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UVT 50: LEGACY PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between D J Rich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Perbichi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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145 lbs
7 - 7 - 0 |
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148 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart |
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Decent boxing
Intelligent |
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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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, D J Rich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Perbichi!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Matheus Silva and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perbichi avoids a kick to the body.
Rich shoots for a double leg takedown but Perbichi sprawls well. He's pushed Rich's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rich clinches up against the cage.
Rich tries to score a body lock takedown but Perbichi shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Perbichi prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for D J Rich. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rich turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Rich manages to end up in side control.
Rich swings around for an armbar but Perbichi sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Rich's guard.
Rich is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Perbichi is aware though and is defending well.
Rich is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rich controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rich is looking for a triangle but Perbichi pushes his legs off easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rich has his foot on Perbichi's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Perbichi works his way back into a safe position though.
Perbichi must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Perbichi trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Rich manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Rich stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Perbichi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Rich has gone for a leg lock! Perbichi slips out almost immediately though and dives into Rich's guard.
Perbichi wanted to stand there but Rich had control of the position.
Rich is looking for a triangle here but Perbichi uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rich is looking for a sweep.
Perbichi really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rich. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rich manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Rich is thwarting Perbichi's attempts to control the position.
Rich trying to advance position but Perbichi counters by regaining guard.
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.
Rich trying to control but Perbichi is working from the bottom.
Rich stays in close to Perbichi's body and controls the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rich stopping the sweep attempt from Perbichi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
D J Rich dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Perbichi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rich.
Rich slips under a jab from Perbichi.
Perbichi misses with a straight right.
Rich throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rich throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Perbichi was covering up waiting for the punch and Rich finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Rich postures up.
Perbichi keeping moving, preventing Rich from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rich slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Rich slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Rich tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Rich is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Perbichi is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Rich thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rich is trying to get an arm triangle but Perbichi is defending well.
Rich is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Perbichi is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Perbichi wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Perbichi prevents Rich from improving position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Perbichi is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
D J Rich dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Rich tries to score a power double leg takedown but Perbichi sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rich somewhat.
Perbichi uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rich has time to react.
Rich shoots in for a takedown but Perbichi shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Perbichi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A swing and a miss from Rich.
Perbichi misses with a straight right.
Rich is looking to clinch.
A slow jab from Perbichi misses its intended target.
Perbichi thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rich fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for D J Rich. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Perbichi with a hook.
D J Rich is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rich bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Perbichi misses with a straight right.
Nice sprawl there from Perbichi as Rich shoots in.
Perbichi misses with an uppercut. Rich saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rich throws a nice looking combination but Perbichi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice sprawl there from Perbichi as Rich shoots in.
Rich fails with a takedown attempt.
Rich displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Perbichi throws out the jab.
Nice cross by Perbichi.
Perbichi scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rich has a takedown stuffed.
Perbichi throws a jab when Rich was well out of range.
Rich moves away from the strike by Perbichi.
Perbichi misses with a looping left.
Rich looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Perbichi is fending him off so far but Rich persists. Nope, Perbichi circles away and we're back to standing.
Perbichi waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Rich.
Perbichi throws a jab when Rich was well out of range.
Rich closes this distance looking for a takedown but Perbichi circles away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rich is looking to clinch but Perbichi is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Perbichi lands a jab to the nose.
Perbichi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rich throws a head kick that misses.
Perbichi scores with a nice head shot.
Rich changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Perbichi tries to avoid it but Rich manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Perbichi to the ground. Perbichi escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Thiago Perbichi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Perbichi throws an overhand right that lands on Rich's shoulder, as Rich tries to avoid the shot.
Perbichi jabs Rich right on the nose. Rich blinks but takes it well.
Perbichi misses with an uppercut. Rich saw that one coming.
Perbichi might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Perbichi scores with a hook.
Rich ducks under a wild hook from Perbichi.
Perbichi lands a nice shot that snaps Rich's head back.
Rich has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Perbichi finds it's way round the side to connect with Rich's head.
Perbichi lands a nice shot that snaps Rich's head back.
Perbichi tries to keep at a distance but Rich has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rich has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Perbichi is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rich has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Perbichi avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Perbichi tries to break free but Rich pushes him back against the cage.
Rich has Perbichi pressed against the cage, preventing Perbichi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rich ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Rich no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Perbichi wants to stand but Rich is controlling his posture from full guard.
Perbichi wants to stand and escape but instead Rich has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Rich tries to free his leg and advance position but Perbichi is retaining full guard.
Rich won't allow Perbichi to get back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rich looking to pass the guard.
Thiago Perbichi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Perbichi thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thiago Perbichi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rich 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:28
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... D J Rich!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Skinny Boy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christian Cong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cong has chosen Jibbs - King Kong as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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300 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
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280 lbs
6 - 6 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Brawler
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Decent boxing
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Skinny Boy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Christian Cong!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Leandro Rodrigues and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boy tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cong swivels and escapes.
A combination from Cong does no damage.
Cong defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Boy.
Boy shoots in for a takedown but Cong shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Skinny Boy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boy on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Some wild striking there from Cong.
Boy fails with a takedown attempt.
Cong throws a series of punches but Boy avoids them all with ease.
Cong misses with a wild combination.
Boy closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cong circles away.
A slow jab from Cong misses its intended target.
Cong throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Boy on the side of the head.
Boy fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Cong darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
It looks like Skinny Boy has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cong lands a right hook to the body.
Boy is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cong misses with a series of wild punches.
