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SA Fight 7: Showtime PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ron Wattson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bubba Biscuits (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wattson's entrance music is Weapon Of Choice - Fatboy Slim. A fine choice. Biscuits has chosen Humpty Dance as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ron Wattson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bubba Biscuits!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Paulo Santos and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wattson looks to land a combination but Biscuits avoids it well.
Biscuits steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wattson.
Nice takedown defense from Wattson. No joy for Biscuits on that attempt.
Biscuits jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
It looks like Ron Wattson has been cut.
Wattson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Biscuits counters with a nice double leg into side control. Wattson won't be happy with that.
Biscuits tries to score with some ground and pound. Wattson controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Wattson is not content to let Biscuits control the position.
Biscuits working the ground and pound but Wattson is defending the strikes.
Biscuits looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Wattson is avoiding damage well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wattson tries to bench press Biscuits off him but Biscuits keeps the position.
Biscuits wants to stand but Wattson is controlling his arm.
Wattson sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wattson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Wattson tries for a takedown but Biscuits sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ron Wattson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Biscuits gets caught flat footed, as Wattson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Biscuits is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Wattson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Biscuits swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wattson is breathing heavily.
Biscuits tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Biscuits bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Wattson's guard.
Biscuits is on the wrong end of a couple of strikes there.
Biscuits throwing strikes from guard but Wattson blocks nicely.
Wattson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Wattson keeping moving, preventing Biscuits from controlling successfully.
Biscuits postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Biscuits content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Wattson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Wattson is controlling Biscuits's posture.
Wattson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Biscuits trying to control the position from guard on top but Wattson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wattson trying to control the position here.
Wattson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wattson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Biscuits is one step ahead there.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Biscuits lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Wattson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Wattson keeping moving, preventing Biscuits from controlling successfully.
Wattson has a closed guard, preventing Biscuits from standing up.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Biscuits tries for a takedown but Wattson circles away easily
and Wattson counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Biscuits!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wattson jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Biscuits manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Biscuits regains half guard.
Nice strikes from Wattson there.
Biscuits tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Wattson manages to move to mount!
Wattson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Wattson dominating with strikes here.
Biscuits is rocked!
Wattson punishing his opponent with strikes.
Biscuits is still in real trouble! Can Wattson finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wattson is looking to stand but Wattson has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
Wattson trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Biscuits can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Biscuits seems to have recovered his senses.
Wattson wants to control the pace but Biscuits is squirming around nicely.
Wattson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Wattson lands with some strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Biscuits is squirming around, avoiding Wattson's attempts to control the action.
Biscuits really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wattson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Wattson controlling his opponent.
Wattson wants to control the pace but Biscuits is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ron Wattson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ron Wattson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Wattson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A jab from Wattson misses.
Wattson misses with a few strikes there.
Nice defenses there by Biscuits.
Wattson looks to land a right hand but Biscuits moved out of range.
Wattson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wattson misses with a double jab
and Biscuits counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Wattson!
Wattson manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Wattson misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Wattson works his way to full guard. Good work.
Biscuits wants to control from the top but Wattson keeps moving.
Wattson looking to control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Biscuits working some strikes from top position.
Biscuits must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Biscuits throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Biscuits trying to control the position from guard on top but Wattson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Biscuits thows a big elbow that misses.
Wattson keeping full guard, as Biscuits tries to pass.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Biscuits throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wattson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Biscuits throwing strikes but missing.
Biscuits throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Wattson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Biscuits is looking to improve his position.
Wattson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Biscuits moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Wattson controlling from the top position.
Wattson 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.
Biscuits controls Wattson momentarily but Wattson frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Biscuits wants to hit a switch here but Wattson passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Biscuits there!
Biscuits working to try and regain half guard.
Biscuits wants to hold on but Wattson pushes him away.
Wattson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Biscuits is in all sorts of trouble here.
Wattson lands with some strikes.
Biscuits is looking to get to half guard.
Wattson wants to control the pace but Biscuits is squirming around nicely.
Biscuits working to try and regain half guard.
Wattson controlling the pace for now.
Wattson prevents Biscuits from getting the reversal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wattson content just to control the position here.
Wattson prevents Biscuits from getting the reversal.
Ron Wattson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wattson controlling his opponent.
Wattson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Biscuits gets back to half guard.
Biscuits wants to get back to full guard.
Biscuits taking some punishment here, with Wattson in his half guard.
Biscuits is not content to let Wattson control the position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Biscuits manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Wattson passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Biscuits is being controlled here.
Wattson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Biscuits keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wattson is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Wattson wants to control but Biscuits is keeping him busy.
Wattson scoring with punches and elbows.
Wattson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Biscuits trying his best to control but Wattson has mounted him.
Biscuits tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Wattson is landing with some decent strikes but Biscuits is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Wattson controlling the position easily from mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Biscuits is trying to escape the mount.
Wattson with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ron Wattson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ron Wattson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Wattson just misses with a punch to the body.
