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RFC 2: Rising Sun PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Tenorio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Valentin Robert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Valentin Robert told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlos Tenorio!
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, Valentin Robert!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Luis Engracia and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A lazy left from Tenorio finds it's target.
Tenorio tries to bum rush Robert with a series of wild strikes but Robert uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tenorio connects with a crisp jab.
Tenorio swinging wildly here.
Robert throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Robert throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tenorio misses with a few strikes there.
Valentin Robert seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Robert is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Tenorio throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tenorio misses with a two punch combination.
Tenorio misses with a few strikes there.
Robert slips a jab and a cross from Tenorio.
Tenorio lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Robert tries to clinch but Tenorio is having none of it.
Tenorio is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Robert fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tenorio manages to avoid it.
Robert tries to clinch but Tenorio moves out of range.
Robert tries to clinch there but Tenorio circles away.
Robert fails with an attempt to clinch.
Robert misses the shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Tenorio.
Tenorio bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tenorio scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Robert lands a slapping body shot.
Robert misses with a body shot.
Robert tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Robert throws a right and a left that Tenorio avoids nicely.
Robert wants to clinch.
Robert throws a hook but Tenorio avoids it easily.
Tenorio throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Robert.
Tenorio throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Robert throws a nice looking combination but Tenorio bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tenorio misses with a double jab.
Robert doesn't manage to clinch there - Tenorio circles away.
Tenorio thows a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Robert. Tenorio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tenorio misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tenorio moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Robert walks into a straight right hand from Tenorio.
Robert looks to score with a jab to the body but Tenorio is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robert misses with a jab, cross combination.
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!
Robert tries to clinch but Tenorio moves out of range.
Tenorio connects with a nice looking jab.
Robert swings widly with a right hand
and Tenorio counters with a three punch combo that has Robert backing up. Robert nods at Tenorio to acknowledge the strikes.
Tenorio lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Valentin Robert has been cut.
Tenorio throws a one two combo.
Sloppy strikes from Tenorio. Those never looked like landing.
Tenorio looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Robert tries to clinch up.
Tenorio steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Robert.
Robert throws a hook but Tenorio blocks it.
Robert misses with an uppercut.
Robert is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Tenorio fails to land with a series of punches.
Robert looks to score with a jab to the body but Tenorio is just out of range.
Robert tries to close the distance and clinch but Tenorio swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Robert avoids a punch combination nicely.
Robert lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Tenorio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Tenorio finds it's way through Robert's defenses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tenorio goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Robert avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tenorio moves into range and connects with a jab.
Robert wants to clinch.
Tenorio connects with the punch.
Tenorio misses with a double jab.
Robert lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Tenorio tries to bum rush Robert with a series of wild strikes but Robert uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tenorio steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Robert.
Robert wants to clinch.
Robert tries to clinch up.
Tenorio ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
No joy there for Tenorio, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tenorio misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tenorio lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Robert throws a jab but it's blocked by Tenorio.
Tenorio throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Robert is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Tenorio.
Tenorio throws a one two combo.
Robert fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tenorio uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Robert.
Tenorio misses with a few strikes there.
Tenorio pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Robert back to the cage. Tenorio follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Tenorio displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Robert throws out the jab.
Robert takes a swing at Tenorio's ribcage but misses.
Tenorio is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Tenorio steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Robert.
Robert looks winded!
Robert throws a series of punches but Tenorio moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tenorio blocks a jab.
Tenorio scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Robert fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tenorio misses with a double jab.
Tenorio is working the combinations to good effect here.
Tenorio slips a straight right by Robert.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Tenorio dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Valentin Robert's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Tenorio showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Robert.
Tenorio smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Tenorio throws a series of punches but Robert avoids them all with ease.
Tenorio has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tenorio there as he acknowledges the shot.
Robert avoids a punch combination nicely.
Carlos Tenorio is winning the standup battle so far.
Tenorio lunges at Robert with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Robert's hand.
Tenorio throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Robert.
Robert loads up on a big right hand but Tenorio slips the punch.
Donk. Tenorio catches Robert right on the button with a cross.
