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FMFC 29: Halloween Fearfest PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vitor Grantton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Angelo Neto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vitor Grantton could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Angelo Neto's chin.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vitor Grantton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Angelo Neto!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Felipe Paraventi and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grantton tries to score a power double leg takedown but Neto sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Grantton somewhat.
Neto throws a combination. Grantton tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Grantton is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Grantton showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Neto.
Grantton throws a right and a left that both miss.
Neto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grantton manages to avoid it.
Neto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grantton.
Neto throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Grantton fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Grantton shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Neto but Neto pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Grantton drops his hands momentarily and Neto takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Neto throws a left and a right that both miss
and Grantton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grantton misses with a two punch combination.
Neto misses with a wild combination.
Neto misses the jab.
Neto is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Neto misses with a wild body shot.
Neto swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Grantton is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Neto.
Neto keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vitor Grantton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Neto swings for the body but Grantton moves out of range.
Grantton fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Neto, pushing him back against the cage.
Neto wants to break free but Grantton has control.
Neto's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Neto scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
No joy there for Neto, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neto looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Neto scores with the left hand. Grantton knows he should have avoided that one.
Grantton is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Neto.
Grantton tries to close the distance and clinch but Neto swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Grantton throws a left and a right that both miss
and Neto counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Grantton is breathing heavily.
Neto throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Grantton counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Neto lands a jab to Grantton's midsection.
Neto keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Neto misses with a series of wild punches.
Neto scores with a sloppy right hand. Grantton should have avoided that one.
Neto sizes up Grantton with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neto misses with a hook. Grantton ducked under it nicely.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Neto! Grantton is backing up but he can't get away as Neto lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Grantton and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Angelo Neto!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vitor Handfort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Matson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Josh Matson enters the cage!
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vitor Handfort!
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, Josh Matson!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Emerson Jorge and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Handfort sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Matson looks to throw the jab but Handfort is out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Handfort.
Handfort shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Matson sprawls well. Matson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Handfort gets slowly back to his feet.
Matson slaps away a takedown attempt from Handfort, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Handfort shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Matson as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vitor Handfort. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Handfort takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Handfort slips a jab and a cross from Matson.
Some wild striking there from Matson.
Matson misses with a double jab.
Handfort fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Matson misses with a two punch combination.
Handfort shoots for a takedown but Matson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
No luck for Handfort with that takedown attempt.
Handfort closes this distance looking for a takedown but Matson circles away.
Matson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Handfort.
Matson jabs Handfort right on the nose. Handfort blinks but takes it well.
Handfort will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Handfort really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Handfort is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Handfort avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Matson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Handfort closes this distance looking for a takedown but Matson circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Handfort slips a jab from Matson.
A slow jab from Matson misses its intended target.
Handfort on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Matson cracks Handfort with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Matson has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Handfort to stand back up!
Handfort is rocked!
Matson shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Handfort takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Matson sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Handfort bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Josh Matson!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Levi Zimmerman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Teller Story (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zimmerman's entrance music is That Smell. A fine choice. Levi Zimmerman could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Teller Story's chin.
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270 lbs
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Granite chin |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Levi Zimmerman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Teller Story!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Edson Gomes and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zimmerman swings for the body but Story moves out of range.
Story fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Zimmerman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Story shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Zimmerman as he avoids it easily.
Story avoids the head kick by Zimmerman.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zimmerman tries to score with a low kick but Story moves his leg out of the way.
Story avoids the body shot from Zimmerman.
Zimmerman wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Story shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Zimmerman sprawls well. Zimmerman wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Story gets slowly back to his feet.
Levi Zimmerman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Teller Story.
Zimmerman tries a head kick but it misses.
Zimmerman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
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.
No luck for Story with that takedown attempt.
Zimmerman throws a head kick but Story moves out of range.
Story shoots in and drives through. Zimmerman sprawls well.
Zimmerman tries to clinch but Story is having none of it.
Zimmerman misses with a looping right.
Story shoots in and drives through. Zimmerman sprawls well.
Levi Zimmerman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zimmerman darts in and clinches Story up against the cage.
Story letting Zimmerman take a breather here.
Zimmerman softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Story turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Zimmerman is trying to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Story trying to control the action but Zimmerman is working from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Zimmerman's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Zimmerman might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Story advances to full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Story can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Zimmerman is looking to escape.
Zimmerman bucks up and throws Story to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Story shoots in for a double leg but Zimmerman sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Zimmerman misses the shot to the body.
Story tries to keep at a distance but Zimmerman has taken the fight into the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Zimmerman tries to land a knee to the head but Story blocks with his arms.
Zimmerman pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Levi Zimmerman dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Story blocks a head kick by Zimmerman.
Zimmerman misses with a leg kick.
Story is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Zimmerman stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Zimmerman wants it to stay on the feet.
Story looks for a takedown but Zimmerman sprawls well.
Zimmerman buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Zimmerman throws a sloppy head kick and Story moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Story.
Levi Zimmerman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Teller Story.
Zimmerman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Story shoots in and drives through. Zimmerman sprawls well.
Zimmerman throws a head kick but Story moves out of range.
