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BLØØDSPORT: IX PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Luiz Fernando (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edinson Meireles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Edinson Meireles was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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164 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Luiz Fernando!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Edinson Meireles!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Seu Braga and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meireles shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Meireles content to stall in guard here.
Fernando throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Meireles cracks Fernando with a solid left hand.
Meireles gets to his feet. Fernando looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Fernando tries to sprawl but Meireles drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Fernando is looking to improve his position.
Meireles missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Meireles throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Meireles decides to return to a standing position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meireles cracks Fernando with an open hand slap.
Meireles lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Meireles.
Meireles circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fernando tries to clinch there but Meireles circles away.
Meireles closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Meireles is trying to break free.
Fernando misses with a hook from the clinch.
Meireles trying to land knees to the body.
Fernando jumps guard but Meireles stands there with Fernando around his waist. Fernando gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Fernando changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Meireles fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Meireles throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Fernando tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Meireles is in Fernando's guard.
Meireles stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fernando swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meireles lands a couple of elbows.
Meireles drops back looking for a leg! Fernando is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Fernando manages to kick Meireles off! Meireles jumps back into Fernando's guard.
Meireles looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
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.
Fernando is working an open guard so Meireles takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Fernando gets a clinch.
Fernando wants to get back to striking at distance but Meireles won't allow it.
Meireles jumps guard and drags Fernando to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Meireles pulls Fernando in close to prevent any damage.
Meireles keeping full guard, as Fernando tries to pass.
Fernando is breathing heavily.
Meireles wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meireles tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Meireles has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Meireles misses with a double jab.
Meireles closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Fernando to the mat! Fernando manages to get full guard.
Meireles not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Meireles stands and throws Fernando's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Meireles working the head and body with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edinson Meireles dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Fernando misses with a takedown
and Meireles counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Fernando's guard now.
Meireles is stalling in the full guard.
Fernando is looking to stand up but Meireles isn't so interested in that idea.
Meireles controls from within his opponent's guard.
Fernando is looking for a triangle here but Meireles uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meireles controls the position.
Meireles looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Meireles staying calm.
Meireles is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Fernando is trying to escape and Meireles transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Fernando is forced to tap! Nice work there by Meireles! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Edinson Meireles!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lyoto Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Santana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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205 lbs
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210 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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Solid 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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lyoto Machida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlos Santana!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Leandro Rodrigues and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machida shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Santana defends it nicely.
Santana defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Machida.
Santana misses with a double jab.
Nice defenses there by Machida.
Machida tries for a takedown but Santana sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lyoto Machida. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santana lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Lyoto Machida has been cut.
Carlos Santana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Machida shoots in for a double leg but Santana sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Santana scores with a hook to the body. Machida takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Machida is breathing heavily.
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!
Machida shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Santana sprawls well. Santana wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Machida gets slowly back to his feet.
Santana ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Machida's jaw. Machida's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Santana does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Carlos Santana!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Ribeiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benjamin Brownie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ribeiro's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Racionais MC's - A Vítima . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 lbs
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177 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Brawler
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Ribeiro!
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, Benjamin Brownie!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Felipe Paraventi and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ribeiro lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ribeiro drives through and clinches with Brownie against the cage.
Brownie blocks an elbow strike.
Ribeiro with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ribeiro lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Brownie is looking to break free of the clinch but Ribeiro has double underhooks.
Ribeiro breaks from the clinch.
Brownie lands with a right hand.
Brownie stalks Ribeiro and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ribeiro's face. Ribeiro staggers backwards, shaken.
No joy there for Ribeiro, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ribeiro.
Thiago Ribeiro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ribeiro takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Donk. Brownie catches Ribeiro right on the button with a cross.
Ribeiro has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Ribeiro is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brownie.
Brownie dips to his left and cracks Ribeiro with an uppercut!
Ribeiro slips under a jab.
A big left from Ribeiro misses.
Ribeiro tries to bum rush Brownie with a series of wild strikes but Brownie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Brownie looks to land a left hand but Ribeiro moved out of range nicely.
Ribeiro takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Brownie throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ribeiro lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Brownie at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brownie looks to land a left hand but Ribeiro moved out of range nicely.
Brownie cracks Ribeiro with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Brownie connects with a jab.
Ribeiro is rocked!
Brownie throws a hook but Ribeiro blocks it.
Oh Ribeiro is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A big right from Brownie misses.
Ribeiro seems to have got his legs back now.
Brownie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ribeiro throws out the jab.
