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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Pato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bronn Blackwater (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blackwater is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: For Whom the Bell Tolls. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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14 - 8 - 1 |
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210 lbs
17 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
14 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alex Pato!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bronn Blackwater!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Emerson Jorge and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pato avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Blackwater looks for the body kick but Pato saw that one coming.
Pato misses with an uppercut.
Pato bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Blackwater tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pato swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Blackwater slips a jab and a cross from Pato.
Pato throws a head kick that misses.
Blackwater wants to clinch.
A head kick misses from Pato.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pato throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Blackwater avoids the head kick by Pato.
Pato scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Blackwater doesn't seem bothered though.
Blackwater doesn't manage to clinch there - Pato circles away.
Blackwater tries to keep at a distance but Pato has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackwater pushes off an throws an elbow but Pato leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Pato on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pato breaks the clinch.
Blackwater tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Pato counters with a low kick, right behind Blackwater 's knee.
Blackwater ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pato moves away.
Pato slips a straight right by Blackwater.
Pato looks to score with a jab to the body but Blackwater is just out of range.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Blackwater - that will leave a mark!
Pato avoids the head kick by Blackwater.
Blackwater avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Blackwater throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Blackwater misses with a straight right.
Pato rushes Blackwater and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pato lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Blackwater or not.
Pato being controlled against the cage.
A short right from Pato.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pato on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Blackwater missing with knees to the body.
Blackwater is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pato is defending well for now.
Pato tries to land a knee to the head but Blackwater blocks with his arms.
Pato takes an elbow to the temple.
Blackwater takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Bronn Blackwater has been cut.
Pato escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pato throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Pato!
Blackwater moves out of range of the body kick.
Blackwater blocks a head kick by Pato.
Blackwater wants to clinch
and Pato holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Pato avoiding damage as Blackwater throws knees to the body.
Pato looking to slow down the pace here.
Blackwater lands an elbow that stopped Pato in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Alex Pato has been cut.
Pato swings wildly with an uppercut but Blackwater uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pato pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackwater takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Blackwater doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pato gets tackled into the cage by Blackwater. Blackwater maintains the clinch.
Blackwater connects with a knee to the head.
Pato breaks the clinch.
Pato tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pato lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Blackwater looks to clinch
and Pato counters with a nice body shot.
Pato lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Blackwater backs up against the cage.
Pato lands with a shot to the body.
Pato throws a sloppy head kick and Blackwater moves out of range easily.
Blackwater throws a jab but it's blocked by Pato.
Blackwater on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pato misses with a double jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Pato misses
and Blackwater counters by clinching up.
Blackwater tries to land knees in the clinch but Pato avoids the damage to the body.
A short right from Pato.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Pato is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Pato tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Blackwater missing with knees to the body.
Pato breaks from the clinch.
Blackwater clinches up against the cage.
Pato lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Blackwater.
Blackwater throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pato lands a left hand that snaps the head of Blackwater backwards.
Blackwater misses with an elbow strike.
Pato wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pato stalling against the cage.
Blackwater throws an elbow that misses.
Blackwater with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nice body punch from Pato.
Blackwater looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pato holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Blackwater pushes off an throws an elbow but Pato leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Pato blocks an elbow strike from Blackwater.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Pato dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Pato's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Pato jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Pato lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pato throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Blackwater stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Blackwater misses with a straight right.
Pato digs a good body shot into Blackwater's ribs.
Pato throws a sloppy head kick
and Blackwater counters by clinching up.
Blackwater tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pato taking a breather.
Blackwater is looking to control Pato's arms but Pato gets an underhook and turns him. Now Blackwater has his back to the cage.
Pato lands a right hand that snaps the head of Blackwater backwards.
Blackwater has Pato pressed against the cage.
Pato blocks an elbow strike.
Pato tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pato tries to land a knee to the head but Blackwater blocks with his arms.
Blackwater is breathing heavily.
Blackwater is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pato is defending well for now.
Blackwater tries to land knees in the clinch but Pato avoids the damage to the body.
Pato blocks an elbow strike.
Pato breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pato.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackwater keeps the fight on the outside.
Pato clinches up with Blackwater and pushes him back against the cage.
