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ADN 21: The Battle PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Falcao Chuteboxe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renzo Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Falcao Chuteboxe has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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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
11 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Falcao Chuteboxe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Renzo Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Emerson Jorge and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Chuteboxe or perhaps it was just good defense by Gracie which made him look bad.
Chuteboxe with a poor takedown
and Gracie counters with a single leg into guard. Chuteboxe didn't expect that.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Chuteboxe is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Gracie defends well.
Chuteboxe throws his legs up looking for a submission but Gracie uses it to pass to side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chuteboxe tries to bench press Gracie off him but Gracie keeps the position.
Chuteboxe tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Chuteboxe really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Gracie looking to control but Chuteboxe is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chuteboxe wants to control but Gracie is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie looking to control and managing it successfully.
Gracie jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Chuteboxe manages to avoid the submission attempt.
You can see the frustration on Chuteboxe's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Gracie is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Chuteboxe has escaped the position, nice work there.
Chuteboxe looking for a sweep but Gracie has passed into full mount! Oh no!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chuteboxe is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Gracie cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Gracie with good strikes from the mount here!
Chuteboxe is desperately trying to improve his position but Gracie has a good base and remains in mount.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gracie has control of Chuteboxe's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Chuteboxe regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Gracie is trying to take his opponent's back.
Chuteboxe regains half guard.
Chuteboxe is pressing down on Gracie's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Chuteboxe is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Chuteboxe seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Chuteboxe looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Gracie passes into half guard.
Chuteboxe works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chuteboxe wants to sweep but no luck.
Chuteboxe is looking for a triangle here but Gracie uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Chuteboxe is breathing heavily.
Chuteboxe can't do much from the bottom here.
Chuteboxe manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Gracie won't allow Chuteboxe to pass to mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chuteboxe is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chuteboxe postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Gracie is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Chuteboxe, into his guard.
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 Falcao Chuteboxe 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.
Gracie slaps away a takedown attempt from Chuteboxe, before circling back to the center of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chuteboxe shoots in looking for a takedown. Gracie tries to sprawl out of it but Chuteboxe keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gracie manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie slaps away a takedown attempt from Chuteboxe, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Falcao Chuteboxe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chuteboxe fails with the takedown
and Gracie counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Gracie uses his free foot to push down on Chuteboxe's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Chuteboxe.
Gracie has control of Chuteboxe's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Chuteboxe regains control of the situation pretty easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looking to control but Chuteboxe is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Chuteboxe is trying desperately to improve position.
Chuteboxe has given up his back here. Will Gracie look for the submission or keep pounding away?
Gracie is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Chuteboxe has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chuteboxe is really stuck here.
Gracie avoiding Chuteboxe 's attempts to control his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chuteboxe breaks Gracie's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Chuteboxe preventing the sweep.
Chuteboxe postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Gracie is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Chuteboxe, into his guard.
Chuteboxe is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Gracie lands a couple of digs.
Gracie in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Chuteboxe is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Renzo Gracie has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gracie is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Chuteboxe keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Chuteboxe is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chuteboxe looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Renzo Gracie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Chuteboxe will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Chuteboxe shoots in for a takedown but Gracie shows good takedown defense.
Chuteboxe with a lazy takedown attempt
and Gracie counters with a shoot takedown. Chuteboxe fights it but they end up in guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Falcao Chuteboxe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gracie tries to free his leg and advance position but Chuteboxe is retaining full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chuteboxe escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gracie gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Chuteboxe keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chuteboxe is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Gracie forces his way into half guard.
Chuteboxe looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gracie wants to work for an arm triangle but Chuteboxe is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Gracie prevents Chuteboxe from improving his position.
Chuteboxe might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie uses his free foot to push down on Chuteboxe's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Chuteboxe.
Gracie avoids the attempt from Chuteboxe to control.
Chuteboxe is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Gracie cracks Chuteboxe with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Gracie looking to finish Chuteboxe with some ground and pound. This is bad for Chuteboxe!
