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WB15: Bjerke vs. Panserbane PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Browder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gustavo Carvalho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carvalho has chosen Sexy Chick as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anthony Browder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gustavo Carvalho!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Daniel Cesar and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carvalho shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Browder's guard.
Carvalho pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Browder is keeping the position for now.
Browder has control of Carvalho's left arm, preventing Carvalho from doing any damage.
Browder keeping moving, preventing Carvalho from controlling successfully.
Browder trying to control the position.
Browder might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Carvalho 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.
Browder on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Browder tries to get out of the position.
Carvalho missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Browder looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Carvalho fails to land the takedown.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Carvalho.
Browder on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Carvalho shoots in and bounces Browder off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Carvalho lands a couple of elbows.
Carvalho tries to free his leg and advance position but Browder is retaining full guard.
Carvalho trying to control but Browder is working from the bottom.
Carvalho looks gassed!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Carvalho accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Browder looking for a sweep. Not yet Browder, not yet.
Carvalho is pushing down on Browder's leg trying to pass to half guard. Browder is fighting to maintain full guard but Carvalho has managed to sneak the leg through.
Carvalho has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Browder keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Carvalho wants to lay and pray for a moment but Browder keeps working.
Carvalho not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Browder trying to control from the bottom.
Carvalho is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Browder avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Carvalho.
Browder punching from the bottom.
Carvalho is looking to stall here but Browder recovers full guard.
Browder looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Carvalho trying to control the position from guard on top but Browder is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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.
Carvalho drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Browder dives on top into guard.
Carvalho looking to control.
Carvalho is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Browder defends well.
Carvalho is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Browder is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gustavo Carvalho dominated that round.
That's time! Browder's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Carvalho keeps the fight on the outside.
Browder throws a right hand that Carvalho ducks under and follows up with a left that Carvalho also avoids with ease.
Browder could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Browder throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Browder looks to land a combination but Carvalho avoids it well.
Carvalho is trying hard to land a takedown here. Browder sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Browder stuffs the takedown attempt from Carvalho. Carvalho gets slowly back to his feet.
Browder misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Browder tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Browder leaves Carvalho with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Anthony Browder has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gustavo Carvalho.
Browder shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carvalho has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Browder is working away from the top position though.
Carvalho trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Carvalho gets back to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Carvalho manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Browder wants to get up but he can't break Carvalho's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Carvalho throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Browder wants to pass the guard but Carvalho is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Carvalho has his foot on Browder's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Browder works his way back into a safe position though.
Carvalho is looking for a triangle but Browder pushes his legs off easily.
Carvalho had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Browder defends it easily.
Browder trying to stand up but can't free himself from Carvalho's guard.
Carvalho trying to keep a closed guard but Browder is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Browder is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Carvalho looking for a sweep. Not yet Carvalho, not yet.
Carvalho can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Browder controls the pace.
Carvalho working for a triangle but Browder defends it easily.
Carvalho trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Browder won't allow Carvalho to sweep him here.
Carvalho trying to control the position.
Carvalho working a defensive guard but Browder manages to pass into side control anyway.
Carvalho is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Carvalho tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Carvalho tries to roll over but Browder keeps him under control.
Browder stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gustavo Carvalho showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
A head kick misses from Browder.
Carvalho feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Carvalho looking to pass the guard.
Carvalho seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Carvalho in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Carvalho stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Browder swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Carvalho prevents Browder from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Browder keeping moving, preventing Carvalho from controlling successfully.
Carvalho advances position into side control!
Browder stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Carvalho is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Browder has escaped the position, nice work there.
Browder knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Carvalho on the ground.
Carvalho swings around for an armbar but Browder sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Carvalho's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Carvalho is on top in guard.
Carvalho thows a big elbow that misses.
Carvalho distracts Browder with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Carvalho chips away with some ground and pound.
Carvalho working some strikes from top position.
Carvalho lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Carvalho working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Browder's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Carvalho's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carvalho content to stall in guard here.
Carvalho scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Carvalho drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Carvalho jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Carvalho trying to control the position from guard on top but Browder is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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.
Carvalho controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Carvalho throwing strikes but missing.
Browder keeping full guard, as Carvalho tries to pass.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Carvalho shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Carvalho was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
And that's the end of the fight!
Gustavo Carvalho comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Carvalho winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight for Gustavo Carvalho!
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight for Gustavo Carvalho!
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight for Gustavo Carvalho!
Gustavo Carvalho wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brighton Early (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kim Haven of Mist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Early's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Eye of the Tiger. Haven of Mist comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Numero 1 kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Brighton Early is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brighton Early!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kim Haven of Mist!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Luis Engracia and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haven of Mist misses with a body shot.
Haven of Mist swinging wilding here.
Early darts in and clinches Haven of Mist up against the cage.
Early pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Haven of Mist misses.
Haven of Mist looks to land a combination but Early avoids it well.
Haven of Mist throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Early.
Haven of Mist throws a right and a left that Early avoids nicely.
Haven of Mist stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Haven of Mist throws a series of punches but Early avoids them all with ease.
Haven of Mist misses with a two punch combination.
Early uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Haven of Mist.
Haven of Mist scores with a jab. Early acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Early misses the target.
Nice straight punches there by Haven of Mist. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Haven of Mist.
Kim Haven of Mist seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haven of Mist circles away from the clinch attempt.
Haven of Mist throws a jab when Early was well out of range.
