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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rex Ruger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gregory Simmons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rex Ruger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gregory Simmons!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Thiago Cunha and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simmons stuffs the takedown attempt from Ruger. Ruger gets slowly back to his feet.
Ruger shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Ruger won't allow Simmons to get back to his feet.
Ruger throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Simmons works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Simmons trying to control the position here.
Ruger connects with a couple of short punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Simmons wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Ruger is now in half guard.
Simmons controlling the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruger working the head and body with strikes.
Simmons is staying active underneath Ruger, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Simmons is positioning himself well to prevent Ruger advancing to mount.
Simmons looking for submissions off his back.
Ruger is trying to control. Simmons wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ruger prevents Simmons from standing back up.
Simmons on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Simmons wants to get back to full guard.
Simmons has his hands clasped together around Ruger's back. He's all about the action.
Ruger is looking to take a break and control but Simmons is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ruger takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ruger takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Simmons wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruger working Simmons over with strikes.
Simmons is looking for a sweep. Ruger is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ruger passes into side control, despite Simmons's attempt to control the position.
Simmons is trying to improve his position.
Ruger working the body and head with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Simmons can't do much from the bottom here.
Simmons is trying to get back to half guard.
Simmons tries to escape but Ruger is in control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simmons is trying to control Ruger's posture but Ruger avoids it.
Simmons takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Ruger cracks Simmons with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Ruger landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Ruger working the ground and pound.
Simmons takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Simmons is trying to improve his position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Simmons can do anything to dispel that myth.
Simmons takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rex Ruger dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ruger tries to score a power double leg takedown but Simmons sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ruger somewhat.
Ruger avoids the body shot from Simmons.
Rex Ruger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ruger closes this distance looking for a takedown but Simmons circles away.
Simmons drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Simmons wants to stand but Ruger has his arm trapped.
Ruger manages to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruger moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Simmons not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Ruger is controlling Simmons's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruger is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Simmons trying to control the position from guard on top but Ruger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Simmons slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Ruger gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Simmons trying to pass the guard but Ruger defending well.
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.
Simmons seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Ruger moves into full guard.
Ruger is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Simmons can do to turn this around?
Simmons looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Ruger pulls Simmons in to control the position.
Ruger wants to stand and escape but Simmons is having none of it.
Simmons wanted to stand there but Ruger had control of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simmons won't allow Ruger to sweep him here.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Ruger drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Ruger working away.
The strikes coming from Ruger are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Ruger connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Simmons some visible discomfort.
Ruger in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Simmons wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Simmons tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simmons is pushing Ruger's head away, looking to escape. Ruger manages to hold on to the position though.
Simmons is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Ruger's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
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. Ruger connects with a nice short shot to Simmons's temple.
Simmons is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ruger scores with a couple of nice shots.
Simmons actively working from the bottom here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ruger is nestled in close to Simmons, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Simmons trying to control but Ruger postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rex Ruger dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Ruger shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Simmons defends it nicely.
Ruger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Simmons.
Ruger feinted with a counter takedown.
Simmons closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Ruger works his way to full guard. Good work.
Ruger isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Simmons stacks Ruger on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Simmons!
Simmons is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Ruger is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruger throws Simmons to one side and escapes!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simmons misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ruger shoots in for a double leg but Simmons sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ruger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ruger is looking to land body kicks.
Ruger misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rex Ruger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ruger shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Simmons but Simmons pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ruger throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Simmons misses with a low kick.
Gregory Simmons is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Simmons scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Ruger is defending against the submission attempts here by Simmons.
Ruger makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Ruger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruger manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Simmons manages to get himself to full guard.
Simmons looking to control but Ruger passes into half guard.
Simmons keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Simmons is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simmons taking some punishment here, with Ruger in his half guard.
Ruger moves nicely into side control.
Simmons is working to avoid the ground and pound but Ruger connects with a decent elbow.
Ruger is chipping away with strikes.
Simmons regains half guard.
Ruger trying to mount his opponent but Simmons defends it.
Simmons pushes Ruger off looking to stand but Ruger dives back in and keeps control.
Simmons gets full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruger postures up in Simmons's guard and throws a big left but Simmons blocks it.
Simmons utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Simmons wants to sweep here but Ruger controlling him for the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ruger accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ruger connects with a couple of short punches.
