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HERITAGE 12 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Katsu Laoka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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202 lbs
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185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Katsu Laoka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Josh Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Alexandre Firmino and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laoka scores with the left hand. Morgan knows he should have avoided that one.
Morgan looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Laoka missing with a left hand there. Morgan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Laoka missing with a left hand there. Morgan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Laoka closes the distance and clinches.
Morgan takes a knee right on the jaw!
Laoka lands a knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Laoka.
Morgan is rocked!
A fake to the body and Laoka gets the Thai clinch. He wastes no time and tries to connect with knees to the head. This is dangerous for Morgan! He should get out! Another devastating knee and Morgan falls head first to the ground. It's all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Katsu Laoka!
A very excited looking Katsu Laoka made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Casy Carver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christopher Pyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pyle has chosen Bate Pesadão as his entrance music. Christopher Pyle has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 lbs
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186 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Casy Carver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Christopher Pyle!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Matheus Silva and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pyle has Carver up against the cage in a clinch.
Carver ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Carver no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Carver has control of Pyle's left arm, preventing Pyle from doing any damage.
Pyle wants to stand and escape but instead Carver has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Carver working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Carver is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Carver trying to control the position from guard on top but Pyle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Carver 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carver tries to free his leg and advance position but Pyle is retaining full guard.
Carver drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Pyle dives on top into guard.
Carver wants to sweep but no luck.
Casy Carver has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Pyle clinches up with Carver and pushes him back against the cage.
Carver manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Carver bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pyle's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pyle can't keep his opponent in guard - Carver advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carver trying to control the action but Pyle is working from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Carver takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Carver throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Carver is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Pyle looks winded!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carver winds up and cracks Pyle with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Carver working Pyle over with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carver is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Pyle has managed to free his arm - good work.
Pyle is looking to escape.
Carver scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Carver lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Carver 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.
Pyle on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carver sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Carver working the head and body with strikes.
Carver looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Carver is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carver 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Casy Carver dominated that round.
That's time! Carver's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Pyle closes the distance and clinches.
Pyle is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Carver is defending well for now.
Carver has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Pyle uses from the top position.
Carver is adopting a defensive guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Pyle has managed to clinch.
Carver on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Carver avoiding damage as Pyle throws knees to the body.
Pyle trying to land knees to the body.
Carver blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Carver avoiding damage as Pyle throws knees to the body.
Pyle is breathing heavily.
Carver has hold of one of Pyle's legs. Pyle is fighting the takedown attempt but Carver gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Carver content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carver content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carver lands a couple of elbows.
Carver 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.
Carver working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Pyle's head.
Carver lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Casy Carver overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Carver controls from within his opponent's guard.
Carver is in close to Pyle's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carver trying to control but Pyle is working from the bottom.
Carver is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Carver is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Carver content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carver sitting in guard here, content to control.
Carver trying to control but Pyle is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Casy Carver just wasn't active enough.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Carver.
Good standup being displayed there by Carver as he connects with a hook.
Pyle rushes Carver and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Carver managing to block the knees to the body from Pyle.
Pyle trying to land knees to the body.
Carver pulls guard successfully.
Carver pulls Pyle in close to prevent any damage.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Carver shoots for a double leg takedown but Pyle sprawls well. He's pushed Carver's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Pyle moves into the clinch.
Carver jumps guard but Pyle stands there with Carver around his waist. Carver gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Casy Carver. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pyle tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Carver avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carver pulls guard successfully.
Carver looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pyle is one step ahead there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Christopher Pyle was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Carver closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carver on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Carver pulls guard.
Carver is adopting a defensive guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Casy Carver dominated that second 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Pyle gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Carver is trying to pull guard but Pyle turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Carver tries for a takedown. No joy.
Carver jumps guard and drags Pyle to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Carver bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pyle's guard.
Carver prevents Pyle from getting back to his feet.