Gracie dominating with strikes here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chuteboxe can't escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie unloading with bombs!
Chuteboxe keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Gracie has control of Chuteboxe's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Chuteboxe regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Chuteboxe keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Gracie is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Chuteboxe is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Chuteboxe flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Gracie anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Chuteboxe and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Gracie slips an arm under Chuteboxe chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Gracie has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Gracie is squeezing on Chuteboxe like an anaconda would it's prey. Chuteboxe fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Renzo Gracie!
Renzo Gracie seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rousimar Palhares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raphael Roberto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rousimar Palhares had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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173 lbs
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176 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rousimar Palhares!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Raphael Roberto!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Luis Engracia and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roberto gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Roberto - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Roberto scores with a shot to the side of Palhares's head.
Roberto pulls guard successfully.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Roberto is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Palhares drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Palhares seems to have locked his on tight now - Roberto screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Palhares, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Rousimar Palhares!
A relieved looking Rousimar Palhares thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wagner Cavalcante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vanden Plas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vanden Plas told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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205 lbs
6 - 7 - 0 |
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196 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wagner Cavalcante!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vanden Plas!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Felipe Paraventi and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Plas cracks Cavalcante with an open hand slap.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Plas, right into the meat.
Plas lands a head kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Plas fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Plas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cavalcante takes one to the side of the head.
Plas lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Plas lands with a kick to the ribs.
Cavalcante is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plas lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
OH! Cavalcante has been rocked by a huge right hand and is in deep trouble! Plas smells blood and charges in for the finish! Plas unloads a vicious overhand right and connects to the jaw of Cavalcante sending him face first to the canvas! Unbelievable!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Vanden Plas!
A relieved looking Vanden Plas thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Deisel Noi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnson Beharry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beharry has chosen Redemption Song as his entrance music. Johnson Beharry is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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180 lbs
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180 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Deisel Noi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Johnson Beharry!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Emerson Jorge and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Noi scores with a punch to the head.
Noi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Noi blocks a low kick nicely.
Noi punishes Beharry's body with a nice straight punch.
Beharry shoots in for a takedown but Noi shows good takedown defense.
Noi cracks Beharry with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Beharry moves into the clinch successfully.
Noi lands with a short shot to the head.
Beharry missing with knees to the body.
Noi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Beharrys head.
Noi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Noi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Beharry struggles to land a body shot inside as Noi controls his hands.
Noi prevents the takedown attempt.
Noi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Noi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Beharry takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Beharry is rocked!
Noi throws a leg kick which misses Beharry's front leg but catches the back leg as Beharry tries to avoid it.
Beharry is still on wobbly legs! Can Noi finish him?
Beharry looks winded!
Beharry walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Beharry limp body while Noi jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Deisel Noi!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Izaac Kari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sebastiao da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kari might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Judas Priest - Painkiller . Sebastiao da Silva has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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162 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Izaac Kari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sebastiao da Silva!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Alexandre Firmino and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kari's jab looks to have found its range, popping da Silva under the eye.
Kari misses the shot to the body.
Kari is looking to land body kicks.
Kari scores with a spinning back kick!
da Silva takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kari moves into the clinch.
da Silva trying to stall but Kari improves his position.
A right hook to the body lands for Kari.
Kari lands an uppercut.
da Silva looking for a takedown.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A right handed body shot lands from Kari.
Kari lands a right hand.
Kari lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Kari.
Kari scores with a shot to the side of da Silva's head.
A left hand lands to the body for Kari.
Kari lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
da Silva fails to pull guard.
da Silva is looking for a takedown.
Izaac Kari has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sebastiao da Silva.
Kari lands a right hand that snaps the head of da Silva backwards.
Kari lands a left hand that snaps the head of da Silva backwards.
Stalling in the clinch from Kari.
A short right from Kari.
