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CWFL WAR 4 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adam Avo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergio Barbosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Adam Avo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sergio Barbosa!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Mauricio Rocha and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barbosa shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Avo as he avoids it easily.
Barbosa scores a takedown into full mount!
Avo wants to hold on but Barbosa pushes him away.
Barbosa moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Avo has worked his arm free - good work by Avo!
Avo prevents Barbosa from improving position.
Barbosa trying to control the action but Avo is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Avo is trying to control Barbosa's posture but Barbosa avoids it.
Avo throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Barbosa looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Avo closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Barbosa takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Avo scores with a couple of short elbows.
Barbosa manages to work his way to half guard, despite Avo's best efforts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Avo seems content to control.
Avo is looking to take a break and control but Barbosa is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barbosa is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Avo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Barbosa tries to roll over but Avo keeps him under control.
Barbosa avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Avo.
Barbosa is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Avo pulls his head out easily.
Avo is breathing heavily.
Barbosa looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Avo closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa tries to buck Avo off but Avo is having none of it.
Avo has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Avo lands a decent elbow from side control.
Avo trying to control the action but Barbosa is working from the bottom.
Barbosa is trying to escape the position but Avo is controlling the position.
Barbosa takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Avo is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Barbosa is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Barbosa sneaks back into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Barbosa gets back to full guard.
Barbosa looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Avo avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Avo postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Barbosa looking for a guillotine here but Avo defends easily.
Barbosa looking to hit a scissor sweep but Avo is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Avo dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Barbosa doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Avo counters with a nice double leg into side control. Barbosa won't be happy with that.
Avo trying to control the action but Barbosa is working from the bottom.
Avo creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Barbosa sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Barbosa really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Avo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Avo prevents Barbosa from improving his position.
Barbosa looking for submissions off his back.
Barbosa wants to get back to full guard.
Avo could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Barbosa manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Barbosa looking to hit a scissor sweep but Avo is one step ahead there.
Avo landing some decent shots from guard.
Barbosa working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Avo.
Barbosa is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Barbosa closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Avo to the mat! Avo manages to get full guard.
Avo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Barbosa jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Barbosa drops back, looking for a kneebar! Avo looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Avo looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Avo!
Barbosa is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Avo's leg. Oh but that's left an opportunity for Avo! He's got an arm triangle... it looks tight! He's rotating and Barbosa has tapped! This one is allllll over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Adam Avo!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nicky Harwood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spencer Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spencer Williams has the eye of the tiger 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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nicky Harwood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Spencer Williams!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Thiago Cunha and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harwood wants to clinch up but Williams keeps it at a distance.
Harwood fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Williams keeps the fight on the outside.
Harwood looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Williams keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nicky Harwood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harwood throws a nice looking combination but Williams bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Williams shoots in and bounces Harwood off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Williams drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Williams jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Harwood looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Harwood is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Williams pushing down on Harwood's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Williams not doing much here.
Harwood on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Williams winds up and cracks Harwood with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Williams working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Williams trying to mount his opponent but Harwood defends it.
Williams not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Williams in particular looking to stall.
Williams looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Harwood with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Harwood is breathing heavily.
Williams thows a huge punch but Harwood dodges it nicely.
Williams wants to take a breather but Harwood is having none of it.
Williams slows the pace down in half guard.
Williams drops an elbow to the side of Harwood's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Harwood!
Harwood tries to hold on but Williams postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Williams putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Williams can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Harwood is looking to escape.
Williams looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Williams fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Williams landing punches.
Harwood tries to hold on but Williams pushes him away.
Williams controlling the position easily from mount.
Harwood is trying to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Harwood is looking to escape.
Williams scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Harwood?
Williams cracks Harwood with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Williams working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Williams lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Harwood keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Williams wants to control the pace but Harwood is squirming around nicely.
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.
Williams wants to finish this one by submission but Harwood is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Williams.
Harwood tries to hold on but Williams pushes him away.