Carver postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Carver works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Carver winds up and cracks Pyle with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Pyle takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Carver seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Pyle does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carver lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Carver winds up and cracks Pyle with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Carver slips a nice elbow through Pyle's hands, connecting with Pyle's forehead.
Carver working Pyle over with strikes.
Carver lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Carver is controlling the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carver is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Carver scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carver tries to pass to full mount but Pyle defends it.
Carver drops an elbow to the side of Pyle's head.
Carver 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carver wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Pyle uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
Carver chips away with some ground and pound.
Carver lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Carver scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Carver postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Carver with a nice head shot there.
Carver stays in close to Pyle's body and controls the position.
Carver passes easily into side control. Nice work.
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!
Carver is trying to get an arm triangle but Pyle is defending well.
Carver working the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carver tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Carver tries to stand but Pyle is controlling his head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Casy Carver showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Carver, 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Casy Carver!
Casy Carver thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jay Matsuo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy The Grinn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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180 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jay Matsuo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jimmy The Grinn!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Mauricio Rocha and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matsuo thumps The Grinn with a low kick.
Matsuo forces The Grinn back against the cage and clinches.
Matsuo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Matsuo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and The Grinn counters with a shoot takedown. Matsuo fights it but they end up in guard.
The Grinn's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The Grinn postures up in Matsuo's guard and throws a big left but Matsuo blocks it.
The Grinn throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The Grinn looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The Grinn stopping the sweep attempt from Matsuo.
Matsuo controls The Grinn momentarily but The Grinn frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsuo keeping moving, preventing The Grinn from controlling successfully.
The Grinn in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Matsuo misses the jab.
Matsuo tries to score a power double leg takedown but The Grinn sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Matsuo somewhat.
Matsuo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and The Grinn counters with a shoot takedown. Matsuo fights it but they end up in guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jay Matsuo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Grinn's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The Grinn postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Matsuo 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.
Matsuo trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matsuo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Matsuo striking off his back but it's not causing The Grinn any problems.
The Grinn loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The Grinn is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top 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!
The Grinn throwing strikes but missing.
The Grinn preventing the sweep.
Matsuo keeping moving, preventing The Grinn from controlling successfully.
The Grinn's corner is telling him to maintain position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Jimmy The Grinn hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Matsuo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and The Grinn counters with a shoot takedown. Matsuo fights it but they end up in guard.
The Grinn's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The Grinn stands up over Matsuo, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The Grinn avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The Grinn controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The Grinn with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Matsuo is looking to stand up but The Grinn isn't so interested in that idea.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Matsuo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The Grinn controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Grinn lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The Grinn is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The Grinn postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Matsuo trying to control the position.
The Grinn controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells The Grinn's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Matsuo looking for a guillotine here but The Grinn defends easily.
Matsuo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy The Grinn dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Matsuo walks into a straight right hand from The Grinn.
Matsuo misses with a takedown
and The Grinn counters with a nice double leg into side control. Matsuo won't be happy with that.
The Grinn throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Jimmy The Grinn has got the better of the ground game so far.
You can see the frustration on Matsuo's face as The Grinn controls the position.
The Grinn looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Matsuo is avoiding damage well.
Matsuo is letting The Grinn control him for a moment.
Matsuo on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Grinn wants to lay and pray for a moment but Matsuo keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Grinn controls the position.
The Grinn creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Matsuo sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Matsuo is looking for a sweep.
The Grinn working the ground and pound from side control.
The Grinn working the head and body with strikes.
The Grinn lands a few punches from side control.
Matsuo taking punishment in the form of punches.
The Grinn wants to control but Matsuo is keeping him busy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
You can see the frustration on Matsuo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matsuo being controlled for a moment.
The Grinn working the ground and pound.
The Grinn is looking to take a break and control but Matsuo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The Grinn content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
The Grinn cracks Matsuo with a big elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matsuo is looking to work his way out of this bad position but The Grinn is controlling him well.
The Grinn fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Matsuo takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
The referee asks The Grinn politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. The Grinn prefers to stall for the moment though.