Cong cracks Boy with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Boy looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Cong finish him?
Christian Cong is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cong cracks Boy with a left hook right on the temple and Boy goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Cong lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Boy is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Christian Cong!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mister Tenso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Silva might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Its dark and hell is hot. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
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203 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anderson Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mister Tenso!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Alexandre Firmino and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tenso throws a right and a left that both miss.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Silva connects with a high kick.
Tenso stuffs the takedown.
Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tenso moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tenso with a jab.
It looks like Anderson Silva has been cut.
Silva moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
No joy there for Tenso, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silva tries to clinch but Tenso moves out of range.
Silva throws out a loose jab but Tenso uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tenso slips a jab and a cross from Silva.
Silva scores with a leg kick.
Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tenso circles away quickly and effectively.
Tenso throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Tenso.
Tenso misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tenso takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tenso checks it well.
Silva does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Tenso misses with a looping left.
Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tenso counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Tenso.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Silva.
Tenso avoids the elbow strike from Silva, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throws an elbow but it misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Silva takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Silva scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Mister Tenso has been cut.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Tenso is blocking nicely.
Tenso breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tenso throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Silva fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Tenso is out of range.
Anderson Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tenso circles away quickly and effectively.
Tenso misses with a few strikes there.
Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mister Tenso is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tenso's calf.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Silva.
Tenso misses with a two punch combination.
Some wild striking there from Tenso.
Silva tries to score with a low kick but Tenso moves his leg out of the way.
Tenso throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Tenso scores with a one two! Silva had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Tenso looks gassed!
Silva will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Silva falls off balance throwing a combination
and Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands with a thumping leg kick.
Silva throws a head kick that half lands.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Tenso moves out of range easily.
Tenso chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Silva can pounce on him.
Tenso throws a combination that misses
and Silva counters with a good low kick that Tenso was not able to check.
Silva stalks Tenso and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Tenso's face. Tenso staggers backwards, shaken.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva delivers a nice body kick.
Silva moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Silva looks to land a combination but Tenso avoids it well.
Tenso misses with a double jab
and Silva counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Tenso tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Silva fakes the leg kick and cracks Tenso in the body.
Silva throws a leg kick which misses Tenso's front leg but catches the back leg as Tenso tries to avoid it.
Silva connects with a solid leg kick.
Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A solid leg kick lands there for Silva.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tenso takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A nice inside leg kick there by Silva. That's going to slow Tenso down.
Silva looks to land a combination. Tenso sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Silva moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Silva.
Silva lands the left hand.
Silva misses with a double jab.
Silva throws a head kick that Tenso semi-blocks.
Silva keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tenso's sensitive parts.
Silva shoots in looking for a takedown. Tenso tries to sprawl out of it but Silva keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tenso manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anderson Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tenso just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Some wild striking there from Silva.
Tenso throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tenso swinging wilding here.
A combination from Tenso does no damage.
Silva looks for a takedown but Tenso sprawls well.
Silva works over Tenso's head and body with a nice combination.
Silva tries to land a front kick but Tenso steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Silva looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tenso swinging wilding here.
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
Tenso lands a two punch combo.
Tenso tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tenso on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Silva. Silva obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tenso misses with the combination.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva lands a jab to the nose.
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 Anderson Silva will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Tenso tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tenso lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tenso sprawls well. Tenso wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
Silva throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tenso fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silva tries a low kick but Tenso avoids it.
Tenso forces Silva back against the cage and clinches.
Tenso scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tenso slowing the pace effectively.
Tenso blocking some punches.
Tenso breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tenso swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Tenso moves out of range easily.
Tenso throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Anderson Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tenso gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Tenso is blocking nicely.
Silva lands an elbow just above Tenso 's eye.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tenso has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Tenso working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tenso breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Tenso is out of range.
Silva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tenso takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tenso checks the leg kick nicely there.
Silva buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Silva throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silva throws a solid leg kick but Tenso takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Silva.
Tenso avoids the head kick by Silva.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
A combination from Tenso does no damage.
Tenso tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Silva scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Tenso.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Silva.
Tenso misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tenso takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Tenso shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Silva misses with the combination.
Tenso dodges the punch combination from Silva.
Silva throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tenso counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Silva takes a jab right on the kisser.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anderson Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tenso scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tenso stalks Silva and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Silva's face. Silva staggers backwards, shaken.
Silva takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tenso swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Silva counters with a one-two to the body.
No joy there for Tenso, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tenso's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Silva throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Tenso dodges the punch combination from Silva.
Tenso avoids the head kick by Silva.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Tenso.
Tenso misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tenso is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tenso misses with the combination.
Tenso avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tenso rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silva thuds his shin into the meat of Tenso's side.
Silva lands a head kick. Tenso smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
Tenso tries to clinch up.
Tenso stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Silva.
Silva lands with a thumping leg kick.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tenso has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
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.
Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tenso avoids the head kick by Silva.
Silva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tenso counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Tenso lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Silva, right into the meat.
Tenso throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silva lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Tenso misses with a few strikes there.
A left and a right from Silva both land. Nice combination.
Silva throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Tenso.
An inside leg kick lands from Silva.
Silva misses with a head kick.
A right-left combo lands from Tenso.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Tenso fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A punch combination from Tenso misses.
Tenso closes the distance and clinches.
Tenso breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mister Tenso showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Tenso walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Silva.
Tenso slaps away a takedown attempt from Silva, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Silva throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A combination from Tenso does no damage.
