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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marco Ruas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maynard Vega (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Maynard Vega was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marco Ruas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Maynard Vega!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Alexandre Firmino and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruas looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Vega is looking for a triangle but Ruas pushes his legs off easily.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Vega has eaten all the pies!
Vega can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ruas controls the pace.
Ruas thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Vega has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ruas can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Vega had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Ruas is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Vega Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Ruas's back instead.
Vega is trying to stick to Ruas's back but Ruas is turning into Vega. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Vega's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Ruas.
Vega 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.
Ruas is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Ruas 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.
Ruas 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 one minute gone in the round.
Ruas preventing the sweep.
Ruas 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.
Ruas is breathing heavily.
Ruas drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Ruas seems to have locked his on tight now - Vega screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Ruas, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Marco Ruas!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Flores (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Flores's entrance music is Lazee - im not pop . A fine choice. Carlos Flores 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlos Flores!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Silva!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Matheus Silva and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab lands there for Silva.
It looks like Carlos Flores has been cut.
Flores will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A jab-cross combination lands for Silva and sends Flores crashing to the mat! Silva follows him down to the mat - Flores regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Flores is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva thows a huge punch but Flores dodges it nicely.
Silva is pressing down on Flores's thigh, looking to free his foot. Flores is holding on for now.
Silva stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Silva connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Carlos Flores's cut is getting worse.
Flores plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Flores.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Flores circles away.
Flores shoots in but Silva avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Flores is breathing heavily.
Silva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Flores shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carlos Flores. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Flores goes down! Can Silva finish him!?
Silva missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Silva throwing strikes but missing.
Silva missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries to free his leg and advance position but Flores is retaining full guard.
Flores wants to sweep but no luck.
Silva wanted to stand there but Flores had control of the position.
Silva wants to pass the guard but Flores is keeping the position.
Silva wants to get up but he can't break Flores's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Silva cracks a nice hook into Flores's ribs.
Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
Flores shoots in but Silva avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Silva gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Flores blocks an elbow strike.
Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva clinches up against the cage.
Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Flores has double underhooks.
Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a right and a left that Flores avoids nicely.
No luck for Flores with that takedown attempt.
Silva has Flores up against the cage in a clinch.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Flores has him pressed against the cage.
Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Flores looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Flores takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Flores tries to keep at a distance but Silva has taken the fight into the clinch.
Flores breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Flores throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Silva's waist but Silva gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Flores off to one side.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Thiago Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Flores has a takedown stuffed.
Flores slips a jab and a cross from Silva.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flores lands a high kick!
Flores misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Flores paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silva misses with a wild combination.
Flores tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Flores avoids the head kick by Silva.
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Flores. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Flores swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Flores shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Silva pinned against the cage. Silva gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Flores throws a right and a left that both miss.
Flores closes the distance and clinches up with Silva, looking for a takedown. Flores pushes Silva against the cage but Silva circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
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.
Silva closes the distance and clinches.
Flores can't break the clinch.
Flores wants to break the clinch but can't.
Flores wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Silva working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Flores drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Silva wants to get back to his feet but Flores is dominant here and he's now got Silva's back!
Silva covering up well under a series of strikes from Flores.
Silva can't escape the position.
Flores tightening his grip on Silva, looking for the choke.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Flores is trying to stick to Silva's back but Silva is turning into Flores. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Flores's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Silva.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Carlos Flores's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Flores shoots in looking for a takedown. Silva tries to sprawl out of it but Flores keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Silva manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Flores shoots in and drives through. Silva sprawls well.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Flores manages to avoid it.
Silva with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Carlos Flores is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Flores dodges the punch combination from Silva.
Silva throws a series of strikes that have Flores backpedaling.
Flores avoids a punch combination nicely.
Flores doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Flores takes one on the button.
Silva thuds his right hand into Flores's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Flores moves away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Flores shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carlos Flores. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva clinches up with Flores and pushes him back against the cage.
Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Flores has double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva prevents Flores from breaking the clinch.
Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Flores won't allow it.
Flores breaks the clinch.
Flores misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Silva moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Flores checks a leg kick.
Silva lands a body shot.
Flores shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Silva as he avoids it easily.
Silva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Flores shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Silva can do anything to dispel that myth.
Flores raining down shots from the mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Flores misses with a head shot.
Flores looking to secure an arm triangle but Silva defends it well.
Flores throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Silva because Flores loaded up on that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flores cracks Silva with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Silva tries to lock up and control but Flores gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Flores lands a nice shot to the head.
Flores looking to finish with strikes here!
Silva tries to hold on but Flores pushes him away.
Silva defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Flores.
Silva is trying desperately to improve position.
Flores scoring with strikes but Silva is staying in there.
Silva is working to get back to half guard.
Silva is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Silva really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Flores. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is wriggling around trying to escape.
Flores connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Flores throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Silva tries to reverse the position but Flores maintains control.
Flores can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Silva is looking to escape.
Flores postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Silva looks a forlorn figure.
Silva is trying desperately to improve position.
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.
Flores lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Flores throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Silva because Flores loaded up on that one.
Silva holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Flores tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Flores fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Flores is working for a guillotine from mount but Silva frees his head quite easily.
Flores throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Silva because Flores loaded up on that one.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Flores unloads with some shots from mount but Silva bucks and avoids them well.
Flores lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Silva hang on?
Silva can't escape the position.
Flores is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Silva can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Silva is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Thiago Silva will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Carlos Flores's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Flores shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Silva's guard.
Silva controlling Flores's posture.
Silva working a defensive guard here.
Flores preventing the sweep.
Silva wants to stand up but Flores is controlling him.
Flores in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Silva wants to get back to his feet but Flores is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Silva throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Silva is looking to stand up but Flores isn't so interested in that idea.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Flores misses with a takedown attempt - Silva sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Silva is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Flores rather than just go for the knockout.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flores misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Flores fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carlos Flores. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Flores keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Flores shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Silva pinned against the cage. Silva gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Silva wants to clinch.
