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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Tenrec (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kareem Said (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tenrec comes to the cage accompanied by gangster in paradise. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Kareem Said enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jack Tenrec!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kareem Said!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Edson Gomes and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Said lands with a nice body punch.
Tenrec looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Said scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Said scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nice body punch from Said.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Said connects with a body shot.
Said lands with an overhand left.
Said digs a good body shot into Tenrec's ribs.
Said decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Said takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Said lands with a punch from half guard.
Said has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Said working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Said lands strikes from half guard.
Tenrec knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Said on the ground.
Said stalling.
Said lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Said throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Tenrec has hold of Said's hands but Said slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Said working Tenrec over with strikes.
Said working the head and body with strikes.
Well, if Said is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Said is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Said working the head and body with strikes.
Tenrec on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Tenrec tries to get out of the position.
Said missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Said stalling.
Said scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Said lands a nice short elbow.
Tenrec could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Said looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Said lands with a punch from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Said works his way into full mount!
Said working the ground and pound effectively.
Said with the ground and pound from mount.
Said scoring with strikes but Tenrec is staying in there.
Said putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Said raining down shots from the mount!
Said breaks from Tenrec's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Said with good strikes from the mount here!
The referee warns Tenrec that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Said dominating with strikes here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Said working Tenrec over with strikes here.
Said is landing with some decent strikes but Tenrec is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Said scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Said unloading with bombs!
Tenrec takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Tenrec is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Said loads up with a big shot that hurts Tenrec! He's pulled Said in close but Said has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Tenrec survive? More strikes from Said and Tenrec is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Kareem Said!
Kareem Said is the new heavyweight champion!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between George Sotiropoulos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rui Boia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, George Sotiropoulos!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rui Boia!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Seu Braga and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sotiropoulos keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Boia has Sotiropoulos up against the cage in a clinch.
Boia putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sotiropoulos in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Sotiropoulos is breathing heavily.
Boia lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like George Sotiropoulos has been cut.
Sotiropoulos avoiding damage as Boia throws knees to the body.
Boia using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boia unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Boia working Sotiropoulos over with knees to the body.
Boia throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sotiropoulos blocks it with crossed arms.
Boia lands an elbow just above Sotiropoulos 's eye.
Boia ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Boia no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Boia wants to stand and escape but Sotiropoulos is having none of it.
Boia is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boia keeping moving, preventing Sotiropoulos from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boia is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Boia has managed to clinch.
Boia scores a nice knee to the body.
Boia misses with a knee to the head.
Sotiropoulos takes an elbow to the temple.
Boia trying to land knees to the body.
Boia lands a nice elbow.
Boia misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sotiropoulos.
Boia with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Boia.
A knee to the head by Boia.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boia lands a nice knee to the body.
Boia lands a good knee to the midsection. Sotiropoulos won't want to take too many of those.
Boia misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sotiropoulos.
Knees to the body from Boia.
Sotiropoulos takes an elbow to the forehead.
Boia throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sotiropoulos blocks it with crossed arms.
Sotiropoulos avoids a wild elbow strike from Boia.
Boia throws a knee to the head but misses.
Boia lands an elbow that stopped Sotiropoulos in his tracks for a moment.
Sotiropoulos has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A knee to the head by Boia.
Boia jumps into guard, dragging Sotiropoulos to the mat.
Sotiropoulos is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Boia is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sotiropoulos is controlling him.
Boia thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boia is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sotiropoulos trying to control the position from guard on top but Boia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boia escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sotiropoulos gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Boia wants to get back to his feet but Sotiropoulos passes into half guard.
Boia wants to get back to his feet.
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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Boia darts in and clinches Sotiropoulos up against the cage.
Sotiropoulos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Boia drags the fight down to the ground.
Sotiropoulos stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Boia shoots in looking for a takedown. Sotiropoulos tries to sprawl out of it but Boia keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sotiropoulos manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sotiropoulos tries a head kick but it misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boia swats away the attempt to clinch by Sotiropoulos.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rui Boia dominated that round.
The cut man is working on George Sotiropoulos's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Boia wants to clinch.