Tenso walks forward, straight into a front kick from Silva.
Silva lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tenso throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A chopping leg kick lands by Silva.
An inside leg kick lands from Silva.
Silva rushes Tenso and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Tenso lands with a right to the head.
Silva looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Tenso has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Silva.
Tenso breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tenso clobbers Silva with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Tenso dodges the punch combination from Silva.
Decent striking displayed by Silva there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Silva, right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Tenso moves out of range easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
Silva misses with a combination
and Tenso connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tenso tries to clinch up.
Tenso might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Tenso swinging wilding here.
Tenso checks a leg kick.
Silva cracks the inside of Tenso's front leg.
Silva shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tenso pinned against the cage. Tenso gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tenso lands an overhand right.
Tenso swinging wilding here.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt
and Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anderson Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tenso's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Tenso duly obliges.
Tenso goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tenso scores with a three punch combo!
Tenso tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
Silva is looking to slow Tenso down with leg kicks.
Tenso rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tenso misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silva misses with a two punch combination.
No joy there for Tenso, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tenso chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Silva can pounce on him.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva misses with a wild combination.
Silva misses with the combination.
Silva tries to clinch up but Tenso circles away and keeps his distance.
Tenso lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Good work by Tenso as he checks the leg kick.
Tenso on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Silva. Silva obviously looking to wear him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tenso on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Silva. Silva obviously looking to wear him down.
Tenso will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Tenso.
Silva lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silva looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Silva scoring well with a low kick there.
Silva scores with a spinning back kick!
Silva throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Tenso.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Silva lands a two punch combo.
Silva misses with a combination
and Tenso counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silva looks to land a combination but Tenso avoids it well.
Mister Tenso seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silva feints and then cracks Tenso's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tenso down.
Tenso closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva keeps control of Tenso as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Silva changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Tenso fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Tenso swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A right-left combo lands from Tenso.
Silva throws a nice outside leg kick.
Silva scores with a head kick.
Silva throws a wild body kick that Tenso sees coming a mile off.
Silva misses with a hook.
Tenso will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tenso on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Silva. Silva obviously looking to wear him down.
Tenso stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Silva.
Tenso throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silva drives through and clinches with Tenso against the cage.
Tenso wants to break the clinch but can't.
Silva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mister Tenso.
Well Tenso has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:29
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Anderson Silva!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Ricardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and General Ice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ricardo comes to the cage accompanied by Culo. General Ice is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference 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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricky Ricardo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, General Ice!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Emerson Jorge and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ice swats away the attempt to clinch by Ricardo.
General Ice seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ricardo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ice swats away the attempt to clinch by Ricardo.
Ice lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Ricky Ricardo has been cut.
Ricardo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ricardo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ice.
A punch combination from Ice misses.
A right-left combo lands from Ice.
Ricardo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
No joy there for Ice, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ice throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ricardo.
Ice loads up on a big right hand but Ricardo slips the punch.
A cross from Ice lands.
Ricardo doesn't manage to clinch there - Ice circles away.
Ricardo doesn't manage to clinch there - Ice circles away.
Ricardo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ice paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ricardo gets a takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ice avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ricardo.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ice wants to get back to his feet.
Ricardo sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Ricardo is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Ice has managed to free his arm - good work.
Ice is in trouble now - Ricardo has advanced to mount!
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.
Ice is squirming around, avoiding Ricardo's attempts to control the action.
Ice trying desperately to get to his feet.
Ricardo scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Ice?
Ice holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Ricardo tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Ice trying desperately to get to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ricardo throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Ricardo looking to control but Ice is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ricardo 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.
Ice is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Ricardo looking to control but Ice is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ice really wants to buck Ricardo off and get back to his feet.
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.
Ice prevents Ricardo from taking his back.
Ricardo punching from mount but Ice doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Ricardo thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Ricardo throws some wild stikes that Ice manages to avoid easily.
Ricardo in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Ricardo is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Ice has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Ricardo looking to control but Ice is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
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 Ricky Ricardo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ricky Ricardo's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ricardo shoots in and bounces Ice off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Ricardo wants to control from the top but Ice keeps moving.
Ricardo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ricardo wants to control from the top but Ice keeps moving.
Ricardo's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Ricardo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ice wants to stand but Ricardo is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ricardo slips nicely into half guard.
Ricardo tries to pass to full mount but Ice defends it.
Ricardo is controlling the pace.
Ricardo wants to pass the guard but Ice is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ricardo is trying to work for a kimura but Ice is defending well.
Ricardo passes to full mount!
Ricardo trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Ice wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Ricardo with the ground and pound from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ricardo looking to finish with strikes here!
Ricardo goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Ice turns into him and now he's in Ricardo's guard.
Ricardo wants to sweep here but Ice controlling him for the moment.
Ricardo lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Ice!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ricardo pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Ricardo is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Ice can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Ricardo trying to control but Ice is having none of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ice is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Ricardo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ricky Ricardo's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Ricardo scores with a takedown into Ice's guard.
Ricardo drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Ice dives on top into guard.
Ice wants to stand but Ricardo has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Ricardo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ice trying to stand up but can't free himself from Ricardo's guard.
Ricardo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ricardo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ricardo is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ice defends well.
Ricardo trying to control the position.
Ricardo is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ice defends well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ricardo is trying to keep Ice in close.
Ricardo wants to sweep here but Ice controlling him for the moment.
Ricardo is working hard here to advance position.
