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UVT: MidWeek Mania XL PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lae Praye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sadollah Amir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Praye comes to the cage accompanied by Carry That Weight. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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163 lbs
12 - 13 - 0 |
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165 lbs
11 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lae Praye!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sadollah Amir!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Seu Braga and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Amir on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Amir has his takedown stuffed
and Praye counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Amir thumps Praye with a low kick.
Amir takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Amir slips a jab and a cross from Praye.
Amir shoots in for a takedown but Praye shows good takedown defense.
Praye will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Amir is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Praye misses with a few strikes there.
Praye walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Amir checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Praye checks a leg kick.
Praye misses with a double jab
and Amir counters with a low kick, right behind Praye 's knee.
Amir moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Praye looks to throw a body kick
and Amir counters with a good, hard body kick but Praye shrugs it off.
Praye looks to land a combination but Amir avoids it well.
Amir steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Praye.
Praye misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Praye crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Amir - the referee stops the clock and Praye gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Amir. Praye manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Praye looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Praye stuffs the takedown.
Lae Praye has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sadollah Amir.
Amir bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Crunch! Amir slams his shin into Praye's torso.
Praye wants to land a leg kick but Amir is out of range.
Amir fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Praye has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Amir checks a leg kick.
Praye throws an overhand right that lands on Amir's shoulder, as Amir tries to avoid the shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Amir.
A telegraphed right hand from Praye misses the target.
Praye swinging wildly here.
Praye throws a lazy uppercut
and Amir counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Praye fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Amir manages to avoid it.
Amir lets loose with a powerful body kick. Praye will feel that in the morning.
Nice takedown defense from Praye. No joy for Amir on that attempt.
Lae Praye is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Praye misses with a hook. Amir ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Praye connects with a leg kick. Amir looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A head kick misses from Praye.
Praye misses with an uppercut.
Amir lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Praye staying out of range there.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Praye.
Amir bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lae Praye seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Praye throws a leg kick
and Amir counters with a big head kick but Praye shrugs it off.
Amir shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Praye but Praye pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Amir takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A leg kick checked by Praye.
Amir shoots in looking for a takedown. Praye tries to sprawl out of it but Amir keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Praye manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Praye keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Praye throws a nice looking combination but Amir bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Praye throws out a loose jab but Amir uses good head movement to avoid it.
Amir throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Praye stuffs the takedown.
Praye fails to land with a series of punches.
Praye looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Praye misses with a low kick.
Praye misses with a body shot.
Praye ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Amir moves away.
Praye throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A combination from Praye does no damage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Praye. Amir does a little dance to reset his feet.
Praye will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Amir - that will leave a mark!
Praye misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Amir is trying hard to land a takedown here. Praye sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
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.
Praye misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Amir shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Praye as he jumps to the side.
Praye missing with a left hand there. Amir was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Amir, right into the meat.
Praye stuffs the takedown.
A head kick by Praye misses
and Amir counters with a nice kick to the body.
Praye takes a swing at Amir's ribcage but misses.
Praye misses the body punch
and Amir counters with a slapping leg kick.
Praye throws a leg kick but Amir moved away.
Praye throws a big shot that misses.
A jab from Praye misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Amir looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Praye throws a right and a left that Amir avoids nicely.
Praye punishes Amir's body with a nice straight punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lae Praye dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A head kick by Praye misses
and Amir counters with a nice body kick.
A low kick from Praye misses
and Amir counters with a low kick, right behind Praye 's knee.
Praye fails to land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from Praye.
Praye really is built like a bowling ball. I wonder if he'd roll if you pushed him down a hill...
Praye throws a sloppy head kick
and Amir counters with a good low kick that Praye was not able to check.
Praye throws a lazy head kick
and Amir counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A nice leg kick lands there from Amir.
Amir moves out of range as Praye strikes.
Amir dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Praye. That did some damage!
Amir showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Praye.
Amir throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Praye thows a left - swing and a miss!
Amir lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Praye tries to bum rush Amir with a series of wild strikes but Amir uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Praye stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Praye wants it to stay on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Praye looks to land a combination but Amir avoids it well.
Praye ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Amir moves away.
Praye misses with the combination.
Amir doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Praye counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Praye swings for the body but Amir moves out of range.
Amir will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lae Praye has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sadollah Amir.
Amir slips a straight right by Praye.
Praye swings for the body but Amir moves out of range.
Praye misses with a leg kick
and Amir counters with a body kick.
Amir throws a head kick that Praye semi-blocks.
Praye throws a right and a left that both miss.
Praye will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Praye misses with a combination
and Amir counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Praye scores with a nice right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Praye throws a poor cross that misses
and Amir counters with a body kick that stops Praye in his tracks momentarily.
Amir tries for a takedown but Praye circles away easily
and Praye counters with a nice leg kick.
Amir is breathing heavily.
Praye throws a nice looking combination but Amir bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Praye misses with a left hand
and Amir counters with a leg kick.
Praye blocks the body kick.
Praye thows a body shot but no joy.
Crunch! Amir slams his shin into Praye's torso.
A shot to the body from Praye misses
and Amir counters with a body kick.
Amir lands a head kick. Praye smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Amir throws a nice outside leg kick.
Praye misses with a few strikes there.
Amir fails in his attempt to clinch.
Praye swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Amir counters with a nice body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Praye. Amir does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Praye falls off balance throwing a combination
and Amir counters with a low kick, right behind Praye 's knee.
Amir lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Praye misses with a few strikes there.
Sadollah Amir seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A low kick from Praye misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Amir cracks the inside of Praye's front leg.
Amir connects with a leg kick. Praye looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Praye throws a head kick that misses
and Amir counters with a body kick that stops Praye in his tracks momentarily.
Praye misses with a right hand
and Amir counters with an inside leg kick.
Praye throws a lazy head kick
and Amir counters with a body kick.