Sotiropoulos with a poor takedown
and Boia decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Sotiropoulos's guard.
Boia decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Sotiropoulos, up you get!
Boia clinches.
Boia lands a good knee to the midsection. Sotiropoulos won't want to take too many of those.
Boia manages to break the clinch.
Boia closes the distance and clinches.
Sotiropoulos drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Boia gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Boia with a knee to the head.
Sotiropoulos wants to break free but Boia has control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Boia crunches a lovely knee into Sotiropoulos's ribcage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Boia obliges.
Boia lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rui Boia seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Boia tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Boia crunches a lovely knee into Sotiropoulos's ribcage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boia with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nice elbow from Boia.
Sotiropoulos wants to get back to striking at distance but Boia won't allow it.
Boia has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Boia landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Boia landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sotiropoulos tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Boia avoids it.
Sotiropoulos tries to land knees in the clinch but Boia avoids the damage to the body.
Boia with a knee to the head.
Sotiropoulos is looking to break free of the clinch but Boia has double underhooks.
Boia crunches a lovely knee into Sotiropoulos's ribcage.
Boia utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Sotiropoulos jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Boia walks away with a smile on his face. Sotiropoulos gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George Sotiropoulos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boia drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boia wants to stand and escape but instead Sotiropoulos has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Sotiropoulos trying to control the position from guard on top but Boia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boia keeping full guard, as Sotiropoulos tries to pass.
Boia really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sotiropoulos. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Boia throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sotiropoulos wants to pass the guard but Boia is keeping the position.
Sotiropoulos trying to control the position from guard on top but Boia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boia wants to stand and escape but Sotiropoulos is having none of it.
Boia has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sotiropoulos can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Boia working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sotiropoulos doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sotiropoulos manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sotiropoulos is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Boia is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Boia can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Sotiropoulos controls the pace.
Boia is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Sotiropoulos trying to control but Boia is working from the bottom.
Boia kicks Sotiropoulos off and gets to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rui Boia showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on George Sotiropoulos's cut.
That's time! Sotiropoulos's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Boia gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sotiropoulos has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Boia lands an elbow inside.
Sotiropoulos tries to throw a body punch but Boia avoids it by throwing Sotiropoulos back against the cage.
Boia escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Boia closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Sotiropoulos did well to prevent Boia getting side control.
Boia is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Boia wants to work for an arm triangle but Sotiropoulos is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Boia tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Sotiropoulos.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sotiropoulos is trying to maintain the position but Boia is very close to passing his half guard.
Sotiropoulos is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boia throwing shots but Sotiropoulos is blocking nicely.
Boia wants to get back to his feet.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Sotiropoulos shoots in for a takedown but Boia shows good takedown defense.
Boia instigates a clinch.
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.
Boia lands an elbow just above Sotiropoulos 's eye.
Boia lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Boia missing with knees to the body.
Boia lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Knees to the body from Boia.
Boia tries a knee to the head but Sotiropoulos blocks it.
Boia scores with a knee to the head.
Sotiropoulos fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Boia lands an elbow that stopped Sotiropoulos in his tracks for a moment.
Boia putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sotiropoulos in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Sotiropoulos tries to stall but Boia uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Boia ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Boia no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Sotiropoulos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Boia swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sotiropoulos trying to control the position from guard on top but Boia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boia wants to get back to his feet but Sotiropoulos is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sotiropoulos wants to control from the top but Boia keeps moving.
Boia wants to stand and escape but Sotiropoulos is having none of it.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Boia misses with a hook. Sotiropoulos ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Boia moves in looking to clinch but Sotiropoulos pushes him off.
Sotiropoulos wants to clinch.
Boia forces Sotiropoulos back against the cage and clinches.
Boia comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sotiropoulos takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sotiropoulos managing to block the knees to the body from Boia.
Boia utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Boia.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Boia is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sotiropoulos is defending well for now.
Sotiropoulos is trying to break the clinch but Boia has him pressed against the cage.
Boia decides to pull guard.
Boia is looking to stand up but Sotiropoulos isn't so interested in that idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rui Boia really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on George Sotiropoulos's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sotiropoulos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Boia swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Boia closes the distance and clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Sotiropoulos's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Boia is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Boia lands a damaging elbow.