Brownie drops Ribeiro with a huge uppercut! Ribeiro drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Brownie is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Benjamin Brownie!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Bezerra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luiz Henrique (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luiz Henrique has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 lbs
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168 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Big heart |
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Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlos Bezerra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Luiz Henrique!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Daniel Cesar and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henrique throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bezerra tries to sprawl but Henrique drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Henrique content to control rather than advance.
Henrique really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bezerra. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bezerra wants to get back to full guard.
Henrique is controlling the pace.
Bezerra is trying to get back to full guard.
Henrique controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Bezerra is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Henrique's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Henrique's back!
Henrique trying to get back to his feet but Bezerra is in full control for now.
Bezerra is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Henrique is defending well though. Bezerra let's go of the attempt for now.
Will Bezerra go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Henrique rolls, trying to escape but Bezerra keeps control of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bezerra is looking to control Henrique but Henrique is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Henrique controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad spot.
Even with his hooks in, Bezerra manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Bezerra is hanging on to Henrique's back as he tries to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henrique has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Henrique looks gassed!
Bezerra trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Bezerra trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Henrique doesn't escape.
Bezerra has got one arm under Henrique's chin. This could be trouble... Henrique trying to control the other hand but Bezerra gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Henrique has tapped out! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Carlos Bezerra!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Chaney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murphy has chosen Big pimpin Jay-Z as his entrance music. Eric Murphy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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215 lbs
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217 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
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Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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, Ivan Chaney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eric Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Emerson Jorge and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Chaney misses with a double jab
and Murphy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Murphy dodges the punch combination from Chaney.
Murphy throws a nice looking combination but Chaney bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A punch combination from Murphy misses.
The crowd cheers as Chaney lands an impressive looking overhand right. Murphy doesn't seem phased though.
Chaney dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Murphy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Chaney swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Murphy lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Chaney swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Left hook, right uppercut from Murphy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murphy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Chaney lands with an uppercut that bounces Murphy off the cage and back into rage.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Murphy takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Chaney fails to land with a series of punches.
Chaney misses with a series of wild punches.
Chaney throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Murphy.
Chaney scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Chaney swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Murphy to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaney connects with the punch.
Chaney tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murphy was well out of range. Poor timing from Chaney.
A left lands for Murphy.
Murphy falls off balance throwing a combination
and Chaney counters with a series of strikes. Murphy will be more careful next time no doubt.
Murphy is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Murphy fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Chaney on the side of the head.
Chaney is rocked!
Murphy slips a straight right by Chaney.
Oh Chaney is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Murphy misses with a jab, cross combination.
OH! Murphy has been rocked by a huge right hand and is in deep trouble! Murphy smells blood and charges in for the finish! Murphy unloads a vicious overhand right and connects to the jaw of Murphy sending him face first to the canvas! Unbelievable!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Eric Murphy!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roger Lin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Field (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnny Field is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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180 lbs
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Counter striker
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roger Lin!
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, Johnny Field!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Seu Braga and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lin displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Field.
Field fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Lin sprawls well initially but Field persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Field wants to work for an arm triangle but Lin is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Lin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Field on the ground.
Field is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Lin defends it well.
Field is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Field is working for a submission of some sort.
Field is thwarting Lin's attempts to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Field seems to be looking for submissions.
Lin wants to improve his position but Field is controlling well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Field is trying to work for a kimura but Lin is defending well.
Field is looking for a kimura here.
Lin wants to control but Field is keeping busy and won't allow it.
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.
Field is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Lin is trying to get back to full guard.
Field passes into side control, despite Lin's attempt to control the position.
Lin gets back to half guard.
Field is looking for a kimura but Lin is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Field to get the leverage.
Field is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Field is trying to work for a kimura but Lin is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Field is working for a kimura but Lin is defending it quite comfortably.
Field is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Lin tries to roll over but Field keeps him under control.
Field is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Field is working for a kimura but Lin is defending it quite comfortably.
Field has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Lin defend it? Field steps over the head and cranks it - Lin is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Field!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Johnny Field!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joseilito Marreta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boris Ivan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marreta comes to the cage accompanied by Sabao Cra Cra. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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212 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joseilito Marreta!
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, Boris Ivan!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Seu Braga and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ivan scores with a jab to the head.
Marreta misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ivan.
Ivan missing with a left hand there. Marreta was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Marreta moves forwards but Ivan connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A nice combination there by Marreta.
It looks like Boris Ivan has been cut.