Amir shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Praye but Praye pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Praye throws a hook but Amir blocks it.
Praye will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Horrible takedown by Amir or perhaps it was just good defense by Praye which made him look bad.
Amir tries for a takedown but Praye circles away easily
and Praye counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Praye throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Praye throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Praye misses with a jab, cross combination.
Praye misses with a body shot.
Praye is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Amir's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Praye misses with a jab, cross combination.
Praye throws out a loose jab but Amir uses good head movement to avoid it.
Praye misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Amir.
Lae Praye is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Praye misses with a leg kick
and Amir makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Praye really felt that one!
Praye throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A low kick from Praye misses
and Amir counters with a big head kick but Praye shrugs it off.
Praye is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Praye misses with a double jab
and Amir makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Praye throws an off balance right hand
and Amir counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Praye misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Amir counters with a body kick that stops Praye in his tracks momentarily.
Praye misses the body punch
and Amir counters with a flying knee. Nice.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sadollah Amir showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Praye misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Amir.
Amir takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Praye throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A slapping leg kick lands for Amir.
Praye takes a swing at Amir's ribcage but misses.
Amir scoring well with a low kick there.
Praye misses with a jab to the body
and Amir counters with a head kick.
Amir doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Praye makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Praye throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Amir counters with a leg kick.
Praye throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Praye swings for the body but Amir moves out of range.
Praye misses with a hook
and Amir counters with a low kick, right behind Praye 's knee.
Some wild striking there from Praye.
Praye misses with a double jab
and Amir counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amir fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Amir takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Praye is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Amir.
Praye chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Amir can pounce on him.
Praye misses with a few strikes there.
Praye thows a body shot but no joy.
Praye misses with a wild body shot.
Praye throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Amir lands a head kick. Praye smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Amir dodges the punch combination from Praye.
Praye wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Praye is looking to wear down Amir with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Amir goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Praye misses with a combination
and Amir counters with a big head kick but Praye shrugs it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Praye motions for Amir to come forward. Praye throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Praye misses with a body shot
and Amir counters with a big head kick but Praye shrugs it off.
Praye throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Amir is looking to slow Praye down with leg kicks.
Praye throws a series of punches but Amir avoids them all with ease.
Amir dives in and grabs Praye's left leg, looking for a takedown. Praye pushes down on Amir's head and hops out.
Lae Praye has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sadollah Amir.
Praye misses the jab.
Praye thows a body shot but no joy.
Praye misses with a wild combination.
Praye throws a shot to the body.
Praye throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Amir doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Praye counters with a nice body shot.
Praye misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Praye jabs at Amir's body.
Amir doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Praye misses with a wild body shot.
Both fighters circling a little - Amir finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Praye throws a hook but Amir blocks it.
Praye misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Praye misses with an uppercut. Amir saw that one coming.
Praye throws a right hand that misses
and Amir counters with a body kick that stops Praye in his tracks momentarily.
Amir shoots and misses
and Praye counters with a two punch combo.
Praye throws an off balance right hand
and Amir counters with a low kick, right behind Praye 's knee.
Praye misses with a head kick.
Praye fails to land with a series of punches.
Praye with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Amir dives in and grabs Praye's left leg, looking for a takedown. Praye pushes down on Amir's head and hops out.
Amir staying out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amir throws a leg kick but Praye sees it coming and moves out of range.
Praye throws a hook to the side of Amir's head but Amir sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Praye throws a leg kick
and Amir counters with a thumping low kick.
Amir uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Praye.
Praye swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Amir counters with an outside leg kick.
Praye on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Amir. Amir obviously looking to wear him down.
Praye displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Amir.
Praye looks to score with a jab to the body but Amir is just out of range.
Praye takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Amir takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Praye misses with a lunging right hand
and Amir counters with a nice leg kick.
Praye connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Praye connects with an inside leg kick.
A jab from Praye does it's job there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lae Praye showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Praye 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:28
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lae Praye!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bud Macintosh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luck Chidell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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212 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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206 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Dangerous knees
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bud Macintosh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Luck Chidell!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Leandro Rodrigues and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Macintosh shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Chidell as he jumps to the side.
Chidell stuffs the takedown.
Macintosh scores a takedown into full mount!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Macintosh trying to control but Chidell is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Macintosh swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Chidell is now in Macintosh's guard. A big mistake from Macintosh there, giving up the dominant position!
Chidell must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Macintosh tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Chidell wanted to stand there but Macintosh had control of the position.
Macintosh throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Macintosh throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Macintosh has a closed guard, preventing Chidell from standing up.
Chidell stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Macintosh looks to land a combination. Chidell sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Macintosh avoids the head kick by Chidell.
Macintosh circles away from the clinch attempt.
Macintosh drives through with a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Macintosh wants to pass the guard but Chidell is keeping the position.
Chidell is looking to stand up but Macintosh isn't so interested in that idea.
Macintosh trying to control the position from guard on top but Chidell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Macintosh is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Macintosh trying to control the position from guard on top but Chidell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Macintosh slips nicely into half guard.
Macintosh is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Chidell!
Chidell has given up his back.
Chidell is looking to stand back up. He's having to work hard to escape but eventually he manages it.
Macintosh shoots and misses
and Chidell counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Chidell.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bud Macintosh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Macintosh tries for a takedown. No joy.
Macintosh fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Chidell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Macintosh blocks it with crossed arms.
Macintosh drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chidell using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Macintosh has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Macintosh jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Chidell walks away with a smile on his face. Macintosh gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Chidell throws a head kick that Macintosh semi-blocks.
Macintosh looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Chidell tries to kick Macintosh off but Macintosh keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Macintosh is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Chidell still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Chidell has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Macintosh is looking to regain half guard here but Chidell keeps moving and retains side control.
Chidell stands up and beckons Macintosh to his feet.
