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No Exit FC: Arbiter vs. Cane PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yoshiteru Goto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mateus Allen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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152 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yoshiteru Goto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mateus Allen!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Paulo Santos and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Allen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Goto moves away.
Allen has a takedown stuffed.
Allen wants to clinch.
Goto throws a nice outside leg kick.
Goto connects with a crisp jab.
Allen misses with a wild body shot.
Allen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Goto as he jumps to the side.
Goto throws the left hand but Allen avoids the punch easily.
Mateus Allen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Goto throws a quick inside leg kick.
Allen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Goto.
Goto connects with a jab.
Allen lands a nice shot to the body.
Allen shoots in and gets a takedown into Goto's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Goto looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Allen trying to control the position from guard on top but Goto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Allen sitting in guard here, content to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Mateus Allen.
Allen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Goto moves away.
Goto connects with a high kick.
Goto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allen drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Allen trying to control the position from guard on top but Goto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Goto tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Goto wants to improve his position but instead Allen has moved into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Allen trying to control from half guard but Goto is working away.
Allen stalling.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Goto blocking the ground and pound attempt from Allen.
Allen is keen to just control but Goto is a slippery customer.
Allen winds up and cracks Goto with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Allen seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Allen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Goto's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Allen.
Allen prevents Goto from improving his position.
Allen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Allen throwing shots but Goto is blocking nicely.
Goto is looking to control Allen's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Goto avoid being mounted?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Allen wants to control but Goto is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mateus Allen dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
The fighters circling - Goto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Goto darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Goto waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Allen.
Allen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Allen misses with a wild body shot.
Goto scoring well with a low kick there.
Allen shoots in looking for a takedown. Goto tries to sprawl out of it but Allen keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Goto manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Goto throws a leg kick which misses Allen's front leg but catches the back leg as Allen tries to avoid it.
Allen shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Goto sprawls well. Goto wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Allen gets slowly back to his feet.
Allen dives in and grabs Goto's left leg, looking for a takedown. Goto pushes down on Allen's head and hops out.
Yoshiteru Goto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mateus Allen.
Allen walks into a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goto throws a head kick but Allen moves out of range.
Allen avoids a kick to the body.
Allen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Goto manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Allen takes a swing at Goto's ribcage but misses.
A slow jab from Goto misses its intended target.
Goto connects with a crisp jab.
Goto looks to throw the jab but Allen is out of range.
A jab from Allen misses.
Goto closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Allen drives through with a takedown into guard.
Allen throws a big elbow that misses.
Allen trying to control but Goto is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goto tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Allen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Allen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Allen is in close to Goto's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Goto can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Allen controls the pace.
Mateus Allen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Goto utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allenis looking to pass into half guard but Goto pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Goto is in guard.
Allen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Allen lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Goto!
Goto on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Goto tries to get out of the position.
Goto working to try and regain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Goto avoids a series of strikes thrown by Allen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allen avoids the attempt from Goto to control.
Allen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Goto working to try and regain half guard.
Goto blocking the ground and pound.
Allen controlling the pace for now.
Allen looking to ground and pound but Goto is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mateus Allen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Goto throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A thudding body kick lands there by Goto!
Allen is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Goto rather than just go for the knockout.
Goto listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Allen misses with a two punch combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Allen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Allen. Goto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Goto lands with a nice body kick.
Yoshiteru Goto is winning the standup battle so far.
Allen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Allen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Goto keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Goto tries a head kick but it misses.
Allen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Allen throws a sloppy body shot
and Goto counters with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goto scores with a nice head shot.
Jab from Goto.
Allen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Allen drives through with a takedown into guard.
Allen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Allen throws an elbow that misses. Goto uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Allen's guard. Nice move by Goto!
Allen is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Allen is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Goto blocking the ground and pound attempt from Allen.
Allen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Goto is refusing to be controlled, as Allen sits in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen prevents Goto from improving his position.
Allen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Allen is keen to just control but Goto is a slippery customer.
Allen throwing shots but Goto is blocking nicely.
Goto won't allow Allen to pass to mount.
Allen takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Goto is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allen trying to pass the guard but Goto defending well.
Allen passes to full mount!
Goto is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Allen controlling his opponent.
Allen throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Goto because Allen loaded up on that one.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mateus Allen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Allen 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight for Mateus Allen!
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight for Mateus Allen!
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight for Mateus Allen!
Mateus Allen wins by unanimous decision!
A relieved looking Mateus Allen thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Solomon Venris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ismail Polat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ismail Polat acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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157 lbs
10 - 9 - 0 |
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157 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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Great elbows
Cardio machine |
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Dangerous knees
Heavy handed |
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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
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Solomon Venris!
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, Ismail Polat!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Luis Engracia and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Venris is looking to land body kicks.
Polat misses with a body kick.
Polat tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Venris avoids a kick to the body.
Polat fakes the leg kick and cracks Venris in the body.
Venris tries to land a front kick but Polat steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Venris throws a body kick that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Polat misses the target.
Polat's corner calls for a 1-2. Polat obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Polat gets tackled into the cage by Venris. Venris maintains the clinch.
Polat managing to block the knees to the body from Venris.
Polat throws a knee to the head but misses.
Polat tries a body shot but Venris blocks it.
Venris holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Venris tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Polat avoids it.
Venris throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Polat with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Venris tries to land a knee to the head but Polat blocks with his arms.
Venris missing with knees to the body.
Polat misses with a punch to the body.
Polat tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Venris avoiding damage as Polat throws knees to the body.
Polat scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Solomon Venris has been cut.
Venris is looking to take this one to the mat.
Polat unloads a knee to the mid-section. Venris lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Polat landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Venris pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Polat swings wildly with an uppercut but Venris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Venris throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Polat blocks it with crossed arms.
Venris pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A short left from Polat.
Polat with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Polat tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Polat on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Venris trying to land knees to the body.
Polat blocks an elbow strike from Venris.
Polat misses with a knee strike.
Polat has a couple of punches blocked by Venris.
Polat avoids the elbow strike from Venris, against the cage.
Venris misses with an elbow over the top.
Venris with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Polat managing to block the knees to the body from Venris.
Polat digs a right hand into Venris's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Venris's gas tank.
Venris is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Polat can't fight it off and eventually Venris manages to take the fight to the floor. Polat looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Venris trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Polat trying to control the position here.
