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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wilson Baldoza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Daris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Baldoza comes to the cage accompanied by Last Resort. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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273 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wilson Baldoza!
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, Junior Daris!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Edson Gomes and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daris just misses with a punch to the body.
Baldoza feints and then cracks Daris's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Daris down.
Baldoza moves in looking to clinch but Daris pushes him off.
Daris shoots in for a takedown but Baldoza shows good takedown defense.
Daris takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Daris looks to land a left hand but Baldoza moved out of range nicely.
Baldoza manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Daris on his heels. He'll look to pass Daris's guard now, I'm sure.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Baldoza passes Daris's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Baldoza is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Daris sees it coming and defends easily.
Baldoza seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Daris does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Baldoza is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Daris doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Baldoza.
Daris missing with punches from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baldoza scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Baldoza passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Daris!
Baldoza unloads with some shots from mount but Daris bucks and avoids them well.
Baldoza is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Baldoza trying to control but Daris is having none of it.
Baldoza looking to finish Daris with some ground and pound. This is bad for Daris!
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!
Baldoza landing punches.
Daris is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baldoza postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! Daris is out cold - huge knockout for Baldoza!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Wilson Baldoza!
Wilson Baldoza really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that RMC - $1 Shirts! logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Guilherme Unknown Soldier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Fabiandando (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Unknown Soldier comes to the cage accompanied by David Bowie - Rebel Rebel. Guilherme Unknown Soldier has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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220 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Guilherme Unknown Soldier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, George Fabiandando!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Leandro Rodrigues and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fabiandando shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Unknown Soldier pinned against the cage. Unknown Soldier gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Unknown Soldier dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
George Fabiandando seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fabiandando showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Unknown Soldier.
Fabiandando tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Unknown Soldier counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Fabiandando thinking.
Fabiandando misses with a takedown
and Unknown Soldier counters with a left to the body.
Fabiandando has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Unknown Soldier shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Poor strikes thrown by Unknown Soldier there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Unknown Soldier unloads with some shots from mount but Fabiandando bucks and avoids them well.
Fabiandando tries to reverse the position but Unknown Soldier maintains control.
Fabiandando blocking the ground and pound.
Unknown Soldier in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Fabiandando is rocked!
Unknown Soldier unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Fabiandando wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Unknown Soldier celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Guilherme Unknown Soldier!
Guilherme Unknown Soldier managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, ****160Q Energy for $150****, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Troby Meida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Meida might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to CB Sangue bom. This should be fireworks!
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176 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Troby Meida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Scott Silva!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Thiago Cunha and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Silva postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Meida is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Silva, into his guard.
Silva is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Meida is aware though and is defending well.
Meida wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Meida defends it easily.
Meida postures up in Silva's guard and throws a big left but Silva blocks it.
Silva is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Meida rolls with it to try and escape but Silva cranks on the arm and Meida is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Scott Silva!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gene Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sho Shinjo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Lopez might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Desabafo. Shinjo has chosen Theme of Sho as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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160 lbs
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171 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gene Lopez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sho Shinjo!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Matheus Silva and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shinjo lands a head kick. Lopez smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Lopez looks to land a combination but Shinjo avoids it well.
Shinjo scores with a hook to the body. Lopez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Shinjo misses with a takedown attempt - Lopez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Lopez lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Lopez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lopez takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Shinjo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shinjo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lopez has time to react.
Shinjo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lopez circles away.
Shinjo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shinjo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lopez.
Lopez throws a sloppy head kick and Shinjo moves out of range easily.
Shinjo misses with a jab to the body
and Lopez counters with a left to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Shinjo.
Gene Lopez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sho Shinjo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shinjo throws a shot to the body.
A good leg kick by Shinjo.
Shinjo is looking to clinch.
Lopez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Shinjo.
Shinjo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A good leg kick by Shinjo.
Shinjo connects with a body shot that sends Lopez's belly button to the back.
Lopez fails to land with a series of punches.
Shinjo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lopez takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Shinjo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Shinjo tries to move into range but Lopez moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shinjo cracks the inside of Lopez's front leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Shinjo tenderised Lopez's leg. Lopez is trying to keep his angry face on.
Shinjo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Shinjo avoids the body shot from Lopez.
Lopez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lopez swinging wildly here.
Shinjo thows a body shot but no joy.
Shinjo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lopez rather than just go for the knockout.