Wattson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wattson closes the distance and clinches up with Biscuits, looking for a takedown. Wattson pushes Biscuits against the cage but Biscuits circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Wattson fails to land with a series of punches.
Wattson throws a lazy right hand but Biscuits sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wattson misses with a body shot
so Biscuits counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Biscuits postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Wattson is trying to control the position but Biscuits postures up.
Wattson wants to sweep but no luck.
Biscuits takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wattson striking off his back but it's not causing Biscuits any problems.
Wattson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Biscuits in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Horrible takedown by Biscuits or perhaps it was just good defense by Wattson which made him look bad.
Wattson throws an off balance right hand
enabling Biscuits to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wattson throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Biscuits moves into the clinch.
Wattson lands a nice knee to the body.
Wattson lands a knee to the body.
Biscuits avoiding damage as Wattson throws knees to the body.
Wattson lands a knee to the head.
Wattson tries to land a knee to the head but Biscuits blocks with his arms.
Biscuits drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Biscuits avoids the elbow strike from Wattson, against the cage.
Biscuits wants a takedown but no success here.
Ron Wattson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bubba Biscuits.
Biscuits tries for a takedown. No joy.
Wattson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wattson avoiding damage as Biscuits throws knees to the body.
Biscuits drops down looking for an ankle pick but Wattson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Ron Wattson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wattson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Biscuits counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Biscuits tries to pass the half guard into mount. Wattson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Wattson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Biscuits is working away from the top position though.
Wattson actively working from the bottom here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Wattson manages to get to full guard.
Wattson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wattson is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Biscuits frees his head nicely. Oh but Wattson has switched to an armbar! Biscuits is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Ron Wattson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nate Daaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Claude McCracken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McCracken has chosen Danger is Go! as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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164 lbs
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160 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Self confident |
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Counter striker
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nate Daaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Claude McCracken!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Matheus Silva and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daaz throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
McCracken keeps the fight on the outside.
McCracken keeps the fight on the outside.
Daaz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Daaz is looking to clinch.
Daaz moves in looking to clinch but McCracken pushes him off.
Daaz misses with a hook.
McCracken looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Daaz wants to control but McCracken is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCracken uses his free foot to push down on Daaz's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Daaz.
McCracken pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Daaz sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Daaz is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but McCracken pulls his head out easily.
McCracken prevents Daaz from improving his position.
Daaz looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCracken looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
McCracken is thwarting Daaz's attempts to control the position.
Daaz looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
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.
McCracken looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
McCracken seems to be working for a kimura but Daaz defends the submission attempt.
McCracken slips a nice elbow through Daaz's hands, connecting with Daaz's forehead.
McCracken looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCracken thows a huge punch but Daaz dodges it nicely.
McCracken throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
McCracken passes to side control.
McCracken tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no McCracken has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
McCracken looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Claude McCracken dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
McCracken fails with the takedown.
Daaz wants to clinch.
Daaz takes the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daaz has McCracken pressed against the cage.
Daaz looking to throw knees to the head but McCracken is blocking nicely.
Knees in the clinch landing for Daaz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCracken avoiding damage as Daaz throws knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
McCracken trying to land knees to the body.
Daaz with a knee to the head.
It looks like Claude McCracken has been cut.
McCracken fails to pull guard.
Daaz throws a knee to the head but misses.
McCracken is working for takedown but Daaz is calmly controlling the position for now.
Nate Daaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Claude McCracken.
Daaz throws a knee to the head but misses.
McCracken is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Daaz trying to land knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Daaz.
Daaz misses with a knee strike.
Daaz misses with a knee to the head.
Daaz looking to throw knees to the head but McCracken is blocking nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Daaz trying to land knees to the body.
Daaz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Daaz trying to stall but McCracken improves his position.
McCracken is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
McCracken breaks from the clinch.
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.
McCracken throws a sloppy head kick and Daaz moves out of range easily.
McCracken tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McCracken scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Daaz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McCracken looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Daaz misses with a leg kick
and McCracken counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Daaz is trying to maintain the position but McCracken is very close to passing his half guard.
McCracken is trying to control the action in half guard but Daaz is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
McCracken controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daaz avoiding damage under a succession of punches from McCracken.
McCracken seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Daaz does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Daaz wants to control but McCracken passes into side.
McCracken controlling from side mount.
Daaz is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on McCracken's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Daaz wants to control but McCracken is keeping busy and won't allow it.
McCracken is keen to just control but Daaz is a slippery customer.
Daaz is trying to stand back up but McCracken is controlling him
McCracken passes to side control.
Daaz is being controlled here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Claude McCracken showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Claude McCracken's cut.
That's time! Daaz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
McCracken looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Daaz tries to clinch but fails miserably
and McCracken counters with a nice leg kick.
Daaz looks to land a right hand but McCracken moved out of range.
McCracken misses with a few strikes there.
Daaz wants to clinch
and McCracken counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by McCracken.
McCracken trying to control the position from guard on top but Daaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McCracken thows a big elbow that misses.