A shot to the liver by Robert. Beautiful body shot.
Robert has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Tenorio fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tenorio rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Robert moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tenorio moves into range and connects with a jab.
Tenorio works the jab nicely.
Tenorio is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Robert cracks Tenorio with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sloppy strikes from Tenorio. Those never looked like landing.
Robert is looking to clinch.
A jab from Robert finds it's way through Tenorio's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tenorio misses with the combination.
No joy there for Robert, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Robert tries to close the distance and clinch but Tenorio swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Tenorio throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tenorio takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Robert fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Robert takes a swing at Tenorio's ribcage but misses.
Tenorio swats away the attempt to clinch by Robert.
Robert misses with a right hand
and Tenorio counters with a stiff right hand.
Robert takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tenorio showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Robert.
Robert is breathing heavily.
Robert throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tenorio misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tenorio is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Tenorio throws a shot to the body.
Tenorio scores with a jab. Robert acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Robert tries to clinch up.
Robert takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robert misses with a looping left.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Robert fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tenorio looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Robert dodges the punch combination from Tenorio.
Robert tries to close the distance and clinch but Tenorio swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Robert fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tenorio swinging wildly here.
A big left from Robert misses.
A combination from Tenorio does no damage.
Tenorio scores with a hook to the body. Robert takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Robert tries to clinch up but Tenorio circles away and keeps his distance.
A punch combination from Tenorio misses.
Tenorio swinging wildly here.
A nice combination there by Tenorio.
Tenorio rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Robert moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Robert is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robert fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tenorio misses with a series of wild punches.
Robert loads up on a big right hand but Tenorio slips the punch.
Tenorio keeps the fight on the outside.
Tenorio misses with a series of wild punches.
Tenorio swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tenorio throws a right and a left that Robert avoids nicely.
Tenorio rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Robert moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Robert misses with a looping left.
Robert with a jab.
Robert moves in looking to clinch but Tenorio pushes him off.
Robert looks to score with a jab to the body but Tenorio is just out of range.
Tenorio ducks under a wild hook from Robert.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Robert.
Tenorio moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Tenorio throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robert dodges the punch combination from Tenorio.
Tenorio rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Robert moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tenorio throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Robert throws a shot from downtown. Tenorio moves away and avoids it.
Robert swings for the body but Tenorio moves out of range.
Robert misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sloppy strikes from Tenorio. Those never looked like landing.
A punch combination from Tenorio misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tenorio throws a right and a left that both miss.
Robert tries to clinch
and Tenorio counters with a two punch combo.
Tenorio avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tenorio uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Carlos Tenorio is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tenorio misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tenorio takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Robert is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tenorio.
Tenorio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tenorio lands a nice shot that snaps Robert's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Tenorio dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Valentin Robert's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Robert clinches up against the cage.
Tenorio's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tenorio looks to land a combination. Robert sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Tenorio rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Robert moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A jab from Robert finds it's way through Tenorio's defenses.
Robert looks to land a left hand but Tenorio moved out of range nicely.
Tenorio connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Robert momentarily.
Sloppy strikes from Tenorio. Those never looked like landing.
Tenorio fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Robert falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tenorio counters with a left and a right that stings Robert.
Tenorio tries to bum rush Robert with a series of wild strikes but Robert uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Robert tries to clinch but Tenorio moves out of range.
Robert tries to clinch there but Tenorio circles away.
Robert shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Tenorio swinging wildly here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tenorio takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Tenorio misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tenorio takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Robert fails to land with a series of punches.
Robert tries to close the distance and clinch but Tenorio swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tenorio misses with a wild combination.
Some wild striking there from Tenorio.
No joy there for Tenorio, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Robert stalks Tenorio and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Tenorio's face. Tenorio staggers backwards, shaken.
Robert throws a hook but Tenorio avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Robert misses its intended target.
Tenorio swats away the attempt to clinch by Robert.
A looping hook to the body misses from Robert. Tenorio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tenorio misses with the combination.
A jab from Robert misses.
Robert tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tenorio swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robert fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Robert dodges the punch combination from Tenorio.
