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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Steve Mash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Navis Sillage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mash comes to the cage accompanied by North Dakota State Fight Song. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Steve Mash!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Navis Sillage!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Felipe Paraventi and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sillage shoots in for a double leg but Mash sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sillage takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sillage is rocked!
It looks like Navis Sillage has been cut.
Mash shoots in for a takedown. Oh, that's a huge slam! Sillage is on queer street and Mash is pounding down on him with a barage of strikes. The ref is forced to step in and stop the fight. Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Slam). Steve Mash!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Troy Cashman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco Rudirez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rudirez has chosen Going to Brazil - Motorhead as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Troy Cashman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marco Rudirez!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Daniel Cesar and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cashman tries to clinch up.
Cashman wants to clinch.
Cashman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rudirez avoids the head kick by Cashman.
Cashman tries to clinch there but Rudirez circles away.
Rudirez clinches with his opponent.
Cashman can't break the clinch.
Cashman has had enough of the clinch but Rudirez keeps him there for the moment.
Cashman avoiding damage as Rudirez throws knees to the body.
Rudirez is leaning against Cashman and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rudirez stalls.
Rudirez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cashman tries to clinch up
and Rudirez holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Rudirez tries to land knees in the clinch but Cashman avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The is referee keeping an eye on Rudirez - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Rudirez breaks the clinch.
Cashman tries to clinch
and Rudirez counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Rudirez.
Rudirez breaks from the clinch.
Cashman moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Rudirez clinches up against the cage.
Rudirez tries to land knees in the clinch but Cashman avoids the damage to the body.
Rudirez crunches a lovely knee into Cashman's ribcage.
Rudirez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cashman tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Rudirez counters with an outside leg kick.
Cashman is breathing heavily.
Cashman closes the distance looking to clinch
and Rudirez moves into the clinch.
Rudirez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rudirez shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Rudirez looking to control but Cashman is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rudirez looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Rudirez takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Rudirez is landing with some decent strikes but Cashman is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Rudirez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rudirez connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Cashman is bucking up trying to escape but Rudirez cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Rudirez working for a guillotine from mount but Cashman is in no mood to give up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rudirez in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Cashman gets back to half guard.
Cashman looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Rudirez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Cashman is trying to stand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rudirez prevents Cashman from improving his position.
Cashman is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Rudirez's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Rudirez's back!
Cashman is working for a rear naked choke. Rudirez is not defending it well and Cashman has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! Rudirez refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of Rudirez's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Troy Cashman!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Edwin Nogueira Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grind Em Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nogueira Jr comes to the cage accompanied by Welcome to the Jungle-Guns N Roses. The key to victory for Edwin Nogueira Jr has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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194 lbs
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200 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Edwin Nogueira Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Grind Em Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Edson Gomes and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie shoots in for a double leg but Nogueira Jr sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gracie.
Nogueira Jr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nogueira Jr misses with a few strikes there.
Gracie scores with a takedown into Nogueira Jr's guard.
Nogueira Jr had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Gracie is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Nogueira Jr Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Gracie's back instead.
Nogueira Jr keeps control of the position as Gracie tries to break free.
Nogueira Jr working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Gracie is doing well to defend. Nogueira Jr seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Gracie is forced to tap and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Edwin Nogueira Jr!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cesar Chavez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kingston Mason (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mason has chosen SOS-Collie Buddz as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cesar Chavez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kingston Mason!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Emerson Jorge and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chavez closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Mason to the mat! Mason manages to get full guard.
Chavez won't allow Mason to sweep him here.
Mason pushes Chavez off and gets back to his feet.
Chavez scores with a sloppy right hand. Mason should have avoided that one.
Mason fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Chavez sprawls well initially but Mason persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Mason not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Chavez is trying to get back to full guard.
Chavez is trying to control but can't.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Mason passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Chavez!
Mason landing strikes, looking to finish!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chavez in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Mason working for a guillotine from mount but Chavez is in no mood to give up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chavez is wriggling around trying to escape.
Mason lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Chavez hang on?
Chavez is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Mason goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Chavez is on top in guard.
Chavez knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mason on the ground.
Chavez trying to stand up but can't free himself from Mason's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mason working for a triangle but Chavez defends it easily.
Mason looks gassed!
Mason wants to sweep but no luck.
Mason has a closed guard, preventing Chavez from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chavez stands and throws Mason's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Mason tries to bench press Chavez off him but Chavez keeps the position.