Ivan throws a combination that misses
and Marreta counters with a nice right hand that sends Ivan toppling to the canvas! Ivan scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Marreta finish him?!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ivan misses with an uppercut. Marreta saw that one coming.
Marreta fails to land with a series of punches.
Marreta keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ivan.
Marreta misses with an uppercut.
Ivan ducks under a wild hook from Marreta.
Ivan scores with a body shot.
Ivan connects with a body shot that sends Marreta's belly button to the back.
Marreta misses with a straight right.
Ivan stalks Marreta and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Marreta's face. Marreta staggers backwards, shaken.
Marreta forces Ivan back against the cage and clinches.
Ivan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Marreta or not.
Marreta is breathing heavily.
Ivan successfully pulls guard.
Ivan manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Marreta manages to get himself to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Marreta swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Marreta is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ivan's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Marreta can't keep his opponent in guard - Ivan advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Ivan is trying to work for a kimura but Marreta is defending well.
Ivan content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivan maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Marreta could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Ivan has cracked it and Marreta is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Ivan!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Boris Ivan!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco Croca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Smith might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to In The Morning. Marco Croca has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Michael Smith's chin.
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224 lbs
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219 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Michael Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marco Croca!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Mauricio Rocha and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Croca looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Croca closes the distance and clinches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Croca as Smith tries to tie him up.
Croca tries to land a knee to the head but Smith blocks with his arms.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Smith creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Croca takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A shot in the inside from Smith.
Croca crunches a lovely knee into Smith's ribcage.
Croca manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Croca.
A short uppercut from Smith.
A left hand lands to the body for Croca.
Croca lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Smith or not.
Croca landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Smith is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Croca leaning against his opponent.
Croca pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A big left from Croca misses.
Croca moves in looking to clinch but Smith pushes him off.
Smith looks to land a combination. Croca sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Croca wants to clinch.
Croca ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Marco Croca is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smith misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Croca throws a big shot that misses.
Croca scores with a jab to the body.
Smith misses with a straight left.
Croca scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Smith misses the shot to the body.
Croca just misses with a punch to the body.
Croca misses with an uppercut. Smith saw that one coming.
Smith displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Croca throws out the jab.
Croca throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Smith displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Croca throws out the jab.
Croca tries to clinch but Smith moves out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Croca.
Nice cross by Croca.
Croca takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Croca throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Croca moves into the clinch successfully.
Smith being controlled against the cage.
Smith tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Croca's elbow.
Smith misses with some punches.
Croca escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Croca misses with a looping left.
Marco Croca seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Croca tries to move into range but Smith moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Croca.
Croca with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Croca has closed the distance and engaged Smith in a clinch.
Smith avoiding damage as Croca throws knees to the body.
Croca works on Smith's body with a couple of short punches.
Croca lands a shot to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Croca creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Croca lands a big knee to the head and Smith goes down! Croca is looking to finish!
Smith is rocked!
Croca working the ground and pound but Smith is defending the strikes.
Oh Smith is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Croca stands up and beckons Smith to his feet.
Smith seems to have got his legs back now.
Croca connects with a looping right hand.
Smith circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Croca thuds his right hand into Smith's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Smith checks a leg kick nicely.
Smith misses the shot to the body.
Smith takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Smith walks into a straight right hand from Croca.
Croca tries to clinch but Smith is having none of it.
Nice defenses there by Smith.
A head kick misses from Croca.
Croca throws a quick inside leg kick.
Croca just misses with a punch to the body.
Smith scores with a shot to the body.
Croca moves into the clinch successfully.
Croca breaks from the clinch.
Croca bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Smith's head.
Croca throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Smith counters with a left and a right that stings Croca.
Croca dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Smith blocks a leg kick.
Croca doesn't manage to clinch there - Smith circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Croca jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Smith gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Croca throws a jab but it's blocked by Smith.
Croca is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Smith had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Smith misses with a hook to the body
and Croca counters by clinching up.
Croca is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Croca tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Croca will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Smith up against the cage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Smith swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Croca is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Smith is keeping busy.
A short uppercut from Croca.
Croca blocks an uppercut.
Come on Croca - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smith takes a knee right on the jaw!
Croca utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Croca gets through Smith's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Croca tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Croca pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Croca dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Croca swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Smith counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Smith misses with a body shot.
Horrible takedown by Smith or perhaps it was just good defense by Croca which made him look bad.
A jab from Croca misses.
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Croca manages to avoid it.
Croca tries a head kick but it misses.