Story shoots in for a takedown but Zimmerman shows good takedown defense.
Zimmerman throws a half hearted mid kick.
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.
Zimmerman has managed to clinch.
Zimmerman stalling in the clinch.
Zimmerman gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Zimmerman tries a knee to the head but Story blocks it.
Zimmerman throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Zimmerman lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Zimmerman lands an elbow inside.
Zimmerman landing knees to the body.
Story is breathing heavily.
Zimmerman dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Zimmerman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Zimmerman lands a damaging elbow.
Zimmerman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Zimmerman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Zimmerman tries to land a knee to the head but Story blocks with his arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zimmerman landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Story takes an elbow to the temple.
Story tries to score a body lock takedown but Zimmerman shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Zimmerman unloads a knee to the mid-section. Story lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Zimmerman landing knees to the body.
Zimmerman lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Zimmerman misses with a knee strike.
Zimmerman lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Zimmerman comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Story takes an elbow to the temple.
Zimmerman effectively controlling the action here.
Knees to the body from Zimmerman.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zimmerman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Zimmerman creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Story's defenses.
Story tries to pull guard but Zimmerman won't allow it.
Zimmerman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Story blocks it with crossed arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zimmerman lands a damaging elbow.
Zimmerman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Zimmerman is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Zimmerman.
Zimmerman lands a nice elbow.
Zimmerman creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Story's defenses.
Nice elbow from Zimmerman.
Zimmerman creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Story's defenses.
Zimmerman connects with a knee to the head.
Levi Zimmerman has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Zimmerman lands an elbow inside that Story shrugs off.
Zimmerman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Zimmerman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Zimmerman gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zimmerman scores a nice knee to the body.
Story takes an elbow to the temple.
Zimmerman lands an elbow that stopped Story in his tracks for a moment.
Story takes a knee to the side of the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Levi Zimmerman dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Zimmerman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Zimmerman displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Story.
Zimmerman throws a sloppy head kick and Story moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zimmerman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Zimmerman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Story swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zimmerman gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Zimmerman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Zimmerman here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Zimmerman creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Zimmerman throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Zimmerman comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Teller Story has been cut.
Story blocks an elbow strike.
Zimmerman lands a damaging elbow.
Story takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Zimmerman lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Story is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Zimmerman displaying some good clinch control by pressing Story up against the cage.
Zimmerman lands an elbow just above Story 's eye.
Story has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Zimmerman is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Levi Zimmerman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Teller Story.
Zimmerman creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Story's defenses.
Zimmerman misses with a knee strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zimmerman lands a damaging elbow.
Zimmerman working Story over with knees to the body.
Zimmerman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Story takes an elbow to the temple.
Zimmerman lands an elbow just above Story 's eye.
Zimmerman lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Zimmerman tries to land a knee to the head but Story blocks with his arms.
Zimmerman creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Story's defenses.
Story takes a knee to the side of the body.
Zimmerman creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Story's defenses.
Zimmerman lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Zimmerman creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Story's defenses.
Zimmerman lands an elbow just above Story 's eye.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zimmerman unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees in the clinch landing for Zimmerman.
Zimmerman scores with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zimmerman gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Story changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Zimmerman fights it off and pushes away nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Zimmerman misses the target.
Zimmerman has taken the fight to the clinch.
Zimmerman using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Zimmerman lands an elbow inside that Story shrugs off.
Zimmerman misses with some punches.
Levi Zimmerman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Zimmerman.
Zimmerman lands a good knee to the midsection. Story won't want to take too many of those.
Zimmerman lands with a short shot to the head.
Zimmerman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Story tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Zimmerman just stands there and leans against the cage.
Teller Story has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zimmerman trying to land knees to the body.
Story managing to block the knees to the body from Zimmerman.
Zimmerman gets underhooks to prevent Story's takedown attempt.
Story takes an elbow to the forehead.
And that's the end of the fight!
Levi Zimmerman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Zimmerman, 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:25
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:25
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Levi Zimmerman!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Victor Ribeiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucas Campos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Lucas Campos enters the cage!
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Victor Ribeiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lucas Campos!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Luis Engracia and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ribeiro shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Campos defends it nicely.
Ribeiro shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Campos pinned against the cage. Campos gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ribeiro shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Victor Ribeiro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ribeiro.
Ribeiro looks for a takedown but Campos sprawls well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ribeiro closes the distance and clinches up with Campos, looking for a takedown. Ribeiro pushes Campos against the cage but Campos circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Campos bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribeiro is trying to improve his position.
Campos thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Ribeiro is looking to regain half guard here but Campos keeps moving and retains side control.
Campos landing a few strikes.
Ribeiro tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Campos wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Campos tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Campos throws an elbow but Ribeiro slips to the side and avoids it well.
Campos is trying to get an arm triangle but Ribeiro is defending well.
Campos is trying to get an arm triangle but Ribeiro is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro is looking to regain half guard here but Campos keeps moving and retains side control.
Campos is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Ribeiro has escaped the position, nice work there.
Ribeiro manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Campos wants to control but Ribeiro is keeping busy.
Campos looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ribeiro passes to full mount!
Campos is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Campos looks a forlorn figure.
