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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dmitri Mitia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arnold Braan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dmitri Mitia has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dmitri Mitia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Arnold Braan!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Mauricio Rocha and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Braan. Mitia does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mitia looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Mitia keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Braan.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mitia.
Mitia misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dmitri Mitia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mitia fails with a takedown attempt.
Braan thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mitia misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mitia throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Braan's waist but Braan gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mitia off to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Braan moves into range and connects with a jab.
Braan looks to land a combination. Mitia sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Mitia slips under a jab.
Mitia on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Braan scores with a jab to the jaw.
Mitia fails with a takedown attempt.
Mitia takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Braan scores with the left hand. Mitia knows he should have avoided that one.
Mitia shoots for a double leg takedown but Braan sprawls well. He's pushed Mitia's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Braan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Braan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Mitia shoots in looking for a takedown. Braan tries to sprawl out of it but Mitia keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Braan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Arnold Braan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Braan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitia tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Braan swivels and escapes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Braan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Braan stuffs the takedown.
Some wild striking there from Braan.
Mitia tries to score a power double leg takedown but Braan sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mitia somewhat.
Braan jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Braan!
Braan throws a combination. Mitia tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Braan lands the left hand.
Jab by Braan.
Braan throws a big shot that misses.
Mitia takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mitia looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Mitia is breathing heavily.
Mitia shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Braan sprawls well. Braan wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mitia gets slowly back to his feet.
Braan throws a shot to the body.
Braan throws a combination. Mitia tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Dmitri Mitia has been cut.
Braan jabs Mitia right on the nose. Mitia blinks but takes it well.
Braan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Braan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mitia is rocked!
Mitia ducks into an uppercut from Braan and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Arnold Braan!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cristian Lage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gabriel Nogueira is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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160 lbs
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BJJ White 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
5 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gabriel Nogueira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cristian Lage!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Mauricio Rocha and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lage lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Nogueira backs up against the cage.
It looks like Gabriel Nogueira has been cut.
Nogueira lands a big head kick that sends Lage tumbling to the mat! Nogueira takes a step backwards and waves Lage back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Lage is rocked!
Nogueira misses with a body kick.
Lage is still on wobbly legs! Can Nogueira finish him?
Gabriel Nogueira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lage lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lage seems to have recovered his senses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nogueira pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nogueira throws a head kick that misses.
Lage misses with a two punch combination.
Nogueira throws a wild body kick that Lage sees coming a mile off.
Nogueira throws a sloppy head kick and Lage moves out of range easily.
Lage ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nogueira moves away.
Nogueira throws a push kick but Lage slaps the foot to one side.
Lage misses the shot to the body.
Nogueira takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lage lands with a good body shot.
Nogueira is breathing heavily.
Lage lands a lovely overhand right.
A right-left combo lands from Lage.
Lage cracks Nogueira with an open hand slap.
Nogueira throws a sloppy head kick and Lage moves out of range easily.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Lage!
Nogueira is rocked!
Nogueira takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Oh Nogueira is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A punch combination from Lage misses.
Nogueira seems to have got his legs back now.
Lage cracks a nice hook into Nogueira's ribs.
Nogueira dodges the punch combination from Lage.
Lage misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira misses with a head kick.
Lage looks to land a combination but Nogueira avoids it well.
Lage lands a right hook to the body.
Lage lands with a nice combination. Nogueira backs away looking to recover.
Nogueira dodges the punch combination from Lage.
Lage scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nogueira in his tracks.
Nogueira drops his hands momentarily and Lage takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lage blocks a head kick by Nogueira.
Nogueira misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lage scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Gabriel Nogueira's cut is getting worse.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lage closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Nice cross by Lage.
Nogueira loses concentration momentarily and Lage pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Nogueira crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Lage finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Cristian Lage!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alistair Mussum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Van DaRoss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). DaRoss has chosen Camarillo Brillo, by Frank Zappa as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight 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, Alistair Mussum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Van DaRoss!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Seu Braga and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DaRoss shoots in for a double leg but Mussum sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
DaRoss takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
DaRoss checks a low kick from Mussum.
Mussum throws a front kick aimed at DaRoss's knee but DaRoss avoids it well.
DaRoss darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
DaRoss is looking for a kimura here.
DaRoss is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Mussum has managed to free his arm - good work.
Mussum on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Mussum tries to get out of the position.
DaRoss is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Mussum has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DaRoss is looking for a kimura here.
DaRoss wants to work for an arm triangle but Mussum is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
DaRoss is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Mussum has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
DaRoss trying to control from half guard but Mussum is working away.
DaRoss is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
DaRoss is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
DaRoss is working for a kimura but Mussum is defending it quite comfortably.
DaRoss looks gassed!
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
DaRoss fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mussum misses with a low kick as DaRoss jumps back.
Mussum misses with a low kick as DaRoss jumps back.
Mussum throws a head kick but DaRoss moves out of range.
Mussum attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Mussum stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Mussum wants it to stay on the feet.
Alistair Mussum has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Van DaRoss.
No luck with that takedown attempt from DaRoss.
Alistair Mussum seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Mussum shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Mussum pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
DaRoss closes the distance and clinches up with Mussum, looking for a takedown. DaRoss pushes Mussum against the cage but Mussum circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Horrible takedown by DaRoss or perhaps it was just good defense by Mussum which made him look bad.
No luck for DaRoss with that takedown attempt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
DaRoss takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mussum pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Van DaRoss dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Mussum tries to land a leg kick but DaRoss saw it coming and moves away.
