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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Sewell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Heidan Warren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Michael Sewell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Heidan Warren!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Thiago Cunha and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sewell gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Warren to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Sewell looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Warren stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sewell swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sewell keeping moving, preventing Warren from controlling successfully.
Warren keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sewell's head.
Warren stands and throws Sewell's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Warren in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Warren scores with a couple of short elbows.
Warren tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warren stands up and beckons Sewell to his feet.
Warren shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Sewell is trying to defend but Warren finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Warren lands a nice short elbow.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Warren lands a nice short elbow.
Warren passes to side control.
Warren advances nicely into full mount.
Warren working for a guillotine from mount but Sewell is in no mood to give up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Warren lands a heavy elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warren looking to control and managing it successfully.
BOOM! Warren connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Warren is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Sewell has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Warren takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Warren has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
I looks like Warren 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.
Warren working away from the top, dropping strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Heidan Warren 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.
Warren keeps the fight on the outside.
Sewell misses with a body shot.
Warren drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Warren controls from within his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Let's hope that Warren has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warren thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Warren slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Warren landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Warren thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Warren thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Warren staying calm.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warren advances nicely into full mount.
Warren looking to control and managing it successfully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sewell defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Warren.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Warren controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Heidan Warren showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Sewell's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Warren shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Heidan Warren.
Sewell circles away from the clinch attempt.
Warren shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Warren was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Sewell defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Warren.
Warren controlling the position easily from mount.
Warren has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Warren jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Sewell manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warren is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Warren passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Sewell!
Warren is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Sewell can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Warren controlling his opponent.
Warren lands a nice shot to the head.
Heidan Warren has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warren lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
BOOM! Warren connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Warren controlling the position easily from mount.
Warren fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Warren looking to control and managing it successfully.
Sewell takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Warren's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Heidan Warren!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Czar Jack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leandro Cher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight 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, Czar Jack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Leandro Cher!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Luis Engracia and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice cross by Cher.
Cher looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
A shot to the liver by Jack. Beautiful body shot.
Jack lands a left and a right that send Cher crashing to the mat, dazed. Jack thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Leandro Cher has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jack dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jack drops Cher with a big left hand! Cher is injured, injured bad! Jack jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Czar Jack!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Papa Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesus Quintana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Jesus Quintana enters the cage!
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Counter striker
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Papa Santos!
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, Jesus Quintana!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Edson Gomes and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos throws a jab but it's blocked by Quintana.
A slow jab from Santos misses its intended target.
Santos shoots for a double leg takedown but Quintana sprawls well. He's pushed Santos's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Quintana avoids the body shot from Santos.
Santos misses with a double jab.
Quintana shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Santos counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quintana prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos is trying to trip Quintana. He has hold of a leg but Quintana is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Santos persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Quintana wants to sweep here but Santos controlling him for the moment.
Quintana controlling Santos's posture.
Quintana keeping full guard, as Santos tries to pass.
Quintana utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but Quintana is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Santos is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Quintana is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Santos looking to sit in guard and control but Quintana gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Quintana showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Papa Santos dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A big right from Santos misses.
Santos fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Quintana looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Quintana has his takedown stuffed
and Santos counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Quintana is not content to let Santos control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quintana tries to roll over but Santos keeps him under control.
Santos is looking to take a break and control but Quintana is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Papa Santos.
Santos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Quintana.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Quintana with a lazy takedown attempt
and Santos counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Quintana's guard now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos wants to control from the top but Quintana keeps moving.
Quintana looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Santos puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Santos is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Quintana reverses the position - he's now on top in Santos's guard.
Santos keeping moving, preventing Quintana from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Papa Santos dominated that second 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.
Santos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Santos lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Santos doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Quintana counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Santos can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Quintana controls the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos looking for a sweep. Not yet Santos, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Santos keeping full guard, as Quintana tries to pass.
Quintana is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Santos bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Quintana's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesus Quintana really dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Santos gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Quintana counters by clinching up.
Santos looking for a takedown.
Quintana jumps guard and drags Santos to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Santos trying to control but Quintana is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quintana wants to sweep here but Santos controlling him for the moment.
Quintana keeping full guard, as Santos tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos preventing the sweep.
Santos throwing strikes but missing.
Santos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Quintana is keeping the position for now.
