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Barbarian FC 17 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rodrigo Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Big J Smiles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smiles has chosen Smile Like You Mean It as his entrance music. Rodrigo Dos Santos has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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194 lbs
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197 lbs
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Good takedowns
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rodrigo Dos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Big J Smiles!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Emerson Jorge and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smiles is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Smiles wants to clinch.
Smiles tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dos Santos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Smiles is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dos Santos takes the fight into the clinch.
Smiles crunches a lovely knee into Dos Santos's ribcage.
Smiles prevents the takedown attempt.
Smiles connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Rodrigo Dos Santos has been cut.
Smiles landing knees to the head.
Dos Santos is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smiles landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Smiles.
Smiles is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Smiles lands a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smiles landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dos Santos takes a knee to the side of the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Smiles lands a knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smiles lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Smiles scores a nice knee to the body.
Smiles lands a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Smiles.
Smiles with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dos Santos takes a knee to the side of the body.
Smiles connects with a knee to the head.
Dos Santos is rocked!
Smiles has Dos Santos pushed against the cage.
Oh Dos Santos is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smiles putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dos Santos in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Smiles.
Smiles lands a big knee! That's hurt Dos Santos! Oh, he's all over the place! Smiles lands another knee that sends Dos Santos to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Big J Smiles!
Big J Smiles decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yves Estevam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Savio Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Estevam comes to the cage accompanied by Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap. 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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168 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yves Estevam!
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, Alex Savio Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Thiago Cunha and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Estevam misses.
Estevam shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Savio Sanchez defends it nicely.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Savio Sanchez.
Estevam connects with a jab.
Savio Sanchez takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Alex Savio Sanchez has been cut.
Estevam rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Savio Sanchez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Estevam fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Estevam throws a series of punches but Savio Sanchez moves out of range.
Savio Sanchez lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Estevam shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Savio Sanchez eats them both and turns towards Estevam to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Estevam throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Savio Sanchez.
Savio Sanchez decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Savio Sanchez in particular looking to stall.
Savio Sanchez landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Estevam is trying to control but Savio Sanchez manages to pass to mount!
Savio Sanchez connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Estevam blocking the ground and pound.
Savio Sanchez content just to control the position here.
Savio Sanchez has hold of Estevam's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Estevam manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Estevam is trying to escape the mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Estevam is trying to reverse the position but instead Savio Sanchez has taken his back - oops!
Estevam trying to control the hands but Savio Sanchez breaks the grip.
Estevam knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Savio Sanchez on the ground.
Savio Sanchez biding his time, looking for the opening.
Savio Sanchez lands a shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Estevam is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Savio Sanchez misses with a punch to the head.
Estevam is trying to get back to his feet but Savio Sanchez has full control of the position and if anything, Estevam has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Estevam covering up well and avoiding damage.
Estevam is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
What can Estevam do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Savio Sanchez's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Savio Sanchez has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Estevam has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Estevam is in bad spot here.
Savio Sanchez controls the action.
Estevam trying to control the position but Savio Sanchez manages to sink in the hooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Savio Sanchez is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Estevam has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Estevam holding both Savio Sanchez 's hands and preventing any damage.
Savio Sanchez punches the canvas rather than the man.
Estevam is really stuck here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Savio Sanchez is persistently looking for the submission but Estevam is defending it well.
Estevam is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Savio Sanchez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alex Savio Sanchez's cut.
That's time! Estevam's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Savio Sanchez misses with a looping right.
Estevam looks to score with a jab to the body but Savio Sanchez is just out of range.
Savio Sanchez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Estevam moves out of range of the body kick.
Estevam looks to land a combination. Savio Sanchez sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Estevam lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Estevam connects with a looping right hand.
Estevam closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Savio Sanchez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Estevam swinging wildly here.
Savio Sanchez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Savio Sanchez fails to land the takedown.
Savio Sanchez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Estevam swivels and escapes.
Yves Estevam has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Savio Sanchez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savio Sanchez tries to clinch there but Estevam circles away.
Estevam fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Estevam lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Savio Sanchez circles away quickly and effectively.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Estevam is looking to score with low kicks.
Estevam looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Savio Sanchez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Estevam.
Estevam displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Savio Sanchez.
Savio Sanchez on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Savio Sanchez tries to clinch up.
Estevam throws a right and a left that Savio Sanchez avoids nicely.
Estevam tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Savio Sanchez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savio Sanchez closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Estevam did well to prevent Savio Sanchez getting side control.