DaRoss blocks a low kick nicely.
Mussum is looking to score with low kicks.
DaRoss feints and as Mussum raises his hands in defense, DaRoss changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
DaRoss drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Mussum dives on top into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
DaRoss pulls Mussum in close to his closed guard and prevents Mussum from doing any damage or advancing position.
DaRoss looking for a sweep. Not yet DaRoss, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DaRoss is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
DaRoss bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mussum's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
DaRoss prevents Mussum from getting back to his feet.
DaRoss pushes down on Mussum's leg and manages to get into half guard.
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.
DaRoss is trying to work for a kimura but Mussum is defending well.
Mussum is trying to stand.
DaRoss is trying to work for a kimura but Mussum is defending well.
Mussum is trying to stand back up but DaRoss is controlling him
DaRoss moves nicely into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mussum tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
DaRoss goes for an armbar but Mussum turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Mussum.
Mussum won't allow DaRoss to sweep him here.
DaRoss bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mussum's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
DaRoss drops back looking for a leg! Mussum is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Mussum manages to kick DaRoss off! DaRoss jumps back into Mussum's guard.
DaRoss drops back, looking for a kneebar! Mussum looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Mussum looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Mussum!
DaRoss is looking to regain half guard here but Mussum keeps moving and retains side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
DaRoss gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Van DaRoss showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Mussum fakes a jab and throws a low kick but DaRoss checks it well.
Van DaRoss is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mussum tried to score with a low kick but DaRoss checks it.
Mussum wants to land a leg kick but DaRoss is out of range.
DaRoss tries for a takedown but Mussum sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
DaRoss blocks a jab.
Mussum throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mussum misses with a body kick.
DaRoss fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mussum connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mussum lands with a thumping leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
DaRoss avoids the head kick by Mussum.
DaRoss shoots in for a takedown but Mussum shows good takedown defense.
Alistair Mussum has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Van DaRoss.
DaRoss checks the leg kick.
Mussum throws a low kick, looking for DaRoss's leg but DaRoss calmly moves out of range.
DaRoss shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mussum throws a leg kick but DaRoss checks it.
No luck for DaRoss with that takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mussum slaps away a takedown attempt from DaRoss, before circling back to the center of the mat.
DaRoss moves out of range as Mussum throws a body kick.
DaRoss shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
DaRoss is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
DaRoss is pressing down on Mussum's thigh, looking to free his foot. Mussum is holding on for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mussum is trying to stand up here but DaRoss is controlling him well.
Mussum is defending against the submission attempts here by DaRoss.
DaRoss wants to work for an arm triangle but Mussum is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
DaRoss is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Mussum doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time DaRoss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
DaRoss is working for a submission of some sort.
DaRoss is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alistair Mussum showed his dominance in that final round.
I think DaRoss 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 28:29
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Van DaRoss!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Martyn Paul Casey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Racka Lamb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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164 lbs
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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
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Martyn Paul Casey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Racka Lamb!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Daniel Cesar and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lamb throws a series of punches but Casey avoids them all with ease.
Lamb throws a series of punches but Casey moves out of range.
A combination from Lamb does no damage.
Casey checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lamb misses with a wild combination.
Jab by Lamb.
Lamb has a takedown stuffed.
Lamb fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lamb misses with a series of wild punches.
Casey moves out of range as Lamb strikes.
No joy there for Lamb, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lamb throws a body punch but Casey moves out of range.
Casey closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Casey lands in his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamb is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lamb looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Casey controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Lamb not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
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.
Lamb is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Casey is aware though and is defending well.
Casey postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Casey uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lamb.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Casey.
A swing and a miss from Lamb.
No joy there for Lamb, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lamb throws a series of punches but Casey avoids them all with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lamb. Casey does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lamb throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A jab from Lamb does it's job there.
Casey avoids the head kick by Lamb.
Casey slips a jab and a cross from Lamb.
Nice uppercut lands for Lamb. That snapped Casey's head back.
Casey has a takedown stuffed.
Casey tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lamb sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Casey somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Martyn Paul Casey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lamb tries to clinch up.
Lamb pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Racka Lamb seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Casey changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Lamb looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Lamb is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Lamb's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lamb tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Casey wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Martyn Paul Casey will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Casey takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lamb fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lamb defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Casey.
Lamb comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Casey slips under a jab.
Martyn Paul Casey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lamb swinging wildly here.
Lamb fails to land with a series of punches.
Lamb has his takedown stuffed
and Casey decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Lamb's guard.
Lamb looking for a guillotine here but Casey defends easily.
Lamb wants to sweep here but Casey controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamb keeping moving, preventing Casey from controlling successfully.
Casey being controlled here momentarily.
Lamb trying to control the position.
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.
Lamb manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Lamb is landing with some decent strikes but Casey is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lamb unloads with some shots from mount but Casey bucks and avoids them well.
Lamb looking to ground and pound but Casey is blocking nicely.
Lamb has control of Casey's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Casey regains control of the situation pretty easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamb controlling from mount.
Casey blocking the ground and pound.
Lamb misses with a head shot.
Lamb thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Casey knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lamb on the ground.
Lamb looking to ground and pound but Casey is blocking nicely.
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.
Casey is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Lamb has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lamb throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Lamb trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Casey wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Lamb.
Lamb trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Lamb throwing strikes here but Casey is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Casey is squirming around, avoiding Lamb's attempts to control the action.
