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UVT: WW13 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Fabio Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fabio Souza is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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22
152 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
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158 lbs
17 - 11 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
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Decent boxing
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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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fabio Souza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Junior Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Alexandre Firmino and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie tries to clinch up.
Gracie instigates a clinch.
Gracie is working for takedown but Souza is calmly controlling the position for now.
Gracie tightens his grip and picks Souza up, before dumping him to the ground. Souza manages to land in guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Souza wants to sweep but no luck.
Gracie has gone for a leg lock! Souza slips out almost immediately though and dives into Gracie's guard.
Souza trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Souza slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Gracie looking to hit a scissor sweep but Souza is one step ahead there.
Souza might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Souza controlling from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Souza!
Gracie tries to control but Souza wriggling away.
Gracie is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Souza has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Souza!
Gracie throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Souza content to stall in guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie wants to hit a switch here but Souza passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Gracie there!
Souza controlling from mount.
Souza trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Gracie is looking to improve his position but Souza isn't that keen on the idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Souza.
Gracie really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Gracie slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Souza is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Gracie tries to roll over but Souza keeps him under control.
Souza not doing much here.
Gracie is looking for a sweep. Souza is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Fabio Souza wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Souza as he jumps to the side.
Souza misses with a straight right.
Souza looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Souza is taking a breather. Gracie 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.
Gracie has a hand on Souza's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Souza takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Souza cracks Gracie with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Souza throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Souza tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
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 Fabio Souza will probably get the nod.
That's time! Souza's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Gracie misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gracie misses with a few strikes there.
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Souza.
Gracie shoots in looking for a takedown but Souza manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gracie's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Souza scores with a takedown into Gracie's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Souza trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Gracie prevents Souza from improving his position.
Gracie looking for a submission but Souza manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza controlling the position.
Gracie looking to pass the guard.
Souza wants to sweep here but Gracie controlling him for the moment.
Souza bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gracie's guard.
Souza is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Fabio Souza overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Souza trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Souza accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Souza looking to pass the guard.
Gracie looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Souza puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Gracie tries to roll over but Souza keeps him under control.
Souza is looking to take a break and control but Gracie is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Souza with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Gracie tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Souza has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Gracie is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza controlling his opponent.
Souza misses with a head shot.
Souza knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gracie on the ground.
Souza looking to control but Gracie is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Gracie working to try and regain half guard.
Souza controlling the pace for now.
Gracie blocking the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Souza trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Gracie tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Souza looking to control but Gracie is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Gracie is desperately trying to improve his position but Souza has a good base and remains in mount.
Souza takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Gracie is looking to improve his position but Souza isn't that keen on the idea.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fabio Souza dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch but Souza swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gracie misses with a double jab.
Gracie closes this distance looking for a takedown but Souza circles away.
Souza stuffs the takedown attempt from Gracie. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet.
Gracie shoots in looking for a takedown but Souza manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gracie's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Fabio Souza has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Junior Gracie.
Gracie on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A swing and a miss from Souza.
Souza shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Souza was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Souza controlling from the full mount.
Gracie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Souza content just to control the position here.
Souza trying to control but Gracie is having none of it.
Souza misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Gracie is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souza misses with a head shot.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Souza tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Souza there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Fabio Souza is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Souza tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Gracie is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Souza takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Gracie is in all sorts of trouble here.
Souza takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Gracie is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Souza sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Gracie is desperately trying to improve his position but Souza has a good base and remains in mount.
Souza throws some wild stikes that Gracie manages to avoid easily.
Gracie tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gracie is squirming around, avoiding Souza's attempts to control the action.
Souza throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Gracie because Souza loaded up on that one.
Junior Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Souza controlling his opponent.
Gracie is trying to escape the mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fabio Souza showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Souza, 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fabio Souza!
Our winner, Fabio Souza, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Falcone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Orlando Bloom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Falcone comes to the cage accompanied by BLACK HAWK DOWN. Bruno Falcone has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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35
142 lbs
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140 lbs
20 - 20 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bruno Falcone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Orlando Bloom!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Felipe Paraventi and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bloom moves in looking to clinch but Falcone pushes him off.
Bloom scoring well with a low kick there.
Falcone moves into the clinch.
Falcone takes an elbow to the temple.
A short left from Bloom.
Falcone really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bloom wants a takedown but no success here.
Bloom misses with some punches.
Falcone is trying to pull guard but Bloom turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Bloom blocks a body shot from Falcone.
Bloom lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bloom lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Falcone is pressed up against the cage. Bloom has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Falcone down to the mat. Falcone avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Falcone keeps the fight on the outside.
Falcone changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bloom tries to avoid it but Falcone manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bloom to the ground. Bloom escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Falcone forces Bloom back against the cage and clinches.
A body shot lands from Bloom.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch on the inside from Bloom fails to land.
Falcone pulls guard effortlessly.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Bloom tries to stand but Falcone is controlling from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Falcone trying to control the position here.