Ribeiro is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Campos to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Campos shrugs it off.
Campos keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Campos regains half guard.
Ribeiro not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Campos keeping hold of Ribeiro's head, controlling as best he can.
Campos looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ribeiro is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Ribeiro is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Campos is trying is best to control the position here.
Campos is looking to control Ribeiro's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Campos avoid being mounted?
Campos manages to get to full guard.
Ribeirois looking to pass into half guard but Campos pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Campos is in guard.
Campos drops back looking for a leg! Ribeiro is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ribeiro manages to kick Campos off! Campos jumps back into Ribeiro's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucas Campos dominated that round.
That's time! Ribeiro's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Campos drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Ribeiro is trying to work for a sweep but Campos has mounted him!
Campos looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Ribeiro is looking to improve his position but Campos isn't that keen on the idea.
Campos tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Ribeiro really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribeiro is working hard here to advance position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Campos wants to take Ribeiro's back here but Ribeiro is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Campos with a couple of short strikes.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Campos is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Ribeiro has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Ribeiro sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Ribeiro looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ribeiro tries to roll over but Campos keeps him under control.
Campos wants to work for an arm triangle but Ribeiro is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campos is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Campos prevents Ribeiro from improving his position.
Campos is working for a kimura but Ribeiro is defending it quite comfortably.
Ribeiro looking for submissions off his back.
Ribeiro looking for submissions off his back.
Campos is working for a kimura but Ribeiro is defending it quite comfortably.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro is trying to get back to full guard.
Ribeiro is in trouble now - Campos has advanced to mount!
Campos with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Ribeiro has given up his back. Will we see Campos going for some submissions?
I really don't envy Ribeiro right now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Campos is working for a rear naked choke. Ribeiro is not defending it well and Campos has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! Ribeiro refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of Ribeiro's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Lucas Campos!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mauricio Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Michikano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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24
179 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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175 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mauricio Rua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brian Michikano!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Alexandre Firmino and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Michikano shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rua as he jumps to the side.
Michikano misses with an attempted mid kick.
Michikano throws a right and a left that both miss.
Michikano throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Michikano.
An inside leg kick lands from Rua.
Michikano has a takedown stuffed.
Mauricio Rua has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian Michikano.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michikano changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rua tries to avoid it but Michikano manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rua to the ground. Rua escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Michikano scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rua scoring well with a low kick there.
Michikano looks for a takedown but Rua sprawls well.
Rua clinches with his opponent.
Rua lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rua connects with a nasty looking knee right to Michikano's face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua lands a damaging elbow.
Rua lands an elbow just above Michikano 's eye.
Rua lands an elbow inside that Michikano shrugs off.
Michikano is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Rua gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Rua connects with a nasty looking knee right to Michikano's face.
It looks like Brian Michikano has been cut.
Knees to the body from Rua.
Michikano looks gassed!
Rua working Michikano over with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rua lands a damaging elbow.
A bit of stalling here from Rua.
Michikano takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rua lands an elbow inside.
Michikano takes an elbow to the forehead.
Michikano goes for a takedown in the clinch but Rua prevents it.
Nice elbow from Rua.
Michikano takes an elbow to the temple.
Michikano takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rua lands an elbow inside.
Rua lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rua utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Michikano takes an elbow to the temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rua slows down the pace here.
Michikano takes a knee right on the jaw!
Michikano takes an elbow to the temple.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Michikano takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rua lands an elbow inside that Michikano shrugs off.
Michikano changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Rua fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Brian Michikano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horrible takedown by Michikano or perhaps it was just good defense by Rua which made him look bad.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rua connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rua looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Michikano takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rua takes the fight into the clinch.
Rua lands an elbow that stopped Michikano in his tracks for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mauricio Rua dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brian Michikano's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Michikano jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Michikano 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.
Michikano postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Michikano trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Michikano trying to control the position from guard on top but Rua is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Michikano postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rua on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Rua tries to get out of the position.
Michikano is breathing heavily.
Michikano stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rua swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michikano slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Rua is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Michikano asserts his dominance and retains side control.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Michikano fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rua slips a jab and a cross from Michikano.
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.
Michikano looks to land a right hand but Rua moved out of range.
Rua tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Michikano paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Michikano has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Rua.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rua.
Rua bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Michikano closes the distance and clinches up with Rua, looking for a takedown. Michikano pushes Rua against the cage but Rua circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michikano sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Rua cracks the inside of Michikano's front leg.
Crunch! Rua slams his shin into Michikano's torso.
Michikano chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rua can pounce on him.
Rua looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rua lands with a kick to the temple. Michikano shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Michikano's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
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!
Michikano takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michikano on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rua. Rua obviously looking to wear him down.
Michikano takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mauricio Rua is winning the standup battle so far.
Rua lands with a nice body kick.
Rua thumps Michikano with a low kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rua.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rua lands with a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mauricio Rua dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Brian Michikano's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Rua feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Michikano's calf.
Rua thumps Michikano with a low kick.
Rua stuffs the takedown attempt from Michikano. Michikano gets slowly back to his feet.
Rua feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Michikano's calf.
