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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fernando Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Claudio Demaestri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Instrumental Core - The Angels Among Demons. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Fernando Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Claudio Demaestri!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Luis Engracia and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva looking to score a takedown here. Demaestri is defending well but Silva drives through and ends up in Demaestri's guard.
Demaestri is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Demaestri had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Silva defends it easily.
Silva slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Silva is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Lock and Roll Grappling Gym that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Demaestri working for a triangle but Silva defends it easily.
Demaestri is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Silva frees his head nicely. Oh but Demaestri has switched to an armbar! Silva is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Claudio Demaestri!
Claudio Demaestri 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Genesis Piper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alves comes to the ring accompanied by Sick Puppies - You're Going Down. Piper has chosen Ride Out-Kid Ink, Tyga as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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209 lbs
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212 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricardo Alves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Genesis Piper!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Luis Engracia and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alves moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Piper lands a jab to Alves's midsection.
Alves misses with a series of wild punches.
Alves looks to land a left hand but Piper moved out of range nicely.
The fighters circling - Piper throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Alves half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Piper lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Alves ducks under a wild hook from Piper.
Alves is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Piper misses with an uppercut.
Alves avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Piper uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alves.
Piper throws a right and a left that both miss.
Alves appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Piper scores with a hook to the body. Alves takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alves takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Piper smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Piper misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Piper.
Alves throws a low kick but it's checked well by Piper.
Horrible takedown attempt by Alves or perhaps it was just good defense by Piper, which made it look bad.
Piper feints the counter takedown.
Piper throws out a loose jab but Alves uses good head movement to avoid it.
Piper throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Alves on the side of the head.
Alves is rocked!
Alves is holding his hands too far apart here. Piper throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Alves is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Genesis Piper!
As Genesis Piper got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: It's my first time to be here in Brazil I just want to thank everyone. You guys have been great! I just wanted to put on a show tonight and props to Alves for bringing it as well. Thanks guys!'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Carter Jose De La Cus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kirill Chernicin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jose De La Cus comes to the ring accompanied by DMX - What's My Name?. This should be a great matchup!
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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
3 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Carter Jose De La Cus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kirill Chernicin!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Emerson Jorge and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chernicin misses with a takedown attempt
and Jose De La Cus counters with a nice body shot.
Chernicin tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Jose De La Cus counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
We've been told by Jose De La Cus's head coaches at Cozad MMA Tokyo that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Chernicin tries to clinch up but Jose De La Cus circles away and keeps his distance.
As Chernicin looks to move away, Jose De La Cus throws a big counter combo bu Chernicin just gets out of the way.
Chernicin throws a lazy head kick
and Jose De La Cus counters with a right hand to the body.
Chernicin dives in for a single leg takedown but Jose De La Cus sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
As Chernicin looks to move away, Jose De La Cus throws a big counter combo bu Chernicin just gets out of the way.
Chernicin gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Jose De La Cus makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Carter Jose De La Cus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kirill Chernicin.
Chernicin shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jose De La Cus sprawls well. Jose De La Cus wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Chernicin gets slowly back to his feet.
Jose De La Cus is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chernicin looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Jose De La Cus misses its target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chernicin tries to clinch
and Jose De La Cus counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Chernicin tries to clinch but Jose De La Cus moves away
and Jose De La Cus counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Chernicin with a poor takedown
and Jose De La Cus counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Chernicin thinking.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chernicin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chernicin gets a double leg takedown into Jose De La Cus's guard.
Jose De La Cus wants to stand but Chernicin is controlling the position.
Jose De La Cus wants to sweep here but Chernicin controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chernicin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jose De La Cus is keeping the position for now.
Chernicin trying to control but Jose De La Cus is working from the bottom.
Jose De La Cus knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Chernicin on the ground.
Chernicin passes into half guard.
Chernicin seems to be working for a kimura but Jose De La Cus defends the submission attempt.
Chernicin is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Jose De La Cus doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Chernicin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chernicin tries to pass the half guard into mount. Jose De La Cus knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Jose De La Cus is defending against the submission attempts here by Chernicin.
Jose De La Cus looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Jose De La Cus is defending against the submission attempts here by Chernicin.