Boia gets control of Sotiropoulos's arms and successfully pulls guard. Boia will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Boia is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Boia wriggles free and stands up.
Sotiropoulos fails with the takedown
and Boia counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Boia.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Sotiropoulos is working an open guard so Boia takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boia throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sotiropoulos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boia manages to avoid it.
Boia gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Boia missing with knees to the body.
Sotiropoulos fails to pull guard.
Sotiropoulos is trying to maintain a safe position but Boia gets an underhook and turns Sotiropoulos into the cage.
Boia successfully pulls guard.
Sotiropoulos stands and steps away. Boia gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Boia is looking to clinch.
Sotiropoulos darts in trying to clinch
and Boia counters by clinching up.
Sotiropoulos managing to block the knees to the body from Boia.
Knees in the clinch landing for Boia.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Boia.
Boia unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sotiropoulos lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sotiropoulos fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George Sotiropoulos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knees to the body from Boia.
Boia with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Boia lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sotiropoulos goes for a takedown attempt but Boia pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Sotiropoulos shoots and misses
and Boia counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Sotiropoulos moves into full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sotiropoulos is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Boia is looking to work some ground and pound but Sotiropoulos has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boia won't allow Sotiropoulos to sweep him here.
Sotiropoulos is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Boia drops back looking for a leg! Sotiropoulos is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Sotiropoulos manages to kick Boia off! Boia jumps back into Sotiropoulos's guard.
Boia wants to stand but Sotiropoulos has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sotiropoulos.
Boia tries to clinch but Sotiropoulos moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Boia.
Sotiropoulos tries for a takedown but Boia circles away easily
and Boia moves into the clinch.
Boia throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sotiropoulos blocks it with crossed arms.
Boia lands an elbow that stopped Sotiropoulos in his tracks for a moment.
Boia manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Sotiropoulos tries to free his leg and advance position but Boia is retaining full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boia avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sotiropoulos has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Boia is proving hard to escape from.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rui Boia dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on George Sotiropoulos's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Boia closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sotiropoulos throws an elbow but it misses.
Boia lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Boia lands an elbow inside.
Boia pulls guard effortlessly.
Boia is looking to stand up but Sotiropoulos isn't so interested in that idea.
Sotiropoulos wants to control from the top but Boia keeps moving.
Sotiropoulos looking to pass the guard.
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.
Boia has his feet on Sotiropoulos's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boia decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Boia throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sotiropoulos tries to get to full guard but Boia has control of the leg.
Sotiropoulos throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Sotiropoulos trying to control from the bottom.
Sotiropoulos tries to get to full guard but Boia has control of the leg.
Boia is thwarting Sotiropoulos's attempts to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Boia connects with a nice short shot to Sotiropoulos's temple.
Rui Boia has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sotiropoulos avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Boia.
Boia postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Sotiropoulos to stand up.
Boia takes the fight into the clinch.
Sotiropoulos takes a knee to the side of the body.
Boia putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sotiropoulos in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Boia has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Sotiropoulos uses from the top position.
Sotiropoulos trying to control the position from guard on top but Boia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sotiropoulos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Boia is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sotiropoulos controls from within his opponent's guard.
Boia working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sotiropoulos doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sotiropoulos manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sotiropoulos wants to stand but Boia is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Boia is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sotiropoulos is aware though and is defending well.
Boia is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Boia keeping moving, preventing Sotiropoulos from controlling successfully.
Sotiropoulos stands and throws Boia's legs to the side, diving into side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rui Boia comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Boia winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight for Rui Boia!
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight for Rui Boia!
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight for Rui Boia!
Rui Boia wins by unanimous decision!
Rui Boia is the new middleweight champion!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Skjelbred (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leandro Galvao (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Skjelbred!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Leandro Galvao!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Edson Gomes and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skjelbred circles away from the clinch attempt.
Skjelbred displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Galvao.
Galvao tries to clinch there but Skjelbred circles away.
Skjelbred really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Galvao shoots in but Skjelbred avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Skjelbred gets a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Skjelbred as Galvao tries to tie him up.