Robert throws a looping overhand right but Tenorio ducks down to avoid it.
Robert has managed to clinch.
Tenorio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tenorio throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tenorio throws a right and a left that Robert avoids nicely.
Robert jabs at Tenorio's body.
Robert slips a jab and a cross from Tenorio.
Robert swinging wildly here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Robert looks to land a combination but Tenorio avoids it well.
Robert is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Robert misses with a looping left.
Tenorio throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Robert.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Tenorio misses.
Robert on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Robert thows a body shot but no joy.
Robert misses with an uppercut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Robert looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Robert throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tenorio lands a really nice looking cross but Robert seems unphased.
Robert misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Robert walks into a straight right hand from Tenorio.
Tenorio blocks a jab.
Tenorio displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Robert throws out the jab.
Tenorio throws a nice looking combination but Robert bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tenorio lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Robert fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tenorio lands a jab-cross combination.
Tenorio throws a right and a left that Robert avoids nicely.
Tenorio scores with a jab to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Tenorio does no damage.
Robert showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tenorio.
Tenorio stalks Robert and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Robert's face. Robert staggers backwards, shaken.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Robert misses.
Tenorio lands a head shot.
Tenorio lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Tenorio.
Tenorio swinging wildly here.
Robert throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tenorio.
Robert swings for the body but Tenorio moves out of range.
A jab from Robert misses.
Tenorio rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Robert moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tenorio dodges the punch combination from Robert.
Tenorio fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Valentin Robert has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Carlos Tenorio is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Robert misses with a two punch combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Carlos Tenorio.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tenorio, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carlos Tenorio!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Relion Joaquin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jones Jon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Relion Joaquin has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Relion Joaquin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jones Jon!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Mauricio Rocha and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joaquin avoids the head kick by Jon.
Joaquin is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jon sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Joaquin shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jon but Jon pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jon throws a sloppy head kick and Joaquin moves out of range easily.
The fighters circle, before Jon throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Joaquin's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Jon lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Jones Jon!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brutus Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Orlando Delgado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brutus Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Orlando Delgado!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Mauricio Rocha and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Delgado swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Silva looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Delgado shoots in and gets a takedown into Silva's guard.
Delgado lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Silva on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Silva tries to get out of the position.
Delgado stands and throws Silva's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Silva takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Delgado has hold of Silva's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Silva seems comfortable defending it but Delgado has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Silva is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Silva is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Delgado couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Orlando Delgado!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fire Kask (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karim Al Abib (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kask comes to the cage accompanied by GLADIADOR - Now we are free. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fire Kask!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Karim Al Abib!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Emerson Jorge and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kask shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Al Abib counters by clinching up.
Kask is fighting off a takedown attempt but Al Abib is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Kask to the mat. Kask regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Kask escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Al Abib gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kask trying to keep a closed guard but Al Abib is proving a slippery customer.
Al Abib scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kask looking for a guillotine here but Al Abib defends easily.
Al Abib is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Al Abib trying to control the position from guard on top but Kask is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Abib controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Al Abib won't allow Kask to sweep him here.
Al Abib gets to his feet - Kask follows without any prompting.
Al Abib closes the distance and clinches.
Kask tries to pull guard but Al Abib won't allow it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Al Abib has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Kask regains guard immediately.
Al Abib content to stall in guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kask wants to sweep but no luck.
Al Abib throwing strikes from guard but Kask blocks nicely.
Al Abib 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.
Kask throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Al Abib controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Al Abib trying to control the position from guard on top but Kask is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Al Abib 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.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Karim Al Abib wasn't active enough on the ground.
No luck for Kask with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fire Kask. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Al Abib shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Al Abib would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Al Abib engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Al Abib stopping the sweep attempt from Kask.
Al Abib throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Abib wants to control from the top but Kask keeps moving.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Kask controls Al Abib momentarily but Al Abib frees himself.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Karim Al Abib hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Kask takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Al Abib shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kask sprawls well. Kask wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Al Abib gets slowly back to his feet.
Al Abib forces Kask back against the cage and clinches.
Al Abib jumps guard and drags Kask to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kask preventing the sweep.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Al Abib looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Kask passes into half guard.