Shinjo slips a jab from Lopez.
Shinjo throws a combination. Lopez tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Gene Lopez has been cut.
Shinjo looking to score a takedown here. Lopez is defending well but Shinjo drives through and ends up in Lopez's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Shinjo postures up in Lopez's guard and throws a big left but Lopez blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Shinjo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Shinjo not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shinjo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lopez on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lopez tries to get out of the position.
Lopez manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Shinjo scoring well with a low kick there.
Shinjo feints and then cracks Lopez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lopez down.
Lopez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Shinjo moves in looking to clinch but Lopez pushes him off.
Shinjo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lopez stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lopez wants it to stay on the feet.
Sho Shinjo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lopez on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Shinjo checks a low kick from Lopez.
Lopez is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A solid leg kick lands there for Shinjo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Shinjo circles away quickly and effectively.
Lopez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lopez throws a shot from downtown. Shinjo moves away and avoids it.
Lopez takes a jab right on the kisser.
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!
Lopez gets caught flat footed, as Shinjo shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Shinjo works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Shinjo thows a huge punch but Lopez dodges it nicely.
Lopez knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Shinjo on the ground.
Shinjo trying to control from half guard but Lopez is working away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shinjo is looking to advance position but Lopez won't allow it.
Shinjo trying to control the action but Lopez is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sho Shinjo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gene Lopez's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lopez throws a combination that misses
and Shinjo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lopez looks to score with a jab to the body but Shinjo is just out of range.
Shinjo tries to bum rush Lopez with a series of wild strikes but Lopez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lopez misses with a series of wild punches.
Lopez misses with a hook to the body
and Shinjo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Shinjo drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Shinjo trying to control the position from guard on top but Lopez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shinjo pushing down on Lopez's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lopez is refusing to be controlled, as Shinjo sits in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Shinjo is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Shinjo is trying to control. Lopez wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Shinjo is trying to work for a kimura but Lopez is defending well.
Shinjo sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shinjo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Shinjo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Shinjo wants to take a breather but Lopez is having none of it.
Shinjo wants to pass to mount but Lopez is defending the position.
Shinjo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lopez defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shinjo is taking a breather. Lopez says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Lopez is not content to let Shinjo control the position.
Shinjo throwing shots but Lopez is blocking nicely.
Lopez wants to get back to his feet.
Shinjo thows a huge punch but Lopez dodges it nicely.
Shinjo throws a strike but Lopez avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Shinjo drops back looking for a leg! Lopez is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Lopez manages to kick Shinjo off! Shinjo jumps back into Lopez's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shinjo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lopez is keeping the position for now.
Shinjo scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Lopez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shinjo forces his way into half guard.
Shinjo trying to pass the guard but Lopez defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sho Shinjo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Gene Lopez's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Lopez connects with a good right hand that stumbles Shinjo. Shinjo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Shinjo misses with an uppercut.
Shinjo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lopez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Shinjo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lopez's sensitive parts.
Shinjo misses with an uppercut.
Shinjo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lopez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shinjo.
Shinjo shoots in but no luck this time.
Lopez works Shinjo's body with a nice hook.
Shinjo slips under a jab.
Shinjo tests Lopez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lopez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Shinjo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Shinjo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shinjo lands with a nice body punch.
Gene Lopez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shinjo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lopez gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Shinjo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lopez is keeping the position for now.
Shinjo is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Shinjo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shinjo looking to pass the guard.
Shinjo passes Lopez's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Shinjo is trying to work for a kimura but Lopez is defending well.
Shinjo is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shinjo has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Lopez is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Shinjo controlling the pace for now.
Lopez blocking the ground and pound.
Gene Lopez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shinjo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lopez is looking to escape.
Shinjo is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Lopez can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Shinjo postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Lopez looks a forlorn figure.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shinjo unloading with bombs!
Lopez is rocked!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shinjo with a couple of short strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sho Shinjo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Shinjo 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sho Shinjo!
After winning the bout, Sho Shinjo 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 Oswaldo Barra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Pinto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oswaldo Barra has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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165 lbs
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167 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Oswaldo Barra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jose Pinto!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Daniel Cesar and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barra is looking to clinch but Pinto is avoiding it.
Pinto lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Barra is looking to clinch.
Pinto scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Barra clinches with his opponent.
Pinto will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Barra up against the cage.