Michikano tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rua scoring well with a low kick there.
Michikano takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michikano takes a swing at Rua's ribcage but misses.
Michikano throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rua.
Michikano throws a leg kick
and Rua counters with a leg kick.
Rua dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Michikano. That did some damage!
Michikano has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Rua.
Rua dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Michikano. That did some damage!
Rua is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Michikano can do to turn this around?
Rua throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rua throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Rua lands a front kick.
Michikano ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rua moves away.
Rua connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
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!
An inside leg kick lands from Rua.
Good leg kick by Rua there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua cracks the inside of Michikano's front leg.
Rua looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rua fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Michikano.
Michikano missing with a left hand there. Rua was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Michikano sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rua.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rua.
Mauricio Rua is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rua slips a straight right by Michikano.
Brian Michikano has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rua.
Rua throws a head kick that Michikano semi-blocks.
A solid body kick from Rua.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Michikano tries to keep at a distance but Rua has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rua connects with a knee to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mauricio Rua showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rua, 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:26
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:25
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mauricio Rua!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rodolpho Vasquel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate Jackman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vasquel's entrance music is You Sexy Thing - Hot Choclate. A fine choice. Rodolpho Vasquel has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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20
178 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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25
176 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rodolpho Vasquel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nate Jackman!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Daniel Cesar and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Jackman as Vasquel shoots in.
Vasquel cracks the inside of Jackman's front leg.
Vasquel scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Nate Jackman has been cut.
Vasquel shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jackman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice defenses there by Jackman.
Jackman fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Vasquel sprawls well initially but Jackman persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
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!
Vasquel looking for submissions off his back.
Jackman is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Jackman with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Jackman trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasquel tries to reverse the position but Jackman maintains control.
Jackman working for a submission but Vasquel is keeping him at bay.
Jackman jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Vasquel is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Vasquel and Jackman has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Jackman goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Vasquel has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Jackman but great work by Vasquel.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackman looking for a sweep but Vasquel has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Vasquel throwing strikes here but Jackman is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Jackman tries to lock up and control but Vasquel gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Vasquel lands with some strikes.
Vasquel trying to control but Jackman is having none of it.
Vasquel is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Jackman has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Jackman!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jackman wants to pass the guard but Vasquel is keeping the position.
Vasquel looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Vasquel looking for a sweep. Not yet Vasquel, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Jackman wants to control from the top but Vasquel keeps moving.
Jackman looking to sit in guard and control but Vasquel gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackman controls Vasquel momentarily but Vasquel frees himself.
Vasquel tries to free his leg and advance position but Jackman is retaining full guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Jackman will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jackman throws a head kick but Vasquel moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodolpho Vasquel dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nate Jackman's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Jackman cracks Vasquel with an open hand slap.
Vasquel throws a jab but it's blocked by Jackman.
Jackman tries for a takedown but Vasquel sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Vasquel wants to clinch.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Jackman.
Jackman has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Vasquel is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Jackman yanks on the arm and Vasquel is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Jackman.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Nate Jackman!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Dai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksandr Glazkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dai comes to the cage accompanied by Dignity. Aleksandr Glazkov is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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205 lbs
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217 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mark Dai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Aleksandr Glazkov!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Mauricio Rocha and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Glazkov closes the distance and clinches.
Glazkov lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Mark Dai has been cut.
Glazkov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Glazkov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dai shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Dai is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Glazkov has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Glazkov!
Glazkov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dai swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Glazkov wants to stand but Dai has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Dai is trying to control the position but Glazkov postures up.
Dai looking for a sweep. Not yet Dai, not yet.
Dai wants to hit a switch here but Glazkov passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Dai there!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dai tries to reverse the position but Glazkov maintains control.
Dai is working hard here to advance position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Glazkov looking to control and managing it successfully.
Dai working to try and regain half guard.
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.
Glazkov controlling from mount.
Dai tries to reverse the position but Glazkov maintains control.
Glazkov sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dai working to try and regain half guard.
Glazkov controlling from mount.
Glazkov avoids the attempt from Dai to control.
Dai is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Glazkov is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Dai might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
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.
Glazkov prevents Dai from getting the reversal.
Glazkov controlling the position easily from mount.
Glazkov prevents Dai from getting the reversal.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksandr Glazkov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mark Dai'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.
Dai avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dai misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Dai bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dai tries to keep at a distance but Glazkov has taken the fight into the clinch.
Glazkov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Glazkov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Glazkov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dai.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Glazkov throws a hook but Dai blocks it.
Glazkov swinging wildly here.
Dai shoots in but no luck this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dai showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Glazkov.
Glazkov gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Dai works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Dai is working for a submission of some sort.
Glazkov is concentrating on defense, preventing Dai from advancing position.
Glazkov makes his way to full guard, as Dai worked for a kimura.
Dai stopping the sweep attempt from Glazkov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glazkov is looking to stand up but Dai isn't so interested in that idea.
Dai tries to free his leg and advance position but Glazkov is retaining full guard.
Dai has gone for a leg lock! Glazkov slips out almost immediately though and dives into Dai's guard.
Glazkov must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Dai is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Glazkov trying to stand up but can't free himself from Dai's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dai looking to hit a scissor sweep but Glazkov is one step ahead there.