Ruger throwing strikes from guard but Simmons blocks nicely.
Ruger content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Gregory Simmons has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ruger has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ruger throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rex Ruger showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ruger, 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rex Ruger!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Jr Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felix Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Felix Jones has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pablo Jr Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Felix Jones!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Matheus Silva and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones misses with a double jab.
Silva is looking to score with low kicks.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Silva.
Jones checks a leg kick.
Silva stuffs the takedown.
Silva tries to clinch but Jones moves out of range.
Jones misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Silva slaps away a takedown attempt from Jones, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Pablo Jr Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Felix Jones.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Silva.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva lands a leg kick that knocks Jones off balance momentarily.
Jones darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Jones prevents Silva from improving his position.
Jones is looking for a kimura here.
Silva is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Silva works his way to full guard. Good work.
Jones really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Silva. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jones trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jones wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jones's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Jones working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Silva is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jones is aware though and is defending well.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Jones is in close to Silva's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Jones postures up.
Silva is adopting a defensive guard.
Silva can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Jones controls the pace.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Silva looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Silva trying to keep a closed guard but Jones is proving a slippery customer.
Jones stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Silva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jones stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Silva is controlling Jones's posture.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silva keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Felix Jones dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jones fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Silva attempts a counter takedown but Jones avoids it well and moves away.
Jones looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Jones wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Silva is trying to control the position but Jones postures up.
Jones wants to stand but Silva is controlling his posture from full guard.
Jones has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva wants to sweep here but Jones controlling him for the moment.
Silva lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva passes Jones's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Silva looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones is trying to stand.
Silva keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Silva wants to pass the guard but Jones is defending well.
Silva is keen to just control but Jones is a slippery customer.
Jones tries to roll over but Silva keeps him under control.
Jones trying to control from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Jones tries to get to full guard but Silva has control of the leg.
Silva slows the pace down in half guard.
Silva is looking to advance position but Jones won't allow it.
Silva prevents Jones from improving his position.
Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jones keeps working.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Silva.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Silva won't allow Jones to sweep him here.
Silva stays in close to Jones's body and controls the position.
Silva postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Jones is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Silva, into his guard.
Jones seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Silva controlling Jones's posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Silva manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones looking for a sweep. Not yet Jones, not yet.
Jones wants to get back to his feet but Silva is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Silva stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jones swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silva slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Jr Silva dominated that second round.
That's time! Silva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Jones tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jones throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jones gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Jones is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones working a defensive guard here.
Silva wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Jones scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Jones shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Silva napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Silva tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Jones wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Silva wants to control but Jones postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is looking for a sweep.
Jones is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Silva has escaped the position, nice work there.
Silva can't do much from the bottom here.
Jones trying to control the action but Silva is working from the bottom.
Jones lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva sneaks back into half guard.
Jones is trying for a kimura here. Silva looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Jones wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Felix Jones!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eric Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sonny White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Sonny White was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eric Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sonny White!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Felipe Paraventi and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
White blocks a head kick by Brown.
White gets tackled into the cage by Brown. Brown maintains the clinch.
Brown jumps guard but White turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
White lands an elbow inside.
Brown wants to get back to striking at distance but White won't allow it.
Brown tries to pull guard but White won't allow it.
Brown wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
White gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Brown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eric Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brown jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as White walks away with a smile on his face. Brown gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Brown changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. White tries to avoid it but Brown manages to keep hold of a leg and drag White to the ground. White escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown pushes White up against the cage in a clinch.
White content to slow the pace in the clinch.
White crunches a lovely knee into Brown's ribcage.
Brown tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Brown tries for a takedown but White manages to get underhooks.
Brown is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown takes a knee to the side of the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by White.
White lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Eric Brown has been cut.
Knees in the clinch landing for White.
White lands an elbow inside that Brown shrugs off.
A nice glancing elbow lands by White.
White slowing the pace effectively.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from White.
White lands a nice knee to the body.
White lands an elbow inside that Brown shrugs off.
White lands an elbow inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
White lands a nice elbow.
Brown takes an elbow to the temple.
White lands a nice elbow.
White lands an elbow just above Brown 's eye.
Eric Brown's cut is getting worse.
White creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Brown's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White taking a breather.