Chavez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mason keeps working.
Chavez is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Mason knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Chavez is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Mason has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Mason manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Chavez wants to pass the guard but Mason is defending well.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Nice jab there from Chavez.
Mason misses with a takedown
and Chavez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chavez scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Chavez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Chavez is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Mason is looking to improve his position.
Chavez is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Mason defends it well.
Chavez uses his free foot to push down on Mason's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Mason.
Chavez landing shots from mount.
Chavez wants to control the pace but Mason is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chavez has control of Mason's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Mason regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Chavez is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Mason plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Chavez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mason as he avoids it easily.
Mason falls off balance throwing a combination
and Chavez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chavez throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Mason falls off balance throwing a combination
and Chavez counters with a one-two to the body.
Chavez looks to land a combination. Mason sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Mason misses with a double jab
and Mason takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chavez moves in looking to clinch but Mason pushes him off.
Nice sprawl there from Chavez as Mason shoots in.
Chavez works over Mason's head and body with a nice combination.
Mason circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mason takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A jab from Chavez finds it's way through Mason's defenses.
Chavez has managed to clinch.
Mason tries for a takedown. No joy.
Cesar Chavez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kingston Mason.
Mason throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Chavez blocks it with crossed arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mason goes for a takedown attempt but Chavez pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Chavez scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Mason throws a left and a right that both miss
and Chavez counters with a one-two to the body.
Chavez is working the combinations to good effect here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Mason scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Chavez sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Mason is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Chavez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mason seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Chavez is rocked!
Mason wants to pass the guard but Chavez is defending well.
Mason is trying to work for a kimura but Chavez is defending well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mason has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Mason lands a big shot there that rocks Chavez but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kingston Mason will probably get the nod.
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.
Chavez swinging wilding here.
Chavez closes the distance and clinches up with Mason, looking for a takedown. Chavez pushes Mason against the cage but Mason circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Mason changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Chavez tries to avoid it but Mason manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Chavez to the ground. Chavez escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Mason throws a head kick that misses
and Chavez counters with a right hand to the body.
Mason falls off balance throwing a combination
and Chavez counters with a three punch combo that has Mason backing up. Mason nods at Chavez to acknowledge the strikes.
Chavez stalks Mason and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Mason's face. Mason staggers backwards, shaken.
Mason has his takedown stuffed
and Chavez counters with a series of strikes. Mason will be more careful next time no doubt.
Chavez tries to clinch up.
Mason misses with the combination.
Chavez has closed the distance and engaged Mason in a clinch.
Mason misses with a knee to the head.
Mason looking for a takedown.
Cesar Chavez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kingston Mason.
A knee to the head by Mason.
Mason using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Chavez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mason landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mason turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Mason in side control lands a decent elbow.
Chavez struggling a bit here.
Chavez is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Chavez is looking to regain half guard here but Mason keeps moving and retains side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chavez manages to get back to half guard.
Mason has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Chavez blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mason.
Mason is breathing heavily.
Chavez won't allow Mason to pass to mount.
Mason is working for a submission of some sort.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Chavez scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Chavez wants to stand up but Mason is controlling the position.
Mason is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Chavez lands with a punch from half guard.
Chavez stands up and beckons Mason to join him on the feet.
Mason fails to land with a series of punches.
Chavez shoots in and bounces Mason off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Chavez stands up out of Mason's guard for a moment - Mason manages to land a nice upkick.
Mason looking to hit a scissor sweep but Chavez is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chavez is looking to stand up but Mason won't let him.
Chavez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mason is keeping the position for now.
Mason working for a triangle but Chavez defends it easily.
Mason keeping moving, preventing Chavez from controlling successfully.
Mason looking to hit a scissor sweep but Chavez is one step ahead there.
Mason can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Chavez controls the pace.
Mason lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Chavez!
Chavez is trying desperately to improve position.
Mason lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Chavez hang on?
Oh Chavez is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
It looks like Cesar Chavez has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mason punishing his opponent with strikes.
Mason looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Mason looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Mason is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Chavez is surviving well by controlling Mason's body position as best he can.
Chavez is desperately trying to improve his position but Mason has a good base and remains in mount.