Silva misses with a combination
and Flores counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Silva wants to get back to his feet.
Silva wants to improve his position but Flores is controlling well.
Flores not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Flores 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to get back to full guard but Flores has passed into side control.
Flores misses with a head shot.
Flores wants to control the pace but Silva is squirming around nicely.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Flores throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Silva is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Flores punching from mount but Silva doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Flores blocks Silva's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Flores is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Silva can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Silva tries to hold on but Flores pushes him away.
Silva is looking to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flores with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Silva tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Silva takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Silva somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Flores will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Silva throws out a powerful jab.
Flores closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Silva looks like he's trying to stand up.
Silva keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Thiago Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Flores missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flores wants to work for an arm triangle but Silva is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Silva tries to get to full guard but Flores has control of the leg.
Silva keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Silva keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Flores missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Silva swinging wilding here.
Flores will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Flores avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva loads up on a big right hand but Flores slips the punch.
Flores fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Silva misses with a body kick.
Flores fails with a takedown attempt.
Carlos Flores has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Flores throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Carlos Flores showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Silva has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thiago Silva!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mc Marcinho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stephen Hawking (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Stephen Hawking was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mc Marcinho!
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, Stephen Hawking!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Alexandre Firmino and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marcinho shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hawking as he avoids it easily.
Marcinho looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hawking is fending him off so far but Marcinho persists. Nope, Hawking circles away and we're back to standing.
Hawking stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mc Marcinho. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marcinho walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hawking shoots in and bounces Marcinho off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Marcinho tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hawking is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hawking pushes down on Marcinho's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Hawking looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Marcinho with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Marcinho is breathing heavily.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hawking lands a nice short elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hawking slows the pace down in half guard.
Marcinho is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcinho looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hawking wants to free his trapped foot but Marcinho is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Hawking is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Marcinho!
Hawking controlling from mount.
Marcinho is working to get back to half guard.
Marcinho manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Hawking is controlling the pace.
Hawking passes the guard and advances to mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marcinho is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Hawking lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Hawking controlling from mount.
Marcinho taking shots to the head.
Hawking looking to control and managing it successfully.
Hawking landing strikes from the mount and Marcinho is in trouble!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawking looking to control and managing it successfully.
BOOM! Hawking connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Hawking takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Hawking lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Hawking with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Hawking with the ground and pound from mount.
Hawking lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Hawking controlling the position easily from mount.
Hawking looking to finish Marcinho with some ground and pound. This is bad for Marcinho!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marcinho is looking to improve his position but Hawking isn't that keen on the idea.
Hawking landing punches.
Hawking raining down shots from the mount!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hawking controlling the pace for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hawking connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Hawking with good strikes from the mount here!
Hawking fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marcinho is in all sorts of trouble here.
Hawking looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stephen Hawking dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hawking throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Marcinho stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Marcinho gets caught flat footed, as Hawking shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Hawking passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Marcinho regains half guard.
Hawking trying to control the pace.
Hawking decides to stand and escape the position.
Hawking dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mc Marcinho is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
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!
Hawking swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Marcinho.
Hawking stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hawking throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcinho misses with a takedown attempt
and Hawking counters with a left right combination that sends Marcinho crashing to the mat - Hawking wastes no time in diving on top of him and pounding Marcinho out for a TKO! Devastating finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stephen Hawking!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Patricio Lima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Diehard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steve Diehard 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Patricio Lima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Steve Diehard!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Thiago Cunha and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lima fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lima fails to land the takedown.
Lima throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Diehard's waist but Diehard gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lima off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Patricio Lima. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diehard shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Lima's guard.
Lima is breathing heavily.
Lima avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Diehard's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Lima might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Lima pushes Diehard off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Diehard throws a sloppy head kick and Lima moves out of range easily.
Diehard closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Lima to the mat! Lima manages to get full guard.
Lima keeping moving, preventing Diehard from controlling successfully.
Diehard gets to his feet. Lima looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Diehard drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Lima could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diehard stands up.
Diehard looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Diehard working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Diehard gets to his feet - Lima follows without any prompting.
Diehard looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Diehard shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Lima takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Diehard has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diehard is landing with some decent strikes but Lima is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
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!
Diehard controlling the pace for now.
Diehard working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Diehard controlling the pace for now.
Diehard working the ground and pound effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diehard tries to control but Lima wriggling away.
Diehard moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Lima has worked his arm free - good work by Lima!
Lima on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lima tries to get out of the position.
Diehard postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Lima can't do much from the bottom here.
Lima is being controlled here.
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.
Diehard wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Lima, who protects the arm well.
Diehard stands up.
Lima misses with a takedown
and Diehard counters with a nice double leg into side control. Lima won't be happy with that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diehard wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lima keeps working.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diehard misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Diehard dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Lima gets a takedown into half guard.
Diehard has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Lima. Oh but Diehard has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Lima goes limp - he's gone! Diehard jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Steve Diehard!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tetsuya Takimoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Fagundes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tetsuya Takimoto!
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, Diego Fagundes!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Luis Engracia and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fagundes dodges the punch combination from Takimoto.
Takimoto looks to score with a jab to the body but Fagundes is just out of range.
Fagundes will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Fagundes shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Takimoto but Takimoto pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Takimoto misses with a wild combination.
Fagundes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Takimoto.
Takimoto throws a right hand that Fagundes ducks under and follows up with a left that Fagundes also avoids with ease.
Fagundes walks into a jab.
No joy there for Takimoto, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Takimoto swings for the body but Fagundes moves out of range.
Takimoto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fagundes moves away.
The fighters circling - Takimoto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fagundes drives through with a takedown into guard.
Fagundes wants to pass the guard but Takimoto is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fagundes stops Takimoto from standing up.
Takimoto keeping moving, preventing Fagundes from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Takimoto wants to sweep here but Fagundes controlling him for the moment.
Fagundes stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Takimoto swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Takimoto wants to sweep but no luck.
Fagundesis looking to pass into half guard but Takimoto pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Takimoto is in guard.