White unloads a knee to the mid-section. Brown lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from White.
Knees in the clinch landing for White.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. White obliges.
White lands an elbow inside.
White lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
White working Brown over with knees to the body.
White working Brown over with knees to the body.
White is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
White lands an elbow inside.
White lands an elbow inside.
White creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Brown's defenses.
Brown takes an elbow to the temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White landing knees to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from White.
Brown takes an elbow to the temple.
Eric Brown's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
White working Brown over with knees to the body.
White is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
White stalls.
Brown is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
White lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Come on White - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
White crunches a lovely knee into Brown's ribcage.
White lands an elbow just above Brown 's eye.
Brown takes an elbow to the temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. White obliges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
White working Brown over with knees to the body.
White displaying some good clinch control by pressing Brown up against the cage.
White creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Brown's defenses.
White lands a nice elbow.
Brown is rocked!
White lands a nice knee to the body.
Oh Brown is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
White unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Brown letting White take a breather here.
White landing knees to the body.
White working Brown over with knees to the body.
White crunches a lovely knee into Brown's ribcage.
The referee calls for White to work.
Brown seems to have got his legs back now.
Brown takes an elbow to the temple.
Jeez, Eric Brown's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
White lands an elbow inside.
Brown is pressed against the cage. White pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Brown! Two more big strikes from White and Brown crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Sonny White!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ethan Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Manson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ethan Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, George Manson!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Mauricio Rocha and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown tries to keep at a distance but Manson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Manson breaks the clinch.
Brown scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Manson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Brown. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Brown working Manson over with strikes.
Manson is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Brown jumps into side control!
Manson wants to control but Brown postures up.
Manson tries to buck Brown off but Brown is having none of it.
Brown scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Manson to see if he's OK.
Manson is looking for a sweep.
Brown swings around for an armbar but Manson sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Brown's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brown pulls Manson in close to prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Manson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Brown pushes Manson off and scrambles back to his feet.
Brown doesn't manage to clinch there - Manson circles away.
Manson darts in and clinches Brown up against the cage.
Manson is trying to pull guard but Brown turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Manson has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Brown regains guard immediately.
Brown is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Manson manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Manson wants to sweep but no luck.
Brown not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Brown wanted to stand there but Manson had control of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Manson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Brown advances to half guard.
Brown thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Manson's head.
Brown sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Brown trying to control from half guard but Manson is working away.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Brown is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Manson is not content to let Brown control the position.
Manson is trying to control but can't.
Manson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Brown pulls his head out easily.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Manson leaves Brown with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ethan Brown dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Manson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Brown to the mat! Brown manages to get full guard.
Brown pushes Manson off and gets back to his feet.
Manson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Brown tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Brown darts in looking for a takedown but Manson gets double underhooks and turns Brown into the cage.
Manson feints the counter takedown.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Manson is defended easily by Brown.
Brown tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Manson manages to circle out of the way.
Brown shoots in but Manson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manson fails with a takedown attempt.
Manson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Brown counter with a right hand.
Ethan Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George Manson.
Manson closes the distance and pushes Brown back into the cage.
Manson taking a breather.
Manson landing knees to the body.
Brown fails to pull guard.
Brown throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Manson blocks it with crossed arms.
Brown is fighting off a takedown attempt but Manson is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Brown to the mat. Brown regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Brown has his feet on Manson's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Manson tries to sprawl but Brown drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Manson is pressing down on Brown's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Brown 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.
Manson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Manson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Manson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Brown's guard.
Brown seems keen to control Manson's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Brown trying to strike off his back.
Brown is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Brown avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Manson looking to sit in guard and control but Brown gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Brown chips away with some ground and pound.
Brown trying to control but Manson is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manson pulls Brown in to control the position.
Manson isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Brown stacks Manson on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Brown!
Brown prevents Manson from escaping the position.
Manson wants to get back to his feet but Brown is dominant here and he's now got Manson's back!
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Manson wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ethan Brown dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Manson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Brown tries to counter with a takedown but Manson is quick to defend against it.
Manson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Manson.
A head kick misses from Brown.
Brown shoots in for a takedown but Manson shows good takedown defense.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Brown is defended easily by Manson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Manson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Brown wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Manson manages to pass to side control.
Manson trying to pass the guard but Brown defending well.