Skjelbred works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Skjelbredis looking to pass into half guard but Galvao pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Galvao is in guard.
Skjelbred is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Galvao defends well.
Galvao with a flurry of punches that miss.
Galvao is sitting in close to Skjelbred's body. Skjelbred has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Galvao is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Galvao is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Skjelbred.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). John Skjelbred!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cello Dorh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rogerio Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dorh comes to the cage accompanied by Join the Dots. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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206 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cello Dorh!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rogerio Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Alexandre Firmino and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gracie.
Rogerio Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dorh throws a jab when Gracie was well out of range.
Dorh circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dorh circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dorh swats away the attempt to clinch by Gracie.
Dorh lands a big head kick that sends Gracie tumbling to the mat! Dorh takes a step backwards and waves Gracie back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Rogerio Gracie has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dorh throws a body punch but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gracie looks gassed!
An inside leg kick lands from Dorh.
Dorh throws a sloppy head kick and Gracie moves out of range easily.
Dorh throws a head kick that misses.
Dorh tries a head kick but it misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dorh. That's going to slow Gracie down.
Dorh tries a head kick but it misses.
Dorh throws a head kick that misses.
Dorh throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gracie.
Gracie showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dorh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dorh throws a head kick that misses.
Gracie throws a leg kick
and Dorh counters with a huge uppercut, hook combination that drops Gracie! The ref has seen enough - he's dived in to stop the fight! Brutal strikes by Dorh!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cello Dorh!
Cello Dorh is the new light heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sterling Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arman Dorh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Dorh's choice of entrance music: Todo poderoso. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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152 lbs
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156 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sterling Thomas!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Arman Dorh!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Daniel Cesar and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dorh bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Dorh thumps Thomas with a low kick.
Dorh digs a good hook to Thomas's body.
Thomas shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Dorh napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Sloppy strikes there by Thomas.
Thomas tries to score with some ground and pound. Dorh controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Thomas in side control, throwing shots but Dorh defends.
Thomas throws a strike aimed at the side of Dorh's head but Dorh avoids it well.
Thomas thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Dorh struggling a bit here.
Dorh is trying to buck Thomas off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Thomas fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dorh with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Thomas shoots in but Dorh avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Dorh bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Thomas's head.
A jab lands there for Dorh.
Thomas tries to clinch there but Dorh circles away.
Danga de danga de dang - Dorh scores with a four punch combination!
Thomas is rocked!
Dorh buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Oh Thomas is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Thomas is breathing heavily.
Dorh rushes Thomas with punches - Thomas moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Thomas goes down! Dorh follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arman Dorh!
Arman Dorh is the new lightweight champion!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andre Amade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raymon Dorh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Amade comes to the cage accompanied by Kashmir . Dorh has chosen Quiet Dog Bite Hard as his entrance music. The key to victory for Andre Amade has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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158 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andre Amade!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Raymon Dorh!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Felipe Paraventi and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Amade throws a nice looking combination but Dorh bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dorh walks into a stiff left hand from Amade.
Dorh tries to clinch there but Amade circles away.
Dorh misses with a combination
and Amade counters with a thumping low kick.
Dorh throws a left and a right that both miss
and Amade counters with a nice leg kick.
Amade fails with an attempt to clinch.
Amade tests Dorh's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dorh swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Amade counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dorh changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Amade tries to avoid it but Dorh manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Amade to the ground. Amade escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Amade thumps Dorh with a low kick.
Amade connects with a solid leg kick.
Amade with a nice cross.
Dorh throws a combination that misses
and Amade moves into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Amade lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dorh backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Amade.
Amade softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dorh wants to break free but Amade has control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dorh looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Amade slowing the pace effectively.
Amade has Dorh pressed against the cage, preventing Dorh from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dorh being controlled against the cage.
Amade pushes Dorh back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Amade working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A frustrated look appears on Dorh's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Amade stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Amade lands an elbow inside that Dorh shrugs off.
Dorh manages to break the clinch.
Dorh swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Amade counters with a thumping low kick.
Amade misses with a wild body shot.
Raymon Dorh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dorh throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Amade to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice body kick from Amade.