Bloom trying to stand up but can't free himself from Falcone's guard.
Falcone looking for a sweep. Not yet Falcone, not yet.
Falcone will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bloom trying to stand up but can't free himself from Falcone's guard.
Falcone is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Falcone trying to control from half guard but Bloom is working away.
Falcone prevents Bloom from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falcone is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bloom is trying to stand up here but Falcone is controlling him well.
Falcone throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Falcone trying to mount his opponent but Bloom defends it.
Bloom is not content to let Falcone control the position.
Bloom wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Falcone is trying to control. Bloom wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bloom moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bloom trying to keep a closed guard but Falcone is proving a slippery customer.
Bloom is looking for a triangle but Falcone pushes his legs off easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falcone landing with the ground and pound.
Bloom is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bloom keeping moving, preventing Falcone from controlling successfully.
Falcone working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bloom keeping full guard, as Falcone tries to pass.
Falcone postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Falcone accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Falcone slips nicely into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bloom is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Falcone is nestled in close to Bloom, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Falcone throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Falcone wants to control but Bloom is keeping him busy.
Bloom makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Bloom.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bloom is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Falcone is controlling him.
Falcone wants to pass the guard but Bloom is keeping the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bloom utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bloom pulls Falcone in to control the position.
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 Bruno Falcone will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bloom tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Falcone paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bloom slaps away a takedown attempt from Falcone, before circling back to the center of the mat.
No luck for Falcone with that takedown attempt.
Falcone closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Bloom's guard.
Bloom bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Falcone's guard.
Bloom trying to stand up but can't free himself from Falcone's guard.
Bloom won't allow Falcone to sweep him here.
Falcone is working hard here to advance position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bloom tries to stand but Falcone is controlling from the bottom.
Falcone 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Falcone tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bloom decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Bloom is looking to clinch but Falcone is avoiding it.
Falcone clinches up against the cage.
Bloom leaning against his opponent.
Falcone wants the takedown. Bloom is fighting it off but Falcone persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Bloom's guard against the cage.
Falcone trying to control the position from guard on top but Bloom is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bloom is trying to control the position but Falcone postures up.
Falcone postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bloom manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bloom wants to stand but Falcone is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Falcone tries to reverse the position but Bloom maintains control.
Bloom wants to stand but Falcone is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Falcone just holding on.
Bloom stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Falcone fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruno Falcone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bloom gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Falcone looking to sit in guard and control but Bloom gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bloom wants to stand but Falcone has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Bloom gets to his feet. Falcone looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Bloom tries to clinch up but Falcone circles away and keeps his distance.
Falcone with a poor takedown
and Bloom moves into the clinch.
Bloom goes for a takedown in the clinch but Falcone prevents it.
Falcone tries to throw a body punch but Bloom avoids it by throwing Falcone back against the cage.
Bloom gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Falcone.
Falcone wants a takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bloom.
Bloom lands a nice uppercut.
Falcone struggles to land a body shot inside as Bloom controls his hands.
Bloom lands with a right to the head.
Bloom cracks Falcone with a nice body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bloom.
Bloom scores with a knee to the head.
Falcone can't find room to land a body shot as Bloom controls the action.
Bloom working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Falcone trying to stall but Bloom improves his position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Falcone gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bloom.
Bloom lands with a short head shot on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Good body shot from Bloom.
Falcone tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bloom just stands there and leans against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Orlando Bloom will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Bloom wants to clinch.
Bloom displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Falcone.
Bloom closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Falcone taking a breather.
Bloom lands a body shot in the clinch.
Falcone tries to throw a body punch but Bloom avoids it by throwing Falcone back against the cage.
Bloom scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bloom has a couple of punches blocked by Falcone.
Falcone has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bloom is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Bloom working Falcone over with knees to the body.
Orlando Bloom seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bloom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bloom throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bloom lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bloom lands an elbow that stopped Falcone in his tracks for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Falcone wants to take the fight to the mat but Bloom manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruno Falcone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bloom looking for a takedown.
Bloom misses with the head strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bloom.
Bloom is pressed up against the cage. Falcone has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bloom down to the mat. Bloom avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Bruno Falcone is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bloom clinches.
Bloom tries to land a knee to the head but Falcone blocks with his arms.
Bloom is looking for a takedown.
Falcone tries to stall but Bloom uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Falcone is fighting off a takedown attempt but Bloom is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Falcone to the mat. Falcone regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Falcone is trying to keep Bloom in close.
Bloom wants to stand but Falcone has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Falcone working a defensive guard but Bloom manages to pass into side control anyway.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bloom stands up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Falcone shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bloom as he jumps to the side.
Bloom scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Bloom stuffs the takedown.
Bloom tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Falcone paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bloom is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bloom tries to clinch there but Falcone circles away.
Bloom tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bloom is looking to clinch.
Bloom gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nice body punch from Bloom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falcone tries to work over Bloom's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Falcone avoiding damage as Bloom throws knees to the body.
Falcone takes a knee right on the jaw!