Barra swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pinto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Barra doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Pinto counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Barra closes the distance but Pinto moves to the side
and Pinto counters with a straight right hand.
Barra darts in trying to clinch
letting Pinto counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barra tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pinto paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Barra swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Pinto counter with a right hand.
Barra closes the distance and pushes Pinto back into the cage.
Pinto breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pinto circles away from the clinch attempt.
Barra swings for the body but Pinto moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Barra looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pinto bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Barra's head backwards.
Pinto checks a leg kick.
Pinto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barra.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Pinto!
Pinto throws out a loose jab but Barra uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barra looks to clinch
and Pinto counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Barra tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Pinto counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Barra thinking.
Barra attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Barra shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pinto pinned against the cage. Pinto gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Barra takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barra staying out of range there.
Barra closes the distance but Pinto moves to the side
and Pinto counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Pinto lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barra throws a push kick but Pinto slaps the foot to one side.
Barra fails with the takedown
and Pinto counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oswaldo Barra. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barra throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pinto blocks a head kick by Barra.
Good shot there by Pinto.
Barra shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pinto pinned against the cage. Pinto gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Barra needs to keep his hands up - Pinto had a free shot at his head there.
Barra gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pinto.
Pinto throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Barra.
Pinto digs a good hook to Barra's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barra shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Pinto has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Barra tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Pinto counters with a nice body shot.
Pinto lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Barra circles away quickly and effectively.
Oswaldo Barra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barra closes the distance looking to clinch
and Barra takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barra shoots in for a double leg but Pinto sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jose Pinto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pinto dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pinto is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Barra had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A jab from Pinto does it's job there.
Barra fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pinto fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Barra looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pinto is fending him off so far but Barra persists. Nope, Pinto circles away and we're back to standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Pinto dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Pinto lands with a nice body punch.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Barra. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
No joy there for Pinto, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Barra shoots in looking for a takedown. Pinto tries to sprawl out of it but Barra keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Pinto manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Pinto misses with an uppercut. Barra saw that one coming.
Jose Pinto seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Barra shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Pinto thows a left - swing and a miss!
Barra uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pinto.
Barra gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Barra has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Pinto avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Pinto pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Pinto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Oswaldo Barra is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pinto stuns Barra with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barra moves out of range of the strikes.
Pinto throws a series of punches but Barra avoids them all with ease.
Pinto connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Barra momentarily.
Barra pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barra thows a body shot but no joy.
A head kick misses from Barra.
Barra misses with a double jab
and Pinto counters with a nice uppercut.
Pinto's corner calls for a 1-2. Pinto obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Barra throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pinto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barra manages to avoid it.
Barra tries to clinch but Pinto moves away
and Pinto makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Pinto avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barra doesn't manage to clinch there - Pinto circles away.
Pinto misses the jab.
Nice straight punches there by Barra. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Barra.
Barra looks for a takedown but Pinto sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oswaldo Barra. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barra wants to clinch.
Barra's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Pinto connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Barra scrambles back to his feet.
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!
Barra tries to clinch up
and Pinto counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barra is looking to clinch but Pinto is avoiding it.
Pinto waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barra.
Pinto takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Pinto with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pinto. Barra does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pinto avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pinto listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Pinto avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Barra tries to clinch up but Pinto circles away and keeps his distance.
Barra uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pinto.
Barra moves forwards but Pinto connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Barra throws a half hearted mid kick.
Pinto takes a swing at Barra's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pinto cracks Barra with an open hand slap.
Barra throws a head kick but Pinto moves out of range.
Barra wants to clinch
and Pinto counters with a right hand to the body.
Pinto scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A punch combination from Pinto misses.
Pinto jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pinto throws a jab but it's blocked by Barra.
Barra shoots in but Pinto avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Barra with a poor takedown
and Pinto counters with a nice uppercut.
Barra looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barra lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Barra looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A punch combination from Pinto misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Pinto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Barra keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barra with a lazy takedown attempt
and Pinto counters with a straight right hand.
Barra darts in trying to clinch
and Pinto counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Barra shoots in for a takedown but Pinto shows good takedown defense.
Pinto gets caught napping as Barra dives in and scores a takedown. Pinto manages to retain guard.
Pinto working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Barra.
Pinto has Barra pulled in close to control his posture.
Pinto's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Pinto working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinto bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Barra's guard.