Quintana keeping moving, preventing Santos from controlling successfully.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Santos throws a hook to the side of Quintana's head but Quintana sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
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.
Quintana avoids the body shot from Santos.
Santos shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Quintana is trying to defend but Santos finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Santos is stalling here. Quintana is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Santos seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Quintana has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Santos can't do much from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Papa Santos will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Santos tries to clinch up but Quintana circles away and keeps his distance.
Santos throws a hook but Quintana avoids it easily.
Santos misses with an uppercut.
Quintana doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Santos counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Santos.
Quintana working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos looking to pass the guard.
Quintana keeping moving, preventing Santos from controlling successfully.
Santos looking to sit in guard and control but Quintana gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Santos controls Quintana momentarily but Quintana frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Quintana passes Santos's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Quintana perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Papa 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight for Papa Santos!
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight for Papa Santos!
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight for Papa Santos!
Papa Santos wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between First Last (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leo Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, First Last!
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, Leo Rua!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Leandro Rodrigues and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Last throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Last jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Last looks to land a combination but Rua avoids it well.
Rua is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Rua shoots in but Last avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rua is trying hard to land a takedown here. Last sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Last pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Last moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Rua takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Rua blocks a head kick by Last.
Last misses with a hook. Rua ducked under it nicely.
Last lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd cheers as Last lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rua doesn't seem phased though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Last throws a head kick but Rua moves out of range.
Last looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Last takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Rua blocks a head kick by Last.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Last paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Last looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Last thuds a left hand into Rua's body.
Last swings for the body but Rua moves out of range.
Last drops Rua with a beautiful combination! Rua stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Last is looking for the KO!
Rua is rocked!
Rua shoots in and drives through. Last sprawls well.
Rua is still on wobbly legs! Can Last finish him?
First Last has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leo Rua.
Rua looks gassed!
Nice sprawl there from Last as Rua shoots in.
Rua seems to have recovered his senses.
Last leaves Rua with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Rua fails to land the takedown.
Last pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Last digs a good body shot into Rua's ribs.
Last thuds his right hand into Rua's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Last.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Last! Rua is backing up but he can't get away as Last lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Rua and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). First Last!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Zica Brava (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Felding (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mr Felding has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Zica Brava!
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, Mr Felding!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Seu Braga and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donk. Brava catches Felding right on the button with a cross.
Mr Felding seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Felding takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Brava connects with a solid leg kick.
Felding misses with a head kick.
Felding throws a low kick but it's checked well by Brava.
Felding moves out of range as Brava strikes.
Felding throws a head kick but Brava moves out of range.
Felding pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Brava moves out of range of the body kick.
Brava scores with a kick to the midsection.
Felding is looking to land body kicks.
Felding misses with a low kick.
Brava looks to land a right hand but Felding moved out of range.
Felding misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Felding throws a sloppy head kick and Brava moves out of range easily.
Brava throws a body kick the misses
and Felding makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Brava really felt that one!
Felding scores with a push kick.
Brava lands a nice looking body shot.
Felding throws a head kick that misses.
Brava checks a leg kick nicely.
Felding lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Brava misses with an attempted mid kick.
Felding takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Brava misses with a straight right.
Brava moves into the clinch.
Brava has Felding pressed against the cage, preventing Felding from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Felding working hard to break the clinch.
Brava pressing his opponent against the cage.
Felding can't break the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Brava scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short uppercut from Brava.
Brava scores with a nice hook to the head.
Brava taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A frustrated look appears on Felding's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Brava prevents Felding from breaking the clinch.
Brava lands a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zica Brava 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.
Brava keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Felding - that will leave a mark!
Nice defenses there by Felding.
Felding pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brava jabs at Felding's body.
A big right from Brava misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Felding lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Brava has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Brava and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Felding throws a nice inside leg kick.
Brava 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.
Felding throws a half hearted mid kick.
Brava misses with an uppercut.
Felding defending well as Brava loads up on a big left hand.
Brava blocks a head kick by Felding.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brava blocks the body kick.
Brava throws the kick towards the body but Felding avoids it.
Felding blocks a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Brava.
Brava throws a lazy right hand but Felding sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brava avoids the head kick by Felding.
Brava tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Felding was well out of range. Poor timing from Brava.
Brava turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Felding throws a head kick but Brava moves out of range.
Brava throws a looping overhand right but Felding ducks down to avoid it.