Falcone is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Bloom is defending well.
Bloom tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Falcone's elbow.
Bloom throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bloom is fighting off a takedown attempt but Falcone is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Bloom to the mat. Bloom regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Bloom working a defensive guard here.
Bloom utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Falcone accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bloom has control of Falcone's left arm, preventing Falcone from doing any damage.
Bloom pushes Falcone off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Falcone fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bloom avoids it really well and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bloom throws a nice inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bloom tries to clinch but Falcone moves out of range.
Falcone throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bloom's waist but Bloom gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Falcone off to one side.
Bruno Falcone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bloom clinches up with Falcone and pushes him back against the cage.
Bloom cracks Falcone with a nice body shot.
Bloom swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bloom tries for a takedown but Falcone manages to get underhooks.
Bloom creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Falcone's defenses.
Bloom wants a takedown but no success here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bloom.
Falcone tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bloom's elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bloom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Orlando Bloom comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bloom has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:29
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Orlando Bloom!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wendell Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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31
145 lbs
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146 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bryan Bishop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wendell Oliveira!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Luis Engracia and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bishop.
Bishop shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Oliveira as he avoids it easily.
Oliveira digs a good body shot into Bishop's ribs.
Bishop moves out of range as Oliveira strikes.
Bishop gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Oliveira keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bryan Bishop. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oliveira scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bishop slips a jab from Oliveira.
Bishop walks into a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bishop displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Oliveira throws out the jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Oliveira misses the target.
Oliveira scores with a body shot.
Bishop tries for a takedown but Oliveira sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bishop scores with a takedown into Oliveira's guard.
Bishop is breathing heavily.
Oliveira is trying to keep Bishop in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Oliveira wants to get back to his feet but Bishop is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Bishop trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Oliveira wants to stand and escape but Bishop is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bishop passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Bishop working away.
Bishop remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira can't do much from the bottom here.
Oliveira is looking to reverse the position.
Bishop prevents Oliveira from escaping the position.
A lull in the action here.
Bishop working away.
Oliveira is letting Bishop control him for a moment.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bishop scores with a takedown into Oliveira's guard.
Oliveira trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira wants to get back to his feet but Bishop is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Bishop controlling from the top position.
Bishop has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bishop tries to free his leg and advance position but Oliveira is retaining full guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bishop shoots in for a double leg but Oliveira sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Oliveira thuds his right hand into Bishop's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Oliveira misses with a looping right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bishop moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bishop shoots for a takedown but Oliveira saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Oliveira throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Oliveira might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Bishop tries to score a power double leg takedown but Oliveira sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bishop somewhat.
Bishop takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Oliveira lands a nice shot that snaps Bishop's head back.
Bishop looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Oliveira is fending him off so far but Bishop persists. Nope, Oliveira circles away and we're back to standing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A lazy left from Oliveira finds it's target.
A punch lands to the side of Bishop 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Oliveira throws a body punch but Bishop moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Oooooh!!! Oliveira has knocked Bishop down with a huge combo! Oliveira steps away and waves a wobbly Bishop back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Bishop is rocked!
Oliveira avoids the body shot from Bishop.
Oh Bishop is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bishop is sent reeling backwards by a solid uppercut. He barely regains his balance and Oliveira moves in for the kill throwing a continuous barrage of punches that force the ref to step in.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wendell Oliveira!
A victorious Wendell Oliveira 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Barbados Slim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Shewmaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barbados Slim had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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29
220 lbs
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215 lbs
13 - 15 - 0 |
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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
15 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Barbados Slim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Frank Shewmaker!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Thiago Cunha and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Shewmaker is defended easily by Slim.
Slim darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Shewmaker is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Slim is trying to control. Shewmaker wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Shewmaker is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Shewmaker is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Slim is tapping! Great win for Shewmaker!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Frank Shewmaker!
Frank Shewmaker spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joao Ribeiro da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Bennett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ribeiro da Silva's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Soulfly - Pain. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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26
221 lbs
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222 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
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joao Ribeiro da Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Charles Bennett!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Daniel Cesar and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bennett takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bennett moves out of range as Ribeiro da Silva strikes.
Joao Ribeiro da Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bennett shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ribeiro da Silva but Ribeiro da Silva pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ribeiro da Silva sizes up Bennett with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ribeiro da Silva lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Bennett sprawling to the canvas. Ribeiro da Silva follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Bennett hang on?
Bennett is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ribeiro da Silva thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bennett's head.
Ribeiro da Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bennett keeps working.
Ribeiro da Silva frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Ribeiro da Silva landing shots from mount.
Ribeiro da Silva looking to control but Bennett is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The referee warns Bennett that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennett is in all sorts of trouble here.
Bennett manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Bennett is trying to get back to full guard.
Bennett keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bennett wants to improve his position but Ribeiro da Silva is controlling well.
Ribeiro da Silva 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.
Ribeiro da Silva trying to control from half guard but Bennett is working away.
Bennett wants to get back to full guard.