Dorh throws a combination that misses
letting Amade counter with a right hand.
Amade takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dorh misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Amade.
Amade lands with a cross.
Dorh misses with a combination
and Amade counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dorh throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Amade counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dorh misses with a combination
and Amade counters with a slapping leg kick.
Dorh looks gassed!
Dorh throws a left and a right that both miss
and Amade counters with a low kick, right behind Dorh 's knee.
Dorh lands a jab to the head.
Dorh walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Amade scores with a punch to the head.
Amade moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A big right from Amade misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dorh misses with a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A low kick from Dorh misses
and Amade counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Amade scores with a push kick.
A low kick from Dorh is predictable there
and Amade counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dorh misses with a combination
and Amade counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Amade is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Dorh throws a combination that misses
and Amade counters with a nice uppercut.
Amade scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Amade stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Dorh falls off balance throwing a combination
and Amade counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Amade throws a quick inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dorh swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Amade counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amade with a jab.
Dorh is rocked!
Whack! Amade lands a heavy head kick that drops Dorh. The ref tackles Amade to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Dorh was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Andre Amade!
Andre Amade is the new welterweight champion!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Henrique (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henrique comes to the cage accompanied by Lastonesleft. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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18
270 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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18
280 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pedro Henrique!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jack Oliveira!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Edson Gomes and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henrique misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Oliveira takes a head kick and keeps coming.
No joy there for Henrique, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Henrique throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Henrique misses with a few strikes there.
Oliveira fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Henrique tries to clinch up but Oliveira circles away and keeps his distance.
A clash of legs there as Oliveira blocks the low kick.
Henrique tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Henrique lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Henrique misses with a jab, cross combination.
Henrique throws a leg kick which misses Oliveira's front leg but catches the back leg as Oliveira tries to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Henrique wants to clinch up but Oliveira keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henrique misses with a head kick.
Henrique tries to clinch but Oliveira is having none of it.
Oliveira will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Henrique misses with a two punch combination.
Henrique throws a head kick that misses.
Some wild striking there from Henrique.
Henrique misses with a leg kick.
Henrique throws a nice looking combination but Oliveira bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Henrique is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Oliveira steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Henrique. That one must have hurt.
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.
A punch combination from Henrique misses.
Henrique is breathing heavily.
Oliveira fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Henrique avoids it really well and circles away.
Pedro Henrique has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Oliveira.
Henrique looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Oliveira moves away from the strike by Henrique.
Henrique is looking to clinch.
Henrique misses with the combination.
Pedro Henrique seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oliveira closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Oliveira is looking to take a break and control but Henrique is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henrique prevents Oliveira from improving position.
Oliveira thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Oliveira wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Henrique, who protects the arm well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Check out the look on Oliveira's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pedro Henrique dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Oliveira closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
An elbow from Oliveira crashes against the mat.
Oliveira is trying to get an arm triangle but Henrique is defending well.
Henrique knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Oliveira on the ground.
Henrique is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Oliveira working the ground and pound but Henrique is defending the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira tries to score with some ground and pound. Henrique controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Oliveira tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Oliveira has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Henrique wants to get back to his feet but Oliveira is dominant here and he's now got Henrique's back!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
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.
Henrique defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Oliveira's arms.
Oliveira tries to keep control of the position but Henrique is staying busy.
Oliveira working for the choke.
Oliveira is throwing shots to the body but Henrique manages to wriggle free. Oliveira pounces on him again and ends up in Henrique's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira trying to control but Henrique is working from the bottom.
Oliveira pushes down on Henrique's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Oliveira throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Oliveira tries to pass the half guard into mount. Henrique knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Oliveira wants to work for an arm triangle but Henrique is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Oliveira looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Oliveira showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Oliveira keeps the fight on the outside.
A slow jab from Henrique misses its intended target.
Henrique throws a quick inside leg kick.
Henrique throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Henrique throws a series of punches but Oliveira moves out of range.
Oliveira avoids a punch combination nicely.
Henrique moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Henrique misses with a series of wild punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Henrique wants to clinch up but Oliveira keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Henrique throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Oliveira blocks the body kick.
