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UVT 112: Invincible PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Crazy Dog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hurry Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dog kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Fan of Marrizle. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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157 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Crazy Dog!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hurry Smith!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Emerson Jorge and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith closes the distance looking to clinch
and Dog counters by clinching up.
Dog manages to break the clinch.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dog paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Smith tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Dog counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Smith closes the distance looking to clinch
and Dog counters with a takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Smith's face as Dog controls the position.
Dog advances to full mount.
Smith tries to hold on but Dog postures up.
Dog looking to control but Smith is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Dog throws some wild stikes that Smith manages to avoid easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dog looking to control and managing it successfully.
Dog moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Smith has worked his arm free - good work by Smith!
Dog working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Smith manages to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dog prevents Smith from improving his position.
Dog works his way into side control.
Dog wants to lay and pray for a moment but Smith keeps working.
Dog tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Dog wants to lay and pray for a moment but Smith keeps working.
Dog tries to move to mount but Smith blocks the move with his legs.
Dog has knee on belly and moves into mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dog sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Dog lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Dog is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Smith to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Smith shrugs it off.
Smith is trying desperately to improve position.
Dog is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Dog connects with a right hand. Smith shakes it off.
Smith darts in trying to clinch
and Dog counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Smith!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Dog controlling the pace for now.
Dog is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Smith can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Smith can't escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith wants to hold on but Dog pushes him away.
Dog landing strikes, looking to finish!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dog trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Crazy Dog dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Dog circles away from the clinch attempt
and Dog counters with a three punch combo that has Smith backing up. Smith nods at Dog to acknowledge the strikes.
Smith misses with a right hand
and Dog decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Smith's guard.
Dog wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
Dog thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Dog passes Smith's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Dog trying to mount his opponent but Smith defends it.
Smith slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Smith keeping moving, preventing Dog from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dog slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Dog creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Smith sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Smith tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Dog wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Dog wants to control but Smith is keeping him busy.
Dog fails to land a wild elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Dog in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Dog wants to lay and pray for a moment but Smith keeps working.
Smith is trying to get back to half guard.
Smith pushes Dog away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Dog gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dog working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Dog is looking to take a break and control but Smith is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dog content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Dog is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Smith knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Dog wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Smith, who protects the arm well.
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.
Dog throws an elbow but Smith slips to the side and avoids it well.
Smith is pushing Dog's head away, looking to escape. Dog manages to hold on to the position though.
Smith is looking to reverse the position.
Smith is not content to let Dog control the position.
Dog tries for a kimura but Smith is defending well.
Smith gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Crazy Dog dominated that second 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. 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.
Dog displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smith throws out the jab.
Smith throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dog counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Dog.
Smith wants to stand but Dog is controlling the position.
Dog thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Dog trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
Dog wants to pass the guard but Smith is keeping the position.
Smith working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dog.
Smith has momentary wrist control but Dog slips an elbow through the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith keeping full guard, as Dog tries to pass.
Dog pushes down on Smith's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Smith is staying active underneath Dog, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Dog controlling the pace.
Smith blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dog.
Dog seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Smith does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Smith looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Smith takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Dog trying to control the action but Smith is working from the bottom.
Dog moves nicely into side control.
Smith is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Dog wants to lay and pray for a moment but Smith keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dog tries for a kimura but Smith is defending well.
Dog has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Smith is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Dog yanks on the arm and Smith is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Dog.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Crazy Dog!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Felipe Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donnie Mizrahi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Torres comes to the cage accompanied by It's My Time-Fabulous. Donnie Mizrahi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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158 lbs
22 - 12 - 0 |
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155 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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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
22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Felipe Torres!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Donnie Mizrahi!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Thiago Cunha and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mizrahi thows a body shot but no joy.
No joy there for Torres, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A punch combination from Torres misses.
Torres changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mizrahi tries to avoid it but Torres manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mizrahi to the ground. Mizrahi escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Torres.
Mizrahi closes the distance but Torres moves to the side
letting Torres counter with a right hand.
Felipe Torres seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Torres throws a low kick but Mizrahi moves out of range easily.
Nice takedown defense from Mizrahi. No joy for Torres on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Felipe Torres. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Torres 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.
Mizrahi connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mizrahi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Torres paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Torres gets the takedown into side control.
Mizrahi is trying to control Torres's posture but Torres avoids it.
Torres wants to control but Mizrahi is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres is trying to move to mount but Mizrahi reverses beautifully and ends up in Torres's guard.
Mizrahi is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mizrahi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
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.
Mizrahi looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Donnie Mizrahi.
Mizrahi slips a jab and a cross from Torres.
Mizrahi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mizrahi misses with a wild combination.
Mizrahi stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Mizrahi wants it to stay on the feet.
Torres thows a body shot but no joy.
Mizrahi checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres fails with a takedown attempt.
Mizrahi gets a clinch.
A short right from Mizrahi.
Mizrahi stalling in the clinch but Torres improves position.
Mizrahi lands a shot to the body.
A body shot lands from Mizrahi.
Mizrahi is leaning against Torres and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mizrahi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mizrahi has Torres pressed against the cage.
Mizrahi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mizrahi misses with a knee strike.
A knee to the head by Mizrahi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mizrahi lands a nice knee to the body.
Torres is trying to force a seperation but Mizrahi has the dominant position.
Mizrahi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Torres backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Mizrahi.
Torres really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Torres is breathing heavily.
A knee to the head by Mizrahi.
Torres tries for a takedown. No joy.
Mizrahi lands with a left to the head.
Mizrahi's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Torres tries to pull guard but Mizrahi won't allow it.
Mizrahi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Torres is trying to break the clinch but Mizrahi is controlling him.
Mizrahi tries to land a knee to the head but Torres blocks with his arms.
Mizrahi prevents a takedown attempt there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donnie Mizrahi dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Mizrahi is looking to clinch but Torres is avoiding it.
Mizrahi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mizrahi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Torres lands with an overhand left.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mizrahi checks a leg kick.
Mizrahi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Torres.
Mizrahi slips a jab and a cross from Torres.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The referee calls for Mizrahi to work.
Mizrahi working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mizrahi obliges.
Mizrahi looking to throw knees to the head but Torres is blocking nicely.
Mizrahi with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mizrahi stalling in the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Torres drops down looking for an ankle pick but Mizrahi pulls his leg out and moves away.
