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Holy Grail 48 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rennon Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bubba Alston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bubba Alston struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 156.1lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rennon Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bubba Alston!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Mauricio Rocha and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva takes the fight into the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Alston jumps guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Silva accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Silva prevents Alston from getting back to his feet.
Alston is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Alston preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Silva throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Silva accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Silva drops back looking for a leg! Alston is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Alston manages to kick Silva off! Silva jumps back into Alston's guard.
Alston has control of Silva's left arm, preventing Silva from doing any damage.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Silva tries to clinch but Alston moves out of range.
Silva tries to score a power double leg takedown but Alston sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Silva somewhat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alston shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Silva but Silva pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Alston circles away from the clinch attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Alston is defended easily by Silva.
Silva looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Alston is adopting a defensive guard.
Alston working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Silva doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Silva manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Alston trying to keep a closed guard but Silva is proving a slippery customer.
Alston looks gassed!
Silva postures up in Alston's guard and throws a big left but Alston blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Silva postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Silva throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Alston works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Silva throwing strikes from guard but Alston blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Silva tries to clinch but Alston is having none of it.
Silva with a lazy takedown attempt
and Alston counters with a takedown into side control.
Silva pushes Alston away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Alston gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Silva prevents Alston from improving position.
Silva is trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Alston grinds an elbow into Silva's temple.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Alston shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Alston was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Alston controlling his opponent.
Silva is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Alston really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Silva. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alston seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Silva is holding on tight.
Alston looking to control but Silva is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Silva might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Alston scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Silva?
Silva tries to buck Alston off but he can't manage it.
Alston working the ground and pound effectively.
Alston landing strikes, looking to finish!
Alston in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Silva wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Alston landing strikes, looking to finish!
Silva is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! Alston has taken his back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bubba Alston dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Alston throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Silva's waist but Silva gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Alston off to one side.
Silva clinches but Alston breaks the clinch
and Alston counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Silva!
Silva wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Alston trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Silva has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Silva is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Alston fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Alston pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva has given up his back, trying to stand up. Not clever.
Alston has Silva flattened out and is raining down punches.
Alston misses with punches from the back.
Silva is trying to get back to his feet but Alston has full control of the position and if anything, Silva has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Alston looking for the choke but no joy.
I would not like to be Silva right now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Alston lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Silva controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Alston is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Alston gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Alston gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Alston apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Silva looks to clinch
and Alston holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Silva looking for a takedown.
Silva tries for a takedown. No joy.
Alston softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Alston pulls guard successfully.
Silva throwing strikes from guard but Alston blocks nicely.
Silva tries to free his leg and advance position but Alston is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Silva is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Alston is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Alston has escaped and now he's on top!
Alston slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Silva is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Alston stands up and waves to Silva to follow him.
Alston closes the distance and clinches up with Silva, looking for a takedown. Alston pushes Silva against the cage but Silva circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Alston circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to clinch.
Silva tries to clinch but Alston moves away
and Alston counters with a shoot takedown. Silva fights it but they end up in guard.
Alston passes Silva's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Silva is trying to stand.
Alston stalling.
Alston seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Silva does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Bubba Alston has got the better of the ground game so far.
Silva wants to get back to his feet.
Alston is pressing down on Silva's thigh, looking to free his foot. Silva is holding on for now.
Alston prevents Silva from standing back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bubba Alston showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Silva fails with the takedown
and Alston counters with a big head kick but Silva shrugs it off.
Alston closes this distance looking for a takedown but Silva circles away.
Alston rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silva darts in trying to clinch
and Alston counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Silva!
Silva is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Alston content just to control the position here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Alston forces the positional change into back control.
What can Silva do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Alston connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Silva to escape the position.
Silva is looking to stand back up. He's having to work hard to escape but eventually he manages it.
Alston gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Alston gets underhooks to prevent Silva's takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alston gets underhooks to prevent Silva's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rennon Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alston breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silva clinches but Alston breaks the clinch
and Alston holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Silva has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Alston avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Silva has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Alston avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Alston manages to pull guard.
Alston preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Silva throws and elbow that misses. Alston uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Silva's guard. Nice move by Alston!
Alston prevents Silva from getting back to his feet.
Alston stands up over Silva, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Alston wants to stand but Silva is controlling his posture from full guard.
Alston with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alston wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Silva wants to get back to his feet but Alston is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Silva fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Alston, pushing him back against the cage.
Alston pulls guard effortlessly.
Silva preventing the sweep.
Alston wants to get back to his feet but Silva is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Silva is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Silva stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Alston swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Silva is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Alston is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Alston has escaped and now he's on top!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva wriggles free and stands up.
Silva with a lazy takedown attempt
and Alston decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Silva's guard.
Silva is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Alston dives into side control.
Silva explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Silva gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Alston counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alston prevents Silva from standing back up.
Rennon Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bubba Alston is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Alston frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bubba Alston comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Alston winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bubba Alston!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Otavio Arlindo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and rasan gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). gracie is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by wanderlei intro . Otavio Arlindo could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to rasan gracie's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Otavio Arlindo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, rasan gracie!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Edson Gomes and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arlindo rushes gracie and presses him up against the cage.
gracie tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Arlindo smiles and moves away.