Croca chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Croca throws the left hand but Smith avoids the punch easily.
Croca pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Smith takes a swing at Croca's ribcage but misses.
Smith misses with a body shot.
Smith moves out of range of the leg kick from Croca.
Croca throws a low kick, looking for Smith's leg but Smith calmly moves out of range.
Croca misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Croca jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Smith misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Croca.
Smith drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Croca clinches with his opponent.
Smith takes a knee right on the jaw!
Croca has Smith pushed against the cage.
Croca landing knees to the head.
Croca lands a body shot.
Smith pushes Croca back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Smith lands a shoulder strike.
Croca misses with a knee to the head.
Croca lands a nice shot to the body.
A short uppercut from Croca.
Croca breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Smith takes a swing at Croca's ribcage but misses.
Croca digs a good body shot into Smith's ribs.
Croca gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short right from Croca on the inside.
A body shot lands from Croca.
Croca lands a left hand.
A nice right hand lands inside from Croca.
Croca pushes Smith back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Croca landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Croca lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Croca stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Croca lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Croca lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Croca using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Croca lands a hook that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Croca scores with a hook to the body.
Croca manages to break the clinch.
Croca has managed to clinch.
A short body shot lands from Croca as the two fighters clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Croca creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A knee to the head by Croca.
Croca lands a good knee to the midsection. Smith won't want to take too many of those.
A short body shot lands from Croca as the two fighters clinch.
Croca lands a shoulder strike.
Croca is struggling to control the position.
Smith can't find room to land a body shot as Croca controls the action.
A short right from Croca.
Croca content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Croca trying to control the position but instead, Smith has worked for underhooks and has pushed Croca into the cage.
Croca connects with a nasty looking knee right to Smith's face.
Croca slowing the pace effectively.
Croca lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Smith takes a shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Smith tries to throw a body punch but Croca avoids it by throwing Smith back against the cage.
Smith trying to control the position but instead, Croca has worked for underhooks and has pushed Smith into the cage.
Croca lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Smith.
Croca is looking to control Smith's arms but Smith gets an underhook and turns him. Now Croca has his back to the cage.
Knees to the body from Croca.
Croca lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Croca wants to stall.
Croca stalling against the cage.
Croca looking to throw knees to the head but Smith is blocking nicely.
Croca throws a head punch that misses.
Croca has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Croca scores a nice knee to the body.
A shot in the inside from Croca.
Croca pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Croca throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Croca pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Smith tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Croca clinches with his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Croca scores with a shoulder strike.
Croca lands a nice knee to the body.
Croca escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Croca moves into the clinch successfully.
Smith misses with some punches.
Smith fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Croca lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Croca lands a left hand that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Croca throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Croca unloads a knee to the mid-section. Smith lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Croca breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Croca keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marco Croca seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Croca fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith manages to avoid it.
Smith tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Croca manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Smith misses with a two punch combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A shot to the body from Smith misses
letting Croca counter with a right hand.
Croca wants to clinch up but Smith keeps it at a distance.
Croca lands with a straight right. Smith didn't see that one coming.
A swing and a miss from Croca.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Croca showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Smith avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Croca misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
Smith moves out of range as Croca strikes.
Croca keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Croca tries to clinch up but Smith circles away and keeps his distance.
Croca tries to clinch there but Smith circles away.
Smith moves out of range of the strikes.
Smith avoids the head kick by Croca.
Croca scores with a nice head shot.
Nice defenses there by Smith.
Croca lands a slapping body shot.
Croca fails to land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right-left combo lands from Croca.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smith avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Croca lands with a nice combination. Smith backs away looking to recover.
Croca thows a body shot but no joy.
Smith displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Croca.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Croca looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Smith shoots in but Croca avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Croca moves away from the strike by Smith.
Croca throws a hook but Smith blocks it.
Croca with a hook.
Croca throws out a powerful jab.
Smith lands a jab to Croca's midsection.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Smith!
Croca instigates a clinch.
Croca has Smith pressed against the cage.
Smith is looking to control Croca's arms but Croca gets an underhook and turns him. Now Smith has his back to the cage.
Smith is leaning against Croca and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Smith's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Smith is looking to control Croca's arms but Croca gets an underhook and turns him. Now Smith has his back to the cage.
Smith misses with a punch to the body.
Croca displaying some good clinch control by pressing Smith up against the cage.
Michael Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marco Croca is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Croca pushes Smith back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Croca lands a right hand.
Croca breaks from the clinch.