Oooh a big shot lands for Mason! Chavez is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Kingston Mason!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Marcelo Monteiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Melendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Monteiro kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is The King of Kings-Motorhead. Melendez has chosen Devour-Shinedown as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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142 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcelo Monteiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tyler Melendez!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Paulo Santos and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monteiro throws a head kick but Melendez moves out of range.
Melendez decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Melendez seems to be working for a kimura but Monteiro defends the submission attempt.
Monteiro knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Melendez on the ground.
Melendez frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Melendez with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Monteiro really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Monteiro tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Melendez scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Monteiro?
Melendez is landing with some decent strikes but Monteiro is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Melendez jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Monteiro manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Monteiro is trying to get back to half guard.
Melendez working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Melendez looks gassed!
Monteiro can't do much from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melendez lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Monteiro down.
Melendez tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Melendez has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Melendez is putting a hurting on Monteiro here, landing some big shots from side control.
Melendez working away.
Monteiro is trying to get back to half guard.
Monteiro is trying to control Melendez's posture but Melendez avoids it.
Melendez has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Melendez scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Monteiro?
Monteiro taking shots to the head.
Monteiro is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melendez throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Monteiro has his hands clasped together but Melendez breaks the hold and Monteiro is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Melendez!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tyler Melendez!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Anastacio Dominguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergei Romanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Dominguez might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Crack a Bottle-Eminem. Romanov has chosen Greatest song ever made as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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182 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anastacio Dominguez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sergei Romanov!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Edson Gomes and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dominguez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Romanov tries to clinch up
and Dominguez counters with a head kick.
Romanov tries to clinch
and Dominguez counters with a series of strikes. Romanov will be more careful next time no doubt.
A combination from Dominguez does no damage.
Sergei Romanov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dominguez tries to clinch up.
Dominguez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dominguez circles away from the clinch attempt
and Dominguez counters with a big head kick but Romanov shrugs it off.
Romanov is rocked!
Dominguez tries to clinch up but Romanov circles away and keeps his distance.
Romanov looks to clinch
and Dominguez counters with a head kick.
Romanov is still on wobbly legs! Can Dominguez finish him?
Dominguez misses with a series of wild punches.
Romanov seems to have recovered his senses.
Romanov tries to clinch but Dominguez moves away
and Dominguez counters with a one-two to the body.
Romanov wants to clinch
and Dominguez counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Romanov is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Romanov closes the distance but Dominguez moves to the side
and Dominguez counters with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dominguez moves in looking to clinch but Romanov pushes him off.
Romanov takes the fight into the clinch.
Romanov stalls.
Romanov lands a damaging elbow.
Dominguez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Romanov lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Anastacio Dominguez has been cut.
Dominguez takes an elbow to the temple.
Dominguez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dominguez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dominguez is breathing heavily.
Dominguez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Romanov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dominguez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Romanov lands an elbow that stopped Dominguez in his tracks for a moment.
Romanov stalling.
Romanov lands an elbow that stopped Dominguez in his tracks for a moment.
Anastacio Dominguez's cut is getting worse.
Dominguez takes an elbow to the temple.
Romanov lands an elbow inside.
Dominguez is rocked!
Anastacio Dominguez's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Romanov goes for a takedown attempt but Dominguez pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Oh Dominguez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Romanov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Romanov lands a damaging elbow.
Jeez, Anastacio Dominguez's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Anastacio Dominguez's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Sergei Romanov!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yoruba Ahimbe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Souza has chosen X Gon Give it to Ya-DMX as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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150 lbs
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155 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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yoruba Ahimbe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Antonio Souza!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Emerson Jorge and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ahimbe darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Souza is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ahimbe moves into full mount! Souza won't be happy about that!
Souza tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ahimbe lands a big elbow.
Ahimbe with shots to the head and body - Souza looks very uncomfortable down there.
Souza is looking to get to half guard.
Souza is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Ahimbe looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Souza is in all sorts of trouble here.
Ahimbe landing shots from mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Souza really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Ahimbe looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Souza is trying desperately to improve position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahimbe landing strikes from the mount and Souza is in trouble!
Souza is rocked!
Ahimbe working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Ahimbe with the ground and pound from mount.
Souza is still in real trouble! Can Ahimbe finish him?
Souza in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Souza is desperately trying to improve his position but Ahimbe has a good base and remains in mount.
Ahimbe working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Souza is desperately trying to improve his position but Ahimbe has a good base and remains in mount.
Ahimbe lands a big shot there that rocks Souza but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Ahimbe is breathing heavily.