Chernicin scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Chernicin is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Chernicin tries to pass the half guard into mount. Jose De La Cus knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Carter Jose De La Cus will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Chernicin tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jose De La Cus sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Chernicin somewhat.
Chernicin plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Chernicin is defended easily by Jose De La Cus.
Jose De La Cus tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Chernicin manages to circle out of the way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chernicin shoots in and drives through. Jose De La Cus sprawls well.
As Chernicin tries to get set, Jose De La Cus tries to push him back and clinch up but Chernicin manages to avoid the attempt.
Carter Jose De La Cus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kirill Chernicin.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Chernicin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jose De La Cus stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jose De La Cus wants it to stay on the feet.
Chernicin fails with a takedown attempt.
Chernicin is breathing heavily.
Chernicin throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jose De La Cus's waist but Jose De La Cus gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Chernicin off to one side.
As Chernicin tries to get set, Jose De La Cus tries to push him back and clinch up but Chernicin manages to avoid the attempt.
Chernicin has his takedown stuffed
and Jose De La Cus counters with a nice body shot.
Chernicin dives in for a single leg takedown but Jose De La Cus sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
Chernicin shoots in for a takedown but Jose De La Cus shows good takedown defense.
Jose De La Cus slaps away a takedown attempt from Chernicin, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jose De La Cus tries to counter with a takedown but Chernicin is quick to defend against it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chernicin fails with the takedown
and Jose De La Cus counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Carter Jose De La Cus is winning the standup battle so far.
Chernicin shoots in and drives through. Jose De La Cus sprawls well.
Chernicin tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jose De La Cus swivels and escapes.
A quick step to the side and Jose De La Cus tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chernicin tries to clinch up but Jose De La Cus circles away and keeps his distance.
Jose De La Cus went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Chernicin fails with a takedown attempt.
Chernicin has a takedown stuffed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Chernicin with that takedown attempt.
Chernicin is looking to clinch.
Jose De La Cus is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Chernicin.
Jose De La Cus circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jose De La Cus checks the leg kick.
Chernicin gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Jose De La Cus counters with a left to the body.
Chernicin tries to grapple but his opponent circles
so Jose De La Cus counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chernicin is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Jose De La Cus is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Chernicin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jose De La Cus has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Chernicin is proving hard to escape from.
Jose De La Cus postures up in Chernicin's guard and throws a big left but Chernicin blocks it.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Jose De La Cus throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Chernicin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jose De La Cus with a flurry of punches that miss.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jose De La Cus works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Jose De La Cus is trying to control. Chernicin wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
It looks like Jose De La Cus is going to stand back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carter Jose De La Cus dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Chernicin shoots in for a takedown but Jose De La Cus shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jose De La Cus appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Chernicin goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Chernicin throws a lazy head kick
and Jose De La Cus makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Chernicin shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jose De La Cus moves into the clinch.
Jose De La Cus manages to break the clinch.
Chernicin shoots and misses
and Jose De La Cus counters with a right hand to the body.
Carter Jose De La Cus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kirill Chernicin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chernicin throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jose De La Cus's waist but Jose De La Cus gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Chernicin off to one side.
A counter left hand to the body from Jose De La Cus misses its target.
Chernicin misses with a leg kick
and Jose De La Cus counters with a nice body shot.
Chernicin changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jose De La Cus tries to avoid it but Chernicin manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jose De La Cus to the ground. Jose De La Cus escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jose De La Cus appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Chernicin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Chernicin doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jose De La Cus counters with a shoot takedown. Chernicin fights it but they end up in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jose De La Cus trying to control the position from guard on top but Chernicin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jose De La Cus loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jose De La Cus is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Jose De La Cus tries to free his leg and advance position but Chernicin is retaining full guard.
Jose De La Cus trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Chernicin is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jose De La Cus is aware though and is defending well.
Jose De La Cus gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Jose De La Cus slaps away a takedown attempt from Chernicin, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Chernicin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Jose De La Cus paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chernicin shoots in looking for a takedown. Jose De La Cus tries to sprawl out of it but Chernicin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Jose De La Cus manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jose De La Cus swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Chernicin misses with a takedown attempt
and Jose De La Cus counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Jose De La Cus.