Kim Haven of Mist is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Haven of Mist cracks a nice hook into Early's ribs.
Early shoots in looking for a takedown. Haven of Mist tries to sprawl out of it but Early keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Haven of Mist manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Haven of Mist slaps away a takedown attempt from Early, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Haven of Mist swats away the attempt to clinch by Early.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haven of Mist clinches.
Early keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Haven of Mist's efforts to push away.
Early stalling in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Early.
Early successfully pulls guard.
Early is trying to keep Haven of Mist in close.
Haven of Mist controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Haven of Mist slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Haven of Mist takes a little break here. Early wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Early sneaks back into half guard.
Early moves into full guard.
Early is trying to control the position but Haven of Mist postures up.
Early has his foot on Haven of Mist's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Haven of Mist works his way back into a safe position though.
Early 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.
Haven of Mist is looking to stand up but Early won't let him.
Haven of Mist stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Early swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Early is trying to control the position but Haven of Mist postures up.
Early trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Early working for a triangle but Haven of Mist defends it easily.
Early is breathing heavily.
Early looking for a sweep. Not yet Early, not yet.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Haven of Mist lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Early circles away quickly and effectively.
Early shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Haven of Mist pinned against the cage. Haven of Mist gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kim Haven of Mist dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Haven of Mist looks to land a combination but Early avoids it well.
Haven of Mist connects with a right hand. Early shakes it off.
A left and a right from Haven of Mist both land. Nice combination.
No joy there for Haven of Mist, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Early gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Haven of Mist's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Haven of Mist wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Haven of Mist is looking to break free of the clinch but Early has double underhooks.
Early jumps guard but Haven of Mist stands there with Early around his waist. Early gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A short right from Early.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Haven of Mist stops a takedown attempt from Early.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Early gets through Haven of Mist's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Early wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brighton Early. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Early prevents Haven of Mist from breaking the clinch.
Haven of Mist working hard to break the clinch.
Haven of Mist is leaning against Early and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Haven of Mist is trying to break the clinch but Early has him pressed against the cage.
Early softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Haven of Mist creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Haven of Mist.
Haven of Mist is looking to control Early's arms but Early gets an underhook and turns him. Now Haven of Mist has his back to the cage.
Haven of Mist throws a punch but it's blocked by Early.
A short left from Haven of Mist.
Early throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Haven of Mist tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice left hand lands by Haven of Mist.
Early drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Haven of Mist gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Early lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Haven of Mist is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Early gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Haven of Mist has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Early is working away from the top position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Early looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Haven of Mist with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Haven of Mist trying to control here.
Haven of Mist is looking to escape.
Haven of Mist gets back to full guard.
Early passes into half guard.
Haven of Mist trying to control from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Early is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Early missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Haven of Mist wants to control but Early is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Early is pressing down on Haven of Mist's thigh, looking to free his foot. Haven of Mist is holding on for now.
Haven of Mist works his way to full guard. Good work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Haven of Mist working a defensive guard here.
Early trying to control the position from guard on top but Haven of Mist is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Haven of Mist controls Early momentarily but Early frees himself.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Early lands a nice leg kick that just misses Haven of Mist's sensitive parts.
Some wild striking there from Haven of Mist.
Haven of Mist looks to land a combination but Early avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kim Haven of Mist will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
A cross from Haven of Mist lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Early looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Haven of Mist connects with a crisp jab.
Early showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Haven of Mist.
Haven of Mist tries to clinch
and Early counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Early trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Early passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Early is looking to take a break and control but Haven of Mist is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Early tries for a kimura but Haven of Mist is defending well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Early wants to lay and pray for a moment but Haven of Mist keeps working.
Haven of Mist wants to control but Early postures up.
Haven of Mist sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Haven of Mist keeping hold of Early's head, controlling as best he can.
Early seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
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.
Early is working for a kimura but Haven of Mist is defending it quite comfortably.
Haven of Mist wants to control but Early is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Early is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Haven of Mist has managed to free his arm - good work.
Early is looking to take a break and control but Haven of Mist is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haven of Mist is looking to escape.
Early wants to pass to mount but Haven of Mist is defending the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Early closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Haven of Mist did well to prevent Early getting side control.
Early wants to control but Haven of Mist is keeping him busy.
Early prevents Haven of Mist from improving his position.
Early wants to pass to mount but Haven of Mist is defending the position.
Haven of Mist is trying to maintain the position but Early is very close to passing his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Early wants to advance to full mount but Haven of Mist doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Early drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Early jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Haven of Mist is trying to control the position but Early postures up.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Early on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Haven of Mist misses with a double jab.
Haven of Mist tries to work over Early's front leg with a kick but Early checks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brighton Early showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Haven of Mist has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight for Brighton Early!
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight for Kim Haven of Mist!
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight for Kim Haven of Mist!
Kim Haven of Mist wins by split decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kameron Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boba Fettucini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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185 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kameron Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Boba Fettucini!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Thiago Cunha and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fettucini looks to land a combination. Johnson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Johnson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Fettucini avoids it really well and circles away.
Johnson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Johnson showed some decent athleticism there.
Johnson looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Johnson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Fettucini is just riding it out for now. Johnson eventually gives up the hold.
Johnson wants to free his trapped foot but Fettucini is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fettucini is controlling Johnson's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Johnson looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Johnson with the ground and pound but Fettucini uses the opportunity to regain guard.