McCracken postures up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCracken gets to his feet. Daaz looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Daaz moves out of range of the strikes.
Daaz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McCracken.
McCracken tries to work over Daaz's front leg with a kick but Daaz checks it.
Daaz throws a low kick but McCracken avoids it.
Daaz wants to clinch
and McCracken counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Daaz walks into a stiff left hand from McCracken.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daaz throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and McCracken counters with a body kick.
Daaz clinches but McCracken breaks the clinch
and McCracken counters with a single leg into guard. Daaz didn't expect that.
McCracken pushing down on Daaz's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
McCracken is working for a submission of some sort.
McCracken is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daaz trying to control but McCracken postures up.
McCracken is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
McCracken wants to free his trapped foot but Daaz is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Daaz tries to get to full guard but McCracken has control of the leg.
Daaz is trying to control but can't.
Daaz is pressing down on McCracken's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
McCracken wants to pass the guard but Daaz is keeping the position.
Daaz can't keep his opponent in guard - McCracken advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Claude McCracken comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got McCracken 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Claude McCracken!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gristle McThornbody (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Matthews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McThornbody comes to the cage accompanied by Workhorse. Matthews is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Drown in the Now. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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210 lbs
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210 lbs
2 - 1 - 1 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power |
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Decent knees
Granite chin |
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gristle McThornbody!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Matthews!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Luis Engracia and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McThornbody connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Matthews keeps the fight on the outside.
Matthews tries a head kick but it misses.
McThornbody is looking to clinch but Matthews is avoiding it.
McThornbody is looking to clinch but Matthews is avoiding it.
Matthews swats away the attempt to clinch by McThornbody.
McThornbody tries to clinch up.
McThornbody lands a nice looking body kick.
McThornbody gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Matthews takes a knee right on the jaw!
Matthews has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. McThornbody avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Matthews looks gassed!
McThornbody breaks the clinch.
Gristle McThornbody seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McThornbody tries to close the distance and clinch up but Matthews swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McThornbody forces Matthews back against the cage and clinches.
McThornbody lands a body shot in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McThornbody breaks from the clinch.
Matthews circles away from the clinch attempt.
Matthews tries to keep at a distance but McThornbody has taken the fight into the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McThornbody.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matthews wants to break the clinch but can't.
McThornbody breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McThornbody bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Matthews's head.
It looks like John Matthews has been cut.
McThornbody clinches.
Matthews wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but McThornbody has him pressed against the cage.
McThornbody with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Knees in the clinch landing for McThornbody.
McThornbody cracks Matthews with a nice body shot.
McThornbody lands a body punch in the clinch.
Matthews breaks from the clinch.
Matthews fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McThornbody.
McThornbody fails with an attempt to clinch.
Matthews shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
McThornbody tries to close the distance and clinch but Matthews swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McThornbody scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Matthews avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McThornbody wants to clinch up but Matthews keeps it at a distance.
McThornbody tries to clinch but Matthews moves out of range.
McThornbody throws a head kick that misses.
Matthews steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McThornbody.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matthews throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and McThornbody counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by McThornbody.
Matthews breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
No luck for Matthews with that takedown attempt.
Gristle McThornbody has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Matthews.
Matthews avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Matthews lands a head shot.
McThornbody wants to clinch.
Matthews misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McThornbody tries to close the distance and clinch but Matthews swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McThornbody dodges the punch combination from Matthews.
McThornbody rushes Matthews and presses him up against the cage.
Matthews is looking to break free of the clinch but McThornbody has double underhooks.
McThornbody with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Matthews is trying to break free.
Matthews is trying to break the clinch but McThornbody has him pressed against the cage.
McThornbody misses with a knee strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McThornbody breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Matthews looks to land a left hand but McThornbody moved out of range nicely.
McThornbody throws a leg kick that is checked
and Matthews counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in McThornbody's guard now.
McThornbody throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
McThornbody is looking to stand up but Matthews isn't so interested in that idea.
Matthews tries to free his leg and advance position but McThornbody is retaining full guard.
McThornbody keeping moving, preventing Matthews from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Matthews preventing the sweep.
McThornbody wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Matthews manages to pass to side control.
McThornbody is trying to stand back up but Matthews is controlling him
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
McThornbody is looking to clinch but Matthews is avoiding it.
Matthews swats away the attempt to clinch by McThornbody.
A lazy body kick from McThornbody
and Matthews counters with a head kick.
Matthews throws a push kick but McThornbody slaps the foot to one side.
McThornbody throws a body kick that misses.
McThornbody throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
McThornbody tries to clinch up but Matthews circles away and keeps his distance.
McThornbody moves into the clinch.
McThornbody landing knees to the head.
McThornbody lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Knees to the body from McThornbody.
McThornbody connects with a nasty looking knee right to Matthews's face.
McThornbody breaks from the clinch.