Ice is looking to stand up but Ricardo won't let him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ricardo is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ice defends well.
Ricky Ricardo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ice is looking to stand up but Ricardo won't let him.
General Ice has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A nice combination there by Ice.
Ricardo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ricardo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ricardo tries to pull guard but Ice won't allow it.
Ricardo ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Ricardo no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ice is looking to stand up but Ricardo won't let him.
Ice preventing the sweep.
Ricardo looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Ricardo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ice doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ice manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Ricardo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ice is one step ahead there.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ricky Ricardo.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ricardo, 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricky Ricardo!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yve Braud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grant Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Braud comes to the cage accompanied by "Here Comes the Hammer" by M.C. Hammer. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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232 lbs
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274 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yve Braud!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Grant Mitchell!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Daniel Cesar and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mitchell scores with a hook.
Braud shoots in looking for a takedown. Mitchell tries to sprawl out of it but Braud keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mitchell manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Mitchell throws a series of punches but Braud avoids them all with ease.
Braud shoots in for a double leg but Mitchell sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Mitchell tries to bum rush Braud with a series of wild strikes but Braud uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mitchell throws a right and a left that Braud avoids nicely.
Braud slips a jab and a cross from Mitchell.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell looks to land a combination but Braud avoids it well.
Braud is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mitchell sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yve Braud. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mitchell throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mitchell throws a right and a left that Braud avoids nicely.
Mitchell stuffs the takedown attempt from Braud. Braud gets slowly back to his feet.
Mitchell stuffs the takedown attempt from Braud. Braud gets slowly back to his feet.
Mitchell connects with a right hand. Braud shakes it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Braud shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mitchell but Mitchell pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mitchell looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mitchell misses with a jab, cross combination.
Grant Mitchell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Braud ducks under a wild hook from Mitchell.
Mitchell dives in and grabs Braud's left leg, looking for a takedown. Braud pushes down on Mitchell's head and hops out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Braud shoots and misses
and Mitchell holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Braud lands an elbow inside that Mitchell shrugs off.
Mitchell has hold of one of Braud's legs. Braud is fighting the takedown attempt but Mitchell gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Braud seems keen to control Mitchell's posture.
Mitchell wants to stand and escape but instead Braud has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Mitchell doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Braud trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Braud makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Mitchell tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mitchell is looking to stand up but Braud isn't so interested in that idea.
Braud has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Mitchell is proving hard to escape from.
Mitchell wants to stand and escape but Braud is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Braud trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Mitchell throws a nice looking combination but Braud bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mitchell gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mitchell takes an elbow to the temple.
Braud scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mitchell wants to break free but Braud has control.
Mitchell wants to break free but Braud has control.
Mitchell tries to break free but Braud pushes him back against the cage.
Braud throws a punch but it's blocked by Mitchell.
Mitchell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mitchell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mitchell throws a series of punches but Braud moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grant Mitchell dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Braud tries to clinch up
and Mitchell counters with a series of strikes. Braud will be more careful next time no doubt.
Braud misses with a takedown
and Mitchell counters with a left and a right that stings Braud.
Mitchell misses with a two punch combination.
Mitchell connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Braud shoots and misses
and Mitchell counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Braud!
Mitchell throwing strikes here but Braud is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Mitchell won't let Braud get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Mitchell looking to finish with strikes here!
Mitchell punching from mount but Braud doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Mitchell controlling from mount.
Mitchell tries to control but Braud wriggling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Braud is wriggling around trying to escape.
Mitchell lands a big shot there that rocks Braud but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Braud is trying to escape the mount.
Mitchell throws some wild stikes that Braud manages to avoid easily.
Mitchell cracks Braud with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Mitchell trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mitchell thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Mitchell wants to control the pace but Braud is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Braud tries to lock up and control but Mitchell gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Mitchell thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mitchell throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Braud because Mitchell loaded up on that one.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Braud suckers Mitchell into throwing a sloppy strike and uses the momentum to reverse the position beautifully! Braud is now in Mitchell's guard!
Braud landing some decent shots from guard.
Braud looking to pass the guard.
Braud loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Braud trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Braud scoring with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Braud throwing strikes from guard but Mitchell blocks nicely.
Braud postures up.
Braud wants to pass the guard but Mitchell is keeping the position.
Braud in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mitchell lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Braud!
Braud taking shots to the head.
Mitchell trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Mitchell jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Braud is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Braud and Mitchell has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grant Mitchell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Mitchell throws a right and a left that Braud avoids nicely.
Mitchell looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Braud avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mitchell misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Braud shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Mitchell counters with a left and a right that stings Braud.
Braud with a lazy takedown attempt
and Mitchell decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Braud's guard.
Grant Mitchell has got the better of the ground game so far.
Braud is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mitchell is controlling him.
Mitchell throwing strikes but missing.
Mitchell would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell tries to free his leg and advance position but Braud is retaining full guard.
Mitchell stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Mitchell misses with a jab, cross combination.
Braud has his takedown stuffed
and Mitchell counters with a single leg into guard. Braud didn't expect that.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yve Braud. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell wants to stand but Braud has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Grant Mitchell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mitchell takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Braud looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mitchell postures up.
Mitchell trying to stand up but can't free himself from Braud's guard.
Mitchell is in close to Braud's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Mitchell decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
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.
Mitchell misses with a jab, cross combination.
Yve Braud has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mitchell shoots in but no luck this time.
Braud shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Mitchell napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Braud thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Mitchell struggling a bit here.