Chidell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Macintosh shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Chidell's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Macintosh pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Chidell is keeping the position for now.
Macintosh drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Macintosh as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Chidell screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Macintosh! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Bud Macintosh!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rodrigo Mangabeira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitor Belfort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Belfort has chosen Bate Pesadao as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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199 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rodrigo Mangabeira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vitor Belfort!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Matheus Silva and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belfort circles away from the clinch attempt.
Belfort swings for the body but Mangabeira moves out of range.
Mangabeira drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Mangabeira swings around for an armbar but Belfort sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Mangabeira's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Belfort gets to his feet - Mangabeira follows without any prompting.
Mangabeira moves to clinch but Belfort breaks away
and Belfort counters with a nice body shot.
Belfort swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mangabeira holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Mangabeira keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Belfort's efforts to push away.
Mangabeira goes for a takedown in the clinch but Belfort prevents it.
Belfort wants to break free but Mangabeira has control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mangabeira creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Mangabeira throws an elbow but it misses.
Belfort can't break the clinch.
Mangabeira creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Belfort's defenses.
It looks like Vitor Belfort has been cut.
Mangabeira manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Belfort prevents the takedown attempt.
Belfort gets underhooks to prevent Mangabeira's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rodrigo Mangabeira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Belfort is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Mangabeira pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Mangabeira effectively controlling the action here.
Mangabeira tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Belfort smiles and moves away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Belfort, as that shot connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Belfort throws a hook but Mangabeira blocks it.
Belfort lands with an uppercut that bounces Mangabeira off the cage and back into rage.
Belfort throws the left hand but Mangabeira avoids the punch easily.
Mangabeira dives in and grabs Belfort's left leg, looking for a takedown. Belfort pushes down on Mangabeira's head and hops out.
Mangabeira moves to clinch but Belfort breaks away
and Belfort counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mangabeira avoids the body shot from Belfort.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mangabeira wants to clinch.
Mangabeira tries to clinch but Belfort moves away
and Belfort counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mangabeira tries to clinch
and Belfort counters with a series of strikes. Mangabeira will be more careful next time no doubt.
Mangabeira moves in looking to clinch but Belfort pushes him off.
Mangabeira shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Belfort sprawls well. Belfort wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mangabeira gets slowly back to his feet.
Mangabeira lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Belfort circles away quickly and effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Mangabeira thows a body shot but no joy.
Mangabeira throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Belfort tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Mangabeira is in Belfort's guard.
Mangabeira drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Belfort manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Mangabeira has Belfort in his guard.
Belfort won't allow Mangabeira to sweep him here.
Mangabeira has a closed guard, preventing Belfort from standing up.
Belfort pushing down on Mangabeira's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Belfort wants to stand but Mangabeira has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Mangabeira gets full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Vitor Belfort will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Vitor Belfort's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mangabeira closes the distance but Belfort moves to the side
and Belfort connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mangabeira uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Belfort.
Belfort tests Mangabeira's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Belfort misses with a double jab
and Mangabeira counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Belfort!
Mangabeira can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Belfort is looking to escape.
Mangabeira looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mangabeira looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Mangabeira lands a big shot there that rocks Belfort but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Mangabeira jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Belfort is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Belfort and Mangabeira has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Belfort tries to improve position but can't.
Belfort is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Mangabeira's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Mangabeira moves into full mount! Belfort won't be happy about that!
Mangabeira goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Belfort is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mangabeira is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Belfort tries to stand but Mangabeira is controlling from the bottom.
Mangabeira is looking for a triangle but Belfort pushes his legs off easily.
Belfort wants to get up but he can't break Mangabeira's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Mangabeira wants to sweep but no luck.
Mangabeira controlling Belfort's posture.
Mangabeira working for a triangle but Belfort defends it easily.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Belfort won't allow Mangabeira to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belfort wants to stand but Mangabeira has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Mangabeira controls Belfort momentarily but Belfort frees himself.
Mangabeira manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Belfort manages to get himself to full guard.
Mangabeira trying to control but Belfort is working from the bottom.
Rodrigo Mangabeira overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Belfort utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
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.
Mangabeira trying to control but Belfort is working from the bottom.
Mangabeira postures up.
Mangabeira distracts Belfort with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Belfort avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Belfort tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mangabeira stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Belfort swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mangabeira is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Belfort is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Belfort has escaped and now he's on top!
Belfort slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Belfort tries to advance to mount but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodrigo Mangabeira dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Vitor Belfort's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Mangabeira is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Belfort avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Belfort swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Belfort keeps the fight on the outside.
Mangabeira shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Mangabeira shoots in for a takedown but Belfort shows good takedown defense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belfort throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mangabeira counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mangabeira.
Belfort is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Belfort dodges an elbow strike from Mangabeira.
Mangabeira jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Belfort walks away with a smile on his face. Mangabeira gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Mangabeira tries to close the distance and clinch up but Belfort swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mangabeira tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Belfort counters with a right hand to the body.
Belfort keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mangabeira.
A cross from Belfort lands.
Belfort misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Belfort will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mangabeira tries to clinch up but Belfort circles away and keeps his distance.
Mangabeira closes the distance but Belfort moves to the side
and Belfort counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Belfort misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mangabeira counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Mangabeira seems to be working for a kimura but Belfort defends the submission attempt.
Mangabeira is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mangabeira wants to work for an arm triangle but Belfort is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Mangabeira is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Belfort defends it well.
Mangabeira tries to pass to full mount but Belfort defends it.
Mangabeira moves nicely into side control.
Mangabeira goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Belfort rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Mangabeira's guard! Nice work there by Belfort!
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.
Belfort is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Mangabeira is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Mangabeira has escaped and now he's on top!
Belfort keeping full guard, as Mangabeira tries to pass.
Mangabeira advances position into side control!