Savio Sanchez is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Savio Sanchez stands up from half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Estevam misses with a wild combination.
Yves Estevam is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A nice combination there by Estevam.
Savio Sanchez closes the distance and clinches up with Estevam, looking for a takedown. Savio Sanchez pushes Estevam against the cage but Estevam circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Estevam fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yves Estevam seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Estevam lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Estevam. No joy for Savio Sanchez on that attempt.
Estevam scores with a jab. Savio Sanchez acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Savio Sanchez shoots in for a takedown but Estevam shows good takedown defense.
A punch combination from Estevam misses.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Savio Sanchez is defended easily by Estevam.
Estevam lands a two punch combo.
Savio Sanchez gets tackled into the cage by Estevam. Estevam maintains the clinch.
Estevam manages to break the clinch.
Estevam throws a right and a left that Savio Sanchez avoids nicely.
Savio Sanchez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Estevam tries to avoid it but Savio Sanchez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Estevam to the ground. Estevam escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Estevam scores with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Estevam scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A head kick misses from Savio Sanchez.
Estevam throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Savio Sanchez.
Estevam fails in his attempt to clinch.
Savio Sanchez is looking to clinch.
Savio Sanchez dodges the punch combination from Estevam.
Savio Sanchez closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Estevam did well to prevent Savio Sanchez getting side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters are battling for position here. Estevam manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Savio Sanchez decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Estevam, up you get!
Savio Sanchez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Estevam.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yves Estevam dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alex Savio Sanchez'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. This is the final round!
Savio Sanchez ducks under a wild hook from Estevam.
Estevam lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Estevam misses with a series of wild punches.
Savio Sanchez tries to clinch up.
Savio Sanchez fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Estevam avoids it really well and circles away.
Savio Sanchez closes the distance but Estevam moves to the side
and Estevam counters with a three punch combo that has Savio Sanchez backing up. Savio Sanchez nods at Estevam to acknowledge the strikes.
Estevam scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Estevam fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Savio Sanchez is out of range.
A left and a right from Estevam both land. Nice combination.
Savio Sanchez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Estevam is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Estevam slaps away a takedown attempt from Savio Sanchez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Estevam circles away from the clinch attempt.
Savio Sanchez shoots in looking for a takedown but Estevam manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Savio Sanchez's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Yves Estevam has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Savio Sanchez.
Savio Sanchez shoots in for a double leg but Estevam sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Estevam throws a one two combo.
Estevam scores with a one two! Savio Sanchez had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Estevam goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Savio Sanchez.
Estevam is trying to get back to his feet.
Alex Savio Sanchez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Estevam tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Savio Sanchez easily slips into full mount!
Savio Sanchez lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Estevam is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Savio Sanchez content just to control the position here.
Estevam is trying to reverse the position but instead Savio Sanchez has taken his back - oops!
Estevam looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Savio Sanchez is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savio Sanchez scores with punches and elbows.
Estevam is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Savio Sanchez.
Estevam looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Estevam tries to break free.
Savio Sanchez throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Estevam is trying to defend against the choke here but Savio Sanchez has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Savio Sanchez Tightens the hold and Estevam taps out furiously! Savio Sanchez displays superior BJJ to win the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Alex Savio Sanchez!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Jose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Caique Mafra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mafra is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Three Little Birds - Bob Marley. 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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167 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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, Paulo Jose!
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, Caique Mafra!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Emerson Jorge and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jose tries to clinch but Mafra moves out of range.
Mafra tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Jose defends well and Mafra ends up having to push Jose into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Mafra is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jose pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Mafra stalling in the clinch but Jose improves position.
Mafra takes a knee to the side of the body.
Mafra looking to throw knees to the head but Jose is blocking nicely.
Mafra tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Jose.
Jose connects with a knee to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Mafra takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Caique Mafra has been cut.
Jose escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jose tries to clinch there but Mafra circles away.
Jose definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Jose takes the fight into the clinch.
Jose stops a takedown attempt from Mafra.
Paulo Jose has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Caique Mafra.
Mafra takes an elbow to the forehead.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mafra is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Mafra wants a takedown.
Mafra looks winded!
Jose's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mafra keeps the fight on the outside.
Jose gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jose prevents the takedown attempt.
A short right from Jose.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Mafra tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jose avoids it.
Knees to the body from Jose.
Jose breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jose is looking to clinch.
Jose is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jose tries to clinch there but Mafra circles away.
Mafra closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Jose is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Mafra is controlling him well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
My spies in Lethal Tech Academy inform me that Mafra has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mafra is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Jose knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Mafra controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mafra trying to control the action but Jose is working from the bottom.