Mitchell is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Braud has just dragged him back down to the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Grant Mitchell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mitchell has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Grant Mitchell!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dallas Broderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and General Fire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dallas Broderson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to General Fire's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dallas Broderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, General Fire!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Leandro Rodrigues and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fire takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fire fails to land with a series of punches.
Broderson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fire looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Broderson instigates a clinch.
Broderson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fires head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Broderson.
Broderson is leaning against Fire and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Broderson.
A short uppercut from Broderson.
Broderson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Broderson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Broderson lands with a right to the head.
Broderson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fire is rocked!
Broderson has a couple of punches blocked by Fire.
Broderson mutters something to Fire before pushing him back against the cage. As Fire comes back towards him, Broderson unloads a hook from the very depths of hell that knocks Fire clean out! Oh. My. God. That is some seriously brutal stuff right there! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dallas Broderson!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Butter Bean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Razor De Costa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Costa has chosen Synphony of Destruction by Megadeth as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Butter Bean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Razor De Costa!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Mauricio Rocha and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bean scores with a nice head shot.
It looks like Razor De Costa has been cut.
Bean throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bean moves into range and clinches up with De Costa.
De Costa jumps into guard, dragging Bean to the mat.
Bean has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Bean wants to pass the guard but De Costa is keeping the position.
Bean wants to stand and escape but instead De Costa has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
De Costa pushes down on Bean's leg and manages to get into half guard.
De Costa thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Bean to regain full guard.
De Costa missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
De Costa drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Bean manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now De Costa has Bean in his guard.
De Costa is working an open guard so Bean takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bean has managed to clinch.
Bean misses with a punch on the inside.
De Costa is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Bean pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Bean scores with a shot to the side of De Costa's head.
Bean wants to get back to striking at distance but De Costa won't allow it.
A short left from Bean.
Bean lands a left hand that snaps the head of De Costa backwards.
Bean throws a blind hook that connects with the side of De Costas head.
De Costa tries for a takedown. No joy.
A body shot lands from Bean.
De Costa jumps guard but Bean stands there with De Costa around his waist. De Costa gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Butter Bean has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Razor De Costa.
Bean lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
De Costa tries to pull guard but Bean won't allow it.
Bean breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bean gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows De Costa to score an easy takedown into full guard.
De Costa looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bean wriggles free and stands up.
De Costa has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bean finds it's way round the side to connect with De Costa's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bean instigates a clinch.
Bean gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from De Costa.
De Costa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bean lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bean doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bean digs a right hand underneath De Costa's ribcage. De Costa let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bean can't break the clinch.
Bean prevents the takedown attempt.
De Costa working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bean working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bean softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bean lands a right hand that snaps the head of De Costa backwards.
Bean softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
De Costa is rocked!
That has opened up Razor De Costa's cut even more.
Bean lands a big right hand that drops De Costa! The killer instinct kicks in and Bean finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Bean!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Butter Bean!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Albert Fish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesse The Devil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Albert Fish!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jesse The Devil!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Paulo Santos and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fish listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The Devil shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The Devil is looking to clinch but Fish is avoiding it.
The Devil darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The Devil is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The Devil wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fish keeps working.
The Devil thows a huge punch but Fish dodges it nicely.
The Devil wants to work for an arm triangle but Fish is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The Devil not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Devil wants to control but Fish is keeping him busy.
The Devil is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Fish has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Devil stops Fish from getting back to his feet.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
The Devil ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fish moves away.
The Devil tries to clinch but Fish is having none of it.
Fish lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The Devil is looking to clinch but Fish is avoiding it.
The Devil throws a shot to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Fish.
The Devil throws a hook to the side of Fish's head but Fish sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Albert Fish is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The Devil shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The Devil thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Fish to regain full guard.
The Devil postures up in Fish's guard and throws a big left but Fish blocks it.
The Devil drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Fish dives on top into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fish tries to free his leg and advance position but The Devil is retaining full guard.
Fish trying to control the position from guard on top but The Devil is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The Devil is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The Devil working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Fish has passed into half guard!
The Devil looks gassed!
The Devil trying to control from the bottom.
The Devil has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The Devil is trying to get back to full guard.
Fish controlling the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fish seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
The Devil wants to get back to full guard.
The Devil looking for submissions off his back.
Fish is pressing down on The Devil's thigh, looking to free his foot. The Devil is holding on for now.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
The Devil tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The Devil looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The Devil throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Fish makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Fish.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fish avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The Devil is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Fish is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Fish has escaped and now he's on top!
Fish pushing down on The Devil's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The Devil looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Fish wants to stand up but The Devil has a hold of him and won't allow it.
The Devil is looking for a sweep. Fish is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Albert Fish dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Fish scores with a nice right hand.
The Devil ducks right into an uppercut from Fish.
The Devil shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Fish but Fish pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Fish.
Jesse The Devil seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Devil is looking to clinch but Fish is avoiding it.
Fish connects with the punch.
The Devil is trying hard to land a takedown here. Fish sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
The Devil shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Fish pinned against the cage. Fish gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Albert Fish has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jesse The Devil.
The Devil shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Fish lands a right hook to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Fish.
Fish scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fish with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fish throws a right and a left that The Devil avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fish connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fish scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fish smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Fish connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between The Devil's hands.
Albert Fish is winning the standup battle so far.
Fish moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The Devil keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fish.
The fight stays on the outside here - The Devil looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fish keeps the fight on the outside.
