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RRFC Challengers 29 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Washington Reis (ranked 6097 p4p, 517 weight class) and Hino Masaru (ranked 3702 p4p, 396 weight class). Masaru has chosen Telephone Number as his entrance music. The key to victory for Washington Reis has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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182 lbs
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169 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Washington Reis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hino Masaru!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Edson Gomes and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reis throws a low kick but Masaru avoids it.
A big left from Reis misses.
And Masaru tries to counter it with a takedown but Reis pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Masaru shoots in and bounces Reis off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Masaru thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Reis is looking to stand up but Masaru isn't so interested in that idea.
Reis on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Reis tries to get out of the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reis has Masaru pulled in close to control his posture.
Reis is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Masaru drops back looking for a leg! Reis is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Reis manages to kick Masaru off! Masaru jumps back into Reis's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masaru thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Reis has a closed guard, preventing Masaru from standing up.
Reis bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Masaru's guard.
Masaru scores with a nice shot.
Masaru utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Reis trying to control but Masaru is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masaru working a defensive guard here.
Masaru keeping moving, preventing Reis from controlling successfully.
Masaru isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Reis stacks Masaru on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Reis!
Masaru is trying to improve his position.
Masaru is not content to let Reis control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reis working the ground and pound.
Masaru manages to get back to half guard.
Masaru makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Masaru.
Reis pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Masaru is keeping the position for now.
Reis trying to control the position from guard on top but Masaru is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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.
Reis stops Masaru from standing up.
Masaru is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Reis has his hands clasped together but Masaru extends and breaks Reis's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Masaru.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Hino Masaru!
Hino Masaru spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patricio Santos (ranked 3282 p4p, 286 weight class) and Sandy Jones (ranked 5996 p4p, 410 weight class). Jones has chosen Can't leave without it as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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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232 lbs
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250 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Patricio Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sandy Jones!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Mauricio Rocha and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Santos feinted with a counter takedown.
Jones shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Santos as he jumps to the side.
Santos changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jones tries to avoid it but Santos manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jones to the ground. Jones escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nice sprawl there from Jones as Santos shoots in.
Santos throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jones's waist but Jones gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Santos off to one side.
Jones is looking for the big counter here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Patricio Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Santos defends well and Jones ends up having to push Santos into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Santos pushes Jones up against the cage in a clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Jones has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Santos is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jones being controlled against the cage.
Santos goes for a takedown attempt but Jones pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones shoots in for a double leg but Santos sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jones closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Santos is pressed up against the cage. Jones has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Santos down to the mat. Santos avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Sandy Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones throws a body kick that misses.
Jones tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Santos swivels and escapes.
Santos shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jones as he jumps to the side.
Jones shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Santos but Santos pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jones looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jones swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Santos shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jones scores with a head kick. Santos tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Jones moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands with a right to the head.
Jones creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Santos's defenses.
It looks like Patricio Santos has been cut.
Santos pulls Jones into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Santos throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Santos is breathing heavily.
Santos can't keep his opponent in guard - Jones advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Jones with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Jones throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jones is controlling the pace.
Jones prevents Santos from standing back up.
Jones not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jones seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Jones is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
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.
Jones tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Santos tries to hold on but Jones pushes him away.
Jones prevents Santos from getting the reversal.
Jones sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
It looks like Jones might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jones looking to finish with strikes here!
Santos is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sandy Jones dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Patricio Santos's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jones misses with a takedown attempt - Santos sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Santos is looking to clinch but Jones is avoiding it.
Jones moves into the clinch.
Jones's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Santos breaks the clinch.
Jones gets caught napping as Santos dives in and scores a takedown. Jones manages to retain guard.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Jones manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones wants a takedown but no success here.
Jones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jones is defended easily by Santos.
Santos tries to counter with a takedown but Jones is quick to defend against it.
Patricio Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sandy Jones.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Jones's guard.
Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Jones has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jones escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Santos gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Jones wants to stand but Santos is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones being controlled here, momentarily.
Jones working a defensive guard here.
Jones doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Jones is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Santos is controlling him.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Santos misses with a head kick.
Jones throws a head kick that misses.
Jones shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Santos defends it nicely.