Lamb sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Racka Lamb will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Casey takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Casey doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lamb thows a body shot but no joy.
Lamb looks to score with a jab to the body but Casey is just out of range.
Lamb misses with a double jab.
Lamb throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lamb misses with the combination.
Lamb lands a jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lamb.
Casey shoots for a takedown but Lamb saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lamb lands a jab-cross combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lamb stalks Casey and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Casey's face. Casey staggers backwards, shaken.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamb swinging wildly here.
Lamb throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Casey keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lamb scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Some wild striking there from Lamb.
Lamb swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big right from Lamb misses.
Casey on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lamb throws a hook to the side of Casey's head but Casey sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lamb misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lamb swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Casey counters with a shoot takedown. Lamb fights it but they end up in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lamb is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Casey defends well.
Casey seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Lamb is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Casey controls from within his opponent's guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Lamb holds on and takes a little breather.
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.
Lamb working a defensive guard here.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Racka Lamb.
Lamb throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Lamb fails with the takedown.
Lamb ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lamb throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lamb thuds a left hand into Casey's body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Racka Lamb comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lamb 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Racka Lamb!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Edgar Figaro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sakuraba Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Gracie's choice of entrance music: Gimme Shelter. 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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27
185 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
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28
194 lbs
10 - 12 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Edgar Figaro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sakuraba Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Paulo Santos and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie lands a nice hook to Figaro's body. Figaro takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gracie looks for a takedown but Figaro sprawls well.
Gracie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Figaro manages to avoid it.
Sakuraba Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Figaro changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Gracie looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Gracie tries to bench press Figaro off him but Figaro keeps the position.
Figaro wants to control but Gracie is keeping him busy.
Figaro throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Figaro in side control lands a decent elbow.
Figaro is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Gracie knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Gracie gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie has hold of Figaro's hands but Figaro slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Figaro seems to be looking for submissions.
Figaro thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Figaro takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Figaro trying to control from half guard but Gracie is working away.
Figaro trying to mount his opponent but Gracie defends it.
Gracie is trying to get back to full guard.
Figaro trying to pass the guard but Gracie defending well.
Gracie looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt
and Figaro counters with a nice double leg into side control. Gracie won't be happy with that.
Figaro tries to advance to mount but can't.
Figaro wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gracie keeps working.
Gracie is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Figaro lands an elbow.
Figaro has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Figaro wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gracie keeps working.
Check out the look on Figaro's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Gracie manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Gracie wants to improve his position but Figaro is controlling well.
Gracie looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie looks gassed!
Figaro working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Figaro throwing shots but Gracie is blocking nicely.
Figaro looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gracie with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Figaro trying to control from half guard but Gracie is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Figaro working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Figaro trying to mount his opponent but Gracie defends it.
Figaro scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Figaro is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Gracie defends it well.
Figaro moves into full mount! Gracie won't be happy about that!
Gracie is in all sorts of trouble here.
Figaro controlling the pace for now.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Gracie keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Figaro.
Figaro trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Figaro cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Figaro postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Gracie looks a forlorn figure.
Gracie is working to get back to half guard.
Gracie is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Figaro with a couple of short strikes.
Figaro punishing his opponent with strikes.
Gracie is working to get back to half guard.
Figaro unloading with bombs!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gracie is squirming around, avoiding Figaro's attempts to control the action.
Figaro wants to finish this one by submission but Gracie is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Figaro.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edgar Figaro 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.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gracie.
Gracie swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Figaro closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Gracie tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Figaro wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Figaro is trying to get an arm triangle but Gracie is defending well.
Figaro tries to move into full mount but can't pass Gracie's legs.
Gracie gets back to half guard.
Gracie looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Edgar Figaro overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Figaro sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie is defending against the submission attempts here by Figaro.
Gracie is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Figaro's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Figaro's back!
Gracie is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Figaro trying to control the action but Gracie just sinks the hooks in.
Figaro manages to reverse the position and now he's in Gracie's guard. Nice work there by Figaro.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Figaro's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Figaro with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Figaro wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
Figaro tries to free his leg and advance position but Gracie is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Figaro wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
Gracie working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Figaro doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Figaro manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Figaro content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Figaro scoring with some ground and pound.
Figaro preventing the sweep.
Figaro lands a couple of digs.
Gracie preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Figaro advances to half guard.
Figaro slips a nice elbow through Gracie's hands, connecting with Gracie's forehead.
Figaro working over Gracie with some ground and pound. Gracie looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Gracie is trying to get back to full guard.
Figaro is keen to just control but Gracie is a slippery customer.
Gracie looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Figaro slips a nice elbow through Gracie's hands, connecting with Gracie's forehead.
Figaro working over Gracie with some ground and pound. Gracie looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Figaro trying to control from half guard but Gracie is working away.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Figaro clobbers Gracie with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Figaro uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gracie.
Figaro darts in and clinches Gracie up against the cage.
Figaro drags the fight down to the ground.
Figaro wants to stand and escape but Gracie is having none of it.
Figaro manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Figaro working the ground and pound effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Figaro looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
A nice elbow there by Figaro.
Gracie working to try and regain half guard.
Figaro lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Figaro has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Gracie's face.
Figaro working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Figaro is landing with some decent strikes but Gracie is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Figaro lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Figaro postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Gracie looks a forlorn figure.
Gracie is rocked!