Matsuo trying his best to control but The Grinn has mounted him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The Grinn with a couple of short strikes.
The Grinn dominating with strikes here.
The Grinn landing strikes from the mount and Matsuo is in trouble!
Matsuo is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Grinn with the ground and pound from mount.
Oh Matsuo is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The Grinn cracks Matsuo with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Oooh a big shot lands for The Grinn! Matsuo is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jimmy The Grinn!
Jimmy The Grinn gave a mention to Backyard Fighting in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Taylor West (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Monteban (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). West kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Enter Sandman. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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163 lbs
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18
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Taylor West!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricardo Monteban!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Emerson Jorge and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monteban misses with a right hand
and West counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Monteban throws a looping overhand right but West ducks down to avoid it.
Monteban looks to throw the jab but West is out of range.
A swing and a miss from Monteban.
West tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Monteban manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Monteban.
Monteban throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
enabling West to counter with a crisp jab.
A big left from Monteban misses.
West avoids the body shot from Monteban.
Monteban looks to score with a jab to the body but West is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monteban takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
West moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Monteban misses with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Monteban. West does a little dance to reset his feet.
West displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Ricardo Monteban has been cut.
West gets a clinch.
Monteban has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Monteban doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
West's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
West keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Monteban.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Monteban misses with a low kick as West jumps back.
West lands with a good body shot.
Monteban throws a predictable looking body shot
and West counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Monteban lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for West!
West is trying desperately to improve position.
Monteban is working for a guillotine from mount but West frees his head quite easily.
West knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Monteban on the ground.
West tries to lock up and control but Monteban gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monteban wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Monteban trying to control but West is having none of it.
Monteban is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Monteban!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Ricardo Monteban!
Ricardo Monteban 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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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nick Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Santiago Pozinibbio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pozinibbio is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Me tire por vos. Santiago Pozinibbio is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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170 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nick Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Santiago Pozinibbio!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Mauricio Rocha and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pozinibbio with a lazy takedown attempt
and Diaz counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Pozinibbio fails with the takedown
and Diaz counters with a three punch combo that has Pozinibbio backing up. Pozinibbio nods at Diaz to acknowledge the strikes.
Pozinibbio misses with a takedown
letting Diaz counter with a right hand.
Nick Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Santiago Pozinibbio.
Pozinibbio fails with the takedown
and Pozinibbio takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pozinibbio with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Diaz counter with a right hand.
Pozinibbio tries for a takedown but Diaz circles away easily
and Diaz counters with a straight right hand.
Pozinibbio looks winded!
Diaz scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pozinibbio doesn't seem bothered though.
Pozinibbio misses with a takedown
and Diaz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Diaz looks to land a combination but Pozinibbio avoids it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pozinibbio tries for a takedown but Diaz circles away easily
and Diaz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Pozinibbio is rocked!
Santiago Pozinibbio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz wobbles Pozinibbio with a right hand and the left hook that follows puts him on his rear! Diaz dives in with a huge flying punch that connects right on the button and puts Pozinibbio to sleep! - What a violent and spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Nick Diaz!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Wanderlei Menezes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Ramirez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ramirez has chosen Menina te amo tanto as his entrance music. The key to victory for Wanderlei Menezes has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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156 lbs
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154 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wanderlei Menezes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Juan Ramirez!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Mauricio Rocha and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramirez doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Menezes holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Menezes tries for a takedown. No joy.
Menezes manages to pull guard.
Ramirez drops back looking for a leg! Menezes is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Menezes manages to kick Ramirez off! Ramirez jumps back into Menezes's guard.
Ramirez thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Menezes working a defensive guard here.
Ramirez drops back looking for a leg! Menezes is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Menezes manages to kick Ramirez off! Ramirez jumps back into Menezes's guard.
Menezes will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Menezes is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Ramirez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Menezes is keeping the position for now.
Menezes trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez drops back looking for a leg! Menezes is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Menezes manages to kick Ramirez off! Ramirez jumps back into Menezes's guard.