Nice body punch from Kari.
da Silva looks winded!
da Silva is trying to maintain a safe position but Kari gets an underhook and turns da Silva into the cage.
Kari lands a shoulder strike.
Kari lands a right hand.
da Silva is rocked!
Kari misses with a short punch on the inside.
da Silva is still on wobbly legs! Can Kari finish him?
Kari has a couple of punches blocked by da Silva.
da Silva seems to have recovered his senses.
Kari lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kari softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kari creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends da Silva's eyes rolling into the back of his head! da Silva drops to his knees and Kari pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Izaac Kari!
After winning the bout, Izaac Kari thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chris Kamara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sylvain Sauvage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chris Kamara could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Sylvain Sauvage's chin.
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chris Kamara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sylvain Sauvage!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Paulo Santos and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sauvage scoring well with a low kick there.
A big right from Sauvage misses.
Sauvage moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Sauvage has Kamara up against the cage in a clinch.
Sauvage scores with a knee to the head.
Sauvage has Kamara pressed against the cage.
Sauvage has picked Kamara up - he's going for a ride! Sauvage dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Kamara looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Sauvage thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kamara's head.
Kamara actively working from the bottom here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kamara looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Sauvage there.
Kamara looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kamara looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kamara moves into full guard.
Kamara working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sauvage doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sauvage manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sauvage lands a couple of elbows.
Sauvage is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kamara is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sauvage defends well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sauvage in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamara keeping moving, preventing Sauvage from controlling successfully.
Kamara is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Sauvage cracks Kamara with a solid left hand.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Sauvage connects with a couple of short punches.
Kamara utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sauvage is in close to Kamara's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kamara had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sauvage defends it easily.
Sauvage chips away with some ground and pound.
Sauvage wants to pass the guard but Kamara is keeping the position.
Kamara is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sauvage defends well.
Sauvage scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sauvage working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Sauvage tries to free his leg and advance position but Kamara is retaining full guard.
Kamara keeping moving, preventing Sauvage from controlling successfully.
Kamara utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kamara has momentary wrist control but Sauvage slips an elbow through the middle.
Sauvage throws a big right hand that misses.
Kamara working for a triangle but Sauvage defends it easily.
Sauvage keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kamara's head.
Kamara looking for a guillotine here but Sauvage defends easily.
Kamara keeping moving, preventing Sauvage from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kamara looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sauvage wants to control from the top but Kamara keeps moving.
Sauvage works over Kamara with some ground and pound from guard.
Sauvage with a nice head shot there.
Kamara throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kamara has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sauvage can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kamara looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kamara looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Sauvage passes into side control.
Sauvage lands some shots froms side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sylvain Sauvage dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sauvage fakes the leg kick and cracks Kamara in the body.
Sauvage has Kamara up against the cage in a clinch.
Sauvage digs a right hand into Kamara's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kamara's gas tank.
Sauvage creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kamara's defenses.
Kamara letting Sauvage take a breather here.
Kamara has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sauvage scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sauvage is pushing Kamara up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Sauvage lands an elbow just above Kamara 's eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamara takes an elbow to the temple.
Sauvage is pushing Kamara up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Sauvage receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Sylvain Sauvage.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sauvage.
Sauvage lands with a kick to the ribs.
Kamara looks for a takedown but Sauvage sprawls well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kamara.
Sylvain Sauvage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kamara shoots and misses
and Sauvage counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Kamara. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kamara gets tackled into the cage by Sauvage. Sauvage maintains the clinch.
Sauvage is trying to trip Kamara. He has hold of a leg but Kamara is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Sauvage persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sauvage lands a couple of elbows.
Sauvage throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kamara is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sauvage is aware though and is defending well.
Sauvage trying to control the position from guard on top but Kamara is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sauvage landing with the ground and pound.
Sauvage throwing strikes but missing.
Sauvage got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kamara has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sauvage has managed to get both his arms back between Kamara's legs - danger averted.