McThornbody moves in looking to clinch but Matthews pushes him off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Matthews closes the distance and clinches up with McThornbody, looking for a takedown. Matthews pushes McThornbody against the cage but McThornbody circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Gristle McThornbody is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Matthews uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McThornbody.
Matthews tries for a takedown but McThornbody sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
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!
McThornbody tries to clinch up but Matthews circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gristle McThornbody dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Matthews's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Matthews misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McThornbody is looking to clinch.
Matthews misses with a head kick.
Matthews swats away the attempt to clinch by McThornbody.
McThornbody moves out of range as Matthews strikes.
McThornbody throws a front kick aimed at Matthews's knee but Matthews avoids it well.
McThornbody clinches with his opponent.
McThornbody escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McThornbody gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Matthews is trying to break free.
McThornbody throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Matthews can't break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McThornbody tries a knee to the head but Matthews blocks it.
Matthews wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but McThornbody has him pressed against the cage.
Matthews misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McThornbody makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
McThornbody lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Matthews takes a knee right on the jaw!
McThornbody breaks from the clinch.
Matthews shoots in but McThornbody avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McThornbody takes the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McThornbody has Matthews pushed against the cage.
Matthews jumps guard but McThornbody stands there with Matthews around his waist. Matthews gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
McThornbody stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
McThornbody tries a knee to the head but Matthews blocks it.
The referee calls for McThornbody to work.
Matthews jumps guard but McThornbody stands there with Matthews around his waist. Matthews gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Gristle McThornbody has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Matthews.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Matthews wants to break free but McThornbody has control.
Matthews tries to break the clinch but McThornbody is controlling the position.
McThornbody lands a knee to the head.
McThornbody breaks the clinch.
McThornbody throws a right and a left that both miss.
Matthews dodges the punch combination from McThornbody.
McThornbody wants to clinch
and Matthews counters with a nice double leg into side control. McThornbody won't be happy with that.
Matthews connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused McThornbody some visible discomfort.
McThornbody on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if McThornbody tries to get out of the position.
McThornbody misses with an elbow from the bottom.
McThornbody knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Matthews on the ground.
McThornbody can't do much from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McThornbody is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
McThornbody tries to kick Matthews off but Matthews keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Matthews is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. McThornbody doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Matthews.
Matthews prevents McThornbody from improving his position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
McThornbody drives through and clinches with Matthews against the cage.
McThornbody lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Matthews changes levels and goes for a takedown here. McThornbody fights it off and pushes away nicely.
McThornbody throws a lazy head kick
and Matthews counters with a takedown into side control.
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!
Matthews is looking to take a break and control but McThornbody is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
McThornbody is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matthews trying to control the action but McThornbody is working from the bottom.
Matthews decides to stand back up.
McThornbody takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
McThornbody instigates a clinch.
McThornbody breaks the clinch.
Matthews avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McThornbody fails with an attempt to clinch.
McThornbody is looking to clinch.
McThornbody has closed the distance and engaged Matthews in a clinch.
A hook to the body from McThornbody.
Matthews fails to pull guard.
Matthews wants to break free but McThornbody has control.
Matthews trying to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McThornbody taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
McThornbody breaks the clinch.
Matthews closes this distance looking for a takedown but McThornbody circles away.
McThornbody gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
McThornbody breaks from the clinch.
Matthews scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Matthews works to advance to full mount. McThornbody defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
McThornbody really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
McThornbody wants to try and get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Matthews connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
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!
Matthews controlling from the full mount.
McThornbody wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Matthews showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on John Matthews's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Matthews shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
McThornbody is trying to stand back up but Matthews is controlling him
Matthews wants to control but McThornbody is keeping him busy.
McThornbody is looking to improve his position.
McThornbody striking from the bottom.
Matthews sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. McThornbody defending well though.
Matthews missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
McThornbody trying to control but Matthews postures up.
McThornbody manages to get to full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McThornbody has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Matthews has passed into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matthews lands a nice forearm strike.
McThornbody tries to buck Matthews off but Matthews is having none of it.
Matthews stands up and beckons McThornbody to his feet.
McThornbody tries to clinch but Matthews moves away
and Matthews counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. McThornbody is lucky that one didn't land flush.
McThornbody closes the distance and clinches.
Matthews landing some nice looking knees to the body.
McThornbody lands with a short punch from the clinch.
McThornbody breaks the clinch.
Matthews on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
McThornbody closes the distance looking to clinch
and Matthews counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Matthews fails with a takedown attempt.
Matthews with a poor takedown
and McThornbody counters by moving into the clinch.
Matthews tries for a takedown but McThornbody manages to get underhooks.
Gristle McThornbody has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Matthews.
McThornbody breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McThornbody clinches up with Matthews and pushes him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matthews wants a takedown.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McThornbody breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Matthews shoots for a double leg takedown but McThornbody sprawls well. He's pushed Matthews's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
McThornbody fails with an attempt to clinch.
A head kick misses from Matthews.
McThornbody looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
McThornbody doesn't manage to clinch there - Matthews circles away.