Gracie is bucking up trying to escape but Figaro cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Gracie is still in real trouble! Can Figaro finish him?
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Figaro with shots to the head and body - Gracie looks very uncomfortable down there.
Figaro lands a big shot there that rocks Gracie but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Figaro cracks Gracie with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Figaro postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Gracie in real trouble here! The ref calls for Gracie to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Edgar Figaro!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chavez Chavez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aziznik Menschonebjon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Menschonebjon has chosen kavkaz eta sila as his entrance music. Aziznik Menschonebjon acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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181 lbs
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25
180 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Good chin |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chavez Chavez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Aziznik Menschonebjon!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Thiago Cunha and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Menschonebjon or perhaps it was just good defense by Chavez which made him look bad.
Chavez clinches with his opponent.
Menschonebjon avoids the elbow strike from Chavez, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Chavez throws an elbow but misses.
Chavez throws an elbow that misses.
Chavez misses with an elbow strike.
Chavez creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Chavez pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Chavez misses with an elbow strike.
Menschonebjon avoids a wild elbow strike from Chavez.
Chavez throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Menschonebjon avoids a wild elbow strike from Chavez.
Menschonebjon avoids the elbow strike from Chavez, against the cage.
Menschonebjon avoids a wild elbow strike from Chavez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chavez lands an elbow inside.
Menschonebjon has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Chavez avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Chavez lands an elbow that stopped Menschonebjon in his tracks for a moment.
Chavez throws an elbow that misses.
Chavez is pressed up against the cage. Menschonebjon has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Chavez down to the mat. Chavez avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Chavez Chavez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aziznik Menschonebjon.
A chopping leg kick lands by Chavez.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Chavez, right into the meat.
Menschonebjon looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chavez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Chavez.
Chavez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chavez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Chavez comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Chavez lands an elbow inside.
Menschonebjon blocks an elbow strike from Chavez.
Chavez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Menschonebjon takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nice elbow from Chavez.
Chavez looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Menschonebjon drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Chavez gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Menschonebjon avoids a wild elbow strike from Chavez.
Chavez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Aziznik Menschonebjon has been cut.
Chavez pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Chavez lands an elbow inside.
Menschonebjon takes an elbow to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Chavez throws an elbow but misses.
Chavez lands a nice elbow.
Chavez lands an elbow that stopped Menschonebjon in his tracks for a moment.
Chavez creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Chavez lands an elbow inside.
Menschonebjon blocks an elbow strike from Chavez.
Menschonebjon takes an elbow to the temple.
Chavez comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Chavez creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Menschonebjon's defenses.
Chavez lands an elbow that stopped Menschonebjon in his tracks for a moment.
Chavez lands a damaging elbow.
Chavez looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Chavez throws an elbow that misses.
Chavez lands an elbow that stopped Menschonebjon in his tracks for a moment.
Menschonebjon blocks the elbow strike.
Chavez lands a nice elbow.
Menschonebjon dodges an elbow strike from Chavez.
Menschonebjon avoids the elbow strike from Chavez, against the cage.
Menschonebjon takes an elbow to the temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chavez lands an elbow just above Menschonebjon 's eye.
Menschonebjon blocks an elbow strike from Chavez.
Chavez lands an elbow inside.
Chavez creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Chavez creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Menschonebjon takes an elbow to the temple.
Menschonebjon has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Chavez avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Chavez creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Menschonebjon's defenses.
Chavez is pressed up against the cage. Menschonebjon has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Chavez down to the mat. Chavez avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Chavez rushes Menschonebjon and presses him up against the cage.
Chavez lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Chavez lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nice elbow from Chavez.
Chavez comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Chavez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Chavez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Chavez lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Chavez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chavez misses with an elbow over the top.
Chavez lands an elbow inside.
Chavez lands an elbow inside.
Chavez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Menschonebjon drops down looking for an ankle pick but Chavez pulls his leg out and moves away.
Chavez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Chavez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Chavez scores with a spinning back kick!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Chavez.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chavez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Chavez lands a nice elbow.
Nice elbow from Chavez.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chavez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Chavez throws an elbow but misses.
Menschonebjon takes an elbow to the temple.
Menschonebjon takes an elbow to the temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chavez Chavez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aziznik Menschonebjon's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A slapping leg kick lands for Chavez.
Chavez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Aziznik Menschonebjon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chavez feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Menschonebjon's calf.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Chavez creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Chavez pushes off an throws an elbow but Menschonebjon leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Chavez comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Chavez.
Chavez lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Chavez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Chavez throws an elbow but misses.
Chavez lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Chavez misses with an elbow strike.
Chavez gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Chavez gets underhooks to prevent Menschonebjon's takedown attempt.
Chavez lands a damaging elbow.
Menschonebjon is breathing heavily.
Menschonebjon takes an elbow to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chavez lands a damaging elbow.
Chavez creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Menschonebjon's defenses.
Chavez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Menschonebjon's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nice elbow from Chavez.
Nice elbow from Chavez.
Chavez lands an elbow inside.
Chavez lands an elbow inside that Menschonebjon shrugs off.
Menschonebjon is rocked!
Chavez lands an elbow inside.
Menschonebjon is still on wobbly legs! Can Chavez finish him?
Nice elbow from Chavez.
Chavez lands a damaging elbow.
Chavez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Chavez gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Chavez lands an elbow that stopped Menschonebjon in his tracks for a moment.
Chavez throws an elbow that misses.
Menschonebjon blocks an elbow strike from Chavez.