Williams working the ground and pound effectively.
Harwood regains half guard.
Williams stops Harwood from getting back to his feet.
Williams seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Harwood does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Williams might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Harwood kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Spencer Williams dominated that round.
That's time! Harwood's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Williams just misses with a punch to the body.
Nicky Harwood is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Williams misses with a double jab.
Nice sprawl there from Harwood as Williams shoots in.
Harwood misses with a takedown attempt
and Williams connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Williams has closed the distance and engaged Harwood in a clinch.
Williams breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A punch lands to the side of Williams 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Harwood lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The fight stays on the outside here - Williams looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Harwood's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Harwood duly obliges.
Williams misses with a series of wild punches.
Harwood throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Williams scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Williams works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Harwood takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Williams is putting a hurting on Harwood here, landing some big shots from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Williams in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Harwood wants to get back to his feet.
Harwood takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Harwood is trying to get back to half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Harwood tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Williams counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Harwood is looking to get back to is feet but Williams passes into side control.
Harwood tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Williams stands up and we're back to a striking position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams gets the takedown into side control.
Williams tries for a kimura but Harwood is defending well.
Williams creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Harwood tries to buck Williams off but Williams is having none of it.
Williams is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Harwood is trying to escape and Williams transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Harwood is forced to tap! Nice work there by Williams! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Spencer Williams!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Craig Regan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Smit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Craig Regan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Michael Smit!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Matheus Silva and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Regan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Smit tries a head kick but it misses.
Smit tries to clinch up.
Regan wants to clinch up but Smit keeps it at a distance.
Nice sprawl there from Smit as Regan shoots in.
Smit tries for a takedown but Regan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Regan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Smit moves out of range of the body kick.
Smit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Regan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Regan stuffs the takedown.
Smit misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smit fails to land the takedown.
Craig Regan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Smit.
Regan has closed the distance and engaged Smit in a clinch.
Smit drops down looking for an ankle pick but Regan pulls his leg out and moves away.
Regan rushes Smit and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Regan drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Smit gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Smit gets underhooks to prevent Regan's takedown attempt.
Smit landing knees to the body.
Regan stalling in the clinch but Smit improves position.
Regan tries to pull guard but Smit holds him up against the cage and eventually Regan drops back down to his feet.
Regan lands a takedown into guard.
Regan is breathing heavily.
Smit throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Smit looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Smit really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Regan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Smit is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Regan preventing the sweep.
Regan will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smit is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Smit is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Regan controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Smit darts in and clinches Regan up against the cage.
Regan keeps control of Smit as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Smit has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Regan uses from the top position.
Smit is trying to keep Regan in close.
Smit is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Regan is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Smit trying to keep a closed guard but Regan is proving a slippery customer.
Smit looking to hit a scissor sweep but Regan is one step ahead there.
Smit manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Regan manages to get himself to full guard.
Smit throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Regan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
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.
Smit missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Smit in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Smit trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Regan really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Regan manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Smit manages to get himself to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Regan pushing down on Smit's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Smit is looking to improve his position.
Smit is trying to stand.
Smit misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Regan scoring with strikes to the body and head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Craig Regan dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Smit misses with a body shot.
Regan tries to land a front kick but Smit steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Smit will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Smit misses with a straight right.
Regan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Smit, pushing him back against the cage.
Smit tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Regan smiles and moves away.
Smit throws a body punch but Regan moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smit tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Regan closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Regan controlling the pace.
Smit blocking the ground and pound attempt from Regan.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Regan prevents Smit from improving his position.
Smit trying to control from the bottom.
Regan is tying to control. Smit wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Regan controlling the pace.
Smit is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Regan jumps into side control!
Smit throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Regan decides to stand back up.
Smit tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Smit closes the distance but Regan moves to the side
and Regan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Smit should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
The fight stays on the outside here - Regan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Smit looks to score with a jab to the body but Regan is just out of range.
Regan looks for a takedown but Smit sprawls well.