Felding tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Felding takes one on the button.
Felding tries a head kick but it misses.
Brava looks to clinch
and Felding counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Brava is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Felding moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Felding feints and then cracks Brava's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Brava down.
Felding on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Felding throws a body kick the misses
and Brava counters with a straight right hand.
Felding throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Brava connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A low kick from Felding is predictable there
and Brava counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Felding looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Brava tries to clinch but Felding is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zica Brava dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Brava tries to close the distance and clinch up but Felding swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Felding tries a head kick but it misses.
A low kick from Felding misses
and Brava counters with a nice uppercut.
Brava tries to clinch but Felding moves out of range.
Felding swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Brava blocks a head kick by Felding.
Brava lands a nice leg kick that just misses Felding's sensitive parts.
Felding misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Brava. Felding shrugs it off though.
Felding misses with the body kick
and Brava counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Felding throws a leg kick
and Brava cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Felding misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brava throws out a loose jab but Felding uses good head movement to avoid it.
Felding tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brava rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Felding moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice body punch from Brava.
A lazy left from Brava finds it's target.
Brava throws a hook to the side of Felding's head but Felding sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Felding avoids the body shot from Brava.
Brava misses with an uppercut. Felding saw that one coming.
Brava throws a looping overhand right but Felding ducks down to avoid it.
Felding throws a head kick but Brava moves out of range.
A low kick from Brava is predictable there
and Felding counters with a nice kick to the body.
Brava doesn't manage to clinch there - Felding circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Felding throws a body kick that misses.
Brava cracks the inside of Felding's front leg.
Felding throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Brava lands a jab to Felding's midsection.
Brava swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Felding pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Felding.
Felding circles away from the clinch attempt.
Brava misses with a series of wild punches.
Brava tries to clinch there but Felding circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zica Brava clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Brava uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Felding has time to react.
Felding misses with a head kick.
Felding goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Felding shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Felding throws a body kick the misses
and Brava counters with a nice uppercut.
Felding slips under a jab from Brava.
Brava misses with a hook.
Brava lands with a nice body kick.
Brava jabs at Felding's body.
Felding misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Felding misses with a head kick.
Brava throws a jab but it's blocked by Felding.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brava looks to land a left hand but Felding moved out of range nicely.
Brava throws a leg kick that is checked
and Felding counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Brava throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Felding sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Felding tries a head kick but it misses.
Felding takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Brava throws a leg kick but Felding sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Felding blocks a jab.
Brava checks a leg kick.
Brava avoids a kick to the body.
Brava wants to land a leg kick but Felding is out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Felding, right into the meat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Brava catches Felding right on the button with a cross.
Felding throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Felding avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Brava has Felding up against the cage in a clinch.
Brava working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Felding wants to get back to striking at distance but Brava won't allow it.
Felding wants to get back to striking at distance but Brava won't allow it.
Felding tries to break the clinch but Brava is controlling the position.
Felding breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brava blocks a head kick by Felding.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zica Brava had his way with Mr Felding in 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. This is the final round!
A lazy body kick from Felding
and Brava counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Brava shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Brava with a jab.
Felding goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Brava blocks a head kick by Felding.
Brava scores with a jab to the body.
Felding thows a leg kick but Brava checks it
and Brava counters by moving into the clinch.
Brava prevents Felding from breaking the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Brava.
Brava lands a nice uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Brava as the two fighters clinch.
Brava lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Felding backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brava scores with a shot to the side of Felding's head.
Brava lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Felding is trying to break the clinch but Brava has him pressed against the cage.
Brava has Felding pressed against the cage, preventing Felding from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Brava working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Felding is trying to break free.
Brava lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Felding backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Brava.
Brava scores with a shot to the side of Felding's head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Felding.
Felding is trying to break free.
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.
Felding pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brava pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Felding throws the kick towards the body but Brava avoids it.
Felding misses with a low kick.
Felding pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Felding ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Felding throws a leg kick but Brava moved away.
Felding takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Brava looks to land a combination but Felding avoids it well.
Felding throws a head kick but Brava moves out of range.
Mr Felding has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Felding throws a leg kick but Brava moved away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zica Brava showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Brava 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight for Zica Brava!
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight for Zica Brava!
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight for Zica Brava!
