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Blood and Sand 3 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rennon Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Enselmo Ramirez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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155 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rennon Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Enselmo Ramirez!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Luis Engracia and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva shoots in but no luck this time.
Ramirez throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Silva closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ramirez circles away.
Ramirez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ramirez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silva wants to clinch.
Ramirez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Ramirez lands a jab-cross combination.
Ramirez misses with a few strikes there.
Ramirez swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Ramirez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Ramirez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ramirez tries to keep at a distance but Silva has taken the fight into the clinch.
Silva has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ramirez is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rennon Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva has Ramirez pressed against the cage, preventing Ramirez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Silva gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Ramirez tries to kick Silva off but Silva keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Ramirez 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.
Silva missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ramirez keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Silva stops Ramirez from getting back to his feet.
Silva is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Ramirez is just riding it out for now. Silva eventually gives up the hold.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is working for a kimura but Ramirez is defending it quite comfortably.
Ramirez kicks Silva off and gets back to his feet.
Silva tries to clinch there but Ramirez circles away.
Some bone on bone action there as Silva checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ramirez.
Ramirez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ramirez pinned against the cage. Ramirez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ramirez.
Silva avoids a kick to the body.
That's two 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 moves away from the strike by Ramirez.
Silva wants to clinch.
Enselmo Ramirez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva tries to clinch but Ramirez moves out of range.
A big left from Ramirez misses.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ramirez attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ramirez keeps the fight on the outside.
Ramirez looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Silva clinches up against the cage.
Silva is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Ramirez prevents a takedown attempt there.
A frustrated look appears on Ramirez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Silva has Ramirez pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Ramirez manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Ramirez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ramirez moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Ramirez.
Ramirez lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Silva has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Ramirez looks to land a combination. Silva sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Ramirez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez misses with a few strikes there.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ramirez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ramirez thuds his shin into the meat of Silva's side.
Ramirez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ramirez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ramirez is working the combinations to good effect here.
Silva shoots for a takedown but Ramirez saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Silva pushes Ramirez up against the cage in a clinch.
Ramirez is trying to break the clinch but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Silva is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Ramirez is trying to break the clinch but Silva is controlling him.
Ramirez working hard to break the clinch.
Ramirez breaks the clinch.
Ramirez lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A big right from Ramirez misses.
Silva closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ramirez circles away.
Silva fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ramirez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ramirez sprawls well. Ramirez wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
Ramirez tried to score with a low kick but Silva checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Silva shoots in looking for a takedown. Ramirez tries to sprawl out of it but Silva keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ramirez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ramirez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Silva takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Silva tries to clinch but Ramirez is having none of it.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Ramirez circles away.
Ramirez thows a body shot but no joy.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Ramirez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Silva ducks right into an uppercut from Ramirez.
Silva wants to clinch.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ramirez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Silva tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ramirez swivels and escapes.
Ramirez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Silva momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Enselmo Ramirez dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Silva wants to clinch up but Ramirez keeps it at a distance.
Ramirez connects with a body shot.
Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ramirez.
Ramirez throws a body kick that misses.
Silva drives through and clinches with Ramirez against the cage.
Ramirez prevents a takedown attempt there.
Ramirez stops a takedown attempt from Silva.
Silva tries to score a body lock takedown but Ramirez shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rennon Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva is working for takedown but Ramirez is calmly controlling the position for now.
Ramirez is trying to break the clinch but Silva is controlling him.
Ramirez has had enough of the clinch but Silva keeps him there for the moment.
Ramirez wants to get back to striking at distance but Silva won't allow it.
Silva keeps control of Ramirez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ramirez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ramirez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ramirez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ramirez thuds his right hand into Silva's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nice shot by Ramirez.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ramirez wants to land a leg kick but Silva is out of range.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Ramirez.
Ramirez lands a jab.
Ramirez slaps away a takedown attempt from Silva, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ramirez as he jumps to the side.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice uppercut there from Ramirez.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ramirez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ramirez sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Silva somewhat.
Ramirez misses with the combination.
Ramirez throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ramirez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Silva at a distance.
Ramirez displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Silva.
Silva tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ramirez swivels and escapes.
Ramirez swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Silva looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Ramirez!
Silva prevents Ramirez from getting the reversal.