Mafra has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Mafra looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jose really wants to buck Mafra off and get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mafra controlling his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paulo Jose dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Caique Mafra's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Mafra shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jose pinned against the cage. Jose gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mafra throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Jose tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Mafra is in Jose's guard.
Mafra engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Mafra won't allow Jose to get back to his feet.
Mafra seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Caique Mafra hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Mafra shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Jose's guard.
Mafra not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Mafra stops Jose from standing up.
Mafra stays in close to Jose's body and controls the position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Paulo Jose has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Mafra feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Mafra passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jose is pushing Mafra's head away, looking to escape. Mafra manages to hold on to the position though.
Mafra is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Jose has escaped the position, nice work there.
Mafra has an Americana. Jose didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Mafra is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Mafra hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Caique Mafra!
As Caique Mafra got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Quero agradecer primeiramente a todo mundo que veio me prestigiar aqui, meus fans, a minha equipe, meus sparrings Enzo Mafra e Somulo Mafra também pra minha familia em Sao Paulo e Sao Luis do Maranhao, salve salve Sao Luis, tamo junto, OSS !'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kores Sierra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nego Dobom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dobom is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Bad to the bone by George Thorogood. This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kores Sierra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nego Dobom!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Mauricio Rocha and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dobom throws a sloppy head kick and Sierra moves out of range easily.
Dobom clinches.
Sierra fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Dobom unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sierra lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sierra is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Dobom to keep the fight standing.
Dobom's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dobom, right into the meat.
Dobom scoring well with a low kick there.
Dobom keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kores Sierra. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dobom throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sierra has a takedown stuffed.
Kores Sierra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dobom tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dobom lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sierra circles away quickly and effectively.
Sierra shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sierra fails with the takedown
and Dobom counters with a body kick that stops Sierra in his tracks momentarily.
Sierra looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sierra blocks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dobom throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sierra shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dobom pinned against the cage. Dobom gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Dobom leaves Sierra with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Sierra misses with a takedown attempt
and Dobom counters with a low kick, right behind Sierra 's knee.
Sierra will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sierra is breathing heavily.
Sierra looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Dobom misses with a body kick.
Sierra is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dobom sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Dobom takes the fight into the clinch.
Dobom lands a good knee to the midsection. Sierra won't want to take too many of those.
Dobom lands a shot to the body.
Dobom lands an elbow that stopped Sierra in his tracks for a moment.
Dobom landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sierra tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Dobom just stands there and leans against the cage.
Dobom lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sierra jumps guard but Dobom turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Dobom manages to break the clinch.
Dobom has closed the distance and engaged Sierra in a clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Dobom - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Dobom lands a good knee to the midsection. Sierra won't want to take too many of those.
Sierra tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Dobom lands an elbow inside that Sierra shrugs off.
Sierra takes an elbow to the temple.
Sierra jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Dobom walks away with a smile on his face. Sierra gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Sierra checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Dobom connects with a high kick.
Sierra is rocked!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sierra tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dobom.
Dobom lands an elbow inside that Sierra shrugs off.
Oh Sierra is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Dobom takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Sierra takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dobom lands a nice elbow.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dobom obliges.
Sierra tries to pull guard but Dobom won't allow it.
Sierra is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Dobom to keep the fight standing.
Dobom lands a nice elbow.
Dobom breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dobom lands a leg kick that knocks Sierra off balance momentarily.
Sierra takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sierra bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Dobom comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Sierra falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Sierra was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nego Dobom!
A victorious Nego Dobom thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chryst Halo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nasty Murdock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nasty Murdock has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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19
209 lbs
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20
205 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chryst Halo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nasty Murdock!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Edson Gomes and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot by Murdock.
Murdock will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Halo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Halo misses the shot to the body.
Halo lands with a straight right. Murdock didn't see that one coming.
Murdock connects with a solid leg kick.
Halo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Murdock looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Halo throws a hook but Murdock blocks it.
Murdock moves into range and connects with a jab.
Murdock moves in looking to clinch but Halo pushes him off.
Murdock takes a swing at Halo's ribcage but misses.
Murdock scoring well with a low kick there.
Halo checks the leg kick.
Murdock is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nasty Murdock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab lands there for Murdock.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo stalks Murdock and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Murdock's face. Murdock staggers backwards, shaken.
Murdock slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Halo misses with a wild body shot.
Murdock throws a leg kick but Halo moved away.