Bennett wants to sweep but Ribeiro da Silva has passed to side control!
The strikes coming from Ribeiro da Silva are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ribeiro da Silva is working Bennett over with some ground and pound from side control.
Ribeiro da Silva trying to control the position but Bennett is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro da Silva works to advance to full mount. Bennett defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Bennett regains half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ribeiro da Silva is trying to control. Bennett wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ribeiro da Silva throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bennett tries to roll over but Ribeiro da Silva keeps him under control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ribeiro da Silva wants to free his trapped foot but Bennett is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennett is not content to let Ribeiro da Silva control the position.
Ribeiro da Silva wants to pass to mount but Bennett is defending the position.
Ribeiro da Silva stops Bennett from getting back to his feet.
Bennett wants to improve his position but Ribeiro da Silva is controlling well.
Nice strikes from Ribeiro da Silva there.
Ribeiro da Silva is nestled in close to Bennett, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Bennett is trying to control but Ribeiro da Silva manages to pass to mount!
Ribeiro da Silva landing strikes from the mount and Bennett is in trouble!
Bennett tries to hold on but Ribeiro da Silva pushes him away.
Bennett really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bennett is bucking up trying to escape but Ribeiro da Silva cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Bennett is wriggling around trying to escape.
Ribeiro da Silva breaks from Bennett's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Ribeiro da Silva working the ground and pound effectively.
Ribeiro da Silva landing punches.
Bennett is still in real trouble! Can Ribeiro da Silva finish him?
Bennett tries to lock up and control but Ribeiro da Silva gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bennett seems to have recovered his senses.
Ribeiro da Silva punishing his opponent with strikes.
Ribeiro da Silva trying to control but Bennett is having none of it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bennett tries to hold on but Ribeiro da Silva pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joao Ribeiro da Silva dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bennett doesn't manage to clinch there - Ribeiro da Silva circles away.
Ribeiro da Silva throws a jab but it's blocked by Bennett.
Ribeiro da Silva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bennett.
Ribeiro da Silva lands the left hand.
Bennett shoots and misses
and Ribeiro da Silva counters with a stiff right hand.
Bennett steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ribeiro da Silva.
Nice defenses there by Bennett.
Bennett fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ribeiro da Silva fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Bennett to the ground. Ribeiro da Silva is now in Bennett's guard.
Ribeiro da Silva cracks Bennett with a solid left hand.
Ribeiro da Silva loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ribeiro da Silva is looking to work some ground and pound but Bennett has wrist control.
Ribeiro da Silva tries to free his leg and advance position but Bennett is retaining full guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ribeiro da Silva is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribeiro da Silva slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Bennett is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Bennett sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Ribeiro da Silva seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bennett does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Bennett wants to control but Ribeiro da Silva is keeping busy.
Bennett is staying active underneath Ribeiro da Silva, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ribeiro da Silva moves into full mount! Bennett won't be happy about that!
Bennett is trying desperately to improve position.
Bennett is in a horrible position here. Ribeiro da Silva smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bennett is looking to get to half guard.
Bennett throwing hammer fists to the chest of Ribeiro da Silva. What's that going to do exactly?
Ribeiro da Silva is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Bennett can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Bennett is in all sorts of trouble here.
Ribeiro da Silva lands a big shot there that rocks Bennett but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Ribeiro da Silva prevents Bennett from getting the reversal.
Ribeiro da Silva tries to control but Bennett wriggling away.
Ribeiro da Silva scoring with strikes but Bennett is staying in there.
Ribeiro da Silva lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Bennett! Ribeiro da Silva sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Bennett and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Joao Ribeiro da Silva!
Joao Ribeiro da Silva very nearly forgot to thank $10 amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Crazy Dog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mac Danzig (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dog comes to the cage accompanied by For U Phoenix Marrizle . Danzig has chosen the Smiths - Meat Is Murder as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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146 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Crazy Dog!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mac Danzig!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Leandro Rodrigues and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dog swats away the attempt to clinch by Danzig.
Danzig tries to close the distance and clinch but Dog swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Danzig tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Dog counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Danzig wants to clinch.
Dog tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Danzig swivels and escapes.
Jab by Dog.
Dog tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Danzig was well out of range. Poor timing from Dog.
Danzig tries to clinch but Dog is having none of it.
Dog lands with a right hand.
Danzig tries to clinch
and Dog counters with a series of strikes. Danzig will be more careful next time no doubt.
Danzig fails to land with a series of punches.
Danzig tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dog shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Danzig as he avoids it easily.
Danzig tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Danzig takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mac Danzig seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Danzig takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Danzig tries to clinch up.
Dog cracks Danzig with an open hand slap.
Danzig gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Danzig throws a head punch that misses.
Danzig pushes Dog back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dog blocks an uppercut.
Danzig breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Danzig throws a series of punches but Dog avoids them all with ease.
Danzig tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A cross from Dog lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Danzig clinches up with Dog and pushes him back against the cage.
Danzig trying to stall but Dog improves his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danzig looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dog misses with a body punch.