The Devil tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fish swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The Devil finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The Devil avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fish lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The Devil throws a leg kick
and Fish counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The Devil looks to clinch
and Fish counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fish fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Fish dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fish throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The Devil lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Fish throws out a loose jab but The Devil uses good head movement to avoid it.
The Devil uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fish.
The Devil tries to clinch
and Fish counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
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!
Fish misses with a wild body shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as The Devil checks a leg kick.
The Devil checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Fish throws the left hand but The Devil avoids the punch easily.
Nice defenses there by The Devil.
Fish scores with a jab to the head.
The Devil slips under a jab.
The Devil misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
The Devil looks to clinch
and Fish counters with a nice body kick.
The Devil clinches but Fish breaks the clinch
and Fish counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Devil fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fish manages to avoid it.
The Devil closes the distance looking to clinch
and Fish counters with a straight right hand.
The Devil with a poor takedown
and Fish counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The Devil looks to clinch
and Fish counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Good leg kick by Fish there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The Devil clinches but Fish breaks the clinch
and Fish counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The Devil ducks right into an uppercut from Fish.
The Devil clinches but Fish breaks the clinch
and Fish counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The Devil takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fish tests The Devil's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The Devil shoots in but no luck this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fish throws a push kick but The Devil slaps the foot to one side.
The Devil throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Fish's waist but Fish gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing The Devil off to one side.
Fish scores with a jab.
Fish throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent The Devil stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fish fails to land with a series of punches.
Fish cracks The Devil with a right hand to the side of the head.
The Devil closes the distance but Fish moves to the side
and Fish counters with a nice uppercut.
Fish bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The Devil has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Devil tries to clinch but Fish moves away
and Fish counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fish throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Fish misses with a looping left.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fish circles away from the clinch attempt
and Fish counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The Devil gets a takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Albert Fish dominated that second 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Fish connects with a jab.
The Devil closes the distance but Fish moves to the side
and Fish counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fish circles away from the clinch attempt
and Fish counters with a stiff right hand.
The Devil tries to clinch but Fish moves away
and Fish counters with an outside leg kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from The Devil.
Fish lands with a straight right. The Devil didn't see that one coming.
Fish does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The Devil checks the leg kick nicely there.
The Devil uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fish.
Fish fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Devil manages to avoid it.
The Devil forces Fish back against the cage and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Fish - that landed with a thud.
Fish breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The Devil wants to clinch
enabling Fish to counter with a crisp jab.
The Devil looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
The Devil tries to clinch but fails miserably
and The Devil takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fish misses with a hook.
The Devil tries to clinch up
and Fish counters with a nice uppercut.
The Devil moves into range and clinches up with Fish.
Stalling in the clinch from The Devil.
The Devil is trying to stall.
Fish pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The Devil tries to clinch
and Fish counters with a low kick, right behind The Devil 's knee.
Albert Fish is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Devil closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Fish tried to score with a low kick but The Devil checks it.
Fish cracks The Devil with a good jab.
Fish lands a jab to the nose.
Fish connects with a good right hand that stumbles The Devil. The Devil circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Fish lands a glancing blow to the side of The Devil's head.
The Devil darts in trying to clinch
and Fish counters with a series of strikes. The Devil will be more careful next time no doubt.
Fish looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The Devil darts in trying to clinch
and Fish cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fish lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fish is looking to land body kicks.
Fish circles away from the clinch attempt
and Fish counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fish scores with a nice head shot.
The Devil's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The Devil fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fish manages to avoid it.
The Devil shoots and misses
and Fish counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Albert Fish has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jesse The Devil.
Fish lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Fish throws a good cross that connects.
The Devil tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Fish cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fish scores with a jab.
The Devil wants to clinch
and Fish counters with a nice uppercut.
The Devil clinches but Fish breaks the clinch
and Fish counters with a nice uppercut.
The Devil tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Fish counters with a straight right hand.
Fish stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fish lands with a right hand.
Fish moves into range and connects with a jab.
Fish connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The Devil misses with a body shot
and Fish counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The Devil swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Fish to counter with a crisp jab.
Fish circles away from the clinch attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The Devil tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Fish counters with a straight right hand.
Jesse The Devil has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fish throws out a loose jab but The Devil uses good head movement to avoid it.
The Devil takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Fish throws a combination but it was largely blocked by The Devil.
Fish stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Fish wants it to stay on the feet.
Fish throws an overhand right that lands on The Devil's shoulder, as The Devil tries to avoid the shot.
The Devil steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Fish. That one must have hurt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Albert Fish showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Fish, 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 30:26
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:26
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Albert Fish!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harry Nutlover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drew Pinksy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nutlover's entrance music is Bloodhound Gang - The Bad Touch. A fine choice. This should be a great matchup!
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285 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Harry Nutlover!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Drew Pinksy!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Paulo Santos and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pinksy lands a glancing blow to the side of Nutlover's head.
Nutlover drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Nutlover 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.
Pinksy keeping full guard, as Nutlover tries to pass.
Nutlover postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Pinksy is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Nutlover, into his guard.
Nutlover is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinksy looking to pass the guard.
Pinksy would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Nutlover is pulling down on Pinksy's head to control his posture.
Pinksy wants to stand but Nutlover is controlling his posture from full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Pinksy looking to pass the guard.
Pinksy would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Pinksy looking to pass the guard.