Ramirez thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Menezes knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ramirez on the ground.
Ramirez 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.
Ramirez passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ramirez is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Menezes knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Ramirez looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Menezes wants to control but Ramirez postures up.
Menezes is pushing Ramirez's head away, looking to escape. Ramirez manages to hold on to the position though.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Ramirez wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Menezes, who protects the arm well.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ramirez wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Menezes, who protects the arm well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
You can see the frustration on Menezes's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Ramirez is trying to get an arm triangle but Menezes is defending well.
Ramirez thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Menezes is pushing Ramirez's head away, looking to escape. Ramirez manages to hold on to the position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Ramirez looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Ramirez thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Ramirez wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Menezes, who protects the arm well.
Ramirez working away.
Menezes is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Ramirez is controlling him well.
You can see the frustration on Menezes's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Menezes is trying to buck Ramirez off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Menezes knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Menezes wants to get back to his feet but Ramirez drags him back down.
Ramirez has hold of Menezes's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Menezes seems comfortable defending it but Ramirez has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Menezes is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Menezes is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Ramirez couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Juan Ramirez!
After the big win, Juan Ramirez made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Dragon and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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FIGHT
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Luiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chinzo Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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166 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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170 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bruno Luiz !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chinzo Machida!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Edson Gomes and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luiz pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Machida checks a leg kick nicely.
Luiz throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Machida checks a leg kick.
A left lands for Luiz .
Luiz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Machida misses the jab.
Luiz throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like Chinzo Machida has been cut.
Luiz throws the left hand but Machida avoids the punch easily.
Luiz is looking to score with low kicks.
Luiz connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Luiz throws a hook but Machida avoids it easily.
Bruno Luiz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Luiz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luiz throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Machida's head.
Luiz misses with a leg kick.
Luiz throws a front kick aimed at Machida's knee but Machida avoids it well.
Luiz attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Luiz attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Machida ducks right into an uppercut from Luiz .
Luiz misses with a jab to the body
and Machida counters with a straight right hand.
Luiz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Machida sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Luiz will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Luiz throws a leg kick but Machida sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Luiz misses its intended target.
Luiz misses with a body shot.
Machida checks a low kick from Luiz .
Luiz misses with the body kick
and Machida counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Luiz . Machida does a little dance to reset his feet.
Luiz thows a leg kick but Machida checks it
and Machida counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Luiz looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Luiz tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Machida is able to avoid easily.
Machida checks a leg kick nicely.
Luiz lands a nice shot that snaps Machida's head back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Luiz fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luiz buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Machida moves out of range of the leg kick from Luiz .
Luiz lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Machida at a distance.
Luiz shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Luiz connects with a leg kick. Machida looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Luiz throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Luiz throws a leg kick
letting Machida counter with a right hand.
Machida checks a low kick from Luiz .
Luiz tries to land a front kick but Machida steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Machida blocks a head kick by Luiz .
A good leg kick by Luiz .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machida turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Luiz lands with a thumping leg kick.
Luiz lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Luiz connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Luiz throws a nice inside leg kick.
Machida doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Luiz fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Machida is out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Luiz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Machida counter with a right hand.
Machida uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Luiz .
Luiz throws a leg kick
letting Machida counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruno Luiz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chinzo Machida's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Luiz tries to land a leg kick but Machida saw it coming and moves away.
Luiz throws a push kick but Machida slaps the foot to one side.
Luiz fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Machida checks it well.
Luiz tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Machida is able to avoid easily.
Machida checks the leg kick nicely there.
Machida blocks a head kick by Luiz .
Luiz 's jab looks to have found its range, popping Machida under the eye.
Luiz throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A jab from Luiz misses.
A leg kick checked by Machida.
Luiz avoids a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luiz misses the shot to the body.
Luiz tries to work over Machida's front leg with a kick but Machida checks it.
Luiz scoring well with a low kick there.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Machida checks a leg kick.
Luiz throws a head kick that half lands.