Sloppy strikes from Torres. Those never looked like landing.
Torres throws a right hand that Mizrahi ducks under and follows up with a left that Mizrahi also avoids with ease.
Torres throws a jab when Mizrahi was well out of range.
Mizrahi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Torres manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
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.
Mizrahi tries to clinch up
and Torres counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Torres stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mizrahi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Torres trying to control the position from guard on top but Mizrahi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mizrahi being controlled here, momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Felipe Torres just wasn't active enough.
Mizrahi wants to clinch.
Torres listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Torres throws a lazy uppercut
and Mizrahi counters with a three punch combo that has Torres backing up. Torres nods at Mizrahi to acknowledge the strikes.
Mizrahi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Torres manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Torres looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Torres looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torres looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Torres stalling away here and it's allowed Mizrahi to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Torres trying to control the position from guard on top but Mizrahi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Torres engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Felipe Torres dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're 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.
Torres throws a leg kick that is checked
and Mizrahi counters by clinching up.
Torres wants to get back to striking at distance but Mizrahi won't allow it.
Mizrahi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mizrahi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mizrahi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mizrahi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Torres wants to break free but Mizrahi has control.
Mizrahi with a knee to the head.
Mizrahi lands a hook that snaps the head of Torres backwards.
Mizrahi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mizrahi throws a knee to the head but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mizrahi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mizrahi misses with a knee strike.
Mizrahi lands a knee to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Torres breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres misses with a double jab
and Mizrahi counters with a left to the body.
Mizrahi moves in looking to clinch but Torres pushes him off.
A low kick from Torres misses
and Mizrahi counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mizrahi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Torres was well out of range. Poor timing from Mizrahi.
Torres uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mizrahi.
Felipe Torres is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mizrahi moves forwards but Torres connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Torres lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Torres.
Torres swats away the attempt to clinch by Mizrahi.
Mizrahi is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Torres rather than just go for the knockout.
Torres fails to land the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres scores with a hook.
Mizrahi thows a body shot but no joy.
Mizrahi displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Torres.
Sloppy strikes from Torres. Those never looked like landing.
Mizrahi is looking to clinch.
Torres looks to throw the jab but Mizrahi is out of range.
Mizrahi throws a left and a right that both miss
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Torres shoots in but Mizrahi avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Felipe Torres. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mizrahi misses the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres misses with a double jab.
Torres rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mizrahi counters with a nice uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Torres.
Torres misses with a body kick.
Torres lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mizrahi circles away quickly and effectively.
Torres looks to land a combination but Mizrahi avoids it well.
Mizrahi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Torres dodges the punch combination from Mizrahi.
Torres pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Mizrahi back to the cage. Torres follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Mizrahi tries to clinch but Torres moves out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Torres is defended easily by Mizrahi.
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.
A slow jab from Torres misses its intended target.
Mizrahi defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Torres.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Torres.
Sloppy strikes from Torres. Those never looked like landing.
Mizrahi uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mizrahi is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Torres is keeping busy.
Mizrahi connects with a knee to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Donnie Mizrahi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mizrahi 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:29
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Donnie Mizrahi!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wanadi De Santana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Da Silva has chosen Domination as his entrance music. Rafael Da Silva has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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196 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wanadi De Santana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rafael Da Silva!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Leandro Rodrigues and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Santana has taken the fight to the clinch.
Da Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but De Santana blocks it with crossed arms.
De Santana scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Rafael Da Silva has been cut.
A bit of stalling here from Da Silva.
Da Silva misses with a knee strike.
De Santana misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Da Silva.
De Santana throws an elbow but it's blocked.
De Santana wants to stall.
Da Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Wanadi De Santana has been cut.
Da Silva takes an elbow to the forehead.
Da Silva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Da Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from De Santana.
De Santana landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Da Silva looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Santana avoiding damage as Da Silva throws knees to the body.
De Santana looks to throw an elbow but misses.
De Santana manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Da Silva looks to throw an elbow but misses.
De Santana misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Da Silva.
De Santana stalling in the clinch but Da Silva improves position.
Da Silva being controlled against the cage.
Da Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
De Santana lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Da Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. De Santana obliges.
Da Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. De Santana is defending well for now.
De Santana throws an elbow but it misses.
Da Silva trying to land knees to the body.
De Santana landing knees to the body.
De Santana missing with knees to the body.
Da Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Da Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
De Santana looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by De Santana.
De Santana lands an elbow that stopped Da Silva in his tracks for a moment.
De Santana throws an elbow but it misses.
De Santana is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
De Santana lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Da Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, De Santana just misses with a elbow thrown towards Da Silva's brow.
Da Silva throws an elbow but it misses.
De Santana creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
De Santana lands a knee to the body.
De Santana is stalling here.
Da Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from De Santana.
De Santana lands a nice elbow.
Da Silva dodges an elbow strike from De Santana.
De Santana misses with an elbow over the top.
De Santana lands a good knee to the midsection. Da Silva won't want to take too many of those.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Santana works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
De Santana throws an elbow that misses.
De Santana pushes off an throws an elbow but Da Silva leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
De Santana looks to throw an elbow but misses.
De Santana scores with a shot to the side of Da Silva's head.
Da Silva looking to throw knees to the head but De Santana is blocking nicely.
De Santana lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
De Santana is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Da Silva is defending well for now.
Da Silva is trying to push De Santana away but De Santana has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Da Silva looking to throw knees to the head but De Santana is blocking nicely.
De Santana creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Da Silva's defenses.
De Santana creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Da Silva's defenses.
De Santana lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Da Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but De Santana blocks it with crossed arms.
De Santana lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Da Silva managing to block the knees to the body from De Santana.
De Santana missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Santana avoids a wild elbow strike from Da Silva.
De Santana stalling the fight.
Da Silva looking to throw knees to the head but De Santana is blocking nicely.
De Santana misses with a knee to the head.
Da Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. De Santana is defending well for now.
De Santana lands an elbow just above Da Silva 's eye.
De Santana lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
De Santana throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nice elbow from De Santana.
Da Silva can't break the clinch.
Da Silva wants to stall.
De Santana working Da Silva over with knees to the body.
Da Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
De Santana is struggling to control the position.
De Santana lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
De Santana tries to land a knee to the head but Da Silva blocks with his arms.
