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RRS FC 4 : Higher Grounds PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Guilherme Almeida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Madison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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135 lbs
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144 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Guilherme Almeida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sam Madison!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Edson Gomes and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Madison scores with a jab. Almeida acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Almeida takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Almeida uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Madison.
Almeida takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Almeida is rocked!
It looks like Guilherme Almeida has been cut.
Almeida loses concentration momentarily and Madison pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Almeida crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Madison finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Sam Madison!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Gonzaga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brendan Weber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gonzaga kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Danzig - Mother. Brendan Weber will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gabriel Gonzaga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brendan Weber!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Edson Gomes and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weber connects with a body shot that sends Gonzaga's belly button to the back.
Weber rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gonzaga moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Weber fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Weber lands a head shot.
Gonzaga jabs Weber right on the nose. Weber blinks but takes it well.
It looks like Brendan Weber has been cut.
Gonzaga instigates a clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Gonzaga.
Weber breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gonzaga throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Weber's waist but Weber gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gonzaga off to one side.
Weber steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gonzaga.
Gonzaga dives in and grabs Weber's left leg, looking for a takedown. Weber pushes down on Gonzaga's head and hops out.
Gonzaga fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gabriel Gonzaga. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Weber slaps away a takedown attempt from Gonzaga, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzaga showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Weber.
Gonzaga takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Weber dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Weber fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Brendan Weber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Weber. Gonzaga does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brendan Weber is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fighters circling - Gonzaga throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gonzaga fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gonzaga gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Weber.
Gonzaga has Weber pressed against the cage, preventing Weber from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Weber prevents a takedown attempt there.
Weber wants to break free but Gonzaga has control.
Gonzaga is trying to trip Weber. He has hold of a leg but Weber is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Gonzaga persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Weber keeping moving, preventing Gonzaga from controlling successfully.
Weber really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gonzaga. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gonzaga lands a couple of elbows.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gonzaga accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzaga is pushing down on Weber's leg trying to pass to half guard. Weber is fighting to maintain full guard but Gonzaga has managed to sneak the leg through.
Gonzaga throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gonzaga has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Weber defend it? Gonzaga steps over the head and cranks it - Weber is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Gonzaga!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Gabriel Gonzaga!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Junior Kruegel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Nielsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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185 lbs
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200 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Junior Kruegel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brian Nielsen!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Edson Gomes and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kruegel swinging wildly here.
Kruegel misses with a double jab.
Kruegel falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nielsen counters with a straight right hand.
Kruegel lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kruegel.
Kruegel throws a right hand that Nielsen ducks under and follows up with a left that Nielsen also avoids with ease.
Nielsen lunges at Kruegel with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kruegel's hand.
Nielsen jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kruegel takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kruegel moves to clinch but Nielsen breaks away
and Nielsen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kruegel is rocked!
Junior Kruegel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kruegel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nielsen.
Oh Kruegel is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kruegel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nielsen.
Kruegel swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nielsen counters with a huge right that knocks Kruegel out cold! Nielsen is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Brian Nielsen!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Peter Jensen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes into a darkened arena with his song building. what's new pussycat kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! This should be a great matchup!
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183 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Peter Jensen!
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, Tom Jones!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Leandro Rodrigues and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jensen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jensen fails with the takedown
and Jones counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jones is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jensen shoots and misses
and Jones connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice body punch from Jones.
Jones has Jensen up against the cage in a clinch.
Jensen letting Jones take a breather here.
Jones pushes Jensen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jones lands an elbow inside.
Jensen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jones comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jones creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jensen's defenses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jones.
Jensen jumps guard but Jones stands there with Jensen around his waist. Jensen gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peter Jensen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Jones lands an elbow inside that Jensen shrugs off.
Jensen is rocked!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jones just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jensen's brow.
Oh Jensen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
With the fighters up against the cage, Jones throws an elbow but misses.
Jensen dodges an elbow strike from Jones.
Jones is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Jones throws a big uppercut that drops Jensen! More strikes from Jones and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Jensen lies dazed against the cage as Jones celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tom Jones!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Waji Wuju (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roberto Cesar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cesar is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Roller. Roberto Cesar is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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172 lbs
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183 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Waji Wuju!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roberto Cesar!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Felipe Paraventi and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wuju tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wuju closes the distance and pushes Cesar back into the cage.
Wuju pulls Cesar into guard.
Cesar is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Wuju is trying to control the position but Cesar postures up.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cesar.
Wuju wants to clinch up but Cesar keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cesar tries to land a front kick but Wuju steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cesar fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Wuju looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wuju stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Wuju wants it to stay on the feet.
Waji Wuju has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roberto Cesar.
Cesar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cesar shoots in for a double leg but Wuju sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Wuju moves in looking to clinch but Cesar pushes him off.
Wuju is trying hard to land a takedown here. Cesar sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Wuju fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cesar, pushing him back against the cage.
Cesar is looking to control Wuju's arms but Wuju gets an underhook and turns him. Now Cesar has his back to the cage.