Blackwater tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pato avoids it.
Pato scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pato trying to control the position but instead, Blackwater has worked for underhooks and has pushed Pato into the cage.
Pato dodges an elbow strike from Blackwater.
Nice body punch from Pato - that landed with a thud.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pato.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Pato obliges.
Pato lands a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Pato.
Pato pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Blackwater takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Pato buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pato keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pato lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A lazy body kick from Pato
and Blackwater counters with a head kick. That will keep Pato thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Good shot there by Pato.
Pato throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pato scores with a decent looking hook.
A head kick by Blackwater misses
and Pato counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pato scoring well with a low kick there.
Pato lands a nice looking body shot.
Pato scores with a jab. Blackwater acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Blackwater tries to clinch up
and Pato counters with a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pato goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Nice shot by Pato.
Pato scores with a kick to the body.
Blackwater tries to clinch
and Pato counters with a good, hard body kick but Blackwater shrugs it off.
Pato cracks a nice hook into Blackwater's ribs.
Pato throws a sloppy head kick and Blackwater moves out of range easily.
Pato throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Pato moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Pato scores with a jab.
Pato fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Blackwater looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Pato lands a jab to Blackwater's midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pato connects with the punch.
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!
Some wild striking there from Pato.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pato.
Pato throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Alex Pato is winning the standup battle so far.
Pato lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Alex Pato is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A right-left combo lands from Pato.
Pato clinches up with Blackwater and pushes him back against the cage.
Pato taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pato avoids the elbow strike from Blackwater, against the cage.
Pato trying to land knees to the body.
Pato landing knees to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Pato lands a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Pato dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Pato slips a jab from Blackwater.
Blackwater swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Pato counters by clinching up.
Blackwater lands an elbow just above Pato 's eye.
Pato breaks from the clinch.
Pato throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pato pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Blackwater avoids the head kick by Pato.
Blackwater throws a head kick that misses.
Pato gets a clinch.
Pato manages to break the clinch.
Pato ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Blackwater jabs Pato right on the nose. Pato blinks but takes it well.
Blackwater tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Pato manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pato blocks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pato closes the distance and pushes Blackwater back into the cage.
Pato lands a shot to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Blackwater as Pato tries to tie him up.
Pato swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Blackwater stalling in the clinch but Pato improves position.
Pato on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Blackwater takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Blackwater is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pato is defending well for now.
Come on Pato - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Blackwater pushes off an throws an elbow but Pato leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Pato wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Blackwater tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Blackwater trying to control the position but instead, Pato has worked for underhooks and has pushed Blackwater into the cage.
Blackwater is pushing Pato up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Blackwater using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pato has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pato leaning against his opponent.
Blackwater taking a breather.
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.
Pato scores with a nice hook to the head.
Blackwater missing with knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pato creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Blackwater gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Pato lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pato looking to throw knees to the head but Blackwater is blocking nicely.
Blackwater tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pato avoids it.
Pato escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pato thumps Blackwater with a low kick.
Pato moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Pato lands a right hook to the body.
Pato misses with a body shot.
Pato uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blackwater.
Blackwater ducks right into an uppercut from Pato.
Nice uppercut lands for Pato. That snapped Blackwater's head back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pato connects with an inside leg kick.
Pato feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Blackwater's calf.
A left lands for Pato.
Pato misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blackwater lands with a slapping head kick.
Pato throws a head kick that half lands.
Pato connects with a high kick.
Blackwater looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Blackwater has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Pato bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Blackwater's head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pato.
Pato throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blackwater misses with a head kick.
Pato throws a series of punches but Blackwater avoids them all with ease.
Blackwater throws a lazy head kick
and Pato counters with a two punch combo.
Blackwater avoids a kick to the body.
Blackwater walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Blackwater's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Blackwater wants to clinch
and Pato counters with a good, hard body kick but Blackwater shrugs it off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pato plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Blackwater wants to clinch
and Pato cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pato misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pato scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Pato clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Pato is looking to clinch.
Blackwater takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Pato darts in and clinches Blackwater up against the cage.
Pato lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Blackwater backwards.
Pato is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Pato avoiding damage as Blackwater throws knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Pato.