Zica Brava wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tom Cirus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yong Tsi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cirus comes to the cage accompanied by He's a Pirate - Pirates of the Caribbean theme. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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155 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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18
156 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Prefers standup |
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Counter striker
Heavy handed |
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tom Cirus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yong Tsi!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Leandro Rodrigues and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cirus moves into the clinch.
Tsi tries for a takedown. No joy.
Cirus lands an elbow that stopped Tsi in his tracks for a moment.
Cirus is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Cirus lands with a light punch inside.
Cirus stalling.
Cirus lands a nice uppercut.
Tsi drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cirus is pressed up against the cage. Tsi has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Cirus down to the mat. Cirus avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Tom Cirus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yong Tsi.
Tsi is trying hard to land a takedown here. Cirus sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Cirus tries to close the distance and clinch but Tsi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tsi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cirus is looking to clinch but Tsi is avoiding it.
Cirus wants to clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Cirus. No joy for Tsi on that attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cirus slaps away a takedown attempt from Tsi, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Cirus is looking to clinch but Tsi is avoiding it.
Cirus is looking to clinch but Tsi is avoiding it.
Tsi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cirus gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Tsi.
Cirus lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tsi backwards.
A short right from Cirus.
The referee is keeping an eye on Cirus - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cirus.
Cirus slowing the pace effectively.
Tsi takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsi can't get the takedown.
Tsi looks gassed!
Cirus scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cirus lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cirus scores with a shot to the side of Tsi's head.
Cirus lands a right hand.
Cirus lands a shoulder strike.
Cirus pressing his opponent against the cage.
A short right from Cirus on the inside.
Cirus manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Cirus lands a shoulder strike.
Cirus'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.
Cirus prevents the takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Cirus dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cirus looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cirus tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tsi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tsi fails with the takedown.
Cirus fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cirus tries to clinch up but Tsi circles away and keeps his distance.
Tsi shoots in for a takedown but Cirus shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Tsi swats away the attempt to clinch by Cirus.
Tom Cirus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cirus gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tsi is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cirus lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cirus leaning against his opponent.
Cirus breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tsi shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Cirus sprawls well. Cirus wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tsi gets slowly back to his feet.
Tom Cirus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yong Tsi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cirus looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cirus tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tsi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tsi tries to keep at a distance but Cirus has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cirus breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cirus doesn't manage to clinch there - Tsi circles away.
Cirus tries to clinch there but Tsi circles away.
Tsi is trying hard to land a takedown here. Cirus sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Cirus tries to clinch up.
Cirus moves into the clinch successfully.
Cirus just leaning against Tsi, taking a breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
A nice left hand lands by Cirus.
Cirus lands with a short shot to the head.
Cirus lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tsi backwards.
Cirus lands an uppercut.
Cirus escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A left and a right from Cirus both land. Nice combination.
Tsi swats away the attempt to clinch by Cirus.
Cirus throws a one two combo.
Cirus is looking to clinch but Tsi is avoiding it.
Cirus is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tom Cirus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cirus clinches up with Tsi and pushes him back against the cage.
Cirus lands a body punch.
Cirus has Tsi pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Cirus dominated that second 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.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cirus.
Cirus lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tsi backwards.
Tsi tries to score a body lock takedown but Cirus shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Cirus lands with a right to the head.
Cirus stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Cirus landing knees to the head.
Cirus pushes Tsi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Cirus lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tsi backwards.
Cirus gets through Tsi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cirus content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Tsi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A short left from Cirus.
Tsi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cirus escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsi swats away the attempt to clinch by Cirus.
Cirus instigates a clinch.
Cirus pressing his opponent against the cage.
Cirus lands an uppercut.
Tsi can't get the takedown.
Cirus stalls.
Cirus lands an uppercut.
Tsi takes a knee right on the jaw!
Cirus taking a breather.
Cirus lands with a right to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Cirus lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Cirus makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cirus creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tsi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cirus lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tsi backwards.
Tsi takes a knee right on the jaw!
Cirus just leaning against Tsi, taking a breather.
Cirus scores with a shoulder strike.
Cirus scores with a knee to the head.
Cirus breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cirus tries to close the distance and clinch but Tsi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cirus fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tsi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tsi keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Cirus clearly takes that round.
That's time! Cirus's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Cirus tries to clinch up.
Tsi swats away the attempt to clinch by Cirus.
Cirus is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cirus looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cirus lands with a shot to the body.