Jones is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Santos changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Santos closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Jones tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Jones has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jones defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Santos's arms.
Jones trying to control the position but Santos manages to sink in the hooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos tries to keep control of the position but Jones is staying busy.
You can see the frustration on Jones's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Santos tries to get the hooks in deep but Jones pushed the leg off.
Santos is trying to stick to Jones's back but Jones is turning into Santos. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Santos's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Jones.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jones gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Santos rushes Jones and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Patricio Santos will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Patricio Santos's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Jones tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Santos defends well and Jones ends up having to push Santos into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Jones closes this distance looking for a takedown but Santos circles away.
Sandy Jones seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Santos gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Santos decides to pull guard.
Jones throws a strike but Santos rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Santos trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
Santos wants to stand and escape but instead Jones has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones pushing down on Santos's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Jones controlling the action here.
Jones thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Santos's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones uses his free foot to push down on Santos's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Santos.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Santos has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Jones's lack of action.
Santos wants to improve his position but Jones is controlling well.
Jones slips a nice elbow through Santos's hands, connecting with Santos's forehead.
Jones looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Santos on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Santos's head.
Jones stands up and beckons Santos to join him on the feet.
Nice sprawl there from Santos as Jones shoots in.
Patricio Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sandy Jones.
Jones shoots in and drives through. Santos sprawls well.
Santos appears to be looking for a big counter.
Santos displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jones.
Santos connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jones. Jones circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Santos fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jones, pushing him back against the cage.
Jones stops a takedown attempt from Santos.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Jones is defending well.
Jones wants a takedown but no success here.
Santos wants to stall.
Jones lands a damaging elbow.
Santos prevents a takedown attempt there.
Santos changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Jones fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Jones shoots and misses
and Santos counters with a straight right hand.
Santos throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones goes for a double leg but Santos avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Santos continues to drive forward.
Nice sprawl there from Santos as Jones shoots in.
Jones wants to clinch
and Santos counters with a left to the body.
Santos digs a good hook to Jones's body.
Jones shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Santos as he avoids it easily.
Jones gets a clinch.
Jones looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Santos is trying to stall.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jones has Santos pressed against the cage, preventing Santos from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Patricio Santos showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Santos has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:29
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Liam McKnight (ranked 3649 p4p, 387 weight class) and Jeremy Wayne (ranked 5551 p4p, 469 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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190 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Liam McKnight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jeremy Wayne!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Thiago Cunha and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Wayne.
Wayne tries a head kick but it misses.
McKnight blocks a head kick by Wayne.
McKnight throws a right and a left that Wayne avoids nicely.
Wayne is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
McKnight throws a head kick but Wayne moves out of range.
Wayne throws a body punch but McKnight moves out of range.
McKnight dives in and grabs Wayne's left leg, looking for a takedown. Wayne pushes down on McKnight's head and hops out.
McKnight closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Wayne blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McKnight pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wayne rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McKnight moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
McKnight thinks about countering with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McKnight shoots in looking for a takedown. Wayne tries to sprawl out of it but McKnight keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Wayne manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Wayne enables McKnight to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Wayne manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McKnight is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
McKnight gets to his feet - Wayne follows without any prompting.
McKnight lands a big head kick that sends Wayne tumbling to the mat! McKnight takes a step backwards and waves Wayne back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from McKnight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Liam McKnight!
Liam McKnight managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jose Zito (ranked 3921 p4p, 418 weight class) and Dan Clarke (ranked 5899 p4p, 507 weight class). Jose Zito could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dan Clarke's chin.
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170 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jose Zito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Dan Clarke!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Luis Engracia and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clarke throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Zito counters with a nice body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Clarke shoots in looking for a takedown but Zito manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Clarke's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Zito digs a good body shot into Clarke's ribs.
Zito rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Clarke moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Zito drives through and clinches with Clarke against the cage.
Zito gets through Clarke's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Zito misses with a body punch.
Zito breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zito gets caught napping as Clarke dives in and scores a takedown. Zito manages to retain guard.
Zito 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.
Zito has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Clarke is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zito breaks the clinch.
Clarke slips a jab and a cross from Zito.