Dog's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Danzig tries to clinch but Dog moves out of range.
Danzig moves in looking to clinch but Dog pushes him off.
Dog throws a nice looking combination but Danzig bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Danzig takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Danzig is looking to clinch.
Danzig drops his hands momentarily and Dog takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Dog throws a jab but it's blocked by Danzig.
Nice takedown defense from Danzig. No joy for Dog on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Crazy Dog. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Danzig throws a jab when Dog was well out of range.
The fighters circling - Dog throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Danzig tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Dog counters with a left and a right that stings Danzig.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danzig takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Danzig is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Danzig fails with an attempt to clinch.
Danzig doesn't manage to clinch there - Dog circles away.
Danzig tries to clinch up.
Danzig looks to clinch
and Dog decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Danzig's guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Danzig keeping moving, preventing Dog from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dog sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Danzig wants to get back to his feet but Dog is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danzig has his foot on Dog's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Dog works his way back into a safe position though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dog passes Danzig's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Dog performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Dog is working for a submission of some sort.
Dog is looking to take a break and control but Danzig is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dog sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Danzig is trying to stand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Crazy Dog dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Dog scores with a jab to the body.
Danzig doesn't manage to clinch there - Dog circles away.
Danzig takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Dog cracks Danzig with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Crazy Dog is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Danzig tries to clinch but Dog is having none of it.
Danzig looks to clinch
and Dog connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Danzig on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Danzig closes the distance but Dog moves to the side
and Dog connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Danzig fails with an attempt to clinch.
Danzig misses with a jab to the body
and Dog counters with a straight right hand.
Dog is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Danzig is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Danzig darts in trying to clinch
and Dog counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danzig fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dog manages to avoid it.
Danzig tries to clinch but Dog is having none of it.
Dog takes one to the side of the head.
Dog circles away from the clinch attempt.
Danzig keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Dog throws a right and a left that Danzig avoids nicely.
Danzig throws a series of punches but Dog moves out of range.
Dog avoids a punch combination nicely.
Danzig tries to clinch up.
Crazy Dog is winning the standup battle so far.
Jab, jab by Dog - just one landing.
Dog fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Danzig avoids it really well and circles away.
Danzig throws a combination. Dog tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dog fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Crazy Dog. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Danzig fails in his attempt to clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Danzig tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Danzig rushes Dog and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Dog takes a shot to the head.
Come on Danzig - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Danzig throws a head punch that misses.
Danzig breaks from the clinch.
Dog shoots for a double leg takedown but Danzig sprawls well. He's pushed Dog's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Danzig lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dog's sensitive parts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dog connects with a single shot there.
Danzig closes the distance and pushes Dog back into the cage.
Danzig tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dog's elbow.
A short uppercut from Danzig.
Danzig misses with a punch to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Dog.
Danzig misses with a hook from the clinch.
Danzig cracks Dog with a nice body shot.
Danzig pushes Dog back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Danzig is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Danzig.
Dog can't break the clinch.
Danzig swings wildly with an uppercut but Dog uses good head movement to avoid it.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Danzig.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danzig wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dog has him pressed against the cage.
Danzig tries to break the clinch but Dog is controlling the position.
Dog tries to pull guard but Danzig won't allow it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dog blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dog working hard to break the clinch.
Danzig lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Danzig is trying to stall.
Still in the clinch, Dog scores with a nice short uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dog is trying to break free.
Danzig has a couple of punches blocked by Dog.
Dog prevents Danzig from breaking the clinch.
Danzig lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mac Danzig showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
A telegraphed right hand from Dog misses the target.
Danzig tries to clinch up but Dog circles away and keeps his distance.
Danzig tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Dog manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Danzig wants to clinch.
Danzig misses with a wild combination.
Dog gets tackled into the cage by Danzig. Danzig maintains the clinch.
Danzig is trying to push Dog away but Dog has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Danzig is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Dog is keeping busy.
Danzig lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dog gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Dog prevents Danzig from standing back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dog wants to free his trapped foot but Danzig is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Dog trying to control the action but Danzig is working from the bottom.
Dog is really struggling to control Danzig but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Danzig wants to get back to full guard.
Danzig makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Danzig.
Dog working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dog wants to control from the top but Danzig keeps moving.
Dog postures up in Danzig's guard and throws a big left but Danzig blocks it.
Dog trying to control the position from guard on top but Danzig is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Crazy Dog overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Dog advances to half guard.
Dog looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Dog is keen to just control but Danzig is a slippery customer.
Danzig pushes Dog off looking to stand but Dog dives back in and keeps control.
Danzig is refusing to be controlled, as Dog sits in half guard.
Dog tries to pass the half guard into mount. Danzig knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Dog is working hard here to advance position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Danzig looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danzig tries to roll over but Dog keeps him under control.
The fighters are battling for position here. Danzig manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Danzig manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Danzig stuffs the takedown attempt from Dog. Dog gets slowly back to his feet.
Danzig on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Dog throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Danzig sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Danzig tries to clinch but Dog moves out of range.