Tsi takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Cirus closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cirus has Tsi pressed against the cage.
Tsi has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Cirus is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cirus lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tsi backwards.
Tsi is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Tsi goes for a takedown in the clinch but Cirus prevents it.
Cirus is pressed up against the cage. Tsi has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Cirus down to the mat. Cirus avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Tom Cirus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yong Tsi.
Cirus tries to clinch there but Tsi circles away.
Cirus closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A short left from Cirus.
Cirus lands a nice uppercut.
Cirus lands with a right to the head.
Cirus lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cirus landing knees to the head.
Cirus lands an uppercut.
Cirus lands with a right to the head.
Cirus lands with a left to the head.
Cirus lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Cirus lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cirus connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tsi's face.
Cirus scores with a shot to the side of Tsi's head.
Cirus lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cirus lands a body shot in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cirus.
A knee to the head by Cirus.
Tsi takes a knee right on the jaw!
A nice left hand lands by Cirus.
Cirus lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cirus with a knee to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cirus.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cirus lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tsi backwards.
Cirus has Tsi pressed against the cage.
Cirus lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Cirus had his way with Yong Tsi in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Tsi is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Cirus.
Cirus drives through and clinches with Tsi against the cage.
Tsi goes for a takedown in the clinch but Cirus prevents it.
Tsi looking for a takedown.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Cirus landing knees to the head.
Tsi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice right hand lands inside from Cirus.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cirus lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cirus lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Tsi takes a knee right on the jaw!
Cirus stalling in the clinch.
Tsi drops down looking for an ankle pick but Cirus pulls his leg out and moves away.
Tom Cirus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yong Tsi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Cirus works over Tsi's head and body with a nice combination.
Cirus moves into the clinch successfully.
Cirus lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tom Cirus has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cirus connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tsi's face.
Cirus softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cirus lands with a light punch inside.
Cirus connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tsi's face.
Cirus scores with a shot to the side of Tsi's head.
Cirus breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cirus wants to clinch.
Cirus lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Cirus.
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.
Cirus tries to clinch but Tsi moves out of range.
Cirus lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Cirus.
Tsi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tsi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cirus tries to clinch but Tsi is having none of it.
Cirus lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Cirus.
Cirus moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cirus lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tsi backwards.
Cirus working Tsi over with knees to the body.
Cirus scores with a shoulder strike.
Yong Tsi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cirus lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tsi backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tom Cirus showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cirus 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight for Tom Cirus!
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight for Tom Cirus!
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight for Tom Cirus!
Tom Cirus wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Duarte Howard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roman Lukashenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
185 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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185 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Duarte Howard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roman Lukashenko!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Leandro Rodrigues and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Howard does it's job there.
Howard showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lukashenko.
Lukashenko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lukashenko stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lukashenko wants it to stay on the feet.
Howard misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lukashenko misses with a two punch combination.
Howard scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Howard really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Howard misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Howard throws a series of strikes that have Lukashenko backpedaling.
Lukashenko looks gassed!
Lukashenko misses with a combination
and Howard counters with a nice right hand that sends Lukashenko toppling to the canvas! Lukashenko scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Howard finish him?!
Lukashenko is rocked!
It looks like Roman Lukashenko has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Howard connects with a nice cross there... Lukashenko is looking wobbly and Howard recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Lukashenko to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Howard jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Duarte Howard!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Park (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and king kong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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198 lbs
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21
191 lbs
6 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lucas Park!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, king kong!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Alexandre Firmino and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice jab there from Park.
Park misses with a wild combination.
Park misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
kong takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
kong throws a right and a left that Park avoids nicely.
Park takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A head kick misses from Park.
Horrible takedown by kong or perhaps it was just good defense by Park which made him look bad.
Park misses with a double jab
and kong counters with an inside leg kick.
kong blocks a head kick by Park.
A big left from Park misses.
Park swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Park throws a series of punches but kong moves out of range.
Park avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Park throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and kong counters with a one-two to the body.
Lucas Park seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
kong moves in looking to clinch but Park pushes him off.
No luck for kong with that takedown attempt.
Park is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
kong wants to clinch up but Park keeps it at a distance.
Park throws a right and a left that both miss.
kong showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Park.
A head kick misses from Park.
Park is breathing heavily.
kong is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Park throws a lazy head kick
and kong counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by kong.