De Santana lands a nice elbow.
De Santana avoids a wild elbow strike from Da Silva.
De Santana tries to land knees in the clinch but Da Silva avoids the damage to the body.
De Santana content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wanadi De Santana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Da Silva moves into range and clinches up with De Santana.
Da Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Da Silva pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Da Silva avoids the elbow strike from De Santana, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, De Santana throws an elbow but misses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Da Silva blocks the elbow strike.
Da Silva is trying to break the clinch but De Santana is controlling him.
Da Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Da Silva takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from De Santana lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Da Silva has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Da Silva and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
De Santana throws a looping overhand right but Da Silva ducks down to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Da Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from De Santana.
De Santana defending well as Da Silva loads up on a big left hand.
Da Silva closes the distance and pushes De Santana back into the cage.
Da Silva looking to throw knees to the head but De Santana is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wanadi De Santana dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
De Santana connects with a right hand. Da Silva shakes it off.
De Santana gets tackled into the cage by Da Silva. Da Silva maintains the clinch.
De Santana has Da Silva pressed against the cage, preventing Da Silva from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
De Santana on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
De Santana blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Da Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. De Santana is defending well for now.
Da Silva managing to block the knees to the body from De Santana.
Wanadi De Santana has scored more points in the clinch so far.
De Santana throws an elbow but it misses.
De Santana managing to block the knees to the body from Da Silva.
De Santana throws an elbow but it misses.
Da Silva leaning his opponent against the cage.
De Santana lands a shot to the body.
Da Silva wants to stall.
De Santana lands a knee to the body.
De Santana misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Da Silva.
Da Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
Da Silva is breathing heavily.
De Santana tries to land knees in the clinch but Da Silva avoids the damage to the body.
Da Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stalling in the clinch from De Santana.
A short body shot lands from De Santana as the two fighters clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice elbow from De Santana.
De Santana lands a body punch.
De Santana with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
De Santana comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Da Silva avoiding damage as De Santana throws knees to the body.
De Santana tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Da Silva avoids it.
Da Silva misses with an elbow over the top.
De Santana tries to land knees in the clinch but Da Silva avoids the damage to the body.
Da Silva blocks the elbow strike.
De Santana just leaning against Da Silva, taking a breather.
Da Silva tries a knee to the head but De Santana blocks it.
De Santana is pushing Da Silva up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Da Silva blocks the elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by De Santana.
De Santana managing to block the knees to the body from Da Silva.
Da Silva is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but De Santana is keeping busy.
Da Silva tries a knee to the head but De Santana blocks it.
De Santana misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Da Silva.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva is trying to maintain a safe position but De Santana gets an underhook and turns Da Silva into the cage.
Da Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. De Santana obliges.
De Santana missing with knees to the body.
De Santana pushes off an throws an elbow but Da Silva leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
De Santana lands a nice elbow.
De Santana lands a damaging elbow.
De Santana throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Da Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Da Silva avoiding damage as De Santana throws knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by De Santana.
Da Silva avoids the elbow strike from De Santana, against the cage.
Da Silva avoiding damage as De Santana throws knees to the body.
Da Silva with a knee to the head.
De Santana is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Da Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
De Santana missing with knees to the body.
De Santana tries a knee to the head but Da Silva blocks it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Da Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Da Silva missing with knees to the body.
De Santana lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Da Silva looking to stall.
De Santana leaning against his opponent.
Da Silva tries a knee to the head but De Santana blocks it.
De Santana lands an elbow inside that Da Silva shrugs off.
De Santana lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Da Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from De Santana.
De Santana on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
De Santana gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Da Silva managing to block the knees to the body from De Santana.
Da Silva jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as De Santana walks away with a smile on his face. Da Silva gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
De Santana throws a sloppy head kick and Da Silva moves out of range easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from De Santana.
De Santana throws a nice looking combination but Da Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Da Silva clinches with his opponent.
De Santana stalling in the clinch.
Da Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. De Santana is defending well for now.
Da Silva looking to throw knees to the head but De Santana is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva managing to block the knees to the body from De Santana.
De Santana lands an elbow inside that Da Silva shrugs off.
De Santana managing to block the knees to the body from Da Silva.
The referee is keeping an eye on De Santana - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Da Silva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from De Santana.
Da Silva avoiding damage as De Santana throws knees to the body.
De Santana blocks an elbow strike.
De Santana is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Da Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
De Santana lands an elbow that stopped Da Silva in his tracks for a moment.
Da Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Da Silva tries to land a knee to the head but De Santana blocks with his arms.
Da Silva drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Da Silva throws an elbow but it misses.
De Santana landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Da Silva creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Da Silva pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wanadi De Santana dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Da Silva takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Left hook, right uppercut from Da Silva.
De Santana throws a half hearted mid kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from De Santana - that will leave a mark!
Da Silva slips a straight right by De Santana.
Da Silva drives through and clinches with De Santana against the cage.
De Santana landing knees to the body.
De Santana misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Da Silva.
De Santana landing some nice looking knees to the body.
De Santana effectively controlling the action here.
De Santana avoids a wild elbow strike from Da Silva.
Da Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
De Santana looking to stall.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
De Santana missing with knees to the body.
De Santana blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A nice glancing elbow lands by De Santana.
De Santana is leaning against Da Silva and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Silva lands a nice knee to the body.
De Santana lands with a short shot to the head.
De Santana misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Da Silva.
De Santana managing to block the knees to the body from Da Silva.
De Santana managing to block the knees to the body from Da Silva.
With the fighters up against the cage, Da Silva throws an elbow but misses.
De Santana crunches a lovely knee into Da Silva's ribcage.
Da Silva drops to a knee looking for a takedown but De Santana gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A nice right hand lands inside from De Santana.
De Santana throws an elbow that misses.
De Santana comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
De Santana is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Da Silva is defending well for now.
Da Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
De Santana throws a head kick that misses.
De Santana clobbers Da Silva with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Da Silva crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from De Santana - the referee stops the clock and Da Silva gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says De Santana. Da Silva manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Da Silva tries to keep at a distance but De Santana has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rafael Da Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Santana softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Da Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Da Silva takes a knee to the side of the body.
Da Silva avoiding damage as De Santana throws knees to the body.
Da Silva dodges an elbow strike from De Santana.
Da Silva lands a good knee to the midsection. De Santana won't want to take too many of those.