Manson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Brown gets full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manson is stalling in the full guard.
Manson looking to sit in guard and control but Brown gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Manson working a defensive guard here.
Brown stops Manson from standing up.
Brown controls from within his opponent's guard.
Brown postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Manson holds on and takes a little breather.
Brown passes Manson's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Manson controlling the position well.
Brown looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Manson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Brown pulls his head out easily.
Brown is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Brown working over Manson with some ground and pound. Manson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Manson is refusing to be controlled, as Brown sits in half guard.
Manson looking for submissions off his back.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Brown tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Manson defends well and Brown ends up having to push Manson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ethan Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Manson moves into range and clinches up with Brown.
George Manson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ethan Brown is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Brown is trying to pull guard but Manson has him pressed against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ethan Brown.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Brown, 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:28
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ethan Brown!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Robert Whittaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruno Italo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruno Italo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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190 lbs
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185 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Robert Whittaker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bruno Italo!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Emerson Jorge and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whittaker connects with a leg kick. Italo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Robert Whittaker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Whittaker scores with a jab to the body.
Whittaker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Whittaker rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Italo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Whittaker connects with a solid leg kick.
Italo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Whittaker throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Whittaker throws a wild body kick that Italo sees coming a mile off.
Whittaker ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Whittaker throws a push kick but Italo slaps the foot to one side.
A looping hook to the body misses from Whittaker. Italo does a little dance to reset his feet.
That kick from Whittaker tenderised Italo's leg. Italo is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whittaker throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Italo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Whittaker.
Italo changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Italo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Whittaker.
Italo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Whittaker lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Whittaker throws a chopping leg kick but Italo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
And Italo tries to counter it with a takedown but Whittaker pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Whittaker scores with a head kick. Italo tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Bruno Italo has been cut.
Whittaker throws a series of punches but Italo avoids them all with ease.
Italo is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Italo checks the leg kick.
Italo tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Whittaker gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Italo counters with a single leg into guard. Whittaker didn't expect that.
Whittaker is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Italo drops back looking for a leg! Whittaker is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Whittaker manages to kick Italo off! Italo jumps back into Whittaker's guard.
Italo trying to control but Whittaker is working from the bottom.
Italo content to stall in guard here.
Italo works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Whittaker looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Italo is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Whittaker has managed to free his arm - good work.
Italo seems to be looking for submissions.
Italo is working for a kimura but Whittaker is defending it quite comfortably.
Whittaker slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whittaker keeping moving, preventing Italo from controlling successfully.
Italo is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Italo thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Italo thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Whittaker knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Italo on the ground.
Whittaker wants to sweep but no luck.
Whittaker keeping moving, preventing Italo from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Whittaker is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Italo prevents Whittaker from getting back to his feet.
Italo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Italo drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Italo jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Italo looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Italo is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Whittaker keeping full guard, as Italo tries to pass.
Italo drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Italo jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Whittaker dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bruno Italo's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Whittaker uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nice uppercut lands for Whittaker. That snapped Italo's head back.
Italo moves out of range of the body kick from Whittaker.
Italo changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Italo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bruno Italo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A head kick from Whittaker lands but Italo takes it in his stride.
Whittaker pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Italo back to the cage. Whittaker follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whittaker cracks Italo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd cheers as Whittaker lands an impressive looking overhand right. Italo doesn't seem phased though.
A head kick misses from Whittaker.
Italo is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whittaker throws the kick towards the body but Italo avoids it.
And Italo tries to counter it with a takedown but Whittaker pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Whittaker looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Whittaker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Italo can do to turn this around?
Whittaker fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Whittaker dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Italo. That did some damage!
Whittaker throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Italo counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Italo drops back looking for a leg! Whittaker is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Whittaker manages to kick Italo off! Italo jumps back into Whittaker's guard.
Whittaker 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.
Bruno Italo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Whittaker is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Italo works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whittaker is looking for a sweep. Italo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Whittaker trying to control from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Whittaker is looking for a sweep. Italo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Italo is looking for a kimura here.
Italo is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Whittaker has managed to free his arm - good work.
Italo is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Whittaker doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Italo.
Italo is working for a submission of some sort.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Italo is working for a submission of some sort.
Whittaker is trying to get back to full guard.