Ramirez holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Silva tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Ramirez throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
You get the feeling that Ramirez really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Ramirez is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Ramirez trying desperately to get to his feet.
Ramirez is in all sorts of trouble here.
Silva throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Ramirez is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Ramirez blocking the ground and pound.
Ramirez is trying to stand.
Silva punching from mount but Ramirez doing a good job of avoiding damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Silva.
Ramirez is looking to improve his position but Silva isn't that keen on the idea.
Ramirez is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Silva 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.
Silva looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Ramirez tries to lock up and control but Silva gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Ramirez avoids a series of strikes thrown by Silva.
Ramirez is in all sorts of trouble here.
Ramirez is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Silva connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Ramirez has left one of his arms exposed and Silva doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Ramirez screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rennon Silva!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Roman Gladiator (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ackman Ra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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135 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Solid chin |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roman Gladiator!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ackman Ra!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Emerson Jorge and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gladiator fails to land the takedown.
Ra lands a nice hook to Gladiator's body. Gladiator takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A nice combination there by Ra.
Gladiator fails with a takedown attempt.
Ra will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gladiator thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gladiator doesn't manage to clinch there - Ra circles away.
Gladiator has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ra finds it's way round the side to connect with Gladiator's head.
Ra rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gladiator moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gladiator.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roman Gladiator. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gladiator takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ra.
Ra lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Ra keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ra misses with a two punch combination.
Ra tried to score with a low kick but Gladiator checks it.
Ra lands a nice shot that snaps Gladiator's head back.
Gladiator misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ra tests Gladiator's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gladiator fails to land the takedown.
Gladiator looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ra is fending him off so far but Gladiator persists. Nope, Ra circles away and we're back to standing.
Gladiator attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gladiator moves in looking to clinch but Ra pushes him off.
Gladiator throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Ra to counter with a crisp jab.
Gladiator is breathing heavily.
Gladiator takes one on the button.
Gladiator drops his hands momentarily and Ra takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Gladiator misses with a body punch
and Ra counters with a nice uppercut.
Gladiator gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ra counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ra slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ra tests Gladiator's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ra stalks Gladiator and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gladiator's face. Gladiator staggers backwards, shaken.
Gladiator has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ra finds it's way round the side to connect with Gladiator's head.
Ra lands a jab to the nose.
A nice combination there by Ra.
Ra lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Ackman Ra is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ra scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Gladiator 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ra is working the combinations to good effect here.
Ra takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ra!
Ra is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Gladiator had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ra goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Ra bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gladiator's head backwards.
Gladiator misses with a takedown
and Ra counters with a nice uppercut.
Gladiator misses with a takedown attempt
and Ra counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gladiator thinking.
Ra lands a jab.
Ra lands with a cross.
Ra connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gladiator. Gladiator circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Gladiator walks into a stiff left hand from Ra.
Gladiator is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ra.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Gladiator. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Ra dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gladiator. That did some damage!
Gladiator takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ra scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ra throws a one two combo.
Gladiator gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ra with a hook.
Jab, jab by Ra - just one landing.
Nice cross by Ra.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ra swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gladiator.
Gladiator with a poor takedown
and Ra counters with a three punch combo that has Gladiator backing up. Gladiator nods at Ra to acknowledge the strikes.
Ra lands a nice shot that snaps Gladiator's head back.
Ra thuds his right hand into Gladiator's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ra scores with a three punch combo!
Ra scores with a sloppy right hand. Gladiator should have avoided that one.
Gladiator takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ra throws a good cross that connects.
Ra swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gladiator.
Gladiator misses with a takedown attempt
and Ra counters with a stiff right hand.
Ra connects with a crisp jab.
Ra lands a jab-cross combination.
Ra scores with a one two! Gladiator had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Ra listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ra lands a head shot.
Gladiator has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Ra lands a jab to the nose.
Ra moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Ra ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gladiator with a poor takedown
and Ra counters with a left to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ra darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ra scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gladiator moves forwards but Ra connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Gladiator takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ra scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A jab lands there for Ra.
Ra scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Gladiator takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A punch combination from Ra misses.
Gladiator misses with a takedown
and Gladiator takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ra lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Ra lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ra.
Gladiator takes a jab right on the kisser.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gladiator gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ra counters with a stiff right hand.