De Santana throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
De Santana wants to stall.
Da Silva is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
De Santana is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Da Silva is defending well for now.
Da Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but De Santana blocks it with crossed arms.
Da Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Da Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but De Santana avoids the damage to the body.
Da Silva is trying to maintain a safe position but De Santana gets an underhook and turns Da Silva into the cage.
De Santana gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
De Santana misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Da Silva.
Da Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. De Santana is defending well for now.
De Santana lands an elbow just above Da Silva 's eye.
De Santana trying to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva fails to pull the fight into his guard.
De Santana misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Da Silva.
Da Silva blocks an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Da Silva throws an elbow but misses.
Da Silva is trying to work for a single leg takedown but De Santana pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Wanadi De Santana has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rafael Da Silva.
De Santana lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Da Silva just misses with a elbow thrown towards De Santana's brow.
Da Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but De Santana blocks it with crossed arms.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from De Santana.
Da Silva pushes off an throws an elbow but De Santana leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Da Silva blocks an elbow strike from De Santana.
Da Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
De Santana putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Da Silva in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
De Santana trying to control the position but instead, Da Silva has worked for underhooks and has pushed De Santana into the cage.
Da Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for De Santana.
De Santana is pressed up against the cage. Da Silva has hold of a leg and is looking to drag De Santana down to the mat. De Santana avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Da Silva takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Da Silva gets tackled into the cage by De Santana. De Santana maintains the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Santana misses with an elbow strike.
Da Silva is trying to maintain a safe position but De Santana gets an underhook and turns Da Silva into the cage.
De Santana creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Da Silva wants to stall.
Da Silva is trying to break the clinch but De Santana has him pressed against the cage.
De Santana lands an elbow just above Da Silva 's eye.
With the fighters up against the cage, De Santana throws an elbow but misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Da Silva pushes off an throws an elbow but De Santana leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Wanadi De Santana is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
De Santana stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Come on De Santana - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
De Santana tries to land knees in the clinch but Da Silva avoids the damage to the body.
Knees to the body from De Santana.
Da Silva lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Da Silva looking for a takedown.
Nice elbow from De Santana.
De Santana tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Da Silva avoids it.
De Santana creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Da Silva misses with an elbow over the top.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wanadi De Santana showed his dominance in that final round.
Well De Santana 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wanadi De Santana!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Asher Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco Todd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marco Todd has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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190 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Asher Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Marco Todd!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Emerson Jorge and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Todd connects with an inside leg kick.
Todd throws a low kick, looking for Lee's leg but Lee calmly moves out of range.
Todd throws a leg kick which misses Lee's front leg but catches the back leg as Lee tries to avoid it.
Todd slips a straight right by Lee.
Todd paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lee misses with a hook.
Todd misses with a lunging right hand
letting Lee counter with a right hand.
It looks like Marco Todd has been cut.
Lee checks a leg kick.
Todd tries to work over Lee's front leg with a kick but Lee checks it.
Nice jab there from Todd.
Lee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Todd throws a quick inside leg kick.
Todd throws a sloppy head kick and Lee moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lee lands a glancing blow to the side of Todd's head.
Todd displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lee throws out the jab.
Lee misses with a straight right.
Todd attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
An inside leg kick lands from Todd.
Todd lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lee's sensitive parts.
Lee throws a jab but it's blocked by Todd.
Todd throws a leg kick but Lee checks it.
Todd throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Todd connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lee on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Todd. Todd obviously looking to wear him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Todd moves away from the strike by Lee.
Lee on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Todd. Todd obviously looking to wear him down.
Lee checks a leg kick.
Lee misses with a double jab
and Todd counters with a good low kick that Lee was not able to check.
Todd fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lee takes one to the chin there.
Lee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Todd feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lee's calf.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Todd looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Todd lands a nice looking body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Lee is breathing heavily.
Todd throws a series of strikes that have Lee backpedaling.
Lee takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Todd thuds his shin into the meat of Lee's side.
Marco Todd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Todd looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Todd goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Lee stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Todd.
A solid leg kick lands there for Todd.
Todd is looking to score with low kicks.
Lee takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lee is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Todd lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Lee has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lee and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Todd can pounce on him.
Lee walks into a straight right hand from Todd.
Todd jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Todd looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Todd misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lee checks the leg kick nicely there.
Todd lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Todd lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lee keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Todd.
Todd staying out of range there.
That kick from Todd tenderised Lee's leg. Lee is trying to keep his angry face on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Todd dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marco Todd's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Todd fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lee manages to avoid it.
Todd misses the shot to the body.
Todd tried to score with a low kick but Lee checks it.
Todd lands with a hook. Lee tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Todd swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Todd throws a head kick but Lee moves out of range.
Lee avoids the head kick by Todd.
Lee checks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Todd slips a jab and a cross from Lee.
Lee waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Todd.
Nice uppercut there from Lee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee blocks a leg kick.
Todd tries to land a leg kick but Lee saw it coming and moves away.
Todd throws out a leg kick but Lee moves out of range and Todd only half commits.
Todd takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lee dodges the punch combination from Todd.
Marco Todd seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lee has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Todd.
Lee walks into a stiff left hand from Todd.
Todd tried to score with a low kick but Lee checks it.
Todd misses with a low kick.
Lee checks a leg kick nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Todd pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lee is out of range and Todd settles back down.
Lee throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Todd misses with a low kick.
Todd attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Lee is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Todd tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Marco Todd is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Todd throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Todd motions for Lee to come forward. Todd throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lee throws a right hand that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Todd chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Todd slips under a jab from Lee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Todd misses with a low kick as Lee jumps back.
An inside leg kick lands from Todd.
Todd throws a quick inside leg kick.
Todd connects with a leg kick. Lee looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Todd scoring well with a low kick there.
Lee misses with a looping right.
Todd tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice defenses there by Lee.
Todd tries to score with a low kick but Lee moves his leg out of the way.
A leg kick checked by Lee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee dips to his left and cracks Todd with an uppercut!
Todd lands a head kick. Lee smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Todd throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Todd scores with a nice strike.
Lee misses with a looping left.
Lee jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Todd misses with a straight right.
Todd pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lee misses with a right hand
and Todd counters with an inside leg kick.
Lee misses with a double jab
and Todd counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lee's knee momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Todd showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Marco Todd's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Todd dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lee. That did some damage!