Halo cracks Murdock with a right hand to the side of the head.
It looks like Nasty Murdock has been cut.
Murdock doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Halo moves out of range as Murdock strikes.
Halo thows a body shot but no joy.
A decent looking cross lands there for Halo.
A low kick from Murdock misses
and Halo counters with a crisp one two that drops Murdock! Halo thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Murdock to his feet! Murdock is in big trouble!
Murdock is rocked!
Halo misses with a lunging right hand
and Murdock counters with an outside leg kick.
Murdock is still on wobbly legs! Can Halo finish him?
A looping hook to the body misses from Halo. Murdock does a little dance to reset his feet.
Murdock seems to have recovered his senses.
Murdock walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Halo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murdock scores with a leg kick.
Murdock swings for the body but Halo moves out of range.
Murdock buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Halo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murdock was well out of range. Poor timing from Halo.
Murdock misses with a straight right.
Murdock throws a leg kick but Halo checks it.
Halo throws a lazy right hand but Murdock sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Murdock ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Halo lands a slapping body shot.
Halo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murdock.
Halo lands with a good body shot.
Murdock just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Halo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murdock moves away.
Halo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Halo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Murdock tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Halo misses with a two punch combination.
Halo cracks Murdock with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Murdock misses with a head kick.
Murdock just misses with a punch to the body.
Murdock misses with a hook.
Murdock thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice cross by Murdock.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halo ducks under a wild hook from Murdock.
Halo pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Murdock back to the cage. Halo follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
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!
Murdock lands the left hand.
Halo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Murdock checks it well.
Murdock fails with an attempt to clinch.
Halo throws a leg kick that misses.
Halo throws a leg kick but Murdock checks it.
Halo throws a hook to the side of Murdock's head but Murdock sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Murdock delivers a nice body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Halo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Murdock keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Murdock lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chryst Halo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nasty Murdock's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Murdock throws a quick inside leg kick.
Murdock throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Halo throws a jab but it's blocked by Murdock.
Halo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Murdock digs a good hook to Halo's body.
No joy there for Murdock, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Murdock tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Halo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Murdock swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Murdock tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Halo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Murdock throws a nice head kick!
Halo throws a leg kick that misses.
Halo checks a low kick from Murdock.
Nice jab there from Halo.
Halo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murdock tries to clinch but Halo moves out of range.
Murdock avoids the body shot from Halo.
Halo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Murdock. Murdock obviously looking to wear him down.
Murdock looks to land a combination but Halo avoids it well.
Halo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A leg kick checked by Halo.
Murdock lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Halo.
Halo throws the kick towards the body but Murdock avoids it.
Halo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Murdock is able to avoid easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Halo blocks the leg kick.
Murdock throws out a leg kick but Halo moves out of range and Murdock only half commits.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halo cracks Murdock with an open hand slap.
Murdock moves out of range as Halo throws a body kick.
Murdock has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Halo finds it's way round the side to connect with Murdock's head.
That has opened up Nasty Murdock's cut even more.
Murdock misses with a wild body shot.
Halo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murdock.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murdock lands a jab to Halo's midsection.
Halo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Murdock.
Halo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Murdock avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Halo has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Murdock throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Halo lands with an uppercut that bounces Murdock off the cage and back into range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murdock feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Halo's calf.
Halo scores with a body shot.
Murdock punishes Halo's body with a nice straight punch.
Halo keeps the fight on the outside.
Some bone on bone action there as Halo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Murdock uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Halo.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Halo crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Murdock - the referee stops the clock and Halo gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Murdock. Halo manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Murdock throws a nice head kick!
Halo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Halo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
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!
Halo looks to land a left hand but Murdock moved out of range nicely.
Good work by Halo as he checks the leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halo looks to land a body kick but Murdock moved away.
Halo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Halo looks to throw the jab but Murdock is out of range.
Chryst Halo is winning the standup battle so far.
Murdock tries to work over Halo's front leg with a kick but Halo checks it.
Halo throws a body punch but Murdock moves out of range.
Halo throws a chopping leg kick but Murdock manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Murdock scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Donk. Murdock catches Halo right on the button with a cross.
Murdock is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Murdock has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Murdock throws the kick towards the body but Halo avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Nasty Murdock will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Nasty Murdock's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Halo throws a leg kick
and Murdock counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Murdock keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Halo lands the left hand.
Halo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murdock moves away.
Halo swings for the body but Murdock moves out of range.
Halo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Murdock can pounce on him.