Pinto controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Pinto trying to control the position from guard on top but Barra is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jose Pinto has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Barra closes the distance looking to clinch
and Pinto counters with a right hand to the body.
Barra is looking to clinch.
Barra shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oswaldo Barra. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barra moves into range and clinches up with Pinto.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barra looking to stall.
Pinto manages to break the clinch.
Barra tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Pinto manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pinto just misses with a punch to the body.
Barra tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pinto lands with a straight right. Barra didn't see that one coming.
Barra gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pinto tries to throw a body punch but Barra avoids it by throwing Pinto back against the cage.
Pinto breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pinto looks to score with a jab to the body but Barra is just out of range.
Pinto throws a body punch but Barra moves out of range.
Pinto throws a jab but it's blocked by Barra.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinto cracks Barra with a good jab.
Pinto displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Barra.
A cross from Pinto lands.
Barra is looking to clinch but Pinto is avoiding it.
Barra shoots and misses
and Pinto counters with a stiff right hand.
Barra doesn't manage to clinch there - Pinto circles away.
Barra shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Pinto cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Barra keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barra throws the left hand but Pinto avoids the punch easily.
Barra clinches with his opponent.
Pinto gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Oswaldo Barra has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pinto breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Barra looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Barra tries to clinch up
and Barra takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Barra tries to clinch but Pinto is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Barra looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Barra takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pinto takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Barra looks for a takedown but Pinto sprawls well.
Oswaldo Barra has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jose Pinto is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Barra misses with a body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jose Pinto.
I've got Pinto winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jose Pinto!
An out of breath Jose Pinto thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mateus Allen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rickson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mateus Allen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rickson Silva!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Leandro Rodrigues and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Allen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
Silva blocks a jab.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt
and Allen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mateus Allen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva walks into a straight right hand from Allen.
Silva on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Allen throws a jab but it's blocked by Silva.
Allen scores with a nice strike.
Allen throws an overhand right that lands on Silva's shoulder, as Silva tries to avoid the shot.
Allen throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Allen cracks Silva with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Allen to counter with a crisp jab.
Silva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Allen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen lands an overhand right.
Silva blocks a jab.
Allen scores with a punch to the head.
Silva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Allen.
Silva has his takedown stuffed
and Allen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mateus Allen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rickson Silva.
Silva with a poor takedown
and Allen counters with a stiff right hand.
Mateus Allen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Allen scores with a nice strike.
Silva fails with the takedown
and Allen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Silva is rocked!
Allen is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Allen! Silva is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mateus Allen!
Mateus Allen retains his featherweight title!
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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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Hopkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leandro Rodrigues (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rodrigues is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by New Order Blue Monday. 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 welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anthony Hopkins!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Leandro Rodrigues!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Daniel Cesar and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hopkins with a lazy takedown attempt
and Rodrigues counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hopkins fails with the takedown.
Rodrigues missing with a left hand there. Hopkins was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hopkins shoots in for a double leg but Rodrigues sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anthony Hopkins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hopkins fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hopkins shoots and misses
and Rodrigues counters with a left and a right that stings Hopkins.
Hopkins misses with a takedown attempt
and Rodrigues counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hopkins looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Anthony Hopkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rodrigues throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hopkins counters with a shoot takedown. Rodrigues fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Hopkins wants to pass the guard but Rodrigues is keeping the position.
Rodrigues wants to stand but Hopkins is controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins being controlled here momentarily.
Rodrigues avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hopkins throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rodrigues works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rodrigues 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.
Hopkins not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Hopkins pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rodrigues is keeping the position for now.
Hopkins content to stall in guard here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hopkins doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Rodrigues counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hopkins thinking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues throws a big shot that misses.
Rodrigues connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hopkins shoots in for a takedown but Rodrigues shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hopkins shoots in and bounces Rodrigues off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Hopkins is working Rodrigues over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hopkins wants to pass the guard but Rodrigues is keeping the position.
Rodrigues keeping moving, preventing Hopkins from controlling successfully.
Rodrigues wants to stand but Hopkins is controlling the position.
Rodrigues really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hopkins. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins is fighting to break Rodrigues's control of his arms but Rodrigues is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Hopkins looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Anthony Hopkins just wasn't active enough.