Venris tries to free his leg and advance position but Polat is retaining full guard.
Venris throws a big right hand that misses.
Polat keeping full guard, as Venris tries to pass.
Venris in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Venris with a flurry of punches that miss.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Polat can do anything to dispel that myth.
Venris throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Venris looking to sit in guard and control but Polat gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Polat preventing the sweep.
Venris manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Polat manages to get himself to full guard.
Venris pushing down on Polat's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Venris is keen to just control but Polat is a slippery customer.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Venris throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Venris is thwarting Polat's attempts to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Solomon Venris dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Solomon Venris'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.
Venris fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Polat, pushing him back against the cage.
Polat scores a nice knee to the body.
Venris lands an elbow inside.
Venris trying to land knees to the body.
Polat pushes Venris back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Polat misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Polat takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Ismail Polat has been cut.
Venris on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Venris blocks a body shot from Polat.
Venris tries to stall but Polat uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Polat misses with a body punch.
Polat tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Venris creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Polat working aggressively here.
Nice elbow from Venris.
Venris tries to land knees in the clinch but Polat avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Polat managing to block the knees to the body from Venris.
Venris creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Venris tries to throw a body punch but Polat avoids it by throwing Venris back against the cage.
Polat tries a body shot but Venris blocks it.
Polat can't find room to land a body shot as Venris controls the action.
Venris tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Polat avoids it.
Venris wants a takedown.
Venris throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Polat blocks it with crossed arms.
Polat blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Venris has Polat pushed against the cage.
Venris throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Venris misses with a knee strike.
Polat misses with some punches.
Polat blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Polat lands a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Polat is pressed up against the cage. Venris has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Polat down to the mat. Polat avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Polat throws a low kick but it's checked well by Venris.
Polat misses with a leg kick.
Venris stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Polat.
Polat lands a jab to the nose.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Venris closes the distance and pushes Polat back into the cage.
Venris tries to work over Polat's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Venris tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Polat avoids it.
Venris stalls.
Venris wants to stall.
Venris with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Polat misses with a punch on the inside.
Solomon Venris has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Venris misses with a knee to the head.
Venris tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Venris throws an elbow but it misses.
Venris lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Polat misses with a knee strike.
Venris pushes off an throws an elbow but Polat leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Polat misses with a hook to the ribs.
Venris managing to block the knees to the body from Polat.
Polat lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Venris misses with a knee to the head.
Polat misses with some punches.
Polat blocks the elbow strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Polat creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Polat with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Polat lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Venris missing with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Venris.
Polat blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Polat blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Polat struggles to land a body shot inside as Venris controls his hands.
Polat misses with a knee strike.
Polat avoiding damage as Venris throws knees to the body.
Venris throws an elbow that misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Venris takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Polat tries a knee to the head but Venris blocks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Venris stalls.
Venris throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Polat blocks it with crossed arms.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Polat blocks the elbow strike.
Polat tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
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 Solomon Venris will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Polat throws a sloppy head kick
and Venris counters with a thumping low kick.
Polat scores with a kick to the body.
Polat throws a shot to the body.
Venris cracks the inside of Polat's front leg.
Polat takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Venris fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Polat, pushing him back against the cage.
Polat dodges an elbow strike from Venris.
Polat scores with a knee to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Venris tries to land a knee to the head but Polat blocks with his arms.
Venris misses with an elbow strike.
Venris is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Polat is keeping busy.
Venris trying to land knees to the body.
Venris is trying to stall.
Polat being controlled against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Polat managing to block the knees to the body from Venris.
Venris lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Venris stalling in the clinch but Polat improves position.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Venris.
Venris is struggling to control the position.
Venris managing to block the knees to the body from Polat.
Polat avoids the elbow strike from Venris, against the cage.
Venris trying to land knees to the body.
Venris lands an elbow just above Polat 's eye.
Polat misses with a hook to the ribs.
Polat tries a body shot but Venris blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Polat with a knee to the head.
Venris content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Venris's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Venris has Polat pressed against the cage.
Venris pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Venris looking to throw knees to the head but Polat is blocking nicely.
Polat on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Polat works on Venris's body with a couple of short punches.
Venris stalling the fight.
Polat misses with a knee to the head.
Polat blocks the elbow strike.
Polat lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Polat goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Polat tries to land knees in the clinch but Venris avoids the damage to the body.
Polat blocks the elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Polat with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Polat tries to throw a body punch but Venris avoids it by throwing Polat back against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Polat misses with a hook to the ribs.
Venris creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Venris is trying to stall.
Polat throws a knee to the head but misses.
Venris misses with a knee to the head.
Polat tries a body shot but Venris blocks it.
Polat misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Venris just misses with a elbow thrown towards Polat's brow.
Venris pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Polat lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Venris prevents Polat from breaking the clinch.
Venris has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Polat after a bit of a struggle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Venris struggles to land a body shot inside as Polat controls his hands.
Polat cracks Venris with a nice body shot.
Polat misses with a punch on the inside.
Polat lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Venris is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Polat pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Polat lands an uppercut.
Polat trying to land knees to the body.
Polat lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Venris is rocked!
Polat lands a big knee! That's hurt Venris! Oh, he's all over the place! Polat lands another knee that sends Venris to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ismail Polat!
After winning the bout, Ismail Polat thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jp Flaim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Calderon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jose Calderon struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 157.4lbs 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. Jp Flaim has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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167 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jp Flaim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jose Calderon!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Alexandre Firmino and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Calderon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Flaim.
Calderon scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Flaim keeps the fight on the outside.
Calderon misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Flaim closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Flaim is trying to work for a kimura but Calderon is defending well.
Flaim is looking for a kimura but Calderon is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Flaim to get the leverage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Calderon pushes Flaim off looking to stand but Flaim dives back in and keeps control.
Calderon is defending against the submission attempts here by Flaim.
Flaim is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Calderon has managed to free his arm - good work.
Flaim moves nicely into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flaim wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Calderon, who protects the arm well.
Flaim has hold of Calderon's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Calderon tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Flaim cranks the arm and Calderon screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Calderon, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Jp Flaim!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Diogo Pinto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joao Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pinto comes to the cage accompanied by Do you really want to hurt me. Alves has chosen Carl Orff - Carmina Burana - André Rieu's version as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Diogo Pinto 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Diogo Pinto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joao Alves!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Seu Braga and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alves avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Alves lands a jab.