Arlindo throws a head kick that gracie semi-blocks.
Arlindo gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows gracie to score an easy takedown into full guard.
gracie has gone for a leg lock! Arlindo slips out almost immediately though and dives into gracie's guard.
Arlindo trying to control but gracie is working from the bottom.
Arlindo slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
gracie working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Arlindo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Arlindo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arlindo avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Arlindo wants to control from the top but gracie keeps moving.
gracie escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Arlindo gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
gracie looks gassed!
gracie has a closed guard, preventing Arlindo from standing up.
gracie working for a triangle but Arlindo defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arlindo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. gracie swivels though and keeps the full guard.
gracie looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Arlindo has picked gracie up and slammed him! gracie can't keep hold of the triangle and Arlindo manages to pass to side control!
gracie is trying to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
gracie is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Arlindo is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
gracie is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
gracie tries to reverse the position but Arlindo maintains control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arlindo sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Arlindo won't let gracie get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Arlindo controlling from the full mount.
Arlindo seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down gracie for as long as he can get away with.
Arlindo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for gracie on the ground.
gracie tries to reverse the position but Arlindo maintains control.
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.
Arlindo controlling from the full mount.
gracie is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Arlindo sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
gracie is trying desperately to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Otavio Arlindo will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Arlindo tries to clinch but gracie moves out of range.
gracie closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Arlindo is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, gracie asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Arlindo gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Arlindo is trying to escape the mount.
gracie working for a submission but Arlindo is keeping him at bay.
gracie throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Arlindo has his hands clasped together but gracie breaks the hold and Arlindo is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by gracie!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). rasan gracie!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ron Damon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Nass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ron Damon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jake Nass!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Alexandre Firmino and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decent striking displayed by Damon there.
Damon fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nass showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Damon.
Damon drops Nass with a big left hand! Nass is injured, injured bad! Damon jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ron Damon!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tito Acton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henrik Larsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henrik Larsson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tito Acton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Henrik Larsson!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Paulo Santos and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Larsson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Acton shoots for a takedown but Larsson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Larsson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Acton is trying to defend but Larsson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Acton is trying to stand back up but Larsson is controlling him
Acton pushes Larsson off and gets back to his feet.
Larsson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Acton, pushing him back against the cage.
Larsson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Acton blocks it with crossed arms.
Acton lands an elbow inside that Larsson shrugs off.
Larsson working hard to break the clinch.
Larsson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Acton fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Larsson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Larsson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Acton.
Acton wants to clinch
and Larsson counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Acton gets the takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Larsson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Larsson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Acton decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Larsson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Larsson shoots in and bounces Acton off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Acton wants to stand but Larsson is controlling the position.
Acton is breathing heavily.
Larsson passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Larsson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Larsson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Acton is trying to get back to his feet.
Larsson wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Acton, who protects the arm well.
Larsson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Larsson swings around for an armbar but Acton sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Larsson's guard.
Acton decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Acton tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Larsson swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tito Acton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Acton on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Larsson. Larsson obviously looking to wear him down.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Acton.
Larsson manages to get back to half guard.
Acton wants to stand up but Larsson has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Larsson controlling the position well.
Acton wants to stand up but Larsson is controlling the position.
Larsson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Larsson regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larsson has a closed guard, preventing Acton from standing up.
Larsson 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.
Larsson is trying to keep Acton in close.
Acton stopping the sweep attempt from Larsson.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Acton fails with the takedown
and Larsson counters by clinching up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Larsson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Acton backwards.
Acton throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Acton misses with a short punch on the inside.
Acton lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henrik Larsson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Larsson clinches up against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Acton throws an elbow but misses.
Acton throws an elbow but it misses.
Larsson scores with a shoulder strike.
Larsson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Acton.
Acton misses with an elbow over the top.
Larsson tries to break the clinch but Acton is controlling the position.
Acton throws an elbow that misses.
Acton throws an elbow but it misses.
Larsson tries a knee to the head but Acton blocks it.
Acton looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Larsson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Acton blocks it with crossed arms.
Acton pushes Larsson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Larsson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Acton or not.
Larsson is trying to drag Acton to the mat but Acton just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Acton lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Larsson backwards.
Larsson blocks an elbow strike from Acton.
Larsson landing knees to the head.
Larsson looking to throw knees to the head but Acton is blocking nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Acton throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Larsson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Acton blocks it with crossed arms.
Larsson goes for a takedown attempt but Acton pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Tito Acton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Henrik Larsson.
Acton tries to score a power double leg takedown but Larsson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Acton somewhat.
Tito Acton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Acton has managed to clinch.
Larsson scores a nice knee to the body.
Larsson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Acton creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Larsson's defenses.
Acton lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Acton throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Acton gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Acton lands a right hand that snaps the head of Larsson backwards.
A shot in the inside from Acton.
Larsson blocks an elbow strike from Acton.
Larsson jumps into guard, dragging Acton to the mat.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Acton stands up and waves to Larsson to follow him.
Larsson clinches with his opponent.
Larsson lands a good knee to the midsection. Acton won't want to take too many of those.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Larsson as Acton tries to tie him up.