Dai throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Glazkov escapes and throws Dai's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Dai wants to control but Glazkov postures up.
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.
Dai tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Glazkov wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Dai sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Dai tries to roll over but Glazkov keeps him under control.
Glazkov stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Dai to get to his feet.
Dai bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Dai tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Dai has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Dai tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Dai has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Mark Dai will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mark Dai'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. And we move into the final round!
Glazkov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Glazkov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dai will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Glazkov looks to land a left hand but Dai moved out of range nicely.
Glazkov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice defenses there by Dai.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dai misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Glazkov forces Dai back against the cage and clinches.
Glazkov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dai shoots for a takedown but Glazkov saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Dai. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dai moves away from the strike by Glazkov.
Dai scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Glazkov tries to buck Dai off but Dai is having none of it.
Dai swings around for an armbar but Glazkov sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Dai's guard.
Dai 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.
Glazkov wanted to stand there but Dai had control of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glazkov stopping the sweep attempt from Dai.
Glazkov controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Dai is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Glazkov is aware though and is defending well.
Glazkov sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Glazkov preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glazkov is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Dai has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Glazkov has passed into side control.
Dai is not content to let Glazkov control the position.
Dai is looking for a sweep.
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.
Dai can't do much from the bottom here.
Glazkov content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Dai is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Glazkov wants to take a breather but Dai is having none of it.
Dai looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dai wants to improve his position but Glazkov is controlling well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aleksandr Glazkov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Glazkov has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:29
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aleksandr Glazkov!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between David Turk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Rodrigues (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that David Turk has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily David Turk seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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160 lbs
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158 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, David Turk!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gabriel Rodrigues!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Leandro Rodrigues and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodrigues keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Turk.
Turk throws the left hand but Rodrigues avoids the punch easily.
Rodrigues looks for a takedown but Turk sprawls well.
Gabriel Rodrigues seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turk defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rodrigues.
Rodrigues takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Turk stuffs the takedown attempt from Rodrigues. Rodrigues gets slowly back to his feet.
David Turk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gabriel Rodrigues.
Rodrigues fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Turk scores with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodrigues keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Turk scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Gabriel Rodrigues has been cut.
Rodrigues misses with a takedown attempt - Turk sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Turk lands with a good body shot.
Rodrigues looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Turk drops Rodrigues with a beautiful combination! Rodrigues stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Turk is looking for the KO!
Rodrigues is rocked!
Turk jabs Rodrigues right on the nose. Rodrigues blinks but takes it well.
Rodrigues fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Turk throws out the jab.
Rodrigues shoots in but Turk avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Turk lands the left hand.
Turk misses with a looping left.
Rodrigues has a takedown stuffed.
Turk throws a shot from downtown. Rodrigues moves away and avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turk feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Rodrigues sprawling to the canvas! Rodrigues rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Turk finish him?!
David Turk is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rodrigues ducks under a wild hook from Turk.
Turk feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Rodrigues sprawling to the canvas! Rodrigues rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Turk finish him?!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Turk connects with a stiff jab that staggers Rodrigues - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). David Turk!
David Turk retains his lightweight title!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jouni Lettu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barack Obina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Lettu might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Korn - Evolution. The crowd seem to be enjoying Obina's choice of entrance music: Cio da Terra - Pena Branca & Xavantinho e Renato Teixeira. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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169 lbs
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162 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jouni Lettu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Barack Obina!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Luis Engracia and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lettu missing with a left hand there. Obina was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lettu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Obina.
Obina throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lettu tries to score with a low kick but Obina moves his leg out of the way.
Lettu misses with a hook. Obina ducked under it nicely.
Lettu misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lettu misses with a hook. Obina ducked under it nicely.
Lettu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Obina.
Obina throws a hook to the side of Lettu's head but Lettu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jouni Lettu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lettu misses with a straight right.
Obina throws the left hand but Lettu avoids the punch easily.
Lettu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lettu connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lettu lands a lovely overhand right.
Lettu comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Obina misses with a jab to the body
and Lettu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obina fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lettu manages to avoid it.
Jouni Lettu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lettu missing with a left hand there. Obina was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lettu lands a nice hook to Obina's body. Obina takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lettu throws a good cross that connects.
Lettu feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Obina's calf.
Obina takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Obina takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lettu with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lettu misses with a few strikes there.
Lettu turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lettu lands with a shot to the body.
Lettu scores with the left hand. Obina knows he should have avoided that one.
Lettu connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lettu lands a glancing blow to the side of Obina's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lettu takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lettu misses with an uppercut.
Lettu connects with a single shot there.
Lettu throws a leg kick which misses Obina's front leg but catches the back leg as Obina tries to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big left from Lettu misses.
A shot to the body from Obina misses
enabling Lettu to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jouni Lettu dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Lettu feints and then cracks Obina's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Obina down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Obina. Lettu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lettu lands a nice leg kick that just misses Obina's sensitive parts.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lettu.
Obina swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lettu counters with a nice uppercut.
Lettu thumps Obina with a low kick.
Jab, jab by Lettu - just one landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lettu lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Obina backs up against the cage.