Todd has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Todd scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Todd misses the jab.
Lee throws a right hand that Todd ducks under and follows up with a left that Todd also avoids with ease.
Todd scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Todd throws out a leg kick but Lee moves out of range and Todd only half commits.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Lee might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Todd throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Todd feints and then cracks Lee's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lee down.
Todd tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lee is able to avoid easily.
Todd misses the shot to the body.
Lee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Todd misses with an uppercut
and Lee counters with a left to the body.
Todd throws a leg kick which misses Lee's front leg but catches the back leg as Lee tries to avoid it.
Lee checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Todd throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lee counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Todd throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Todd misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lee.
Todd throws a poor cross that misses
and Lee makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Todd missing with a left hand there. Lee was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Todd chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Todd pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lee misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lee throws a left and a right that both miss
and Todd counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Todd is looking to slow Lee down with leg kicks.
Todd throws a half hearted mid kick.
Todd is looking to score with low kicks.
Todd misses with a low kick.
Lee checks a low kick from Todd.
Todd throws an off balance right hand
and Lee connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Todd throws a nice inside leg kick.
Todd throws a leg kick but Lee sees it coming and moves out of range.
Marco Todd is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Todd throws a head kick that Lee semi-blocks.
Todd swinging wildly here.
Lee misses with a hook
and Todd counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Todd throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Todd is looking to chop away at Lee's legs.
Todd throws a low kick, looking for Lee's leg but Lee calmly moves out of range.
Todd throws a poor cross that misses
and Lee counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lee takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Todd scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lee cracks Todd with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Todd with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lee checks a low kick from Todd.
Todd throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lee tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Asher Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lee has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Todd.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Todd goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Lee misses with a looping left.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Todd, right into the meat.
Todd misses with a right hand
and Lee cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Todd connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marco Todd comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Todd 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 26:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marco Todd!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dino Cazares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Herbert Truck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Truck has chosen Indestructible as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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28
277 lbs
10 - 10 - 0 |
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26
260 lbs
17 - 13 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dino Cazares!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Herbert Truck!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Paulo Santos and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Truck tries to keep at a distance but Cazares has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cazares is trying to force a seperation but Truck has the dominant position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Truck.
Truck makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Truck breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Truck has his takedown stuffed
and Cazares counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Truck has momentary wrist control but Cazares slips an elbow through the middle.
Cazares wants to pass the guard but Truck is keeping the position.
Truck looking for a sweep. Not yet Truck, not yet.
Truck is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Cazares stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Truck swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Truck avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cazares won't allow Truck to sweep him here.
Truck lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Cazares!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cazares is looking to improve his position but Truck isn't that keen on the idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Truck is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Cazares has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Cazares is squirming around, avoiding Truck's attempts to control the action.
Truck is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Cazares can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Cazares tries to reverse the position but Truck maintains control.
Truck is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Cazares is surviving well by controlling Truck's body position as best he can.
Cazares is wriggling around trying to escape.
Truck is looking to work his way around to Cazares's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Cazares regains half guard.
Truck wants to free his trapped foot but Cazares is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Cazares is trying to stand.
Truck prevents Cazares from improving his position.
Truck is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Cazares has managed to free his arm - good work.
Cazares makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
An inside leg kick lands from Truck.
Cazares tries to clinch but Truck is having none of it.
Cazares throws a shot from downtown. Truck moves away and avoids it.
Cazares closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Truck to the mat! Truck manages to get full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Truck has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Cazares can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Cazares lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Truck has his foot on Cazares's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Cazares works his way back into a safe position though.
Truck looks gassed!
Cazares passes Truck's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Cazares lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Cazares is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Truck gets full guard.
Truck looking for a sweep. Not yet Truck, not yet.
Cazares scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Truck has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Cazares can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Cazares landing some decent shots from guard.
Cazares landing some decent shots from guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cazares slips nicely into half guard.
Truck is looking to improve his position.
Cazares is working for a kimura but Truck is defending it quite comfortably.
Cazares winds up and cracks Truck with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Cazares 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.
Cazares thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Truck's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dino Cazares dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Cazares scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Cazares wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Truck, who protects the arm well.
Cazares landing strikes.
Cazares tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Truck tries to buck Cazares off but Cazares is having none of it.
Cazares in side control lands a decent elbow.
Truck gets back to half guard.
Truck is looking to improve his position.
Cazares working over Truck with some ground and pound. Truck looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Truck wants to get back to full guard.
Truck won't allow Cazares to pass to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cazares 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.
Truck is looking for a sweep. Cazares is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Truck manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Cazares might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Cazares passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Cazares lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Truck down.
Truck sneaks back into half guard.
Cazares not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cazares moves into full mount! Truck won't be happy about that!
Cazares lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Truck hang on?
Cazares connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cazares raining down shots from the mount!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Truck takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Dino Cazares overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cazares lands with some strikes.
Truck is looking to improve his position but Cazares isn't that keen on the idea.
Cazares landing punches.
Cazares looking to finish Truck with some ground and pound. This is bad for Truck!
Truck takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Truck is rocked!
Cazares with good strikes from the mount here!
Truck is still in real trouble! Can Cazares finish him?
Truck keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Truck seems to have recovered his senses.
Truck is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Cazares lands a heavy elbow.
Cazares raining down hammerfists from mount.
Truck can't escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cazares drops a big elbow. That's hurt Truck! More shots from Cazares and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dino Cazares!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Wayne Rooney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lae Praye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Praye has chosen Carry That Weight as his entrance music. Wayne Rooney has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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165 lbs
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163 lbs
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wayne Rooney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lae Praye!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Mauricio Rocha and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Praye falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rooney counters with a nice uppercut.
Praye throws a poor cross that misses
and Rooney counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Praye is defended easily by Rooney.
Praye tries to move into range but Rooney moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Praye swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Rooney counter with a right hand.
Praye throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rooney's waist but Rooney gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Praye off to one side.
Praye misses with a right hand
and Rooney counters with a stiff right hand.
Praye takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A shot to the body from Praye misses
enabling Rooney to counter with a crisp jab.
Lae Praye seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Praye throws a poor cross that misses
and Rooney counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Praye thinking.