Zito rushes Clarke and presses him up against the cage.
Zito breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Clarke has closed the distance and engaged Zito in a clinch.
Clarke manages to break the clinch.
Zito avoids a kick to the body.
Clarke slips a jab and a cross from Zito.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zito has closed the distance and engaged Clarke in a clinch.
Zito tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zito goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zito's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dan Clarke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clarke pushes Zito up against the cage in a clinch.
Clarke stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Zito tries to throw a body punch but Clarke avoids it by throwing Zito back against the cage.
Zito takes a shot to the head.
Zito escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Clarke moves into the clinch successfully.
Zito has Clarke pressed against the cage, preventing Clarke from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A frustrated look appears on Clarke's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Zito dodges an elbow strike from Clarke.
Zito escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zito misses with the combination.
Clarke tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Zito defends well and Clarke ends up having to push Zito into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Zito misses with a wild body shot.
Zito gets tackled into the cage by Clarke. Clarke maintains the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clarke breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zito stalks Clarke and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Clarke's face. Clarke staggers backwards, shaken.
Clarke fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Zito, pushing him back against the cage.
A body shot lands from Zito.
Zito prevents Clarke from breaking the clinch.
Clarke has had enough of the clinch but Zito keeps him there for the moment.
Zito goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zito working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Zito goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Clarke wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Zito takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Clarke breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zito misses with a looping left.
Zito scores with a jab to the jaw.
Zito tests Clarke's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Zito scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Clarke has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zito pushes Clarke back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Zito breaks the clinch.
Clarke lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Clarke.
Zito will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Clarke gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Zito has Clarke pressed against the cage, preventing Clarke from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Clarke escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zito moves into range and clinches up with Clarke.
Clarke prevents a body shot from Zito.
A hook to the body from Zito.
Clarke tries to break the clinch but Zito is controlling the position.
Zito scores with a nice hook to the head.
Zito tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Clarke's elbow.
Zito has Clarke pressed against the cage.
Zito tries a body shot but Clarke blocks it.
Zito lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zito breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Clarke moves into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zito's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Clarke has managed to clinch.
Zito is struggling to control the position.
Zito doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The referee is keeping an eye on Zito - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Clarke breaks from the clinch.
Jose Zito is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Clarke misses with a jab, cross combination.
Zito connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Zito clinches up with Clarke and pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zito keeps control of Clarke as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Zito breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zito closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Clarke is looking to break free of the clinch but Zito has double underhooks.
Zito pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Zito dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Clarke closes the distance and pushes Zito back into the cage.
Jose Zito has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Clarke wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Zito's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Clarke swinging wildly here.
Clarke looks to land a combination but Zito avoids it well.
It looked like Zito wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Zito darts in and clinches Clarke up against the cage.
Zito tries a body shot but Clarke blocks it.
Zito throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Clarke is trying to force a seperation but Zito has the dominant position.
Zito trying to control the position but instead, Clarke has worked for underhooks and has pushed Zito into the cage.
Nice body punch from Zito.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zito digs a right hand underneath Clarke's ribcage. Clarke let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Clarke wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Zito has him pressed against the cage.
Zito tries to work over Clarke's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Zito - that landed with a thud.
Zito breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clarke showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Zito.
Despite the aggression on Clarke's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Zito lands a body shot.
Clarke fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Zito, pushing him back against the cage.
Clarke working hard to break the clinch.
Zito pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Clarke gets tackled into the cage by Zito. Zito maintains the clinch.
Zito manages to break the clinch.
Clarke is looking to land body kicks.
Zito lands a jab.
Zito tries to keep at a distance but Clarke has taken the fight into the clinch.
Clarke wants to break free but Zito has control.
Zito lands a right hand.
Zito has Clarke pushed against the cage.
Zito gets through Clarke's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clarke has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Zito slowing the pace effectively.
Zito breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clarke closes the distance and pushes Zito back into the cage.
Zito breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zito lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Zito pushes Clarke up against the cage in a clinch.
Zito is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Zito tries to work over Clarke's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Clarke working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Zito working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Zito throws a head punch that misses.
Clarke wants to break the clinch but can't.
Zito pushes Clarke back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Clarke misses with a knee to the head.