Whittaker is staying active underneath Italo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Italo might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Whittaker haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Italo is working for a kimura but Whittaker is defending it quite comfortably.
Whittaker is defending against the submission attempts here by Italo.
Italo is thwarting Whittaker's attempts to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Italo is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Whittaker doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Italo.
Italo is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Italo seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Whittaker does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Italo is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Whittaker defends it well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Italo is working for a kimura but Whittaker is defending it quite comfortably.
Whittaker is controlling Italo's position as best he can from this difficult position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Whittaker dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bruno Italo's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Whittaker connects with an inside leg kick.
Whittaker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Italo moves away.
Whittaker scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Whittaker misses with a wild combination.
Italo tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Whittaker misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whittaker lands with a hook. Italo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Whittaker.
Whittaker clobbers Italo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whittaker just misses with a punch to the body.
Italo changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Whittaker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Italo was well out of range. Poor timing from Whittaker.
Whittaker scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Italo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Whittaker lands a head shot.
Whittaker throws a sloppy head kick and Italo moves out of range easily.
Whittaker lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Whittaker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd cheers as Whittaker lands an impressive looking overhand right. Italo doesn't seem phased though.
Whittaker moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A head kick misses from Whittaker.
Italo feints the counter takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whittaker takes a swing at Italo's ribcage but misses.
Italo is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Whittaker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Italo avoids the head kick by Whittaker.
Italo is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Italo checks a leg kick.
Italo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Whittaker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Whittaker is looking to slow Italo down with leg kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Italo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Whittaker.
Whittaker is looking to land body kicks.
And Italo tries to counter it with a takedown but Whittaker pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Italo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Whittaker.
Whittaker throws a head kick that misses.
Italo changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Whittaker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Italo is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Robert Whittaker is winning the standup battle so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Whittaker scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Italo doesn't seem bothered though.
Whittaker throws the kick towards the body but Italo avoids it.
Whittaker misses with a kick to the body
and Italo counters with a shoot takedown. Whittaker fights it but they end up in guard.
Whittaker trying to control the position here.
Italo passes into half guard.
Italo seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Whittaker is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Bruno Italo!
Our winner, Bruno Italo, 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 Huffy Sanna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Franco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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196 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Huffy Sanna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Franco!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Daniel Cesar and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Franco throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sanna.
Sanna looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Franco moves into the clinch.
Sanna avoiding damage as Franco throws knees to the body.
Franco tries for a takedown but Sanna manages to get underhooks.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Sanna is trying to break the clinch but Franco is controlling him.
Franco struggles to land a body shot inside as Sanna controls his hands.
Franco manages to break the clinch.
Sanna scores with a head kick.
Sanna misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanna connects with a jab.
Franco fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sanna tried to counter with a leg kick but Franco avoided it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Franco.
As Franco backs away, Sanna returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Huffy Sanna has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Franco.
Franco checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanna thuds his shin into the meat of Franco's side.
Good leg kick by Sanna there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sanna buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Franco moves into the clinch.
Franco has Sanna pressed against the cage, preventing Sanna from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sanna is trying to break the clinch but Franco has him pressed against the cage.
Sanna wants to get back to striking at distance but Franco won't allow it.
Sanna can't break the clinch.
Franco turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Franco thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
You can see the frustration on Sanna's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanna is looking to regain half guard here but Franco keeps moving and retains side control.
Franco looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Sanna is avoiding damage well.
Franco working away.
Franco wants to control but Sanna is keeping him busy.
A lull in the action here as Franco stalls from top position.
Sanna takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
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!
Sanna stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanna is trying to control Franco's posture but Franco avoids it.
Sanna is trying to buck Franco off.
Franco decides to stand up, so the ref orders Sanna to his feet.
Franco gets a clinch.
Franco's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Franco checks a leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Sanna finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Franco shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sanna but Sanna pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sanna.
Sanna cracks Franco with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Franco checks a leg kick.
Sanna finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sanna dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Franco. That did some damage!
Huffy Sanna is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sanna blocks a head kick by Franco.
Franco takes the fight into the clinch.
Franco breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sanna connects with a solid leg kick.
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!
Sanna with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sanna lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Franco has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Franco and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sanna finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sanna throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Huffy Sanna dominated that 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.
Sanna connects with a body shot.