A shot to the body from Praye misses
and Rooney counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Praye's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rooney connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Praye scrambles back to his feet.
Praye misses with a hook to the body
and Rooney counters with a nice uppercut.
Rooney lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Praye misses with a hook
letting Rooney counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Praye takes one to the chin there.
Praye misses with a right hand
and Rooney counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Praye is rocked!
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Rooney! Praye is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wayne Rooney!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Russel Paulman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yoshida Kotaro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Paulman might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to fight music . Kotaro is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Dance Yourself Clean. Yoshida Kotaro has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Russel Paulman !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yoshida Kotaro!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Matheus Silva and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paulman rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kotaro counters with a body kick that stops Paulman in his tracks momentarily.
Kotaro lands a nice looking body kick.
Kotaro clinches up against the cage.
Kotaro is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kotaro connects with a nasty looking knee right to Paulman 's face.
Kotaro crunches a lovely knee into Paulman 's ribcage.
Paulman is breathing heavily.
Paulman managing to block the knees to the body from Kotaro.
Paulman swings wildly with an uppercut but Kotaro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kotaro with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Paulman takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kotaro scores with a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paulman misses with an elbow over the top.
Kotaro landing knees to the head.
Paulman is rocked!
Kotaro is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kotaro dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Oh Paulman is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kotaro continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Kotaro breaks from the clinch.
Kotaro feints with a left and delivers a massive head kick! Paulman collapses like a ragdoll! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Yoshida Kotaro!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between John Simons III (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mel Gray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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143 lbs
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148 lbs
18 - 9 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
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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
19 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Simons III!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mel Gray!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Paulo Santos and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gray avoids a kick to the body.
Simons III manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Gray on his heels. He'll look to pass Gray's guard now, I'm sure.
Simons III wants to pass the guard but Gray is keeping the position.
Simons III is working hard here to advance position.
Simons III with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gray wants to stand but Simons III is controlling the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Simons III drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Simons III jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Simons III wants to pass the guard but Gray is keeping the position.
Gray trying to keep a closed guard but Simons III is proving a slippery customer.
Gray is wriggling around but Simons III manages to pass to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Simons III looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simons III is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Gray doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Simons III.
Simons III wants to work for an arm triangle but Gray is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Simons III is keen to just control but Gray is a slippery customer.
Simons III trying to control the pace.
Gray pushes Simons III off looking to stand but Simons III dives back in and keeps control.
Simons III is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Gray defends it well.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gray is trying to escape back to his feet but Simons III uses the scramble to pass into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gray tries to escape but Simons III is in control.
Gray really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Simons III. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Simons III looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Simons III moves into full mount!
Simons III looking for a guillotine from mount but Gray is having none of it.
Simons III can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gray is looking to escape.
Simons III has hold of Gray's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Gray manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gray sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Simons III is looking for a kimura here.
Simons III wants to pass the guard but Gray is defending well.
Simons III not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Simons III is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Gray trying to get back to full guard but Simons III takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gray tries to lock up and control but Simons III gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Simons III working for a submission but Gray is keeping him at bay.
Simons III is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Simons III extends the arm and Gray is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). John Simons III!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between LeRoy LeBlanc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fabio Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). LeBlanc comes to the cage accompanied by Tèrez Montcalm - Sweet Dreams. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
216 lbs
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220 lbs
16 - 5 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, LeRoy LeBlanc!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fabio Oliveira!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Thiago Cunha and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliveira misses with an uppercut
and LeBlanc counters with a stiff right hand.
Oliveira avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Oliveira is defended easily by LeBlanc.
LeBlanc walks into a jab.
Oliveira ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fabio Oliveira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
LeBlanc fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
LeBlanc swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Oliveira.
LeBlanc scoring well with a low kick there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira scores with a hook.
LeBlanc changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Oliveira misses with an uppercut
and LeBlanc counters with a good low kick that Oliveira was not able to check.
Oliveira misses with a right hand
and LeBlanc counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
LeBlanc scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Oliveira looks gassed!
Oliveira misses with the combination.
Oliveira misses with a hook
and LeBlanc cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Oliveira throws a poor cross that misses
and LeBlanc counters with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
LeBlanc tests Oliveira's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Oliveira on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by LeBlanc. LeBlanc obviously looking to wear him down.
LeBlanc throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Oliveira stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
LeBlanc cracks Oliveira with an open hand slap.
LeBlanc lunges at Oliveira with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Oliveira's hand.
LeBlanc throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Oliveira takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
LeBlanc scores with a crisp jab that stopped Oliveira in his tracks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
LeBlanc lands with a cross.
Oliveira gets cracked with a nice right hand there by LeBlanc.
Oliveira is rocked!
LeRoy LeBlanc is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Oliveira throws an ugly left hook that misses
and LeBlanc counters with a nice uppercut.
Oliveira fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
LeBlanc cracks the inside of Oliveira's front leg.
Oliveira takes one on the button.
Oliveira misses with a left hand
enabling LeBlanc to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
LeBlanc lands with a thumping leg kick.
Oliveira on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by LeBlanc. LeBlanc obviously looking to wear him down.
LeBlanc scores with the left hand. Oliveira knows he should have avoided that one.
Oliveira avoids the body shot from LeBlanc.
Oliveira takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
LeBlanc ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Oliveira on the wrong end of a nice jab.
LeBlanc lands the left hand.
LeBlanc lands a nice leg kick that just misses Oliveira's sensitive parts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
LeRoy LeBlanc dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Decent striking displayed by LeBlanc there.
LeBlanc is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
LeBlanc fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Oliveira on the side of the head.
LeBlanc lands with a thumping leg kick.
LeBlanc scoring well with a low kick there.
LeBlanc throws a leg kick which misses Oliveira's front leg but catches the back leg as Oliveira tries to avoid it.
Oliveira rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and LeBlanc counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Oliveira is breathing heavily.
Good leg kick by LeBlanc there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by LeBlanc.
LeBlanc throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
LeBlanc lands with a kick to the ribs.
A chopping leg kick lands by LeBlanc.
Nice body punch from LeBlanc.
A nice leg kick lands there from LeBlanc.
LeBlanc lands a leg kick that knocks Oliveira off balance momentarily.
Oliveira takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
LeRoy LeBlanc is winning the standup battle so far.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by LeBlanc.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
LeBlanc connects with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
LeBlanc lands the left hand.