Ahimbe lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Souza tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Souza seems to have recovered his senses.
Ahimbe with the ground and pound from mount.
Souza is bucking up trying to escape but Ahimbe cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Souza tries to reverse the position but Ahimbe maintains control.
Ahimbe has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Souza's face.
Ahimbe cracks Souza with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Ahimbe scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Souza?
Souza is looking to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahimbe working the ground and pound effectively.
Souza is trying desperately to improve position.
Ahimbe looking for a guillotine from mount but Souza is having none of it.
Ahimbe wants to finish this one by submission but Souza is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Ahimbe.
Ahimbe in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Ahimbe with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Ahimbe scoring with strikes but Souza is staying in there.
Ahimbe with a couple of short strikes.
Ahimbe working for a guillotine from mount but Souza is in no mood to give up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahimbe lands a big elbow.
Ahimbe is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Ahimbe landing punches.
Ahimbe 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.
Ahimbe putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Ahimbe scoring with strikes but Souza is staying in there.
Souza defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Ahimbe.
Ahimbe pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Ahimbe lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Souza is trying desperately to improve position.
Ahimbe trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Souza tries to reverse the position but Ahimbe maintains control.
Ahimbe with shots to the head and body - Souza looks very uncomfortable down there.
Ahimbe looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
A nice elbow there by Ahimbe.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ahimbe working the ground and pound effectively.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ahimbe lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Ahimbe has control of Souza's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Souza regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Souza is in all sorts of trouble here.
Ahimbe has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Souza is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Yoruba Ahimbe!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raphael La Vina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). La Vina comes to the cage accompanied by Black Hole Sun . The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
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215 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big heart |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Raphael La Vina!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rick Williams!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Emerson Jorge and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
La Vina shoots in for a double leg but Williams sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Williams keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Good leg kick by Williams there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
La Vina shoots in looking for a takedown. Williams tries to sprawl out of it but La Vina keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Williams manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raphael La Vina. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A slapping body kick lands there for Williams.
La Vina is breathing heavily.
Williams misses with a two punch combination.
No joy there for Williams, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
La Vina shoots in but Williams avoids the takedown attempt easily.
La Vina shoots in for a takedown but Williams shows good takedown defense.
Williams moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for La Vina. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. La Vina is looking to close the distance but Williams sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! La Vina crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope La Vina is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Rick Williams! Rick Williams retains his light heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lewis Franklin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Glenardo Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Franklin's entrance music is Crazy Train-Ozzy Osbourne. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Gonzalez's choice of entrance music: I Will Be Heard. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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142 lbs
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141 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lewis Franklin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Glenardo Gonzalez!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Thiago Cunha and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Franklin lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gonzalez backs up against the cage.
Franklin throws a right and a left that Gonzalez avoids nicely.
Franklin misses with a two punch combination.
Franklin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Franklin throws a right and a left that Gonzalez avoids nicely.
Lewis Franklin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Franklin misses with a series of wild punches.
Franklin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Franklin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Franklin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gonzalez looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Franklin is breathing heavily.
Gonzalez is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Let's hope that Gonzalez has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Franklin throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Franklin is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Gonzalez works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Gonzalez controlling the action here.
Gonzalez prevents Franklin from improving his position.
Gonzalez is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Franklin tries to roll over but Gonzalez keeps him under control.
Gonzalez trying to control the pace.
Franklin wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Franklin wants to get back to full guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Franklin misses with a wild combination.
Franklin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Franklin misses with a few strikes there.
Franklin really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Franklin misses with a wild combination.
Franklin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A punch combination from Franklin misses.
Gonzalez fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Franklin sprawls well initially but Gonzalez persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez is controlling the pace.
Gonzalez frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Gonzalez get's back to his feet.
Lewis Franklin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Franklin pushes Gonzalez away with a front kick.
Gonzalez tries for a takedown but Franklin sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Franklin misses with a double jab.
Gonzalez scores a takedown into full mount!
Gonzalez controlling from mount.
Franklin gets back to half guard.
Franklin is trying to get back to full guard.
Gonzalez is tying to control. Franklin wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franklin wants to get back to full guard.
Franklin is pressing down on Gonzalez's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Franklin throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Gonzalez trying to control but Franklin is working from the bottom.
Franklin escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gonzalez gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Franklin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Franklin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Franklin throws a series of punches but Gonzalez avoids them all with ease.