Croca misses with an uppercut. Smith saw that one coming.
Croca swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Smith is looking to wear down Croca with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
No joy there for Croca, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Donk. Croca catches Smith right on the button with a cross.
Croca clinches up against the cage.
Croca is looking to control Smith's arms but Smith gets an underhook and turns him. Now Croca has his back to the cage.
Smith scores with a shoulder strike.
Smith fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Croca.
Croca digs a right hand into Smith's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Smith's gas tank.
Croca lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Croca escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Croca throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Smith stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Croca thows a body shot but no joy.
Croca scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Croca lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Croca tried to score with a low kick but Smith checks it.
Croca misses with a hook.
Croca lands a right hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Croca misses the target.
Croca swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Smith holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Smith pushes Croca back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Croca unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Croca lands a nice uppercut.
Croca just leaning against Smith, taking a breather.
Croca connects with a nasty looking knee right to Smith's face.
Croca stalls.
Smith throws a punch but it's blocked by Croca.
Croca breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Smith shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Croca as he jumps to the side.
Smith keeps the fight on the outside.
Croca tries to clinch there but Smith circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
Smith swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Croca connects with a looping right hand.
Smith on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Croca throws a series of strikes that have Smith backpedaling.
The crowd cheers as Croca lands an impressive looking overhand right. Smith doesn't seem phased though.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Croca is just out of range.
Smith gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Croca throws a leg kick which misses Smith's front leg but catches the back leg as Smith tries to avoid it.
Croca tries to land a front kick but Smith steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Smith looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Croca gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Croca pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Croca lands with an uppercut that bounces Smith off the cage and back into rage.
Smith walks into a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marco Croca comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Croca has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 26:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 26:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marco Croca!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Experiment Three (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sizzle Snappe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Snappe has chosen The Power as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Experiment Three!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sizzle Snappe!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Luis Engracia and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Three. Snappe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Snappe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Three sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Snappe tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Three manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Three misses with a wild body shot.
Three tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Snappe was well out of range. Poor timing from Three.
Snappe tries to close the distance and clinch but Three swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Snappe darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Snappe not doing much here.
Three tries to get to full guard but Snappe has control of the leg.
Snappe looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Three is looking to control Snappe's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Three avoid being mounted?
Snappe wants to stand up but Three has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Sizzle Snappe has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Snappe tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Three manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Three misses with a takedown attempt
and Snappe counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Three!
Three is looking to get to half guard.
Snappe content just to control the position here.
Snappe's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Three can't escape the position.
Snappe controlling the pace for now.
Sizzle Snappe has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Three gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Snappe to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Three looking to hit a scissor sweep but Snappe is one step ahead there.
Snappe must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Three manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Three can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Snappe is looking to escape.
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.
Three swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Snappe is now in Three's guard. A big mistake from Three there, giving up the dominant position!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Three wants to stand but Snappe is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Experiment Three.
Three tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Snappe was well out of range. Poor timing from Three.
Three feints and as Snappe raises his hands in defense, Three changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Three trying to control the position from guard on top but Snappe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sizzle Snappe dominated that round.
That's time! Three's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Snappe pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Snappe scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Three gets full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Three is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Three is looking to sweep but instead, Snappe has passed into half guard.
Snappe wants to stand up but Three has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Three wants to get back to full guard.
Snappe content to control rather than advance.
Three wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snappe is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Three working to try and regain half guard.
Snappe controlling the pace for now.
Three is trying to escape the mount.
Snappe lands with some strikes.
Snappe wants to control the pace but Three is squirming around nicely.
Three tries to hold on but Snappe postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Three in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Snappe avoids the attempt from Three to control.
Sizzle Snappe has got the better of the ground game so far.
Snappe controlling from the full mount.
Three takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Snappe controlling his opponent.
Three in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Three tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Three is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Three working to try and regain half guard.
Snappe lands a big elbow.
The referee warns Three that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The referee warns Three that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
A nice elbow there by Snappe.
BOOM! Snappe connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Snappe takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Snappe looking to finish Three with some ground and pound. This is bad for Three!
Snappe controlling from the full mount.
Snappe prevents Three from getting the reversal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Three is bucking up trying to escape but Snappe cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Snappe controlling the position easily from mount.
Three is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Snappe takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Three working to try and regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sizzle Snappe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!
Snappe bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Three is trying to get back to half guard.
Three is trying to control Snappe's posture but Snappe avoids it.
Snappe is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Three knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Snappe stands up.