Matthews misses with a takedown attempt
and McThornbody counters with a nice kick to the body.
Some wild striking there from McThornbody.
McThornbody takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Matthews looks for a takedown but McThornbody sprawls well.
The fight stays on the outside here - Matthews looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
McThornbody dodges the punch combination from Matthews.
Matthews throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McThornbody tries to close the distance and clinch but Matthews swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McThornbody is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McThornbody scores with a push kick.
McThornbody keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
McThornbody clinches with his opponent.
Matthews wants to break the clinch but can't.
Matthews has had enough of the clinch but McThornbody keeps him there for the moment.
McThornbody scores with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from McThornbody.
McThornbody with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
McThornbody unloads a knee to the mid-section. Matthews lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Matthews with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McThornbody lands a knee to the head.
Matthews is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
McThornbody lands a knee to the body.
Matthews has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. McThornbody is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Matthews is trying to break the clinch but McThornbody has him pressed against the cage.
McThornbody landing knees to the body.
McThornbody unloads a knee to the mid-section. Matthews lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McThornbody landing knees to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McThornbody breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McThornbody clinches but Matthews breaks the clinch
and Matthews counters with a nice body kick.
McThornbody tries to close the distance and clinch but Matthews swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McThornbody wants to clinch up but Matthews keeps it at a distance.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Matthews crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from McThornbody - the referee stops the clock and Matthews gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says McThornbody. Matthews manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
McThornbody tries to close the distance and clinch but Matthews swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McThornbody tries to clinch but Matthews moves out of range.
McThornbody tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Matthews paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McThornbody lands a high kick!
McThornbody swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Matthews tries to clinch there but McThornbody circles away.
McThornbody tries to clinch but Matthews is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Matthews pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McThornbody closes the distance but Matthews moves to the side
and Matthews counters with a big head kick but McThornbody shrugs it off.
McThornbody dodges the punch combination from Matthews.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gristle McThornbody showed his dominance in that final round.
I think McThornbody has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:28
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gristle McThornbody!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juan Chavez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and rollior Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie has chosen hip hop as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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212 lbs
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205 lbs
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Juan Chavez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, rollior Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Emerson Jorge and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Chavez misses.
Gracie looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Chavez misses with a leg kick.
Chavez throws a hook to the side of Gracie's head but Gracie sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gracie on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Chavez throws a low kick, looking for Gracie's leg but Gracie calmly moves out of range.
Chavez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gracie avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chavez throws out a loose jab but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chavez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Chavez misses with a hook.
Chavez misses with the combination.
Chavez misses with a low kick as Gracie jumps back.
Chavez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two 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.
Chavez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gracie gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gracie checks a leg kick.
Juan Chavez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chavez looks to land a left hand but Gracie moved out of range nicely.
Gracie dodges the punch combination from Chavez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chavez misses with a body shot.
Gracie fails with a takedown attempt.
Chavez throws a body punch but Gracie moves out of range.
Chavez looks to score with a jab to the body but Gracie is just out of range.
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.
Chavez looks to land a combination but Gracie avoids it well.
Chavez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chavez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gracie avoids a punch combination nicely.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gracie checks a leg kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gracie checks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Chavez dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Chavez throws a leg kick that misses.
Gracie fails to land the takedown.
Chavez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chavez tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chavez waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Gracie.
Nice jab there from Chavez.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Gracie blocks the low kick.
Gracie slips a jab from Chavez.
Chavez slow jab from Gracie misses its intended target.
Chavez throws a series of punches but Gracie moves out of range.
Chavez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chavez throws a big shot that misses.
Gracie is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Chavez thows a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Chavez.
Chavez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Chavez misses with a series of wild punches.
Chavez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chavez throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chavez misses with a wild combination.
Chavez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Chavez looks to land a body kick but Gracie moved away.
A combination from Chavez does no damage.
Chavez throws a low kick, looking for Gracie's leg but Gracie calmly moves out of range.
Chavez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gracie momentarily.
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.
Chavez misses with a head kick.
Chavez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gracie moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Chavez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chavez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Chavez misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chavez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Chavez 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. This is the final round!
Chavez misses with an uppercut.
No joy there for Chavez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Chavez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gracie looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Chavez throws a low kick, looking for Gracie's leg but Gracie calmly moves out of range.
Chavez throws a half hearted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Chavez.
Gracie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gracie slips a jab and a cross from Chavez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Chavez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Chavez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gracie takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Chavez shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Chavez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice defenses there by Gracie.
Chavez takes a swing at Gracie's ribcage but misses.
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.
Chavez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Juan Chavez is winning the standup battle so far.
Gracie takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Juan Chavez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gracie walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Some bone on bone action there as Gracie checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Chavez throws a series of punches but Gracie moves out of range.
Chavez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chavez tries a low kick but Gracie avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Chavez.
Chavez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Chavez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A combination from Chavez does no damage.
Chavez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Chavez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Chavez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gracie.
Gracie checks the leg kick nicely there.
A jab lands there for Chavez.
