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FFC 1 - Light Artillery PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wreck Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Bad Romance - Lady GaGa. Silva has chosen target=blank>The Final Episode as his entrance music. Carlos Gracie has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlos Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wreck Silva!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Luis Engracia and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie gets the takedown into side control.
Silva looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Gracie tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Gracie decides to stand back up.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt
and Gracie counters with a straight right hand.
Gracie changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Silva looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Gracie thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Silva is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Silva is not content to let Gracie control the position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Silva looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gracie seems to be working for a kimura but Silva defends the submission attempt.
Silva is defending against the submission attempts here by Gracie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Gracie trying to control the action but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gracie pulls his head out easily.
Gracie is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Silva looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
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.
Silva looking for submissions off his back.
Silva looking for submissions off his back.
Gracie seems to be working for a kimura but Silva defends the submission attempt.
Gracie is looking for a kimura but Silva is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gracie to get the leverage.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Gracie is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Silva looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gracie pulls his head out easily.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Gracie shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Silva's guard.
Silva is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Gracie defends well.
Silva is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gracie is aware though and is defending well.
Silva has his foot on Gracie's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Gracie works his way back into a safe position though.
Silva looking for a guillotine here but Gracie defends easily.
Gracie trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva looking for a guillotine here but Gracie defends easily.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Silva escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gracie gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Silva is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Gracie got a little sloppy there for a moment and Silva has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gracie has managed to get both his arms back between Silva's legs - danger averted.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Gracie dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Gracie fails with the takedown
and Silva counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Silva.
Silva is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Gracie has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Silva is looking to defend but Gracie has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Silva! Gracie pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Silva taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Carlos Gracie!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Shaolin da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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153 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Shaolin da Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matt Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Paulo Santos and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie tries to keep at a distance but da Silva has taken the fight into the clinch.
da Silva lands an elbow inside.
da Silva lands an elbow inside that Gracie shrugs off.
da Silva lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Gracie has a couple of punches blocked by da Silva.
Gracie is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
da Silva lands a knee to the body.
Gracie tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
da Silva scores a nice knee to the body.
da Silva creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gracie's defenses.
Gracie takes an elbow to the forehead.
da Silva creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gracie's defenses.
Gracie wants to break the clinch but can't.
da Silva putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gracie in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Gracie takes an elbow to the temple.
da Silva comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Gracie takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Matt Gracie has been cut.
Gracie wants a takedown.
da Silva lands an elbow just above Gracie 's eye.
da Silva lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Gracie is rocked!
Gracie takes an elbow to the forehead.
Gracie is still on wobbly legs! Can da Silva finish him?
da Silva gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
da Silva landing knees to the body.
Gracie looks gassed!
da Silva lands an elbow inside that Gracie shrugs off.
da Silva crunches a lovely knee into Gracie's ribcage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
da Silva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
da Silva lands an elbow that stopped Gracie in his tracks for a moment.
Gracie takes a knee to the side of the body.
da Silva has Gracie pressed against the ropes. He pushes Gracie back and as he springs towards him off the ropes, da Silva throws a beautiful elbow that sends Gracie crashing to the floor! da Silva piles on the pressure with more strikes! Gracie is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shaolin da Silva!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tyrone Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felipe Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jenkins comes to the ring accompanied by The Prodigy-Out Of Space. The crowd seem to be enjoying Alves's choice of entrance music: Bob Marley - Get Up Stand Up. Tyrone Jenkins had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 146.1lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Tyrone Jenkins has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tyrone Jenkins!
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, Felipe Alves!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Luis Engracia and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alves throws a series of punches but Jenkins moves out of range.
Alves lands a nice looking body shot.
Alves fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jenkins changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Alves tries to avoid it but Jenkins manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Alves to the ground. Alves escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jenkins is breathing heavily.
Alves scores with a three punch combo!
Alves connects with a crisp jab.
Jenkins is rocked!
Alves misses with a series of wild punches.
Jenkins closes the distance and clinches up with Alves, looking for a takedown. Jenkins pushes Alves against the ropes but Alves circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jenkins looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Alves cracks a nice hook into Jenkins's ribs.