Pinksy trying to stand up but can't free himself from Nutlover's guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Nutlover throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pinksy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Nutlover is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Drew Pinksy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nutlover changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Pinksy tries to avoid it but Nutlover manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Pinksy to the ground. Pinksy escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nutlover slips a jab and a cross from Pinksy.
Nutlover looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pinksy is fending him off so far but Nutlover persists. Nope, Pinksy circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nutlover ducks under a wild hook from Pinksy.
Pinksy throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Pinksy leaves Nutlover with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harry Nutlover. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nutlover throws a jab but it's blocked by Pinksy.
Pinksy throws out a powerful jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nutlover fails with a takedown attempt.
Pinksy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pinksy throws a combination that misses
and Nutlover counters with a single leg into guard. Pinksy didn't expect that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pinksy working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Drew Pinksy will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nutlover takes one to the chin there.
Pinksy bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Nutlover's head.
It looks like Harry Nutlover has been cut.
Nutlover staying out of range there.
Pinksy stuffs the takedown.
Nutlover bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinksy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nutlover moves away.
Nutlover walks into a stiff left hand from Pinksy.
Pinksy defending well as Nutlover loads up on a big left hand.
Pinksy tests Nutlover's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pinksy moves out of range as Nutlover strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nutlover misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nutlover changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Pinksy tries to avoid it but Nutlover manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Pinksy to the ground. Pinksy escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harry Nutlover. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pinksy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pinksy loads up on a big right hand but Nutlover slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinksy scoring well with a low kick there.
Pinksy cracks Nutlover with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Pinksy has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Nutlover to stand back up!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nutlover falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pinksy counters with a huge left! Nutlover is in big trouble! He's backing up but Pinksy isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Nutlover from any more damage. A dominating finish by Pinksy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Drew Pinksy!
Drew Pinksy is the new super heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sub Zero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kent Powell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zero comes to the cage accompanied by Vanilla Ice - Ice Ice Baby. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sub Zero!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kent Powell!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Alexandre Firmino and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Zero with that takedown attempt.
Powell looks to land a left hand but Zero moved out of range nicely.
Zero shoots for a takedown but Powell saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Powell darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Powell drops an elbow to the side of Zero's head.
Powell trying to pass the guard but Zero defending well.
Powell landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Zero is trying to get back to full guard.
Powell thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Powell thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Powell landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Zero is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Powell's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Powell's back!
Powell rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Powell wants to get back to full guard.
Powell blocking the ground and pound attempt from Zero.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zero not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Zero thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Powell's head.
Zero throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Zero not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Zero 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.
Zero wants to work for an arm triangle but Powell is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Zero fails with the takedown
and Powell holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sub Zero. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zero is fighting off a takedown attempt but Powell is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Zero to the mat. Zero regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Powell throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Zero works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Zero looking for a sweep. Not yet Zero, not yet.
Powell connects with a couple of short punches.
Zero working for a triangle but Powell defends it easily.
Powell scoring with some ground and pound.
Powell stands up over Zero, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zero has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Powell can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Powell looking to pass the guard.
Powell lands a couple of digs.
Powell won't allow Zero to sweep him here.
Zero lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Powell!
Powell is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Powell tries to hold on but Zero postures up.
Zero throws some wild stikes that Powell manages to avoid easily.
Powell is desperately trying to improve his position but Zero has a good base and remains in mount.
Zero lands a big shot there that rocks Powell but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Zero misses with a head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zero lands with some strikes.
Zero sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Powell is desperately trying to improve his position but Zero has a good base and remains in mount.
Powell tries to hold on but Zero postures up.
Zero takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Powell is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Powell tries to reverse the position but Zero maintains control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zero scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Powell?
Powell takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Powell is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Zero can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Powell is looking to escape.
Zero punching from mount but Powell doing a good job of avoiding damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Powell wants to hold on but Zero pushes him away.
A nice elbow there by Zero.
Zero scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Powell?
Powell is in all sorts of trouble here.
Powell looks gassed!
Zero lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Zero thowing shots but they're missing.
Powell keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Zero punching from mount but Powell doing a good job of avoiding damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zero scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Zero sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Powell wants to hold on but Zero pushes him away.
Powell is desperately trying to get back to half 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 Sub Zero will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Zero gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Powell counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Powell drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Zero tries to pull guard but Powell holds him up against the cage and eventually Zero drops back down to his feet.
Powell prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sub Zero. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zero fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Zero jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Powell walks away with a smile on his face. Zero gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Zero looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Zero postures up in Powell's guard and throws a big left but Powell blocks it.
Powell working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Zero.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Zero accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Powell keeping full guard, as Zero tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powell bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Zero's guard.
Powell slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Zero is looking to reverse the position.
Powell in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Zero is trying to control Powell's posture but Powell avoids it.
Zero manages to work his way to half guard, despite Powell's best efforts.
Powell working Zero over with strikes.
Powell is nestled in close to Zero, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Zero gets full guard.
Zero looking to control.
Powell thows a big elbow that misses.
Zero is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Powell is breathing heavily.
Powell has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Zero is working away from the top position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zero is looking to advance position but Powell won't allow it.
Powell is controlling Zero's trapped leg to prevent Zero from advancing to side control.
Powell throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Zero works his foot free and advances to mount.
Zero trying to control but Powell is having none of it.
Powell is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Zero looking to finish with strikes here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zero trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Zero looking to finish with strikes here!
Zero thowing shots but they're missing.
Zero avoids the attempt from Powell to control.
Zero throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Powell because Zero loaded up on that one.