Park working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because kong has passed into half guard!
kong is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Park defends it well.
kong trying to control from half guard but Park is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
kong prevents Park from standing back up.
Park looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
kong trying to control the action but Park is working from the bottom.
Park blocking the ground and pound attempt from kong.
kong is looking for a kimura here.
Park looking for submissions off his back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
kong tries to clinch up but Park circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but king kong will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Park thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on kong if he has to take too many more of those.
Park lands a jab to the nose.
Park lands with a right hand.
kong moves in looking to clinch but Park pushes him off.
A head kick misses from Park.
kong takes a swing at Park's ribcage but misses.
A head kick lands from Park that sends kong to the canvas. kong tries to scramble back to his feet but Park brings him back down into side control.
kong is rocked!
It looks like king kong has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Park thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Park working away.
Park tries for a kimura but kong is defending well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
kong is pushing Park's head away, looking to escape. Park manages to hold on to the position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Park is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, kong has escaped the position, nice work there.
kong is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Park working the head with strikes.
Park looks up at the clock and then as kong takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Park smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
kong is working to avoid the ground and pound but Park connects with a decent elbow.
kong takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
kong prevents Park from improving position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Park goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, kong rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Park's guard! Nice work there by kong!
Park throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! kong escapes and throws Park's legs to the side, diving into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
kong wants to lay and pray for a moment but Park keeps working.
Park tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Park pushes kong away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, kong gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Park sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Park is refusing to be controlled, as kong sits in half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Park looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucas Park dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on king kong's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
kong wants to clinch up but Park keeps it at a distance.
Park lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A head kick misses from Park.
Park scores with a jab to the head.
Park cracks kong with an open hand slap.
kong misses with a double jab.
kong tries to clinch up.
Park throws an uppercut from half a mile away. kong sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lucas Park is winning the standup battle so far.
kong is looking to clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Park. No joy for kong on that attempt.
kong walks into a stiff left hand from Park.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice shot lands for Park.
A head kick misses from Park.
A telegraphed right hand from Park misses the target.
kong tries for a takedown but Park sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
kong avoids the head kick by Park.
Park throws a head kick that misses.
Park misses with a jab, cross combination.
Park misses with a double jab
and kong counters with a nice low kick that buckles Park's knee momentarily.
The fighters circling - kong throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Park throws a combination but it was largely blocked by kong.
kong tries to clinch but Park is having none of it.
kong tries to close the distance and clinch up but Park swats him away and circles back towards the center.
kong fails with a takedown attempt.
Lucas Park has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of king kong.
Park avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Park swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and kong counters with a nice body shot.
Park cracks kong with a good jab.
Park scores with a nice head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
kong walks into a left hand.
kong uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Park.
kong throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Park throws a head kick that misses.
kong is looking to clinch.
Lucas Park is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Park jabs kong right on the nose. kong blinks but takes it well.
kong fails with an attempt to clinch.
kong tries to clinch but Park moves out of range.
kong fails to land the takedown.
kong wants to clinch up but Park keeps it at a distance.
Park dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on kong. That did some damage!
Park tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A jab from Park does it's job there.
Park pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucas Park clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on king kong's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
kong throws out a leg kick but Park moves out of range and kong only half commits.
Park connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Park leaves kong with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Park misses with a head kick.
Park misses with a jab, cross combination.
kong avoids the head kick by Park.
kong showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Park.
Park is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
kong tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Park swivels and escapes.
Park throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Park misses with the combination.
Park is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by kong.
kong tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Park paws at him with a jab and circles away.
kong takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
kong throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
kong has managed to clinch.
Park escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A jab from Park does it's job there.
kong moves out of range as Park strikes.
kong takes a swing at Park's ribcage but misses.
kong takes one to the side of the head.
kong displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Park throws out the jab.
kong fails in his attempt to clinch.
kong tries to clinch there but Park circles away.
Park throws a quick head kick that skims the top of kong's head.
Park throws a nice looking combination but kong bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
kong doesn't manage to clinch there - Park circles away.
kong fails with the takedown.
Lucas Park has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of king kong.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Park with a jab.
Park with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
kong wants to clinch up but Park keeps it at a distance.
kong throws a series of punches but Park moves out of range.
Park lands a really nice looking cross but kong seems unphased.
Park throws a one two combo.