Larsson is trying to maintain a safe position but Acton gets an underhook and turns Larsson into the cage.
Larsson tries to pull guard but Acton won't allow it.
Larsson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Acton is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Larsson wants a takedown.
Larsson is trying to maintain a safe position but Acton gets an underhook and turns Larsson into the cage.
Acton throws an elbow that misses.
Larsson trying to stall but Acton improves his position.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Acton.
Larsson tries to pull guard but Acton holds him up against the cage and eventually Larsson drops back down to his feet.
Acton throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Acton.
Larsson avoids the elbow strike from Acton, against the cage.
Larsson blocks an elbow strike from Acton.
Larsson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Acton lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Larsson tries to pull guard but Acton won't allow it.
Larsson blocks an elbow strike from Acton.
Larsson taking a breather.
Acton misses with an elbow over the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Acton gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Larsson.
Acton creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Larsson's defenses.
Acton lands a damaging elbow.
Acton working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Larsson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Acton blocks an uppercut.
Acton lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Larsson backwards.
Larsson tries to pull guard but Acton holds him up against the cage and eventually Larsson drops back down to his feet.
Acton pushes off an throws an elbow but Larsson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Acton keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Larsson's efforts to push away.
Acton gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Larsson.
Larsson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Acton blocks it with crossed arms.
Acton creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Larsson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Acton avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Acton pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Acton.
Still in the clinch, Larsson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Larsson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Acton walks away with a smile on his face. Larsson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Acton.
Acton tries to stall but Larsson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Larsson can't get the takedown.
Larsson dodges an elbow strike from Acton.
Acton lands a damaging elbow.
Acton just leaning against Larsson, taking a breather.
A short right from Acton on the inside.
Larsson landing knees to the head.
Acton throws an elbow but it misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Larsson gets control of Acton's arms and successfully pulls guard. Larsson will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Acton wants to stand but Larsson has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Acton has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Larsson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Acton doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Acton manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Larsson has a closed guard, preventing Acton from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Tito Acton will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Larsson lands with a nice combination. Acton backs away looking to recover.
Larsson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Acton tries to escape but Larsson is in control.
Larsson is looking to take a break and control but Acton is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Acton wants to get back to his feet but Larsson drags him back down.
Larsson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Larsson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Acton is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Larsson is controlling him well.
Larsson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Larsson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Acton is trying to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larsson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Larsson tries to score with some ground and pound. Acton controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Larsson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Acton sneaks out the side door and pushes Larsson away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Henrik Larsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Acton gets underhooks to prevent Larsson's takedown attempt.
Acton lands a nice elbow.
Larsson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Acton backwards.
Larsson blocks an elbow strike.
Larsson scores with a knee to the head.
Larsson has had enough of the clinch but Acton keeps him there for the moment.
Acton lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Larsson backwards.
Larsson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Acton smiles and moves away.
Acton fails with a takedown attempt.
Larsson tries to close the distance and clinch but Acton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Larsson lands a head kick. Acton smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Acton shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Larsson counters with a three punch combo that has Acton backing up. Acton nods at Larsson to acknowledge the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larsson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Acton.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tito Acton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Acton closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Larsson lands with a right to the head.
Larsson with a knee to the head.
Larsson misses with a knee strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Acton.
Larsson scores with a knee to the head.
Acton prevents Larsson from breaking the clinch.
Acton creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Larsson's defenses.
Acton lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Larsson blocks an elbow strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Larsson.
Larsson is trying to break the clinch but Acton has him pressed against the cage.
Larsson misses with a knee to the head.
Larsson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Larsson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Acton backwards.
Acton throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Larssons head.
Acton misses with an elbow strike.
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.
Larsson manages to break the clinch.
Acton shoots in for a takedown but Larsson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Acton tries to clinch up.
Larsson looks to land a combination. Acton sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Acton has a takedown stuffed.
Larsson closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Acton did well to prevent Larsson getting side control.
Larsson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Acton's head.
Acton is trying to escape back to his feet but Larsson uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Larsson tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Larsson connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Acton some visible discomfort.
Acton is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Larsson decides to stand up, so the ref orders Acton to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Henrik Larsson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Larsson 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Henrik Larsson!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alessandro de Ferro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barnie Bradstone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). de Ferro comes to the cage accompanied by CMX - Ruoste. Barnie Bradstone has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
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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 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alessandro de Ferro!
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, Barnie Bradstone!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Mauricio Rocha and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bradstone defending well as de Ferro loads up on a big left hand.
de Ferro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
de Ferro shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bradstone but Bradstone pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A telegraphed right hand from de Ferro misses the target.
de Ferro misses with a body kick.
de Ferro throws out a loose jab but Bradstone uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bradstone swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
de Ferro throws a leg kick but Bradstone sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bradstone takes one to the chin there.
Bradstone moves out of range of the body kick from de Ferro.
Bradstone scores with a sloppy right hand. de Ferro should have avoided that one.
Bradstone wants to clinch up but de Ferro keeps it at a distance.
de Ferro doesn't manage to clinch there - Bradstone circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradstone with a lazy takedown attempt
and de Ferro counters with a crisp one two that drops Bradstone! de Ferro thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Bradstone to his feet! Bradstone is in big trouble!