Mangabeira has an Americana. Belfort didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Mangabeira is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Mangabeira hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Rodrigo Mangabeira!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Russel Paulman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fred Flintstone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paulman comes to the cage accompanied by fight music . Russel Paulman has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Russel Paulman !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fred Flintstone!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Paulo Santos and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flintstone tries to clinch but Paulman moves out of range.
Paulman shoots for a takedown but Flintstone saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Flintstone lands a big head kick that sends Paulman tumbling to the mat! Flintstone takes a step backwards and waves Paulman back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Flintstone fails with an attempt to clinch.
Flintstone darts in and clinches Paulman up against the cage.
Paulman blocks an uppercut.
Flintstone gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Paulman .
It looks like Fred Flintstone has been cut.
Paulman looks to throw an elbow but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Flintstone.
Paulman softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Paulman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Flintstone pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Flintstone keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Paulman fails with a takedown attempt.
Flintstone gets a clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Flintstone - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Paulman is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Flintstone can't fight it off and eventually Paulman manages to take the fight to the floor. Flintstone looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Paulman won't allow Flintstone to sweep him here.
Paulman prevents Flintstone from getting back to his feet.
Paulman drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Paulman jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Paulman is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Flintstone is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Flintstone has escaped and now he's on top!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulman pushes a forearm under Flintstone's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Flintstone is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Russel Paulman !
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Adam Carolla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fergus McRedd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carolla comes to the cage accompanied by Gotta Get It On from Taboo 2. McRedd is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Enter Shikari - Sorry You're Not a Winner. Adam Carolla has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Adam Carolla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fergus McRedd!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Matheus Silva and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McRedd avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Carolla misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McRedd.
Carolla swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and McRedd counters with a stiff right hand.
McRedd throws a leg kick which misses Carolla's front leg but catches the back leg as Carolla tries to avoid it.
Carolla fails with an attempt to clinch.
Carolla pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces McRedd back to the cage. Carolla follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
It looks like Fergus McRedd has been cut.
Carolla blocks a leg kick.
Carolla takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Carolla throws a jab but it's blocked by McRedd.
McRedd throws a jab when Carolla was well out of range.
Carolla misses with a jab to the body
and McRedd counters with an outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McRedd throws a low kick but Carolla avoids it.
Carolla tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McRedd was well out of range. Poor timing from Carolla.
Carolla throws a lazy uppercut
and McRedd counters with a stiff right hand.
Jab from McRedd.
Carolla tries to clinch up.
Adam Carolla is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A shot to the body from Carolla misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Carolla 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!
McRedd misses with a kick to the body.
McRedd missing with a left hand there. Carolla was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McRedd connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carolla misses with a wild body shot.
McRedd throws a solid leg kick but Carolla takes the impact on his shin and smiles at McRedd.
McRedd lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
It looks like Adam Carolla has been cut.
A clash of legs there as Carolla blocks the low kick.
McRedd jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McRedd missing with a left hand there. Carolla was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McRedd feints and then cracks Carolla's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Carolla down.
A big left from McRedd misses.
McRedd defending well as Carolla loads up on a big left hand.
McRedd tries to score a power double leg takedown but Carolla sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten McRedd somewhat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carolla misses with a hook
and McRedd counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
McRedd moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
McRedd takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
McRedd thumps Carolla with a low kick.
Good standup being displayed there by McRedd as he connects with a hook.
Carolla gets cracked with a nice right hand there by McRedd.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McRedd shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Carolla manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
McRedd controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McRedd pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Carolla is keeping the position for now.
McRedd controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McRedd pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Carolla is keeping the position for now.
McRedd is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fergus McRedd dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A punch combination from Carolla misses.
Carolla is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Carolla moves into range and connects with a jab.
Carolla misses with an uppercut
and McRedd cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McRedd chopping away at his opponent's legs.
McRedd bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Carolla closes the distance but McRedd moves to the side
and McRedd counters with a nice low kick that buckles Carolla's knee momentarily.
McRedd lands a nice looking kick to the body. Carolla takes a step back to recover.
McRedd with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
McRedd has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid body kick from McRedd.
McRedd throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Nice shot lands for McRedd.
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!
McRedd fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Carolla has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Adam Carolla is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No luck for McRedd with that takedown attempt.
Carolla misses the body punch
and McRedd counters with a nice uppercut.
McRedd lands a nice looking kick to the body. Carolla takes a step back to recover.
A slapping leg kick lands for McRedd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McRedd throws a quick inside leg kick.
Carolla needs to keep his hands up - McRedd had a free shot at his head there.
McRedd looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
McRedd feints and then cracks Carolla's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Carolla down.
McRedd connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
McRedd lands a head kick. Carolla smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
McRedd misses with a straight left.
McRedd lands a leg kick that knocks Carolla off balance momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McRedd fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Carolla has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nice defenses there by Carolla.
Nice defenses there by McRedd.
McRedd looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
McRedd throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McRedd misses with a leg kick.
Carolla ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McRedd moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McRedd connects with a solid leg kick.
Carolla throws a predictable looking body shot
and McRedd makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Carolla really felt that one!
McRedd connects with an inside leg kick.
Carolla needs to keep his hands up - McRedd had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McRedd feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Carolla's calf.
Carolla drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
McRedd throws an overhand right that lands on Carolla's shoulder, as Carolla tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McRedd scores with a kick to the body.
McRedd tries to clinch but Carolla moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fergus McRedd showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
McRedd throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Carolla looks to score with a jab to the body but McRedd is just out of range.
McRedd throws a shot from downtown. Carolla moves away and avoids it.
McRedd fails with the takedown.
Carolla keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McRedd lands a nice looking body shot.
Carolla lands with a hook. McRedd tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Carolla moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McRedd tries to score with a low kick but Carolla moves his leg out of the way.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The fighters circling - Carolla throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McRedd fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Carolla takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
McRedd jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McRedd connects with a solid leg kick.
McRedd misses with a low kick.