Obina takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Obina uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lettu.
Lettu misses the jab.
Lettu lands with a shot to the body.
Obina walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lettu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Obina.
Obina's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lettu.
Obina takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lettu looks to land a left hand but Obina moved out of range nicely.
Obina takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Obina is breathing heavily.
Obina takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Lettu finds it's way through Obina's defenses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Lettu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lettu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Obina was well out of range. Poor timing from Lettu.
Obina misses with a body shot
and Lettu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lettu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Obina can do to turn this around?
Lettu scores with a jab to the head.
Lettu tests Obina's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lettu throws a sloppy body shot
and Obina counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obina uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lettu.
Nice defenses there by Lettu.
Lettu throws a hook to the side of Obina's head but Obina sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lettu misses with a body shot.
Lettu thuds a left hand into Obina's body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Obina swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lettu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jouni Lettu dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Obina slips a straight right by Lettu.
Obina throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Obina scores with a body shot.
Jouni Lettu is winning the standup battle so far.
Obina ducks under a wild hook from Lettu.
A right-left combo lands from Lettu.
Obina misses with a body shot.
Obina uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lettu.
Obina has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obina connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Obina swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lettu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A slow jab from Lettu misses its intended target.
Obina keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lettu.
Obina takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Obina uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lettu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obina slips a straight right by Lettu.
Lettu lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lettu throws a hook to the side of Obina's head but Obina sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Obina throws a sloppy body shot
and Lettu counters with a nice body shot.
Lettu lands a jab to the head.
A punch combination from Lettu misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lettu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obina tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lettu was well out of range. Poor timing from Obina.
Obina misses with a shot to the body
and Lettu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lettu misses with a body shot.
Lettu misses with a straight left.
Lettu misses with a straight right.
Obina throws a hook to the side of Lettu's head but Lettu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
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.
Lettu throws out a loose jab but Obina uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lettu lands a nice shot that snaps Obina's head back.
Jouni Lettu is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lettu throws a nice outside leg kick.
Obina takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lettu digs a good hook to Obina's body.
Lettu throws a sloppy body shot
and Obina counters with a three punch combo that has Lettu backing up. Lettu nods at Obina to acknowledge the strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jouni Lettu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lettu 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 30:25
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:25
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jouni Lettu!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marx da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ron Kane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). da Silva comes to the cage accompanied by Solid Sessions - Janeiro (Chiller Twist Mix) . Marx da Silva had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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257 lbs
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250 lbs
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Good knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marx da Silva!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ron Kane!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Felipe Paraventi and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kane lands with a shot to the body.
da Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Kane moves out of range easily.
Kane tests da Silva's chin there with a solid looking shot.
da Silva moves away from the strike by Kane.
da Silva is looking to land body kicks.
da Silva thows a body shot but no joy.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kane.
da Silva throws a shot from downtown. Kane moves away and avoids it.
Ron Kane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
da Silva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kane.
da Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kane scores with a jab. da Silva acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
da Silva clinches up with Kane and pushes him back against the cage.
Kane lands with a left to the head.
Kane throws an elbow that misses.
Kane wants to get back to striking at distance but da Silva won't allow it.
Kane is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but da Silva is keeping busy.
da Silva takes a knee to the side of the body.
A head punch on the inside from Kane fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kane tries to clinch but da Silva is having none of it.
Kane moves into the clinch successfully.
da Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kane has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kane throws an elbow that misses.
Kane landing knees to the body.
Kane is leaning against da Silva and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
da Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kane softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
da Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Ron Kane has been cut.
Kane wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but da Silva has him pressed against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kane takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kane just misses with a elbow thrown towards da Silva's brow.
Kane scores a nice knee to the body.
Kane looks to throw an elbow but misses.
da Silva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kane lands with a short shot to the head.
da Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kane is defending well for now.
Kane comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kane leaning his opponent against the cage.
da Silva pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
da Silva blocking some punches.
da Silva avoids the elbow strike from Kane, against the cage.
da Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kane is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. da Silva is defending well for now.
da Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kane.
Kane softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
da Silva takes an elbow to the forehead.
A nice left hand lands by Kane.
Kane lands an elbow inside.
da Silva blocks an uppercut.
Kane throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kane unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kane lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down da Silva.
da Silva is breathing heavily.
da Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kane is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kane is leaning against da Silva and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kane stalls.
da Silva's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kane lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down da Silva.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kane.
Kane putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has da Silva in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kane makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kane stalling against the cage.
Kane gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Marx da Silva has been cut.
Kane lands an elbow inside that da Silva shrugs off.
Kane landing some nice looking knees to the body.
da Silva avoiding damage as Kane throws knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Kane.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kane stalling against the cage.
Kane creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through da Silva's defenses.
Kane softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kane.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kane creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Kane scores with a nice short uppercut.
da Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
da Silva misses with a punch to the body.
Kane working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kane content to slow the pace in the clinch.
da Silva takes an elbow to the temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
da Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kane unloads a knee to the mid-section. da Silva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kane lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down da Silva.
Kane lands a shot to the body.
Kane unloads a knee to the mid-section. da Silva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A short right from Kane.