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.
Fettucini wants to sweep but no luck.
Johnson trying to control but Fettucini is working from the bottom.
Johnson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Fettucini is looking to stand up but Johnson isn't so interested in that idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Johnson tries to free his leg and advance position but Fettucini is retaining full guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Fettucini looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
Fettucini misses the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson drives through with a takedown into guard.
Fettucini keeping full guard, as Johnson tries to pass.
Johnson pushing down on Fettucini's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Johnson seems to be looking for submissions.
Johnson is looking to take a break and control but Fettucini is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Johnson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Fettucini is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson seems to be working for a kimura but Fettucini defends the submission attempt.
Johnson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Johnson is working for a kimura but Fettucini is defending it quite comfortably.
Johnson trying to pass the guard but Fettucini defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kameron Johnson dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Fettucini has managed to clinch.
Fettucini jumps guard.
Johnson preventing the sweep.
Johnson looking to sit in guard and control but Fettucini gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Fettucini looking to pass the guard.
Johnson throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fettucini would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Johnson looking for a sweep. Not yet Johnson, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Fettucini has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Johnson is proving hard to escape from.
Fettucini slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Fettucini stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Johnson clinches but Fettucini breaks the clinch
and Fettucini counters by clinching up.
Johnson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Johnson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Johnson jumps guard but Fettucini stands there with Johnson around his waist. Johnson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kameron Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fettucini lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fettucini scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Johnson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Fettucini just stands there and leans against the cage.
Fettucini jumps guard.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Fettucini keeps moving.
Fettucini preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Johnson pushes down on Fettucini's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Fettucini tries to roll over but Johnson keeps him under control.
Johnson is trying to work for a kimura but Fettucini is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fettucini kicks Johnson off and gets back to his feet.
Boba Fettucini is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fettucini looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt
and Fettucini counters with a stiff right hand.
Johnson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Fettucini.
Johnson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Johnson tries to keep at a distance but Fettucini has taken the fight into the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Fettucini has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Johnson clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Fettucini is breathing heavily.
Fettucini has the hooks in. Johnson is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fettucini looking for the RNC.
Johnson breaks Fettucini's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Johnson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fettucini swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Fettucini is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johnson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boba Fettucini 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!
Johnson tries for a takedown but Fettucini circles away easily
and Fettucini counters with a nice uppercut.
Fettucini throws a series of punches but Johnson moves out of range.
Fettucini misses with a double jab.
Boba Fettucini is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fettucini swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Johnson misses with a takedown
and Fettucini counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Fettucini.
Johnson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kameron Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson tries to pull guard but Fettucini holds him up against the cage and eventually Johnson drops back down to his feet.
Fettucini breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johnson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Fettucini moves into the clinch.
Johnson tries to pull guard but Fettucini holds him up against the cage and eventually Johnson drops back down to his feet.
Fettucini lands a body punch in the clinch.
Johnson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A right hook to the body lands for Fettucini.
Fettucini has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Johnson uses from the top position.
Fettucini keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fettucini is keeping the position for now.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Fettucini is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson stopping the sweep attempt from Fettucini.
Johnson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Johnson postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Fettucini is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Johnson, into his guard.
Fettucini stands up from guard. Let's bang!
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.
Johnson misses with a takedown
and Fettucini counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt
and Fettucini counters with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fettucini.
Fettucini finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Johnson with a poor takedown
and Fettucini counters with a nice body shot.
Fettucini throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fettucini fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fettucini fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Johnson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fettucini lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fettucini uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Johnson misses with a takedown
and Fettucini counters with a straight right hand.
Johnson needs to keep his hands up - Fettucini had a free shot at his head there.
Johnson tries to clinch but Fettucini moves out of range.
Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fettucini.
Johnson with a poor takedown
and Fettucini counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Johnson tries for a takedown but Fettucini circles away easily
and Fettucini moves into the clinch.
Fettucini manages to pull guard.
Johnson trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Fettucini manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Fettucini stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson shoots and misses
and Johnson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fettucini looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Johnson has his takedown stuffed
and Fettucini makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Fettucini swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kameron Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fettucini has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Johnson uses from the top position.
Johnson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Fettucini is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johnson has gone for a leg lock! Fettucini slips out almost immediately though and dives into Johnson's guard.
Fettucini stands up from Johnson's guard - Fettucini perhaps looking for a knockout.
And that's the end of the fight!
Boba Fettucini comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Fettucini has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight for Boba Fettucini!
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight for Boba Fettucini!
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight for Boba Fettucini!
Boba Fettucini wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Contra Delete (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugo Zanella (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hugo Zanella has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Contra Delete's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Contra Delete!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hugo Zanella!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Felipe Paraventi and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zanella steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Delete. That one must have hurt.
Delete closes the distance and pushes Zanella back into the cage.
Zanella on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Delete trying to land knees to the body.
Delete misses with a knee to the head.
Delete using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Delete missing with knees to the body.
Delete scores a nice knee to the body.
Zanella has had enough of the clinch but Delete keeps him there for the moment.
Delete crunches a lovely knee into Zanella's ribcage.
Delete utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Zanella looks gassed!
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!
A frustrated look appears on Zanella's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Zanella tries to stall but Delete uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Zanella is looking to break free of the clinch but Delete has double underhooks.
Delete looking to throw knees to the head but Zanella is blocking nicely.
Delete with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Delete misses with a knee strike.