Menschonebjon avoids the elbow strike from Chavez, against the cage.
Menschonebjon seems to have recovered his senses.
Chavez comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Chavez lands a nice elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chavez lands an elbow just above Menschonebjon 's eye.
Chavez throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Chavez misses with an elbow over the top.
Chavez gets underhooks to prevent Menschonebjon's takedown attempt.
Chavez pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Menschonebjon takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nice elbow from Chavez.
Chavez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Chavez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Menschonebjon can do to turn this around?
Menschonebjon takes an elbow to the temple.
Chavez lands an elbow that stopped Menschonebjon in his tracks for a moment.
Chavez gets underhooks to prevent Menschonebjon's takedown attempt.
Chavez Chavez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aziznik Menschonebjon.
Menschonebjon avoids the elbow strike from Chavez, against the cage.
Menschonebjon avoids the elbow strike from Chavez, against the cage.
Menschonebjon takes an elbow to the temple.
Nice elbow from Chavez.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Chavez.
Menschonebjon takes an elbow to the temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chavez gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Chavez lands an elbow just above Menschonebjon 's eye.
Menschonebjon takes an elbow to the forehead.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Chavez just misses with a elbow thrown towards Menschonebjon's brow.
Chavez lands a nice elbow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Chavez throws an elbow but misses.
Menschonebjon takes an elbow to the forehead.
Chavez lands an elbow inside.
Chavez lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Chavez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Menschonebjon takes an elbow to the temple.
Menschonebjon blocks an elbow strike from Chavez.
Chavez lands an elbow just above Menschonebjon 's eye.
Menschonebjon takes an elbow to the forehead.
Chavez creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Menschonebjon's defenses.
Chavez lands an elbow just above Menschonebjon 's eye.
Menschonebjon wants a takedown.
Chavez comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chavez lands a nice elbow.
Chavez lands an elbow just above Menschonebjon 's eye.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Chavez.
Chavez throws an elbow but it misses.
Chavez throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Chavez lands an elbow that stopped Menschonebjon in his tracks for a moment.
Menschonebjon avoids a wild elbow strike from Chavez.
Chavez lands an elbow that stopped Menschonebjon in his tracks for a moment.
Chavez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Chavez comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Chavez misses with an elbow over the top.
Menschonebjon dodges an elbow strike from Chavez.
Chavez throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Menschonebjon looking for a takedown.
Chavez lands an elbow inside.
Nice elbow from Chavez.
Chavez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chavez Chavez dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Aziznik Menschonebjon's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
With the fighters up against the cage, Chavez throws an elbow but misses.
Menschonebjon takes an elbow to the temple.
Chavez gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Chavez throws an elbow but it misses.
Chavez lands an elbow just above Menschonebjon 's eye.
Chavez lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Menschonebjon drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Chavez gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Chavez lands an elbow inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Chavez just misses with a elbow thrown towards Menschonebjon's brow.
Chavez creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Menschonebjon's defenses.
Menschonebjon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Chavez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Menschonebjon blocks the elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Chavez just misses with a elbow thrown towards Menschonebjon's brow.
Chavez lands a damaging elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chavez creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Menschonebjon's defenses.
Menschonebjon goes for a takedown attempt but Chavez pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Chavez feints and then cracks Menschonebjon's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Menschonebjon down.
Aziznik Menschonebjon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice inside leg kick there by Chavez. That's going to slow Menschonebjon down.
Chavez feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Menschonebjon's calf.
Nice body kick from Chavez.
Chavez is looking to slow Menschonebjon down with leg kicks.
Menschonebjon tries to keep at a distance but Chavez has taken the fight into the clinch.
Chavez pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Menschonebjon blocks the elbow strike.
Chavez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Menschonebjon takes an elbow to the temple.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chavez lands an elbow inside that Menschonebjon shrugs off.
Chavez Chavez has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Chavez comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chavez creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Menschonebjon's defenses.
Menschonebjon avoids the elbow strike from Chavez, against the cage.
Menschonebjon can't get the takedown.
Chavez Chavez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aziznik Menschonebjon.
Menschonebjon avoids a wild elbow strike from Chavez.
Menschonebjon takes an elbow to the forehead.
Chavez misses with an elbow strike.
Menschonebjon wants a takedown but no success here.
Chavez lands a nice elbow.
Chavez lands an elbow just above Menschonebjon 's eye.
Chavez throws an elbow but it misses.
Chavez lands an elbow inside.
Nice elbow from Chavez.
Chavez creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nice elbow from Chavez.
Chavez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Chavez lands an elbow inside.
Chavez lands a damaging elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chavez lands an elbow that stopped Menschonebjon in his tracks for a moment.
Menschonebjon takes an elbow to the forehead.
With the fighters up against the cage, Chavez throws an elbow but misses.
Chavez lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Chavez throws an elbow that misses.
Menschonebjon takes an elbow to the temple.
Chavez lands an elbow inside.
Chavez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Menschonebjon takes an elbow to the temple.
Chavez lands an elbow just above Menschonebjon 's eye.
Chavez gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Chavez gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Chavez lands an elbow just above Menschonebjon 's eye.
Chavez gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Chavez lands a damaging elbow.
Chavez lands an elbow inside that Menschonebjon shrugs off.
Chavez lands a nice elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chavez lands an elbow that stopped Menschonebjon in his tracks for a moment.
Menschonebjon blocks the elbow strike.
Chavez lands a damaging elbow.
Nice elbow from Chavez.
Chavez lands an elbow inside.