Zero punching from mount but Powell doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Zero can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Powell is looking to escape.
Zero looking to finish Powell with some ground and pound. This is bad for Powell!
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.
Powell regains half guard.
Zero is working for a submission of some sort.
Powell is trying to get back to full guard.
Zero is looking for a kimura here.
Zero missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Powell is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Zero seems to be working for a kimura but Powell defends the submission attempt.
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 Sub Zero will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Zero shoots and misses
and Powell counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Zero's guard now.
Powell pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Zero is keeping the position for now.
Zero wants to sweep here but Powell controlling him for the moment.
Powell in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Powell content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Powell works over Zero with some ground and pound from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Powell connects with a couple of short punches.
Zero has momentary wrist control but Powell slips an elbow through the middle.
Powell trying to control but Zero is working from the bottom.
Zero manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Zero cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Powell takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powell is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Zero sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Powell wants to control but Zero is having none of it.
Powell is trying to escape the mount.
Zero in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Zero in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Powell is trying to escape the mount.
Sub Zero overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Zero controlling his opponent.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Zero cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powell wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Zero.
Zero looking to ground and pound but Powell is blocking nicely.
Zero with a couple of short strikes.
Powell is wriggling around trying to escape.
Zero sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Zero with the ground and pound from mount.
Powell is trying desperately to improve position.
Zero sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Zero looking to finish with strikes here!
Zero looking to ground and pound but Powell is blocking nicely.
Zero lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zero throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Zero lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Powell hang on?
Zero thowing shots but they're missing.
Powell is desperately trying to improve his position but Zero has a good base and remains in mount.
Zero has hold of Powell's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Powell manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Zero working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Zero tries to control but Powell wriggling away.
Powell wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Zero.
Powell defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Zero.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Powell holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Zero tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Powell is looking to get to half guard.
Zero with the ground and pound from mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zero goes for an armbar but Powell turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Powell.
Zero throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sub Zero clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Zero has his takedown stuffed
and Powell counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Zero!
Powell with the ground and pound from mount.
Zero sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Zero is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Powell's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Powell's back!
Powell finds himself mounted whilst avoiding strikes.
Powell is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Powell is looking to improve his position but Zero isn't that keen on the idea.
Powell holds on for dear life.
Zero avoids the attempt from Powell to control.
Powell is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Poor strikes thrown by Zero there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Powell really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powell avoids a series of strikes thrown by Zero.
Zero is going olschool here, as he tries to force Powell to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Powell shrugs it off.
Zero thowing shots but they're missing.
Zero throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Powell because Zero loaded up on that one.
Zero throwing strikes here but Powell is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Zero throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Powell is squirming around, avoiding Zero's attempts to control the action.
Zero misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Zero looking to finish with strikes here!
Zero thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Zero thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Powell avoids a strike by Zero and manages to complete a very nice reversal in the process, to end up in Zero's guard! Fantastic escape!
Powell is working Zero over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Zero trying to keep a closed guard but Powell is proving a slippery customer.
Powell lands a couple of digs.
Powell working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Zero wants to sweep but no luck.
Zero looking for a guillotine here but Powell defends easily.
Powell working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Zero's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powell tries to free his leg and advance position but Zero is retaining full guard.
Powell distracts Zero with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Zero bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Powell's guard.
Powell keeping moving, preventing Zero from controlling successfully.
Powell working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Zero.
Zero pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Powell is keeping the position for now.
Powell is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Zero not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Powell trying to keep a closed guard but Zero is proving a slippery customer.
Zero won't allow Powell to sweep him here.
That's four 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.
Powell not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Zero has his takedown stuffed
and Powell counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Powell lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Powell throwing strikes but missing.
Zero has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Powell can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Powell postures up and lands a big shot to Zero's brow.
Powell landing with the ground and pound.
Powell trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Zero 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.
Zero keeping moving, preventing Powell from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kent Powell dominated that fourth round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Powell with a lazy takedown attempt
and Powell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Zero shoots and misses
and Powell counters by moving into the clinch.
Zero pulls Powell into guard.
Powell lands a couple of digs.
Zero bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Powell's guard.
Powell has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Zero throwing strikes from guard but Powell blocks nicely.
Zero throwing strikes from guard but Powell blocks nicely.
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.
Zero loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Zero looking to pass the guard.
Powell has Zero pulled in close to control his posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powell not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Zero lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Zero in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Zero postures up in Powell's guard and throws a big left but Powell blocks it.
Powell 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.
Zero stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Powell swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Zero trying to control but Powell is working from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Zero scores a takedown into full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zero has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Powell's face.
Powell is looking to improve his position but Zero isn't that keen on the idea.
Zero thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Powell is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Powell throwing hammer fists to the chest of Zero. What's that going to do exactly?
Poor strikes thrown by Zero there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Powell wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Zero.
Zero can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Powell is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zero fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Zero is working for a guillotine from mount but Powell frees his head quite easily.
Powell tries to reverse the position but Zero maintains control.
Zero punishing his opponent with strikes.
Zero throws some wild stikes that Powell manages to avoid easily.
Powell is working to get back to half guard.
Zero looking to control but Powell is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Powell blocking the ground and pound.
Zero lands with some strikes.
Zero landing strikes, looking to finish!
Sub Zero is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Powell working to try and regain half guard.
Zero tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Kent Powell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Powell is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Zero trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Zero controlling the position easily from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sub Zero showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Zero 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 49:46
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 49:46
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sub Zero!
Sub Zero retains his middleweight title!
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