Takimoto wants to pass the guard but Fagundes is keeping the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Fagundes fails with the takedown.
Tetsuya Takimoto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Diego Fagundes.
Fagundes tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Takimoto swivels and escapes.
Fagundes tries for a takedown but Takimoto sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Takimoto misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Takimoto just misses with a punch to the body.
Takimoto lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Takimoto misses with a jab, cross combination.
Takimoto goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Takimoto will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Takimoto misses with a few strikes there.
Takimoto looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A combination from Takimoto does no damage.
Takimoto tries to bum rush Fagundes with a series of wild strikes but Fagundes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Takimoto is breathing heavily.
A swing and a miss from Takimoto.
Fagundes avoids the body shot from Takimoto.
Takimoto connects with a body shot.
Fagundes slips a jab and a cross from Takimoto.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takimoto misses with a wild combination.
Takimoto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fagundes drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Takimoto wants to stand but Fagundes is controlling the position.
Fagundes postures up.
Fagundes pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Takimoto is keeping the position for now.
Fagundes is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Fagundes stands up from Takimoto's guard - Fagundes perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takimoto throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fagundes takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fagundes fails with a takedown attempt.
Tetsuya Takimoto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fagundes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Takimoto.
The fighters circling - Takimoto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Takimoto misses with a series of wild punches.
A combination from Takimoto does no damage.
Takimoto misses with a few strikes there.
Fagundes ducks under a wild hook from Takimoto.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tetsuya Takimoto dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Takimoto closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Takimoto lands a nice shot to the body.
Takimoto throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Takimoto misses with a straight right.
Fagundes shoots for a double leg takedown but Takimoto sprawls well. He's pushed Fagundes's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Takimoto looks to score with a jab to the body but Fagundes is just out of range.
A big left from Takimoto misses.
Takimoto wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tetsuya Takimoto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Takimoto misses with a looping right.
Fagundes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fagundes moves out of range as Takimoto strikes.
Fagundes closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Fagundes is breathing heavily.
Takimoto stuffs the takedown attempt from Fagundes. Fagundes gets slowly back to his feet.
Takimoto misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takimoto throws a right and a left that Fagundes avoids nicely.
Fagundes takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jab, jab by Takimoto - just one landing.
Fagundes shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Takimoto but Takimoto pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Tetsuya Takimoto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Diego Fagundes.
No joy there for Takimoto, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tetsuya Takimoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Takimoto stuffs the takedown attempt from Fagundes. Fagundes gets slowly back to his feet.
Takimoto lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fagundes at a distance.
Fagundes takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A combination from Takimoto does no damage.
Takimoto fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fagundes shoots in but Takimoto avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Takimoto!
A punch combination from Takimoto misses.
Fagundes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Takimoto.
Takimoto moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Some wild striking there from Takimoto.
Fagundes tries to move into range but Takimoto moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Fagundes misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Takimoto misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Takimoto throws a right and a left that Fagundes avoids nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takimoto misses with a hook. Fagundes ducked under it nicely.
Fagundes fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Takimoto lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Fagundes doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Takimoto with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Fagundes takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Takimoto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fagundes was well out of range. Poor timing from Takimoto.
Fagundes takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Some wild striking there from Takimoto.
Takimoto misses with a two punch combination.
Tetsuya Takimoto is winning the standup battle so far.
Fagundes fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Takimoto closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Takimoto cracks Fagundes with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Takimoto lands an impressive looking overhand right. Fagundes doesn't seem phased though.
Takimoto throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fagundes shoots in but no luck this time.
Takimoto is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fagundes.
Fagundes slips a jab and a cross from Takimoto.
A slow jab from Takimoto misses its intended target.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Fagundes.
Takimoto lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Takimoto misses with a few strikes there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Takimoto misses with a double jab.
Takimoto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fagundes.
Fagundes shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Takimoto as he jumps to the side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tetsuya Takimoto dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Takimoto with a jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Takimoto.
Takimoto throws a right hand that Fagundes ducks under and follows up with a left that Fagundes also avoids with ease.
Takimoto with a hook.
A combination from Takimoto does no damage.
Some wild striking there from Takimoto.
Takimoto throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fagundes has a takedown stuffed.
Fagundes shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Fagundes frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fagundes tries to control but Takimoto wriggling away.
Takimoto regains half guard.
Fagundes trying to mount his opponent but Takimoto defends it.
Takimoto regains full guard. Nicely done.
Takimoto is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Takimoto looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fagundes is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Fagundes avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Fagundes trying to control the position from guard on top but Takimoto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Takimoto tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Fagundes looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Takimoto throws a right and a left that Fagundes avoids nicely.
Nice takedown defense from Takimoto. No joy for Fagundes on that attempt.
Tetsuya Takimoto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Diego Fagundes.
Takimoto ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Takimoto throws a series of punches but Fagundes avoids them all with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fagundes fails with a takedown attempt.
Takimoto throws a right and a left that both miss.
Takimoto moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Takimoto tries to bum rush Fagundes with a series of wild strikes but Fagundes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fagundes shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Fagundes shoots in for a double leg but Takimoto sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Takimoto throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fagundes moves out of range of the strikes.
Takimoto getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Takimoto looks to score with a jab to the body but Fagundes is just out of range.
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.
Fagundes closes this distance looking for a takedown but Takimoto circles away.
Good shot there by Takimoto.
Takimoto throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fagundes shoots in for a takedown but Takimoto shows good takedown defense.
No joy there for Takimoto, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fagundes shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Fagundes stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Fagundes takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Fagundes dodges the punch combination from Takimoto.
Fagundes shoots for a double leg takedown but Takimoto sprawls well. He's pushed Fagundes's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A low kick from Takimoto is predictable there
and Fagundes counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Fagundes.
Diego Fagundes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tetsuya Takimoto is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fagundes throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Diego Fagundes.
I think Takimoto 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:26
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tetsuya Takimoto!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ramzi Mahjoub (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mahjoub comes to the cage accompanied by Show me your genitals. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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150 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ramzi Mahjoub!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alex Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Edson Gomes and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mahjoub shoots in for a takedown but Taylor shows good takedown defense.