LeBlanc lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
LeBlanc fakes the leg kick and cracks Oliveira in the body.
LeBlanc tests Oliveira's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Decent striking displayed by LeBlanc there.
LeBlanc scores with a jab to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira misses with a left hand
and LeBlanc counters with a lovely straight right hand!
LeBlanc is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Oliveira is still on wobbly legs! Can LeBlanc finish him?
Oliveira looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
LeBlanc fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Oliveira looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Oliveira seems to have recovered his senses.
Oliveira misses with a double jab.
LeBlanc wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
LeBlanc connects with a single shot there.
LeBlanc lands a leg kick that knocks Oliveira off balance momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
LeBlanc lands a lovely overhand right.
Oliveira has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from LeBlanc.
LeBlanc scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Oliveira doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick misses from LeBlanc.
LeBlanc stuns Oliveira with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
LeBlanc feints and then cracks Oliveira's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Oliveira down.
Good shot there by LeBlanc.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
LeRoy LeBlanc 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!
Oliveira dodges the punch combination from LeBlanc.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Oliveira might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, LeBlanc has got the better of the exchanges.
Oliveira on the wrong end of a nice jab.
LeBlanc is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Oliveira can do to turn this around?
LeBlanc cracks the inside of Oliveira's front leg.
LeBlanc changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
LeBlanc throws an overhand right that lands on Oliveira's shoulder, as Oliveira tries to avoid the shot.
Oliveira has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Oliveira takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
LeBlanc moves in looking to clinch but Oliveira pushes him off.
Oliveira misses with a hook
and LeBlanc counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Oliveira might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
LeBlanc lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
LeBlanc lands with a shot to the body.
Oliveira takes a shot right to the bread basket.
LeBlanc tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Oliveira shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jab, jab by LeBlanc - just one landing.
The fighters circle momentarily. LeBlanc darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Oliveira's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
LeBlanc throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Oliveira stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
LeBlanc wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
LeBlanc thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Oliveira if he has to take too many more of those.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oliveira takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
LeBlanc throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
LeBlanc explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
LeBlanc rushes Oliveira and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
LeBlanc lands with a light punch inside.
LeBlanc breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A nice leg kick lands there from LeBlanc.
Oliveira takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
LeBlanc scores with a one two! Oliveira had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
LeRoy LeBlanc is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
LeBlanc connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A nice leg kick lands there from LeBlanc.
Good leg kick by LeBlanc there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
LeBlanc connects with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and LeBlanc counters with a flying knee. Nice.
LeBlanc moves into the clinch.
Oliveira looking for a takedown.
A short body shot lands from LeBlanc as the two fighters clinch.
LeBlanc works on Oliveira's body with a couple of short punches.
LeBlanc lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Oliveira or not.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, LeBlanc creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
LeBlanc working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
LeBlanc scores with an uppercut up the middle.
LeBlanc escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Oliveira misses with a shot to the body
and LeBlanc counters with a good low kick that Oliveira was not able to check.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oliveira chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before LeBlanc can pounce on him.
Fabio Oliveira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
LeBlanc lands with a hook. Oliveira tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
And that's the end of the fight!
LeRoy LeBlanc showed his dominance in that final round.
Well LeBlanc 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:24
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:24
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... LeRoy LeBlanc!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Brian Peppers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sir Didymus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Didymus has chosen Welcome to the TerrorDome as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brian Peppers!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sir Didymus!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Emerson Jorge and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peppers tries to close the distance and clinch but Didymus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Peppers moves to clinch but Didymus breaks away
enabling Didymus to counter with a crisp jab.
Didymus throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Peppers counters with a three punch combo that has Didymus backing up. Didymus nods at Peppers to acknowledge the strikes.
Peppers just misses with a punch to the body.
Didymus pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Peppers tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Peppers jabs Didymus right on the nose. Didymus blinks but takes it well.
Peppers misses with a low kick.
Peppers throws a leg kick but Didymus sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Didymus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Peppers pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Peppers throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Didymus circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Didymus takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Didymus throws an overhand right that lands on Peppers's shoulder, as Peppers tries to avoid the shot.
Peppers tries a head kick but it misses.
Didymus misses with a takedown
and Peppers counters with a nice low kick that buckles Didymus's knee momentarily.
Didymus will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Peppers connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Peppers throws a leg kick but Didymus sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Peppers misses with a combination
and Didymus counters with a right hand to the body.
Didymus misses with a lunging right hand
and Peppers counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Didymus closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Peppers did well to prevent Didymus getting side control.
Didymus wants to lay and pray for a moment but Peppers keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Peppers looks like he's trying to stand up.
Didymus missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Peppers makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Didymus fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Peppers looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Didymus circles away from the clinch attempt.
Didymus lands with a good body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Peppers throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Didymus counters with a single leg into guard. Peppers didn't expect that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Didymus lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Peppers looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Didymus stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Peppers swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Peppers keeping moving, preventing Didymus from controlling successfully.
Didymus working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Peppers avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
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.
Peppers is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Peppers has his foot on Didymus's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Didymus works his way back into a safe position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Didymus lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Didymus landing some decent shots from guard.
Didymus trying to control but Peppers is working from the bottom.
Didymus distracts Peppers with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Didymus looking to pass the guard.
Didymus throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sir Didymus will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Didymus closes the distance and clinches up with Peppers, looking for a takedown. Didymus pushes Peppers against the cage but Peppers circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Peppers throws a head kick that misses.
Peppers lands with a kick to the ribs.
Peppers throws a leg kick but Didymus sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Didymus throws a lazy uppercut
and Peppers counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Peppers misses with the combination.
Peppers throws a series of strikes that have Didymus backpedaling.
Didymus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Didymus shoots in and drives through. Peppers sprawls well.
Peppers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Didymus.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peppers throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
enabling Didymus to counter with a crisp jab.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Peppers tries to clinch but Didymus is having none of it.
Didymus 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.
Peppers controls Didymus momentarily but Didymus frees himself.
Peppers keeping moving, preventing Didymus from controlling successfully.
Peppers looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Peppers keeping moving, preventing Didymus from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Didymus might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Peppers kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Sir Didymus was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Didymus blocks a head kick by Peppers.
Brian Peppers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Didymus misses with a body shot.