Luiz misses with a wild body shot.
Luiz misses with a hook.
Machida avoids the body shot from Luiz .
Luiz will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Luiz tries to work over Machida's front leg with a kick but Machida checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machida misses with an uppercut. Luiz saw that one coming.
Luiz throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Machida.
Luiz misses with a looping left.
Machida keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Machida blocks the leg kick.
Luiz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Luiz with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A head kick misses from Luiz .
Some bone on bone action there as Machida checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Luiz needs to keep his hands up - Machida had a free shot at his head there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A lazy body kick from Luiz
and Machida counters with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luiz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Luiz throws a lazy right hand but Machida sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Luiz throws an off balance right hand
and Machida counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Luiz throws a nice outside leg kick.
Luiz throws a hook but Machida avoids it easily.
Luiz goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Luiz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Luiz looks to land a right hand but Machida moved out of range.
Luiz fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Machida checks it well.
Bruno Luiz is winning the standup battle so far.
Good work by Machida as he checks the leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machida blocks a jab.
Machida throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Luiz loads up on a big right hand but Machida slips the punch.
Luiz connects with a solid leg kick.
Luiz misses with a hook to the body
and Luiz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Luiz throws a lazy head kick
and Luiz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Luiz tries to land a leg kick but Machida saw it coming and moves away.
Machida checks a low kick from Luiz .
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Luiz misses with a leg kick.
Luiz throws a leg kick but Machida sees it coming and checks it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruno Luiz dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Chinzo Machida's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Luiz misses with a low kick.
Luiz on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Luiz throws a leg kick
and Machida counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Luiz tries to land a leg kick but Machida saw it coming and moves away.
Luiz finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Luiz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Luiz dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Machida. That did some damage!
Machida blocks a low kick nicely.
Luiz throws a nice inside leg kick.
Luiz is looking to land body kicks.
Sloppy strikes from Machida. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machida waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Luiz .
Luiz jabs Machida to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Luiz throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Machida to counter with a crisp jab.
Luiz tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Luiz .
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Machida blocks a leg kick.
Machida tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Luiz was well out of range. Poor timing from Machida.
Luiz throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Machida.
Luiz thows a leg kick but Machida checks it
and Machida connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Luiz checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luiz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Machida takes one to the chin there.
Luiz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Machida.
Machida slips under a jab from Luiz .
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Luiz lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Machida has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Machida and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Luiz throws the kick towards the body but Machida avoids it.
Machida bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Luiz thows a leg kick but Machida checks it
and Machida counters with a left to the body.
Machida checks the leg kick.
Luiz chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machida looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Machida checks a low kick from Luiz .
Luiz throws a head kick that misses
and Machida counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Luiz thinking.
Luiz looks to land a left hand but Machida moved out of range nicely.
Machida slips a straight right by Luiz .
Luiz takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Machida stalks Luiz and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Luiz 's face. Luiz staggers backwards, shaken.
Luiz fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Machida checks it well.
Luiz misses with a kick to the body.
Luiz throws a leg kick but Machida moved away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luiz fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Machida checks it well.
Machida connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Luiz throws a sloppy head kick
and Machida counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Luiz throws a body kick that misses.
Machida avoids the body shot from Luiz .
A head kick by Luiz misses
and Machida counters with a series of strikes. Luiz will be more careful next time no doubt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Luiz throws a push kick but Machida slaps the foot to one side.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Luiz throws a big shot that misses.
A low kick from Luiz is predictable there
and Machida counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Luiz is looking to chop away at Machida's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruno Luiz clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Chinzo Machida's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Luiz tries a head kick but it misses.
Luiz throws a lazy head kick
and Machida counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Luiz connects with a nice looking jab.
Luiz 's corner calls for a 1-2. Luiz obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Machida avoids the head kick by Luiz .
Machida moves out of range of the leg kick from Luiz .
Machida throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Luiz .
Luiz throws a body kick that misses.