Mahjoub darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Mahjoub works his foot free and advances to mount.
Taylor tries to hold on but Mahjoub postures up.
Mahjoub throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Mahjoub is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Taylor can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Taylor is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Mahjoub scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Taylor?
Taylor is working to get back to half guard.
Mahjoub has hold of Taylor's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Taylor manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Taylor is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Taylor is working to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahjoub with the ground and pound from mount.
Mahjoub breaks from Taylor's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Mahjoub working for a submission but Taylor is keeping him at bay.
Mahjoub working Taylor over with strikes here.
Taylor is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Mahjoub jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Taylor is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Taylor and Mahjoub has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Taylor gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Mahjoub seems to be working for a kimura but Taylor defends the submission attempt.
Mahjoub is breathing heavily.
Mahjoub lands strikes from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahjoub is working for a submission of some sort.
Taylor manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Mahjoub throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mahjoub shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Mahjoub showed some decent athleticism there.
Taylor avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mahjoub.
Taylor looking for submissions off his back.
Taylor is looking for a sweep. Mahjoub is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mahjoub throwing shots but Taylor is blocking nicely.
Mahjoub is working for a submission of some sort.
Mahjoub lands with a punch from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor moves into full guard.
Taylor wants to stand up but Mahjoub is controlling him.
Mahjoub stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Taylor swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mahjoub decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Taylor, up you get!
Taylor fails with an attempt to clinch.
Taylor is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Taylor is looking to clinch but Mahjoub is avoiding it.
Mahjoub tries a head kick but it misses.
Taylor uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mahjoub.
Taylor gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Taylor looking to throw knees to the head but Mahjoub is blocking nicely.
Taylor managing to block the knees to the body from Mahjoub.
Mahjoub tries to score a body lock takedown but Taylor shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Mahjoub makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Taylor is trying to maintain a safe position but Mahjoub gets an underhook and turns Taylor into the cage.
Mahjoub jumps guard but Taylor stands there with Mahjoub around his waist. Mahjoub gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ramzi Mahjoub. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mahjoub is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Taylor pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Taylor tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mahjoub has picked Taylor up - he's going for a ride! Mahjoub dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Mahjoub sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Taylor defending well though.
Taylor is trying to stand.
Mahjoub is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Mahjoub is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Taylor doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Mahjoub.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Taylor pushes Mahjoub off and gets back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ramzi Mahjoub dominated that round.
That's time! Mahjoub's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Mahjoub tries for a takedown but Taylor sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Mahjoub throws a head kick but Taylor moves out of range.
Mahjoub gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Taylor lands a nice knee to the body.
Taylor with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mahjoub scores a nice knee to the body.
Taylor trying to land knees to the body.
Mahjoub has Taylor pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Mahjoub pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Taylor tumbling to the mat - Mahjoub dives into Taylor's guard.
Taylor wants to stand and escape but Mahjoub is having none of it.
Taylor looking to control.
Taylor wants to stand and escape but Mahjoub is having none of it.
Mahjoub wants to pass the guard but Taylor is keeping the position.
Mahjoub drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Mahjoub jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Taylor is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mahjoub scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahjoub works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Mahjoub not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Taylor tries to kick Mahjoub off in order to stand up. Mahjoub Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Mahjoub tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Taylor tries to escape but Mahjoub is in control.
Taylor takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Mahjoub stands up.
Taylor tries to clinch but Mahjoub is having none of it.
Mahjoub throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahjoub swats away the attempt to clinch by Taylor.
Taylor wants to clinch but Mahjoub slips to the side
and Mahjoub counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Taylor!
Mahjoub dominating with strikes here.
Mahjoub can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Taylor is looking to escape.
Taylor tries to reverse the position but Mahjoub maintains control.
A nice elbow there by Mahjoub.
Mahjoub quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Mahjoub but it's paid off an Taylor is forced to tap! Nice work by Mahjoub.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ramzi Mahjoub!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Julio Cesar Perbichi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Katarn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Perbichi's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Bota pra correr. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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185 lbs
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189 lbs
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Julio Cesar Perbichi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kyle Katarn!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Felipe Paraventi and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Katarn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Perbichi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Katarn fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Perbichi slips a straight right by Katarn.
Perbichi misses with a series of wild punches.
Perbichi is looking to clinch but Katarn is avoiding it.
Perbichi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Perbichi gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Katarn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Katarn closes the distance looking to clinch
and Perbichi counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Katarn has had enough of the clinch but Perbichi keeps him there for the moment.
Perbichi can't break the clinch.
Katarn wants to get back to striking at distance but Perbichi won't allow it.
Perbichi is looking to break free of the clinch but Katarn has double underhooks.
Perbichi breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Katarn shoots in looking for a takedown. Perbichi tries to sprawl out of it but Katarn keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Perbichi manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Perbichi clinches with his opponent.
Perbichi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Perbichi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Katarn tries to clinch there but Perbichi circles away.
Perbichi moves in looking to clinch but Katarn pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perbichi closes the distance and pushes Katarn back into the cage.
Perbichi drags the fight down to the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Katarn throwing strikes from guard but Perbichi blocks nicely.
Perbichi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Katarn is one step ahead there.
Katarn throws a strike but Perbichi rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Perbichi won't allow Katarn to get back to his feet.
Katarn thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Perbichi forces his way into half guard.
Katarn strikes from the bottom but Perbichi passes into mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perbichi gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Perbichi gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Katarn.
It looks like Julio Cesar Perbichi has been cut.
Katarn clinches but Perbichi breaks the clinch
and Perbichi counters with a body kick that stops Katarn in his tracks momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice takedown defense from Perbichi. No joy for Katarn on that attempt.
Julio Cesar Perbichi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kyle Katarn.
Katarn looks gassed!
Perbichi clinches up with Katarn and pushes him back against the cage.
Perbichi drags the fight down to the ground.
Katarn with a nice head shot there.