Zito tries to stall but Clarke uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Zito is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Clarke can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clarke wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Zito taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Zito goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Zito.
Zito lands a right hand that snaps the head of Clarke backwards.
Clarke is trying to maintain a safe position but Zito gets an underhook and turns Clarke into the cage.
Zito misses with a punch to the body.
Clarke has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Clarke looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Zito is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Clarke wants to break the clinch but can't.
Zito doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zito lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Clarke.
Clarke looking to throw knees to the head but Zito is blocking nicely.
Clarke looking to slow down the pace here.
Zito slows down the pace here.
Clarke has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zito breaks from the clinch.
Zito is looking to clinch but Clarke is avoiding it.
Zito throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Clarke.
Zito is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Zito scores with a crisp jab that stopped Clarke in his tracks.
Zito misses with a hook. Clarke ducked under it nicely.
Clarke takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Zito fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Clarke manages to avoid it.
Zito showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Clarke.
Zito appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Zito stuffs the takedown.
Jose Zito is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clarke moves into the clinch successfully.
Clarke wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Zito keeps control of Clarke as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Clarke pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Zito dominated that second round.
That's time! Zito's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Zito pushes Clarke up against the cage in a clinch.
Clarke wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Clarke has had enough of the clinch but Zito keeps him there for the moment.
Clarke working aggressively here.
Zito controlling the action here for a moment.
Clarke struggles to land a body shot inside as Zito controls his hands.
A nice right hand lands inside from Clarke.
Still in the clinch, Zito scores with a nice short uppercut.
Clarke escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zito goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Nice cross by Zito.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clarke rushes Zito and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Clarke pushes Zito back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zito tries to work over Clarke's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zito's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Clarke clinches up with Zito and pushes him back against the cage.
Clarke escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zito throws a right and a left that Clarke avoids nicely.
Decent striking displayed by Zito there.
Zito tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Clarke slips a jab and a cross from Zito.
Clarke forces Zito back against the cage and clinches.
Zito lands a body punch in the clinch.
Clarke has a couple of punches blocked by Zito.
Clarke tries to break the clinch but Zito is controlling the position.
Clarke is trying to break free.
Zito stalling.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Zito takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A short body shot lands from Zito as the two fighters clinch.
Clarke looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Zito's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zito moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jose Zito is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Clarke misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Zito.
It looks like Dan Clarke has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
No joy there for Zito, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Zito throws a series of punches but Clarke moves out of range.
Clarke has closed the distance and engaged Zito in a clinch.
Zito is leaning against Clarke and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short right from Clarke.
Zito tries to work over Clarke's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Clarke lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Zito lands with a light punch inside.
Clarke wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Clarke tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Zito avoids it.
Zito breaks the clinch.
Clarke clinches with his opponent.
Clarke wants to get back to striking at distance but Zito won't allow it.
A left hand lands to the body for Zito.
Zito breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clarke drives through and clinches with Zito against the cage.
Zito pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zito connects with a looping right hand.
Zito bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Clarke's head backwards.
Clarke clinches up against the cage.
Clarke throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Zito blocks it with crossed arms.
Zito escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zito misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Clarke looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Zito throws a lazy right hand but Clarke sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Clarke closes the distance and clinches.
Clarke lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Clarke looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Clarke breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Clarke bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Zito rushes Clarke and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Clarke tries to circle away but Zito has him pinned against the cage.
Clarke breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Zito there.
Clarke gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Zito has Clarke pressed against the cage, preventing Clarke from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Zito digs a right hand underneath Clarke's ribcage. Clarke let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Still in the clinch, Zito scores with a nice short uppercut.
Clarke takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Clarke has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Zito lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Clarke.
Clarke throws an elbow that misses.
Clarke manages to break the clinch.
Clarke tries to bum rush Zito with a series of wild strikes but Zito uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Clarke avoids the body shot from Zito.
Clarke raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Clarke missing with a left hand there. Zito was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jose Zito is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Zito lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Clarke circles away quickly and effectively.
Zito moves into the clinch successfully.