Bradstone is rocked!
Bradstone is looking to clinch.
Bradstone is still on wobbly legs! Can de Ferro finish him?
de Ferro fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bradstone, pushing him back against the cage.
de Ferro has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Bradstone - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from de Ferro, and another! Bradstone is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Alessandro de Ferro!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mike Holliday (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Opossum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Opossum has chosen Slayer- Postmortem as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mike Holliday!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, The Opossum!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Luis Engracia and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holliday throws a series of strikes that have Opossum backpedaling.
It looks like The Opossum has been cut.
Opossum shoots in for a double leg but Holliday sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Holliday shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Holliday controlling the action here.
Holliday wants to pass to mount but Opossum is defending the position.
Opossum pushes Holliday off looking to stand but Holliday dives back in and keeps control.
Holliday is taking a breather. Opossum says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Opossum wants to control but Holliday is keeping busy.
Opossum is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holliday trying to mount his opponent but Opossum defends it.
Opossum is looking to escape.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Opossum shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Holliday counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Opossum manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Holliday tries to reverse the position but Opossum maintains control.
Holliday wants to control but Opossum is having none of it.
Holliday tries to reverse the position but Opossum maintains control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Opossum tries to control but Holliday wriggling away.
Opossum goes for an armbar but Holliday turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Holliday.
Holliday wants to pass the guard but Opossum is keeping the position.
Holliday postures up.
Opossum can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Holliday controls the pace.
Holliday trying to control the position from guard on top but Opossum is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Opossum is pulling down on Holliday's head. It's preventing any offense from Holliday, at least for the moment.
Holliday trying to control but Opossum is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Opossum working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Holliday has passed into half guard!
Holliday wants to control but Opossum is keeping him busy.
Holliday prevents Opossum from improving his position.
Holliday takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Opossum wants to control but Holliday is keeping busy.
Holliday not doing much here.
Opossum looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Holliday is controlling the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Holliday dominated that round.
The cut man is working on The Opossum's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Holliday lands a nice shot that snaps Opossum's head back.
Holliday displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Holliday fails with the takedown.
Opossum shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Holliday sprawls well. Holliday wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Opossum gets slowly back to his feet.
Opossum tries to clinch
and Holliday cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Holliday fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Opossum manages to avoid it.
Opossum has his takedown stuffed
and Holliday counters with a nice body shot.
Holliday darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Holliday swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Opossum.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Opossum fails with an attempt to clinch.
Holliday throws a nice looking combination but Opossum bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Holliday swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Opossum fails with the takedown.
Mike Holliday has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of The Opossum.
Opossum moves out of range as Holliday strikes.
Opossum pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Opossum has his takedown stuffed
and Holliday counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Opossum is trying to maintain the position but Holliday is very close to passing his half guard.
Holliday is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Opossum is trying to get back to full guard.
Opossum is trying to control but can't.
Holliday controlling the action here.
Opossum makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Opossum.
Holliday has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Holliday looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holliday won't allow Opossum to get back to his feet.
Holliday wants to control from the top but Opossum keeps moving.
Opossum is looking for a triangle but Holliday pushes his legs off easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Holliday trying to control but Opossum is working from the bottom.
Holliday showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Mike Holliday just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Opossum gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Holliday counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Opossum is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Holliday scores with a couple of nice shots.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Holliday is thwarting Opossum's attempts to control the position.
Holliday sitting and controlling from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Holliday dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on The Opossum's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Opossum with a lazy takedown attempt
and Holliday counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Opossum tries to roll over but Holliday keeps him under control.
Opossum is trying to maintain the position but Holliday is very close to passing his half guard.
Holliday takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Holliday trying to pass the guard but Opossum defending well.
Holliday is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Mike Holliday overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Opossum works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holliday looking to sit in guard and control but Opossum gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Opossum wants to stand but Holliday is controlling his posture from full guard.
Holliday has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Opossum can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Opossum stands up and waves to Holliday to follow him.
Holliday looks to land a right hand but Opossum moved out of range.
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.
Opossum fails with an attempt to clinch.
Opossum throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Holliday shoots and misses
and Opossum counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Holliday's guard now.
Holliday is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Holliday keeping moving, preventing Opossum from controlling successfully.
Holliday being controlled here, momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Opossum trying to control the position from guard on top but Holliday is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Holliday is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Opossum is aware though and is defending well.
Opossum passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Opossum sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Holliday is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
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.
Opossum controlling the position.
Opossum decides to stand up, so the ref orders Holliday to his feet.
Mike Holliday is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Holliday thows a body shot but no joy.
Opossum shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Holliday is not content to let Opossum control the position.
The Opossum has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Opossum drops an elbow to the side of Holliday's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
The Opossum comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Holliday 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Holliday!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Balboa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Plutonio Napalm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Rafael Balboa has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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4 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rafael Balboa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Plutonio Napalm!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Mauricio Rocha and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balboa lands a with a good body shot.
Balboa really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Napalm looks for a takedown but Balboa sprawls well.
Balboa lands with an overhand left.
Balboa throws a jab but it's blocked by Napalm.
Balboa connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Napalm shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Balboa as he jumps to the side.