Al Abib moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karim Al Abib dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Al Abib stuffs the takedown.
No luck for Al Abib with that takedown attempt.
Al Abib shoots in looking for a takedown but Kask manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Al Abib's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kask misses with a takedown attempt
and Al Abib counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Al Abib throws a nice looking combination but Kask bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Karim Al Abib seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kask tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fire Kask. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Al Abib is working for takedown but Kask is calmly controlling the position for now.
Al Abib is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Kask to keep the fight standing.
A frustrated look appears on Kask's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Al Abib wants a takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Abib breaks the clinch.
Al Abib shoots in looking for a takedown. Kask tries to sprawl out of it but Al Abib keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kask manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kask shoots for a double leg takedown but Al Abib sprawls well. He's pushed Kask's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kask shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Al Abib as he jumps to the side.
Al Abib scores with a head kick. Kask tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Kask with a poor takedown
and Al Abib counters with a single leg into guard. Kask didn't expect that.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kask trying to control the position.
Kask being controlled here, momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Abib trying to control but Kask is working from the bottom.
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!
Al Abib seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Karim Al Abib was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Kask displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Al Abib.
Kask tries to keep at a distance but Al Abib has taken the fight into the clinch.
Al Abib tightens his grip and picks Kask up, before dumping him to the ground. Kask manages to land in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Abib decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Kask shoots in and gets a takedown into Al Abib's guard.
Kask would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Kask loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kask is looking to stand up but Al Abib won't let him.
Al Abib looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kask has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Al Abib is proving hard to escape from.
Kask trying to control but Al Abib is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Abib escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kask gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kask trying to control but Al Abib is working from the bottom.
Al Abib will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kask postures up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kask trying to control the position from guard on top but Al Abib is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karim Al Abib showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Al Abib shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Kask is trying to defend but Al Abib finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Al Abib slows the pace down in half guard.
Al Abib wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kask keeps working.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Karim Al Abib wasn't active enough on the ground.
Al Abib closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Kask quickly recovers to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kask wants to control but Al Abib is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Al Abib is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Kask reverses the position - he's now on top in Al Abib's guard.
Al Abib looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kask stays in close to Al Abib's body and controls the position.
Al Abib not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kask not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kask has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Al Abib is proving hard to escape from.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Fire Kask wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Kask tries for a takedown but Al Abib circles away easily
and Al Abib counters by moving into the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kask tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Al Abib is pressed up against the cage. Kask has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Al Abib down to the mat. Al Abib avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fire Kask. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kask misses with a takedown
and Al Abib counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Al Abib.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kask is working an open guard so Al Abib takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Karim Al Abib is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Fire Kask is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Abib feints and as Kask raises his hands in defense, Al Abib changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Al Abib is stalling in the full guard.
Kask looking for a sweep. Not yet Kask, not yet.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Karim Al Abib wasn't active enough on the ground.
Al Abib fails to land the takedown.
Al Abib tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Abib gets a takedown into half guard.
Al Abib content to control rather than advance.
Kask trying to hold on to Al Abib's head to control him but Al Abib postures up.
Al Abib content to control rather than advance.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kask moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Karim Al Abib comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Al Abib 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Karim Al Abib!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Kron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Mayo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kron kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Iron Maiden - Deja Vu. Mayo has chosen http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=am2igTHjHaI as his entrance music. Jason Mayo is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Charlie Kron!
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, Jason Mayo!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Mauricio Rocha and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kron misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mayo scores with a leg kick.
Mayo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kron looks to score with a jab to the body but Mayo is just out of range.
Kron wants to slow Mayo down by chopping away at his legs.
Kron takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Mayo connects with a single shot there.
Mayo throws a leg kick which misses Kron's front leg but catches the back leg as Kron tries to avoid it.
Kron is looking to clinch but Mayo is avoiding it.
Kron moves into range and clinches up with Mayo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mayo prevents Kron from breaking the clinch.
Mayo breaks the clinch.
Mayo fails to land with a series of punches.
Mayo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Mayo blocks a head kick by Kron.