Ra scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A nice combination there by Ra.
Gladiator doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ra cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ackman Ra dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Gladiator takes one to the chin there.
Ra throws a one two combo.
Gladiator tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ra counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ra lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gladiator circles away quickly and effectively.
Gladiator looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Gladiator tries for a takedown but Ra circles away easily
and Ra cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gladiator walks into a jab.
Gladiator takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ra cracks the inside of Gladiator's front leg.
Gladiator gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ra counters with a stiff right hand.
Gladiator misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Ra to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roman Gladiator. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ra throws a one two combo.
Ra lands a two punch combo.
Gladiator takes a jab right on the kisser.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Gladiator might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Ra slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ra's corner calls for a 1-2. Ra obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Gladiator with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ra to score with a decent uppercut.
Ackman Ra is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ra ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ra moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ra scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Ra fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gladiator on the side of the head.
Ra scores with a punch to the head.
Ra lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ra lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ra.
Ra cracks Gladiator with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ra lands a jab to the head.
A left and a right from Ra both land. Nice combination.
Ra scores with a three punch combo!
Ra works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gladiator shoots and misses
and Ra counters with a stiff right hand.
Ra lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Gladiator fails with the takedown
and Ra counters with a three punch combo that has Gladiator backing up. Gladiator nods at Ra to acknowledge the strikes.
Gladiator is rocked!
Good leg kick by Ra there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ra has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ra throws a combination. Gladiator tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Ra tests Gladiator's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ra throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gladiator.
Ra throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gladiator stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Ra.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ra, as that shot connected.
Ra cracks Gladiator with a good jab.
Gladiator tries for a takedown but Ra circles away easily
and Ra counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gladiator shoots and misses
and Ra cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ra scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Ra's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Ra duly obliges.
Nice uppercut lands for Ra. That snapped Gladiator's head back.
Ra cracks a nice hook into Gladiator's ribs.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ra!
Ra goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gladiator needs to keep his hands up - Ra had a free shot at his head there.
Gladiator takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gladiator takes one to the side of the head.
Gladiator looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ra throws a nice looking combination but Gladiator bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ra lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ra attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ra scores with a one two! Gladiator had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Ra connects with a looping right hand.
Ra lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gladiator's sensitive parts.
Gladiator clinches but Ra breaks the clinch
and Ra counters with a nice uppercut.
Gladiator closes the distance but Ra moves to the side
and Ra connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gladiator tries for a takedown but Ra circles away easily
and Ra counters with a nice body shot.
Gladiator misses with a takedown attempt
and Ra counters with a stiff right hand.
Ra with a nice cross.
Ra scores with a jab to the jaw.
Gladiator dodges the punch combination from Ra.
The crowd cheers as Ra lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gladiator doesn't seem phased though.
Ra wants to land a leg kick but Gladiator is out of range.
Ra scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ra bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gladiator's head.
Ra circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Ra counter with a right hand.
Gladiator clinches but Ra breaks the clinch
and Ra counters with a series of strikes. Gladiator will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ra throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gladiator.
Gladiator has his takedown stuffed
and Ra connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ra slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Gladiator shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ra makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ra scores with a three punch combo!
Gladiator on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ra goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Ra fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gladiator.
Ra scores with a nice right hand.
Ra lands a really nice looking cross but Gladiator seems unphased.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ackman Ra showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Gladiator shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Gladiator takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gladiator misses with a takedown attempt
and Ra counters with a left and a right that stings Gladiator.
Ra lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A left lands for Ra.
Ackman Ra seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ra moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ra lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gladiator's sensitive parts.
Gladiator tries to close the distance and clinch but Ra swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ra cracks Gladiator with a good jab.
Ra lands a jab to the nose.
Gladiator misses with a takedown
and Ra counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roman Gladiator. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gladiator fails with the takedown
and Ra counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Gladiator 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ra connects with a nice looking jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ra displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A nice combination there by Ra.
Ra throws out a powerful jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gladiator with a poor takedown
enabling Ra to counter with a crisp jab.
Gladiator moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ra darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Gladiator tries to clinch up but Ra circles away and keeps his distance.
Ra jabs at Gladiator's body.