Balboa scores with a jab. Napalm acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Balboa scores with a shot to the body.
Balboa keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Rafael Balboa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Plutonio Napalm.
Napalm closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Napalm lands in his opponent's guard.
Napalm stops Balboa from standing up.
Napalm is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Napalm looking to pass the guard.
Napalm looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balboa wants to stand but Napalm is controlling the position.
Napalm drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Napalm jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Balboa wants to stand but Napalm is controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Napalm is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Napalm drops back looking for a leg! Balboa is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Balboa manages to kick Napalm off! Napalm jumps back into Balboa's guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Balboa connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Napalm takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Balboa works over Napalm's head and body with a nice combination.
Nice shot by Balboa.
Rafael Balboa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Napalm tries to score a power double leg takedown but Balboa sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Napalm somewhat.
Napalm on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Balboa keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Napalm shoots in for a double leg but Balboa sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Napalm takes one to the chin there.
Balboa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Balboa scores with a body shot.
Balboa cracks Napalm with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Balboa tries to bum rush Napalm with a series of wild strikes but Napalm uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Napalm shoots in for a takedown but Balboa shows good takedown defense.
Napalm takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Napalm walks into a straight right hand from Balboa.
Balboa connects with a crisp jab.
Balboa throws a combination. Napalm tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A punch lands to the side of Napalm 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Balboa misses with a few strikes there.
Napalm will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Balboa connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Napalm slips a jab and a cross from Balboa.
Balboa is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Napalm is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Balboa.
Balboa with a jab.
Rafael Balboa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Balboa ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nice uppercut there from Balboa.
Balboa tests Napalm's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Napalm shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Napalm seems to be looking for submissions.
Napalm is trying to work for a kimura but Balboa is defending well.
Napalm is looking for a kimura but Balboa is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Napalm to get the leverage.
Balboa is trying to stand up here but Napalm is controlling him well.
Napalm wants to free his trapped foot but Balboa is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Napalm is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Balboa doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Napalm.
Napalm is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Balboa doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Napalm.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafael Balboa dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Napalm takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Napalm shoots for a takedown but Balboa saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Balboa throws a one two combo.
Balboa misses with a few strikes there.
Balboa stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Balboa wants it to stay on the feet.
Balboa misses with a two punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Napalm has a takedown stuffed.
Rafael Balboa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Plutonio Napalm.
Napalm is breathing heavily.
Napalm takes one on the button.
Balboa closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A punch combination from Balboa misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balboa throws a right hand that Napalm ducks under and follows up with a left that Napalm also avoids with ease.
Nice body punch from Balboa.
Balboa stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Balboa wants it to stay on the feet.
Balboa scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Napalm doesn't seem bothered though.
Napalm has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Balboa finds it's way round the side to connect with Napalm's head.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Napalm is defended easily by Balboa.
Balboa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Balboa connects with a looping right hand.
Napalm fails to land the takedown.
Balboa stalks Napalm and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Napalm's face. Napalm staggers backwards, shaken.
Balboa throws a series of strikes that have Napalm backpedaling.
Balboa throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Napalm has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balboa throws a lazy right hand but Napalm sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Balboa throws a looping overhand right but Napalm ducks down to avoid it.
Balboa is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Balboa misses with a hook.
Napalm scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Napalm is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Balboa is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Napalm tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Napalm has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Balboa is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Napalm has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Napalm looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Napalm goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Balboa rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Napalm's guard! Nice work there by Balboa!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balboa wants to stand but Napalm is controlling his posture from full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Balboa avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Napalm throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Balboa gets to his feet - Napalm follows without any prompting.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Napalm throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Balboa's waist but Balboa gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Napalm off to one side.
Balboa uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Napalm has time to react.
Balboa looks to land a combination but Napalm avoids it well.
Napalm slips a straight right by Balboa.
Balboa gets caught flat footed, as Napalm shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Napalm is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Napalm drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Napalm jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Balboa keeping full guard, as Napalm tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Plutonio Napalm will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Napalm takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Balboa!
Napalm avoids a punch combination nicely.
Napalm closes the distance and clinches up with Balboa, looking for a takedown. Napalm pushes Balboa against the cage but Balboa circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Balboa scores with a jab.
Napalm drops his hands momentarily and Balboa takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Rafael Balboa is winning the standup battle so far.
Napalm changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Balboa tries to avoid it but Napalm manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Balboa to the ground. Balboa escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Balboa cracks Napalm with a right hand to the side of the head.
Balboa dips to his left and cracks Napalm with an uppercut!
Balboa dips to his left and cracks Napalm with an uppercut!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Balboa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Balboa lands with a cross.
Nice takedown defense from Balboa. No joy for Napalm on that attempt.
Rafael Balboa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Plutonio Napalm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Balboa finds it's way through Napalm's defenses.
Balboa lands with a straight right. Napalm didn't see that one coming.
Balboa lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Balboa misses with a two punch combination.
Napalm takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Napalm fails with the takedown.
Balboa is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Balboa lands a glancing blow to the side of Napalm's head.
Balboa punishes Napalm's body with a nice straight punch.