Alves shoots in for a double leg but Pinto sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Alves will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Alves ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Alves walks into a straight right hand from Pinto.
Pinto tries to close the distance and clinch but Alves swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Alves throws a nice looking combination but Pinto bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Alves is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pinto.
Pinto drives through with a takedown into guard.
Pinto is working Alves over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
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!
Alves being controlled here, momentarily.
Pinto stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Alves swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Alves is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Alves throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves is trying to control the position but Pinto postures up.
Alves is looking for a triangle but Pinto pushes his legs off easily.
Pinto pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Alves is keeping the position for now.
Pinto with a nice head shot there.
Pinto wants to control from the top but Alves keeps moving.
Pinto stands up over Alves, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Pinto trying to control but Alves is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinto with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Alves throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Pinto tries to free his leg and advance position but Alves is retaining full guard.
Alves is looking for a triangle but Pinto pushes his legs off easily.
Alves is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Pinto defends well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pinto slips nicely into half guard.
Alves is staying active underneath Pinto, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Alves taking some punishment here, with Pinto in his half guard.
Pinto is trying to control the action in half guard but Alves is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Pinto seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Pinto is stalling here. Alves is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Pinto seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Alves has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinto gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pinto slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Pinto 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.
Pinto is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Pinto wants to sweep but no luck.
Pinto thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Alves trying to control the position from guard on top but Pinto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pinto not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves postures up in Pinto's guard and throws a big left but Pinto blocks it.
Pinto 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.
Alves postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Alves throws a big right hand that misses.
Pinto tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Alves trying to control the position from guard on top but Pinto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Alves stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pinto swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pinto trying to keep a closed guard but Alves is proving a slippery customer.
Pinto is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Alves dives into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diogo Pinto dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A left and a right from Alves both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Diogo Pinto has been cut.
Pinto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alves misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pinto ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pinto scores with a kick to the midsection.
Pinto pushes Alves up against the cage in a clinch.
Pinto unloads a knee to the mid-section. Alves lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alves wants to break free but Pinto has control.
Alves looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pinto turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Pinto advances nicely into full mount.
Pinto trying to control but Alves is having none of it.
Diogo Pinto overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pinto is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Alves can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alves is looking to improve his position but Pinto isn't that keen on the idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinto can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Alves is looking to escape.
Alves sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Pinto wants to free his trapped foot but Alves is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Pinto wants to lay and pray for a moment but Alves keeps working.
Pinto seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Alves is not content to let Pinto control the position.
Alves wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves is not content to let Pinto control the position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Alves is trying to control but Pinto manages to pass to mount!
Pinto avoids the attempt from Alves to control.
Pinto with shots to the head and body - Alves looks very uncomfortable down there.
BOOM! Pinto connects with a massive shot to the dome!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alves is wriggling around trying to escape.
Pinto 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.
Pinto working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Pinto lands a heavy elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinto wants to control the pace but Alves is squirming around nicely.
Pinto putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Alves is rocked!
Pinto lands a big shot to the head and Alves winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Diogo Pinto!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juan Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Glaube Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva has chosen . as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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220 lbs
22 - 12 - 2 |
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25
222 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
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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
22 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Juan Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Glaube Silva!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Felipe Paraventi and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Silva tries to avoid it but Sanchez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Silva to the ground. Silva escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Crunch! Sanchez slams his shin into Silva's torso.
Silva tries to clinch up but Sanchez circles away and keeps his distance.
Sanchez misses the jab.
Sanchez fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Silva has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown but Silva shows good takedown defense.
Sanchez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sanchez shoots in looking for a takedown but Silva manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sanchez's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juan Sanchez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Sanchez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silva throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Sanchez.
It looks like Juan Sanchez has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sanchez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silva wants to clinch up but Sanchez keeps it at a distance.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva tries to clinch up but Sanchez circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez looks to land a combination. Silva sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sanchez.
Sanchez looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Sanchez with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Sanchez is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Silva has managed to free his arm - good work.
Silva is trying to stand.
Sanchez is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Sanchez is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Sanchez 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanchez content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to kick Sanchez off but Sanchez keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sanchez is working for a submission of some sort.
Silva pushes Sanchez off and gets back to his feet.
Sanchez avoids the head kick by Silva.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sanchez.
Silva walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sanchez lands a nice looking body kick.
Silva tries to clinch up but Sanchez circles away and keeps his distance.
Sanchez closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Silva quickly recovers to half guard.
Sanchez wants to control but Silva is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Silva doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Sanchez.
Sanchez controlling the action here.
Silva is defending against the submission attempts here by Sanchez.
Sanchez wants to pass to mount but Silva is defending the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Silva is refusing to be controlled, as Sanchez sits in half guard.
Silva makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Sanchez throws a leg kick which misses Silva's front leg but catches the back leg as Silva tries to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva closes the distance but Sanchez moves to the side
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sanchez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Silva misses with the head strike.
Sanchez pressing his opponent against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva.
Sanchez avoiding damage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Sanchez for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva gets underhooks to prevent Sanchez's takedown attempt.
Silva prevents the takedown attempt.
Sanchez blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Sanchez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Juan Sanchez's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Silva is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sanchez throws a low kick but Silva moves out of range easily.
Juan Sanchez is winning the standup battle so far.
Sanchez fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Silva avoids it really well and circles away.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sanchez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sanchez keeps the fight on the outside.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sanchez getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Silva blocks a head kick by Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Silva's calf.
Sanchez 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 Sanchez off to one side.
Juan Sanchez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sanchez 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 Sanchez off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juan Sanchez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva misses with a looping right.
Sanchez shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Silva's guard.
Sanchez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silva is keeping the position for now.
Silva is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sanchez is controlling him.
Sanchez tries to free his leg and advance position but Silva is retaining full guard.
Silva is looking to stand up but Sanchez isn't so interested in that idea.
Sanchez thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Silva wants to get back to his feet but Sanchez is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva can't keep his opponent in guard - Sanchez advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Sanchez works his foot free and advances to mount.
Sanchez can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Silva is looking to escape.
Sanchez is looking to work his way around to Silva's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Sanchez is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Silva is surviving well by controlling Sanchez's body position as best he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Sanchez trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Silva wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Sanchez controlling his opponent.
Sanchez trying to control but Silva is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is trying to stand.
Sanchez controlling the position easily from mount.