A choreographed right hand from Chavez misses the target.
rollior Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chavez looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Juan Chavez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Chavez has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juan Chavez!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Brian Dickson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Cumia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cumia is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Stranglehold. Brian Dickson has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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150 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight 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, Brian Dickson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anthony Cumia!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Luis Engracia and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dickson moves into the clinch.
Cumia tries to break the clinch but Dickson is controlling the position.
Cumia pushes Dickson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Dickson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nice elbow from Dickson.
Dickson landing knees to the head.
Dickson stalling in the clinch but Cumia improves position.
Dickson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cumia blocks it with crossed arms.
Cumia prevents Dickson from breaking the clinch.
Dickson connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Anthony Cumia has been cut.
Dickson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cumia has him pressed against the cage.
Cumia is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dickson.
Dickson has had enough of the clinch but Cumia keeps him there for the moment.
Cumia misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dickson.
Cumia wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dickson misses with a knee to the head.
Dickson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dickson misses with an elbow strike.
Come on Cumia - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Cumia has had enough of the clinch but Dickson keeps him there for the moment.
Cumia keeps control of Dickson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dickson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Dickson breaks the clinch.
Dickson instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dickson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Dickson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Cumia wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dickson throws an elbow but misses.
Dickson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cumia lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cumia pulls Dickson into guard.
Cumia tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cumia looks gassed!
Dickson stops Cumia from standing up.
Cumia wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Dickson manages to pass to side control.
Cumia tries to get to full guard but Dickson has control of the leg.
Dickson wants to take a breather but Cumia is having none of it.
Cumia wants to sweep but Dickson has passed to side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cumia wants to control but Dickson postures up.
Cumia is looking for a sweep.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Dickson tries to clinch up.
Cumia looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dickson is fending him off so far but Cumia persists. Nope, Dickson circles away and we're back to standing.
Cumia throws a series of punches but Dickson moves out of range.
Cumia scores with a shot to the body.
Cumia closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Cumia stands up out of the half guard.
Crunch! Dickson slams his shin into Cumia's torso.
Dickson slips a jab and a cross from Cumia.
Cumia throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Cumia misses with a wild combination.
Cumia wants to clinch.
A head kick from Dickson lands but Cumia takes it in his stride.
Dickson tries to clinch but Cumia moves out of range.
Cumia throws a sloppy head kick
and Dickson finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dickson keeps the fight on the outside.
Cumia closes the distance and clinches up with Dickson, looking for a takedown. Cumia pushes Dickson against the cage but Dickson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Cumia fakes the leg kick and cracks Dickson in the body.
Cumia is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dickson connects with a solid leg kick.
Good leg kick by Dickson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cumia takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Dickson instigates a clinch.
Dickson lands an elbow inside.
Cumia wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dickson is looking to break free of the clinch but Cumia has double underhooks.
Dickson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Cumia is rocked!
Cumia breaks from the clinch.
Cumia is still on wobbly legs! Can Dickson finish him?
Dickson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dickson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A knee to the head by Dickson.
Dickson just leaning against Cumia, taking a breather.
A knee to the head by Dickson.
Dickson has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Cumia - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Dickson, and another! Cumia is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Brian Dickson!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tim Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giuseppe Calibri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tim Taylor has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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147 lbs
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153 lbs
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tim Taylor!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Giuseppe Calibri!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Emerson Jorge and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Taylor circles away from the clinch attempt.
Calibri throws a sloppy head kick and Taylor moves out of range easily.
Calibri looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Giuseppe Calibri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick from Calibri lands but Taylor takes it in his stride.
Nice sprawl there from Calibri as Taylor shoots in.
No joy there for Taylor, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Taylor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Taylor feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Calibri really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Taylor. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Taylor trying to control the position from guard on top but Calibri is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Calibri wants to get back to his feet but Taylor is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Taylor passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Calibri trying his best to control but Taylor has mounted him.
Taylor working for a guillotine from mount but Calibri is in no mood to give up.
Calibri is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Calibri throws a sloppy head kick and Taylor moves out of range easily.
Calibri fails with an attempt to clinch.
Calibri is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Calibri is looking to clinch but Taylor is avoiding it.
Calibri tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Taylor paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Calibri closes the distance and clinches.
Calibri misses with a knee strike.
Calibri using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Taylor has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Calibri stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Taylor dodges an elbow strike from Calibri.
Calibri landing knees to the head.
Calibri scores with a knee to the head.
Calibri looks gassed!
Calibri will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Taylor up against the cage.
Taylor is working for takedown but Calibri is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tim Taylor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Calibri tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Taylor fails to pull guard.
Taylor tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Calibri misses with an elbow over the top.
Calibri stalling in the clinch.
Taylor is looking to break free of the clinch but Calibri has double underhooks.
Taylor tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Calibri lands a nice elbow.
Calibri keeps control of Taylor as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Calibri throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Calibri with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Calibri tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Calibri is pressed up against the cage. Taylor has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Calibri down to the mat. Calibri avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Calibri tries to clinch but Taylor moves out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Taylor.