Clarke pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Clarke gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dan Clarke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zito avoiding damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jose Zito showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Zito 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 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jose Zito!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Humphrey Wellington (ranked 2371 p4p, 278 weight class) and Sandro Dos Souza (ranked 4980 p4p, 450 weight class). Sandro Dos Souza has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Humphrey Wellington's chin.
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193 lbs
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Good knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Humphrey Wellington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sandro Dos Souza!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Daniel Cesar and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dos Souza fails with the takedown.
Dos Souza tries to clinch but Wellington moves out of range.
No joy there for Dos Souza, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wellington just misses with a punch to the body.
Dos Souza looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wellington misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dos Souza.
Dos Souza misses with an uppercut
and Wellington counters with a nice body kick.
Dos Souza with a jab.
Dos Souza looks to land a right hand but Wellington moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wellington thows a body kick. Dos Souza tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Dos Souza tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wellington swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And Wellington counters with a quick kick to the body but Dos Souza blocks it.
Dos Souza tries to clinch up but Wellington circles away and keeps his distance.
Dos Souza moves in looking to clinch but Wellington pushes him off.
Dos Souza wants to clinch up but Wellington keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Souza shoots in looking for a takedown. Wellington tries to sprawl out of it but Dos Souza keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Wellington manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dos Souza misses with a takedown attempt - Wellington sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Humphrey Wellington has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sandro Dos Souza.
A nice leg kick lands there from Wellington.
Horrible takedown attempt by Dos Souza or perhaps it was just good defense by Wellington, which made it look bad.
Wellington throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Wellington swats away the attempt to clinch by Dos Souza.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wellington fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dos Souza has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wellington lands a nice hook to Dos Souza's body. Dos Souza takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dos Souza takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Wellington misses the shot to the body.
Wellington scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dos Souza is defended easily by Wellington.
Dos Souza takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Souza on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Good leg kick by Wellington there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That kick from Wellington tenderised Dos Souza's leg. Dos Souza is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dos Souza keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wellington fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Wellington.
We've been informed that Dos Souza has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Wellington circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wellington really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Wellington dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dos Souza. That did some damage!
Dos Souza on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Good leg kick by Wellington there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wellington fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wellington is looking to wear down Dos Souza with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Dos Souza shoots in for a takedown but Wellington shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Wellington is looking to counter with a body kick.
Wellington slips a jab and a cross from Dos Souza.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Souza steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Wellington. That one must have hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dos Souza shoots in and drives through. Wellington sprawls well.
Dos Souza tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wellington manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wellington lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Dos Souza shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Wellington as he jumps to the side.
Wellington with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dos Souza to score with a decent uppercut.
Sandro Dos Souza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wellington throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dos Souza! But no joy.
Dos Souza moves in looking to clinch but Wellington pushes him off.
Dos Souza throws a combination that misses
and Wellington cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dos Souza doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Wellington counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Humphrey Wellington dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Dos Souza misses with a takedown
and Wellington makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Dos Souza might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Wellington has got the better of the exchanges.
Wellington staying out of range there.
Wellington appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Wellington thumps Dos Souza with a low kick.
Dos Souza throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Wellington's waist but Wellington gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dos Souza off to one side.
Wellington is looking to counter with a body kick.
Dos Souza takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Wellington moves out of range as Dos Souza strikes.
Dos Souza has his takedown stuffed
letting Wellington counter with a right hand.
Humphrey Wellington has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sandro Dos Souza.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dos Souza is looking to clinch.
Dos Souza fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Wellington bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Dos Souza is breathing heavily.
Wellington throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Dos Souza does no damage.
Wellington lands a slapping body shot.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Wellington.
Wellington throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wellington lands with a nice body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wellington. That's going to slow Dos Souza down.
Wellington pushes Dos Souza away with a front kick.
Wellington throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Wellington lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Crunch! Wellington slams his shin into Dos Souza's torso.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wellington connects with a leg kick. Dos Souza looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wellington lands a nice looking body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Souza takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wellington is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dos Souza can do to turn this around?
Dos Souza misses with an uppercut
and Wellington counters with a nice leg kick.
Humphrey Wellington is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dos Souza shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Wellington pulls Dos Souza in to control the position.
Dos Souza stopping the sweep attempt from Wellington.