Menschonebjon takes an elbow to the forehead.
Chavez lands an elbow that stopped Menschonebjon in his tracks for a moment.
Chavez lands an elbow inside that Menschonebjon shrugs off.
Chavez misses with an elbow strike.
Menschonebjon takes an elbow to the temple.
Menschonebjon is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Chavez lands a damaging elbow.
Nice elbow from Chavez.
Chavez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Chavez lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Aziznik Menschonebjon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chavez Chavez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Chavez creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Menschonebjon's defenses.
Menschonebjon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chavez's elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chavez Chavez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Chavez 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:24
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:25
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chavez Chavez!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rodrigo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zako Simmons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Simmons is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by I wanna be a balla. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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260 lbs
10 - 11 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
KO power |
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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
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rodrigo Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Zako Simmons!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Leandro Rodrigues and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva drives through and clinches with Simmons against the cage.
Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Simmons drives through with a takedown into guard.
Simmons stands and steps away. Silva gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Simmons avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Simmons throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silva has taken the fight to the clinch.
Silva lands a left hand that snaps the head of Simmons backwards.
Simmons tries to break free but Silva pushes him back against the cage.
Simmons wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Simmons tries to break free but Silva pushes him back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Simmons's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Silva keeps control of Simmons as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simmons is trying to break free.
Simmons wants to get back to striking at distance but Silva won't allow it.
Simmons jumps guard but Silva stands there with Simmons around his waist. Simmons gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Silva manages to break the clinch.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Simmons swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Simmons fails to land with a series of punches.
Simmons misses with a few strikes there.
Silva looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Simmons looks gassed!
Silva tries to clinch up but Simmons circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva throws a right hand that Simmons ducks under and follows up with a left that Simmons also avoids with ease.
Silva closes the distance and clinches.
Silva stalling in the clinch.
Simmons is looking to break free of the clinch but Silva has double underhooks.
Silva manages to break the clinch.
Silva avoids the body shot from Simmons.
Silva lands with a slapping head kick.
Silva tries to clinch but Simmons moves out of range.
Zako Simmons seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simmons throws a lazy right hand but Silva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Simmons seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Silva shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Simmons is backing up but Silva catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Simmons covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Silva Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rodrigo Silva!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lauri Pasanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Walter Hannedy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lauri Pasanen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lauri Pasanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Walter Hannedy!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Thiago Cunha and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hannedy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hannedy shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pasanen but Pasanen pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Pasanen scores with a hook to the body. Hannedy takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hannedy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hannedy drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Pasanen shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Hannedy napping and manages to drive through into side control!
You can see the frustration on Hannedy's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Pasanen wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Hannedy, who protects the arm well.
Hannedy tries to improve position but can't.
Hannedy struggling a bit here.
Pasanen goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Hannedy has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Pasanen but great work by Hannedy.
Pasanen is trying to improve his position.
Pasanen manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hannedy is trying to control but can't.
Hannedy throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Hannedy is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hannedy punching from the bottom.
Pasanen wants to free his trapped foot but Hannedy is holding on for dear life with his legs.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hannedy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pasanen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hannedy with a lazy takedown attempt
and Pasanen counters with a takedown into side control.
Hannedy is pushing Pasanen's head away, looking to escape. Pasanen manages to hold on to the position though.
Pasanen working the ground and pound from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pasanen throws a strike aimed at the side of Hannedy's head but Hannedy avoids it well.
Pasanen trying to control the action but Hannedy is working from the bottom.
Pasanen working away.
Pasanen landing a few strikes.
Hannedy is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Pasanen thows a huge punch but Hannedy dodges it nicely.
Pasanen passes to full mount!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hannedy slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Pasanen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hannedy avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Pasanen.
Pasanen is controlling the pace.
Hannedy is holding on to half guard well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hannedy trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Pasanen manages to pass to mount!
Hannedy is squirming around, avoiding Pasanen's attempts to control the action.
Pasanen avoids the attempt from Hannedy to control.
Pasanen dominating with strikes here.
Pasanen avoids the attempt from Hannedy to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pasanen tries to control but Hannedy wriggling away.
Pasanen breaks from Hannedy's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hannedy is bucking up trying to escape but Pasanen cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Hannedy working to try and regain half guard.
Hannedy wants to control but Pasanen is having none of it.
Hannedy is squirming around, avoiding Pasanen's attempts to control the action.
Pasanen goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Hannedy turns into him and now he's in Pasanen's guard.
Pasanen wants to sweep here but Hannedy controlling him for the moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lauri Pasanen dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Pasanen stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Pasanen wants it to stay on the feet.
Pasanen just misses with a punch to the body.
Hannedy shoots and misses
and Hannedy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pasanen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hannedy's hands.
Hannedy moves away from the strike by Pasanen.
Pasanen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pasanen throws an overhand right that lands on Hannedy's shoulder, as Hannedy tries to avoid the shot.
Hannedy wants to clinch up but Pasanen keeps it at a distance.
Hannedy throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Pasanen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pasanen. Hannedy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pasanen lands a nice shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pasanen misses with a body shot
and Hannedy counters with a thumping low kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Pasanen.
Hannedy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pasanen with a nice cross.
Pasanen misses the shot to the body.
Hannedy tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Pasanen counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hannedy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pasanen.
Hannedy moves away from the strike by Pasanen.
Good leg kick by Hannedy there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Pasanen throws a series of strikes that have Hannedy backpedaling.
Pasanen scores with a nice right hand.