Murdock wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Murdock buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Murdock connects with an inside leg kick.
Murdock dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jab by Murdock.
A swing and a miss from Halo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murdock scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Halo avoids the body shot from Murdock.
Halo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murdock manages to avoid it.
Halo has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Murdock.
Halo lands with a nice body punch.
A swing and a miss from Halo.
Murdock cracks Halo with an open hand slap.
Halo slips under a jab.
Murdock is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Halo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Murdock.
Halo lands the left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Murdock.
Murdock feints and then cracks Halo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Halo down.
Halo ducks under a wild hook from Murdock.
Halo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murdock lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Murdock turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Halo misses with a right hand
and Murdock counters with a body kick.
Murdock scores with a jab.
Murdock takes a swing at Halo's ribcage but misses.
Halo lands a glancing blow to the side of Murdock's head.
Murdock blocks a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murdock fails with an attempt to clinch.
Halo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Halo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Murdock throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Halo on the side of the head.
Murdock tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Murdock jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A chopping leg kick lands by Murdock.
Murdock throws a nice inside leg kick.
Murdock connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Murdock fakes the leg kick and cracks Halo in the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Murdock as he connects with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murdock connects with a leg kick. Halo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Murdock misses the jab.
Halo looks to land a body kick but Murdock moved away.
Murdock connects with a solid leg kick.
Good leg kick by Murdock there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A swing and a miss from Halo.
Murdock ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Murdock fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Halo.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Murdock throws a body punch but Halo moves out of range.
Murdock misses with a jab, cross combination.
Halo misses the shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nasty Murdock comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Murdock has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:29
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:28
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pirulito Bate Bate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ze Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bate Bate kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Digging the Grave by Faith no more. Pirulito Bate Bate has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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26
130 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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24
130 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pirulito Bate Bate!
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, Ze Aldo!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Emerson Jorge and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aldo tries to clinch up
and Aldo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Ze Aldo has been cut.
Bate Bate thumps Aldo with a low kick.
Bate Bate fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bate Bate cracks Aldo with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Aldo tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Bate Bate pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Aldo is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pirulito Bate Bate!
Pirulito Bate Bate thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrews Silver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sheldon Cooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Andrews Silver has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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218 lbs
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206 lbs
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andrews Silver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sheldon Cooper!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Felipe Paraventi and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silver has his takedown stuffed
and Cooper counters with a nice double leg into side control. Silver won't be happy with that.
Silver is letting Cooper control him for a moment.
Cooper moves into full mount!
Silver sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Cooper content to control rather than advance.
Silver wants to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cooper works his way into full mount!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cooper looking to control but Silver is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Cooper works his way to his opponent's back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Cooper.
Silver tries to roll but Cooper sticks to his back.
Silver is working hard here to advance position.
Silver is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Cooper.
Cooper is hanging on to Silver's back as he tries to escape.
Cooper has good solid back control here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Cooper controlling well, preventing Silver from escaping the position.
Cooper is riding his opponent, not letting Silver buck him off.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Sheldon Cooper wasn't active enough on the ground.
Silver with a poor takedown
and Cooper counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's two 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!
Silver is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Cooper controlling the pace.
Cooper is looking to advance position but Silver won't allow it.
Cooper trying to control the action but Silver is working from the bottom.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Sheldon Cooper wasn't active enough on the ground.
Silver tries for a takedown but Cooper circles away easily
and Cooper counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrews Silver. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silver wants to improve his position but Cooper is controlling well.
Cooper wants to pass to mount but Silver is defending the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooper works his foot free and advances to mount.
Cooper moves to the back.
Cooper trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Cooper controlling the position well here. Silver rolled but Cooper kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Cooper has the hooks in. Silver is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
What can Silver do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Let's hope that Cooper has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Silver tries to escape but Cooper has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Will Cooper go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Silver looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cooper is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Silver has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Silver is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Cooper.
I really don't envy Silver right now.
Cooper is riding his opponent, not letting Silver buck him off.
A lull in the action here.
Silver can't escape the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cooper controls the position.
Will Cooper go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sheldon Cooper dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Silver doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Cooper counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Cooper trying to control the position from guard on top but Silver is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cooper passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Cooper controls the position.
Cooper has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Silver!
Cooper content just to control the position here.
Silver tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Cooper looking to control but Silver is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Cooper controlling from mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silver is working to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper wants to control the pace but Silver is squirming around nicely.
Cooper controlling from the full mount.
Sheldon Cooper has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Silver tries for a takedown but Cooper circles away easily
and Cooper counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Sheldon Cooper has got the better of the ground game so far.