Kamara is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sauvage defends well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamara is looking for a triangle but Sauvage pushes his legs off easily.
Sauvage is pushing down on Kamara's leg trying to pass to half guard. Kamara is fighting to maintain full guard but Sauvage has managed to sneak the leg through.
Sauvage keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sauvage seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Kamara is refusing to be controlled, as Sauvage sits in half guard.
Sauvage seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Nice strikes from Sauvage there.
Sauvage tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Kamara.
Kamara looking for submissions off his back.
Kamara looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sauvage is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
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!
Sauvage scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Sauvage thows a huge punch but Kamara dodges it nicely.
Sauvage working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Sauvage slips a nice elbow through Kamara's hands, connecting with Kamara's forehead.
Sauvage seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kamara does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kamara looking for a kimura from the bottom but Sauvage passes into side control!
Sauvage scores with a couple of short elbows.
Sauvage working the ground and pound but Kamara is defending the strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sauvage working the head and body with strikes.
Kamara tries to buck Sauvage off but Sauvage is having none of it.
Kamara on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Sylvain Sauvage has got the better of the ground game so far.
Check out the look on Sauvage's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sylvain Sauvage showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Sauvage chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sauvage is looking to clinch.
Sauvage has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sauvage throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Kamara stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Sauvage follows into mount!
Kamara is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sauvage loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Kamara scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Sauvage land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Sauvage stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sylvain Sauvage!
Sylvain Sauvage seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Fink McIllhenny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Pinto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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165 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
13 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fink McIllhenny!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jose Pinto!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Mauricio Rocha and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McIllhenny jabs Pinto right on the nose. Pinto blinks but takes it well.
McIllhenny's jab looks to have found its range, popping Pinto under the eye.
Pinto drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Pinto is looking to take a break and control but McIllhenny is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pinto is trying to get an arm triangle but McIllhenny is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pinto throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and McIllhenny works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
McIllhenny manages to get to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McIllhenny is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Pinto rolls with it to try and escape but McIllhenny cranks on the arm and Pinto is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Fink McIllhenny!
Fink McIllhenny 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Brega (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pablo Mouqinho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pablo Mouqinho has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Antonio Brega's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Antonio Brega!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pablo Mouqinho!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Emerson Jorge and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brega has managed to clinch.
Mouqinho takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Pablo Mouqinho has been cut.
Brega tries to land knees in the clinch but Mouqinho avoids the damage to the body.
Brega lands an elbow inside.
Brega tries a knee to the head but Mouqinho blocks it.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Brega takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Brega lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Brega lands an elbow just above Mouqinho 's eye.
That has opened up Pablo Mouqinho's cut even more.
Brega lands an elbow inside.
Brega lands an elbow inside.
Brega gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The cut above Pablo Mouqinho's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Brega lands a damaging elbow.
Brega tries to land knees in the clinch but Mouqinho avoids the damage to the body.
Brega manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brega lands an elbow just above Mouqinho 's eye.
Pablo Mouqinho's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Brega misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Brega.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Pablo Mouqinho's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Antonio Brega!
After winning the bout, Antonio Brega thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ultimate Hellbane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Will Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hellbane kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Barkley, Shut Up And Jam: Gaiden theme. Robinson has chosen Lost In Space as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ultimate Hellbane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Will Robinson!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Leandro Rodrigues and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hellbane lands a jab to the nose.
Robinson tries to close the distance and clinch but Hellbane swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Robinson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hellbane throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hellbane bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hellbane fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Robinson instigates a clinch.
Hellbane doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Robinson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hellbane breaks from the clinch.
Hellbane will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hellbane lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hellbane misses with a double jab
and Robinson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A swing and a miss from Hellbane.
Robinson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hellbane tries to avoid it but Robinson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hellbane to the ground. Hellbane escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hellbane misses with a hook.
Robinson throws a hook but Hellbane avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Hellbane really is built like a bowling ball. I wonder if he'd roll if you pushed him down a hill...