Regan blocks a head kick by Smit.
Smit throws a head kick that misses.
Regan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Smit misses with a head kick.
Regan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Craig Regan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smit moves in looking to clinch but Regan pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smit misses with a takedown attempt - Regan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Regan is looking to chop away at Smit's legs.
Smit shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Regan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Smit lands a body shot.
Smit shoots in for a takedown but Regan shows good takedown defense.
Smit misses with a takedown
and Regan decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Smit's guard.
Regan prevents Smit from getting back to his feet.
Regan with a flurry of punches that miss.
Smit is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Regan is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smit keeping moving, preventing Regan from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smit is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Smit is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Regan sitting in guard, not really doing much.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Craig Regan dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Smit connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Regan's hands.
Smit wants to clinch up but Regan keeps it at a distance.
Regan circles away from the clinch attempt
and Regan moves into the clinch.
Smit manages to break the clinch.
Smit is looking to clinch.
Smit throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smit fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Regan moves out of range of the strikes.
Smit misses with the combination.
Regan wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Regan decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Regan takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Regan trying to pass the guard but Smit defending well.
Regan stops Smit from getting back to his feet.
Smit is trying to get back to full guard.
Regan passes to full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Regan lands a big elbow.
Smit tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Regan pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Smit is desperately trying to improve his position but Regan has a good base and remains in mount.
Regan avoids the attempt from Smit to control.
Regan controlling from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Regan cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Regan tries to control but Smit wriggling away.
Smit tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Regan trying to control but Smit is having none of it.
Regan with the ground and pound from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Smit is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Smit tries to hold on but Regan postures up.
Regan controlling the position easily from mount.
Craig Regan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Regan seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Smit for as long as he can get away with.
And that's the end of the fight!
Craig Regan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Regan 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Craig Regan!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alton Reis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dean Davies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reis's entrance music is Here Comes The Pain. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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230 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alton Reis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dean Davies!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Matheus Silva and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reis lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Davies shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Reis.
Dean Davies seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice takedown defense from Reis. No joy for Davies on that attempt.
Reis lands with a nice combination. Davies backs away looking to recover.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reis slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Davies is rocked!
Reis shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Davies's guard.
Davies is still in real trouble! Can Reis finish him?
Reis wants to control from the top but Davies keeps moving.
Reis gets to his feet and stands over Davies, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Davies felt that one! Reis unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Davies from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alton Reis!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Bielkheden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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210 lbs
5 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pedro Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, David Bielkheden!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Alexandre Firmino and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Silva working for a guillotine from mount but Bielkheden is in no mood to give up.
Silva avoids the attempt from Bielkheden to control.
Bielkheden keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Bielkheden can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Bielkheden is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Bielkheden wants to control but Silva is having none of it.
Silva can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bielkheden is looking to escape.
Bielkheden tries to hold on but Silva pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Bielkheden can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Bielkheden defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Silva.
Bielkheden keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Silva goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Bielkheden turns into him and now he's in Silva's guard.
Bielkheden must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Bielkheden passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Bielkheden scoring with punches from side control.
A lull in the action here as Bielkheden stalls from top position.
Bielkheden creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bielkheden working the ground and pound from side control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Bielkheden lands a few punches from side control.
Bielkheden is putting a hurting on Silva here, landing some big shots from side control.
Bielkheden tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bielkheden has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Bielkheden scores with a couple of short elbows.
Bielkheden is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Silva knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Silva takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Bielkheden stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Silva or perhaps it was just good defense by Bielkheden which made him look bad.
Pedro Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva shoots for a takedown but Bielkheden saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pedro Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bielkheden fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Silva sprawls well initially but Bielkheden persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Bielkheden sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Silva defending well though.
Bielkheden trying to control from half guard but Silva is working away.
Silva looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Silva is in trouble now - Bielkheden has advanced to mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bielkheden pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Silva takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Bielkheden controlling from mount.
Bielkheden lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Silva tries to lock up and control but Bielkheden gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Silva is trying to escape the mount.