Franklin throws a right and a left that Gonzalez avoids nicely.
Franklin tries to bum rush Gonzalez with a series of wild strikes but Gonzalez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Franklin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gonzalez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Franklin misses with the combination.
Gonzalez scores a takedown into full mount!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Franklin tries to reverse the position but Gonzalez maintains control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Glenardo Gonzalez dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Franklin tries to bum rush Gonzalez with a series of wild strikes but Gonzalez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Franklin throws a nice looking combination but Gonzalez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
No joy there for Franklin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Franklin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gonzalez.
Franklin throws a series of punches but Gonzalez moves out of range.
Franklin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Franklin throws a nice looking combination but Gonzalez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Franklin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gonzalez slips a jab and a cross from Franklin.
No joy there for Franklin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Franklin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gonzalez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gonzalez darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Franklin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Franklin looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franklin is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Gonzalez's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Gonzalez's back!
Franklin lands shots from the back.
Franklin misses with a punch to the head.
Gonzalez is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Franklin throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Franklin throws strikes from the back but Gonzalez rolls nicely and manages to end up in full guard. Nice work by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Franklin!
Franklin is working to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gonzalez takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franklin has given up his back.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Franklin tries to roll but Gonzalez sticks to his back.
Gonzalez controlling from the back.
Franklin is really stuck here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Gonzalez controls the action.
Franklin tries to escape but Gonzalez has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Gonzalez controls the action.
Gonzalez has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Gonzalez really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Franklin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franklin is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Gonzalez has good solid back control here.
Gonzalez controlling well, preventing Franklin from escaping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Good control from Gonzalez.
I really don't envy Franklin right now.
Gonzalez is trying to stick to Franklin's back but Franklin is turning into Gonzalez. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Gonzalez's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Franklin.
Franklin drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Franklin jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Franklin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gonzalez pulls Franklin in close to prevent any damage.
Franklin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gonzalez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Franklin drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Gonzalez manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Franklin has Gonzalez in his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez wants to pass the guard but Franklin is keeping the position.
Franklin throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Gonzalez escapes and throws Franklin's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Franklin manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Franklin is looking to improve his position.
Gonzalez perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Glenardo Gonzalez has got the better of the ground game so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Glenardo Gonzalez 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.
Franklin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gonzalez.
Franklin looks to land a combination but Gonzalez avoids it well.
Gonzalez closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Franklin gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Gonzalez tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Despite being in the dominant position, Glenardo Gonzalez just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Franklin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gonzalez takes the fight into the clinch.
Franklin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gonzalez or not.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Franklin.
Franklin turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Franklin landing strikes.
Franklin postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Franklin tries to advance to mount but can't.
Franklin lands a decent elbow from side control.
Gonzalez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Franklin misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Franklin thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez regains half guard.
Franklin is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Gonzalez doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Franklin.
Gonzalez wants to get back to full guard.
Franklin is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Franklin is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Gonzalez is pressing down on Franklin's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Franklin thows a big elbow that misses.
Franklin working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Gonzalez's head.
Franklin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Franklin is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franklin thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Franklin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gonzalez is keeping the position for now.
Franklin forces his way into half guard.
Gonzalez won't allow Franklin to pass to mount.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Franklin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gonzalez closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Gonzalez lands in his opponent's guard.
Gonzalez controls from within his opponent's guard.
Gonzalez preventing the sweep.
Franklin throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Gonzalez escapes and throws Franklin's legs to the side, diving into side control!
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.
Franklin manages to get back to half guard.
Franklin is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Gonzalez pulls his head out easily.
Franklin looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Franklin is not content to let Gonzalez control the position.
Franklin is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Gonzalez's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Gonzalez's back!
Franklin avoiding Gonzalez 's attempts to control his hands.
Franklin is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Gonzalez has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franklin looking for the RNC.
Gonzalez trying to control the action but Franklin just sinks the hooks in.
Gonzalez takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Franklin looking to break Gonzalez's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Gonzalez remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Franklin will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Franklin is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Gonzalez defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Gonzalez looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Franklin is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Franklin throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Franklin not allowing Gonzalez to control his hands.
Franklin throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Franklin not allowing Gonzalez to control his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Lewis Franklin did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's time! Franklin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Franklin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gonzalez works over Franklin's head and body with a nice combination.