Silva is squirming around, avoiding Sanchez's attempts to control the action.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Sanchez is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Silva to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Silva shrugs it off.
Silva is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Sanchez is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Silva to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Silva shrugs it off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva is squirming around, avoiding Sanchez's attempts to control the action.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Silva defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Sanchez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Sanchez dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Juan Sanchez's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Sanchez moves into the clinch.
Sanchez scores with a nice hook to the head.
Silva throws a punch but it's blocked by Sanchez.
Sanchez drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Sanchez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva.
Silva misses with the head strike.
Sanchez successfully pulls guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Silva manages to get himself to full guard.
Silva really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sanchez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sanchez prevents Silva from getting back to his feet.
Silva being controlled here, momentarily.
Sanchez prevents Silva from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanchez sitting in guard here, content to control.
Sanchez trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Juan Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Silva looks to land a left hand but Sanchez moved out of range nicely.
Sanchez avoids the head kick by Silva.
Silva clinches.
Glaube Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is trying to trip Silva. He has hold of a leg but Silva is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Sanchez persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanchez trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Sanchez controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Sanchez slips nicely into half guard.
Sanchez is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Silva doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Sanchez.
Silva looks like he's trying to stand up.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Sanchez is working for a submission of some sort.
Sanchez is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Silva has managed to free his arm - good work.
Sanchez moves nicely into side control.
Sanchez tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sanchez has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Sanchez is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Silva is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Sanchez working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Silva wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez tries to move into full mount but can't pass Silva's legs.
Silva is pushing Sanchez's head away, looking to escape. Sanchez manages to hold on to the position though.
Juan Sanchez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sanchez trying to control the position but Silva is working away.
Silva wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Sanchez content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Silva is pushing Sanchez's head away, looking to escape. Sanchez manages to hold on to the position though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Silva is letting Sanchez control him for a moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Juan Sanchez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sanchez 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 Seu Braga scores the fight for Juan Sanchez!
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight for Juan Sanchez!
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight for Juan Sanchez!
Juan Sanchez wins by unanimous decision!
Post fight, Juan Sanchez stared into the camera and said 'Me llamo Juan'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roman Wiher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Romo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Romo Silva will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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169 lbs
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179 lbs
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roman Wiher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Romo Silva!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Luis Engracia and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva lands with a shot to the body.
Horrible takedown by Silva or perhaps it was just good defense by Wiher which made him look bad.
Silva shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Silva content to stall in guard here.
Silva postures up in Wiher's guard and throws a big left but Wiher blocks it.
Silva working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Silva throwing strikes from guard but Wiher blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Silva landing some decent shots from guard.
Wiher on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Wiher tries to get out of the position.
Silva lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Silva is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Silva missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Silva postures up in Wiher's guard and throws a big left but Wiher blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Silva postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Silva accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Silva throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Silva is looking to work some ground and pound but Wiher has wrist control.
Wiher is breathing heavily.
Wiher preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Wiher is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee asks Silva politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Silva prefers to stall for the moment though.
Silva connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Wiher some visible discomfort.
Silva has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Silva throws an elbow but Wiher slips to the side and avoids it well.
Silva just content to control the position.
Silva creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Wiher sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wiher is being controlled here.
Silva is trying to get an arm triangle but Wiher is defending well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wiher tries to bench press Silva off him but Silva keeps the position.
Wiher dodges the ground and pound from Silva.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wiher takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Silva in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Romo Silva dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Wiher takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Silva shoots for a double leg takedown but Wiher sprawls well. He's pushed Silva's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Silva misses with a takedown
and Wiher counters with a nice double leg into side control. Silva won't be happy with that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wiher wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silva keeps working.
Silva is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Silva slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Wiher from controlling successfully.
Silva looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Silva throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Wiher stopping the sweep attempt from Silva.
Silva trying to control the position here.
Romo Silva has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Wiher's guard.
Silva wants to pass the guard but Wiher is keeping the position.
Silva is looking to work some ground and pound but Wiher has wrist control.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Wiher is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva controlling from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Wiher has his takedown stuffed
and Silva makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Wiher is trying to defend but Silva finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Wiher is rocked!
Silva scores with a big shot! Wiher's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Wiher! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Romo Silva!
Romo Silva gave a mention to Down Under - Supplements. New 160Q in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sean Price (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Stackhouse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Price's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Twisted Sister - The Price. Stackhouse is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Every Time I Die - Roman Holiday. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sean Price!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dave Stackhouse!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Emerson Jorge and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Price just misses with a punch to the body.
Price takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Stackhouse avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stackhouse throws a hook to the side of Price's head but Price sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stackhouse throws a body punch but Price moves out of range.
Price fails with an attempt to clinch.
Price lands a head kick!
It looks like Dave Stackhouse has been cut.
Price does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Stackhouse blocks a head kick by Price.
Stackhouse misses with an uppercut.
Stackhouse staying out of range there.
Stackhouse throws a body punch but Price moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Price fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stackhouse keeps the fight on the outside.
Price throws out a leg kick but Stackhouse moves out of range and Price only half commits.
Price on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Stackhouse bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Price's head.
Price lands a nice looking body kick.
Price swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Price misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stackhouse ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Stackhouse lands with a good body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Price there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Price misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Price walks into a left hand.
Stackhouse ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Price moves away.
Price connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Price throws a shot from downtown. Stackhouse moves away and avoids it.
Stackhouse moves out of range as Price strikes.
Price throws a shot from downtown. Stackhouse moves away and avoids it.
Stackhouse defending well as Price loads up on a big left hand.
Stackhouse needs to keep his hands up - Price had a free shot at his head there.
Stackhouse lands a body shot.
Price throws a solid leg kick but Stackhouse takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Price.
Stackhouse swings for the body but Price moves out of range.
Sean Price is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Price takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Stackhouse is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Price rather than just go for the knockout.
Price swings for the body but Stackhouse moves out of range.
Price lands with a straight right. Stackhouse didn't see that one coming.
Price uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stackhouse.
Price throws a one two combo.
Stackhouse throws a lazy right hand but Price sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stackhouse shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Price but Price pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That kick from Price tenderised Stackhouse's leg. Stackhouse is trying to keep his angry face on.
Price misses with the body kick
enabling Stackhouse to counter with a crisp jab.
Stackhouse jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Price scores with a nice strike.