Silver throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Cooper is stalling in the full guard.
Silver scores with a short punch from the bottom.
Silver being controlled here, momentarily.
Silver looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cooper is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cooper stands and throws Silver's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Cooper remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Cooper has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cooper is looking to take a break and control but Silver is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Silver's face as Cooper controls the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Sheldon Cooper was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Silver with a poor takedown
and Cooper counters with a nice double leg into side control. Silver won't be happy with that.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrews Silver. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silver is looking to regain half guard here but Cooper keeps moving and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver is not content to let Cooper control the position.
Silver is looking to reverse the position.
Cooper happy to just control the position for now.
Silver is trying to get back to half guard.
Cooper in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Silver is trying to improve his position.
Cooper advances to full mount.
Cooper sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooper jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Silver manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Cooper moves into full mount!
Silver is wriggling around trying to escape.
Cooper trying to control but Silver is having none of it.
Cooper sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sheldon Cooper showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Silver's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Cooper fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silver manages to avoid it.
Silver with a poor takedown
and Cooper counters with a shoot takedown. Silver fights it but they end up in guard.
Cooper preventing the sweep.
Cooper trying to control the position from guard on top but Silver is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cooper looking to pass the guard.
Silver striking off his back but it's not causing Cooper any problems.
Cooper passes into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Cooper is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Cooper sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silver has given up his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver wants to escape the position.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Sheldon Cooper hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Cooper is looking to clinch but Silver is avoiding it.
Cooper looks to score with a jab to the body but Silver is just out of range.
Silver gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Cooper counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Cooper.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silver tries to land a sweep but no joy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cooper trying to control but Silver is working from the bottom.
Cooper passes Silver's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Silver tries to get to full guard but Cooper has control of the leg.
Cooper content to control rather than advance.
Silver wants to improve his position but Cooper is controlling well.
Cooper stalling.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Sheldon Cooper hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Silver misses with a takedown
so Cooper counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrews Silver. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver 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.
Cooper engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Silver 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.
Cooper controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Silver tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cooper advances position into side control!
Cooper has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Silver!
Silver is trying desperately to improve position.
Cooper 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 four minutes gone in the round.
Silver is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Cooper has taken his back.
Silver tries to break free.
Cooper really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Silver.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silver prevents Cooper from getting a body triangle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good control from Cooper.
Sheldon Cooper has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Cooper swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sheldon Cooper comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Cooper winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sheldon Cooper!
Sheldon Cooper made sure to mention his sponsor, Mango Nutrition in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Abraham Kurse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aviya Sherman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kurse comes to the cage accompanied by Counting Stars - OneRepublic. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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199 lbs
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Abraham Kurse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Aviya Sherman!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Felipe Paraventi and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sherman fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Kurse sprawls well initially but Sherman persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Kurse looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Sherman throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kurse actively working from the bottom here.
Kurse is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sherman pulls his head out easily.
Sherman wants to control but Kurse is keeping him busy.
Sherman thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kurse's head.
Sherman thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sherman throwing shots but Kurse is blocking nicely.
Sherman thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kurse's head.
Kurse looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
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.
Sherman is just content to waste time from the top position. Kurse takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Sherman throws a big elbow that misses.
Sherman in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kurse seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Kurse keeping moving, preventing Sherman from controlling successfully.
Sherman tries to free his leg and advance position but Kurse is retaining full guard.
Sherman throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kurse working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sherman doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sherman manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sherman sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurse is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Sherman frees his head nicely. Oh but Kurse has switched to an armbar! Sherman is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Abraham Kurse!
During a confident post fight interview, Abraham Kurse thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruno Da Gaucho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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143 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlos Rodriguez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bruno Da Gaucho!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Matheus Silva and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Da Gaucho circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rodriguez tries to clinch up.
Rodriguez tries to close the distance and clinch but Da Gaucho swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rodriguez doesn't manage to clinch there - Da Gaucho circles away.
Rodriguez tries to clinch there but Da Gaucho circles away.
Rodriguez is looking to clinch.
Rodriguez has Da Gaucho up against the cage in a clinch.
Rodriguez manages to break the clinch.
Rodriguez tries to clinch up but Da Gaucho circles away and keeps his distance.
Carlos Rodriguez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rodriguez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Da Gaucho manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rodriguez has managed to clinch.
Da Gaucho has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Rodriguez avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Da Gaucho wants to take the fight to the mat but Rodriguez manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Rodriguez breaks from the clinch.