Franklin misses with a double jab
and Gonzalez counters with a takedown into side control.
Gonzalez taking a breather here.
Franklin tries to buck Gonzalez off but Gonzalez is having none of it.
Franklin being controlled for a moment.
Franklin is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Gonzalez takes a little break here. Franklin wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Despite being in the dominant position, Glenardo Gonzalez just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Franklin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gonzalez counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Gonzalez.
Franklin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Gonzalez has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Franklin clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Franklin rolls, trying to escape but Gonzalez keeps control of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez is trying to stick to Franklin's back but Franklin is turning into Gonzalez. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Gonzalez's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Franklin.
Franklin has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Franklin works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Franklin is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Gonzalez tries to roll over but Franklin keeps him under control.
Franklin is looking for a kimura here.
Gonzalez is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
The fighters are battling for position here. Gonzalez manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Gonzalez lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Franklin!
Gonzalez tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Gonzalez has hold of Franklin's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Franklin manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Franklin is looking to escape.
Gonzalez raining down shots from the mount!
Franklin flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Gonzalez wants to take Franklin's back but he can't do it this time.
Franklin is looking to improve his position but Gonzalez isn't that keen on the idea.
Gonzalez trying to control but Franklin is having none of it.
Franklin tries to reverse the position but Gonzalez maintains control.
Franklin is squirming around, avoiding Gonzalez's attempts to control the action.
Franklin is looking to improve his position but Gonzalez isn't that keen on the idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Franklin throws a series of punches but Gonzalez moves out of range.
Gonzalez looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Franklin escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gonzalez gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Franklin 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.
Gonzalez avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Gonzalez passes into half guard.
Franklin is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Franklin missing with punches from the bottom.
Franklin looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Franklin is trying to get back to full guard.
Franklin tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Gonzalez has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Gonzalez can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Franklin is looking to escape.
Franklin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Glenardo Gonzalez dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Franklin throws a nice looking combination but Gonzalez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Franklin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Franklin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Franklin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gonzalez counters with a nice double leg into side control. Franklin won't be happy with that.
Franklin trying to remain calm as Gonzalez controls from the top position.
Franklin tries to improve position but can't.
Franklin sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Franklin is pressing down on Gonzalez's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Franklin is looking for a triangle but Gonzalez pushes his legs off easily.
Gonzalez won't allow Franklin to sweep him here.
Gonzalez sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Gonzalez pushing down on Franklin's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Franklin actively working from the bottom here.
Gonzalez prevents Franklin from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Franklin misses with a combination
and Gonzalez counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Gonzalez works his foot free and advances to mount.
Franklin manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Gonzalez slows the pace down in half guard.
Franklin looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Franklin looking for submissions off his back.
Franklin is staying active underneath Gonzalez, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franklin tries to get to full guard but Gonzalez has control of the leg.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gonzalez shoots in for a takedown but Franklin shows good takedown defense.
Franklin throws a combination that misses
and Gonzalez counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Franklin wants to get back to full guard.
Gonzalez sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Gonzalez moves into full mount! Franklin won't be happy about that!
Gonzalez is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franklin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Franklin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gonzalez looking to stall.
Gonzalez tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Franklin just stands there and leans against the cage.
Franklin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gonzalez has him pressed against the cage.
Franklin has Gonzalez pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Franklin pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Gonzalez tumbling to the mat - Franklin dives into Gonzalez's guard.
Franklin looking to pass the guard.
Franklin passes into half guard.
Franklin is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Gonzalez doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Franklin.
Franklin is pressing down on Gonzalez's thigh, looking to free his foot. Gonzalez is holding on for now.
Gonzalez is holding on to half guard well.
Franklin thows a huge punch but Gonzalez dodges it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez gets back to full guard.
Franklin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gonzalez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gonzalez controlling Franklin's posture.
Gonzalez's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Gonzalez wants to sweep but no luck.
Gonzalez controls Franklin momentarily but Franklin frees himself.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Franklin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Gonzalez holds on and takes a little breather.
Gonzalez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lewis Franklin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Franklin with a flurry of punches that miss.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Gonzalez closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Franklin to the mat! Franklin manages to get full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Glenardo Gonzalez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gonzalez has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 46:49
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 46:49
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Glenardo Gonzalez! Glenardo Gonzalez retains his bantamweight title!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lux Interior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Souza comes into the arena with Here Comes Da Boom-DMX, Sean Paul blaring out of the sound system. Interior has chosen Garbage Man, by The Cramps as his entrance music. Thiago Souza has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Souza!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lux Interior!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Alexandre Firmino and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Souza.