Three tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Snappe counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Snappe stopping the sweep attempt from Three.
Snappe gets to his feet. Three looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Snappe has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Three misses with a wild body shot.
Snappe connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Three to the floor! Snappe dives in looking for the finish!
It looks like Experiment Three has been cut.
Three is trying to maintain the position but Snappe is very close to passing his half guard.
Three is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Three wants to stand back up but Snappe manages to pass into side control.
Snappe content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Three is trying to control Snappe's posture but Snappe avoids it.
Snappe working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Three tries to buck Snappe off but Snappe is having none of it.
Three is trying to work for a sweep but Snappe has mounted him!
Snappe working for a guillotine from mount but Three is in no mood to give up.
Snappe scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Three?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snappe controlling the pace for now.
Snappe landing shots from mount.
Three taking shots to the head.
Three is in all sorts of trouble here.
Snappe trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Three tries to reverse the position but Snappe maintains control.
Snappe is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Three can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Three is in all sorts of trouble here.
Three is working hard here to advance position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Snappe tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Three is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sizzle Snappe really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Experiment Three's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Snappe doesn't manage to clinch there - Three circles away.
Snappe gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Three wants a takedown.
Three wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Snappe has him pressed against the cage.
Snappe unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Snappe breaks from the clinch.
Three misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Snappe.
Three misses with a takedown attempt
and Snappe counters with a shoot takedown. Three fights it but they end up in guard.
Three is looking to stand up but Snappe isn't so interested in that idea.
Snappe is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Snappe postures up.
Snappe tries to free his leg and advance position but Three is retaining full guard.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Three looking to hit a scissor sweep but Snappe is one step ahead there.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Sizzle Snappe wasn't active enough on the ground.
Snappe is looking to clinch.
Snappe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Three stuffs the takedown.
Snappe fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sizzle Snappe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Three wants to clinch up but Snappe keeps it at a distance.
Snappe scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Three manages to work his way to half guard, despite Snappe's best efforts.
Three wants to control but Snappe is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snappe trying to mount his opponent but Three defends it.
Snappe stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Three looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Snappe is fending him off so far but Three persists. Nope, Snappe circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Experiment Three. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Snappe throws a leg kick which misses Three's front leg but catches the back leg as Three tries to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Snappe.
Snappe throws a head kick but Three moves out of range.
Snappe shoots for a takedown but Three saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Three shoots in looking for a takedown. Snappe tries to sprawl out of it but Three keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Snappe manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sizzle Snappe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Snappe wants to clinch.
A punch combination from Snappe misses.
Three doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Snappe counters with a takedown into side control.
Snappe tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Three tries to bench press Snappe off him but Snappe keeps the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Three regains half guard.
Snappe takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Three wants to get back to his feet.
Snappe is trying to control. Three wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Sizzle Snappe wasn't active enough on the ground.
Three misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Snappe.
Snappe shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Three defends it nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Snappe tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sizzle Snappe dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Experiment Three's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A looping hook to the body misses from Three. Snappe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Snappe scores a takedown into full mount!
Three manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Snappe is keen to just control but Three is a slippery customer.
Three has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Snappe is working away from the top position though.
Three is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Snappe content to control rather than advance.
Three is staying active underneath Snappe, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Sizzle Snappe hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Snappe doesn't manage to clinch there - Three circles away.
Snappe throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Three was covering up waiting for the punch and Snappe finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Snappe is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Snappe stopping the sweep attempt from Three.
Snappe throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Three works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Three looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Three keeping full guard, as Snappe tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snappe is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Snappe looking to pass the guard.
Three wants to sweep here but Snappe controlling him for the moment.
Three throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Snappe is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Sizzle Snappe was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Three just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Three gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Snappe preventing the sweep.
Three is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Snappe defends well.
Three is working an open guard so Snappe takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Snappe scores with a push kick.
Snappe drives through with a takedown into guard.
Snappe gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Snappe is looking to clinch but Three is avoiding it.
Snappe lands a high kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Three shoots and misses
and Snappe counters with a two punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Three misses with a looping right.
Three swats away the attempt to clinch by Snappe.
Snappe darts in trying to clinch
and Three counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Snappe's guard now.
Three wants to control from the top but Snappe keeps moving.
Snappe is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Three is controlling him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Snappe bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Three's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sizzle Snappe comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Snappe has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 43:50
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 43:50
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 43:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sizzle Snappe!
Sizzle Snappe is the new welterweight champion!
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