Stackhouse takes a swing at Price's ribcage but misses.
Price misses with a low kick.
Stackhouse scores with a body shot.
Price swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Price. Stackhouse does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stackhouse lands a right hook to the body.
Stackhouse swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stackhouse comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Stackhouse throws a series of punches but Price moves out of range.
Price thuds his right hand into Stackhouse's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Price dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dave Stackhouse's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Some bone on bone action there as Stackhouse checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Stackhouse throws a leg kick but Price sees it coming and moves out of range.
Price fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sean Price is winning the standup battle so far.
Price tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stackhouse swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Price lands with a thumping leg kick.
Price throws a jab when Stackhouse was well out of range.
Price slips a jab and a cross from Stackhouse.
Price looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Stackhouse thows a body shot but no joy.
Price lands a jab-cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stackhouse. Price does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stackhouse wants to clinch up but Price keeps it at a distance.
Price throws a nice inside leg kick.
Price blocks a jab.
Price throws a nice looking combination but Stackhouse bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Price fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Stackhouse, pushing him back against the cage.
Stackhouse dodges an elbow strike from Price.
Stackhouse lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Price tries a body shot but Stackhouse blocks it.
A short uppercut from Price.
Price throws a head punch that misses.
Stackhouse swings wildly with an uppercut but Price uses good head movement to avoid it.
Price tries a body shot but Stackhouse blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stackhouse blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Price.
Stackhouse lands a hook that snaps the head of Price backwards.
Stackhouse blocks a body shot from Price.
Price tries a knee to the head but Stackhouse blocks it.
Price blocks an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Price blocking some punches.
Nice body punch from Stackhouse - that landed with a thud.
Price misses with a hook from the clinch.
Price looks to throw an elbow but misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Stackhouse.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stackhouse.
Price gets through Stackhouse's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stackhouse has a couple of punches blocked by Price.
Nice body punch from Price.
Price is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Price is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stackhouse is defending well for now.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Price goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Stackhouse lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Price lands a body punch in the clinch.
Price prevents a body shot from Stackhouse.
A short right from Stackhouse on the inside.
Price tries a body shot but Stackhouse blocks it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Price lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stackhouse swings wildly with an uppercut but Price uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stackhouse tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Price misses with a punch on the inside.
Stackhouse on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Stackhouse.
Stackhouse scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Price lands a nice shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Price blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Price misses with the head strike.
Price swings wildly with an uppercut but Stackhouse uses good head movement to avoid it.
Price tries to throw a body punch but Stackhouse avoids it by throwing Price back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Price dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dave Stackhouse's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Stackhouse checks a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stackhouse. Price does a little dance to reset his feet.
Price checks the leg kick nicely there.
Price moves into range and connects with a jab.
Price rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stackhouse moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Stackhouse fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Price gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Stackhouse takes a swing at Price's ribcage but misses.
Price throws a front kick aimed at Stackhouse's knee but Stackhouse avoids it well.
A swing and a miss from Price.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Price.
Price takes one on the button.
Stackhouse scores with a shot to the body.
Stackhouse swats away the attempt to clinch by Price.
Stackhouse misses with a shot to the body
and Price counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Stackhouse throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Price fails to land with a series of punches.
Stackhouse throws a body punch but Price moves out of range.
Stackhouse pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Price blocks a low kick nicely.
Price pivots, looking for a leg kick but Stackhouse is out of range and Price settles back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stackhouse misses the shot to the body.
Stackhouse lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Stackhouse.
Stackhouse moves out of range of the strikes.
Stackhouse wants to slow Price down by chopping away at his legs.
Stackhouse lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Price with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Price feints and then cracks Stackhouse's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Stackhouse down.
Price tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stackhouse swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Price takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Price throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stackhouse keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Stackhouse walks forward, straight into a front kick from Price.
Price pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Price lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Stackhouse lands with a shot to the body.
Stackhouse looks to land a left hand but Price moved out of range nicely.
Stackhouse swings for the body but Price moves out of range.
A big left from Stackhouse misses.
Stackhouse comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Stackhouse keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Price.
Stackhouse digs a good hook to Price's body.
Stackhouse misses with a body shot.
Price circles away from the clinch attempt.
Price scores with a jab to the jaw.
Stackhouse connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Stackhouse, right into the meat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Price lands the left hand.
Price tries to clinch up.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dave Stackhouse.
Well Price 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 for Sean Price!
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight for Sean Price!
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight for Sean Price!
Sean Price wins by unanimous decision!
Sean Price seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Elvis Bika (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jordan Houston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bika comes to the cage accompanied by My Decision. Houston is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Colour it in. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Elvis Bika!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jordan Houston!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Luis Engracia and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bika cracks Houston with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Houston throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bika's waist but Bika gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Houston off to one side.
Bika shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Bika missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bika is thwarting Houston's attempts to control the position.
Bika looks to land a strike but Houston avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bika is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Bika throws a strike but Houston rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Houston missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Houston tries to free his leg and advance position but Bika is retaining full guard.
Houston stands and throws Bika's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Bika can't do much from the bottom here.
A control attempt from Bika but he's now mounted!
Bika is trying to escape the mount.
Houston wants to control the pace but Bika is squirming around nicely.
Houston lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Bika hang on?
Houston tries to control but Bika wriggling away.
Bika keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Bika knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Houston on the ground.
Houston tries to control but Bika wriggling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bika is in all sorts of trouble here.
Houston scoring with strikes but Bika is staying in there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bika is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Bika keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Bika is squirming around, avoiding Houston's attempts to control the action.
Bika sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Houston is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Bika wants to sweep but Houston has passed to side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Houston prevents Bika from escaping the position.
Houston wants to control but Bika is keeping him busy.
Bika tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Houston wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bika keeps working.
Houston landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Bika is trying to control Houston's posture but Houston avoids it.
Houston tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Houston has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Houston wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bika keeps working.
Bika is trying to get back to half guard.
Houston wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bika keeps working.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bika sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Bika is trying to maintain the position but Houston is very close to passing his half guard.
Houston is working for a kimura but Bika is defending it quite comfortably.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jordan Houston will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Houston swings for the body but Bika moves out of range.
Bika throws a jab when Houston was well out of range.
Houston thumps Bika with a low kick.
Houston takes a swing at Bika's ribcage but misses.