Interior throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Interior tries to clinch up but Souza circles away and keeps his distance.
Interior wants to clinch.
Interior tries to clinch up but Souza circles away and keeps his distance.
Interior wants to clinch.
A head kick lands from Interior that sends Souza to the canvas. Souza tries to scramble back to his feet but Interior brings him back down into side control.
Souza is rocked!
It looks like Thiago Souza has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Interior trying to control the position but Souza is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Souza is being controlled here.
Interior stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Souza misses with a wild combination.
Souza keeps the fight on the outside.
Interior misses with the combination.
Souza shoots in for a double leg but Interior sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza misses with a wild combination.
Souza swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Interior holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Interior scores with a knee to the head.
Souza is breathing heavily.
Interior throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Souza blocks it with crossed arms.
Interior taking a breather.
Interior unloads a knee to the mid-section. Souza lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The referee calls for Interior to work.
Interior missing with knees to the body.
Interior tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Interior landing knees to the head.
Souza swings wildly with an uppercut but Interior uses good head movement to avoid it.
Souza dodges an elbow strike from Interior.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souza tries to pull guard but Interior holds him up against the cage and eventually Souza drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thiago Souza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Interior looking to throw knees to the head but Souza is blocking nicely.
Knees to the body from Interior.
Souza goes for a takedown in the clinch but Interior prevents it.
Souza tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Interior just stands there and leans against the cage.
Interior landing knees to the head.
Interior lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Interior.
Interior tries a knee to the head but Souza blocks it.
Interior tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Souza breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Souza misses with a two punch combination.
No joy there for Souza, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Souza lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Souza fails with the takedown.
Souza will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Souza throws a left and a right that both miss
and Interior counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Interior.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza managing to block the knees to the body from Interior.
Interior misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Souza.
Interior tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Interior looking to throw knees to the head but Souza is blocking nicely.
Souza on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Interior landing knees to the head.
Come on Interior - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Interior landing knees to the head.
Souza letting Interior take a breather here.
Interior landing knees to the body.
Interior throws a knee to the head but misses.
Souza tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Interior smiles and moves away.
Lux Interior is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Interior tries to clinch but Souza is having none of it.
Souza darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Souza working Interior over with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Interior is trying to control but can't.
Souza lands with a punch from half guard.
Interior trying to hold on to Souza's head to control him but Souza postures up.
Interior wants to get back to his feet.
Souza is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Interior is trying to stand up here but Souza is controlling him well.
Souza is looking to advance position but Interior won't allow it.
Interior manages to escape and get back to his feet!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Souza throws a left and a right that both miss
and Interior counters by moving into the clinch.
Interior with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Interior stalling against the cage.
Souza takes a knee right on the jaw!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lux Interior dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thiago Souza's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Souza misses with a wild combination.
Interior keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Souza looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Interior keeping control of the position.
Interior wants to get back to his feet.
Interior regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Souza.
Souza stops Interior from standing up.
Souza postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Interior is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Souza, into his guard.
Souza wants to sweep here but Interior controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Interior wants to control from the top but Souza keeps moving.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Souza trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Souza had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Interior is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Souza Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Interior's back instead.
Souza patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Souza looking to break Interior's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Interior remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Souza will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Souza looking for the choke from the back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Souza looking for the RNC.
Souza is looking for a rear naked choke here but Interior reverses the position brilliantly into Souza's guard!
Interior tries to free his leg and advance position but Souza is retaining full guard.
Souza throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Thiago Souza overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Souza working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Interior doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Interior manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souza looking to hit a scissor sweep but Interior is one step ahead there.
Souza bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Interior's guard.
Interior wants to stand but Souza is controlling the position.
Souza lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Interior manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Souza throws a combination that misses
and Interior holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Interior with a knee to the head.
Interior using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Interior throws a knee to the head but misses.
Interior tries a knee to the head but Souza blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Interior misses with a knee to the head.
Souza drops down looking for an ankle pick but Interior pulls his leg out and moves away.
Interior wants to clinch up but Souza keeps it at a distance.
Souza misses with a double jab
and Interior holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Souza takes an elbow to the forehead.
Souza lands with a light punch inside.