A short body shot lands from Pato as the two fighters clinch.
Pato breaks the clinch.
Blackwater slips under a jab from Pato.
Blackwater cracks Pato with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Blackwater tries to clinch up
and Pato counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Blackwater is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Blackwater throws a lazy head kick
and Pato counters by moving into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pato stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Blackwater with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Blackwater with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pato lands a nice shot to the body.
Pato breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pato dips to his left and cracks Blackwater with an uppercut!
Pato punishes Blackwater's body with a nice straight punch.
Pato lands with a nice body punch.
Pato throws a head kick that misses
and Blackwater counters by moving into the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Pato scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pato using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Blackwater has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pato breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pato thuds a left hand into Blackwater's body.
Some wild striking there from Pato.
Pato's corner calls for a 1-2. Pato obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackwater wants to clinch
and Pato counters with an outside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pato.
Blackwater looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Pato moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Blackwater tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Pato counters with a leg kick.
Pato thuds his right hand into Blackwater's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pato misses with a body kick.
Blackwater avoids the head kick by Pato.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pato plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Pato misses with a head kick.
Pato thuds a left hand into Blackwater's body.
Blackwater closes the distance looking to clinch
and Pato counters with a low kick, right behind Blackwater 's knee.
Pato closes the distance and pushes Blackwater back into the cage.
Pato is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Blackwater can do to turn this around?
Pato is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Blackwater is keeping busy.
Blackwater has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Pato.
Blackwater has Pato pressed against the cage, preventing Pato from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Blackwater lands a nice knee to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Alex Pato has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pato has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Blackwater lands an elbow inside.
Blackwater tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pato avoids it.
Pato breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blackwater misses with a hook.
Blackwater fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pato manages to avoid it.
Pato misses with a straight left.
Blackwater keeps the fight on the outside.
Pato tries to close the distance and clinch up but Blackwater swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pato works the jab nicely.
Pato lands a jab.
Pato throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blackwater tries to clinch up
and Pato counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Pato had his way with Bronn Blackwater in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Blackwater takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Blackwater closes the distance looking to clinch
and Pato cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Blackwater moves to clinch but Pato breaks away
and Pato counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Pato lands a jab to Blackwater's midsection.
Blackwater plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Blackwater takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Pato lands a head shot.
A head kick misses from Pato.
Pato tests Blackwater's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Blackwater is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackwater misses with a hook to the body
and Pato counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Blackwater avoids the body shot from Pato.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pato.
Pato lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Pato missing with a left hand there. Blackwater was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pato, right into the meat.
Pato moves away from the strike by Blackwater.
Pato takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Blackwater throws a lazy right hand but Pato sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice shot by Pato.
Blackwater falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pato counters with a thumping low kick.
Bronn Blackwater has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pato thows a body kick. Blackwater tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Nice jab there from Pato.
Pato throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Blackwater moves to clinch but Pato breaks away
and Pato makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Blackwater really felt that one!
Decent striking displayed by Pato there.
Pato lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Pato lands a nice leg kick that just misses Blackwater's sensitive parts.
Pato throws a head kick that half lands.
Blackwater darts in trying to clinch
enabling Pato to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pato moves into the clinch.
Pato tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pato makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pato tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Blackwater avoids it.
Pato breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Blackwater slips a jab and a cross from Pato.
Blackwater tries to clinch but Pato moves away
and Pato counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pato keeps Blackwater at a distance using the push kick.
Pato bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Pato misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blackwater's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Pato connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Blackwater scrambles back to his feet.
Blackwater tries to bum rush Pato with a series of wild strikes but Pato uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice body kick from Pato.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pato lands with a nice body kick.
Pato scores with a head kick. Blackwater tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Blackwater takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Pato throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Pato, as that shot connected.
Pato tries to close the distance and clinch but Blackwater swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pato misses with a wild body shot.
Pato misses with a series of wild punches.
Pato misses the shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pato rushes Blackwater and presses him up against the cage.
Alex Pato is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Blackwater pressing his opponent against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Pato showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pato has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 50:44
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 50:44
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 50:44
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Pato!
Alex Pato retains his light heavyweight title!
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