Adam Carolla has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
McRedd lands the left hand.
Carolla throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McRedd counters with a low kick, right behind Carolla 's knee.
McRedd lands with an uppercut that bounces Carolla off the cage and back into rage.
Carolla missing with a left hand there. McRedd was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Carolla throws a right and a left that both miss.
Carolla misses with an uppercut
and McRedd counters with a nice low kick that buckles Carolla's knee momentarily.
Carolla moves out of range of the body kick from McRedd.
McRedd throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Carolla on the side of the head.
Carolla scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McRedd clobbers Carolla with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Carolla tries to clinch up
and McRedd counters with a good low kick that Carolla was not able to check.
McRedd scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
McRedd throws a half hearted mid kick.
McRedd throws a quick inside leg kick.
McRedd closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McRedd tries to advance to mount but can't.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
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!
Carolla stops McRedd from passing to mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McRedd is looking to take a break and control but Carolla is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fergus McRedd comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well McRedd 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 26:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fergus McRedd!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Gordon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Geraldo Rivera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rivera has chosen Sucker Punch - Sweet Dreams as his entrance music. Tony Gordon has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tony Gordon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Geraldo Rivera!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Felipe Paraventi and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gordon throws a wild body kick that Rivera sees coming a mile off.
Gordon avoids the body shot from Rivera.
Gordon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rivera moves away.
Rivera avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gordon misses with a straight right.
Gordon throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rivera connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gordon throws a combination that misses
letting Rivera counter with a right hand.
Rivera blocks a low kick nicely.
Gordon lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gordon throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rivera counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jab from Rivera.
Gordon throws a jab but it's blocked by Rivera.
Rivera misses with a wild body shot.
Gordon throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Rivera to counter with a crisp jab.
Gordon throws a combination that misses
letting Rivera counter with a right hand.
Rivera on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gordon. Gordon obviously looking to wear him down.
Gordon swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rivera counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gordon feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rivera's calf.
Tony Gordon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rivera changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gordon swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rivera counters by moving into the clinch.
Gordon misses with a body punch.
Gordon manages to break the clinch.
Gordon looks to land a combination. Rivera sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Gordon tries to bum rush Rivera with a series of wild strikes but Rivera uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gordon wants to land a leg kick but Rivera is out of range.
Rivera stuns Gordon with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A combination from Rivera does no damage.
Gordon misses with a double jab
and Gordon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gordon throws a combination that misses
and Rivera counters with a nice uppercut.
Gordon misses with a double jab
and Rivera cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
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!
Gordon misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivera lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Gordon misses with an uppercut
and Rivera counters with a series of strikes. Gordon will be more careful next time no doubt.
Rivera tries to bum rush Gordon with a series of wild strikes but Gordon uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd cheers as Rivera lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gordon doesn't seem phased though.
Gordon throws a combination that misses
and Rivera counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gordon throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Rivera counter with a right hand.
Gordon falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rivera cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gordon throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rivera counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gordon throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rivera counters with a nice body shot.
Gordon falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rivera counters with a stiff right hand.
Gordon needs to keep his hands up - Rivera had a free shot at his head there.
Gordon misses with a combination
and Rivera connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivera wants to clinch.
Rivera scores with a hook to the body. Gordon takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gordon misses with a combination
and Rivera counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gordon thinking.
Rivera is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Gordon had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Good standup being displayed there by Rivera as he connects with a hook.
Gordon tries to keep at a distance but Rivera has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rivera taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Rivera prevents Gordon from breaking the clinch.
Gordon breaks from the clinch.
Gordon swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rivera counters with a straight right hand.
Gordon falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rivera counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gordon is breathing heavily.
A telegraphed right hand from Rivera misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gordon slips under a jab.
A low kick from Gordon is predictable there
and Rivera counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gordon misses with a takedown attempt
letting Rivera counter with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gordon thows a body shot but no joy.
Rivera looks to land a left hand but Gordon moved out of range nicely.
Gordon tries to work over Rivera's front leg with a kick but Rivera checks it.
Gordon throws a lazy uppercut
and Rivera counters with a straight right hand.
A combination from Gordon does no damage.
Rivera throws a big shot that misses.
Gordon looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Gordon misses with a double jab
and Rivera counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Rivera.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gordon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rivera is defending well for now.
Rivera stalling in the clinch.
Gordon with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Geraldo Rivera dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Rivera moves into the clinch.
Gordon throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gordon goes for a takedown attempt but Rivera pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Gordon fails to land the takedown.
Gordon throws a combination that misses
and Rivera counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gordon throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rivera counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gordon shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Gordon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gordon throws a right and a left that Rivera avoids nicely.
Gordon throws a series of punches but Rivera avoids them all with ease.
Gordon lands with a nice combination. Rivera backs away looking to recover.
Gordon does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Rivera slips under a jab.
Gordon feints a jab promting Rivera to slip. Gordon then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Rivera slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Rivera pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gordon throws a combination that misses
and Rivera counters with a left to the body.
Gordon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gordon misses with a combination
and Rivera counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gordon falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rivera counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rivera loads up on a big right hand but Gordon slips the punch.
Gordon misses with a leg kick
and Gordon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rivera dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rivera tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gordon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fighters circling - Rivera throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gordon is looking to land body kicks.
Gordon throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rivera counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gordon throws a combination that misses
and Rivera counters with a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rivera digs a good body shot into Gordon's ribs.
Rivera scores with a nice right hand.
Gordon throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Rivera jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rivera has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gordon moves out of range of the strikes.
Geraldo Rivera seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gordon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rivera throws a series of punches but Gordon moves out of range.
Gordon misses with a lunging right hand
and Rivera counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rivera checks the leg kick.
Rivera is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rivera scores with a hook.
Gordon misses with a combination
and Rivera counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rivera checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivera blocks a low kick nicely.