Kane lands with a short shot to the head.
Kane managing to block the knees to the body from da Silva.
Kane working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kane slowing the pace effectively.
Kane lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kane lands with a right to the head.
Kane is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. da Silva is defending well for now.
da Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Kane tries a knee to the head but da Silva blocks it.
Kane displaying some good clinch control by pressing da Silva up against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kane creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kane lands a hook to the side of the head.
da Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kane has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
da Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kane is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ron Kane dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
da Silva tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kane is able to avoid easily.
da Silva lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
da Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Kane throws an overhand right that lands on da Silva's shoulder, as da Silva tries to avoid the shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kane.
da Silva drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kane jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
da Silva slips under a jab.
Kane's corner calls for a 1-2. Kane obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kane punishes da Silva's body with a nice straight punch.
da Silva is looking to clinch.
Kane turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kane looks to land a combination. da Silva sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Kane turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kane keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
da Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Kane circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane connects with the punch.
da Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kane connects with a high kick.
Kane misses with a hook.
Kane tries to clinch there but da Silva circles away.
Kane throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kane has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kane thuds a left hand into da Silva's body.
Kane connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kane uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kane scores with a decent looking hook.
da Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kane.
Nice body kick from Kane.
Kane misses with a hook.
Kane lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kane throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent da Silva stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
da Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Kane moves out of range easily.
Kane thuds a left hand into da Silva's body.
da Silva takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kane tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ron Kane seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kane throws a body kick the misses
and da Silva counters by clinching up.
Kane will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning da Silva up against the cage.
Kane lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kane with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kane using the Thai plumb to throw knees but da Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A head punch on the inside from Kane fails to land.
Kane lands a nice uppercut.
Kane managing to block the knees to the body from da Silva.
Kane lands a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A short right from Kane on the inside.
da Silva is rocked!
da Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as Kane controls his hands.
da Silva avoids a wild elbow strike from Kane.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kane.
Kane is struggling to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kane lands a right hand.
Kane stalling.
Kane lands a hook that snaps the head of da Silva backwards.
Oh da Silva is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kane swings wildly with an uppercut but da Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
da Silva seems to have got his legs back now.
Kane working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kane throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kane lands a left hand that snaps the head of da Silva backwards.
Kane managing to block the knees to the body from da Silva.
Kane creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kane avoids a wild elbow strike from da Silva.
Kane scores with a shot to the side of da Silva's head.
da Silva blocks the elbow strike.
da Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
da Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kane throws an elbow that misses.
da Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Kane creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through da Silva's defenses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kane just misses with a elbow thrown towards da Silva's brow.
Ron Kane seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
da Silva stalling the fight.
da Silva working Kane over with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
da Silva dodges an elbow strike from Kane.
Kane lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kane will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning da Silva up against the cage.
Nice elbow from Kane.
da Silva blocks the elbow strike.
Kane lands with a right to the head.
Kane lands a hook to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Kane throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kane lands a nice elbow.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kane.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kane obliges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kane lands with a short shot to the head.
Kane has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kane lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down da Silva.
Nice elbow from Kane.
Kane lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ron Kane showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kane connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
da Silva doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
da Silva goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Kane steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from da Silva. That one must have hurt.
Kane looks to throw the jab but da Silva is out of range.
Kane lands with a straight right. da Silva didn't see that one coming.
Nice cross by Kane.
da Silva tries to clinch there but Kane circles away.
Kane lands with a kick to the temple. da Silva shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A bone on bone clash there as Kane blocks the leg kick.
Kane swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
da Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kane lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
da Silva misses with a head kick.
Kane rushes da Silva and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane just leaning against da Silva, taking a breather.
Kane lands a damaging elbow.
Kane with an attempt at a knee that misses.
da Silva misses with a knee strike.
Kane tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Kane.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The referee calls for Kane to work.
Kane tries to land a knee to the head but da Silva blocks with his arms.
da Silva with a knee to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from da Silva.
Kane misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from da Silva.
Kane landing knees to the body.
Kane lands a damaging elbow.
Kane slows down the pace here.
da Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Kane misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kane throws a blind hook that connects with the side of da Silvas head.
da Silva missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
da Silva dodges an elbow strike from Kane.
Kane misses with an elbow strike.
da Silva can't find room to land a body shot as Kane controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by da Silva.
da Silva blocks the elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kane throws an elbow but misses.
da Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
da Silva lands a nice knee to the body.
Kane lands an elbow just above da Silva 's eye.
da Silva blocks an elbow strike from Kane.
da Silva prevents Kane from breaking the clinch.
da Silva avoids a wild elbow strike from Kane.
da Silva with a knee to the head.
Kane softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
da Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kane's face.
da Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kane is defending well for now.
Kane is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from da Silva.
da Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kane.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
da Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Kane is blocking nicely.
da Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Kane avoids the damage to the body.
da Silva throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
da Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
da Silva tries a body shot but Kane blocks it.
Kane throws a blind hook that connects with the side of da Silvas head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for da Silva.
Kane blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kane swings wildly with an uppercut but da Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kane is working da Silva over against the cage.
da Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kane is defending well for now.
Kane tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kane avoiding damage as da Silva throws knees to the body.