Delete lands a nice elbow.
Delete using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Zanella is pushing Delete up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Delete comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Delete breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zanella throws a nice looking combination but Delete bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delete throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Delete throws a nice head kick!
Zanella blocks a head kick by Delete.
Zanella moves out of range as Delete throws a body kick.
Zanella swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zanella misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Delete gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short right from Zanella.
Delete pressing his opponent against the cage.
Delete lands a knee to the head.
Delete lands a knee to the head.
Delete throws an elbow that misses.
Delete working Zanella over with knees to the body.
Delete lands a knee to the body.
Delete misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zanella.
Delete connects with a nasty looking knee right to Zanella's face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delete lands a knee to the head.
Delete throws a knee to the head but misses.
Zanella avoiding damage as Delete throws knees to the body.
Delete has Zanella pressed against the cage, preventing Zanella from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Zanella lands with a short shot to the head.
Delete is looking to control Zanella's arms but Zanella gets an underhook and turns him. Now Delete has his back to the cage.
Good body shot from Zanella.
Delete landing knees to the body.
Zanella blocks the elbow strike.
Zanella takes an elbow to the forehead.
Zanella taking a breather.
The referee calls for Delete to work.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Knees to the body from Delete.
Delete with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nice body punch from Zanella - that landed with a thud.
The referee is keeping an eye on Delete - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Zanella lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Zanella taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delete prevents Zanella from breaking the clinch.
Delete prevents Zanella from breaking the clinch.
Delete is pushing Zanella up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zanella.
Zanella lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Delete backwards.
Delete throws a punch but it's blocked by Zanella.
Zanella working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Delete lands an elbow that stopped Zanella in his tracks for a moment.
Delete comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Delete pushes off an throws an elbow but Zanella leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Zanella stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Delete throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Zanella blocks it with crossed arms.
Delete utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Delete looking to slow down the pace here.
Zanella pushes Delete back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zanella cracks Delete with a nice body shot.
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.
Zanella wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Delete has him pressed against the cage.
Delete is looking to control Zanella's arms but Zanella gets an underhook and turns him. Now Delete has his back to the cage.
A hook to the body from Zanella.
Zanella is trying to break free.
Zanella blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Zanella blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Delete tries a knee to the head but Zanella blocks it.
Zanella lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Delete.
Zanella working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Zanella lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Delete or not.
Zanella is trying to break free.
Zanella is trying to break free.
Zanella managing to block the knees to the body from Delete.
Zanella lands an uppercut.
Zanella looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Zanella is trying to force a seperation but Delete has the dominant position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee is keeping an eye on Zanella - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Zanella lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Zanella is trying to break the clinch but Delete has him pressed against the cage.
Zanella is stalling here.
Delete tries to stall but Zanella uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Contra Delete dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Delete throws a jab when Zanella was well out of range.
Zanella digs a good body shot into Delete's ribs.
Zanella throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Delete tries to clinch up but Zanella circles away and keeps his distance.
Zanella lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Delete throws a body kick that misses.
Zanella misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Left hook, right uppercut from Zanella.
It looks like Contra Delete has been cut.
Jab by Zanella.
Zanella throws a series of punches but Delete moves out of range.
Zanella throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Delete on the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Delete looks to throw the jab but Zanella is out of range.
Delete ducks right into an uppercut from Zanella.
Zanella circles away from the clinch attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Delete avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delete connects with the punch.
Zanella avoids the head kick by Delete.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Zanella misses with the combination.
Delete has Zanella up against the cage in a clinch.
Zanella throws a head punch that misses.
Zanella lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Delete.
Delete tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Zanella avoids it.
Zanella is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Zanella is trying to break the clinch but Delete has him pressed against the cage.
Delete with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Delete lands a knee to the head.
Zanella is trying to force a seperation but Delete has the dominant position.
Delete with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Zanella wants to get back to striking at distance but Delete won't allow it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Zanella is leaning against Delete and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Zanella looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Zanella lands an uppercut.
Zanella lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Delete misses with a knee to the head.
Zanella wants to break the clinch but can't.
Zanella looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Zanella cracks Delete with a nice body shot.
Zanella stalling in the clinch.
Delete lands a nice knee to the body.
Zanella lands a body shot in the clinch.
Zanella is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Zanella is trying to break free.
Zanella lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Delete connects with a nasty looking knee right to Zanella's face.
Delete tries to land knees in the clinch but Zanella avoids the damage to the body.
Zanella looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Delete tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Delete with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zanella digs a right hand into Delete's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Delete's gas tank.
Zanella lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Zanella wants to break the clinch but can't.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Zanella.
Zanella wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Zanella looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Zanella wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Delete scores with a knee to the head.
Delete misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zanella.
Stalling in the clinch from Zanella.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Delete as Zanella tries to tie him up.
Zanella lands a nice shot to the body.
Zanella lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Delete backwards.
Delete with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Zanella is trying to force a seperation but Delete has the dominant position.
Zanella is trying to force a seperation but Delete has the dominant position.
Zanella wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Zanella tries to break the clinch but Delete is controlling the position.
Zanella prevents Delete from breaking the clinch.
Zanella stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Zanella lands a body shot.
Delete tries to land a knee to the head but Zanella blocks with his arms.
Zanella is trying to force a seperation but Delete has the dominant position.
Zanella blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Zanella can't break the clinch.
Zanella can't break the clinch.