Wellington pulls Dos Souza in close to prevent any damage.
Dos Souza trying to control the position from guard on top but Wellington is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Souza stopping the sweep attempt from Wellington.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Wellington lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Wellington showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Dos Souza looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wellington is one step ahead there.
Wellington looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wellington gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wellington lands with a nice body punch.
Dos Souza throws a right hand that misses
and Wellington counters with a nice low kick that buckles Dos Souza's knee momentarily.
Wellington keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dos Souza.
Dos Souza fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wellington thinks about countering with a body kick.
Nice body punch from Wellington.
Dos Souza throws a poor cross that misses
and Wellington counters with a body kick.
Dos Souza wants to clinch up but Wellington keeps it at a distance.
No luck for Dos Souza with that takedown attempt.
Wellington looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Dos Souza's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Wellington lets loose with a powerful body kick. Dos Souza will feel that in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Humphrey Wellington dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Wellington feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dos Souza's calf.
Wellington dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dos Souza has a takedown stuffed.
Dos Souza throws out a loose jab but Wellington uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wellington thuds his shin into the meat of Dos Souza's side.
Dos Souza misses with a left hand
and Wellington makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Dos Souza keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A good leg kick by Wellington.
Wellington turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dos Souza throws a poor cross that misses
and Wellington counters with a thumping low kick.
Dos Souza takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dos Souza misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wellington connects with a body shot that sends Dos Souza's belly button to the back.
Dos Souza might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Wellington lands a nice looking body kick.
Wellington delivers a nice body kick.
Dos Souza with a poor takedown
and Wellington counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dos Souza thinking.
Wellington lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Wellington lands a nice looking kick to the body. Dos Souza takes a step back to recover.
Wellington lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dos Souza's sensitive parts.
Wellington throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dos Souza stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dos Souza fails with the takedown.
It appears Wellington was looking to counter with a kick there.
Humphrey Wellington has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sandro Dos Souza.
Wellington lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wellington lands a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wellington misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dos Souza.
Wellington lands with a shot to the body.
Wellington throws a front kick that sends Dos Souza stumbling back into the cage.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wellington.
Dos Souza throws a nice looking combination but Wellington bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And Wellington counters with a quick kick to the body but Dos Souza blocks it.
Dos Souza's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Wellington connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dos Souza scrambles back to his feet.
Wellington lands with a kick to the ribs.
Dos Souza takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Wellington throws a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Souza tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Wellington.
Dos Souza takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Dos Souza on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Wellington throws a nice head kick!
Wellington lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wellington throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Dos Souza shoots in for a takedown but Wellington shows good takedown defense.
Wellington lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Dos Souza throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dos Souza shoots in looking for a takedown but Wellington manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Dos Souza's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Dos Souza takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
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!
Wellington thumps Dos Souza with a low kick.
Wellington connects with a high kick.
Dos Souza waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wellington.
Wellington lands a nice hook to Dos Souza's body. Dos Souza takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wellington throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Dos Souza takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Dos Souza misses with a wild combination.
And Wellington counters with a quick kick to the body but Dos Souza blocks it.
Good leg kick by Wellington there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sandro Dos Souza has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wellington lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Humphrey Wellington showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wellington 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:26
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:26
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Humphrey Wellington!
Humphrey Wellington decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clubber Lang (ranked 2282 p4p, 214 weight class) and Miguel Rodolfo (ranked 5499 p4p, 391 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Lang might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Eye of the tiger, Survivor.. Miguel Rodolfo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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232 lbs
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280 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Clubber Lang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Miguel Rodolfo!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Matheus Silva and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodolfo shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Lang is trying to defend but Rodolfo finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Rodolfo working Lang over with strikes.
Lang has hold of Rodolfo's hands but Rodolfo slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Lang wants to get back to full guard.
Rodolfo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lang tries to roll over but Rodolfo keeps him under control.
Rodolfo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Rodolfo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lang trying to control from the bottom.
Rodolfo looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodolfo is looking for a kimura here.
Lang is looking to improve his position.