Kron doesn't manage to clinch there - Mayo circles away.
Kron fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mayo manages to avoid it.
Kron tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mayo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kron takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayo lands a right hook to the body.
Kron is breathing heavily.
Mayo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mayo circles away from the clinch attempt.
An inside leg kick lands from Mayo.
Mayo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Mayo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mayo cracks Kron with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jason Mayo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kron throws a head kick but Mayo moves out of range.
Kron 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.
Kron takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Charlie Kron seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mayo.
Kron is rocked!
Mayo fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Kron to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Kron looks to clinch but Mayo throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Kron taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Jason Mayo!
A victorious Jason Mayo thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marcelo Moraes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Montayvious Alston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Moraes comes to the cage accompanied by Drowning Pool - Bodies. 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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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcelo Moraes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Montayvious Alston!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Daniel Cesar and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alston fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Moraes, pushing him back against the cage.
Come on Moraes - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Alston has Moraes pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Moraes manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Alston is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Alston continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Moraes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Moraes scores with a body shot.
Alston on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Alston dodges the punch combination from Moraes.
A punch combination from Moraes misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alston wants to clinch up but Moraes keeps it at a distance.
Marcelo Moraes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Alston misses with a wild body shot.
Alston pivots, looking for a leg kick but Moraes is out of range and Alston settles back down.
A combination from Moraes does no damage.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Moraes.
Alston tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Alston misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Moraes misses with a head kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Moraes.
Alston fails with the takedown.
A decent looking cross lands there for Moraes.
Oooooh!!! Moraes has knocked Alston down with a huge combo! Moraes steps away and waves a wobbly Alston back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Alston is rocked!
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!
Alston gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Moraes gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marcelo Moraes!
During a confident post fight interview, Marcelo Moraes thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jhonatan Borge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saibro Strall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jhonatan Borge has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jhonatan Borge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Saibro Strall!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Emerson Jorge and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strall rushes Borge and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Borge looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Borge can't break the clinch.
Strall decides to pull guard.
Strall working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Borge.
Borge throwing strikes from guard but Strall blocks nicely.
Strall really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Borge. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Borge drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Borge jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Strall throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Strall working a defensive guard here.
Borge trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Strall is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Borge is aware though and is defending well.
Borge 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.
Strall looking to hit a scissor sweep but Borge is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strall managing to control the position.
Strall manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Strall trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strall punching from mount but Borge doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Strall wants to control the pace but Borge is squirming around nicely.
Borge blocking the ground and pound.
Strall blocks Borge's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Strall content just to control the position here.
Strall trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Strall controlling the position easily from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strall wants to finish this one by submission but Borge is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Strall.
Strall looking to finish Borge with some ground and pound. This is bad for Borge!
Borge has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
A lull in the action here.
Borge trying to get back to his feet but Strall is in full control for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strall trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Borge doesn't escape.
Strall is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Strall is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Strall's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Borge holding both Strall 's hands and preventing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Saibro Strall 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.
Strall shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Borge pinned against the cage. Borge gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Borge throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Strall throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Borge on the side of the head.
Strall scores with a kick to the midsection.
Strall fails to land the takedown.
A nice inside leg kick there by Strall. That's going to slow Borge down.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Strall throws a combination. Borge tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Strall moves into range and clinches up with Borge.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Come on Strall - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Strall escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Borge is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Strall.
Strall clinches with his opponent.
Strall tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Borge smiles and moves away.
Jhonatan Borge has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Saibro Strall.
Strall shoots for a double leg takedown but Borge sprawls well. He's pushed Strall's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Strall lands a left and a right that send Borge crashing to the mat, dazed. Strall thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Borge is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Strall closes the distance and clinches.
Oh Borge is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Strall has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Strall pulls guard successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strall is trying to control the position but Borge postures up.
Strall looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Strall trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Strall is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Strall wants to sweep here but Borge controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Strall is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Borge defends well.
Borge seems to have got his legs back now.
Strall is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Borge is aware though and is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strall is controlling Borge's posture.
Borge won't allow Strall to sweep him here.
Strall has control of Borge's left arm, preventing Borge from doing any damage.