Houston walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bika lands a right hook to the body.
Houston looks to land a combination. Bika sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Bika connects with a single shot there.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bika crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Houston - the referee stops the clock and Bika gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Houston. Bika manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Bika scores with a hook to the body. Houston takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Houston tries to clinch up.
Bika fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Houston manages to avoid it.
Houston fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bika misses with a looping right.
Houston shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bika pinned against the cage. Bika gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bika avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bika has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Houston looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nice takedown defense from Houston. No joy for Bika on that attempt.
Bika swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Houston. Bika does a little dance to reset his feet.
Houston throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Houston tries to work over Bika's front leg with a kick but Bika checks it.
Bika throws a head kick but Houston moves out of range.
Bika loads up on a big right hand but Houston slips the punch.
Bika just misses with a punch to the body.
Houston tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Houston tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bika just misses with a punch to the body.
Houston lands an overhand right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Houston rushes Bika and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Houston lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bika drops down looking for an ankle pick but Houston pulls his leg out and moves away.
A combination from Bika does no damage.
A decent looking cross lands there for Houston.
Houston on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Houston misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bika shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Elvis Bika. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bika doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Houston counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Bika throws a right and a left that Houston avoids nicely.
Houston moves to clinch but Bika breaks away
and Bika makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Houston gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bika.
Houston shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Bika is trying to defend but Houston finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Bika is trying to control but can't.
Houston moves into side control, avoiding the strikes from Bika.
Houston advances nicely into full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Houston putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Bika wants to hold on but Houston pushes him away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Houston controlling his opponent.
Bika is looking to improve his position but Houston isn't that keen on the idea.
Houston trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Houston working Bika over with strikes here.
Houston prevents Bika from getting the reversal.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Houston has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Bika's face.
Bika can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jordan Houston will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A decent looking cross lands there for Houston.
Elvis Bika is winning the standup battle so far.
Houston throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bika's waist but Bika gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Houston off to one side.
Bika misses with a looping left.
Bika misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Houston.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bika is defended easily by Houston.
Bika throws a combination that misses
and Houston counters with a stiff right hand.
Bika shoots in looking for a takedown. Houston tries to sprawl out of it but Bika keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Houston manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Houston ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bika moves away.
Bika throws a jab but it's blocked by Houston.
Bika rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Houston counters with a body kick that stops Bika in his tracks momentarily.
Bika blocks a head kick by Houston.
Bika takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Houston connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bika misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Houston blocks the body kick.
A left lands for Houston.
Houston shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bika defends it nicely.
A jab lands there for Houston.
Bika stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Houston.
A low kick from Bika misses
and Houston counters with an outside leg kick.
Houston waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bika.
Bika missing with a left hand there. Houston was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bika scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Houston is trying to maintain the position but Bika is very close to passing his half guard.
Bika sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Houston defending well though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Houston trying to control but Bika postures up.
Houston manages to get to full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bika wants to control from the top but Houston keeps moving.
Bika postures up in Houston's guard and throws a big left but Houston blocks it.
Houston 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.
Bika looking to sit in guard and control but Houston gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bika bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Houston's guard.
Houston is trying to control the position but Bika postures up.
Bika has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Bika preventing the sweep.
Houston wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Houston avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bika throws an elbow that misses. Houston uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bika's guard. Nice move by Houston!
Houston pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bika is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Houston wants to control from the top but Bika keeps moving.
Houston passes into half guard.
Houston wants to control but Bika is keeping him busy.
Bika is trying to control but can't.
Bika makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Bika.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Houston controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
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!
Bika is trying to control the position but Houston postures up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jordan Houston comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Houston 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight for Jordan Houston!
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight for Jordan Houston!
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight for Jordan Houston!
Jordan Houston wins by unanimous decision!
During a confident post fight interview, Jordan Houston thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Trent Morrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenny Gomi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gomi is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Slaap lekker!. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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167 lbs
20 - 10 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Great low kicks
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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
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Trent Morrow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kenny Gomi!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Mauricio Rocha and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomi tries to clinch there but Morrow circles away.
Morrow keeps the fight on the outside.
The fighters circling - Morrow throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gomi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Morrow is trying to push Gomi away but Gomi has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Gomi wants the takedown. Morrow is fighting it off but Gomi persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Morrow's guard against the cage.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Morrow tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gomi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Morrow manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Morrow misses with a head shot.
Gomi is looking to improve his position but Morrow isn't that keen on the idea.
Morrow lands a nice shot to the head.
Morrow working the ground and pound effectively.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice elbow there by Morrow.
Gomi tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomi wants to control but Morrow is having none of it.
Poor strikes thrown by Morrow there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Gomi slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gomi tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Morrow has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Morrow misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Gomi tries to lock up and control but Morrow gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Gomi is wriggling around trying to escape.
Gomi regains half guard.
Gomi wants to improve his position but Morrow is controlling well.
Gomi trying to control but Morrow postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomi wants to improve his position but Morrow is controlling well.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Morrow is trying to control. Gomi wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gomi controlling the position for now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morrow wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gomi keeps working.
Gomi makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Gomi.
Gomi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Morrow is one step ahead there.
Gomi punching to the body, from the bottom.
Gomi looking to control but Morrow passes into half guard.
Gomi is staying active underneath Morrow, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrow misses with a head shot. Gomi uses the momentum to regain guard.
Gomi manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Gomi trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Morrow tries to hold on but Gomi postures up.
Morrow is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Morrow manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Gomi missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrow regains full guard. Nicely done.
Gomi lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Gomi won't allow Morrow to sweep him here.
Gomi is pushing down on Morrow's leg trying to pass to half guard. Morrow is fighting to maintain full guard but Gomi has managed to sneak the leg through.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gomi prevents Morrow from improving his position.
Gomi controlling the pace.
Morrow keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Morrow regains full guard. Nicely done.
Morrow looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Gomi puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Morrow is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kenny Gomi will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nice jab there from Gomi.
Morrow tries to land a front kick but Gomi steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Morrow finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Gomi scores with a takedown into Morrow's guard.
Morrow not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gomi looking to pass the guard.
Morrow wants to sweep but no luck.
Morrow bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gomi's guard.
Morrow postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Morrow keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Gomi's head.
Gomi punching to the body, from the bottom.
Gomi wants to sweep but no luck.