Silva is working hard here to advance position.
Bielkheden trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Silva is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Bielkheden cracks Silva with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Bielkheden wants to control the pace but Silva is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Bielkheden dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Silva has his takedown stuffed
and Bielkheden counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Silva's guard now.
Silva has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bielkheden can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Silva tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bielkheden trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bielkheden landing some decent shots from guard.
Silva controls Bielkheden momentarily but Bielkheden frees himself.
Bielkheden works over Silva with some ground and pound from guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bielkheden throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Silva works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Silva has his takedown stuffed
so Bielkheden counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bielkheden is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Silva has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bielkheden can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Silva has his foot on Bielkheden's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bielkheden works his way back into a safe position though.
Bielkheden connects with a couple of short punches.
Silva looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bielkheden postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Bielkheden stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Pedro Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bielkheden doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Silva counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Bielkheden!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bielkheden throwing hammer fists to the chest of Silva. What's that going to do exactly?
Silva working for a submission but Bielkheden is keeping him at bay.
Bielkheden is working to get back to half guard.
Silva trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bielkheden is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Bielkheden tries to lock up and control but Silva gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Silva fails to move to back control.
Bielkheden wants to control but Silva is having none of it.
Bielkheden is looking to improve his position but Silva isn't that keen on the idea.
David Bielkheden has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva has control of Bielkheden's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Bielkheden regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Silva swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Bielkheden is now in Silva's guard. A big mistake from Silva there, giving up the dominant position!
Silva is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Bielkheden drops back looking for a leg! Silva is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Silva manages to kick Bielkheden off! Bielkheden jumps back into Silva's guard.
Silva wants to sweep but no luck.
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.
Bielkheden seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Silva can't keep his opponent in guard - Bielkheden advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Bielkheden is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Bielkheden trying to control the action but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva actively working from the bottom here.
Silva moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Silva looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bielkheden wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Bielkheden 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! This is the final round!
Silva misses with a takedown attempt
and Bielkheden counters with a takedown into side control.
Silva tries to buck Bielkheden off but Bielkheden is having none of it.
Silva is not content to let Bielkheden control the position.
Bielkheden is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Silva is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Silva is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Bielkheden pulls his head out easily.
Silva keeping control of the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bielkheden stalling.
Silva trying to control from the bottom.
Bielkheden wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silva keeps working.
Silva looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bielkheden decides to return to a standing position.
Silva with a poor takedown
and Bielkheden counters with a shoot takedown. Silva fights it but they end up in guard.
Silva looking to control.
Silva has his foot on Bielkheden's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bielkheden works his way back into a safe position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is looking for a triangle but Bielkheden pushes his legs off easily.
Silva is looking for a triangle but Bielkheden pushes his legs off easily.
Bielkheden stands up over Silva, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bielkheden postures up.
Silva has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bielkheden can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bielkheden trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Bielkheden from controlling successfully.
Bielkheden passes Silva's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Silva trying to hold on to Bielkheden's head to control him but Bielkheden postures up.
Silva is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Bielkheden pulls his head out easily.
Bielkheden missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bielkheden is working for a kimura but Silva is defending it quite comfortably.
Ground and pound from Bielkheden.
Silva looking for submissions off his back.
Bielkheden trying to pass the guard but Silva defending well.
Silva trying to control from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Silva with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bielkheden counters with a shoot takedown. Silva fights it but they end up in guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pedro Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva keeping full guard, as Bielkheden tries to pass.
Bielkheden in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bielkheden doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bielkheden manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Silva is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Silva trying to keep a closed guard but Bielkheden is proving a slippery customer.
Bielkheden sitting in guard here, content to control.
Bielkheden throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Silva has his foot on Bielkheden's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bielkheden works his way back into a safe position though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva looking for a guillotine here but Bielkheden defends easily.