Gordon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rivera swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gordon throws a combination that misses
and Rivera counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gordon throws a predictable looking body shot
and Rivera counters with a right hand to the body.
Rivera uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gordon.
Rivera slips a jab and a cross from Gordon.
Gordon circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gordon takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rivera's corner calls for a 1-2. Rivera obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Gordon throws a combination that misses
and Rivera counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rivera looks to land a right hand but Gordon moved out of range.
Rivera misses with the combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gordon. Rivera does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivera's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Rivera duly obliges.
Gordon slips a jab from Rivera.
Gordon tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Rivera is able to avoid easily.
Nice defenses there by Gordon.
Gordon attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A jab from Rivera finds it's way through Gordon's defenses.
Rivera gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Gordon tries to break free but Rivera pushes him back against the cage.
Rivera lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gordon.
Rivera blocks an elbow strike from Gordon.
Rivera has Gordon pushed against the cage.
Rivera avoiding damage as Gordon throws knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rivera taking a breather.
Rivera on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rivera lands with a light punch inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Geraldo Rivera showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Gordon throws a leg kick but Rivera moved away.
Gordon throws a head kick that misses.
Rivera throws a hook to the side of Gordon's head but Gordon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gordon throws a lazy uppercut
and Rivera counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gordon misses with a body kick.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rivera blocks a jab.
Gordon throws a combination that misses
and Rivera counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gordon lands a head kick!
Gordon throws a nice looking combination but Rivera bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gordon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rivera is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gordon.
Some wild striking there from Gordon.
A right-left combo lands from Gordon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gordon misses with a double jab
enabling Rivera to counter with a crisp jab.
Gordon slips a jab from Rivera.
A low kick from Gordon is predictable there
and Rivera counters with a two punch combo.
Rivera cracks a nice hook into Gordon's ribs.
Gordon pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Rivera back to the cage. Gordon follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Gordon tries a head kick but it misses.
Gordon scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Gordon lands a jab to the nose.
Rivera checks a leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rivera, as that shot connected.
Gordon cracks the inside of Rivera's front leg.
Rivera checks the leg kick nicely there.
A head kick misses from Gordon.
Gordon jabs Rivera to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gordon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rivera throws a body punch but Gordon moves out of range.
Gordon drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gordon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rivera misses with a looping right.
Rivera tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gordon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A good leg kick by Gordon.
Gordon throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rivera scores with a nice head shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gordon ducks under a wild hook from Rivera.
Tony Gordon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rivera showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gordon.
Gordon throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gordon keeps the fight on the outside.
Gordon feints and then cracks Rivera's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rivera down.
Tony Gordon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivera takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rivera misses with an uppercut.
Gordon throws a series of punches but Rivera moves out of range.
Rivera slips under a jab from Gordon.
Gordon misses with a wild combination.
Gordon falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rivera counters with a straight right hand.
Gordon slips a jab from Rivera.
Rivera misses with an uppercut.
Gordon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gordon throws a series of punches but Rivera avoids them all with ease.
Gordon throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rivera counters with a left to the body.
Gordon misses with a double jab
enabling Rivera to counter with a crisp jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gordon. That's going to slow Rivera down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gordon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gordon throws a low kick but Rivera avoids it.
Gordon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gordon turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gordon throws out a leg kick but Rivera moves out of range and Gordon only half commits.
Gordon throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rivera counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gordon misses with a body kick.
Rivera scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gordon doesn't seem bothered though.
Gordon ducks under a wild hook from Rivera.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gordon.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gordon.
Rivera tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gordon was well out of range. Poor timing from Rivera.
Gordon lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gordon throws a combination that misses
and Rivera counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
And that's the end of the fight!
Geraldo Rivera comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rivera 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 26:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 26:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Geraldo Rivera!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bimbo Slide (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randall Swain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Swain has chosen Boston - More Than a Feeling as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Randall Swain has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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215 lbs
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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
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bimbo Slide!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Randall Swain!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Edson Gomes and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swain fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Slide pushes off an throws an elbow but Swain leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Slide breaks the clinch.
Swain wants to clinch but Slide slips to the side
and Slide counters with a series of strikes. Swain will be more careful next time no doubt.
Swain misses with a hook
and Slide counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Swain tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Slide counters with a good low kick that Swain was not able to check.
Slide shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Slide looking to control but Swain is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Slide raining down shots from the mount!
Swain holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Slide tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Swain tries to lock up and control but Slide gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Slide looking to control and managing it successfully.
Swain working to try and regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slide looking to control and managing it successfully.
Slide's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Swain gets back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Swain trying to control here.
Slide is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Swain is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Slide's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Slide's back!
Swain is looking to control Slide but Slide is wriggling around and keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swain has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Slide has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Swain throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Good control from Swain.
Swain gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Well, with Swain on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Slide is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Slide prevents Swain from getting a body triangle.
Swain slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swain is looking to control Slide but Slide is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Swain patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
You can see the frustration on Slide's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Slide covering up well under a series of strikes from Swain.
Slide preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Swain.
Swain misses with punches from the back.
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.
Slide staying busy and making it hard for Swain to control.
Swain working for the choke.
Slide covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Swain lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Slide hold on?!
I would not like to be Slide right now.
Swain is punishing Slide with strikes - can he finish him?!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Swain has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Swain patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Randall Swain will probably get the nod.
That's time! Slide's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Swain tries to clinch up
and Slide decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Swain's guard.
Swain striking off his back but it's not causing Slide any problems.
Slide trying to control but Swain is working from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Swain is on top in guard.
Swain looking to pass the guard.
Swain wants to control from the top but Slide keeps moving.
Slide wants to sweep here but Swain controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Swain wants to pass the guard but Slide is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Randall Swain has got the better of the ground game so far.
Swain is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Swain won't allow Slide to sweep him here.
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.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Swain blocks a low kick nicely.