Kane digs a right hand into da Silva's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on da Silva's gas tank.
Kane lands an elbow inside.
Kane throws an elbow that misses.
Kane throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A short left from Kane.
da Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Kane blocks with his arms.
Kane misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from da Silva.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kane lands a shoulder strike.
Kane works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A nice glancing elbow lands by da Silva.
Kane lands an elbow that stopped da Silva in his tracks for a moment.
da Silva avoids the elbow strike from Kane, against the cage.
da Silva takes an elbow to the temple.
Kane lands with a light punch inside.
Kane lands a left hand.
Kane lands a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
da Silva blocks the elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, da Silva throws an elbow but misses.
Kane lands an elbow inside that da Silva shrugs off.
Marx da Silva's cut is getting worse.
Kane lands an elbow that stopped da Silva in his tracks for a moment.
Kane lands an elbow that stopped da Silva in his tracks for a moment.
Kane lands a nice elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, da Silva just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kane's brow.
Kane lands a nice uppercut.
da Silva landing knees to the body.
Kane throws an elbow but it misses.
Nice elbow from Kane.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Ron Kane just about did enough to take it.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kane fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Good leg kick by Kane there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Good shot there by Kane.
Kane connects with a right hand. da Silva shakes it off.
da Silva throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kane cracks da Silva with a good jab.
Kane lands a jab.
Kane displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Kane throws a lazy right hand but da Silva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A good leg kick by da Silva.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kane, right into the meat.
A big left from Kane misses.
Kane moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
da Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
da Silva throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
da Silva with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
da Silva takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kane tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kane lands a nice looking body shot.
Kane misses with a jab, cross combination.
da Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
da Silva moves in looking to clinch but Kane pushes him off.
da Silva jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kane checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kane lands a head kick!
Kane lands a glancing blow to the side of da Silva's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kane stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
da Silva is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kane works da Silva's body with a nice hook.
Kane scores with a leg kick.
Kane misses with a straight left.
Kane misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting da Silva counter with a right hand.
Kane scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kane.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Kane lands a nice looking body shot.
Kane checks a low kick from da Silva.
Kane lands with an uppercut that bounces da Silva off the cage and back into rage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kane's corner calls for a 1-2. Kane obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
da Silva takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kane looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kane connects with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
da Silva moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kane connects with a good right hand that stumbles da Silva. da Silva circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
da Silva avoids the body shot from Kane.
Kane fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kane throws out a powerful jab.
Kane changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kane throws a jab when da Silva was well out of range.
Kane comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
da Silva closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kane with a jab.
Kane looks to land a combination but da Silva avoids it well.
Kane smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A good leg kick by Kane.
Kane swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and da Silva counters with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kane with a jab.
Kane scores with a kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kane cracks da Silva with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kane takes a swing at da Silva's ribcage but misses.
da Silva checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kane connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between da Silva's hands.
da Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kane.
A big left from Kane misses.
Kane punishes da Silva's body with a nice straight punch.
Kane gets a clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kane lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt da Silva or not.
Kane gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kane lands an elbow just above da Silva 's eye.
Kane taking a breather.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kane.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ron Kane dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
da Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Kane circles away.
Kane lands a nice hook to da Silva's body. da Silva takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kane throws a front kick that sends da Silva stumbling back into the cage.
Kane misses with a looping right.
Kane is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
da Silva clinches up with Kane and pushes him back against the cage.
Kane swings wildly with an uppercut but da Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
da Silva pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kane is looking to break free of the clinch but da Silva has double underhooks.
da Silva misses with an elbow over the top.
Kane makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
da Silva takes an elbow to the temple.
Kane on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kane is pushing da Silva up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
da Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Kane is blocking nicely.
Kane taking a breather.
Kane lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane misses with an elbow over the top.
Kane is looking to control da Silva's arms but da Silva gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kane has his back to the cage.
Kane throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kane managing to block the knees to the body from da Silva.
Kane is trying to force a seperation but da Silva has the dominant position.
da Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kane scores with a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by Kane.
da Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kane avoids it.
da Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from da Silva.
Kane lands with a left to the head.
Kane lands a nice elbow.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kane - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Kane lands a nice knee to the body.
Kane putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has da Silva in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kane lands an elbow just above da Silva 's eye.
Kane lands with a right to the head.
Kane's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
da Silva takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
da Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kane paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kane lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kane throws a hook to the side of da Silva's head but da Silva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ron Kane is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
da Silva checks a low kick from Kane.
Kane's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Kane duly obliges.
da Silva throws a leg kick but Kane checks it.
da Silva tries to work over Kane's front leg with a kick but Kane checks it.
Kane connects with a good right hand that stumbles da Silva. da Silva circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kane jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kane cracks da Silva with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kane.
Kane smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
da Silva gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kane throws an elbow that misses.
da Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kane lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt da Silva or not.
da Silva avoiding damage as Kane throws knees to the body.
Kane connects with a massive knee from the clinch and da Silva goes down! Kane jumps into full mount looking to finish!
Kane trying to control but da Silva is having none of it.
Kane lands a big elbow - da Silva is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and da Silva is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Ron Kane!
Ron Kane is the new heavyweight champion!
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