Sanna pushes Franco away with a front kick.
Franco gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Franco decides to pull guard.
Sanna wants to control from the top but Franco keeps moving.
Franco controls Sanna momentarily but Sanna frees himself.
Franco wants to sweep here but Sanna controlling him for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanna trying to stand up but can't free himself from Franco's guard.
Sanna trying to move into half guard but instead Franco has managed to sweep!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franco controls from within his opponent's guard.
Franco postures up and lands a big shot to Sanna's brow.
Sanna trying to keep a closed guard but Franco is proving a slippery customer.
Franco looking to pass the guard.
Franco trying to control but Sanna is working from the bottom.
Franco trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sanna wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Franco stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sanna swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sanna is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Franco not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Sanna is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Franco is controlling him.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Huffy Sanna seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanna connects with a leg kick. Franco looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Franco decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Sanna manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Franco keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Franco has Sanna pressed against the cage.
Franco tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franco prevents a body shot from Sanna.
Sanna looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Franco pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Franco looking to score a takedown here. Sanna is defending well but Franco drives through and ends up in Sanna's guard.
Franco won't allow Sanna to sweep him here.
Sanna pulls Franco in close to prevent any damage.
Franco preventing the sweep.
Franco trying to control but Sanna is working from the bottom.
Franco sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franco in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sanna keeping moving, preventing Franco from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Sanna looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Franco rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sanna moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sanna appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Franco gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Franco pressing his opponent against the cage.
Franco is struggling to control the position.
Franco receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sanna lands a right hand that snaps the head of Franco backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but John Franco will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A chopping leg kick lands by Sanna.
Franco rushes Sanna and presses him up against the cage.
Franco's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sanna stalling in the clinch but Franco improves position.
Sanna manages to break the clinch.
Sanna misses with a low kick.
Huffy Sanna is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Franco avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sanna throws a leg kick
and Franco counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Franco.
Franco keeps control of Sanna as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sanna's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice defenses there by Sanna.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Franco stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sanna.
A head kick misses from Sanna.
Franco misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sanna lands with a kick to the temple. Franco shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Sanna gets tackled into the cage by Franco. Franco maintains the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanna tries to circle away but Franco has him pinned against the cage.
Sanna wants to get back to striking at distance but Franco won't allow it.
Franco slows down the pace here.
Sanna breaks the clinch.
Franco takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Franco lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sanna at a distance.
Franco is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sanna fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Franco looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sanna thows a leg kick but Franco checks it
and Franco counters with a nice double leg into side control. Sanna won't be happy with that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanna is looking for a sweep.
Franco connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Sanna some visible discomfort.
Franco trying to control the action but Sanna is working from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Sanna's face as Franco controls the position.
Let's hope that Franco 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.
Sanna is trying to get back to half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanna gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Franco wants to stand up but Sanna is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franco trying to control from half guard but Sanna is working away.
Franco is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Sanna makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Sanna.
Sanna looking to control.
Sanna is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Franco is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Franco stands and steps away. Sanna gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Sanna is looking to chop away at Franco's legs.
Sanna chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Huffy Sanna is winning the standup battle so far.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sanna, right into the meat.
Franco shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sanna as he avoids it easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sanna.
Sanna misses with a low kick.
Franco shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sanna pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sanna thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Franco if he has to take too many more of those.
Sanna feints and then cracks Franco's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Franco down.
Sanna throws a sloppy head kick and Franco moves out of range easily.
Sanna getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sanna thuds his right hand into Franco's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Franco moves out of range of the leg kick from Sanna.
And that's the end of the fight!
Huffy Sanna showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sanna has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Huffy Sanna!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Carruthers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adriano Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adriano Silva is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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145 lbs
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135 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jimmy Carruthers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Adriano Silva!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Paulo Santos and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut lands for Carruthers. That snapped Silva's head back.
Carruthers with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Carruthers misses with an uppercut.
Silva throws an overhand right that lands on Carruthers's shoulder, as Carruthers tries to avoid the shot.
Silva throws a body shot but no joy.
Carruthers misses with a double jab.
Silva throws a right hand that Carruthers ducks under and follows up with a left that Carruthers also avoids with ease.
Silva moves into the clinch.
Silva keeps control of Carruthers as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Silva prevents a body shot from Carruthers.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carruthers can't break the clinch.