Rodriguez wants to clinch up but Da Gaucho keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez moves into the clinch successfully.
Rodriguez has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Rodriguez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rodriguez tries to clinch but Da Gaucho moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rodriguez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rodriguez closes the distance and pushes Da Gaucho back into the cage.
Rodriguez manages to break the clinch.
Rodriguez moves into range and clinches up with Da Gaucho.
Rodriguez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rodriguez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rodriguez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rodriguez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Da Gaucho swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Da Gaucho swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rodriguez doesn't manage to clinch there - Da Gaucho circles away.
Rodriguez wants to clinch up but Da Gaucho keeps it at a distance.
Rodriguez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Da Gaucho, pushing him back against the cage.
Rodriguez breaks from the clinch.
Rodriguez clinches with his opponent.
Rodriguez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rodriguez clinches with his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rodriguez manages to break the clinch.
Rodriguez tries to clinch but Da Gaucho moves out of range.
Da Gaucho swats away the attempt to clinch by Rodriguez.
Carlos Rodriguez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rodriguez tries to clinch there but Da Gaucho circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rodriguez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Da Gaucho swats away the attempt to clinch by Rodriguez.
Rodriguez moves into the clinch.
Rodriguez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rodriguez moves into the clinch.
Rodriguez breaks from the clinch.
Da Gaucho keeps the fight on the outside.
Rodriguez moves in looking to clinch but Da Gaucho pushes him off.
Rodriguez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rodriguez closes the distance and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Da Gaucho circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rodriguez moves into range and clinches up with Da Gaucho.
Da Gaucho is looking for a takedown.
Carlos Rodriguez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruno Da Gaucho.
Rodriguez breaks the clinch.
Rodriguez moves in looking to clinch but Da Gaucho pushes him off.
Rodriguez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rodriguez is looking to clinch but Da Gaucho is avoiding it.
Rodriguez tries to close the distance and clinch but Da Gaucho swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rodriguez rushes Da Gaucho and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rodriguez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rodriguez wants to clinch.
Rodriguez has Da Gaucho up against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Rodriguez dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Rodriguez tries to clinch but Da Gaucho is having none of it.
Rodriguez tries to clinch up but Da Gaucho circles away and keeps his distance.
Rodriguez is looking to clinch but Da Gaucho is avoiding it.
Rodriguez is looking to clinch but Da Gaucho is avoiding it.
Rodriguez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Da Gaucho swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Da Gaucho circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rodriguez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Da Gaucho paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rodriguez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rodriguez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Da Gaucho keeps the fight on the outside.
Da Gaucho looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Rodriguez!
Da Gaucho has hold of Rodriguez's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Rodriguez tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Da Gaucho cranks the arm and Rodriguez screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Rodriguez, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Bruno Da Gaucho!
Bruno Da Gaucho is the new bantamweight champion!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pepe Lepew (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Dimont (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Pepe Lepew has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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155 lbs
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164 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pepe Lepew!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dan Dimont!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Seu Braga and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lepew with a hook.
Lepew fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lepew ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dimont moves away.
Lepew with a hook.
Lepew's corner calls for a 1-2. Lepew obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Dimont is rocked!
Lepew cracks Dimont with a good jab.
Dimont is still on wobbly legs! Can Lepew finish him?
Lepew misses with a hook. Dimont ducked under it nicely.
Dimont ducks straight into an uppercut from Lepew and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Dimont manages to regain guard straight away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Dimont is pulling down on Lepew's head to control his posture.
Dimont looking for a sweep. Not yet Dimont, not yet.
Dimont is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Lepew has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Lepew wants to stand but Dimont has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Dimont seems to have recovered his senses.
Dimont managing to control the position.
Dimont escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lepew gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lepew won't allow Dimont to sweep him here.
Lepew would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Lepew preventing the sweep.
Lepew passes Dimont's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Lepew wants to stand up but Dimont is controlling the position.
Lepew looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Dimont makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Dimont.
Lepew has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Lepew wanted to stand there but Dimont had control of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dimont managing to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dimont not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dimont manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Lepew manages to regain half guard. Good work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Lepew manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Dimont postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Dimont works over Lepew with some ground and pound from guard.
Dimont cracks Lepew with a solid left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lepew wants to sweep here but Dimont controlling him for the moment.
Lepew is striking off his back. Dimont thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Dimont trying to control from half guard but Lepew is working away.
Dimont with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Lepew wants to get back to full guard.
Dimont lands strikes from half guard.