Perbichi is pulling down on Katarn's head to control his posture.
Perbichi scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Perbichi doesn't manage to clinch there - Katarn circles away.
Katarn doesn't manage to clinch there - Perbichi circles away.
Perbichi closes the distance and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katarn lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Perbichi.
Perbichi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Perbichi is working for takedown but Katarn is calmly controlling the position for now.
Katarn is pushing Perbichi up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Perbichi trying to control the position but instead, Katarn has worked for underhooks and has pushed Perbichi into the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Katarn.
Katarn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Katarn darts in and clinches Perbichi up against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Katarn has Perbichi pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Katarn pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Perbichi tumbling to the mat - Katarn dives into Perbichi's guard.
Perbichi 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Katarn trying to stand up but can't free himself from Perbichi's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perbichi pulls Katarn in close to prevent any damage.
Katarn with a flurry of punches that miss.
Katarn throws a strike but Perbichi rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Katarn trying to strike off his back.
Katarn throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Perbichi is stalling in the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Julio Cesar Perbichi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Julio Cesar Perbichi's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Perbichi ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Perbichi no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Perbichi is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Katarn throwing strikes from guard but Perbichi blocks nicely.
Katarn postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Katarn being controlled here momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Katarn working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Perbichi 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.
Katarn throwing strikes from guard but Perbichi blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Katarn throws a strike but Perbichi rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Katarn thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Perbichi won't allow Katarn to sweep him here.
Perbichi gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Julio Cesar Perbichi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Katarn fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Perbichi tries to clinch there but Katarn circles away.
Katarn fails in his attempt to clinch.
Katarn has taken the fight to the clinch.
Perbichi wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Katarn lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Perbichi breaks from the clinch.
Katarn tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Perbichi counters by moving into the clinch.
Perbichi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Katarn has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Perbichi avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Katarn prevents Perbichi from breaking the clinch.
Perbichi wants to get back to striking at distance but Katarn won't allow it.
Katarn blocks an uppercut.
Perbichi is looking to break free of the clinch but Katarn has double underhooks.
Katarn drops down looking for an ankle pick but Perbichi pulls his leg out and moves away.
Julio Cesar Perbichi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kyle Katarn.
Katarn has taken the fight to the clinch.
Perbichi tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Katarn has hold of one of Perbichi's legs. Perbichi is fighting the takedown attempt but Katarn gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Katarn is fighting to break Perbichi's control of his arms but Perbichi is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Katarn with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Perbichi lands a couple of decent looking body shots there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perbichi is adopting a defensive guard.
Perbichi has his feet on Katarn's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Katarn scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Katarn is chipping away with strikes.
Perbichi is looking for a sweep.
Katarn scores with a couple of short elbows.
Katarn fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Katarn connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Perbichi some visible discomfort.
Perbichi tries to buck Katarn off but Katarn is having none of it.
Katarn lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perbichi taking punishment in the form of punches.
Kyle Katarn has got the better of the ground game so far.
You can see the frustration on Perbichi's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Perbichi tries to bench press Katarn off him but Katarn keeps the position.
Katarn connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Perbichi some visible discomfort.
Katarn is working Perbichi over with some ground and pound from side control.
Perbichi is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Katarn cracks Perbichi with a big elbow.
Katarn throws a strike aimed at the side of Perbichi's head but Perbichi avoids it well.
Perbichi managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Katarn.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Katarn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Julio Cesar Perbichi's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Katarn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Katarn tries to close the distance and clinch but Perbichi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Katarn misses with a hook.
Perbichi misses with a double jab.
Perbichi tries to clinch there but Katarn circles away.
Katarn shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Perbichi as he avoids it easily.
Katarn wants to clinch.
Katarn has managed to clinch.
Perbichi prevents a takedown attempt there.
Perbichi breaks the clinch.
Perbichi moves in looking to clinch but Katarn pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Left hook, right uppercut from Perbichi.
Perbichi moves out of range of the strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Perbichi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Perbichi closes the distance and pushes Katarn back into the cage.
Perbichi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Katarn's elbow.
Perbichi breaks the clinch.
Katarn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perbichi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Katarn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Katarn misses with a hook.
Perbichi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Katarn doesn't manage to clinch there - Perbichi circles away.
Perbichi closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Katarn is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Perbichi is pressed up against the cage. Katarn has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Perbichi down to the mat. Perbichi avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Julio Cesar Perbichi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kyle Katarn.
Perbichi throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Katarn avoids a punch combination nicely.
Perbichi pushes Katarn up against the cage in a clinch.
Perbichi tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Katarn just stands there and leans against the cage.
Perbichi is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Katarn pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Katarn lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Perbichi breaks from the clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Perbichi. No joy for Katarn on that attempt.
Perbichi scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Perbichi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Katarn circles away quickly and effectively.
Katarn fails to land the takedown.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Katarn wants to clinch
and Perbichi moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Katarn goes for a takedown in the clinch but Perbichi prevents it.
Perbichi wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Perbichi is trying to break free.
Katarn can't get the takedown.
Perbichi wants to stall.
Perbichi wants to break the clinch but can't.
Perbichi is trying to break the clinch but Katarn has him pressed against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Katarn.
Katarn has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Perbichi regains guard immediately.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Katarn accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Perbichi pulls Katarn in to control the position.
Perbichi controls Katarn momentarily but Katarn frees himself.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Perbichi holds on and takes a little breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perbichi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Katarn wanted to stand there but Perbichi had control of the position.
Katarn missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Katarn prevents Perbichi from getting back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Katarn scores with a hook.
Katarn connects with a single shot there.
Katarn tries to clinch but Perbichi moves away
and Perbichi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Perbichi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Perbichi keeps the fight on the outside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Katarn throws a lazy right hand but Perbichi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Julio Cesar Perbichi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Katarn misses with an uppercut.
Perbichi clinches up against the cage.
Katarn drops down looking for an ankle pick but Perbichi pulls his leg out and moves away.
Perbichi is looking to clinch but Katarn is avoiding it.
Katarn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Katarn waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Perbichi.