Robinson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Hellbane. No joy for Robinson on that attempt.
Ultimate Hellbane has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Will Robinson.
Hellbane ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Robinson misses with a low kick as Hellbane jumps back.
Hellbane bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Robinson! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Hellbane trying to control but Robinson is working from the bottom.
Hellbane working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Robinson keeping moving, preventing Hellbane from controlling successfully.
Hellbane trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hellbane 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 two minutes gone in the round.
Hellbane is looking to work some ground and pound but Robinson has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hellbane postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hellbane postures up and lands a big shot to Robinson's brow.
Hellbane looking to sit in guard and control but Robinson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Robinson wants to control from the top but Hellbane keeps moving.
Robinson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Robinson wants to control from the top but Hellbane keeps moving.
Hellbane wants to sweep here but Robinson controlling him for the moment.
Hellbane controls Robinson momentarily but Robinson frees himself.
Hellbane lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Robinson!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hellbane lands a big elbow.
Hellbane throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Hellbane working Robinson over with strikes here.
Robinson avoids a series of strikes thrown by Hellbane.
Hellbane avoids the attempt from Robinson to control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hellbane pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Robinson is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hellbane wants to control the pace but Robinson is squirming around nicely.
Hellbane looking to finish Robinson with some ground and pound. This is bad for Robinson!
Robinson is still in real trouble! Can Hellbane finish him?
Robinson wants to control but Hellbane is having none of it.
Robinson seems to have recovered his senses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hellbane lands a big elbow.
Hellbane raining down shots from the mount!
Hellbane loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Robinson scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Hellbane land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Hellbane stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ultimate Hellbane!
Ultimate Hellbane decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ice Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorge Dennis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Lights Out. Dennis has chosen Bark at the moon as his entrance music. Jorge Dennis has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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178 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
30 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ice Man!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jorge Dennis!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Matheus Silva and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Man.
Man jabs Dennis to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dennis fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Man to the ground. Dennis is now in Man's guard.
Man controls Dennis momentarily but Dennis frees himself.
Man manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Dennis is looking to get to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Man takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dennis tries to reverse the position but Man maintains control.
Man 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.
Man controlling from the full mount.
Dennis tries to hold on but Man postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dennis is in all sorts of trouble here.
Man looking to control but Dennis is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Man avoids the attempt from Dennis to control.
Dennis tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Man looking for a guillotine from mount but Dennis is having none of it.
Man content just to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dennis wants to hold on but Man pushes him away.
Man wants to control the pace but Dennis is squirming around nicely.
Man controlling the pace for now.
Dennis tries to reverse the position but Man maintains control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Dennis is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Dennis is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Dennis wants to control but Man is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Man is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Dennis has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Dennis!
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 Ice Man will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Man throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd cheers as Man lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dennis doesn't seem phased though.
Man defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dennis.
Dennis walks into a stiff left hand from Man.
Dennis changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Man looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Man is trying to improve his position.
Dennis wants to control but Man is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Dennis working the body and head with strikes.
Dennis tries to move into full mount but can't pass Man's legs.
Man can't do much from the bottom here.
Dennis cracks Man with a big right hand but Man just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Dennis trying to control the position but Man is working away.
Man tries to control but Dennis manages to take his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dennis looking for the choke but no joy.
Dennis is looking for a choke. Man gets to his feet with his opponent on his back and slams him to the mat. Man manages to squirm out of the attempted choke and turns into his opponent's guard.
Dennis wants to sweep here but Man controlling him for the moment.
Man is pushing down on Dennis's leg trying to pass to half guard. Dennis is fighting to maintain full guard but Man has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dennis moves into full guard.
Man trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Man's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Dennis bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Man's guard.
Man seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Dennis looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man has control of Dennis's left arm, preventing Dennis from doing any damage.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Dennis is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Ice Man.
Nice straight punches there by Man. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Man.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dennis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Man moves away.