Napalm looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Balboa is fending him off so far but Napalm persists. Nope, Balboa circles away and we're back to standing.
Balboa lands a nice shot to the body.
Napalm takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Napalm fails with the takedown.
Napalm takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Balboa.
Balboa slaps away a takedown attempt from Napalm, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Balboa is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Balboa lands with a straight right. Napalm didn't see that one coming.
Balboa throws a one two combo.
Balboa cracks a nice hook into Napalm's ribs.
A big right from Balboa misses.
Balboa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Napalm moves away.
Balboa missing with a left hand there. Napalm was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Napalm feints and as Balboa raises his hands in defense, Napalm changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Napalm drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Napalm jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Napalm drops back looking for a leg! Balboa is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Balboa manages to kick Napalm off! Napalm jumps back into Balboa's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Napalm drops back looking for a leg! Balboa is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Balboa manages to kick Napalm off! Napalm jumps back into Balboa's guard.
Napalm stops Balboa from standing up.
Napalm thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Napalm wants to pass the guard but Balboa is keeping the position.
Plutonio Napalm has got the better of the ground game so far.
Balboa is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
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.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A big right from Balboa misses.
Rafael Balboa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Balboa misses with the combination.
Nice sprawl there from Balboa as Napalm shoots in.
Balboa lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Balboa keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Balboa scores with a jab.
Balboa lands a right hook to the body.
Napalm takes one to the side of the head.
Napalm shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Balboa as he avoids it easily.
Napalm takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The fighters circling - Balboa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rafael Balboa showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Balboa has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:28
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rafael Balboa!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raphael Paiva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Theme from The Tick. Paiva has chosen Darude - Sandstorm as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Johnny Johnson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Johnny Johnson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Raphael Paiva!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Mauricio Rocha and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Paiva misses.
Paiva jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Paiva swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Johnson's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Johnson duly obliges.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Paiva moves away.
Johnson scores with a hook to the body. Paiva takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Paiva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Johnson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Johnson throws a nice looking combination but Paiva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Johnson misses the jab.
Paiva misses with a combination
and Johnson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Paiva thinking.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nice body punch from Johnson.
Johnson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Paiva looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Paiva looks gassed!
Paiva thows a left - swing and a miss!
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Johnson! Paiva is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Johnson!
Johnny Johnson retains his light heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Toby Chapelle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Trades (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Toby Chapelle has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Toby Chapelle!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jack Trades!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Seu Braga and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chapelle ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Chapelle digs a good hook to Trades's body.
Trades throws a head kick but Chapelle moves out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Chapelle.
Trades pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Trades drops his hands momentarily and Chapelle takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Trades looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Trades misses with a wild body shot.
Chapelle fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Trades tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice body punch from Chapelle.
Chapelle jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Chapelle lands with a thumping leg kick.
Chapelle swinging wildly here.
Chapelle lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Chapelle scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Chapelle lands with a straight right. Trades didn't see that one coming.
Chapelle throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trades on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Chapelle throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Trades.
Trades takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Trades checks the leg kick.
Chapelle lands with a thumping leg kick.
Chapelle looks to land a combination but Trades avoids it well.
Chapelle scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Chapelle scores with a jab to the body.
Chapelle dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Trades walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Chapelle misses with a two punch combination.
A lazy left from Chapelle finds it's target.
Trades misses with a combination
and Chapelle counters with a left and a right that stings Trades.
Toby Chapelle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chapelle scores with a hook to the body. Trades takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Chapelle is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chapelle scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Trades takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Chapelle scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Trades doesn't seem bothered though.
Trades avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chapelle throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Trades takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Chapelle tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Chapelle checks a leg kick.
Chapelle fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A low kick from Chapelle misses
and Chapelle takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chapelle throws a right and a left that Trades avoids nicely.
Chapelle misses with a wild combination.
Trades staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chapelle moves out of range of the body kick from Trades.
No joy there for Chapelle, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Chapelle misses with a head kick.
Trades throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Trades avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Chapelle lands with a nice body punch.
A low kick from Chapelle misses
and Trades counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Trades misses with a jab to the body
and Chapelle counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Good standup being displayed there by Chapelle as he connects with a hook.
Chapelle swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Trades counter with a right hand.
Trades tries to score with a low kick but Chapelle moves his leg out of the way.
Some wild striking there from Chapelle.
Chapelle changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chapelle misses with a straight left.
Chapelle lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Chapelle misses the jab.
Chapelle thows a leg kick but Trades checks it
and Trades makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Chapelle really felt that one!
Chapelle ducks under a wild hook from Trades.
Trades fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chapelle manages to avoid it.
A good leg kick by Chapelle.
Chapelle jabs Trades right on the nose. Trades blinks but takes it well.
A swing and a miss from Trades.
A punch combination from Chapelle misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Trades fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Chapelle misses with a body punch
and Trades cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chapelle scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Trades doesn't seem bothered though.
Chapelle listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Toby Chapelle dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Chapelle lunges at Trades with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Trades's hand.
Chapelle throws a leg kick
and Trades cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chapelle thuds a left hand into Trades's body.
Trades takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Chapelle.
Toby Chapelle is winning the standup battle so far.