Zanella tries to break free but Delete pushes him back against the cage.
Zanella is trying to break free.
Delete throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Zanella blocks it with crossed arms.
Zanella lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Zanella lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Zanella lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Delete backwards.
Zanella wants to break free but Delete has control.
Delete lands a good knee to the midsection. Zanella won't want to take too many of those.
Zanella is leaning against Delete and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Delete throws a knee to the head but misses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Contra Delete has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A frustrated look appears on Zanella's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Zanella lands a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hugo Zanella showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Contra Delete's cut.
That's time! Delete's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Zanella works over Delete's head and body with a nice combination.
Zanella avoids the head kick by Delete.
Delete lands with a thumping leg kick.
Delete tries to clinch but Zanella is having none of it.
Zanella scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Contra Delete seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zanella misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Zanella circles away from the clinch attempt.
Delete throws a head kick that misses.
Zanella's corner calls for a 1-2. Zanella obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Delete is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Delete doesn't manage to clinch there - Zanella circles away.
Delete lands a head kick!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Zanella blocks a head kick by Delete.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delete dodges the punch combination from Zanella.
Hugo Zanella seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Zanella moves out of range as Delete throws a body kick.
Zanella misses with a wild combination.
Zanella swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hugo Zanella is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zanella throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zanella tries to keep at a distance but Delete has taken the fight into the clinch.
Delete utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Delete working Zanella over with knees to the body.
Zanella blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Zanella trying to control the position but instead, Delete has worked for underhooks and has pushed Zanella into the cage.
Delete looking to throw knees to the head but Zanella is blocking nicely.
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.
Delete tries to land knees in the clinch but Zanella avoids the damage to the body.
Zanella blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Zanella blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Delete landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Delete prevents Zanella from breaking the clinch.
Zanella lands a body punch.
Delete tries to land a knee to the head but Zanella blocks with his arms.
Zanella scores with a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Zanella.
Zanella works on Delete's body with a couple of short punches.
Zanella lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Delete tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Zanella avoids it.
Zanella wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Delete looking to throw knees to the head but Zanella is blocking nicely.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Zanella is trying to break the clinch but Delete is controlling him.
Zanella is working Delete over against the cage.
Zanella blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short right from Zanella on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Zanella's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Delete is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Zanella is keeping busy.
Zanella lands a body shot.
Zanella wants to get back to striking at distance but Delete won't allow it.
Zanella working hard to break the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Zanella.
Zanella lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Zanella - that landed with a thud.
A right hook to the body lands for Zanella.
Delete has Zanella pressed against the cage, preventing Zanella from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Zanella taking a breather.
Zanella lands a nice uppercut.
Zanella lands a body punch.
Delete looking to throw knees to the head but Zanella is blocking nicely.
Zanella avoiding damage.
Zanella lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Zanella is trying to break the clinch but Delete is controlling him.
Zanella throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Deletes head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delete takes a shot to the head.
Delete throws an elbow but it misses.
Zanella avoiding damage as Delete throws knees to the body.
Delete misses with an elbow strike.
Delete tries a knee to the head but Zanella blocks it.
The referee is keeping an eye on Zanella - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Zanella manages to break the clinch.
Zanella scores with a sloppy right hand. Delete should have avoided that one.
Zanella lands a body shot.
Zanella misses with a few strikes there.
Delete throws a head kick but Zanella moves out of range.
Zanella throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Delete tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Zanella paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Delete misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Zanella.
Zanella fails to land with a series of punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hugo Zanella comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Zanella 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight for Hugo Zanella!
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight for Hugo Zanella!
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight for Hugo Zanella!
Hugo Zanella wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Orlando Gomez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Romulo Correa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gomez comes to the cage accompanied by Something in your Mouth. Correa is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Paranoid. 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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164 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Orlando Gomez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Romulo Correa!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Mauricio Rocha and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomez shoots for a takedown but Correa saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Gomez looks for the body kick but Correa saw that one coming.
Correa shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Correa controlling the action here.
Correa missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Gomez trying to control but Correa postures up.
Correa looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gomez with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Gomez wants to control but Correa is keeping busy.
Gomez missing with punches from the bottom.
Gomez trying to hold on to Correa's head to control him but Correa postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Gomez doesn't manage to clinch there - Correa circles away.
Correa shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Gomez napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Gomez tries to bench press Correa off him but Correa keeps the position.
Gomez being controlled for a moment.
Gomez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gomez is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Correa off and has taken his back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez struggling to keep hold of the position.
Correa can't escape the position.
Correa tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Gomez wants to get back to his feet but Correa is holding on tight.
Correa wants to hold on but Gomez pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Correa holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Gomez tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Gomez wants to control the pace but Correa is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez throwing strikes here but Correa is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Correa just holding on.
Correa is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Correa is trying to escape the mount.
Correa wants to hold on but Gomez pushes him away.
Gomez trying to control but Correa is having none of it.
Gomez avoids the attempt from Correa to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Correa holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Gomez tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Gomez can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Correa is looking to escape.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Correa can do anything to dispel that myth.
Correa has given up his back here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gomez throwing sloppy strikes.
Correa turns into Gomez and is now in his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Romulo Correa dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gomez moves in looking to clinch but Correa pushes him off.
Gomez misses with a takedown
and Correa counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Correa.
Correa's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Gomez working for a triangle but Correa defends it easily.