Chernicin can't get the takedown.
Jose De La Cus looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Chernicin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jose De La Cus is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chernicin can do to turn this around?
Chernicin with a poor takedown
and Jose De La Cus counters by clinching up.
Jose De La Cus is trying to break the clinch but Chernicin is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chernicin tries to land a knee to the head but Jose De La Cus blocks with his arms.
Jose De La Cus breaks the clinch.
Chernicin shoots and misses
and Jose De La Cus moves into the clinch.
Jose De La Cus is trying to break free.
Carter Jose De La Cus is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Chernicin has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Jose De La Cus avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Jose De La Cus's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jose De La Cus manages to break the clinch.
Jose De La Cus stuffs the takedown attempt from Chernicin. Chernicin gets slowly back to his feet.
Jose De La Cus circles away from the clinch attempt
and Jose De La Cus counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Chernicin thinking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chernicin fails with the takedown.
Chernicin misses with a takedown attempt - Jose De La Cus sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jose De La Cus is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Chernicin tries for a takedown but Jose De La Cus sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jose De La Cus keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jose De La Cus is looking to counter the offense by Chernicin and move into the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chernicin shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jose De La Cus counters with a nice body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Carter Jose De La Cus showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jose De La Cus 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight for Carter Jose De La Cus!
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight for Carter Jose De La Cus!
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight for Carter Jose De La Cus!
Carter Jose De La Cus wins by unanimous decision!
Carter Jose De La Cus 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Michal Materla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Bellic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Materla comes into the arena with Sobota - Do góry łeb blaring out of the sound system. Bellic is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by GTA 4 Theme. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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
8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Michal Materla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, David Bellic!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Felipe Paraventi and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bellic bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Materla's head backwards.
It looks like Michal Materla has been cut.
Materla with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bellic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Materla fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Materla tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Bellic defends well and Materla ends up having to push Bellic into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michal Materla. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A slapping body kick lands there for Bellic.
Materla takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bellic cracks Materla with an uppercut from hell and Materla crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Bellic's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
Materla is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bellic is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Oh Materla is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bellic passes Materla's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Bellic keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Materla seems to have got his legs back now.
Bellic decides to stand and escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bellic lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Materla circles away quickly and effectively.
Bellic lands with a shot to the body.
Materla fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Materla takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Materla takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Michal Materla's cut is getting worse.
Bellic scores with a jab. Materla acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Materla is rocked!
Bellic throws a nice looking combination but Materla bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Materla went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Bellic jabs at Materla's body.
Materla is breathing heavily.
Materla moves out of range of the strikes.
It looked like Materla was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Materla fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bellic jabs at Materla's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bellic swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bellic lands a nice hook to Materla's body. Materla takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bellic. Materla does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bellic scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bellic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Bellic.
Michal Materla's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Bellic lands a big shot that drops Materla! Can he finish him?
Oh Materla is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bellic is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Materla seems to have got his legs back now.
Bellic scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bellic slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Bellic controls the position.
Materla sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Materla is looking for a sweep. Bellic is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bellic scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Materla wants to control but Bellic is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Bellic tries to pass the half guard into mount. Materla knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Bellic is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Bellic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michal Materla's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Materla tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Bellic defends well and Materla ends up having to push Bellic into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A little jabbing left from Bellic on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Materla drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Materla fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bellic avoids it really well and circles away.
Bellic is looking for the big counter here.
Bellic scores with a jab to the body.
Materla looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bellic is fending him off so far but Materla persists. Nope, Bellic circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michal Materla. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bellic misses with a double jab.
Materla takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Materla looks for a takedown but Bellic sprawls well.
A nice side step and Bellic releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Materla takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Materla takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bellic digs a good body shot into Materla's ribs.
Bellic 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.
Jeez, Michal Materla's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
David Bellic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bellic drops Materla with a huge uppercut! Materla drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Bellic is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). David Bellic!
After the fight, David Bellic was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Grace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Momo La Brute (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miguel Grace has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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215 lbs
9 - 9 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Miguel Grace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Momo La Brute!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Edson Gomes and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
La Brute closes the distance and pushes Grace back into the ropes.