Pasanen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hannedy doesn't seem bothered though.
Hannedy throws a hook but Pasanen blocks it.
Hannedy walks into a left hand.
Hannedy has his takedown stuffed
enabling Pasanen to counter with a crisp jab.
Lauri Pasanen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Walter Hannedy.
Pasanen thows a body shot but no joy.
Hannedy throws a leg kick but Pasanen moved away.
Hannedy misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Pasanen counters with a leg kick.
Lauri Pasanen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pasanen throws the left hand but Hannedy avoids the punch easily.
Pasanen tries a head kick but it misses.
Pasanen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hannedy looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Pasanen misses with a double jab
and Hannedy counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hannedy trying to control the position from guard on top but Pasanen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hannedy drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Pasanen manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Hannedy has Pasanen in his guard.
Hannedy is breathing heavily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pasanen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pasanen trying to control the position from guard on top but Hannedy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hannedy throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hannedy not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lauri Pasanen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hannedy looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Pasanen passes into side control.
Pasanen working away.
Pasanen in side control lands a decent elbow.
Pasanen trying to control the action but Hannedy is working from the bottom.
Pasanen remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Hannedy struggling a bit here.
Pasanen has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
You can see the frustration on Hannedy's face as Pasanen controls the position.
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.
Hannedy is trying to improve his position.
Pasanen wants to control but Hannedy is keeping him busy.
Hannedy takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Pasanen is working Hannedy over with some ground and pound from side control.
Hannedy is looking for a sweep.
Pasanen tries for a kimura but Hannedy is defending well.
Hannedy struggling a bit here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lauri Pasanen dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Pasanen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Walter Hannedy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hannedy throws a sloppy head kick and Pasanen moves out of range easily.
Pasanen throws a right hand that Hannedy ducks under and follows up with a left that Hannedy also avoids with ease.
Hannedy tries to clinch but Pasanen moves out of range.
Hannedy throws a one two combo.
It looks like Lauri Pasanen has been cut.
Hannedy avoids the body shot from Pasanen.
Pasanen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pasanen throws a body punch but Hannedy moves out of range.
Pasanen connects with a jab.
Hannedy throws a leg kick that misses.
Hannedy swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Pasanen works the jab nicely.
A good leg kick by Hannedy.
Pasanen throws a good cross that connects.
Pasanen throws a shot from downtown. Hannedy moves away and avoids it.
Pasanen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hannedy tries to clinch but Pasanen is having none of it.
A shot to the body from Pasanen misses
and Hannedy moves into the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Pasanen.
Hannedy has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Pasanen regains guard immediately.
Pasanen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pasanen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hannedy is one step ahead there.
Pasanen keeping moving, preventing Hannedy from controlling successfully.
Hannedy has gone for a leg lock! Pasanen slips out almost immediately though and dives into Hannedy's guard.
Hannedy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hannedy working for a triangle but Pasanen defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pasanen passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Pasanen tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hannedy knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Lauri Pasanen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hannedy trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Hannedy is trying desperately to improve position.
Hannedy taking shots to the head.
Pasanen lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Hannedy hang on?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pasanen content just to control the position here.
Pasanen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hannedy is looking to escape.
Pasanen tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Hannedy taking shots to the head.
Hannedy tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hannedy is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Pasanen swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Hannedy is now in Pasanen's guard. A big mistake from Pasanen there, giving up the dominant position!
Hannedy looking to sit in guard and control but Pasanen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pasanen is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Hannedy is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hannedy keeping moving, preventing Pasanen from controlling successfully.
Pasanen stopping the sweep attempt from Hannedy.
Walter Hannedy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pasanen trying to control but Hannedy is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Lauri Pasanen.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pasanen, 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lauri Pasanen!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Alivero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Enrique Morales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alivero kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is One Winged Angel - Nobuo Uematsu. Enrique Morales has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Antonio Alivero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Enrique Morales!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Emerson Jorge and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alivero misses with a double jab.
No luck for Morales with that takedown attempt.
Alivero with a hook.
Alivero throws a jab but it's blocked by Morales.
Morales shoots in but Alivero avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Morales is trying hard to land a takedown here. Alivero sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Antonio Alivero has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Enrique Morales.
Alivero looks to land a right hand but Morales moved out of range.
Alivero lands with a nice combination. Morales backs away looking to recover.
Alivero fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Alivero throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Alivero tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Morales was well out of range. Poor timing from Alivero.
Morales fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Antonio Alivero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morales fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Alivero tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Morales paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morales staying out of range there.
Morales avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Alivero looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Alivero throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Morales looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Morales stopping the sweep attempt from Alivero.
Morales stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Alivero swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Alivero 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.
Morales thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Morales thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Alivero looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Morales drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Alivero dives on top into guard.
Alivero working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Alivero throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Alivero throws a strike but Morales rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Alivero is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Morales preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morales drops back, looking for a kneebar! Alivero looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Alivero looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Alivero!
Morales defending against the ground and pound.
Morales is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Alivero in side control, throwing shots but Morales defends.
Alivero wants to control but Morales is keeping him busy.
The strikes coming from Alivero are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Alivero postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Alivero tries to score with some ground and pound. Morales controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Alivero thows a left - swing and a miss!
Alivero throws a body punch but Morales moves out of range.
Alivero misses with an uppercut. Morales saw that one coming.
Alivero tries to clinch but Morales is having none of it.
Antonio Alivero is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Alivero misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Alivero lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Alivero looks to land a left hand but Morales moved out of range nicely.