Gomi pulls Morrow in close to prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomi is trying to keep Morrow in close.
Gomi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gomi looking for a sweep. Not yet Gomi, not yet.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Morrow content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Morrow's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Morrow postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Morrow preventing the sweep.
Gomi throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Gomi is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Morrow is aware though and is defending well.
Gomi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gomi keeping moving, preventing Morrow from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Gomi holds on and takes a little breather.
Morrow looking to pass the guard.
Gomi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Morrow looking to pass the guard.
Morrow in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gomi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Morrow wants to control from the top but Gomi keeps moving.
Gomi 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.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Gomi drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kenny Gomi has got the better of the ground game so far.
Morrow utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomi trying to control but Morrow is working from the bottom.
Gomi looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Gomi throws a strike but Morrow rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Morrow is looking to advance position but Gomi has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Morrow is trying desperately to improve position.
Morrow wants to hold on but Gomi pushes him away.
Gomi landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrow tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gomi dominating with strikes here.
Gomi dominating with strikes here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morrow is looking to improve his position but Gomi isn't that keen on the idea.
Gomi wants to control the pace but Morrow is squirming around nicely.
Gomi landing shots from mount.
Gomi scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Morrow?
Gomi with shots to the head and body - Morrow looks very uncomfortable down there.
Gomi scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gomi raining down shots from the mount!
Morrow is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenny Gomi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Gomi checks the leg kick.
Morrow misses with a low kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Gomi crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Morrow - the referee stops the clock and Gomi gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Morrow. Gomi manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Gomi shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Gomi lands a heavy elbow.
Morrow is looking to get to half guard.
Morrow is working hard here to advance position.
Gomi can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Morrow is looking to escape.
Gomi putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
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!
Gomi lands a heavy elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrow manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Gomi takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Morrow avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gomi.
Gomi not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Morrow works his way to full guard. Good work.
Gomi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gomi throws a big elbow that misses.
Gomi is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Morrow throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Gomi postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomi trying to control but Morrow is working from the bottom.
Trent Morrow has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gomi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gomi tries to free his leg and advance position but Morrow is retaining full guard.
Gomi passes Morrow's left leg - he's now in half guard.
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!
Gomi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Morrow defending well though.
Gomi trying to control the action but Morrow is working from the bottom.
Gomi is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Morrow manages to get to full guard.
Morrow thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomi throwing strikes but missing.
Gomi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Morrow trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Morrow manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Morrow landing shots from mount.
Morrow lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Morrow has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Gomi's face.
Morrow cracks Gomi with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Gomi tries to reverse the position but Morrow maintains control.
Morrow looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gomi is in a horrible position here. Morrow smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomi tries to lock up and control but Morrow gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Morrow scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Gomi?
Gomi takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Gomi is rocked!
The referee warns Gomi that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Gomi is still in real trouble! Can Morrow finish him?
Gomi tries to hold on but Morrow pushes him away.
Gomi is working to get back to half guard.
Gomi tries to hold on but Morrow pushes him away.
Gomi seems to have recovered his senses.
Morrow working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Morrow cracks Gomi with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gomi tries to hold on but Morrow pushes him away.
Gomi is desperately trying to improve his position but Morrow has a good base and remains in mount.
Gomi is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Morrow has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Gomi's face.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Trent Morrow.
Well Gomi has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight for Kenny Gomi!
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight for Kenny Gomi!
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight for Kenny Gomi!
Kenny Gomi wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Kenny Gomi made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Silent Arbiter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Louie Cane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arbiter's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Justice. 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 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Silent Arbiter!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Louie Cane!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Leandro Rodrigues and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arbiter just misses with a punch to the body.
Arbiter throws a sloppy head kick and Cane moves out of range easily.
Cane closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Arbiter did well to prevent Cane getting side control.
Arbiter wants to improve his position but Cane is controlling well.
Cane missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Cane is trying to control. Arbiter wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Arbiter won't allow Cane to pass to mount.
Arbiter is trying to control but can't.
Cane tries to pass the half guard into mount. Arbiter knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Cane moves nicely into side control.
Arbiter manages to get back to half guard.
Cane not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Arbiter tries to get to full guard but Cane has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cane sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Arbiter defending well though.
Cane is looking to take a break and control but Arbiter is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Arbiter is trying to maintain the position but Cane is very close to passing his half guard.
Arbiter gets full guard.
Cane postures up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Arbiter is on top in guard.
Cane is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Arbiter's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cane keeping full guard, as Arbiter tries to pass.
Arbiter trying to control the position from guard on top but Cane is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cane has his foot on Arbiter's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Arbiter works his way back into a safe position though.
Cane has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Arbiter can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Arbiter throws a big right hand that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cane throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Arbiter escapes and throws Cane's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Cane tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Arbiter wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cane seems a little lost for a moment, as Arbiter dominates the positioning.
Arbiter wants to control but Cane is keeping him busy.
Arbiter creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Cane sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Cane is looking for a sweep.
Cane is letting Arbiter control him for a moment.
Cane tries to buck Arbiter off but Arbiter is having none of it.
Arbiter trying to control the action but Cane is working from the bottom.
Arbiter tries to move to mount but Cane blocks the move with his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arbiter taking a breather here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Silent Arbiter.
Arbiter fakes the leg kick and cracks Cane in the body.
Cane walks into a straight right hand from Arbiter.
Silent Arbiter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Arbiter lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice jab there from Arbiter.
Arbiter lands with a nice body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Arbiter scores with a punch to the head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Arbiter.
Cane moves out of range of the body kick from Arbiter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Silent Arbiter dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A slow jab from Cane misses its intended target.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Arbiter.
Arbiter steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cane.
Arbiter throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silent Arbiter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arbiter swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cane takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Arbiter, right into the meat.
Arbiter throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Arbiter doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cane showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Arbiter.
Arbiter connects with a solid leg kick.
Cane takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arbiter delivers a nice body kick.
Cane takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Arbiter scores with a spinning back kick!
Arbiter cracks a nice hook into Cane's ribs.
Arbiter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Arbiter connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Arbiter clobbers Cane with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Arbiter throws a body punch but Cane moves out of range.
Arbiter connects with a high kick.
Arbiter lands with a straight right. Cane didn't see that one coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Arbiter misses with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arbiter lands a jab to Cane's midsection.
Silent Arbiter is winning the standup battle so far.