Correa not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Gomez throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Gomez looking to control.
Correa is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Despite being in the dominant position, Romulo Correa just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Correa circles away from the clinch attempt
and Correa counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Correa sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez trying to control from the bottom.
Correa perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Gomez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gomez has hold of Correa's hands but Correa slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Gomez tries to roll over but Correa keeps him under control.
Correa not doing much here.
Gomez is trying to maintain the position but Correa is very close to passing his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Correa perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Gomez is pressing down on Correa's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Correa 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.
Correa passes Gomez's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Correa controlling the pace.
Correa wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gomez keeps working.
Gomez trying to hold on to Correa's head to control him but Correa postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Correa takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Despite being in the dominant position, Romulo Correa just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gomez throws a lazy head kick
and Correa counters with a single leg into guard. Gomez didn't expect that.
Gomez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Correa is one step ahead there.
Correa postures up.
Correa must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Correa is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Gomez bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Correa's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Romulo Correa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Gomez misses with a takedown attempt
and Correa counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Correa is stalling in the full guard.
Correa trying to control the position from guard on top but Gomez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gomez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Correa is one step ahead there.
Gomez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gomez working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Correa doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Correa manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Correa 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Correa's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Correa prevents Gomez from getting back to his feet.
Correa throwing strikes but missing.
Gomez is trying to keep Correa in close.
Correa controlling from the top position.
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.
Gomez keeping full guard, as Correa tries to pass.
Gomez keeping moving, preventing Correa from controlling successfully.
Despite being in the dominant position, Romulo Correa just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gomez throws a sloppy head kick
and Correa decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Gomez's guard.
Correa looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Gomez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Correa landing with the ground and pound.
Gomez wants to stand but Correa is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gomez can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Correa controls the pace.
Correa postures up.
Correa landing with the ground and pound.
Gomez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Correa not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Romulo Correa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gomez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Correa showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Gomez trying to control the position.
Correa slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Romulo Correa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Correa 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight for Romulo Correa!
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight for Romulo Correa!
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight for Romulo Correa!
Romulo Correa wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Pozzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paulo Lessa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lessa has chosen Uriah Heep: Easy Livin´ as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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170 lbs
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180 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good in bed |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricardo Pozzi!
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, Paulo Lessa!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Felipe Paraventi and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pozzi closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Pozzi controlling the action here.
Pozzi not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lessa actively working from the bottom here.
Lessa pushes Pozzi off looking to stand but Pozzi dives back in and keeps control.
Lessa looking for submissions off his back.
Pozzi throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lessa looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Pozzi cracks Lessa with an open hand slap.
Paulo Lessa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pozzi just misses with a punch to the body.
Pozzi takes a swing at Lessa's ribcage but misses.
A left lands for Pozzi.
Lessa takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lessa misses with a body shot.
Lessa lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Lessa scores with a shot to the body.
Pozzi misses with the combination.
Lessa shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lessa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lessa throws a combination that misses
and Pozzi decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Lessa's guard.
Lessa looks gassed!
Pozzi sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lessa looking for a guillotine here but Pozzi defends easily.
Pozzi gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lessa throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pozzi counters with a series of strikes. Lessa will be more careful next time no doubt.
Pozzi lands with a hook. Lessa tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Pozzi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pozzi's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Pozzi duly obliges.
Pozzi shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Pozzi was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Pozzi controlling the pace for now.
Pozzi lands a heavy elbow.
Pozzi controlling from the full mount.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lessa is in all sorts of trouble here.
Pozzi sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Lessa is looking to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pozzi controlling the pace for now.
Lessa is working to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pozzi tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Lessa is working to get back to half 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.
Pozzi looking to control and managing it successfully.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Ricardo Pozzi just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Lessa with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pozzi to score with a decent uppercut.
Pozzi slips a jab and a cross from Lessa.
Lessa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pozzi throws a shot to the body.
Pozzi shoots in and bounces Lessa off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Pozzi cracks Lessa with a solid left hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pozzi scoring with some ground and pound.
Lessa has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Pozzi can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Pozzi not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Pozzi dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Pozzi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A shot to de liver by Pozzi. Beautiful body shot.
Ricardo Pozzi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pozzi digs a good hook to Lessa's body.
Lessa throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pozzi holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Pozzi gets control of Lessa's arms and successfully pulls guard. Pozzi will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Pozzi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pozzi manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Pozzi controlling from mount.
Lessa working to try and regain half guard.
Lessa is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pozzi controlling the position easily from mount.
The referee warns Lessa that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Ricardo Pozzi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pozzi takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pozzi seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Lessa for as long as he can get away with.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lessa is looking to get to half guard.
Pozzi takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Ricardo Pozzi just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Pozzi throws a shot to the body.
Lessa misses with a double jab.
Lessa misses with a double jab
and Pozzi counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Pozzi drops his hands momentarily and Lessa takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Pozzi moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Pozzi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pozzi punishes Lessa's body with a nice straight punch.
Pozzi lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Pozzi throws a shot to the body.
Pozzi throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Pozzi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lessa.
Pozzi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lessa.
Lessa takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Pozzi thuds a left hand into Lessa's body.
Pozzi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lessa looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A cross from Pozzi lands.
Lessa slips a jab and a cross from Pozzi.
Pozzi scores with the left hand. Lessa knows he should have avoided that one.
Lessa tries to keep at a distance but Pozzi has taken the fight into the clinch.