La Brute stalling in the clinch but Grace improves position.
La Brute softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
La Brute swings wildly with an uppercut but Grace uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grace is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
La Brute misses with some punches.
A nice left hand lands by La Brute.
Grace has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by La Brute after a bit of a struggle.
La Brute misses with the head strike.
Grace has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. La Brute avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miguel Grace. That's going to take a lot out of him.
La Brute misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
La Brute goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Grace is working for takedown but La Brute is calmly controlling the position for now.
Grace drops down looking for an ankle pick but La Brute pulls his leg out and moves away.
La Brute misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A quick step to the side and Grace tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
La Brute fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grace takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
La Brute forces Grace back against the ropes and clinches.
La Brute misses with a short punch on the inside.
Our sources have told us that Grace has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
La Brute gets underhooks to prevent Grace's takedown attempt.
Grace blocking some punches.
La Brute working aggressively here.
Grace blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
La Brute throws a head punch that misses.
Grace wants a takedown.
La Brute throws a head punch that misses.
Grace is working for takedown but La Brute is calmly controlling the position for now.
Grace tightens his grip and picks La Brute up, before dumping him to the ground. La Brute manages to land in guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Grace 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.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if La Brute can do anything to dispel that myth.
Grace being controlled here momentarily.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grace 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.
Grace drops back looking for a leg! La Brute is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and La Brute manages to kick Grace off! Grace jumps back into La Brute's guard.
Grace drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Grace seems to have locked his on tight now - La Brute screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Grace, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Miguel Grace!
A relieved looking Miguel Grace thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dominic Hoover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pejro Karesky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hoover comes into the arena with Godsmack - I Stand Alone blaring out of the sound system. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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22
170 lbs
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170 lbs
20 - 12 - 0 |
BJJ Blue 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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dominic Hoover!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pejro Karesky!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Seu Braga and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoover throws a body shot but no joy.
Hoover throws a left and a right that both miss
and Karesky counters with a series of strikes. Hoover will be more careful next time no doubt.
Danga de danga de dang - Hoover scores with a four punch combination!
Karesky clinches with his opponent.
Karesky is struggling to control the position.
Karesky can't find room to land a body shot as Hoover controls the action.
A frustrated look appears on Hoover's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Hoover's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A short left from Karesky.
Karesky displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hoover up against the ropes.
Karesky lands a knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoover prevents a body shot from Karesky.
Karesky misses with a body punch.
Hoover has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Karesky lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hoover backwards.
Karesky stalls.
Hoover is trying to force a seperation but Karesky has the dominant position.
Hoover can't break the clinch.
Hoover avoiding damage as Karesky throws knees to the body.
Karesky lands a nice uppercut.
Karesky lands a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karesky's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Karesky lands an elbow that stopped Hoover in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Dominic Hoover has been cut.
Karesky is stalling here.
Karesky is leaning against Hoover and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Karesky takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A head punch on the inside from Karesky fails to land.
Karesky misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hoover.
Karesky has Hoover pushed against the ropes.
Hoover prevents a body shot from Karesky.
Hoover looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Karesky's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Hoover tries to circle away but Karesky has him pinned against the ropes.
Hoover has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Karesky misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Karesky lands a shot to the body.
Good body shot from Karesky.
Karesky lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hoover or not.
Karesky tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stalling in the clinch from Karesky.
Karesky fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Karesky keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hoover's efforts to push away.
Karesky misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Karesky content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Karesky misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pejro Karesky dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dominic Hoover's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Hoover misses with a few strikes there.
Hoover swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hoover misses with a double jab.
Hoover waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Karesky.
Karesky looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hoover misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hoover shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Karesky eats them both and turns towards Hoover to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Hoover throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Karesky.
Hoover throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Karesky instigates a clinch.
Karesky lands a nice elbow.
Karesky has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Karesky struggles to land a body shot inside as Hoover controls his hands.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Karesky.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karesky gets through Hoover's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pejro Karesky seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Karesky digs a right hand underneath Hoover's ribcage. Hoover let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Karesky looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karesky effectively controlling the action here.