Danzig is looking to clinch but Dog is avoiding it.
Danzig displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Dog.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dog throws a right hand that Danzig ducks under and follows up with a left that Danzig also avoids with ease.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dog swats away the attempt to clinch by Danzig.
Dog misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dog keeps the fight on the outside.
Dog dodges the punch combination from Danzig.
Some wild striking there from Dog.
Dog avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Danzig stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Crazy Dog. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dog circles away from the clinch attempt.
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 Crazy Dog.
I think Dog 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:29
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:29
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marshall Mathers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hilio Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mathers comes to the cage accompanied by Cinderella Man. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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
15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marshall Mathers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hilio Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Thiago Cunha and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mathers sprawls well. Mathers wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet.
Gracie throws a jab but it's blocked by Mathers.
Mathers thuds his right hand into Gracie's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mathers.
Mathers slips under a jab.
Mathers stuffs the takedown.
Mathers lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mathers throws a series of punches but Gracie avoids them all with ease.
Mathers keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Marshall Mathers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hilio Gracie.
Mathers throws a right and a left that Gracie avoids nicely.
Gracie dodges the punch combination from Mathers.
Gracie dives in and grabs Mathers's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mathers pushes down on Gracie's head and hops out.
Nice shot by Mathers.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mathers defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gracie.
Mathers uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gracie.
Mathers ducks under a wild hook from Gracie.
Mathers connects with a high kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mathers fails to land with a series of punches.
Gracie doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Mathers counters with a two punch combo.
A punch combination from Gracie misses.
Gracie with a poor takedown
enabling Mathers to counter with a crisp jab.
Gracie fails with a takedown attempt.
Gracie looks winded!
Mathers thuds his shin into the meat of Gracie's side.
Horrible takedown by Gracie or perhaps it was just good defense by Mathers which made him look bad.
Gracie on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Mathers turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mathers misses with the combination.
Gracie fails to land the takedown.
Mathers throws a head kick that Gracie semi-blocks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mathers throws a series of strikes that have Gracie backpedaling.
Mathers scores with a jab. Gracie acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Gracie is rocked!
Gracie shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Mathers counters with a nice leg kick.
Gracie is still on wobbly legs! Can Mathers finish him?
Mathers clobbers Gracie with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
and Mathers counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Gracie! He's just covering up as Mathers starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marshall Mathers!
Marshall Mathers decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jean Luc Picard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Freddy Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Picard comes into the arena with The Picard Song blaring out of the sound system. Alves has chosen Trik Turner - Friends and Family as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jean Luc Picard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Freddy Alves!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Seu Braga and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Picard tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Alves swivels and escapes.
Alves misses with a few strikes there.
Picard looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Alves is fending him off so far but Picard persists. Nope, Alves circles away and we're back to standing.
No joy there for Alves, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Picard scores with a hook to the body. Alves takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Picard misses with a straight right.
Picard shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Alves as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jean Luc Picard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alves throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Picard misses with a right hand
and Alves connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Picard moves away from the strike by Alves.
Picard cracks a nice hook into Alves's ribs.
Alves lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Picard circles away quickly and effectively.
A slow jab from Picard misses its intended target.
Picard avoids the body shot from Alves.
Picard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Picard has his takedown stuffed
and Picard takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A jab from Alves does it's job there.
Picard scores with a takedown into Alves's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Picard tries to free his leg and advance position but Alves is retaining full guard.
Alves tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Alves is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Picard stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Alves swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alves has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Picard has passed into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Picard tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Picard working away.
Picard wants to control but Alves is keeping him busy.
Alves is trying to improve his position.
Alves is not content to let Picard control the position.
Alves is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Picard off and has taken his back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves avoiding Picard 's attempts to control his hands.
Picard breaks Alves's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Picard tries to free his leg and advance position but Alves is retaining full guard.
Alves bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Picard's guard.
Alves wants to control from the top but Picard keeps moving.
Picard is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Picard wants to sweep here but Alves controlling him for the moment.
Picard trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves trying to control the position from guard on top but Picard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Alves is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Picard is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Alves trying to control but Picard is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Freddy Alves was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Picard waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Alves.
Picard misses the body punch
and Alves counters with a one-two to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Freddy Alves will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Picard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alves swings widly with a right hand
and Picard counters with a left to the body.
Picard misses with a jab to the body
enabling Alves to counter with a crisp jab.
Alves displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Picard.
Alves misses with a looping left.
Picard shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Alves defends it nicely.
Picard takes a swing at Alves's ribcage but misses.
Picard dodges the punch combination from Alves.
Alves will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The fighters circle momentarily. Alves darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves slips a jab from Picard.
Freddy Alves seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Picard slips a jab and a cross from Alves.
Picard wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jean Luc Picard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Picard ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Picard dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Picard scores with the left hand. Alves knows he should have avoided that one.
Freddy Alves is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Picard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alves moves away.
Alves takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Alves misses with the combination.