Lang on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lang tries to get out of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodolfo scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Lang has hold of Rodolfo's hands but Rodolfo slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Rodolfo looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lang with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Rodolfo maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Lang could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Rodolfo has cracked it and Lang is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Rodolfo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Miguel Rodolfo!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Amana Kelekolio (ranked 1908 p4p, 234 weight class) and Johnny Santos (ranked 3655 p4p, 394 weight class). Santos has chosen Nazareth- Let Me Be Your Leader as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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26
205 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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25
215 lbs
4 - 4 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Decent elbows
KO power |
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Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Amana Kelekolio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Santos!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Mauricio Rocha and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos forces Kelekolio back against the cage and clinches.
Kelekolio is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Santos is trying to pull guard but Kelekolio has him pressed against the cage.
Kelekolio trying to land knees to the body.
Santos tries to pull guard but Kelekolio holds him up against the cage and eventually Santos drops back down to his feet.
Kelekolio lands a shoulder strike.
Santos tries to pull guard but Kelekolio won't allow it.
Amana Kelekolio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Santos.
Kelekolio pushes Santos back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kelekolio digs a right hand into Santos's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Santos's gas tank.
Santos tries to pull guard but Kelekolio forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Kelekolio misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Santos.
Kelekolio misses with a knee strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kelekolio tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kelekolio softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kelekolio lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Johnny Santos has been cut.
Kelekolio looking to throw knees to the head but Santos is blocking nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Santos takes an elbow to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos tries to pull guard but Kelekolio forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kelekolio just misses with a elbow thrown towards Santos's brow.
Santos jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kelekolio walks away with a smile on his face. Santos gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kelekolio looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Santos is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Santos tries to keep at a distance but Kelekolio has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kelekolio tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Santos avoids it.
Kelekolio gets through Santos's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Santos is rocked!
Kelekolio has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Santos - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Kelekolio, and another! Santos is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Amana Kelekolio!
An out of breath and clearly excited Amana Kelekolio thanked MMA Underwear Laundry for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jordan Jackson (ranked 1192 p4p, 165 weight class) and Trevor Fitch (ranked 3203 p4p, 359 weight class). Jackson comes to the cage accompanied by Puff Daddy-Victory (ft. Notorious B.I.G & Busta Rhymes). Trevor Fitch has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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215 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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220 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
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Counter fighter
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jordan Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Trevor Fitch!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Felipe Paraventi and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fitch throws a jab but it's blocked by Jackson.
We've been told by Jackson's head coaches at Deep waters that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Jackson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jackson misses with an uppercut. Fitch saw that one coming.
Jackson tries a head kick but it misses.
Fitch connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jackson. Jackson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Fitch swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Jackson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fitch fails with a takedown attempt.
Jackson seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Fitch has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A head kick misses from Jackson.
Fitch with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jackson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Fitch looks to land a right hand but Jackson moved out of range.
Fitch looks to score with a jab to the body but Jackson is just out of range.
Jackson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Fitch swings away with a body shot that misses
and Jackson counters with a three punch combo that has Fitch backing up. Fitch nods at Jackson to acknowledge the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jackson slips under a jab.
Jackson throws a big counter combination but Fitch scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Jackson lands with a right hand.
It looks like Trevor Fitch has been cut.
Trevor Fitch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice cross by Fitch.
Jordan Jackson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fitch tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jackson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Fitch somewhat.
Fitch fails with the takedown.
Jordan Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Trevor Fitch.
Fitch swings for the body but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson avoids the body shot from Fitch.
Fitch is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Jackson rather than just go for the knockout.
Fitch fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jackson manages to avoid it.
Jackson thinks about countering with a head kick.
Fitch misses with a looping left.
Jackson works the jab nicely.
Jackson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fitch.
Fitch throws a jab but it's blocked by Jackson.
Jackson is looking for a counter combo.
Fitch shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jackson as he jumps to the side.
Fitch loads up on a big right hand but Jackson slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Fitch.
Fitch misses with a hook.
Nice takedown defense from Jackson. No joy for Fitch on that attempt.
Jackson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fitch.
Fitch misses with a hook.
Jackson connects with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fitch throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jackson's waist but Jackson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Fitch off to one side.
Fitch clobbers Jackson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Fitch fails with the takedown
and Jackson counters with a straight right hand.