Park stalks kong and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into kong's face. kong staggers backwards, shaken.
Park swats away the attempt to clinch by kong.
Park scores with a sloppy right hand. kong should have avoided that one.
kong dives in and grabs Park's left leg, looking for a takedown. Park pushes down on kong's head and hops out.
Park scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Park is looking to land body kicks.
Park throws a low kick but it's checked well by kong.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucas Park had his way with king kong in that round.
The cut man is working on king kong's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
kong slips under a jab.
Park connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between kong's hands.
Park thows a left - swing and a miss!
kong tries to clinch up.
A big right from Park misses.
Park throws a sloppy head kick and kong moves out of range easily.
kong is looking to clinch but Park is avoiding it.
Park goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lucas Park is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
kong keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Park.
Park throws a right and a left that both miss.
kong shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Park as he avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Park connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
kong dives in and grabs Park's left leg, looking for a takedown. Park pushes down on kong's head and hops out.
Park scores with a head kick.
Park lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Park circles away from the clinch attempt.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Park jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Park throws a right and a left that both miss.
kong will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lucas Park has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of king kong.
Park lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Park misses with a looping right.
kong showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Park.
kong tries to clinch but Park moves out of range.
kong is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Park misses with a combination
and kong cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
kong tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Park paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Park cracks kong with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
kong steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Park.
kong shoots in for a double leg but Park sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
kong moves forwards but Park connects with a nice, crisp jab.
king kong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Park plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The fight stays on the outside here - kong looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Park tries to land a front kick but kong steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Park leaves kong with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A punch combination from Park misses.
kong doesn't manage to clinch there - Park circles away.
A slow jab from Park misses its intended target.
A head kick misses from Park.
kong tries to clinch there but Park circles away.
Park throws a head kick but kong moves out of range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Park misses with the combination.
kong throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Park's waist but Park gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing kong off to one side.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lucas Park showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Park 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight for Lucas Park!
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight for Lucas Park!
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight for Lucas Park!
Lucas Park wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Doro Gipsy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorge Velazquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Velazquez comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Cowboys from hell kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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191 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 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, Doro Gipsy!
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, Jorge Velazquez!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Thiago Cunha and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gipsy tries for a takedown but Velazquez sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gipsy shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gipsy attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gipsy, right into the meat.
Gipsy looks for the body kick but Velazquez saw that one coming.
Velazquez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Gipsy counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gipsy.
Gipsy trying to control the position from guard on top but Velazquez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gipsy has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Gipsy is looking to work some ground and pound but Velazquez has wrist control.
Velazquez escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gipsy gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Velazquez keeping moving, preventing Gipsy from controlling successfully.
Velazquez is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gipsy is aware though and is defending well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Velazquez has his foot on Gipsy's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Gipsy works his way back into a safe position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gipsy wants to get up but he can't break Velazquez's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Velazquez working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gipsy doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gipsy manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Velazquez looks gassed!
Gipsy lands a couple of digs.
Gipsy not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Velazquez had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gipsy defends it easily.
Gipsy wants to stand but Velazquez has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Gipsy stands up from Velazquez's guard - Gipsy perhaps looking for a knockout.
Gipsy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Velazquez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velazquez misses with a takedown
and Gipsy counters with a two punch combo.
Gipsy throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Velazquez.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gipsy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gipsy throws a nice looking combination but Velazquez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A slow jab from Gipsy misses its intended target.
Velazquez tries for a takedown but Gipsy circles away easily
and Gipsy counters with a nice low kick that buckles Velazquez's knee momentarily.
Doro Gipsy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jorge Velazquez.
Gipsy tries for a takedown but Velazquez circles away easily
and Velazquez counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Gipsy's guard now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Velazquez is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Gipsy is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Gipsy has escaped and now he's on top!
Gipsy trying to control but Velazquez is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Doro Gipsy dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Gipsy fails with the takedown
and Velazquez counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Gipsy manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Velazquez manages to get himself to full guard.
Velazquez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Gipsy postures up in Velazquez's guard and throws a big left but Velazquez blocks it.
Velazquez throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Gipsy stays in close to Velazquez's body and controls the position.
Gipsy cracks Velazquez with a solid left hand.
Gipsy working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Gipsy has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Velazquez is proving hard to escape from.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velazquez had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gipsy defends it easily.
Velazquez is breathing heavily.