Bielkheden controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
David Bielkheden comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bielkheden 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Bielkheden!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tex Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gippo Horse Head (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, I'm A Man. 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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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tex Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gippo Horse Head!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Edson Gomes and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams throws a nice looking combination but Horse Head bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Horse Head dodges the punch combination from Williams.
Williams throws a right and a left that Horse Head avoids nicely.
Williams keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Williams.
Williams wants to lay and pray for a moment but Horse Head keeps working.
Horse Head parries the strikes from Williams easily there. Williams is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Horse Head to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Williams tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Horse Head tries to bench press Williams off him but Williams keeps the position.
Williams in side control lands a decent elbow.
Horse Head gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Horse Head tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Williams manages to move to mount!
Williams has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Horse Head's face.
Williams lands a big elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams trying to control but Horse Head is having none of it.
Williams raining down shots from the mount!
A nice elbow there by Williams.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Horse Head blocking the ground and pound.
Horse Head is working to get back to half guard.
Horse Head wants to control but Williams is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams working the ground and pound effectively.
Horse Head is desperately trying to improve his position but Williams has a good base and remains in mount.
Horse Head tries to buck Williams off but he can't manage it.
Horse Head wants to hold on but Williams pushes him away.
Williams can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Horse Head is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Williams has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Horse Head's face.
Williams controlling from mount.
Williams cracks Horse Head with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Williams wants to control the pace but Horse Head is squirming around nicely.
Horse Head takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tex Williams dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Williams throws a right and a left that both miss.
Horse Head shoots for a double leg takedown but Williams sprawls well. He's pushed Horse Head's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Williams throws a series of punches but Horse Head moves out of range.
Williams waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Horse Head.
Williams connects with a jab.
Horse Head closes the distance and clinches up with Williams, looking for a takedown. Horse Head pushes Williams against the cage but Williams circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Horse Head fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Tex Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gippo Horse Head.
Williams throws a right and a left that Horse Head avoids nicely.
Williams throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Williams swinging wilding here.
Horse Head dodges the punch combination from Williams.
Williams throws a right and a left that both miss.
Williams has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Horse Head tries to clinch but Williams is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Horse Head looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Horse Head rushes Williams and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Horse Head is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Horse Head manages to break the clinch.
Williams throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Williams jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Williams misses with a series of wild punches.
Horse Head shoots and misses
and Williams counters with a stiff right hand.
Horse Head dodges the punch combination from Williams.
Horse Head tries to close the distance and clinch up but Williams swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tex Williams is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Horse Head shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Williams pinned against the cage. Williams gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Horse Head tries to clinch up.
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.
Horse Head is looking to clinch.
Williams stuffs the takedown attempt from Horse Head. Horse Head gets slowly back to his feet.
Horse Head takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Horse Head shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A punch lands to the side of Horse Head 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Horse Head is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Williams.
Tex Williams is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Williams throws a one two combo.
Horse Head shoots for a takedown but Williams saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Williams blocks a head kick by Horse Head.
Williams throws a series of punches but Horse Head avoids them all with ease.
Donk. Horse Head catches Williams right on the button with a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horse Head avoids a punch combination nicely.
Horse Head shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Williams as he jumps to the side.
Williams swats away the attempt to clinch by Horse Head.
Williams lands with an uppercut that bounces Horse Head off the cage and back into rage.
Horse Head has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Horse Head looks for a takedown but Williams sprawls well.
Horse Head scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Williams sneaks back into half guard.
Horse Head sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams moves into full guard.
Williams wants to sweep but no luck.
Horse Head in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tex Williams dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Horse Head tries to clinch up.
Williams swinging wilding here.
Williams will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
No joy there for Williams, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Williams cracks Horse Head with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
No joy there for Williams, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Williams throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Horse Head.
Horse Head looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Williams is fending him off so far but Horse Head persists. Nope, Williams circles away and we're back to standing.
Horse Head shoots in but no luck this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams swats away the attempt to clinch by Horse Head.
Horse Head shoots in for a double leg but Williams sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Tex Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gippo Horse Head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Horse Head showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Williams.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams misses with a two punch combination.