Chapelle throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Trades counters with a head kick.
Chapelle throws a combination. Trades tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Trades throws a sloppy head kick
and Chapelle counters with a big head kick but Trades shrugs it off.
Chapelle scores with a hook.
Chapelle scores with the left hand. Trades knows he should have avoided that one.
A good leg kick by Chapelle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chapelle misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Trades's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Trades throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chapelle lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Chapelle throws a solid leg kick but Trades takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Chapelle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chapelle misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Trades counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chapelle cracks a nice hook into Trades's ribs.
Trades misses with a head kick.
Chapelle misses with a wild body shot.
Trades dodges the punch combination from Chapelle.
Trades tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Trades thows a leg kick but Chapelle checks it
and Chapelle counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Trades thinking.
Chapelle misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Chapelle looks to land a combination. Trades sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Chapelle misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Trades cracks Chapelle with an open hand slap.
Chapelle scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Trades 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 Chapelle has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Chapelle and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Trades might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Chapelle has got the better of the exchanges.
Chapelle moves out of range of the body kick from Trades.
A swing and a miss from Trades.
Chapelle closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Trades throws a sloppy head kick and Chapelle moves out of range easily.
Chapelle misses with a few strikes there.
Trades is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Chapelle.
Chapelle is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Trades misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chapelle.
Toby Chapelle is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chapelle throws a nice inside leg kick.
Trades throws a sloppy head kick
and Chapelle counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Trades uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chapelle.
Chapelle lands with a kick to the temple. Trades shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Chapelle misses with a double jab.
Chapelle blocks a head kick by Trades.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trades throws a hook but Chapelle blocks it.
Chapelle scores with a head kick.
Chapelle rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Trades moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A slow jab from Trades misses its intended target.
Chapelle pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chapelle throws a leg kick
and Trades counters with a slapping leg kick.
Chapelle throws a series of punches but Trades avoids them all with ease.
Trades paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Trades has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Chapelle scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Chapelle blocks a head kick by Trades.
Trades moves out of range of the leg kick from Chapelle.
Trades throws a lazy head kick
letting Chapelle counter with a right hand.
Chapelle throws a body punch but Trades moves out of range.
Trades fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chapelle manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trades takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Chapelle lands with a thumping leg kick.
Chapelle swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Trades counters with a big head kick but Chapelle shrugs it off.
Nice shot lands for Chapelle.
Chapelle moves away from the strike by Trades.
Chapelle scores with a head kick.
Chapelle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Trades jabs Chapelle right on the nose. Chapelle blinks but takes it well.
Trades throws a hook but Chapelle avoids it easily.
Chapelle lands a jab-cross combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chapelle throws a series of punches but Trades moves out of range.
A head kick by Trades misses
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
and Chapelle counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Chapelle is looking to wear down Trades with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Trades throws a head kick that misses
and Chapelle counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Toby Chapelle dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Chapelle scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Chapelle takes a kick to the side of the head.
Chapelle is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Trades can do to turn this around?
Trades is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chapelle.
Chapelle will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Chapelle throws a quick inside leg kick.
Trades throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Trades avoids a punch combination nicely.
Trades throws a lazy head kick
and Chapelle counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Trades thinking.
Trades tries a head kick but it misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chapelle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Trades was well out of range. Poor timing from Chapelle.
A head kick misses from Trades.
Chapelle motions for Trades to come forward. Chapelle throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Chapelle lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chapelle throws a right hand that Trades ducks under and follows up with a left that Trades also avoids with ease.
A jab from Trades misses.
Chapelle connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Chapelle looks to land a combination but Trades avoids it well.
Jab by Trades.
A chopping leg kick lands by Chapelle.
Trades throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Trades avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chapelle scores with a one two! Trades had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Trades throws a one two combo.
Chapelle dips to his left and cracks Trades with an uppercut!
Trades throws a head kick but Chapelle moves out of range.
Chapelle buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chapelle with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Chapelle scoring well with a low kick there.
Chapelle moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Chapelle with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Chapelle connects with a solid leg kick.
Chapelle is working the combinations to good effect here.
Trades is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Chapelle.
Chapelle lands with an overhand left.
Chapelle ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Trades thuds a left hand into Chapelle's body.
Chapelle fails to land with a series of punches.
Chapelle lands a body shot.
Chapelle slips a jab from Trades.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trades throws a big shot that misses.
Chapelle closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Trades scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Chapelle avoids the head kick by Trades.
Trades is looking to chop away at Chapelle's legs.
Chapelle connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Chapelle scores with a shot to the body.
Chapelle goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Trades misses with a wild body shot.
Trades throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Trades lands a high kick!
Chapelle lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Trades on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A good leg kick by Trades.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chapelle throws a leg kick but Trades checks it.
Chapelle pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A combination from Chapelle does no damage.
Trades throws a lazy head kick
and Chapelle counters with an outside leg kick.
Trades throws a body punch but Chapelle moves out of range.
Chapelle misses with a jab, cross combination.
Trades scores with a jab.
Chapelle looks to throw the jab but Trades is out of range.