Didymus blocks a head kick by Peppers.
Didymus shoots in for a takedown but Peppers shows good takedown defense.
Brian Peppers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sir Didymus.
An inside leg kick from Peppers misses.
Peppers closes the distance looking to clinch
and Didymus counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Peppers!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Didymus with good strikes from the mount here!
Didymus punishing his opponent with strikes.
The referee warns Peppers that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Didymus goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Peppers is on top in guard.
Didymus wants to sweep here but Peppers controlling him for the moment.
Peppers throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peppers postures up.
Peppers wants to control from the top but Didymus keeps moving.
Peppers is looking to work some ground and pound but Didymus has wrist control.
Didymus keeping moving, preventing Peppers from controlling successfully.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Didymus throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Didymus is trying to keep Peppers in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Sir Didymus will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Didymus shoots in but no luck this time.
Didymus slips a straight right by Peppers.
Peppers scores with a push kick.
Peppers falls off balance throwing a combination
and Didymus counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Peppers tries to clinch but Didymus is having none of it.
Peppers moves to clinch but Didymus breaks away
and Didymus counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Didymus misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Peppers counters with a body kick.
Didymus misses with a right hand
and Peppers counters with a thumping low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peppers lands with a thumping leg kick.
Peppers will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Peppers misses with a two punch combination.
Peppers throws a poor cross that misses
and Didymus cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Didymus takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Didymus throws a body punch but Peppers moves out of range.
Peppers throws a leg kick that is checked
and Didymus counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Didymus.
Didymus pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Peppers is keeping the position for now.
Didymus loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Didymus throws a strike but Peppers rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Peppers looking to sit in guard and control but Didymus gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Peppers is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Didymus is controlling him.
Sir Didymus has got the better of the ground game so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Didymus accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Didymus postures up in Peppers's guard and throws a big left but Peppers blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Didymus throws and elbow that misses. Peppers uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Didymus's guard. Nice move by Peppers!
Peppers tries to stand but Didymus is controlling from the bottom.
Peppers gets to his feet. Didymus looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Didymus swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Peppers counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Peppers scores with a jab. Didymus acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Didymus misses with a looping right.
Peppers lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Peppers swinging wildly here.
Didymus throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Peppers counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Didymus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Peppers manages to avoid it.
Didymus throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Peppers counters with a one-two to the body.
Peppers throws an off balance right hand
and Didymus counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Didymus throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Didymus takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Didymus has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Peppers.
Peppers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Didymus.
A punch lands to the side of Didymus 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A slapping leg kick lands for Peppers.
Didymus looks to throw the jab but Peppers is out of range.
Peppers throws a solid leg kick but Didymus takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Peppers.
Peppers cracks the inside of Didymus's front leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Peppers clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Peppers throws a big shot that misses.
Peppers moves out of range as Didymus strikes.
A slapping leg kick lands for Peppers.
Didymus throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Peppers counters with a good low kick that Didymus was not able to check.
Peppers misses with a low kick.
Didymus shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Peppers but Peppers pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Peppers is looking to score with low kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peppers misses with a series of wild punches.
Peppers ducks under a wild hook from Didymus.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peppers is looking to chop away at Didymus's legs.
Didymus checks the leg kick.
Didymus misses with a combination
and Peppers counters with a slapping leg kick.
Peppers misses with a head kick.
Didymus misses with a shot to the body
and Peppers counters with a low kick, right behind Didymus 's knee.
Didymus checks the leg kick.
Peppers misses with a body kick.
Didymus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Peppers fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Didymus has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Brian Peppers is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Peppers.
Peppers lands with a thumping leg kick.
Peppers throws a head kick that misses.
Jab, jab by Peppers - just one landing.
Didymus misses with a hook
and Peppers counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Peppers scores with a hook.
Didymus looks to throw a body kick
and Peppers counters with a good low kick that Didymus was not able to check.
Didymus takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Didymus swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Peppers lands a high kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Didymus shoots and misses
and Peppers counters with a good low kick that Didymus was not able to check.
Peppers misses with a low kick.
Didymus lands with a shot to the body.
Peppers motions for Didymus to come forward. Peppers throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Peppers throws a sloppy head kick and Didymus moves out of range easily.
Peppers lands with a cross.
Peppers slips a jab from Didymus.
Didymus avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Peppers.
Didymus avoids the body shot from Peppers.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peppers loads up on a big right hand but Didymus slips the punch.
Peppers scores with a one two! Didymus had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Didymus takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A good leg kick by Peppers.
Peppers tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Didymus counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Peppers is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Didymus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Peppers had his way with Sir Didymus in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Didymus scores with the left hand. Peppers knows he should have avoided that one.
Peppers wants to land a leg kick but Didymus is out of range.
Peppers with a hook.
Didymus lands a two punch combo.
Didymus blocks a head kick by Peppers.
Didymus throws a body punch but Peppers moves out of range.
Didymus swings away with a body shot that misses
and Peppers counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Didymus drops down looking for an ankle pick but Peppers pulls his leg out and moves away.
Some bone on bone action there as Didymus checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Didymus throws a shot from downtown. Peppers moves away and avoids it.
Didymus swings for the body but Peppers moves out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Peppers, right into the meat.
Didymus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Peppers will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Didymus misses with a combination
and Peppers moves into the clinch.
Didymus goes for a takedown in the clinch but Peppers prevents it.
Didymus fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Brian Peppers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sir Didymus.
Peppers lands a body punch.
Didymus jumps guard and drags Peppers to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Peppers trying to control the position from guard on top but Didymus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peppers avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Didymus tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Peppers wants to stand but Didymus is controlling his posture from full guard.
Peppers controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Didymus looking for a guillotine here but Peppers defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Didymus 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.
Didymus looking to control.
Peppers trying to control but Didymus is working from the bottom.
Didymus is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Peppers is aware though and is defending well.
Peppers trying to control the position from guard on top but Didymus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Peppers is really struggling to control Didymus but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Brian Peppers just wasn't active enough.
Peppers throws a hook but Didymus blocks it.
Peppers misses with the combination.
Peppers throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Peppers throws a head kick that misses.
Didymus looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Peppers!
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Brian Peppers.
I think Peppers has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 48:47
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 48:47
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian Peppers!
Brian Peppers retains his bantamweight title!
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