Horse Head shoots in and drives through. Williams sprawls well.
Williams throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Williams throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Horse Head.
Williams throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Horse Head looks for a takedown but Williams sprawls well.
A telegraphed right hand from Williams misses the target.
Williams keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Williams throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A combination from Williams does no damage.
Williams avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Williams throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Horse Head throws a head kick that Williams semi-blocks.
Horse Head shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Williams but Williams pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A left lands for Williams.
Williams drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Williams fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Horse Head fails with an attempt to clinch.
Horse Head falls off balance throwing a combination
and Williams counters with a stiff right hand.
Williams scores with a one two! Horse Head had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Horse Head thuds his shin into the meat of Williams's side.
Williams tries to bum rush Horse Head with a series of wild strikes but Horse Head uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tex Williams is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Horse Head scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams misses with a combination
and Horse Head counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Williams's guard now.
Williams manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Horse Head manages to get himself to full guard.
Horse Head is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Horse Head keeping moving, preventing Williams from controlling successfully.
Williams postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Horse Head is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Williams, into his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams has a closed guard, preventing Horse Head from standing up.
Horse Head trying to control the position from guard on top but Williams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gippo Horse Head has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Williams looking to hit a scissor sweep but Horse Head is one step ahead there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gippo Horse Head comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Williams 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:28
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tex Williams!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dino Gambasetty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and A Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). A Evans acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dino Gambasetty!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, A Evans!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Felipe Paraventi and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Evans shoots in but Gambasetty avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gambasetty fails to land with a series of punches.
Gambasetty bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Evans manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Gambasetty blocking the ground and pound attempt from Evans.
Gambasetty is doing well to control the position and prevent Evans from advancing to side control.
Gambasetty has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Evans is working away from the top position though.
Evans in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Gambasetty tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Evans!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). A Evans!
A Evans is the new bantamweight champion!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Byron Bluth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tajhon Blahs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tajhon Blahs has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Byron Bluth!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tajhon Blahs!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Mauricio Rocha and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Blahs.
Blahs tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bluth paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bluth tries to clinch but Blahs is having none of it.
Blahs feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Blahs throwing strikes but missing.
Bluth wants to sweep but no luck.
Blahs with a flurry of punches that miss.
Blahs controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Blahs stopping the sweep attempt from Bluth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bluth controls Blahs momentarily but Blahs frees himself.
Bluth looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bluth tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Blahs throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Bluth throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blahs sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Blahs wants to clinch
and Bluth counters with a three punch combo that has Blahs backing up. Blahs nods at Bluth to acknowledge the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blahs shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Blahs tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Blahs doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bluth counters with a nice body shot.
Byron Bluth has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tajhon Blahs.
Blahs tries to clinch but Bluth moves away
so Bluth counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blahs is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Bluth postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blahs avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blahs looking for a sweep. Not yet Blahs, not yet.
Blahs utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Blahs is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Blahs looks gassed!
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bluth avoids a punch combination nicely.
Blahs throws an overhand right that lands on Bluth's shoulder, as Bluth tries to avoid the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bluth ducks under a wild hook from Blahs.
Bluth fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Blahs looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Bluth on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bluth tries to get out of the position.
Blahs works his way into side control.
Bluth tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Blahs presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Bluth is in a horrible position here. Blahs smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tajhon Blahs will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Blahs is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Blahs tries to clinch up
and Bluth counters with a straight right hand.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bluth shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Blahs but Blahs pushes him off and we're back to square one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck for Blahs with that takedown attempt.
A big right from Bluth misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bluth throws a lazy right hand but Blahs sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Blahs misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Blahs blocks a jab.
Blahs lands a jab to Bluth's midsection.
The fight stays on the outside here - Blahs looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A slow jab from Blahs misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Blahs tries to clinch
and Bluth counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Blahs thinking.
Bluth lands with a straight right. Blahs didn't see that one coming.