Gipsy passes Velazquez's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Velazquez is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gipsy pulls his head out easily.
Jorge Velazquez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Velazquez is not content to let Gipsy control the position.
Velazquez tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Gipsy has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Velazquez is looking to improve his position but Gipsy isn't that keen on the idea.
Gipsy controlling the pace for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gipsy prevents Velazquez from getting the reversal.
Velazquez regains half guard.
Velazquez misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Gipsy gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Gipsy shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Velazquez counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Velazquez misses with a head shot. Gipsy uses the momentum to regain guard.
Velazquez preventing the sweep.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gipsy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jorge Velazquez 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!
Gipsy scores with a one two! Velazquez had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Gipsy throws a head kick that misses
and Velazquez counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Velazquez.
Gipsy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Velazquez postures up in Gipsy's guard and throws a big left but Gipsy blocks it.
Velazquez has gone for a leg lock! Gipsy slips out almost immediately though and dives into Velazquez's guard.
Velazquez looking for a guillotine here but Gipsy defends easily.
Gipsy is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Velazquez is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gipsy is aware though and is defending well.
Velazquez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gipsy won't allow Velazquez to sweep him here.
Velazquez has momentary wrist control but Gipsy slips an elbow through the middle.
Gipsy would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Velazquez looking for subs off his back but Gipsy has passed one foot through into half guard.
Gipsy trying to control from half guard but Velazquez is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Still in half guard, Gipsy seems content to control.
Gipsy escapes and gets back to his feet.
Gipsy misses with a low kick.
Gipsy tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Velazquez counters with a single leg into guard. Gipsy didn't expect that.
Gipsy wants to stand up but Velazquez is controlling him.
Velazquez has gone for a leg lock! Gipsy slips out almost immediately though and dives into Velazquez's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gipsy decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Gipsy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gipsy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gipsy throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gipsy moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Velazquez closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Velazquez looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Gipsy has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Velazquez is working away from the top position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Doro Gipsy did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Velazquez shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gipsy sprawls well. Gipsy wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Velazquez gets slowly back to his feet.
Gipsy misses the shot to the body.
Gipsy shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Velazquez is trying to defend but Gipsy finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Gipsy stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Velazquez to get to his feet.
Gipsy misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Velazquez decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Gipsy's guard.
Velazquez throwing strikes but missing.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Velazquez has gone for a leg lock! Gipsy slips out almost immediately though and dives into Velazquez's guard.
Gipsy would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gipsy drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gipsy jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Velazquez throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Velazquez working for a triangle but Gipsy defends it easily.
Gipsy wants to stand but Velazquez is controlling his posture from full guard.
Gipsy sitting in guard here, content to control.
Gipsy trying to control the position from guard on top but Velazquez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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.
Velazquez looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Gipsy wants to stand but Velazquez is controlling his posture from full guard.
Gipsy passes Velazquez's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
It looks like Gipsy is going to stand back up.
Velazquez is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gipsy pulls his head out easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gipsy prevents Velazquez from improving his position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gipsy content to control rather than advance.
Gipsy seems to be working for a kimura but Velazquez defends the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Jorge Velazquez will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Velazquez doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Gipsy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gipsy drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Gipsy tries to move to mount but Velazquez blocks the move with his legs.
Velazquez is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Gipsy's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Gipsy wants to take a breather but Velazquez is having none of it.
Velazquez actively working from the bottom here.
Velazquez looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gipsy is controlling the pace.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Velazquez looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gipsy is controlling the pace.
Gipsy's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Gipsy is trying to control the action in half guard but Velazquez is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Velazquez is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gipsy pulls his head out easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Velazquez is refusing to be controlled, as Gipsy sits in half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Doro Gipsy.
Gipsy throws a left and a right that both miss
and Velazquez counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Gipsy has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Velazquez is working away from the top position though.
Velazquez is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Gipsy regains full guard. Nicely done.
Velazquez throws and elbow that misses. Gipsy uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Velazquez's guard. Nice move by Gipsy!
Gipsy is pushing down on Velazquez's leg trying to pass to half guard. Velazquez is fighting to maintain full guard but Gipsy has managed to sneak the leg through.
Velazquez looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
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 Doro Gipsy.
I think Gipsy 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight for Doro Gipsy!
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight for Doro Gipsy!
Doro Gipsy wins by majority decision!
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