Alves throws a lazy right hand but Jenkins sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jab, jab by Alves - just one landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alves lands a hook that stumbles Jenkins back into the ropes. Alves follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Jenkins to the canvas! Alves pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Jenkins has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Felipe Alves!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Henrique Paiva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ligid Kamang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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154 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Henrique Paiva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ligid Kamang!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Felipe Paraventi and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kamang fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Paiva sprawls well initially but Kamang persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Paiva gets full guard.
Kamang trying to control the position from guard on top but Paiva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Paiva escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kamang gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Paiva keeping moving, preventing Kamang from controlling successfully.
Kamang throws a sloppy strike and Paiva has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Kamang is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Paiva!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Henrique Paiva!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sanouk Fairtex (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Red Slayer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fairtex comes to the ring accompanied by W.A.S.P - Crazy. The key to victory for Sanouk Fairtex has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sanouk Fairtex!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Red Slayer!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Daniel Cesar and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fairtex throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Fairtex throws a series of punches but Slayer avoids them all with ease.
Fairtex delivers a nice body kick.
Fairtex scoring well with a low kick there.
Fairtex moves into the clinch.
Fairtex lands a nice knee to the body.
Fairtex connects with a knee to the head.
Slayer takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Red Slayer has been cut.
Fairtex lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fairtex comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Slayer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Slayer takes a knee to the side of the body.
Slayer is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Fairtex gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Slayer looks gassed!
Fairtex landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Slayer takes a knee right on the jaw!
Slayer takes an elbow to the temple.
Fairtex lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fairtex lands an elbow inside that Slayer shrugs off.
Fairtex lands a knee to the head.
Slayer is rocked!
That has opened up Red Slayer's cut even more.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fairtex lands an elbow that stopped Slayer in his tracks for a moment.
Slayer is still on wobbly legs! Can Fairtex finish him?
Fairtex utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Fairtex crunches a lovely knee into Slayer's ribcage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fairtex lands an elbow that stopped Slayer in his tracks for a moment.
Slayer seems to have recovered his senses.
Fairtex lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Fairtex scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fairtex connects with a nasty looking knee right to Slayer's face.
Fairtex lands an elbow that stopped Slayer in his tracks for a moment.
The cut above Red Slayer's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Fairtex lands a knee to the head.
Fairtex connects with a nasty looking knee right to Slayer's face.
Still in the clinch, Fairtex scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fairtex scores with a shot to the side of Slayer's head.
Nice elbow from Fairtex.
Fairtex lands a knee to the head.
Fairtex looking to slow down the pace here.
A knee to the head by Fairtex.
Fairtex putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Slayer in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Fairtex.
A hook to the body from Fairtex.
Fairtex lands an elbow just above Slayer 's eye.
A shot in the inside from Fairtex.
Fairtex landing knees to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fairtex gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Fairtex lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fairtex creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Slayer's defenses.
Fairtex landing knees to the body.
Fairtex lands an elbow inside that Slayer shrugs off.
Red Slayer's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Nice elbow from Fairtex.
Fairtex lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fairtex with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Fairtex lands an elbow inside that Slayer shrugs off.
Fairtex lands an elbow inside that Slayer shrugs off.
Fairtex connects with a nasty looking knee right to Slayer's face.
Slayer goes for a takedown attempt but Fairtex pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Fairtex scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A head kick from Fairtex lands but Slayer takes it in his stride.
Fairtex throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Slayer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slayer is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Slayer on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Fairtex lands with a kick to the temple. Slayer shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Fairtex connects with a high kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Fairtex.
Slayer shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Fairtex as he avoids it easily.
Sanouk Fairtex has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Red Slayer.
Slayer takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Slayer takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Fairtex moves into the clinch.
Fairtex is trying to stall.
Fairtex unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Fairtex gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Fairtex with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Fairtex landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fairtex comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Red Slayer's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Sanouk Fairtex!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Oro Sein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wagner Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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135 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Oro Sein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wagner Maia!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Felipe Paraventi and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Sein or perhaps it was just good defense by Maia which made him look bad.
Maia tries to clinch but Sein is having none of it.
Maia takes a jab right on the kisser.
Maia tries to land a front kick but Sein steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Maia leaves Sein with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Wagner Maia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maia tries a head kick but it misses.