Giuseppe Calibri is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Taylor throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Calibri's waist but Calibri gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Taylor off to one side.
Calibri gets caught flat footed, as Taylor shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Calibri pulls Taylor in to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calibri wants to stand up but Taylor is controlling him.
Taylor seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Calibri not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Calibri keeping full guard, as Taylor tries to pass.
Calibri is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Calibri scores with a knee to the head.
Calibri is pressed up against the cage. Taylor has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Calibri down to the mat. Calibri avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Taylor is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Calibri plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Calibri clinches up against the cage.
Calibri throws an elbow that misses.
Calibri using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Taylor has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Calibri is pressed up against the cage. Taylor has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Calibri down to the mat. Calibri avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Calibri lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calibri tries to close the distance and clinch but Taylor swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Taylor closes this distance looking for a takedown but Calibri circles away.
Taylor shoots in but Calibri avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Calibri tries a head kick but it misses.
Calibri tries to clinch up but Taylor circles away and keeps his distance.
Calibri tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice takedown defense from Calibri. No joy for Taylor on that attempt.
Calibri pivots, looking for a leg kick but Taylor is out of range and Calibri settles back down.
Calibri is looking to clinch but Taylor is avoiding it.
Taylor blocks a head kick by Calibri.
Taylor avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Calibri fails with an attempt to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Calibri throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Calibri missing with a left hand there. Taylor was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Calibri is looking to clinch.
Taylor fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Giuseppe Calibri dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Taylor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Calibri moves into the clinch successfully.
Taylor tries to score a body lock takedown but Calibri shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Calibri pressing his opponent against the cage.
Calibri tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Taylor blocks an elbow strike.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Calibri pushes off an throws an elbow but Taylor leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Calibri throws an elbow but it misses.
Calibri connects with a knee to the head.
Calibri looking to throw knees to the head but Taylor is blocking nicely.
Calibri with an attempt at a knee that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taylor dodges an elbow strike from Calibri.
Taylor avoids the elbow strike from Calibri, against the cage.
Nice elbow from Calibri.
Calibri tries to land a knee to the head but Taylor blocks with his arms.
Calibri with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Taylor drags the fight down to the ground.
Calibri is breathing heavily.
Calibri has gone for a leg lock! Taylor slips out almost immediately though and dives into Calibri's guard.
Taylor seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calibri wants to stand and escape but Taylor is having none of it.
Calibri working a defensive guard here.
Calibri pulls Taylor in close to his closed guard and prevents Taylor from doing any damage or advancing position.
Calibri working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Taylor.
Calibri is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Calibri is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Taylor checks a leg kick.
Taylor blocks a head kick by Calibri.
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.
Calibri keeps the fight on the outside.
Taylor circles away from the clinch attempt.
Calibri tries to clinch up
and Taylor counters with a single leg into guard. Calibri didn't expect that.
Calibri keeping moving, preventing Taylor from controlling successfully.
Taylor tries to free his leg and advance position but Calibri is retaining full guard.
Calibri is looking to stand up but Taylor isn't so interested in that idea.
Taylor postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Taylor trying to control the position from guard on top but Calibri is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Calibri looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Calibri pulls Taylor in to control the position.
Calibri wants to control but Taylor passes easily into half guard.
Calibri is staying active underneath Taylor, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Calibri wants to clinch.
Calibri throws a series of punches but Taylor moves out of range.
Calibri gets caught flat footed, as Taylor shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Calibri controls Taylor momentarily but Taylor frees himself.
Taylor working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Calibri's head.
Calibri wants to stand up but Taylor is controlling him.
Calibri is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Calibri working a defensive guard here.
Taylor wants to control from the top but Calibri keeps moving.
Calibri wants to sweep here but Taylor controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Calibri throws a half hearted mid kick.
Calibri tries to close the distance and clinch up but Taylor swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Taylor shoots in and drives through. Calibri sprawls well.
Calibri is looking to clinch but Taylor is avoiding it.
Calibri tries to close the distance and clinch up but Taylor swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Taylor avoids the head kick by Calibri.
Calibri tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Taylor counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Calibri wants to get back to his feet.
Taylor is working for a submission of some sort.
Taylor thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Taylor is tying to control. Calibri wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Taylor slows the pace down in half guard.
Taylor wants to control but Calibri is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Taylor dominated that second 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.
Calibri stuffs the takedown.
Taylor looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Taylor trying to control the position from guard on top but Calibri is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Taylor tries to free his leg and advance position but Calibri is retaining full guard.
Calibri has his hands on Taylor's head, controlling the position.
Calibri controls Taylor momentarily but Taylor frees himself.
Taylor prevents Calibri from getting back to his feet.
Taylor wants to control from the top but Calibri keeps moving.
Calibri is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Taylor wants to control from the top but Calibri keeps moving.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Calibri pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calibri tries to close the distance and clinch up but Taylor swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Calibri throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Taylor.