Ra goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Ra lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Gladiator misses with a takedown attempt
and Ra connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gladiator takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ra lands a two punch combo.
Ra lands a jab-cross combination.
A jab from Ra finds it's way through Gladiator's defenses.
Ra lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gladiator backs up against the cage.
Ra lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ra lands a nice hook to Gladiator's body. Gladiator takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A left and a right from Ra both land. Nice combination.
Gladiator takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ra listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ra misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gladiator doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gladiator with a poor takedown
and Ra makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Ra there.
Gladiator takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ra scores with a nice head shot.
Ra connects with a single shot there.
Gladiator doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ra counters with a nice uppercut.
Ra connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A left and a right from Ra both land. Nice combination.
Gladiator with a poor takedown
and Ra counters with a left to the body.
Gladiator walks into a jab.
Ra lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Gladiator closes the distance but Ra moves to the side
and Ra connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ra 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 Gladiator has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gladiator and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ra moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gladiator fails with the takedown
enabling Ra to counter with a crisp jab.
Ra getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Gladiator wants to clinch but Ra slips to the side
and Ra counters with a three punch combo that has Gladiator backing up. Gladiator nods at Ra to acknowledge the strikes.
Ra lands a jab to the head.
Ra keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ra throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gladiator on the side of the head.
Ra lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Ra uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gladiator has time to react.
Ra circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ra counters with a left to the body.
Ra lands with an overhand left.
Ra misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gladiator has his takedown stuffed
and Ra counters with a stiff right hand.
Gladiator is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ra connects with a single shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A jab from Ra does it's job there.
Ra throws a good cross that connects.
Ra keeps the fight on the outside.
Gladiator misses with a takedown attempt
and Ra connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gladiator is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Gladiator tries to clinch there but Ra circles away.
Gladiator moves in looking to clinch but Ra pushes him off.
Gladiator tries for a takedown but Ra circles away easily
and Ra cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ra changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ra lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gladiator circles away quickly and effectively.
Gladiator with a poor takedown
and Ra counters with a one-two to the body.
Ra lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Ra lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Gladiator takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Roman Gladiator has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ackman Ra is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ra smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A good leg kick by Ra.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ackman Ra comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ra has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 25:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 25:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ackman Ra!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ash Butch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wladimir Reis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reis has chosen Racionais MCs - A Vida é Desafio as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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151 lbs
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24
158 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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Brawler
Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ash Butch!
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, Wladimir Reis!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Daniel Cesar and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reis decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Butch is refusing to be controlled, as Reis sits in half guard.
Reis wants to pass the guard but Butch is defending well.
Butch on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Butch tries to get out of the position.
Reis seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Butch is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Wladimir Reis! Wladimir Reis retains his lightweight title!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Danny Aguirre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Popper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aguirre comes into the arena with Devlin - Giant blaring out of the sound system. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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130 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Danny Aguirre!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Popper!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Leandro Rodrigues and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Popper closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Aguirre to the mat! Aguirre manages to get full guard.
Aguirre will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Popper trying to control but Aguirre is working from the bottom.
Aguirre really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Aguirre is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Popper defends well.
Aguirre looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Popper drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Popper jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Aguirre has his foot on Popper's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Popper works his way back into a safe position though.
Popper passes Aguirre's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Popper wants to take a breather but Aguirre is having none of it.
Aguirre tries to kick Popper off in order to stand up. Popper Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Popper working the body and head with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Popper scores with a couple of short elbows.
A lull in the action here.
Popper misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Popper is staying tight to Aguirre's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Aguirre takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Popper slows the pace down.
Popper working the ground and pound but Aguirre is defending the strikes.
That's two 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.
Popper is looking to take a break and control but Aguirre is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Popper connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Aguirre some visible discomfort.
Popper wants to control but Aguirre is keeping him busy.
Aguirre tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Popper wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Popper wants to control but Aguirre is keeping him busy.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Aguirre misses with a series of wild punches.
Aguirre throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Aguirre looks to land a combination but Popper avoids it well.
Aguirre misses with the combination.
Aguirre throws a right hand that Popper ducks under and follows up with a left that Popper also avoids with ease.
Popper looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Aguirre is fending him off so far but Popper persists. Nope, Aguirre circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Popper darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Popper looks gassed!
Popper stops Aguirre from getting back to his feet.