Morales shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Alivero defends it nicely.
Alivero jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Alivero dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nice shot by Alivero.
Morales shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Alivero pinned against the cage. Alivero gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Alivero lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Morales at a distance.
Alivero throws a hook but Morales avoids it easily.
Alivero throws a nice looking combination but Morales bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Morales bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Alivero gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Morales seems to be looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morales is working for a kimura but Alivero is defending it quite comfortably.
Morales is breathing heavily.
Morales wants to work for an arm triangle but Alivero is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alivero moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Alivero manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Alivero landing strikes, looking to finish!
Morales keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alivero raining down shots from the mount!
Alivero connects with a bit shot that sees Morales covering up! More strikes from Alivero and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Alivero is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Antonio Alivero!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ameliano Cassemiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Arona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ricardo Arona is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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187 lbs
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197 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ameliano Cassemiro!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricardo Arona!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Paulo Santos and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arona fails to land with a series of punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cassemiro. Arona does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cassemiro is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Arona's half guard.
Cassemiro thows a huge punch but Arona dodges it nicely.
Cassemiro looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Cassemiro is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cassemiro is trying to control. Arona wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Cassemiro is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Cassemiro is trying to control. Arona wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Arona wants to get back to his feet.
Cassemiro trying to control the action but Arona is working from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Cassemiro tries to bum rush Arona with a series of wild strikes but Arona uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Arona throws a series of punches but Cassemiro moves out of range.
A jab from Cassemiro misses.
Arona scores with a sloppy right hand. Cassemiro should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Cassemiro misses.
Arona lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Cassemiro is looking to clinch.
Arona connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Arona lands a jab to Cassemiro's midsection.
Arona throws a right hand that Cassemiro ducks under and follows up with a left that Cassemiro also avoids with ease.
Arona rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cassemiro moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Arona lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cassemiro circles away quickly and effectively.
Cassemiro tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Arona paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cassemiro tries for a takedown but Arona sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Cassemiro takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cassemiro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Arona.
Cassemiro looks to land a left hand but Arona moved out of range nicely.
A punch combination from Arona misses.
Arona connects with a body shot.
Arona misses with a series of wild punches.
Cassemiro is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cassemiro moves away from the strike by Arona.
Arona throws a nice looking combination but Cassemiro bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cassemiro dodges the punch combination from Arona.
Arona misses with a combination
and Cassemiro counters with a shoot takedown. Arona fights it but they end up in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cassemiro trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cassemiro postures up in Arona's guard and throws a big left but Arona blocks it.
Arona is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Cassemiro is controlling him.
Cassemiro throwing strikes from guard but Arona blocks nicely.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Arona can do anything to dispel that myth.
Cassemiro postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cassemiro trying to control the position from guard on top but Arona is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Arona wants to stand but Cassemiro is controlling the position.
Arona being controlled here, momentarily.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cassemiro misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cassemiro thuds a left hand into Arona's body.
Arona looks to land a combination but Cassemiro avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arona goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Cassemiro lunges at Arona with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Arona's hand.
Cassemiro tries to clinch there but Arona circles away.
Cassemiro forces Arona back against the cage and clinches.
Arona wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cassemiro has him pressed against the cage.
Arona takes a knee right on the jaw!
Cassemiro scores a nice knee to the body.
Arona looks gassed!
Arona tries to break free but Cassemiro pushes him back against the cage.
Arona working hard to break the clinch.
Cassemiro creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Arona's defenses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Cassemiro takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Arona takes an elbow to the temple.
Cassemiro gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cassemiro landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Arona wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cassemiro has him pressed against the cage.
Cassemiro landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cassemiro obliges.
Cassemiro lands an elbow that stopped Arona in his tracks for a moment.
Cassemiro crunches a lovely knee into Arona's ribcage.
Arona is trying to force a seperation but Cassemiro has the dominant position.
Cassemiro lands an elbow just above Arona 's eye.
Cassemiro lands an elbow just above Arona 's eye.
Cassemiro content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Arona is trying to force a seperation but Cassemiro has the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cassemiro lands a nice knee to the body.
Arona being controlled against the cage.
Cassemiro keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Arona's efforts to push away.
Cassemiro lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cassemiro throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A knee to the head by Cassemiro.
Knees to the body from Cassemiro.
Cassemiro comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Cassemiro has Arona pressed against the cage, preventing Arona from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Cassemiro landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cassemiro connects with a nasty looking knee right to Arona's face.
Cassemiro lands a knee to the head.
Cassemiro lands a knee to the body.
Cassemiro crunches a lovely knee into Arona's ribcage.
A knee to the head by Cassemiro.
Cassemiro manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Cassemiro connects with a knee to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cassemiro unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Cassemiro keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Arona's efforts to push away.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cassemiro obliges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ameliano Cassemiro dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Cassemiro darts in and clinches Arona up against the cage.
Cassemiro connects with a nasty looking knee right to Arona's face.
Arona is trying to break the clinch but Cassemiro is controlling him.
Arona tries to break free but Cassemiro pushes him back against the cage.
Cassemiro lands an elbow just above Arona 's eye.
Cassemiro ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Cassemiro no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Cassemiro managing to control the position.
Cassemiro has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Arona doesn't defend quickly enough and Cassemiro has managed to lock this one up! Can Arona escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Cassemiro on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Ameliano Cassemiro!
Ameliano Cassemiro is the new middleweight champion!
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