Dennis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good standup being displayed there by Dennis as he connects with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jorge Dennis will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action!
Dennis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Man throws out the jab.
Man doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dennis slips a straight right by Man.
Man misses with a few strikes there.
Man misses with a hook to the body
letting Dennis counter with a right hand.
Dennis throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Man's waist but Man gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dennis off to one side.
Man misses with a hook
and Dennis counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Dennis wants to control from the top but Man keeps moving.
Dennis passes into half guard.
Man has his hands clasped together around Dennis's back. He's all about the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dennis is trying to control the action in half guard but Man is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Dennis stalling away here and it's allowed Man to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Man working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dennis.
Dennis throws an elbow that misses. Man uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Dennis's guard. Nice move by Man!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dennis working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dennis looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dennis not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dennis looking to control but Man passes into half guard.
Dennis keeping control of the position.
Man is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Dennis actively working from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dennis keeps working.
Dennis wants to sweep but Man has passed to side control!
Man staying calm.
Dennis sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Dennis doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Man.
Man prevents Dennis from improving his position.
Dennis trying to control from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Man is trying to control. Dennis wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Dennis tries to get to full guard but Man has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jorge Dennis really dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Man defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dennis.
Dennis defending well as Man loads up on a big left hand.
Man misses with a hook
and Man takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dennis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Man.
Man swinging wildly here.
Man swings widly with a right hand
and Dennis counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Dennis.
Dennis trying to control the position from guard on top but Man is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dennis is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Man is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Man has escaped and now he's on top!
Man has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dennis swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Man stopping the sweep attempt from Dennis.
Dennis is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Man defends well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Dennis throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Dennis tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Dennis is adopting a defensive guard.
Man gets to his feet - Dennis follows without any prompting.
Dennis fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Man fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dennis manages to avoid it.
A combination from Man does no damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dennis misses with a takedown
and Dennis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ice Man has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jorge Dennis.
Dennis throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Man's waist but Man gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dennis off to one side.
Dennis changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Man tries to avoid it but Dennis manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Man to the ground. Man escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Man listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Man misses with a left hand
and Dennis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dennis changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dennis tries to score a power double leg takedown but Man sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Dennis somewhat.
Dennis fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Jorge Dennis will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Man misses with an uppercut.
Dennis will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dennis moves into range and connects with a jab.
Man throws a looping overhand right but Dennis ducks down to avoid it.
Man thows a body shot but no joy.
Dennis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Man was well out of range. Poor timing from Dennis.
Man throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice takedown defense from Man. No joy for Dennis on that attempt.
Dennis looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Man is fending him off so far but Dennis persists. Nope, Man circles away and we're back to standing.
Ice Man has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jorge Dennis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man misses with a combination
and Dennis counters with a single leg into guard. Man didn't expect that.
Man managing to control the position.
Man wants to get back to his feet but Dennis is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Man utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dennis wants to pass the guard but Man is keeping the position.
Dennis trying to control the position from guard on top but Man is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man pulls Dennis in close to prevent any damage.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Ice Man just wasn't active enough.
Dennis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dennis throws a hook but Man avoids it easily.
Man leaves Dennis with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Man tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dennis was well out of range. Poor timing from Man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dennis shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Man defends it nicely.
Dennis has a takedown stuffed.
Jorge Dennis is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Man throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dennis stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Man bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dennis manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Man on his heels. He'll look to pass Man's guard now, I'm sure.
Dennis landing some decent shots from guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dennis preventing the sweep.
Dennis trying to control the position from guard on top but Man is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dennis slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Man tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Dennis wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Ice Man has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dennis happy to just control the position for now.
Dennis wants to control but Man is keeping him busy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jorge Dennis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Dennis has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 45:50
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 46:49
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 46:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jorge Dennis!
Jorge Dennis is the new welterweight champion!
In his post fight interview, Jorge Dennis started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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