Blahs misses with a double jab
and Bluth counters with a three punch combo that has Blahs backing up. Blahs nods at Bluth to acknowledge the strikes.
Blahs fails with the takedown
and Bluth counters with a nice uppercut.
Byron Bluth has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tajhon Blahs.
Blahs is breathing heavily.
Blahs shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bluth connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bluth throws a series of punches but Blahs moves out of range.
Bluth tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bluth keeps the fight on the outside.
Blahs fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Bluth sprawls well initially but Blahs persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Bluth won't allow Blahs to pass to mount.
Blahs is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Blahs is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Bluth is trying to stand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blahs passes to full mount!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Blahs cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Blahs takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Bluth swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tajhon Blahs will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Bluth looks to land a right hand but Blahs moved out of range.
Bluth throws out a powerful jab.
Blahs has his takedown stuffed
and Bluth counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Blahs's guard now.
Bluth trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Blahs manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Bluth throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Bluth keeping moving, preventing Blahs from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bluth is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bluth looking to control.
Blahs with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bluth is striking but Blahs is not phased and passes to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bluth punching from the bottom.
Bluth is looking for a sweep. Blahs is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bluth throws a hook but Blahs blocks it.
Tajhon Blahs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Blahs throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bluth's waist but Bluth gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Blahs off to one side.
Blahs tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bluth counters with a series of strikes. Blahs will be more careful next time no doubt.
A telegraphed right hand from Blahs misses the target.
Bluth misses with a wild body shot.
Bluth falls off balance throwing a combination
and Blahs counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Blahs.
Blahs trying to control but Bluth is working from the bottom.
Bluth is trying to keep Blahs in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bluth is looking to stand up but Blahs isn't so interested in that idea.
Blahs looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Bluth wants to sweep here but Blahs controlling him for the moment.
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.
Blahs passes Bluth's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Bluth is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Blahs scores with a couple of nice shots.
Byron Bluth has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tajhon Blahs is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Blahs seems to be looking for submissions.
Blahs controlling the action here.
Tajhon Blahs has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bluth throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tajhon Blahs.
I've got Blahs winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Tajhon Blahs!
Tajhon Blahs is the new lightweight champion!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lyoto Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lloyd Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Machida comes into the arena with Lyoto Machida blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Lloyd Miller enters the cage!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lyoto Machida!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lloyd Miller!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Leandro Rodrigues and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick by Machida - that's a beauty! Miller is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Machida can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Lyoto Machida!
Lyoto Machida retains his light heavyweight title!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ariel Sabio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adriano De Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adriano De Souza has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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170 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ariel Sabio!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Adriano De Souza!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Felipe Paraventi and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Souza moves in looking to clinch but Sabio pushes him off.
De Souza tries to clinch but Sabio moves out of range.
De Souza tries to close the distance and clinch but Sabio swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
De Souza is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sabio just misses with a punch to the body.
De Souza tries to clinch there but Sabio circles away.
De Souza takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sabio throws a sloppy head kick and De Souza moves out of range easily.
Sabio swats away the attempt to clinch by De Souza.
De Souza fails in his attempt to clinch.
Adriano De Souza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Souza fails in his attempt to clinch.
De Souza tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sabio paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sabio drops De Souza with a left and a right! Oh, De Souza is hurt - Sabio dives into side control looking to finish!
It looks like Adriano De Souza has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Souza struggling a bit here.
De Souza is looking for a sweep.
Sabio prevents De Souza from escaping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Souza tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Sabio wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Sabio connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused De Souza some visible discomfort.
Sabio tries to score with some ground and pound. De Souza controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Sabio looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Sabio connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused De Souza some visible discomfort.
De Souza is looking for a sweep.
De Souza struggling a bit here.
Sabio is working to tighten is grip on De Souza's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. De Souza has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Sabio is really squeezing tight and eventually De Souza passes out! Sabio breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Ariel Sabio!
Ariel Sabio retains his welterweight title!
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