Interior tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Interior is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Interior throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Souza blocks it with crossed arms.
Interior controlling the action here for a moment.
Souza blocks an elbow strike from Interior.
Souza is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Interior gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thiago Souza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Interior with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Interior landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Interior is looking to control Souza's arms but Souza gets an underhook and turns him. Now Interior has his back to the cage.
Interior landing knees to the body.
Interior tries to land knees in the clinch but Souza avoids the damage to the body.
Souza avoiding damage as Interior throws knees to the body.
Souza tries to pull guard but Interior holds him up against the cage and eventually Souza drops back down to his feet.
Interior is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Souza is keeping busy.
Souza changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Interior fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Souza lands a jab-cross combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Danga de danga de dang - Souza scores with a four punch combination!
Souza drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Souza trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Interior manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Souza 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.
Interior is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago Souza dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Thiago Souza's cut.
That's time! Souza's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Interior stuffs the takedown.
Interior wants to clinch up but Souza keeps it at a distance.
Interior is looking to clinch but Souza is avoiding it.
Some wild striking there from Souza.
Interior tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Interior tries to close the distance and clinch but Souza swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Souza bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Interior is looking to reverse the position.
Souza wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Interior, who protects the arm well.
Interior pushes Souza away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Souza gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Souza looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Interior wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Souza is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Interior is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
You can see the frustration on Interior's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Interior is looking to reverse the position.
Interior is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Souza asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Interior manages to work his way to half guard, despite Souza's best efforts.
Interior is looking to control Souza's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Interior avoid being mounted?
Interior wants to improve his position but Souza is controlling well.
Souza seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Souza prevents Interior from standing back up.
Souza is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Souza throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Interior wants to get back to his feet.
Souza wants to pass to mount but Interior is defending the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Souza lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Interior backs up against the cage.
Interior tries to clinch but Souza is having none of it.
Souza closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Souza is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Interior doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Souza.
Interior tries to kick Souza off but Souza keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Interior desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Interior looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza tries to pass the half guard into mount. Interior knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Souza closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Interior keeping control of the position.
Interior won't allow Souza to pass to mount.
Interior is trying to stand.
Souza moves into full mount! Interior won't be happy about that!
Interior tries to lock up and control but Souza gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Souza is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Interior is surviving well by controlling Souza's body position as best he can.
Souza has hold of Interior's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Interior manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Souza is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Interior can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Interior is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Interior squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Interior tries to hold on but Souza postures up.
Souza looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Interior is in all sorts of trouble here.
Interior wants to get back to his feet.
Souza with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Interior wants to hold on but Souza pushes him away.
Interior defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Souza.
Souza is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Interior is surviving well by controlling Souza's body position as best he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago Souza clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Thiago Souza's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Interior fails in his attempt to clinch.
Interior misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Interior stuffs the takedown attempt from Souza. Souza gets slowly back to his feet.
Thiago Souza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Interior lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Interior tries to land a knee to the head but Souza blocks with his arms.
Interior unloads a knee to the mid-section. Souza lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Interior stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Interior wants to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Souza wants to break the clinch but can't.
Interior tries a knee to the head but Souza blocks it.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Souza tries to pull guard but Interior holds him up against the cage and eventually Souza drops back down to his feet.
Interior throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Interior with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Interior tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Interior with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Interior misses with a knee to the head.
Interior looking to throw knees to the head but Souza is blocking nicely.
Interior has Souza pushed against the cage.
Interior misses with a knee strike.
Souza takes a knee right on the jaw!
Interior lands a knee to the body.
Souza is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thiago Souza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Souza tries to pull guard but Interior holds him up against the cage and eventually Souza drops back down to his feet.
Interior stalls.
Nice elbow from Interior.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Interior is trying to maintain a safe position but Souza gets an underhook and turns Interior into the cage.
Interior missing with knees to the body.
Interior tries a knee to the head but Souza blocks it.
Souza tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Interior smiles and moves away.
Interior fails in his attempt to clinch.
Interior tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Souza fails to land with a series of punches.
No joy there for Souza, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Interior fails with an attempt to clinch.
Souza avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Souza.
Interior is pushing Souza's head away, looking to escape. Souza manages to hold on to the position though.
Souza has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Interior is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Souza yanks on the arm and Interior is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Souza.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Thiago Souza!
Thiago Souza is the new middleweight champion!
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