Perbichi 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.
Perbichi clinches with his opponent.
Katarn digs a right hand into Perbichi's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Perbichi's gas tank.
Perbichi wants to break free but Katarn has control.
Katarn keeps control of Perbichi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Katarn is looking to control Perbichi's arms but Perbichi gets an underhook and turns him. Now Katarn has his back to the cage.
Perbichi manages to break the clinch.
Perbichi moves in looking to clinch but Katarn pushes him off.
Katarn fails with a takedown attempt.
Perbichi's corner calls for a 1-2. Perbichi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Julio Cesar Perbichi showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Perbichi 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Julio Cesar Perbichi!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Byson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renato Yared (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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18
214 lbs
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200 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mike Byson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Renato Yared!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Matheus Silva and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Byson misses with a few strikes there.
Yared takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Yared shoots for a takedown but Byson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Byson stalks Yared and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Yared's face. Yared staggers backwards, shaken.
Byson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yared circles away quickly and effectively.
Byson swinging wilding here.
Byson works over Yared's head and body with a nice combination.
Byson throws a series of punches but Yared avoids them all with ease.
Byson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yared circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Byson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Byson lands with a right hand.
Byson avoids the head kick by Yared.
Byson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Byson throws a right and a left that Yared avoids nicely.
Byson could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Byson tries to bum rush Yared with a series of wild strikes but Yared uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Byson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Yared throws out a loose jab but Byson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Byson!
Byson scores with a one two! Yared had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Byson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yared circles away quickly and effectively.
Byson fails to land with a series of punches.
Byson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yared circles away quickly and effectively.
Yared shoots in looking for a takedown. Byson tries to sprawl out of it but Yared keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Byson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Yared tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Byson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Byson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Byson misses with a double jab.
Byson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Byson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A combination from Byson does no damage.
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.
Byson misses with the combination.
Byson misses with a two punch combination.
Yared swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Byson counters with a one-two to the body.
Byson misses with a combination
and Yared counters with a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Byson 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.
A nice combination there by Byson.
Yared takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Byson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Yared to counter with a crisp jab.
Byson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Yared counters with a single leg into guard. Byson didn't expect that.
Byson wants to stand and escape but Yared is having none of it.
Yared postures up in Byson's guard and throws a big left but Byson blocks it.
Byson wants to get back to his feet but Yared is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Byson keeping moving, preventing Yared from controlling successfully.
Byson wants to stand and escape but Yared is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yared 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.
Yared stops Byson from standing up.
Yared has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Byson throws a combination that misses
and Yared counters with a big head kick but Byson shrugs it off.
Mike Byson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Byson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Yared moves into the clinch.
Yared tries for a takedown but Byson manages to get underhooks.
Byson stops a takedown attempt from Yared.
Yared comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Yared throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Yared drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Byson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Mike Byson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Renato Yared.
Knees to the body from Yared.
Yared is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yared prevents Byson from breaking the clinch.
Byson prevents the takedown attempt.
Yared pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Byson throws a combination that misses
and Yared counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Byson!
Byson tries to buck Yared off but he can't manage it.
Yared with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Byson is looking to improve his position but Yared isn't that keen on the idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yared is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Yared!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Renato Yared!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Duke LaCrosse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Royce Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Royce Gracie is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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202 lbs
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192 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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Duke LaCrosse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Royce Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Mauricio Rocha and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
LaCrosse fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gracie manages to avoid it.
LaCrosse scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gracie in his tracks.
A chopping leg kick lands by LaCrosse.
Gracie looks gassed!
LaCrosse misses with a wild combination.
LaCrosse misses with a straight right.
LaCrosse throws a left that rocks Gracie and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! LaCrosse dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Gracie regain composure!
Gracie is rocked!
It looks like Royce Gracie has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
LaCrosse stands up.
LaCrosse swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
LaCrosse tries to bum rush Gracie with a series of wild strikes but Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gracie checks a low kick from LaCrosse.
LaCrosse cracks the inside of Gracie's front leg.
Gracie takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
LaCrosse throws a body kick that misses.
Duke LaCrosse seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
LaCrosse feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gracie's calf.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A solid leg kick lands there for LaCrosse.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by LaCrosse.
LaCrosse throws a leg kick but Gracie sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
LaCrosse fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gracie.
LaCrosse fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gracie manages to avoid it.
LaCrosse scoring well with a low kick there.
LaCrosse lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gracie at a distance.
Duke LaCrosse is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
LaCrosse misses with a few strikes there.
LaCrosse misses with a hook. Gracie ducked under it nicely.
LaCrosse lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
LaCrosse connects with a solid leg kick.
LaCrosse connects with a solid leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
LaCrosse moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
LaCrosse throws a hook to the side of Gracie's head but Gracie sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
LaCrosse lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gracie's sensitive parts.
LaCrosse throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by LaCrosse.
LaCrosse lands a really nice looking cross but Gracie seems unphased.
LaCrosse throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
LaCrosse throws a series of punches but Gracie avoids them all with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
LaCrosse scores with a decent looking hook.
LaCrosse tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A nice inside leg kick there by LaCrosse. That's going to slow Gracie down.
LaCrosse throws a front kick aimed at Gracie's knee but Gracie avoids it well.
LaCrosse lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
LaCrosse lands a high kick!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
LaCrosse lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
No joy there for LaCrosse, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Duke LaCrosse dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Royce Gracie's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
LaCrosse stuns Gracie with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A head kick misses from LaCrosse.
LaCrosse tries a low kick but Gracie avoids it.
Gracie blocks a low kick nicely.
A jab from LaCrosse misses.
LaCrosse connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some bone on bone action there as Gracie checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with LaCrosse but LaCrosse pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Gracie takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
LaCrosse misses with a head kick.
LaCrosse throws a sloppy head kick and Gracie moves out of range easily.
Gracie moves out of range of the body kick.
LaCrosse will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
LaCrosse throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gracie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gracie shoots for a double leg takedown but LaCrosse sprawls well. He's pushed Gracie's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
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.