Maia tries to clinch but Sein moves out of range.
Maia looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Sein is not content to let Maia control the position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Sein pushes Maia off and gets back to his feet.
Sein shoots in and bounces Maia off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Maia wants to stand and escape but Sein is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sein throws and elbow that misses. Maia uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sein's guard. Nice move by Maia!
Maia has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Sein is proving hard to escape from.
Maia decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Sein really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Maia fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Maia slaps away a takedown attempt from Sein, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oro Sein. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sein gets the takedown into side control.
Sein with the ground and pound but Maia regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Sein is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sein not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sein throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sein not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sein seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Maia blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sein.
Maia has his hands clasped together around Sein's back. He's all about the action.
Maia looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sein keeps the fight on the outside.
Sein doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Maia counters with a nice leg kick.
Sein is breathing heavily.
Maia shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Sein counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Maia's guard now.
Maia wants to get back to his feet but Sein is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Sein trying to control but Maia is working from the bottom.
Maia is controlling Sein's posture.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sein accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maia avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Maia controls Sein momentarily but Sein frees himself.
Sein wanted to stand there but Maia had control of the position.
Sein trying to control but Maia is working from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Sein shoots in but Maia avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Maia.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sein is defended easily by Maia.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Oro Sein will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Sein avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sein staying out of range there.
Sein shoots for a takedown but Maia saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Maia tries to close the distance and clinch but Sein swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Maia tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Maia clinches up with Sein and pushes him back against the ropes.
Sein struggles to land a body shot inside as Maia controls his hands.
Maia lands with a right to the head.
Maia is trying to maintain a safe position but Sein gets an underhook and turns Maia into the ropes.
Sein lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Maia or not.
Maia trying to stall but Sein improves his position.
Sein misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maia lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Maia breaks from the clinch.
Maia tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sein swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Maia tries to clinch up
and Sein decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Maia's guard.
Sein throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sein wants to control from the top but Maia keeps moving.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Maia working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sein doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sein manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Maia avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Maia trying to keep a closed guard but Sein is proving a slippery customer.
Sein looking to sit in guard and control but Maia gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sein wants to sweep here but Maia controlling him for the moment.
Sein is working an open guard so Maia takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Sein shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Sein showed some decent athleticism there.
Maia tries to kick Sein off but Sein keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Sein with the ground and pound but Maia uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Sein thows a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sein lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Sein working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Maia looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Maia avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Maia is trying to keep Sein in close.
Maia manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Maia stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Maia wants it to stay on the feet.
Maia darts in trying to clinch
and Sein counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Maia's guard now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sein avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sein throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Maia is trying to control the position but Sein postures up.
Sein looking to sit in guard and control but Maia gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Sein is working an open guard so Maia takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oro Sein dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Sein closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Maia to the mat! Maia manages to get full guard.
Maia looking to control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sein accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Maia pulls Sein in to control the position.
Sein postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Sein stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Maia swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sein trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Maia preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Maia is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sein is aware though and is defending well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sein trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sein throwing strikes but missing.
Sein postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Maia gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Sein to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Oro Sein overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Maia keeping full guard, as Sein tries to pass.
Sein stopping the sweep attempt from Maia.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sein throws and elbow that misses. Maia uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sein's guard. Nice move by Maia!
Maia trying to stand up but can't free himself from Sein's guard.
Maia won't allow Sein to get back to his feet.
Maia throwing strikes from guard but Sein blocks nicely.
Maia forces his way into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sein tries to roll over but Maia keeps him under control.
Maia works his way into side control.
Maia stands up.
Maia tries to close the distance and clinch but Sein swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sein fails with the takedown.
Maia throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Wagner Maia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Oro Sein is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maia moves into the clinch.
Maia missing with knees to the body.
Maia gets control of Sein's arms and successfully pulls guard. Maia will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Sein wants to control from the top but Maia keeps moving.
Sein is really struggling to control Maia but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Maia wants to get back to his feet but Sein is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Sein trying to control the position from guard on top but Maia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sein knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Maia on the ground.
Maia looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wagner Maia comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sein has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:28
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:29
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Oro Sein!
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