Taylor takes a little break here. Calibri wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Calibri tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Taylor wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Calibri is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Taylor working away.
Calibri is looking to reverse the position.
Calibri gets back to half guard.
Calibri is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Calibri is staying active underneath Taylor, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Taylor feints and as Calibri raises his hands in defense, Taylor changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Taylor trying to control but Calibri is working from the bottom.
Calibri keeping full guard, as Taylor tries to pass.
Taylor prevents Calibri from getting back to his feet.
Taylor is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Calibri looking to hit a scissor sweep but Taylor is one step ahead there.
Taylor trying to control but Calibri is working from the bottom.
Calibri has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Taylor postures up.
Calibri pushes Taylor off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Calibri throws a leg kick but Taylor sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Taylor was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Calibri just holding on.
Calibri is working to get back to half guard.
Taylor looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Calibri keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Calibri reaches up and holds on to Taylor to control the position.
Calibri sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Taylor trying to control the action but Calibri is working from the bottom.
Calibri trying to control but Taylor postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor moves into full mount! Calibri won't be happy about that!
Calibri is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Taylor with good strikes from the mount here!
Taylor is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Calibri can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Taylor is landing with some decent strikes but Calibri is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Calibri is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taylor is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Calibri can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Calibri is still in real trouble! Can Taylor finish him?
Taylor swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tim Taylor!
Tim Taylor retains his featherweight title!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tokamek Yeets (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fred Collins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fred Collins told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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270 lbs
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240 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tokamek Yeets!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fred Collins!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Leandro Rodrigues and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yeets throws a front kick that sends Collins stumbling back into the cage.
Nice combo by Collins! Oh, that's hurt him - Yeets falls to the canvas and Collins follows him into side control.
Yeets is rocked!
Yeets tries to contro but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Oh Yeets is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Yeets is in all sorts of trouble here.
Collins throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Yeets avoids a series of strikes thrown by Collins.
Collins avoids the attempt from Yeets to control.
Yeets seems to have got his legs back now.
Yeets is working to get back to half guard.
Yeets wants to control but Collins is having none of it.
Collins lands with some strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yeets keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Collins avoids the attempt from Yeets to control.
Collins punching from mount but Yeets doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Yeets is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Yeets is trying desperately to improve position.
Yeets avoids a strike by Collins and manages to complete a very nice reversal in the process, to end up in Collins's guard! Fantastic escape!
Collins keeping moving, preventing Yeets from controlling successfully.
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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Collins misses with a straight left.
Collins connects with a crisp jab.
Collins punishes Yeets's body with a nice straight punch.
Yeets misses with a low kick.
Yeets is breathing heavily.
Collins circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Yeets to the canvas! Yeets doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Collins keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fred Collins!
Fred Collins is the new heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jasper Higgins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Muhammed Muhammed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jasper Higgins!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Muhammed Muhammed!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Felipe Paraventi and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Higgins has managed to clinch.
Muhammed on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Muhammed successfully pulls guard.
Muhammed bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Higgins's guard.
Higgins working a defensive guard here.
Higgins could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Muhammed trying to control the position from guard on top but Higgins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Higgins pulls Muhammed in to control the position.
Muhammed stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Higgins swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Higgins looking to hit a scissor sweep but Muhammed is one step ahead there.
Muhammed trying to control but Higgins is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muhammed works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Muhammed is looking to advance position but Higgins won't allow it.
Muhammed throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Higgins is refusing to be controlled, as Muhammed sits in half guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Higgins tries to clinch there but Muhammed circles away.
Higgins changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Muhammed looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Muhammed manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Muhammed looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Muhammed looks gassed!
Muhammed wants to pass the guard but Higgins is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muhammed not doing much here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Higgins makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Higgins.
Higgins looking for a sweep. Not yet Higgins, not yet.
Muhammed pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Higgins is keeping the position for now.
Muhammed won't allow Higgins to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muhammed wants to control from the top but Higgins keeps moving.
Muhammed stopping the sweep attempt from Higgins.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Higgins gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Muhammed prevents the takedown attempt.
Muhammed wants a takedown.
Higgins is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Higgins has Muhammed pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Higgins pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Muhammed tumbling to the mat - Higgins dives into Muhammed's guard.
Higgins stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Muhammed jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A left and a right from Higgins both land. Nice combination.
Muhammed shoots and misses
and Higgins moves into the clinch.
Higgins stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Higgins managing to block the knees to the body from Muhammed.
Muhammed goes for a takedown in the clinch but Higgins prevents it.
Jasper Higgins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Muhammed Muhammed.
Higgins is trying to stall.
Muhammed tries for a takedown. No joy.
Muhammed breaks from the clinch.
Muhammed gets the takedown into side control.
Higgins might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Muhammed is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Higgins knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Muhammed is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Higgins looks calm but he's in trouble here. Muhammed gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Higgins is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Muhammed lets go of the hold and Higgins can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Muhammed Muhammed!
Muhammed Muhammed is the new light heavyweight champion!
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