LaCrosse misses with the combination.
LaCrosse rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gracie moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
LaCrosse throws a head kick that half lands.
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from LaCrosse.
LaCrosse jabs at Gracie's body.
LaCrosse throws a sloppy head kick and Gracie moves out of range easily.
LaCrosse misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
LaCrosse lands with a slapping head kick.
Gracie fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Duke LaCrosse has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Royce Gracie.
LaCrosse fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gracie is out of range.
Gracie slips under a jab from LaCrosse.
A combination from LaCrosse does no damage.
A head kick from LaCrosse lands but Gracie takes it in his stride.
Gracie scores with a takedown into LaCrosse's guard.
LaCrosse looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie stopping the sweep attempt from LaCrosse.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but LaCrosse is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as LaCrosse holds on and takes a little breather.
Gracie is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Gracie tries to free his leg and advance position but LaCrosse is retaining full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
LaCrosse trying to control the position here.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Duke LaCrosse dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Royce Gracie's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
LaCrosse throws a right and a left that both miss.
LaCrosse throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Gracie looks for a takedown but LaCrosse sprawls well.
LaCrosse is looking to chop away at Gracie's legs.
LaCrosse throws a nice head kick!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A bone on bone clash there as Gracie blocks the leg kick.
Duke LaCrosse is winning the standup battle so far.
LaCrosse comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
LaCrosse feints and then cracks Gracie's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gracie down.
LaCrosse is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gracie can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
LaCrosse turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
LaCrosse throws the kick towards the body but Gracie avoids it.
LaCrosse looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
LaCrosse jabbing away but nothing is landing.
LaCrosse connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
LaCrosse moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
LaCrosse misses with a double jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
LaCrosse misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
LaCrosse shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
LaCrosse motions for Gracie to come forward. LaCrosse throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Some bone on bone action there as Gracie checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Gracie wants to clinch up but LaCrosse keeps it at a distance.
A leg kick checked by Gracie.
A jab from LaCrosse does it's job there.
Gracie slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
LaCrosse takes a swing at Gracie's ribcage but misses.
Gracie checks a leg kick.
Gracie fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Horrible takedown by Gracie or perhaps it was just good defense by LaCrosse which made him look bad.
Duke LaCrosse has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Royce Gracie.
LaCrosse lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from LaCrosse, right into the meat.
Royce Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by LaCrosse.
LaCrosse misses with a jab, cross combination.
LaCrosse throws a right and a left that Gracie avoids nicely.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
LaCrosse fakes the leg kick and cracks Gracie in the body.
Gracie takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
LaCrosse tries to work over Gracie's front leg with a kick but Gracie checks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
LaCrosse connects with the punch.
Duke LaCrosse is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie takes a head kick and keeps coming.
And that's the end of the fight!
Duke LaCrosse showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for LaCrosse, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:25
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:25
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Duke LaCrosse!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Albert Fish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Gardens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gardens has chosen Not Tonight - Slaughterhouse as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Albert Fish!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcus Gardens!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Emerson Jorge and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fish fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fish tries to bum rush Gardens with a series of wild strikes but Gardens uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gardens throws a head kick but Fish moves out of range.
Fish throws a body punch but Gardens moves out of range.
Gardens avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Good work by Gardens as he checks the leg kick.
Gardens misses with an uppercut. Fish saw that one coming.
No luck for Gardens with that takedown attempt.
Fish gets a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fish looking to throw knees to the head but Gardens is blocking nicely.
Fish misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fish can't find room to land a body shot as Gardens controls the action.
Gardens tries for a takedown but Fish manages to get underhooks.
Fish tries to work over Gardens's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gardens is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Fish gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Albert Fish has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcus Gardens.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gardens wants a takedown.
Gardens has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Fish is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Fish cracks Gardens with a nice body shot.
Gardens goes for a takedown in the clinch but Fish prevents it.
Fish misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gardens blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fish throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Fish lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gardens or not.
Fish scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fish gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gardens.
Gardens looks gassed!
Fish pushes Gardens back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Fish lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fish lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fish lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fish scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fish lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gardens or not.
Fish pushes Gardens back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Fish digs a right hand into Gardens's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gardens's gas tank.
A hook to the body from Fish.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fish works on Gardens's body with a couple of short punches.
Good body shot from Fish.
Fish lands a hook that snaps the head of Gardens backwards.
A hook to the body from Fish.
Knees in the clinch landing for Fish.
Fish lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gardens takes an elbow to the forehead.
Fish lands a body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Fish.
Fish lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fish misses with an elbow over the top.
Fish lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Fish throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gardens blocks it with crossed arms.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fish.
Fish lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gardens backwards.
Fish lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gardens backwards.
Fish lands an elbow inside that Gardens shrugs off.
Gardens managing to block the knees to the body from Fish.
Fish softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fish misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fish lands a body punch in the clinch.
Fish lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gardens or not.
Fish works on Gardens's body with a couple of short punches.
Fish lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gardens is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Fish gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A hook to the body from Fish.
Fish cracks Gardens with a nice body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Fish.
Fish digs a right hand underneath Gardens's ribcage. Gardens let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Fish missing with knees to the body.
Fish landing some nice looking knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Fish.
Fish throws an elbow that misses.
Gardens on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fish throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gardens has Fish pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Fish manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Gardens is working for takedown but Fish is calmly controlling the position for now.
Fish misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fish lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gardens wants a takedown but no success here.
Fish scores with a hook to the body.
Fish throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fish creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Fish.
Fish tries to throw a body punch but Gardens avoids it by throwing Fish back against the cage.
Fish tries to work over Gardens's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fish misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fish misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gardens.
Gardens gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Gardens not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gardens wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fish keeps working.
Fish wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gardens is keen to just control but Fish is a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Albert Fish dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Gardens scores a takedown into full mount!
Gardens jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Fish manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Gardens is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Fish is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gardens is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Fish knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gardens tries to move to full mount but Fish actually manages to regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fish is looking for a sweep. Gardens is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gardens uses his free foot to push down on Fish's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Fish.