Luiz slips a jab and a cross from Machida.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Luiz misses with a leg kick
and Machida makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luiz swings widly with a right hand
and Machida makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Luiz swings for the body but Machida moves out of range.
Machida ducks under a wild hook from Luiz .
A clash of legs there as Machida blocks the low kick.
Luiz throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Luiz thows a leg kick but Machida checks it
and Machida counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Luiz misses with an uppercut.
Luiz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Machida can do to turn this around?
Luiz throws a leg kick that is checked
and Machida counters with a straight right hand.
Luiz thows a leg kick but Machida checks it
and Machida counters with a series of strikes. Luiz will be more careful next time no doubt.
Machida moves forwards but Luiz connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luiz tries to score with a low kick but Machida moves his leg out of the way.
Luiz throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Luiz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Machida moves out of range of the body kick.
Machida slips under a jab.
Luiz misses the shot to the body.
Luiz throws a lazy head kick
and Machida counters with a stiff right hand.
Luiz misses with a leg kick
and Machida makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Good exchange - Machida coming out on top.
Machida's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Luiz throws a head kick that misses
and Machida cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luiz will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Luiz finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The fighters circling - Luiz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Luiz walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Luiz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Machida throws out the jab.
Luiz fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Machida checks it well.
Machida takes a jab right on the kisser.
Luiz scores with a push kick.
Luiz throws a leg kick
and Machida counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Luiz throws a push kick but Machida slaps the foot to one side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machida checks the leg kick.
Luiz avoids the head kick by Machida.
Machida avoids the head kick by Luiz .
Machida keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Luiz looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Luiz throws a body punch but Machida moves out of range.
Machida bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Luiz throws a push kick but Machida slaps the foot to one side.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Machida moves out of range of the leg kick from Luiz .
Machida has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Luiz .
Machida uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Luiz .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruno Luiz had his way with Chinzo Machida in that round.
The cut man is working on Chinzo Machida's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Luiz looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Luiz will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Luiz misses with a looping right.
Machida avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Machida blocks a head kick by Luiz .
Luiz misses with a low kick.
Luiz thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Machida if he has to take too many more of those.
Luiz tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Luiz looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Good leg kick by Luiz there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luiz is looking to land body kicks.
Machida tries to land a leg kick but Luiz saw it coming and moves away.
Machida checks a low kick from Luiz .
Luiz throws a body kick that misses.
Luiz tries to work over Machida's front leg with a kick but Machida checks it.
Machida throws a jab but it's blocked by Luiz .
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Machida checks a leg kick.
Luiz does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Luiz connects with a leg kick. Machida looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Luiz throws a chopping leg kick but Machida manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machida swings for the body but Luiz moves out of range.
Machida is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Luiz .
Luiz looks to throw the jab but Machida is out of range.
Luiz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Luiz lands a leg kick that knocks Machida off balance momentarily.
Luiz throws a low kick but Machida avoids it.
Machida staying out of range there.
Luiz throws a quick inside leg kick.
Machida steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Luiz .
Luiz throws a jab when Machida was well out of range.
Bruno Luiz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luiz throws a leg kick that is checked
and Machida counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Machida blocks a leg kick.
Luiz walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Luiz throws a chopping leg kick but Machida manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Luiz tries to land a leg kick but Machida saw it coming and moves away.
Machida checks a low kick from Luiz .
Luiz misses with an uppercut.
Crunch! Luiz slams his shin into Machida's torso.
Luiz connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luiz throws a body kick that misses
and Machida counters with a stiff right hand.
Luiz throws a low kick but Machida avoids it.
Machida throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Luiz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Luiz chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Luiz tries a low kick but Machida avoids it.
Machida staying out of range there.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Luiz .
Machida staying out of range there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Luiz throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Chinzo Machida has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Luiz thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that's the end of the fight!
Bruno Luiz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Luiz has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 50:45
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 50:45
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruno Luiz !
Bruno Luiz is the new lightweight champion!
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