Nice strikes from Dimont there.
Lepew tries to roll over but Dimont keeps him under control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dimont scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Lepew wants to get back to his feet.
Dimont moves nicely into side control.
Lepew is looking to regain half guard here but Dimont keeps moving and retains side control.
Dimont working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dimont landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Lepew knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dimont on the ground.
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!
Lepew is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Dimont is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Dimont scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Dimont working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Dimont has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lepew can't escape the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Dimont trying to control but Lepew is having none of it.
Dimont looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Dimont with good strikes from the mount here!
Dimont is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Dimont with the ground and pound from mount.
Lepew is desperately trying to improve his position but Dimont has a good base and remains in mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lepew is in a horrible position here. Dimont smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Dimont can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lepew is looking to escape.
Dimont punishing his opponent with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dan Dimont will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Lepew scores with a jab to the head.
Lepew throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Lepew misses the shot to the body.
Lepew rushes Dimont and presses him up against the cage.
Dimont is working for takedown but Lepew is calmly controlling the position for now.
Dimont looking for a takedown.
Lepew makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lepew fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dimont.
Lepew lands with a light punch inside.
Dimont is looking to take this one to the mat.
Pepe Lepew has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Dimont.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lepew creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lepew prevents the takedown attempt.
Lepew lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lepew.
Dimont drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Lepew gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Lepew goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimont can't get the takedown.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lepew.
Dimont can't get the takedown.
Lepew lands with a left to the head.
Dimont tries for a takedown. No joy.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lepew.
Lepew lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lepew pushes Dimont back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dimont is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Dimont is breathing heavily.
Dimont has clasped his hands together around Lepew's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Lepew pushes Dimont away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Dimont gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Dimont is looking to take a break and control but Lepew is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dimont scoring with punches and elbows.
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!
Dimont creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lepew wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Lepew is looking for a sweep.
Dimont advances nicely into full mount.
Lepew is desperately trying to improve his position but Dimont has a good base and remains in mount.
Lepew is working hard here to advance position.
Dimont landing strikes, looking to finish!
Dimont landing strikes from the mount.
Dimont cracks Lepew with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Lepew bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Dan Dimont has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dimont is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dimont winds up and cracks Lepew with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Dimont drops an elbow to the side of Lepew's head.
Lepew wants to get back to his feet.
Dimont seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lepew does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ground and pound from Dimont.
Dimont prevents Lepew from improving his position.
Dimont working over Lepew with some ground and pound. Lepew looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Dimont looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lepew with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Lepew wants to get back to full guard.
Lepew throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Lepew on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lepew tries to get out of the position.
Dimont scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Dimont is keen to just control but Lepew is a slippery customer.
Lepew pushes Dimont off looking to stand but Dimont dives back in and keeps control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dimont working Lepew over with strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dimont passes to side control.
Lepew pushes Dimont away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Dimont gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Lepew tries to bench press Dimont off him but Dimont keeps the position.
Dimont lands a decent elbow from side control.
Lepew is not content to let Dimont control the position.
Dimont lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Lepew down.
Lepew taking punishment in the form of punches.
Dimont cracks Lepew with a big elbow.
Dimont working the ground and pound.
Dimont is putting a hurting on Lepew here, landing some big shots from side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dimont working the ground and pound.
Dimont lands a few punches from side control.
Lepew is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Dimont lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Lepew down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Dimont 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Lepew moves in looking to clinch but Dimont pushes him off.
Pepe Lepew seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lepew.
Lepew is looking to clinch.
Lepew with a hook.
Nice takedown defense from Lepew. No joy for Dimont on that attempt.
Lepew takes the fight into the clinch.
Lepew lands a hook that snaps the head of Dimont backwards.
Dimont is looking to take this one to the mat.
Lepew lands a body shot.
A shot in the inside from Lepew.
Dimont tries to score a body lock takedown but Lepew shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Pepe Lepew has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Dimont.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lepew scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dimont wants a takedown but no success here.
Still in the clinch, Lepew scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lepew lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dimont.
Lepew lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dimont backwards.
Dimont takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lepew softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lepew working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lepew lands a nice shot to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Lepew.
Lepew lands an uppercut.
A short right from Lepew.
Lepew lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lepew lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lepew lands a body punch.
A short right from Lepew on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Lepew.
Lepew throws a big uppercut that drops Dimont! More strikes from Lepew and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Dimont lies dazed against the cage as Lepew celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pepe Lepew!
Pepe Lepew really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Mango Nutrition logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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