Henrique throws a right and a left that Oliveira avoids nicely.
Henrique is looking to clinch but Oliveira is avoiding it.
Pedro Henrique is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Henrique rushes Oliveira and presses him up against the cage.
Oliveira gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Oliveira drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Oliveira jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Oliveira drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Oliveira jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira trying to control the position from guard on top but Henrique is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Oliveira throwing strikes from guard but Henrique blocks nicely.
Jack Oliveira has got the better of the ground game so far.
Henrique keeping moving, preventing Oliveira from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henrique is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Oliveira is controlling him.
Oliveira lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Oliveira trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Oliveira is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Oliveira throwing strikes but missing.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Oliveira closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Oliveira passes to side control.
Henrique taking punishment in the form of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Oliveira really dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Henrique misses with a body shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Oliveira.
Henrique will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Henrique throws a right and a left that both miss.
Henrique tries to clinch up but Oliveira circles away and keeps his distance.
A punch combination from Henrique misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henrique fails with an attempt to clinch.
Oliveira moves out of range as Henrique strikes.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Oliveira moves away from the strike by Henrique.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henrique doesn't manage to clinch there - Oliveira circles away.
Some wild striking there from Henrique.
Oliveira closes this distance looking for a takedown but Henrique circles away.
Oliveira closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Henrique to the mat! Henrique manages to get full guard.
Oliveira's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Oliveira tries to free his leg and advance position but Henrique is retaining full guard.
Oliveira thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Oliveira trying to control but Henrique is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira pushing down on Henrique's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Oliveira looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Oliveira lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henrique is trying to stand up here but Oliveira is controlling him well.
Oliveira is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Oliveira scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Oliveira is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Henrique defends it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira is keen to just control but Henrique is a slippery customer.
Oliveira is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Oliveira trying to control from half guard but Henrique is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Oliveira dominated that fourth round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Oliveira drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Oliveira thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Oliveira tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Oliveira has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
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.
Oliveira tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Oliveira has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Henrique takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
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.
Oliveira is working Henrique over with some ground and pound from side control.
Oliveira trying to control the position but Henrique is working away.
Henrique regains half guard there - taking advantage of Oliveira's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira is looking for a kimura here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Oliveira stalling away here and it's allowed Henrique to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Oliveira has gone for a leg lock! Henrique slips out almost immediately though and dives into Oliveira's guard.
Oliveira looking for a guillotine here but Henrique defends easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Oliveira has a closed guard, preventing Henrique from standing up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Oliveira comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Oliveira has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight for Jack Oliveira!
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight for Jack Oliveira!
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight for Jack Oliveira!
Jack Oliveira wins by unanimous decision!
Jack Oliveira is the new super heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marcelo Cesar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark MacLeod (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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151 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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155 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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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, Marcelo Cesar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mark MacLeod!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Seu Braga and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cesar throws a hook to the side of MacLeod's head but MacLeod sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cesar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
MacLeod circles away from the clinch attempt.
MacLeod tries to bum rush Cesar with a series of wild strikes but Cesar uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cesar swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and MacLeod counters with a single leg into guard. Cesar didn't expect that.
MacLeod stands and throws Cesar's legs to the side, diving into side control.
MacLeod postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Cesar tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but MacLeod wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
MacLeod in side control, throwing shots but Cesar defends.
Cesar tries to improve position but can't.
Cesar manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
MacLeod trying to control but Cesar postures up.
Cesar thows a huge punch but MacLeod dodges it nicely.
MacLeod keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
MacLeod moves out of range of the strikes.
Cesar moves in looking to clinch but MacLeod pushes him off.
MacLeod avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacLeod drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
MacLeod keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cesar.
Cesar connects with the punch.
MacLeod lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
MacLeod throws a sloppy head kick and Cesar moves out of range easily.
MacLeod decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
MacLeod content to control rather than advance.
MacLeod prevents Cesar from improving his position.
MacLeod frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
MacLeod sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Cesar is looking to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacLeod trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cesar is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Cesar tries to hold on but MacLeod pushes him away.
MacLeod is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Cesar is surviving well by controlling MacLeod's body position as best he can.