Arbiter throws a body punch but Cane moves out of range.
Arbiter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cane swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cane is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Arbiter connects with a looping right hand.
Arbiter lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Arbiter scores with a hook to the body. Cane takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A nice leg kick lands there from Arbiter.
Arbiter fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Arbiter fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Arbiter misses with a jab to the body
and Cane counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arbiter scores with a body shot.
Arbiter connects with a solid leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Arbiter as he connects with a hook.
Arbiter looks to land a body kick but Cane moved away.
Donk. Arbiter catches Cane right on the button with a cross.
Arbiter lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Cane takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sloppy strikes from Arbiter. Those never looked like landing.
Arbiter cracks the inside of Cane's front leg.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cane keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cane has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Arbiter.
Arbiter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cane.
Arbiter lands with an uppercut that bounces Cane off the cage and back into range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cane just misses with a punch to the body.
Arbiter scores with a jab. Cane acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Arbiter with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Arbiter dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cane. That did some damage!
Arbiter fakes the leg kick and cracks Cane in the body.
Nice body punch from Arbiter.
Cane is breathing heavily.
Cane shoots in looking for a takedown. Arbiter tries to sprawl out of it but Cane keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Arbiter manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Arbiter is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cane can do to turn this around?
Arbiter takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
That kick from Arbiter tenderised Cane's leg. Cane is trying to keep his angry face on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Silent Arbiter dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Cane takes one on the button.
Arbiter scores with a push kick.
A big left from Arbiter misses.
No luck for Cane with that takedown attempt.
Cane fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Arbiter uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cane has time to react.
Arbiter will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Arbiter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice shot by Arbiter.
Nice defenses there by Cane.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cane has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Cane has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Cane misses with a body shot.
Cane's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A lazy left from Arbiter finds it's target.
Arbiter lunges at Cane with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cane's hand.
Arbiter lands with a thumping leg kick.
Arbiter feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cane's calf.
Arbiter connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cane momentarily.
Arbiter scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Cane takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Cane is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Arbiter scores with a jab to the body.
Cane takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Arbiter misses with a wild body shot.
Arbiter's corner calls for a 1-2. Arbiter obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Cane is still on wobbly legs! Can Arbiter finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arbiter throws a head kick but Cane moves out of range.
Cane seems to have recovered his senses.
Arbiter connects with an inside leg kick.
Arbiter throws a wild body kick that Cane sees coming a mile off.
Arbiter cracks the inside of Cane's front leg.
Cane misses with a straight left.
Cane on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Arbiter lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cane at a distance.
Arbiter misses with a straight left.
Arbiter lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Arbiter throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Cane's head.
Cane keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cane thuds a left hand into Arbiter's body.
Arbiter connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Cane avoids the head kick by Arbiter.
Arbiter throws a hook but Cane avoids it easily.
Arbiter lands a jab.
Arbiter turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Arbiter misses with a looping left.
Arbiter lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cane at a distance.
Arbiter throws a shot to the body.
Cane looks to land a combination but Arbiter avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arbiter cracks Cane with a good jab.
Arbiter dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Arbiter ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Arbiter scores with a nice head shot.
Cane takes one to the side of the head.
Arbiter connects with a body shot.
Good shot there by Arbiter.
Cane stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Arbiter.
Arbiter connects with a leg kick. Cane looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Arbiter wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cane blocks the body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Silent Arbiter clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Arbiter connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Arbiter, as that shot connected.
Cane tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A slapping leg kick lands for Arbiter.
Cane throws a body punch but Arbiter moves out of range.
Cane looks for a takedown but Arbiter sprawls well.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Arbiter.
Cane feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Cane is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Arbiter looking for a sweep. Not yet Arbiter, not yet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Arbiter is working hard here to advance position.
Cane pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Arbiter is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arbiter is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Cane is aware though and is defending well.
Cane controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Arbiter is adopting a defensive guard.
Silent Arbiter overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Arbiter is looking to sweep but instead, Cane has passed into half guard.
Arbiter wants to control but Cane is keeping busy.
Arbiter is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Cane's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Cane's back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cane tries to escape but Arbiter has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Arbiter is looking to control Cane but Cane is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Cane is really stuck here.
Cane looking very determined here, making life difficult for Arbiter.
Arbiter lands shots from the back.
Cane is in bad spot here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Arbiter missing with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arbiter is working the ground and pound. Can Cane escape?
Arbiter has good solid back control here.
You can see the frustration on Cane's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Cane rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Cane is looking for a sweep. Arbiter is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Arbiter has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Arbiter thowing shots but they're missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arbiter can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Cane is looking to escape.
Cane is looking to get to half guard.
Arbiter trying to control but he's not successful this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Silent Arbiter had his way with Louie Cane in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Arbiter connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cane momentarily.
Cane shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Arbiter as he avoids it easily.
Arbiter takes a swing at Cane's ribcage but misses.
Arbiter fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cane has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Arbiter looks to score with a jab to the body but Cane is just out of range.
Arbiter scores with a nice strike.
A jab from Arbiter does it's job there.
Arbiter misses the shot to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Cane as he connects with a hook.
Arbiter fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cane looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Arbiter gets caught napping as Cane dives in and scores a takedown. Arbiter manages to retain guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cane postures up.
Arbiter lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Cane!
Cane keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Cane is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Cane is squirming around, avoiding Arbiter's attempts to control the action.
Cane is looking to get to half guard.
Arbiter trying to control but Cane is having none of it.
Louie Cane has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cane is in all sorts of trouble here.
Cane takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Arbiter with a couple of short strikes.
Cane can't escape the position.
Arbiter scoring with strikes but Cane is staying in there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arbiter can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Cane is looking to escape.
Cane is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arbiter trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Arbiter looking to ground and pound but Cane is blocking nicely.
Arbiter controlling the position easily from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cane sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Arbiter works his way into full mount!
Arbiter lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Silent Arbiter is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cane is trying desperately to improve position.
Arbiter controlling from mount.
Cane is trying to escape the mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Arbiter controlling his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Silent Arbiter showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Arbiter 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight for Silent Arbiter!
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight for Silent Arbiter!
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight for Silent Arbiter!
Silent Arbiter wins by unanimous decision!
Silent Arbiter retains his middleweight title!
Silent Arbiter took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Good fight bro.'.
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