Carruthers wants to break the clinch but can't.
Carruthers holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carruthers looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Silva is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Carruthers connects with a body shot.
Carruthers misses with a wild body shot.
Carruthers punishes Silva's body with a nice straight punch.
Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Carruthers uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Silva has time to react.
Jimmy Carruthers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva throws a sloppy body shot
and Carruthers counters with a stiff right hand.
Carruthers is looking to chop away at Silva's legs.
Silva attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nice uppercut there from Silva.
Carruthers misses the shot to the body.
Jimmy Carruthers is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva throws a looping overhand right but Carruthers ducks down to avoid it.
Silva avoids the body shot from Carruthers.
Silva rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Carruthers makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carruthers will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Silva looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Carruthers misses with a body shot.
Silva takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Carruthers avoids a punch combination nicely.
Carruthers takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Silva feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Carruthers's calf.
Silva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Carruthers sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Carruthers throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Silva is trying to counter with his kicks.
Silva keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Silva steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Silva checks a low kick from Carruthers.
Silva now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Carruthers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Carruthers.
Silva fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Silva looking to score a takedown here. Carruthers is defending well but Silva drives through and ends up in Carruthers's guard.
Carruthers wants to stand up but Silva is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Silva trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Silva controls from within his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carruthers wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Silva manages to pass to side control.
Carruthers trying to control but Silva postures up.
Silva slows the pace down in half guard.
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.
Carruthers pushes Silva off but Silva dives into side control.
Carruthers is looking to reverse the position.
Carruthers is trying to control Silva's posture but Silva avoids it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Silva controlling from side mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jimmy Carruthers will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Carruthers tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Carruthers swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Silva counters with a stiff right hand.
Jimmy Carruthers is winning the standup battle so far.
Carruthers throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Silva stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Carruthers gets tackled into the cage by Silva. Silva maintains the clinch.
Carruthers breaks the clinch.
Carruthers wants to slow Silva down by chopping away at his legs.
Carruthers getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Silva with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Carruthers to score with a decent uppercut.
Silva closes the distance and clinches.
Carruthers is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Carruthers's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva falls off balance throwing a combination
and Carruthers counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A shot to the liver by Carruthers. Beautiful body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Carruthers. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Carruthers is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Carruthers.
Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silva moves into the clinch.
Carruthers is trying to break the clinch but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Carruthers avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
Carruthers tries to break free but Silva pushes him back against the cage.
Silva turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Silva manages to end up in side control.
Silva slows the pace down.
Silva is trying to get an arm triangle but Carruthers is defending well.
Carruthers is trying to control Silva's posture but Silva avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva happy to just control the position for now.
Carruthers is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva has hold of Carruthers's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Carruthers tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Silva cranks the arm and Carruthers screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Carruthers, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Adriano Silva!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tony Bison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Santiago Areias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santiago Areias has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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148 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tony Bison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Santiago Areias!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Leandro Rodrigues and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Areias shoots in but no luck this time.
Bison tries to counter by clinching up but Areias breaks away and moves out of range.
Bison misses with the body kick
and Areias moves into the clinch.
The referee calls for Areias to work.
Bison stalls.
Areias's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Bison lands an elbow just above Areias 's eye.
Bison is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bison misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Areias.
Areias stalling the fight.
Bison is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Areias is defending well for now.
Our sources have told us that Bison has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Bison trying to stall but Areias improves his position.
Areias unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bison lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Areias jumps guard but Bison stands there with Areias around his waist. Areias gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Areias stalling the fight.
Areias wants a takedown but no success here.
Tony Bison has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Santiago Areias.
Bison tries to land knees in the clinch but Areias avoids the damage to the body.
Areias is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bison looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bison blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bison looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bison tries to stall but Areias uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bison missing with knees to the body.
Bison taking a breather.
Areias dodges an elbow strike from Bison.
Areias is stalling here.
Areias avoiding damage as Bison throws knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Bison slows down the pace here.
Areias is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Bison looking to stall.
Areias tries to pull guard but Bison won't allow it.
Areias pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Areias avoids a wild elbow strike from Bison.
Bison looking to slow down the pace here.
Areias gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Bison lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Areias pushes Bison off and gets back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Areias shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bison sprawls well. Bison wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Areias gets slowly back to his feet.