Swain misses with a jab to the body
and Slide counters with an outside leg kick.
A shot to the body from Swain misses
and Slide counters with a one-two to the body.
Swain misses with a two punch combination.
Swain throws a right hand that Slide ducks under and follows up with a left that Slide also avoids with ease.
Swain misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Slide to counter with a crisp jab.
Swain tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Slide manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Swain tries to close the distance and clinch up but Slide swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Swain throws a combination that misses
and Slide counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Swain moves to clinch but Slide breaks away
and Slide counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Swain misses with a right hand
and Slide counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Swain throws a right hand that misses
and Slide counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Slide closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Swain did well to prevent Slide getting side control.
Slide trying to control the action but Swain is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swain regains full guard. Nicely done.
Slide stopping the sweep attempt from Swain.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Slide trying to control but Swain is working from the bottom.
We're going to have a standup here because Bimbo Slide wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Swain slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Swain tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Slide counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Swain!
Swain is in all sorts of trouble here.
Slide controlling his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swain swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Swain regains half guard.
Swain wants to improve his position but Slide is controlling well.
Swain is refusing to be controlled, as Slide sits in half guard.
Swain keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Slide trying to control the action but Swain is working from the bottom.
Swain is trying to get back to full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Slide is trying to control. Swain wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bimbo Slide dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Swain closes the distance looking to clinch
and Slide makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Slide doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Slide avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Swain misses with an uppercut
and Slide counters with a takedown into side control.
Swain is trying to get back to half guard.
Slide controlling the position.
Swain is trying to get back to half guard.
Slide working the ground and pound from side control.
Slide wants to lay and pray for a moment but Swain keeps working.
Swain gets back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swain is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Swain moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Swain is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Swain takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Slide is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Swain looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Slide wants to control from the top but Swain keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Swain manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Swain looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Swain misses with a double jab.
Swain darts in trying to clinch
and Slide counters with a good low kick that Swain was not able to check.
Slide uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Swain.
Slide lands a leg kick that knocks Swain off balance momentarily.
Slide is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Swain's half guard.
Slide is pressing down on Swain's thigh, looking to free his foot. Swain is holding on for now.
Slide winds up and cracks Swain with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Swain moves into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slide slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Swain gets back to half guard.
Slide is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Swain tries to roll over but Slide keeps him under control.
Slide wants to pass the guard but Swain is defending well.
Slide is taking a breather. Swain says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Swain gets full guard.
Swain trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Swain thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Swain wants to sweep here but Slide controlling him for the moment.
Swain is trying to control the position but Slide postures up.
Slide controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Slide wants to control from the top but Swain keeps moving.
We're going to have a standup here because Bimbo Slide wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Swain throws a left and a right that both miss
and Slide counters with a slapping leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Slide connects with an inside leg kick.
Swain misses with a body punch
and Slide counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Swain darts in trying to clinch
and Slide counters with a left and a right that stings Swain.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bimbo Slide showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Slide 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:28
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bimbo Slide!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oliver Page (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Smoove Bee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Page comes into the arena with Man of Sorrows blaring out of the sound system. Bee has chosen Can't Get Enough of Your Love Baby as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Oliver Page!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Smoove Bee!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Alexandre Firmino and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bee thumps Page with a low kick.
Bee lands a high kick!
A chopping leg kick lands by Bee.
Bee throws a low kick, looking for Page's leg but Page calmly moves out of range.
Bee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Page misses with a looping left.
Bee connects with a leg kick. Page looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Page misses with an uppercut.
Bee throws a head kick that misses.
Bee throws a body kick that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Page misses the target.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Page crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bee - the referee stops the clock and Page gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bee. Page manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Bee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bee, right into the meat.
Bee is looking to land body kicks.
Page takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bee slips a jab from Page.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Page blocks a head kick by Bee.
Bee throws a solid leg kick but Page takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bee.
Bee throws a head kick that misses
and Page counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A shot to the body from Page misses
and Bee counters with a nice body kick.
Bee slips under a jab.
Page avoids the head kick by Bee.
Bee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bee bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bee misses with a head kick.
Bee looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bee moves out of range of the strikes.
Bee throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bee takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Page blocks the body kick.
Page avoids the head kick by Bee.
Bee fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Page checks it well.
Bee throws a sloppy head kick and Page moves out of range easily.
Page looks to score with a jab to the body but Bee is just out of range.
Page looks to land a right hand but Bee moved out of range.
Page avoids the head kick by Bee.
Bee lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Page throws a body punch but Bee moves out of range.
Smoove Bee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bee!
Bee throws a lazy head kick
and Page counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bee connects with an inside leg kick.
Bee shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Page counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bee throws a head kick that half lands.
Bee displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Page throws out the jab.
Page blocks a head kick by Bee.
Bee feints and then cracks Page's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Page down.
Bee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Page thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bee doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Page counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Oliver Page has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Smoove Bee.
Bee misses with a head kick.
Bee tries a head kick but it misses.
Bee throws a head kick but Page moves out of range.
Bee throws a leg kick
enabling Page to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Page tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Page stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bee.
Bee shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Page cracks Bee with a good jab.
It looks like Smoove Bee has been cut.
Bee misses with a head kick.
Page throws out a loose jab but Bee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bee tries a head kick but it misses.
Bee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Page missing with a left hand there. Bee was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Page avoids the head kick by Bee.
Page is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Page avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bee tries a head kick but it misses.
Bee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice defenses there by Bee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Smoove Bee dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Smoove Bee's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bee throws a sloppy head kick
and Page counters with a straight right hand.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bee.
Good standup being displayed there by Page as he connects with a hook.
Page looks to land a right hand but Bee moved out of range.
Page lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bee at a distance.
Page thuds his right hand into Bee's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bee misses with a head kick.
Bee pivots, looking for a leg kick but Page is out of range and Bee settles back down.