Borge missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Borge postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Borge trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Strall is on top in guard.
Strall wants to control from the top but Borge keeps moving.
Strall engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Saibro Strall.
Strall has closed the distance and engaged Borge in a clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee is keeping an eye on Strall - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Saibro Strall 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. And we move into the final round!
Oooooh!!! Strall has knocked Borge down with a huge combo! Strall steps away and waves a wobbly Borge back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Jhonatan Borge is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Strall tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Borge manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Strall fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Strall throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Borge's waist but Borge gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Strall off to one side.
Whack! Strall lands a heavy head kick that drops Borge. The ref tackles Strall to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Borge was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Saibro Strall!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Esta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Balls Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Esta comes to the cage accompanied by Glebstar Dubstep. Balls Steel struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 172.1lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Pablo Esta could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Balls Steel's chin.
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pablo Esta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Balls Steel!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Edson Gomes and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steel shoots and misses
and Esta counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Steel escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Esta gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Steel is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Esta is aware though and is defending well.
Steel looking for subs off his back but Esta has passed one foot through into half guard.
Steel wants to get back to full guard.
Esta takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Steel is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Esta pulls his head out easily.
Steel looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Steel looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Esta pushes past his half guard into mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Esta sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Steel is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Steel gets back to half guard.
Steel actively working from the bottom here.
Esta not doing much here.
Steel is defending against the submission attempts here by Esta.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel works his way to full guard. Good work.
Steel keeping full guard, as Esta tries to pass.
Esta is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Esta passes Steel's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Steel looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Steel regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Esta defends it easily.
Steel looking for a sweep. Not yet Steel, not yet.
Esta wants to control from the top but Steel keeps moving.
Steel looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Esta passes into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Steel looking for subs from the bottom but Esta mounts him!
Esta tries to control but Steel wriggling away.
Esta sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Esta wants to control but Steel has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
Esta is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Steel is looking to improve his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Pablo Esta will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Esta stuffs the takedown.
Esta moves into the clinch.
Steel fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Esta pulls guard.
Steel drops back, looking for a kneebar! Esta looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Esta looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Esta!
Esta wants to control but Steel is keeping him busy.
Steel manages to get back to half guard.
Esta is working for a submission of some sort.
Esta wants to pass to mount but Steel is defending the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel is pressing down on Esta's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Steel looking for a sweep. Not yet Steel, not yet.
Steel is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Steel is looking for a kimura but Esta is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Steel to get the leverage.
Steel passes the guard and advances to mount!
Esta is desperately trying to improve his position but Steel has a good base and remains in mount.
Steel trying to control but Esta is having none of it.
Steel jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Esta is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Esta and Steel has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Esta rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Steel's guard! Nice work there by Esta!
Esta advances position into side control!
Esta has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Steel!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Esta looking to control but Steel is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Pablo Esta overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Steel tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Steel is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esta wants to control the pace but Steel is squirming around nicely.
Esta is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Steel to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Steel shrugs it off.
Steel keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Esta working for a submission but Steel is keeping him at bay.
Steel tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Esta quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Esta but it's paid off an Steel is forced to tap! Nice work by Esta.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Pablo Esta!
Pablo Esta decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jerome Le Banner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Silva Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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210 lbs
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jerome Le Banner!
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, Anderson Silva Jr!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Matheus Silva and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva Jr is looking to clinch but Banner is avoiding it.
Banner throws out a loose jab but Silva Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva Jr will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Silva Jr is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Silva Jr shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Banner pinned against the cage. Banner gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Banner lands a head shot.
Silva Jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Banner.
Banner swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva Jr.
Banner lands a jab to Silva Jr's midsection.
Banner keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Silva Jr fails with the takedown
and Banner counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jerome Le Banner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anderson Silva Jr.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Banner looks to land a right hand but Silva Jr moved out of range.
Banner missing with a left hand there. Silva Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Banner drops Silva Jr with a big left hand and mounts him. Silva Jr is in big trouble!
Silva Jr is rocked!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Banner! Silva Jr is hurt baaadly! Banner is firing away with more strikes - Silva Jr is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jerome Le Banner!
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