Hopkins with a poor takedown
and Rodrigues cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hopkins shoots in looking for a takedown. Rodrigues tries to sprawl out of it but Hopkins keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rodrigues manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Rodrigues defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hopkins.
Hopkins moves out of range of the strikes.
Hopkins lands a jab-cross combination.
Rodrigues misses with the combination.
Leandro Rodrigues is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hopkins fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins misses with a takedown attempt - Rodrigues sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hopkins uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rodrigues.
Hopkins blocks a jab.
Hopkins ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hopkins misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hopkins gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Rodrigues counters with a lovely shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hopkins fails to land the takedown.
Rodrigues tries to bum rush Hopkins with a series of wild strikes but Hopkins uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Anthony Hopkins will probably get the nod.
That's time! Hopkins's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hopkins is looking to clinch but Rodrigues is avoiding it.
Hopkins gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Rodrigues counters with a two punch combo.
The fighters circling - Rodrigues throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rodrigues throws a right hand that Hopkins ducks under and follows up with a left that Hopkins also avoids with ease.
Hopkins shoots in but Rodrigues avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rodrigues throws a lazy right hand but Hopkins sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hopkins shoots in and drives through. Rodrigues sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anthony Hopkins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice jab there from Rodrigues.
Rodrigues tries to keep at a distance but Hopkins has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hopkins stalls.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodrigues wants a takedown.
Rodrigues avoids the elbow strike from Hopkins, against the cage.
Hopkins tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rodrigues's elbow.
Rodrigues has picked Hopkins up - he's going for a ride! Rodrigues dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Hopkins is pressing down on Rodrigues's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Rodrigues preventing the sweep.
Hopkins is trying to keep Rodrigues in close.
Rodrigues pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hopkins is keeping the position for now.
Rodrigues advances position into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rodrigues is trying to ground and pound but Hopkins uses the momentary lack of control by Rodrigues to regain half guard.
Rodrigues misses with a head shot. Hopkins uses the momentum to regain guard.
Rodrigues throws a big right hand that misses.
Rodrigues landing with the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rodrigues accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hopkins wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins is trying to keep Rodrigues in close.
Hopkins wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Anthony Hopkins just wasn't active enough.
Rodrigues swings for the body but Hopkins moves out of range.
Hopkins shoots and misses
and Rodrigues counters with a straight right hand.
Hopkins closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Rodrigues did well to prevent Hopkins getting side control.
Hopkins wants to take a breather but Rodrigues is having none of it.
Rodrigues is looking to escape.
Hopkins wants to take a breather but Rodrigues is having none of it.
Hopkins content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Rodrigues is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
We're going to have a standup here because Anthony Hopkins wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Hopkins is looking to clinch but Rodrigues is avoiding it.
Hopkins connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hopkins closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Rodrigues's guard.
Rodrigues has his feet on Hopkins's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Hopkins fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Rodrigues sprawls well initially but Hopkins persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hopkins looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Rodrigues is trying to stand back up but Hopkins is controlling him
Hopkins is pressing down on Rodrigues's thigh, looking to free his foot. Rodrigues is holding on for now.
Hopkins throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
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 Anthony Hopkins will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hopkins moves out of range as Rodrigues strikes.
Leandro Rodrigues is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hopkins fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rodrigues avoids it really well and circles away.
Hopkins tries to clinch there but Rodrigues circles away.
Hopkins shoots in for a double leg but Rodrigues sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hopkins fails with the takedown
and Hopkins takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anthony Hopkins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hopkins misses with a takedown
and Rodrigues counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rodrigues takes a swing at Hopkins's ribcage but misses.
Hopkins shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rodrigues sprawls well. Rodrigues wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hopkins gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodrigues misses with a straight right.
Rodrigues misses with an uppercut.
Rodrigues throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rodrigues dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rodrigues scores with a decent looking hook.
Rodrigues looks to land a left hand but Hopkins moved out of range nicely.
Hopkins looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Rodrigues wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Rodrigues wants to get back to his feet but Hopkins is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues pulls Hopkins in close to prevent any damage.
Rodrigues trying to keep a closed guard but Hopkins is proving a slippery customer.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Leandro Rodrigues has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Hopkins shoots in looking for a takedown but Rodrigues manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hopkins's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hopkins doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Rodrigues counters with a one-two to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rodrigues thows a body shot but no joy.
Rodrigues looks to land a right hand but Hopkins moved out of range.