Chapelle throws a hook to the side of Trades's head but Trades sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chapelle throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Trades counters with a good low kick that Chapelle was not able to check.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Trades lands a right hook to the body.
Trades tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chapelle feints and then cracks Trades's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Trades down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Toby Chapelle clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Chapelle!
Chapelle misses with a combination
and Trades counters with a left and a right that stings Chapelle.
Trades throws a head kick but Chapelle moves out of range.
Trades throws a head kick that misses
and Trades takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Trades throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Chapelle throws a series of punches but Trades moves out of range.
Chapelle moves away from the strike by Trades.
Trades shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Some wild striking there from Chapelle.
A head kick by Trades misses
and Chapelle connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Trades tries a head kick but it misses.
Chapelle throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Trades stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Chapelle checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chapelle dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Chapelle.
Chapelle throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Trades.
A big left from Trades misses.
Chapelle motions for Trades to come forward. Chapelle throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Trades throws a sloppy head kick and Chapelle moves out of range easily.
Trades goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A cross from Chapelle lands.
Chapelle feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Trades's calf.
Trades tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Some wild striking there from Chapelle.
Chapelle throws a good cross that connects.
Trades pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chapelle lands a nice leg kick that just misses Trades's sensitive parts.
Chapelle throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Chapelle misses with a few strikes there.
Trades tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Chapelle throws a one two combo.
Trades cracks a nice hook into Chapelle's ribs.
Chapelle works Trades's body with a nice hook.
Chapelle misses with a double jab
and Trades counters with a nice kick to the body.
Chapelle blocks a jab.
Chapelle will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Trades throws a combination that misses
and Chapelle makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Chapelle scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chapelle attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Chapelle with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Trades moves out of range as Chapelle strikes.
Chapelle connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Trades's hands.
Chapelle throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Chapelle throws a right and a left that Trades avoids nicely.
Trades keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Trades misses the shot to the body.
A head kick by Trades misses
and Chapelle counters with a low kick, right behind Trades 's knee.
Chapelle scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Chapelle takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nice defenses there by Chapelle.
Chapelle tries to work over Trades's front leg with a kick but Trades checks it.
Chapelle closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trades lands a right hook to the body.
Trades lands a head kick. Chapelle smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A head kick misses from Trades.
Chapelle with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Chapelle cracks the inside of Trades's front leg.
Chapelle throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Trades stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Chapelle throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Trades counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Chapelle is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Chapelle throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Trades.
Chapelle throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Trades.
Trades pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chapelle connects with a body shot.
Trades moves out of range of the strikes.
Chapelle waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Trades.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Toby Chapelle had his way with Jack Trades in that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Trades steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chapelle.
Trades pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chapelle is looking to slow Trades down with leg kicks.
Trades misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Trades avoids the head kick by Chapelle.
Chapelle pivots, looking for a leg kick but Trades is out of range and Chapelle settles back down.
Trades moves out of range as Chapelle strikes.
Trades throws out a leg kick but Chapelle moves out of range and Trades only half commits.
A slow jab from Chapelle misses its intended target.
Good work by Chapelle as he checks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chapelle stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Chapelle, right into the meat.
Chapelle will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Chapelle rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Trades moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trades swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Trades throws a leg kick
and Chapelle counters with a nice leg kick.
Chapelle comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Chapelle misses with a leg kick
letting Trades counter with a right hand.
Chapelle throws a body punch but Trades moves out of range.
Chapelle scores with a crisp jab that stopped Trades in his tracks.
Chapelle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chapelle tried to score with a low kick but Trades checks it.
Trades uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chapelle.
Chapelle motions for Trades to come forward. Chapelle throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Trades swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Some wild striking there from Chapelle.
Trades throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Chapelle scores with a three punch combo!
Trades misses with a hook. Chapelle ducked under it nicely.
Chapelle misses with a hook. Trades ducked under it nicely.
Trades pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chapelle dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Trades. That did some damage!
Trades moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Chapelle avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chapelle throws a quick inside leg kick.
Trades misses the body punch
and Chapelle counters with a straight right hand.
Chapelle fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Trades takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A clash of legs there as Trades blocks the low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chapelle throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Chapelle tries to land a front kick but Trades steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Chapelle misses with a hook. Trades ducked under it nicely.
Chapelle pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Toby Chapelle is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Chapelle swinging wildly here.
Trades throws a sloppy head kick
and Chapelle counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
No joy there for Trades, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Chapelle finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Chapelle throws a body punch but Trades moves out of range.
Chapelle lands with a cross.
Trades ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jack Trades has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Trades misses with a straight right.
Trades takes a kick to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trades lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nice body punch from Chapelle.
Trades throws a head kick that misses
and Chapelle counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Trades ducks right into an uppercut from Chapelle.
Trades throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Chapelle throws a one two combo.
Trades takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Chapelle, right into the meat.
Jab by Chapelle.
Chapelle lands a jab to Trades's midsection.
Chapelle lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Trades throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chapelle connects with a right hand. Trades shakes it off.
Chapelle comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Toby Chapelle showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Chapelle 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 50:45
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 50:44
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 50:44
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Toby Chapelle!
Toby Chapelle retains his welterweight title!
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