Alves ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Picard tries to clinch but Alves moves away
and Alves counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Picard is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Picard shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Picard showed some decent athleticism there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alves is pressing down on Picard's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Alves controlling the position.
Alves working a defensive guard here.
Picard pushing down on Alves's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Picard tries to pass to full mount but Alves defends it.
Alves is defending against the submission attempts here by Picard.
Picard seems to be working for a kimura but Alves defends the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Picard wants to take a breather but Alves is having none of it.
Alves is looking to improve his position.
Alves manages to get to full guard.
Alves wants to sweep here but Picard controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Picard pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Alves is keeping the position for now.
Alves wants to sweep but no luck.
Picard pushes down on Alves's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Alves gets back to full guard.
Picard pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Alves is keeping the position for now.
Alves pulls Picard in close to prevent any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Picard pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Alves is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Freddy Alves will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Picard gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Alves trying to control but Picard is working from the bottom.
Alves must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Picard is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Alves is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Alves in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Alves postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Picard looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Picard had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Alves defends it easily.
Picard is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Alves stopping the sweep attempt from Picard.
Alves passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Picard manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Picard trying to mount his opponent but Alves defends it.
Alves is refusing to be controlled, as Picard sits in half guard.
Jean Luc Picard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Picard blocks the strikes from Alves.
Alves works his way to full guard. Good work.
Alves keeping moving, preventing Picard from controlling successfully.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Alves is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves trying to control the position from guard on top but Picard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Picard has Alves pulled in close to control his posture.
Alves trying to control but Picard is working from the bottom.
Picard pulls Alves in to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Alves missing with a left hand there. Picard was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Picard moves into the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Picard scores with a nice short uppercut.
Picard misses with the head strike.
Picard lands with a light punch inside.
Alves blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Picard lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Alves.
Picard tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Alves working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Freddy Alves is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Picard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alves will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Picard up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Picard tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
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 Jean Luc Picard.
I think Alves has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 28:29
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Freddy Alves!
Our winner, Freddy Alves, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alpo Wednesday (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Le (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Le's choice of entrance music: Ave Maria. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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160 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
26 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alpo Wednesday!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Victor Le!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Alexandre Firmino and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wednesday tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Le defending well as Wednesday loads up on a big left hand.
Alpo Wednesday seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A cross from Wednesday lands.
A big right from Le misses.
Jab from Le.
Le throws out a leg kick but Wednesday moves out of range and Le only half commits.
Wednesday doesn't manage to clinch there - Le circles away.
Wednesday tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Le was well out of range. Poor timing from Wednesday.
Le comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A jab lands there for Le.
Le bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Le avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Le keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wednesday throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Le counters with a leg kick.
Le circles away from the clinch attempt
and Le counters with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wednesday works the jab nicely.
Wednesday fails with an attempt to clinch.
Le throws a leg kick but Wednesday checks it.
Le misses with a low kick.
A jab lands there for Wednesday.
Wednesday tries to clinch but Le moves out of range.
Wednesday pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Le avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wednesday misses with a shot to the body
and Le counters with a right hand to the body.
A slow jab from Wednesday misses its intended target.
Wednesday throws a lazy right hand but Le sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wednesday walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Le throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wednesday. Le does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wednesday moves out of range of the body kick from Le.
Wednesday misses with a looping right.
Wednesday really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Le looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Le avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wednesday avoids a kick to the body.
Wednesday takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Wednesday throws a right hand that Le ducks under and follows up with a left that Le also avoids with ease.
Wednesday tries to close the distance and clinch but Le swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big right from Wednesday misses.
Le's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Wednesday connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Le scrambles back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wednesday.
Wednesday missing with a left hand there. Le was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wednesday throws a lazy uppercut
and Le counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wednesday lands an overhand right.
Wednesday misses with a right hand
and Le counters with a body kick that stops Wednesday in his tracks momentarily.
Le steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wednesday.
Wednesday walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Good leg kick by Le there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Le misses with a low kick as Wednesday jumps back.
Sloppy strikes from Wednesday. Those never looked like landing.
Some bone on bone action there as Wednesday checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Wednesday throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Le throws a front kick that sends Wednesday stumbling back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Le misses the target.
Wednesday doesn't manage to clinch there - Le circles away.
Wednesday misses with a looping right.
Le ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wednesday moves away.
Wednesday showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Le.
Le misses with a body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wednesday thows a body shot but no joy.
Wednesday has Le up against the cage in a clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Le content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Le misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Le fails to land.
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 Alpo Wednesday will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Wednesday is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Le.
Le misses with a head kick.
Wednesday misses with an uppercut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wednesday looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A jab from Wednesday finds it's way through Le's defenses.
No joy there for Wednesday, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wednesday closes the distance and clinches.
Wednesday tries to work over Le's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wednesday throws a head punch that misses.
Wednesday breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Le throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Wednesday tries to clinch but Le moves out of range.
Wednesday lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Le circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wednesday is looking to clinch but Le is avoiding it.