Nice takedown defense from Jackson. No joy for Fitch on that attempt.
Jackson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Fitch lands a body shot.
Fitch swings for the body but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Jackson slips under a jab.
Jackson is looking to counter with head kicks.
Fitch has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jackson finds it's way round the side to connect with Fitch's head.
Jackson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fitch throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jackson throws a counter high kick but Fitch was just alert enough to avoid it.
Fitch throws a predictable looking body shot
and Jackson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fitch lands a really nice looking cross but Jackson seems unphased.
Fitch closes the distance and clinches up with Jackson, looking for a takedown. Fitch pushes Jackson against the cage but Jackson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Fitch cracks Jackson with an open hand slap.
Fitch throws a big shot that misses.
Fitch swings widly with a right hand
letting Jackson counter with a right hand.
Fitch fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fitch with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jackson counters with a nice uppercut.
Fitch keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fitch drives through with a takedown into Jackson's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fitch wants to pass the guard but Jackson is keeping the position.
Fitch drops back, looking for a kneebar! Jackson looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Jackson looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Jackson!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson stands up.
Jackson slips a jab from Fitch.
Fitch throws a shot from downtown. Jackson moves away and avoids it.
Jackson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fitch.
Jackson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jackson is looking for a counter combo.
Fitch throws a hook but Jackson blocks it.
Jackson throwing a counter right hand but Fitch manages to avoid it.
Jackson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fitch.
Jackson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fitch.
Jackson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Fitch under the eye.
Fitch looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jackson is fending him off so far but Fitch persists. Nope, Jackson circles away and we're back to standing.
It looked like Jackson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Fitch.
Fitch with a poor takedown
and Jackson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jackson throws a jab when Fitch was well out of range.
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 Jordan Jackson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Trevor Fitch's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Good exchange - Fitch coming out on top.
Fitch tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jackson was well out of range. Poor timing from Fitch.
A little feinted left hand from Jackson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Fitch takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jackson stuffs the takedown attempt from Fitch. Fitch gets slowly back to his feet.
Jackson scores with a jab. Fitch acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fitch throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fitch swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jackson swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fitch shoots in looking for a takedown but Jackson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Fitch's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Fitch throws a looping overhand right but Jackson ducks down to avoid it.
Fitch misses with a takedown
and Jackson counters with a straight right hand.
Jordan Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Trevor Fitch.
Fitch has his takedown stuffed
and Jackson counters with a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Fitch darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jackson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That has opened up Trevor Fitch's cut even more.
Fitch with a lazy takedown attempt
and Fitch takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jackson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fitch.
Fitch swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Jackson to counter with a crisp jab.
Fitch is rocked!
Fitch misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Jackson scores with a counter punch that sends Fitch to the canvas! Jackson smells blood - he's punishing Fitch with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Fitch has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jordan Jackson!
Jordan Jackson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Felipe Silva (ranked 1415 p4p, 168 weight class) and Wulfgang Bleak (ranked 1739 p4p, 208 weight class). Silva comes to the cage accompanied by Ratamahatta - Sepultura. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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162 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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18
160 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Felipe Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Wulfgang Bleak!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Edson Gomes and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva misses with a wild combination.
Silva's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bleak under the eye.
Bleak slips a jab and a cross from Silva.
Silva lands a two punch combo.
Silva wants to clinch but Bleak slips to the side
and Bleak counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Silva is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bleak defends well.
Silva trying to keep a closed guard but Bleak is proving a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bleak controlling Silva's posture.
Bleak wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bleak has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Silva is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Rio Fight Academy that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Bleak manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Silva manages to get himself to full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bleak accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bleak scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bleak with a nice head shot there.
Bleak lands a couple of digs.
Bleak lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bleak postures up and lands a big shot to Silva's brow.
Bleak postures up and lands a big shot to Silva's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bleak lands a couple of elbows.
Silva is rocked!
Bleak has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Syndicate Athletics. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Bleak postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Silva covers up, he's hurt! Bleak keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Bleak and the ref steps in to end the fight! Bleak can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wulfgang Bleak!
Wulfgang Bleak made sure to mention his sponsor, Notorious in his post fight interview.
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