Gardens throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Fish because Gardens loaded up on that one.
Gardens fails to move to back control.
Gardens goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Fish is on top in guard.
Fish has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Gardens is proving hard to escape from.
Gardens escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Fish gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Gardens is looking to sweep but instead, Fish has passed into half guard.
Fish is thwarting Gardens's attempts to control the position.
Gardens wants to improve his position but Fish is controlling well.
Fish seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Fish tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Gardens.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gardens is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Fish pulls his head out easily.
Gardens regains full guard. Nicely done.
Fish stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Gardens tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Fish swivels and escapes.
Gardens avoids the body shot from Fish.
Fish throws a hook to the side of Gardens's head but Gardens sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gardens uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fish.
Gardens shoots in but Fish avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fish tries to close the distance and clinch but Gardens swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fish misses with a two punch combination.
Fish throws a leg kick but Gardens checks it.
Fish throws a jab but it's blocked by Gardens.
Fish looks to score with a jab to the body but Gardens is just out of range.
Fish fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gardens manages to avoid it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gardens closes this distance looking for a takedown but Fish circles away.
Albert Fish has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcus Gardens.
Gardens has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Fish finds it's way round the side to connect with Gardens's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Albert Fish will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Gardens shoots for a double leg takedown but Fish sprawls well. He's pushed Gardens's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Gardens looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Fish looks to score with a jab to the body but Gardens is just out of range.
Fish connects with a body shot.
Fish looks to land a right hand but Gardens moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fish is looking to clinch but Gardens is avoiding it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fish is looking to clinch.
Fish is looking to clinch but Gardens is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gardens shoots in and bounces Fish off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Gardens trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gardens wants to control from the top but Fish keeps moving.
Fish working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gardens.
Gardens trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Fish manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Gardens looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fish is one step ahead there.
Fish forces his way into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gardens trying to control here.
Gardens regains full guard. Nicely done.
Fish stands up from Gardens's guard - Fish perhaps looking for a knockout.
Fish lands a nice hook to Gardens's body. Gardens takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fish just misses with a punch to the body.
Gardens lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Fish throws a body punch but Gardens moves out of range.
Gardens changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Fish tries to avoid it but Gardens manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Fish to the ground. Fish escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Albert Fish has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcus Gardens.
Fish lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Gardens swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Fish counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gardens fails with the takedown.
Fish ducks under a wild hook from Gardens.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fish throws a sloppy head kick
and Gardens counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Gardens passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Fish!
Fish blocking the ground and pound.
Gardens has hold of Fish's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Fish manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Fish is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Gardens swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Fish is now in Gardens's guard. A big mistake from Gardens there, giving up the dominant position!
Fish's corner is telling him to maintain position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Albert Fish did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Gardens misses with a looping left.
Gardens throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Marcus Gardens is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fish throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fish throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gardens shoots in and bounces Fish off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Gardens sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Gardensis looking to pass into half guard but Fish pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Fish is in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gardens lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Fish!
Gardens is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Gardens is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Fish has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Fish!
Fish trying to control the position from guard on top but Gardens is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fish is looking to stand up but Gardens won't let him.
Gardens wants to sweep but no luck.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Gardens holds on and takes a little breather.
Gardens looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gardens is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Gardens has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Fish is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Gardens.
Fish stands up.
Gardens fails with the takedown
and Fish connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fish misses with a wild body shot.
Gardens tries for a takedown but Fish circles away easily
and Fish counters with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fish throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fish lands a nice shot to the body.
Fish tries a head kick but it misses.
Fish throws a shot to the body.
Good exchange - Fish coming out on top.
Gardens shoots and misses
and Fish counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gardens thinking.
Albert Fish has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcus Gardens.
Fish wants to clinch.
Gardens tries for a takedown but Fish circles away easily
and Fish counters by moving into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fish cracks Gardens with a nice body shot.
Fish lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fish is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gardens can do to turn this around?
Fish lands a knee to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fish creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Albert Fish has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gardens takes a shot to the head.
Fish cracks Gardens with a nice body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A shot in the inside from Fish.
Fish works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A body shot lands from Fish.
Fish lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gardens backwards.
Fish softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fish lands a body shot.
Fish scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fish lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gardens backwards.
Gardens wants a takedown but no success here.
Good body shot from Fish.
Nice body punch from Fish - that landed with a thud.
Fish digs a right hand into Gardens's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gardens's gas tank.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Albert Fish had his way with Marcus Gardens in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Fish tries to clinch there but Gardens circles away.
Some bone on bone action there as Gardens checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Gardens looks for a takedown but Fish sprawls well.
Fish swings for the body but Gardens moves out of range.
Fish gets caught flat footed, as Gardens shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Gardens pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fish is keeping the position for now.
Gardens loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Gardens trying to control the position from guard on top but Fish is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Marcus Gardens has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gardens throws a strike but Fish rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Gardens lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Fish!
Gardens goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Fish turns into him and now he's in Gardens's guard.
Gardens has an active guard here but Fish has managed to pass into half guard.
Fish sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Albert Fish is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gardens is trying to maintain the position but Fish is very close to passing his half guard.
Gardens tries to roll over but Fish keeps him under control.
Gardens looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Gardens is trying to control but can't.
Fish slows the pace down in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fish blocks the strikes from Gardens.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fish slows the pace down in half guard.
Gardens looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Fish is looking to clinch but Gardens is avoiding it.
A good leg kick by Fish.
Fish lands a slapping body shot.
Gardens fails with the takedown
and Fish counters with a nice body shot.
Marcus Gardens has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Fish tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Gardens counters with a single leg into guard. Fish didn't expect that.
Fish keeping moving, preventing Gardens from controlling successfully.
Gardens passes Fish's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Gardens stops Fish from getting back to his feet.
Gardens is working for a submission of some sort.
Gardens trying to mount his opponent but Fish defends it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus Gardens comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Fish 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 49:46
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 49:46
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Albert Fish!
Albert Fish retains his middleweight title!
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