Aguirre is trying to get back to full guard.
Popper not doing much here.
Popper is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Aguirre works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aguirre escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Popper gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Popper working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Popper not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Popper got a little sloppy there for a moment and Aguirre has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Popper has managed to get both his arms back between Aguirre's legs - danger averted.
Popper trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Aguirre manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Popper looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Aguirre thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but John Popper will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Aguirre looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Popper looks for a takedown but Aguirre sprawls well.
Aguirre throws a right and a left that both miss.
Danny Aguirre is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Aguirre throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Popper looks for a takedown but Aguirre sprawls well.
Aguirre rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Popper moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A punch combination from Aguirre misses.
Popper shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Aguirre defends it nicely.
Danny Aguirre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Popper.
A punch combination from Aguirre misses.
Popper avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Popper gets a takedown into half guard.
Aguirre moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Popper won't allow Aguirre to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Popper controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Popper wants to control from the top but Aguirre keeps moving.
Aguirre has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Popper can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Popper throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Popper avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aguirre wants to stand and escape but Popper is having none of it.
Popper slips nicely into half guard.
Popper is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Aguirre gets full guard.
Popper looking to sit in guard and control but Aguirre gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Aguirre drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Aguirre jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aguirre drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Aguirre jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Popper tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Aguirre 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.
Aguirre thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Popper is pulling down on Aguirre's head. It's preventing any offense from Aguirre, at least for the moment.
Popper not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Aguirre pushes down on Popper's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Aguirre is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Popper doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Aguirre.
Danny Aguirre overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Popper has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Aguirre is working away from the top position though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Aguirre works his way into side control.
Popper can't do much from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Aguirre dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Aguirre misses with a two punch combination.
Aguirre rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Popper moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Aguirre fails to land with a series of punches.
Popper shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Aguirre as he jumps to the side.
Danny Aguirre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aguirre throws a right hand that Popper ducks under and follows up with a left that Popper also avoids with ease.
Aguirre misses with a few strikes there.
Popper is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Aguirre's half guard.
Popper wants to work for an arm triangle but Aguirre is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Aguirre is staying active underneath Popper, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Popper is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Aguirre tries to kick Popper off but Popper keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aguirre avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Popper.
Aguirre regains full guard. Nicely done.
Aguirre looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Popper preventing the sweep.
Aguirre bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Popper's guard.
Aguirre drops back looking for a leg! Popper is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Popper manages to kick Aguirre off! Aguirre jumps back into Popper's guard.
Popper is controlling Aguirre's posture.
Popper is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aguirre is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Popper pulls his head out easily.
Popper is trying to control the action in half guard but Aguirre is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Popper is looking to pass Aguirre's guard but actually Aguirre recovers to full guard.
Aguirre looking to hit a scissor sweep but Popper is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aguirre manages to escape and get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Aguirre misses.
Aguirre fails to land with a series of punches.
Aguirre misses with a series of wild punches.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Aguirre will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Popper shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Aguirre as he jumps to the side.
Aguirre misses with a wild combination.
Popper misses with a takedown attempt - Aguirre sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Danny Aguirre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Popper.
Aguirre throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
No luck for Popper with that takedown attempt.
No joy there for Aguirre, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Aguirre will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Aguirre gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Popper looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Popper is looking to work some ground and pound but Aguirre has wrist control.
Popper wants to control from the top but Aguirre keeps moving.
Aguirre wants to sweep here but Popper controlling him for the moment.
Popper trying to control but Aguirre is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Danny Aguirre did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Aguirre throws a right and a left that Popper avoids nicely.
Some wild striking there from Aguirre.
Popper shoots in and bounces Aguirre off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Popper throws a big right hand that misses.
Aguirre looking for a guillotine here but Popper defends easily.
Popper controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Popper pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Aguirre is keeping the position for now.
Popper is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Popper is working Aguirre over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Popper trying to control the position from guard on top but Aguirre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Popper's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Aguirre had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Popper defends it easily.
Aguirre wants to stand but Popper is controlling the position.
Aguirre has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Popper can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Popper trying to control the position from guard on top but Aguirre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aguirre has his feet on Popper's thighs here. He's pushed Popper off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Popper screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Danny Aguirre!
