbow that misses. Arantes uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Pavelic's guard. Nice move by Arantes!
Edison Arantes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pavelic is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Pavelic not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Arantes content to stall in guard here.
Arantes postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arantes fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Pavelic is out of range.
Arantes throws a solid leg kick but Pavelic takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Arantes.
Arantes shoots in for a takedown but Pavelic shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Pavelic is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Arantes.
Pavelic keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ante Pavelic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edison Arantes.
Pavelic moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pavelic shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Arantes napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pavelic with the ground and pound but Arantes regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Pavelic throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pavelic with the ground and pound but Arantes uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Pavelic throws an elbow that misses. Arantes uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Pavelic's guard. Nice move by Arantes!
Arantes controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Arantes is continuing to stall.
Ante Pavelic is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ante Pavelic overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pavelic has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Arantes off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ante Pavelic showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pavelic 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ante Pavelic!
Post fight, Ante Pavelic stared into the camera and said 'ZA DOM SPREMNI'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Mouse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mairbek Taisumov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mouse's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Mickey Mouse clubhouse. Taisumov has chosen Castle in the snow as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Mairbek Taisumov acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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213 lbs
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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
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mickey Mouse!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mairbek Taisumov!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Thiago Cunha and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taisumov tries to clinch there but Mouse circles away.
Mouse looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Taisumov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mouse falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mouse takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Taisumov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mouse is looking to counter punch.
Taisumov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Taisumov wants to clinch.
As Taisumov looks to move away, Mouse throws a big counter combo but Taisumov just gets out of the way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mouse lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Taisumov closes the distance and pushes Mouse back into the cage.
Mouse avoids the elbow strike from Taisumov, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mouse working hard to break the clinch.
Taisumov misses with the head strike.
Mouse blocks an elbow strike.
Taisumov misses with some punches.
Taisumov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mouse backwards.
Taisumov misses with a knee strike.
Taisumov throws a punch but it's blocked by Mouse.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Taisumov just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mouse's brow.
Taisumov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mouse's efforts to push away.
Mouse blocking some punches.
Mouse blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Taisumov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Taisumov slowing the pace effectively.
A nice left hand lands by Taisumov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taisumov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mouse is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Taisumov keeps control of Mouse as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Taisumov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mouse backwards.
Mouse can't break the clinch.
Taisumov lands with a left to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Taisumov misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Taisumov.
Taisumov throws a head punch that misses.
Taisumov scores with a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by Taisumov.
Taisumov scores with a shot to the side of Mouse's head.
Taisumov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Taisumov throws a head punch that misses.
Taisumov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taisumov is stalling here.
Taisumov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Taisumov gets through Mouse's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mouse blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mouse has had enough of the clinch but Taisumov keeps him there for the moment.
Taisumov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Taisumov lands a left hand.
Taisumov working aggressively here.
Taisumov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Taisumov digs a right hand underneath Mouse's ribcage. Mouse let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Mouse is breathing heavily.
Taisumov gets through Mouse's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Taisumov scores with a shot to the side of Mouse's head.
Taisumov gets through Mouse's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right from Taisumov.
Mouse is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taisumov throws a big uppercut that drops Mouse! More strikes from Taisumov and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Mouse lies dazed against the cage as Taisumov celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mairbek Taisumov!
Mairbek Taisumov is the new light heavyweight champion!
An out of breath Mairbek Taisumov thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Mickey Mouse was interviewed post fight and said 'Mickey loves you all!'.
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