Wuju is pressed up against the cage. Cesar has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Wuju down to the mat. Wuju avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wuju doesn't manage to clinch there - Cesar circles away.
Wuju defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Cesar.
Wuju tries to clinch but Cesar is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wuju looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wuju tries to clinch but Cesar moves out of range.
Wuju rushes Cesar and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Wuju keeps control of Cesar as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wuju pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wuju tries to clinch but Cesar is having none of it.
Wuju tries to clinch but Cesar moves out of range.
Wuju will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Cesar drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Wuju is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wuju wants to clinch.
Cesar keeps the fight on the outside.
Cesar fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Wuju avoids it really well and circles away.
Wuju looks for a takedown but Cesar sprawls well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wuju tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cesar paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cesar bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Wuju tries to buck Cesar off but Cesar is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
You can see the frustration on Wuju's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Wuju being controlled for a moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wuju trying his best to control but Cesar has mounted him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Waji Wuju dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Cesar shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Wuju manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Wuju pulls Cesar in close to prevent any damage.
Wuju not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Cesar sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Wuju's guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Cesar controlling the action here.
Cesar lands with a punch from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cesar slows the pace down in half guard.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Roberto Cesar wasn't active enough on the ground.
Wuju connects with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wuju tries to close the distance and clinch but Cesar swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wuju shoots in and drives through. Cesar sprawls well.
Wuju tries to clinch but Cesar is having none of it.
Wuju fails with a takedown attempt.
Wuju tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Cesar manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wuju tries to clinch up.
Waji Wuju is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wuju throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cesar's waist but Cesar gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Wuju off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Waji Wuju. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wuju wants to clinch
enabling Cesar to counter with a crisp jab.
Cesar throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Wuju's waist but Wuju gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cesar off to one side.
Wuju fails with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cesar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wuju.
Wuju fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wuju is looking to land body kicks.
Cesar fails with a takedown attempt.
Wuju displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Cesar.
Wuju tries to clinch up but Cesar circles away and keeps his distance.
Wuju tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cesar tries for a takedown but Wuju sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cesar tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Wuju swivels and escapes.
Cesar shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Wuju is trying to defend but Cesar finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Wuju looking for submissions off his back.
Wuju wants to control but Cesar is keeping busy and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Roberto Cesar will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Wuju darts in trying to clinch
and Cesar counters with a nice double leg into side control. Wuju won't be happy with that.
Wuju tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Cesar wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Wuju is being controlled here.
Wuju is trying to control Cesar's posture but Cesar avoids it.
Cesar has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Wuju!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wuju is bucking up trying to escape but Cesar cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Cesar looking to control and managing it successfully.
Wuju is wriggling around trying to escape.
Wuju tries to hold on but Cesar pushes him away.
Cesar controlling his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wuju wants to control but Cesar is having none of it.
Roberto Cesar has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Wuju fails with the takedown
and Cesar counters with a shoot takedown. Wuju fights it but they end up in guard.
Wuju on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Wuju tries to get out of the position.
Cesar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wuju is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Cesar defends well.
Cesar controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Wuju has an active guard here but Cesar has managed to pass into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wuju is trying to stand.
Wuju with the active half guard here but Cesar passes nicely into side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wuju pushes Cesar away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Cesar gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roberto Cesar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Cesar 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:29
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Roberto Cesar!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Hopkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Moji Joaninho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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182 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Decent elbows
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anthony Hopkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Moji Joaninho!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Mauricio Rocha and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joaninho misses with a body shot.
Joaninho swinging wildly here.
Hopkins moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Joaninho throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hopkins tries to close the distance and clinch up but Joaninho swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hopkins tries to clinch but Joaninho is having none of it.
Joaninho thows a body shot but no joy.
Joaninho circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hopkins moves into the clinch.
Joaninho on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hopkins is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Joaninho is defending well for now.
Hopkins leaning against his opponent.
Joaninho working hard to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Hopkins gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Moji Joaninho has been cut.
Hopkins leaning against his opponent.
Hopkins throws an elbow that misses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Joaninho is trying to force a seperation but Hopkins has the dominant position.
Hopkins creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Joaninho blocks an elbow strike from Hopkins.
Joaninho has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins leaning against his opponent.
Hopkins misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Joaninho.
Joaninho blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hopkins tries to land knees in the clinch but Joaninho avoids the damage to the body.
Joaninho avoids a wild elbow strike from Hopkins.
Joaninho wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hopkins has him pressed against the cage.
Hopkins misses with the head strike.
A frustrated look appears on Joaninho's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hopkins effectively controlling the action here.
Joaninho tries to break free but Hopkins pushes him back against the cage.
Hopkins trying to land knees to the body.
The referee calls for Hopkins to work.
Hopkins crunches a lovely knee into Joaninho's ribcage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joaninho is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hopkins pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Joaninho is trying to break free.
Joaninho wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hopkins will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Joaninho up against the cage.