A short body shot lands from Karesky as the two fighters clinch.
Karesky is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hoover is defending well for now.
Hoover is looking to break free of the clinch but Karesky has double underhooks.
Hoover wants to break free but Karesky has control.
Hoover has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hoover being controlled against the ropes.
Hoover wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Karesky dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
A short uppercut from Karesky.
Karesky lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Karesky prevents Hoover from breaking the clinch.
Karesky slowing the pace effectively.
Karesky works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A left hand lands to the body for Karesky.
Karesky avoiding damage.
Good body shot from Karesky.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karesky avoiding damage.
Karesky unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Karesky lands with a left to the head.
Karesky using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hoover has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hoover is trying to break free.
Hoover wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hoover wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Karesky has him pressed against the ropes.
Karesky displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hoover up against the ropes.
A right handed body shot lands from Karesky.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Karesky.
Karesky dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Karesky can't find room to land a body shot as Hoover controls the action.
Karesky tries to land knees in the clinch but Hoover avoids the damage to the body.
Karesky misses with a body punch.
Karesky tries to work over Hoover's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Karesky crunches a lovely knee into Hoover's ribcage.
Karesky lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hoover.
Karesky throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pejro Karesky showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dominic Hoover's cut.
That's time! Hoover's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Hoover misses with a body punch
and Karesky counters with a thumping low kick.
Karesky gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Karesky tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Karesky unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hoover lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Karesky struggles to land a body shot inside as Hoover controls his hands.
A bit of stalling here from Karesky.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Hoover tries to break free but Karesky pushes him back against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karesky lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hoover.
Karesky's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Nice elbow from Karesky.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karesky stalling the fight.
Karesky lands a nice shot to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Karesky.
Hoover is trying to break the clinch but Karesky is controlling him.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hoover.
Karesky stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hoover on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Karesky cracks Hoover with a nice body shot.
Karesky softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Hoover breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dominic Hoover has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoover swinging wildly here.
Karesky closes the distance and pushes Hoover back into the ropes.
A bit of stalling here from Karesky.
Karesky is pushing Hoover up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Karesky stalls.
Karesky continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Karesky tries to throw a body punch but Hoover avoids it by throwing Karesky back against the ropes.
Hoover is trying to break free.
A frustrated look appears on Hoover's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karesky taking a breather.
Hoover has a couple of punches blocked by Karesky.
Karesky scores a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hoover on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hoover wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Karesky lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hoover or not.
Karesky is stalling here.
Karesky misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Karesky lands with a right to the head.
Hoover is trying to force a seperation but Karesky has the dominant position.
Karesky lands a body shot.
Hoover takes a shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karesky putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hoover in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Karesky stalls.
Karesky scores with a hook to the body.
A hook to the body from Karesky.
Karesky is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Karesky blocks an uppercut.
Karesky lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hoover working aggressively here.
Karesky tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hoover is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Karesky blocks an uppercut.
Pejro Karesky is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Karesky is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pejro Karesky comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Karesky 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight for Pejro Karesky!
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight for Pejro Karesky!
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight for Pejro Karesky!
Pejro Karesky wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Zarco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodolfo Gusman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Antonio Zarco could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Rodolfo Gusman's chin.
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26
180 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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44
186 lbs
23 - 18 - 1 |
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Dangerous knees
Cardio machine |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Antonio Zarco!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 18 - 1, fighting out of London, Rodolfo Gusman!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Seu Braga and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zarco closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Gusman fails to land.
I was talking to Zarco's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Gusman avoiding damage as Zarco throws knees to the body.
Zarco scores a nice knee to the body.
Gusman misses with some punches.
Zarco with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Zarco tries to work over Gusman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gusman working aggressively here.
Zarco throws a knee to the head but misses.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Gusman changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Zarco fights it off and pushes away nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zarco throws a head kick that Gusman semi-blocks.
It looks like Rodolfo Gusman has been cut.
Zarco fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gusman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gusman fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Zarco is out of range.
Gusman is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Gusman thows a leg kick but Zarco checks it
and Gusman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gusman is rocked!