Hopkins shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hopkins showed some decent athleticism there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Rodrigues avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hopkins.
Hopkins is pressing down on Rodrigues's thigh, looking to free his foot. Rodrigues is holding on for now.
Hopkins wants to take a breather but Rodrigues is having none of it.
Hopkins prevents Rodrigues from standing back up.
Anthony Hopkins overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rodrigues wants to control but Hopkins is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Rodrigues is refusing to be controlled, as Hopkins sits in half guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hopkins shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rodrigues but Rodrigues pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hopkins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hopkins fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hopkins shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rodrigues as he jumps to the side.
Rodrigues throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rodrigues throws a shot from downtown. Hopkins moves away and avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hopkins will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hopkins shoots in for a takedown but Rodrigues shows good takedown defense.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rodrigues connects with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leandro Rodrigues really dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hopkins fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hopkins moves into the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hopkins lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Leandro Rodrigues has been cut.
Hopkins lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hopkins is stalling here.
Hopkins trying to control the position but instead, Rodrigues has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hopkins into the cage.
Hopkins missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins looking to slow down the pace here.
Rodrigues lands a takedown into guard.
Hopkins 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.
Rodrigues scoring with punches to the head and body.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hopkins is on top in guard.
Rodrigues pulls Hopkins in close to prevent any damage.
Rodrigues utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hopkins slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins won't allow Rodrigues to get back to his feet.
Hopkins not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
We're going to have a standup here because Anthony Hopkins wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Hopkins closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Rodrigues's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rodrigues is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Rodrigues looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hopkins wants to control from the top but Rodrigues keeps moving.
Rodrigues is looking to stand up but Hopkins isn't so interested in that idea.
Rodrigues can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Hopkins controls the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins won't allow Rodrigues to sweep him here.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Anthony Hopkins just wasn't active enough.
Rodrigues tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hopkins was well out of range. Poor timing from Rodrigues.
Hopkins thuds his shin into the meat of Rodrigues's side.
Hopkins shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rodrigues defends it nicely.
Hopkins tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Rodrigues manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hopkins slips a jab and a cross from Rodrigues.
Rodrigues gets caught flat footed, as Hopkins shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hopkins passes into half guard.
Hopkins trying to mount his opponent but Rodrigues defends it.
Rodrigues is not content to let Hopkins control the position.
Hopkins looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Hopkins has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hopkins controlling from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rodrigues wants to hold on but Hopkins pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Hopkins had his way with Leandro Rodrigues in that round.
The cut man is working on Leandro Rodrigues's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Hopkins takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rodrigues lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hopkins is defended easily by Rodrigues.
Hopkins shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rodrigues counters with a stiff right hand.
Rodrigues circles away from the clinch attempt.
No joy there for Rodrigues, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hopkins connects with a leg kick. Rodrigues looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hopkins shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rodrigues pinned against the cage. Rodrigues gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anthony Hopkins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hopkins looks for a takedown but Rodrigues sprawls well.
Leandro Rodrigues seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins has Rodrigues up against the cage in a clinch.
Hopkins stops a takedown attempt from Rodrigues.
Hopkins landing knees to the head.
Hopkins tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hopkins misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rodrigues.
Hopkins comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hopkins throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hopkins obliges.
Leandro Rodrigues has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues avoids the elbow strike from Hopkins, against the cage.
Hopkins throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hopkins gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Rodrigues.
Hopkins scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hopkins gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Knees to the body from Hopkins.
Anthony Hopkins has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rodrigues is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hopkins obliges.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hopkins.
Hopkins looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins lands a shoulder strike.
Hopkins looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hopkins misses with an elbow strike.
Rodrigues on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rodrigues on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hopkins pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hopkins throws an elbow that misses.
Rodrigues avoiding damage as Hopkins throws knees to the body.
Hopkins has Rodrigues pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins trying to control the position but instead, Rodrigues has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hopkins into the cage.
Rodrigues takes an elbow to the temple.
Hopkins creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hopkins throws an elbow but it misses.
Rodrigues being controlled against the cage.
Rodrigues drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hopkins gets the underhooks and prevents it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hopkins putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rodrigues in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anthony Hopkins showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hopkins has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 48:47
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 49:46
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anthony Hopkins!
Anthony Hopkins retains his welterweight title!
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