Bison blocks a head kick by Areias.
Bison throws a leg kick that misses.
Bison tries to clinch up.
Bison thows a body kick. Areias tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Bison throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Areias has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bison finds it's way round the side to connect with Areias's head.
Santiago Areias seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Areias takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Bison connects with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Areias darts in looking for a takedown but Bison gets double underhooks and turns Areias into the cage.
Areias lands with a slapping head kick.
Areias throws a front kick aimed at Bison's knee but Bison avoids it well.
Tony Bison is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Areias throws a series of punches but Bison avoids them all with ease.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Areias clinches up with Bison and pushes him back against the cage.
Bison tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Areias avoids it.
Areias drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bison pulls his leg out and moves away.
Bison throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Areias's head.
It looks like Santiago Areias has been cut.
Bison scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Areias doesn't seem bothered though.
Bison tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Bison dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Santiago Areias's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A head kick misses from Bison.
Areias shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bison pinned against the cage. Bison gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bison throws a body kick that misses.
Areias misses with an uppercut.
Areias moves into the clinch.
Areias dodges an elbow strike from Bison.
Areias slowing the pace effectively.
Tony Bison has scored more points in the clinch so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bison lands a nice knee to the body.
Areias misses with a short punch on the inside.
Areias manages to break the clinch.
Bison swings away with a body shot that misses
and Areias counters by clinching up.
Areias takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Areias breaks the clinch.
Bison throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Tony Bison is winning the standup battle so far.
Bison drives through and clinches with Areias against the cage.
Bison tries to land knees in the clinch but Areias avoids the damage to the body.
Bison taking a breather.
Areias is trying to drag Bison to the mat but Bison just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Areias as Bison tries to tie him up.
Bison looking to slow down the pace here.
Maybe Bison would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Bison wants to stall.
Areias content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bison tries to land knees in the clinch but Areias avoids the damage to the body.
Bison trying to land knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Areias as Bison tries to tie him up.
Areias is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Bison pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Tony Bison has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Santiago Areias.
Bison trying to land knees to the body.
Bison is trying to stall.
Bison is fighting off a takedown attempt but Areias is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Bison to the mat. Bison regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Areias throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bison works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Areias looking to improve position, pressing down on Bison's thigh with his hand. Bison seems to be working to lock up a guilotine though... is Areias paying attention? Apparently not! He's locked it up tight! Areias's face has turned purple! Will he tap? Will he! YES! He's tapped! Bison picked his opening and made it count! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Tony Bison!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chris Fuller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Como (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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143 lbs
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Good wrestling
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Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Fuller!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bill Como!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Paulo Santos and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Como throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Como takes a swing at Fuller's ribcage but misses.
Fuller moves into the clinch successfully.
Como avoiding damage as Fuller throws knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Fuller.
It looks like Bill Como has been cut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Como.
Como can't find room to land a body shot as Fuller controls the action.
Fuller lands with a right to the head.
Fuller has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Como working aggressively here.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Fuller.
A nice left hand lands by Como.
Fuller is leaning against Como and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fuller tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fuller really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Como has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Fuller crunches a lovely knee into Como's ribcage.
Fuller lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Como is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A knee to the head by Fuller.
Como is still on wobbly legs! Can Fuller finish him?
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Fuller obliges.
Como looks winded!
Fuller lands with a short shot to the head.
Fuller pushes Como against the cage. Fuller is working some dirty boxing. Fuller pushes off with a quick right hook! Como goes down! Como tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Fuller moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chris Fuller!
Chris Fuller retains his bantamweight title!
Chris Fuller decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Bravo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Cathaway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Jimmy Cathaway told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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195 lbs
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175 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Johnny Bravo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jimmy Cathaway!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Matheus Silva and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cathaway looks to land a combination. Bravo sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Johnny Bravo has been cut.
Cathaway swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bravo counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Jimmy Cathaway has been cut.
Bravo cracks Cathaway with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Bravo has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Cathaway to stand back up!
Cathaway is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cathaway throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bravo counters with a left to the body.
Cathaway is still on wobbly legs! Can Bravo finish him?
Bravo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cathaway walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Bravo! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Johnny Bravo!
Johnny Bravo retains his middleweight title!
Johnny Bravo spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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