Wednesday scores with a hook to the body. Le takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wednesday doesn't manage to clinch there - Le circles away.
Wednesday steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Le.
Wednesday misses with an uppercut.
Le attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Alpo Wednesday is winning the standup battle so far.
Wednesday is looking to clinch.
Le throws a quick inside leg kick.
Le slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Le ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wednesday moves away.
Wednesday swings and misses with a hook to the body.
No joy there for Wednesday, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Le avoids the body shot from Wednesday.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wednesday just misses with a punch to the body.
Le slips a jab from Wednesday.
Le misses with a few strikes there.
Le slips a jab and a cross from Wednesday.
Wednesday misses with a wild combination.
Wednesday with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Le to score with a decent uppercut.
Wednesday darts in and clinches Le up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wednesday misses with a punch on the inside.
Le digs a right hand into Wednesday's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Wednesday's gas tank.
Wednesday gets through Le's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Le.
Wednesday misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wednesday working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Le.
Le pushes Wednesday back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wednesday.
Wednesday is trying to push Le away but Le has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A right handed body shot lands from Le.
Le lands with a short shot to the head.
Le misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wednesday leaning against his opponent.
Wednesday doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Le digs a right hand into Wednesday's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Wednesday's gas tank.
Wednesday doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Le lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wednesday backwards.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Le lands a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wednesday pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wednesday moves in looking to clinch but Le pushes him off.
A jab from Le misses.
Le thows a body shot but no joy.
Le ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wednesday moves away.
A swing and a miss from Le.
Wednesday throws a series of strikes that have Le backpedaling.
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!
Wednesday stuns Le with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wednesday pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Danga de danga de dang - Wednesday scores with a four punch combination!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wednesday tries to close the distance and clinch up but Le swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wednesday throws the left hand but Le avoids the punch easily.
A punch combination from Wednesday misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alpo Wednesday dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Le paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Le misses with an uppercut.
Wednesday moves away from the strike by Le.
Wednesday fails with an attempt to clinch.
Le connects with a leg kick. Wednesday looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wednesday throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Le counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A shot to the liver by Wednesday. Beautiful body shot.
Le scores with a nice head shot.
Wednesday ducks under a wild hook from Le.
Le ducks under a wild hook from Wednesday.
Wednesday moves out of range as Le strikes.
Le uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wednesday.
Wednesday misses with an uppercut. Le saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wednesday scores with a jab to the jaw.
A punch combination from Wednesday misses.
Wednesday blocks a jab.
Wednesday misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wednesday throws a left and a right that both miss
and Le counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Le goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Le throws a wild body kick that Wednesday sees coming a mile off.
Wednesday throws a poor cross that misses
and Wednesday takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wednesday with a jab.
Wednesday throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Le throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Le misses with a hook. Wednesday ducked under it nicely.
Victor Le has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alpo Wednesday is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wednesday connects with a body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Wednesday, as that shot connected.
Wednesday wants to clinch.
Wednesday moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wednesday throws a body punch but Le moves out of range.
Wednesday throws a one two combo.
Le dodges the punch combination from Wednesday.
Le throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wednesday lands a nice shot to the body.
Wednesday lands with a nice body punch.
Wednesday scores with the left hand. Le knows he should have avoided that one.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Le.
Le showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wednesday.
Le wants to land a leg kick but Wednesday is out of range.
Wednesday swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Le connects with a solid leg kick.
Le lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Wednesday tries to clinch up
and Le cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wednesday lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Le ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Le connects with an inside leg kick.
Wednesday takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Le waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wednesday.
Le tries to score with a low kick but Wednesday moves his leg out of the way.
Wednesday connects with a body shot.
Wednesday thows a body shot but no joy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wednesday throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Le.
Wednesday cracks Le with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Le throws a hook to the side of Wednesday's head but Wednesday sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Victor Le.
I think Wednesday 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Alpo Wednesday!
Alpo Wednesday 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Travis Riley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Kenzie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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177 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
24 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Travis Riley!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Patrick Kenzie!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Thiago Cunha and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kenzie misses with a hook. Riley ducked under it nicely.
Riley throws a hook to the side of Kenzie's head but Kenzie sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kenzie misses with a wild combination.
Riley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kenzie.
Riley clobbers Kenzie with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Riley throws a leg kick which misses Kenzie's front leg but catches the back leg as Kenzie tries to avoid it.
Kenzie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Riley staying out of range there.
Good leg kick by Riley there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kenzie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Riley manages to avoid it.
Riley slips under a jab.
Kenzie thows a left - swing and a miss!
Riley connects with a body shot.
Kenzie moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kenzie misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Riley.
Riley digs a good hook to Kenzie's body.
Riley lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Patrick Kenzie has been cut.
Kenzie slips under a jab.
Kenzie tries to clinch up.
Kenzie connects with a single shot there.
Riley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Riley lands with a big left! Kenzie is wobbled badly! Riley comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Kenzie to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Travis Riley!
Travis Riley retains his welterweight title!
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