Zarco batters Gusman with a massive right followed by a huge left! Gusman is out on his feet looking like a zombie as Zarco lands a final crushing right hand to drop Gusman to the mat with a gruesome thud! Zarco is running around like a mad man after that fight and for good reason!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Antonio Zarco!
Antonio Zarco is the new welterweight champion!
After the fight, Antonio Zarco was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cristiano Nascimento (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benício Nazário (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nascimento comes to the ring accompanied by Symptom of The Universe (1975) . Nazário has chosen Counting Stars as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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37
222 lbs
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200 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cristiano Nascimento!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Benício Nazário!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Paulo Santos and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab lands there for Nazário.
Nascimento throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nazário takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nazário misses with a hook to the body
and Nascimento counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Benício Nazário has been cut.
Nascimento dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nascimento tries to score with a low kick but Nazário moves his leg out of the way.
Nazário wants to counter with a clinch but Nascimento pushes him away.
Nascimento stuffs the takedown.
Nascimento feints and then cracks Nazário's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nazário down.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nazário looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nazário shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Nascimento defends it nicely.
Nascimento tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Nazário cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nascimento fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nazário looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nascimento.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nascimento lands with a hook. Nazário tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nascimento uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Nazário has time to react.
Nazário swings away with a body shot that misses
and Nascimento counters with a nice kick to the body.
Nazário throws a body punch but Nascimento moves out of range.
It looked like Nascimento wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've been told by Nascimento's head coaches at Lock and Roll Grappling Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Nascimento swinging wildly here.
Nazário darts in looking for a takedown but Nascimento gets double underhooks and turns Nazário into the ropes.
Cristiano Nascimento has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Benício Nazário.
Nazário rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nascimento moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nazário swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nazário takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Good work by Nazário as he checks the leg kick.
Nascimento misses with a hook.
Cristiano Nascimento seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nascimento misses with an uppercut.
Nazário checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nascimento throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nascimento takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nascimento throws a leg kick which misses Nazário's front leg but catches the back leg as Nazário tries to avoid it.
Nascimento throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nazário sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nascimento fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nazário changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Nascimento tries to avoid it but Nazário manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Nascimento to the ground. Nascimento escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
It looked like Nascimento wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nazário looks winded!
Nascimento throws a big shot that misses.
Nazário appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Nascimento with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nascimento cracks Nazário with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Nazário looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Nascimento finish him?
Nazário is rocked!
Nazário throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nascimento.
Nazário is still on wobbly legs! Can Nascimento finish him?
Nascimento throws a jab when Nazário was well out of range.
Nazário seems to have recovered his senses.
Nascimento thumps Nazário with a low kick.
Nascimento throws a series of punches but Nazário moves out of range.
Nazário on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nascimento. Nascimento obviously looking to wear him down.
Nascimento lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nazário ducks under a wild hook from Nascimento.
Nascimento swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nascimento works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Cristiano Nascimento is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nazário misses the shot to the body.
Nazário fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nascimento lets loose with a powerful body kick. Nazário will feel that in the morning.
Crunch! Nascimento slams his shin into Nazário's torso.
Nascimento rushes Nazário and presses him up against the ropes.
Nazário prevents a body shot from Nascimento.
Nascimento goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nascimento working aggressively here.
Nascimento lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Nascimento is leaning against Nazário and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A right hand to the body from Nascimento.
Nazário's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nascimento's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nascimento connects with a looping right hand.
Nascimento buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nascimento closes the distance and clinches.
Nazário tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Nascimento just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Nazário can't break the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nascimento.
Nascimento lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nazário backwards.
Nascimento manages to break the clinch.
A jab lands there for Nascimento.
Nazário ducks under a wild hook from Nascimento.
Nazário throws a counter combo.
Nazário walks into a straight right hand from Nascimento.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nazário shoots in for a takedown but Nascimento shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nascimento cracks Nazário with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the ropes! Nazário falls to his knees and Nascimento doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cristiano Nascimento!
Cristiano Nascimento retains his light heavyweight title!
Cristiano Nascimento was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
In defeat, Benício Nazário stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'm sorry to all my friends and family, my fans, and everyone who supported me back home. I will try to do better next time. Thank you, everyone.'.
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