Danny Aguirre is the new bantamweight champion!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marco Polo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vacilly Romanoff jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marco Polo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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263 lbs
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265 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marco Polo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vacilly Romanoff jr!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Daniel Cesar and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Polo tries to clinch but Romanoff jr moves out of range.
Romanoff jr dives in and grabs Polo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Polo pushes down on Romanoff jr's head and hops out.
Romanoff jr shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Polo wants to control but Romanoff jr is keeping busy.
Romanoff jr should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Polo is trying to get back to full guard.
Romanoff jr wants to take a breather but Polo is having none of it.
Polo works his way to full guard. Good work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Polo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Romanoff jr is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Polo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Polo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Romanoff jr manages to get himself to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Polo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Romanoff jr has a closed guard, preventing Polo from standing up.
Polo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Romanoff jr swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Romanoff jr is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Polo is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Polo trying to control the position from guard on top but Romanoff jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Romanoff jr swats away the attempt to clinch by Polo.
Romanoff jr gets a takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romanoff jr is thwarting Polo's attempts to control the position.
Polo is looking for a sweep. Romanoff jr is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Romanoff jr stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Polo tries to clinch but Romanoff jr moves out of range.
Polo is looking to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vacilly Romanoff jr dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Romanoff jr tries to score a power double leg takedown but Polo sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Romanoff jr somewhat.
Marco Polo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Polo shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Romanoff jr napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Polo tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Polo has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Polo lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Romanoff jr parries the strikes from Polo easily there. Polo is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Romanoff jr to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romanoff jr parries the strikes from Polo easily there. Polo is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Romanoff jr to escape.
Romanoff jr really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Polo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Polo has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Romanoff jr circles away from the clinch attempt.
Polo lands with a good body shot.
Polo is looking to clinch.
Polo tries to clinch but Romanoff jr moves out of range.
Polo wants to clinch.
Polo tries to close the distance and clinch but Romanoff jr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Polo tries to clinch up.
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.
Polo tries to clinch up but Romanoff jr circles away and keeps his distance.
Polo is looking to clinch.
Polo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Romanoff jr bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Polo looks to move to half guard but instead Romanoff jr has passed into mount! Damn!
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Romanoff jr has eaten all the pies!
Romanoff jr controlling his opponent.
Polo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Polo is working hard here to advance position.
Polo wants to hold on but Romanoff jr pushes him away.
Romanoff jr goes for an armbar but Polo turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Polo.
Romanoff jr is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Polo trying to control the position from guard on top but Romanoff jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Polo won't allow Romanoff jr to get back to his feet.
Romanoff jr keeping moving, preventing Polo from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Romanoff jr preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Polo dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Polo lands a nice looking body shot.
Polo lands a really nice looking cross but Romanoff jr seems unphased.
Polo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Polo closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Polo tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Polo fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Polo is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Romanoff jr is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Polo goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Romanoff jr rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Polo's guard! Nice work there by Romanoff jr!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Polo looking for a sweep. Not yet Polo, not yet.
Romanoff jr stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Romanoff jr shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Polo sprawls well. Polo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Romanoff jr gets slowly back to his feet.
A good leg kick by Polo.
Romanoff jr circles away from the clinch attempt.
Polo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Polo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Polo moves in looking to clinch but Romanoff jr pushes him off.
Polo wants to clinch up but Romanoff jr keeps it at a distance.
Romanoff jr misses with a takedown
and Polo counters with a three punch combo that has Romanoff jr backing up. Romanoff jr nods at Polo to acknowledge the strikes.
Romanoff jr has his takedown stuffed
and Polo counters by moving into the clinch.
Marco Polo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vacilly Romanoff jr.
Polo decides to pull guard.
Polo seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Polo manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Polo throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Polo looking to ground and pound but Romanoff jr is blocking nicely.
Polo is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Romanoff jr is surviving well by controlling Polo's body position as best he can.
Romanoff jr wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Polo.
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.
Poor strikes thrown by Polo there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Romanoff jr's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Polo with good strikes from the mount here!
Polo throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Romanoff jr because Polo loaded up on that one.
Polo throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Romanoff jr because Polo loaded up on that one.
Polo lands a big elbow.
Polo thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marco Polo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Polo 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 Alexandre Firmino 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... Marco Polo!
Marco Polo retains his heavyweight title!
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