Page is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Bee tries to land a front kick but Page steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Page misses with an uppercut. Bee saw that one coming.
Page getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bee tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Page gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bee.
Page cracks Bee with a good jab.
Bee is looking to land body kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bee connects with a leg kick. Page looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Bee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Page.
Page looks to throw the jab but Bee is out of range.
Bee gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Page.
Page misses with an uppercut. Bee saw that one coming.
Bee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bee throws a low kick but Page moves out of range easily.
Bee throws a front kick aimed at Page's knee but Page avoids it well.
Bee has his takedown stuffed
and Page counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Page thuds his right hand into Bee's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bee tries a head kick but it misses.
Page throws out a loose jab but Bee uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bee shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Bee not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bee is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Page working a defensive guard here.
Bee throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bee trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bee wants to control from the top but Page keeps moving.
Page is pulling down on Bee's head. It's preventing any offense from Bee, at least for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Page is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bee is aware though and is defending well.
Page keeping moving, preventing Bee from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Smoove Bee was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Bee misses with a head kick.
Bee staying out of range there.
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.
Bee misses with a body kick.
Page connects with the punch.
Oliver Page is winning the standup battle so far.
Page misses with an uppercut.
Page misses with a double jab.
Bee throws a body kick the misses
enabling Page to counter with a crisp jab.
Bee bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bee looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bee misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bee lands a nice leg kick that just misses Page's sensitive parts.
Bee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bee looks for the body kick but Page saw that one coming.
Page moves out of range of the body kick.
Bee lands a head kick!
Page misses with a straight right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oliver Page dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Smoove Bee's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Bee throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Page avoids the head kick by Bee.
Bee throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Bee misses with a takedown
and Page counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Page throws a right hand that misses
and Bee makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bee throws a head kick but Page moves out of range.
Bee throws a push kick but Page slaps the foot to one side.
That kick from Bee tenderised Page's leg. Page is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bee misses with a head kick.
Page looks to land a right hand but Bee moved out of range.
Bee slips under a jab from Page.
Bee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Bee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bee fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Page.
Bee delivers a nice body kick.
Good exchange - Page coming out on top.
Bee throws a head kick that half lands.
Bee throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Bee on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bee moves out of range as Page strikes.
Bee has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bee throws a leg kick that misses.
Bee looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Page stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bee misses with a head kick.
Bee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Page jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bee slips a jab from Page.
Page will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Page throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bee throws a head kick that misses.
Bee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bee throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Page was covering up waiting for the punch and Bee finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Page looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bee is one step ahead there.
Bee has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Page utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bee throwing strikes from guard but Page blocks nicely.
Page bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bee's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bee keeping moving, preventing Page from controlling successfully.
Page sitting in guard here, content to control.
Bee is adopting a defensive guard.
Bee keeping moving, preventing Page from controlling successfully.
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.
We're going to have a standup here because Oliver Page wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Bee tries to land a front kick but Page steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Page throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bee counters with a nice low kick that buckles Page's knee momentarily.
A leg kick checked by Page.
Page throws a lazy right hand but Bee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A leg kick checked by Page.
Page throws a combination that misses
and Bee counters with a solid body kick.
The fighters circling - Page throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Page moves out of range of the leg kick from Bee.
Page misses with a straight left.
Page looks to land a left hand but Bee moved out of range nicely.
A big left from Page misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Smoove Bee comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bee 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:29
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Smoove Bee!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chay Willis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes to the cage accompanied by Hoist the Colours. Willis has chosen As I Lay Dying - Through Struggle as his entrance music. Chay Willis is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, David Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chay Willis!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Alexandre Firmino and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jones slips a jab and a cross from Willis.
Willis gets the takedown into side control.
Willis looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Willis looks up at the clock and then as Jones takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Willis smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Willis wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jones keeps working.
You can see the frustration on Jones's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Jones sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones wants to improve his position but Willis is controlling well.
Willis stalling.
Jones is looking to improve his position.
Willis is controlling the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Willis throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jones tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Willis has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jones is squirming around, avoiding Willis's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones can't escape the position.
Willis tries to control but Jones wriggling away.
Willis working Jones over with strikes here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Willis controlling from mount.
Jones is working to get back to half guard.
Poor strikes thrown by Willis there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Willis looking to control but Jones is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chay Willis dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Jones throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Willis counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jones misses with a body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jones.
Willis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jones rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Willis counters with a left to the body.
Jones throws a poor cross that misses
and Willis counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jones throws a left and a right that both miss
and Willis counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Willis slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Willis wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Jones working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Willis doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Willis manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Willis postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Willis looking to pass the guard.
Willis sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Willis trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Jones throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Willis slips nicely into half guard.
Willis prevents Jones from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willis is trying to control. Jones wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Willis is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jones defends it well.
Willis content to control rather than advance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Jones looking for submissions off his back.
Willis sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jones defending well though.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Willis in particular looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chay Willis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Willis lands a jab.
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Willis changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Jones looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Jones is trying to improve his position.
Jones prevents Willis from improving position.
Jones taking a bit of punishment here - Willis scoring with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee asks Willis politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Willis prefers to stall for the moment though.
Jones manages to work his way to half guard, despite Willis's best efforts.
Jones moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Jones had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Willis defends it easily.
Willis lands a couple of elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Willis defends it easily.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Willis from controlling successfully.
Jones wants to hit a switch here but Willis passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Jones there!
Chay Willis has got the better of the ground game so far.
Willis has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Jones's face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Willis.
Willis can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jones is looking to escape.
Willis postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Jones looks a forlorn figure.
Jones taking shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Willis cracks Jones with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Willis takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Willis punishing his opponent with strikes.
Chay Willis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Willis landing punches.
Jones is desperately trying to improve his position but Willis has a good base and remains in mount.
David Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jones throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chay Willis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Willis 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chay Willis!
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