MacLeod takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
Cesar turns into MacLeod and is now in his guard.
Cesar tries to free his leg and advance position but MacLeod is retaining full guard.
Cesar wants to control from the top but MacLeod keeps moving.
MacLeod wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cesar throws a big right hand that misses.
MacLeod preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cesar has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Cesar wants to control from the top but MacLeod keeps moving.
MacLeod trying to keep a closed guard but Cesar is proving a slippery customer.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A big right from Cesar misses.
Cesar misses with a looping right.
MacLeod scores a takedown into full mount!
MacLeod tries to control but Cesar wriggling away.
A nice elbow there by MacLeod.
Cesar is looking to improve his position but MacLeod isn't that keen on the idea.
MacLeod in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cesar is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
MacLeod controlling from mount.
Cesar is looking to improve his position but MacLeod isn't that keen on the idea.
MacLeod wants to control the pace but Cesar is squirming around nicely.
MacLeod has hold of Cesar's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Cesar manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Cesar is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark MacLeod 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.
Cesar rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but MacLeod moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
MacLeod tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mark MacLeod is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cesar throws a shot from downtown. MacLeod moves away and avoids it.
MacLeod blocks a jab.
Cesar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cesar is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by MacLeod.
Cesar looks to score with a jab to the body but MacLeod is just out of range.
MacLeod lands a two punch combo.
MacLeod lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cesar circles away quickly and effectively.
MacLeod displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cesar throws out the jab.
A big left from Cesar misses.
MacLeod defending well as Cesar loads up on a big left hand.
Cesar is looking to clinch.
Cesar throws a shot from downtown. MacLeod moves away and avoids it.
Cesar is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A combination from Cesar does no damage.
Cesar misses with a hook to the body
and MacLeod counters with a shoot takedown. Cesar fights it but they end up in guard.
Cesar is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
MacLeod passes Cesar's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cesar is looking for a sweep. MacLeod is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
MacLeod's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
MacLeod wants to pass to mount but Cesar is defending the position.
Cesar is trying to get back to full guard.
Cesar looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
MacLeod is pressing down on Cesar's thigh, looking to free his foot. Cesar is holding on for now.
MacLeod in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Cesar tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from MacLeod!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mark MacLeod!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Victor Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Rau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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192 lbs
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197 lbs
6 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Victor Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joe Rau!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Thiago Cunha and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith fails with a takedown attempt.
Rau throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Smith.
Rau shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Smith makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Smith.
Smith throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Smith working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rau doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rau manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Smith has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Rau has passed into side control.
Rau tries for a kimura but Smith is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith tries to bench press Rau off him but Rau keeps the position.
Rau working the ground and pound.
Smith tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Rau presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Smith is looking to get to half guard.
Rau looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Smith is in all sorts of trouble here.
Smith is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rau lands a big elbow.
Rau unloading with bombs!
Smith takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Smith tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Rau lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Smith tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Rau dominating with strikes here.
Smith is rocked!
A nice elbow there by Rau.
Oh Smith is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Smith tries to reverse the position but Rau maintains control.
Smith seems to have got his legs back now.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Rau with good strikes from the mount here!
Smith is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Rau looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Smith is working to get back to half guard.
Rau landing strikes from the mount.
Rau with a couple of short strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rau pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
A nice elbow there by Rau.
Smith tries to reverse the position but Rau maintains control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rau is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Smith can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Rau looking for a guillotine from mount but Smith is having none of it.
Rau in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith tries to get back to half guard but can't.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rau has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rau looking to secure an arm triangle but Smith defends it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Rau dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Smith fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rau shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Smith sprawls well. Smith wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rau gets slowly back to his feet.
Joe Rau seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice sprawl there from Rau as Smith shoots in.
Rau closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Rau lands in his opponent's guard.
Rau with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rau works over Smith with some ground and pound from guard.
Rau is breathing heavily.
Rau drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Rau jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Smith throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith wants to sweep but no luck.
Smith is looking to sinch up a triangle. Rau throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Smith's body to avoid the submission. Smith has instead reached around Rau's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Smith arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Victor Smith!
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