Pozzi gets control of Lessa's arms and successfully pulls guard. Pozzi will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Lessa has gone for a leg lock! Pozzi slips out almost immediately though and dives into Lessa's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pozzi 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.
Pozzi is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Lessa is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Pozzi 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.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pozzi's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Pozzi dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Pozzi misses with a wild body shot.
Pozzi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lessa can do to turn this around?
Pozzi ducks under a wild hook from Lessa.
Pozzi scores with a takedown into Lessa's guard.
Pozzi got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lessa has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Pozzi has managed to get both his arms back between Lessa's legs - danger averted.
Pozzi scoring with some ground and pound.
Pozzi scoring with some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Pozzi's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Pozzi sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Lessa has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Pozzi can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Lessa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lessa being controlled here, momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pozzi gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Lessa takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lessa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lessa misses with a few strikes there.
Pozzi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lessa doesn't seem bothered though.
Pozzi connects with a body shot.
No joy there for Pozzi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pozzi goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Pozzi slips a jab from Lessa.
Lessa takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Pozzi throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pozzi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lessa looks to throw the jab but Pozzi is out of range.
Pozzi slips a jab and a cross from Lessa.
Lessa is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Lessa on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Pozzi scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lessa.
Pozzi connects with a crisp jab.
Pozzi throws a body punch but Lessa moves out of range.
Lessa takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lessa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lessa shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Pozzi counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lessa takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lessa walks into a straight right hand from Pozzi.
Lessa misses with a wild combination.
Lessa takes one to the chin there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pozzi lands a nice hook to Lessa's body. Lessa takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Pozzi misses with the combination.
Pozzi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pozzi is looking to wear down Lessa with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Pozzi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lessa.
Lessa tries for a takedown but Pozzi circles away easily
and Pozzi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ricardo Pozzi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paulo Lessa.
Lessa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pozzi.
Pozzi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lessa at a distance.
Pozzi lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Lessa lands a nice shot that snaps Pozzi's head back.
Ricardo Pozzi is winning the standup battle so far.
Lessa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pozzi.
Pozzi moves into the clinch successfully.
Pozzi drags the fight down to the ground.
Lessa drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Pozzi manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Lessa has Pozzi in his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pozzi connects with a couple of short punches.
Ricardo Pozzi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lessa is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Pozzi stands up from Lessa's guard - Pozzi perhaps looking for a knockout.
Pozzi looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pozzi sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Lessa has his foot on Pozzi's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Pozzi works his way back into a safe position though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ricardo Pozzi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pozzi has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight for Ricardo Pozzi!
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight for Ricardo Pozzi!
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight for Ricardo Pozzi!
Ricardo Pozzi wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Guilherme Duarte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pablo Ja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pablo Ja will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Big right hand |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Guilherme Duarte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pablo Ja!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Thiago Cunha and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ja throws a right hand that Duarte ducks under and follows up with a left that Duarte also avoids with ease.
Ja fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Duarte looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Duarte circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ja is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ja misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ja misses with a wild body shot.
Duarte steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ja.
Ja tries to clinch but Duarte is having none of it.
Ja lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Duarte at a distance.
Duarte is breathing heavily.
Ja lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Duarte at a distance.
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!
Ja is looking to clinch.
Ja bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duarte avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ja fails to land with a series of punches.
Ja is looking to clinch but Duarte is avoiding it.
Ja is looking to clinch but Duarte is avoiding it.
Ja throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ja is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Duarte rather than just go for the knockout.
A slow jab from Ja misses its intended target.
Ja throws an overhand right that lands on Duarte's shoulder, as Duarte tries to avoid the shot.
Ja swings for the body but Duarte moves out of range.
Good exchange - Ja coming out on top.
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.
Ja misses with a two punch combination.
Ja throws a jab when Duarte was well out of range.
Ja throws a series of punches but Duarte moves out of range.
Duarte keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ja scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ja jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ja connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Duarte tumbling to the canvas! Ja pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Duarte was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Pablo Ja!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kelly Ganon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Harwood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harwood has chosen Break Ya Neck as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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160 lbs
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164 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kelly Ganon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tyler Harwood!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Mauricio Rocha and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harwood shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ganon sprawls well. Ganon wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Harwood gets slowly back to his feet.
Ganon throws a head kick but Harwood moves out of range.
Harwood fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Tyler Harwood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harwood shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ganon but Ganon pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kelly Ganon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyler Harwood.
Harwood looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ganon is fending him off so far but Harwood persists. Nope, Ganon circles away and we're back to standing.
Harwood looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ganon is fending him off so far but Harwood persists. Nope, Ganon circles away and we're back to standing.
Ganon connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ganon lands a nice looking kick to the body. Harwood takes a step back to recover.
Ganon fakes the leg kick and cracks Harwood in the body.
Harwood looks gassed!
Ganon thuds his shin into the meat of Harwood's side.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ganon lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Tyler Harwood has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ganon delivers a nice body kick.
Harwood is trying desperately to land a takedown but Ganon is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Harwood.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ganon.
Ganon lets loose with a powerful body kick. Harwood will feel that in the morning.
Ganon misses with a head kick.
Harwood changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ganon tries to avoid it but Harwood manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ganon to the ground. Ganon escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ganon doesn't manage to clinch there - Harwood circles away.