Joaninho dodges an elbow strike from Hopkins.
Hopkins with a knee to the head.
Joaninho breaks from the clinch.
Joaninho keeps the fight on the outside.
Hopkins is looking to clinch.
Hopkins tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hopkins tries to clinch but Joaninho moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins tries to clinch but Joaninho is having none of it.
Hopkins fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hopkins uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Joaninho.
Joaninho just misses with a punch to the body.
Hopkins has managed to clinch.
Hopkins lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hopkins misses with an elbow over the top.
Joaninho manages to break the clinch.
Hopkins scores with a sloppy right hand. Joaninho should have avoided that one.
Hopkins wants to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hopkins tries to clinch there but Joaninho circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Hopkins dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Moji Joaninho's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hopkins looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Joaninho misses the shot to the body.
Donk. Joaninho catches Hopkins right on the button with a cross.
Hopkins tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Joaninho paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hopkins has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Hopkins tries to close the distance and clinch up but Joaninho swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hopkins clinches up with Joaninho and pushes him back against the cage.
Hopkins misses with an elbow strike.
A frustrated look appears on Joaninho's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Hopkins.
Joaninho avoids a wild elbow strike from Hopkins.
Joaninho wants to break free but Hopkins has control.
Hopkins stalling in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hopkins obliges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins pressing his opponent against the cage.
Hopkins pushes off an throws an elbow but Joaninho leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Come on Hopkins - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Hopkins misses with an elbow strike.
Joaninho blocks an elbow strike.
Hopkins just leaning against Joaninho, taking a breather.
Hopkins gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Anthony Hopkins.
Joaninho throws a hook but Hopkins avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joaninho throws a right and a left that Hopkins avoids nicely.
Hopkins tries to clinch but Joaninho is having none of it.
Hopkins tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Joaninho paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Joaninho throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Joaninho misses with a wild combination.
Hopkins misses with a hook. Joaninho ducked under it nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hopkins looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hopkins fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hopkins is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joaninho swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hopkins fails to land with a series of punches.
Hopkins has Joaninho up against the cage in a clinch.
Joaninho wants to get back to striking at distance but Hopkins won't allow it.
Joaninho's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hopkins on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hopkins wants to clinch.
Anthony Hopkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Joaninho keeps the fight on the outside.
Hopkins slips under a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins tries to clinch up
and Joaninho connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hopkins doesn't manage to clinch there - Joaninho circles away.
Joaninho keeps the fight on the outside.
Joaninho scores with a nice strike.
Joaninho fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hopkins is out of range.
Hopkins is looking to clinch but Joaninho is avoiding it.
Hopkins tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Joaninho throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Joaninho ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hopkins moves away.
Hopkins tries to close the distance and clinch but Joaninho swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Hopkins dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Moji Joaninho's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Joaninho displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hopkins throws out the jab.
Hopkins tries to clinch but Joaninho is having none of it.
Anthony Hopkins is winning the standup battle so far.
Hopkins moves into the clinch.
Hopkins lands a damaging elbow.
Joaninho avoids the elbow strike from Hopkins, against the cage.
Joaninho tries to circle away but Hopkins has him pinned against the cage.
Hopkins tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Joaninho avoids it.
Joaninho wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hopkins misses with a knee to the head.
Joaninho on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Joaninho wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hopkins pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Joaninho blocks an elbow strike from Hopkins.
Joaninho wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joaninho avoids a wild elbow strike from Hopkins.
Hopkins softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Joaninho is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hopkins looking to throw knees to the head but Joaninho is blocking nicely.
Hopkins lands an elbow inside.
Joaninho managing to block the knees to the body from Hopkins.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hopkins throws an elbow but misses.
Joaninho avoids a wild elbow strike from Hopkins.
Joaninho avoiding damage as Hopkins throws knees to the body.
Hopkins throws an elbow but it misses.
Hopkins trying to land knees to the body.
Hopkins stalling.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hopkins just misses with a elbow thrown towards Joaninho's brow.
Hopkins dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins lands an elbow just above Joaninho 's eye.
Joaninho is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Joaninho wants to break free but Hopkins has control.
Joaninho tries to break the clinch but Hopkins is controlling the position.
Joaninho looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hopkins is stalling here.
Hopkins misses with an elbow over the top.
Hopkins lands an elbow just above Joaninho 's eye.
That has opened up Moji Joaninho's cut even more.
Joaninho blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hopkins lands an elbow that stopped Joaninho in his tracks for a moment.
Joaninho is trying to break free.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hopkins is struggling to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Hopkins.
The cut above Moji Joaninho's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Hopkins lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hopkins tries to throw a body punch but Joaninho avoids it by throwing Hopkins back against the cage.
Joaninho avoids the elbow strike from Hopkins, against the cage.
Hopkins looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hopkins working the clinch nicely. Joaninho is working for position but Hopkins cracks him with a big knee to the head! Joaninho crumples up against the cage and Hopkins lands two more shots before the ref can save Joaninho! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Anthony Hopkins!
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