Harwood walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ganon.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ganon rushes Harwood and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ganon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ganon throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Harwood's head.
A head kick misses from Ganon.
Horrible takedown by Harwood or perhaps it was just good defense by Ganon which made him look bad.
Ganon throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ganon scores with a head kick.
Harwood shoots in for a takedown but Ganon shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ganon buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice body kick from Ganon.
Harwood shoots for a double leg takedown but Ganon sprawls well. He's pushed Harwood's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ganon throws a head kick that half lands.
Ganon throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Ganon feints and then cracks Harwood's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Harwood down.
Harwood fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ganon avoids it really well and circles away.
Ganon throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harwood misses with a takedown attempt - Ganon sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Harwood avoids the head kick by Ganon.
Harwood shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Ganon's guard.
Harwood looking to sit in guard and control but Ganon gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Harwood has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Ganon has passed into side control.
Ganon wants to stand but Harwood has his arm trapped.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harwood is looking to reverse the position.
Harwood can't do much from the bottom here.
Harwood is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
It looks like Ganon is going to stand back up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Harwood is pressing down on Ganon's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kelly Ganon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tyler Harwood's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ganon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Harwood takes a kick to the side of the head.
Ganon throws a push kick but Harwood slaps the foot to one side.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ganon - that will leave a mark!
Harwood feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Harwood wants to control from the top but Ganon keeps moving.
Ganon is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Ganon keeping moving, preventing Harwood from controlling successfully.
Ganon keeping full guard, as Harwood tries to pass.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harwood wants to control from the top but Ganon keeps moving.
Harwood is pushing down on Ganon's leg trying to pass to half guard. Ganon is fighting to maintain full guard but Harwood has managed to sneak the leg through.
Harwood has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Harwood jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Ganon manages to avoid the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harwood working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Harwood wants to control for a moment but Ganon uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Harwood trying to hold on to Ganon's head to control him but Ganon postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harwood looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Harwood manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Ganon avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harwood looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ganon is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Ganon gets to his feet - Harwood follows without any prompting.
Kelly Ganon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ganon slaps away a takedown attempt from Harwood, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Harwood shoots in for a double leg but Ganon sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Crunch! Ganon slams his shin into Harwood's torso.
Ganon throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Ganon throws a nice inside leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Ganon.
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 Kelly Ganon will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tyler Harwood's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Ganon moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Ganon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Harwood avoids the head kick by Ganon.
Kelly Ganon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Harwood fails with a takedown attempt.
Ganon throws a head kick that misses.
Harwood looks for a takedown but Ganon sprawls well.
Harwood takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ganon plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Harwood closes the distance and clinches up with Ganon, looking for a takedown. Harwood pushes Ganon against the cage but Ganon circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kelly Ganon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyler Harwood.
Ganon thows a body kick. Harwood tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Ganon.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ganon lands a high kick!
Ganon defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Harwood.
Harwood shoots in looking for a takedown. Ganon tries to sprawl out of it but Harwood keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ganon manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ganon looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ganon goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Harwood fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ganon with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Harwood shoots for a takedown but Ganon saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Ganon.
Ganon keeps Harwood at a distance using the push kick.
Ganon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Harwood can do to turn this around?
Ganon throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Harwood's head.
Harwood throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ganon's waist but Ganon gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Harwood off to one side.
Ganon throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Harwood fails with a takedown attempt.
Harwood has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Ganon.
Ganon keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ganon throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ganon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Horrible takedown by Harwood or perhaps it was just good defense by Ganon which made him look bad.
Harwood fails to land the takedown.
Ganon throws a head kick but Harwood moves out of range.
Ganon defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Harwood.
Ganon throws a head kick that misses.
Ganon fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Harwood checks it well.
Harwood blocks a low kick nicely.
Ganon looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tyler Harwood has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Harwood decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Ganon looks like he's trying to stand up.
Harwood wants to pass to mount but Ganon is defending the position.
Harwood is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Harwood is working for a submission of some sort.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kelly Ganon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ganon, 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight for Kelly Ganon!
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight for Kelly Ganon!
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight for Kelly Ganon!
Kelly Ganon wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Benny Bjerke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Perlen Panserbane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bjerke might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Turbonegro - Get It On. Benny Bjerke has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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178 lbs
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184 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Benny Bjerke!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Perlen Panserbane!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Luis Engracia and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bjerke leaves Panserbane with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bjerke shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Panserbane manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Panserbane keeping moving, preventing Bjerke from controlling successfully.
Bjerke lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Panserbane is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bjerke defends well.
Bjerke stands and steps away. Panserbane gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Panserbane with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bjerke counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Panserbane working for a triangle but Bjerke defends it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bjerke thows a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bjerke sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Panserbane looking for a guillotine here but Bjerke defends easily.
Panserbane looks gassed!
Bjerke got a little sloppy there for a moment and Panserbane has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bjerke has managed to get both his arms back between Panserbane's legs - danger averted.
Panserbane is working an open guard so Bjerke takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Panserbane fails with the takedown
and Bjerke counters with a thumping low kick.
Benny Bjerke has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Perlen Panserbane.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bjerke is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Panserbane's half guard.
Bjerke moves into full mount! Panserbane won't be happy about that!
Bjerke stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Bjerke closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Panserbane is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bjerke lands a big elbow - Panserbane is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Bjerke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Benny Bjerke!
Benny Bjerke retains his welterweight title!
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