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AFC Fight Night 6 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Julio Silva (ranked 9469 p4p, 723 weight class) and Bupe Mubanga (ranked 22320 p4p, 800 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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220 lbs
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235 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight 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, Julio Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bupe Mubanga!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Seu Braga and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mubanga closes the distance and clinches.
Mubanga has clasped his hands together around Silva's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Silva is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Mubanga's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Mubanga takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Silva is trying to maintain the position but Mubanga is very close to passing his half guard.
My spies in All Star Performance Institute inform me that Mubanga has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Mubanga is trying to control. Silva wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Silva taking some punishment here, with Mubanga in his half guard.
Mubanga wants to free his trapped foot but Silva is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Silva is pressing down on Mubanga's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Silva is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mubanga is aware though and is defending well.
Silva controls Mubanga momentarily but Mubanga frees himself.
Silva is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Mubanga has his hands clasped together but Silva extends and breaks Mubanga's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Silva.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Julio Silva!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kim Rhee Daebyeol (ranked 8518 p4p, 560 weight class) and Donald Markham (ranked 22786 p4p, 643 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Kim Rhee Daebyeol has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Kim Rhee Daebyeol seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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165 lbs
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151 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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kim Rhee Daebyeol!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Donald Markham!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Edson Gomes and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daebyeol misses with a low kick.
Markham dives in for a single leg takedown but Daebyeol sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Daebyeol misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Markham.
Horrible takedown attempt by Markham or perhaps it was just good defense by Daebyeol, which made it look bad.
Markham throws a series of punches but Daebyeol avoids them all with ease.
Daebyeol closes the distance and clinches.
Daebyeol lands a takedown into guard.
Daebyeol with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Daebyeol with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Markham punching from the bottom - just letting Daebyeol know he's still in a fight.
Markham can't keep his opponent in guard - Daebyeol advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Daebyeol wants to pass to mount but Markham is defending the position.
Daebyeol sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Markham is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Daebyeol prevents Markham from standing back up.
Nice strikes from Daebyeol there.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Daebyeol in particular looking to stall.
Markham is trying to stand up here but Daebyeol is controlling him well.
Daebyeol working over Markham with some ground and pound. Markham looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
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.
Markham is looking to escape.
Markham trying to hold on to Daebyeol's head to control him but Daebyeol postures up.
Daebyeol sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Markham defending well though.
Markham has hold of Daebyeol's hands but Daebyeol slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Markham is trying to get back to full guard.
Daebyeol sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Markham defending well though.
Markham is looking for a sweep. Daebyeol is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Daebyeol controlling the pace.
Markham looking for submissions off his back.
Daebyeol looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daebyeol's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Markham tries to get to full guard but Daebyeol has control of the leg.
Markham keeps trying to improve his position.
Daebyeol lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Still in half guard, Daebyeol seems content to control.
That's four 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.
Daebyeol is thwarting Markham's attempts to control the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Daebyeol rushes Markham and presses him up against the cage.
Daebyeol tries to throw a body punch but Markham avoids it by throwing Daebyeol back against the cage.
Daebyeol has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Markham is trying to keep an underhook but Daebyeol manages to get the takedown into half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Daebyeol thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Markham's head.
Daebyeol seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Daebyeol is trying to control. Markham wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Markham kicks off Daebyeol and gets to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kim Rhee Daebyeol dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Markham misses with an uppercut. Daebyeol saw that one coming.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Daebyeol.
Daebyeol is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Markham's shoulder. That is not cool.
Markham sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Markham trying to hold on to Daebyeol's head to control him but Daebyeol postures up.
Markham gets full guard.
Kim Rhee Daebyeol overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Daebyeol is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Daebyeol postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daebyeol working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Markham keeping moving, preventing Daebyeol from controlling successfully.
Daebyeol showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Markham avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Daebyeol is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Markham can do to turn this around?
Daebyeol cracks Markham with a solid left hand.
Daebyeol wants to pass the guard but Markham is keeping the position.
Daebyeol in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Daebyeol won't allow Markham to sweep him here.
Daebyeol is stalling in the full guard.
Daebyeol working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Daebyeol working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Markham looking to hit a scissor sweep but Daebyeol is one step ahead there.
Daebyeol is in close to Markham's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Markham is rocked!
Markham wants to stand and escape but Daebyeol is having none of it.
Daebyeol trying to control the position from guard on top but Markham is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Daebyeol is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Daebyeol scores with a takedown into Markham's guard.
Daebyeol trying to control the position from guard on top but Markham is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Daebyeol connects with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Markham wants to get back to his feet but Daebyeol is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Markham looking for a sweep. Not yet Markham, not yet.
Daebyeol controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Markham wants to sweep here but Daebyeol controlling him for the moment.
Daebyeol prevents Markham from getting back to his feet.
That's four 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.
Daebyeol won't allow Markham to sweep him here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Daebyeol looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Daebyeol is controlling the pace.
Markham taking some punishment here, with Daebyeol in his half guard.
Daebyeol controlling the pace.
Markham wants to control but Daebyeol is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Markham makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Markham.
Daebyeol works over Markham with some ground and pound from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kim Rhee Daebyeol dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Nice uppercut lands for Daebyeol. That snapped Markham's head back.
Daebyeol avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Daebyeol swats away the attempt to clinch by Markham.
Daebyeol drops down looking for a counter takedown but Markham sprawls and moves away.
Markham will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Daebyeol swats away the attempt to clinch by Markham.
Daebyeol waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Markham.
Markham wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daebyeol thows a left - swing and a miss!
Daebyeol closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Markham's guard.
Daebyeol advances to half guard.
Daebyeol lands with a punch from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Markham wants to get back to full guard.
Markham is trying to maintain the position but Daebyeol is very close to passing his half guard.
Daebyeol keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Daebyeol scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Daebyeol performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
We've been hearing good reports from Daebyeol's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Daebyeol looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Markham tries to kick Daebyeol off but Daebyeol keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
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.
Markham blocking the ground and pound attempt from Daebyeol.
Daebyeol prevents Markham from improving his position.
Daebyeol content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Daebyeol has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Markham is refusing to be controlled, as Daebyeol sits in half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Daebyeol moves nicely into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Markham tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Daebyeol scores with a couple of short elbows.
Markham struggling a bit here.
Daebyeol scores with a couple of short elbows.
Markham is still in real trouble! Can Daebyeol finish him?
Daebyeol is putting a hurting on Markham here, landing some big shots from side control.
Markham is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Markham takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Daebyeol scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Markham is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Daebyeol can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kim Rhee Daebyeol!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Cathaway (ranked 4288 p4p, 481 weight class) and Brian Dann (ranked 7076 p4p, 634 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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196 lbs
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BJJ Purple 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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jimmy Cathaway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brian Dann!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Emerson Jorge and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dann tries to clinch up.
Cathaway paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Dann on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Cathaway wobbles Dann with a right hand and the left hook that follows puts him on his rear! Cathaway dives in with a huge flying punch that connects right on the button and puts Dann to sleep! - What a violent and spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jimmy Cathaway!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Jr Silva (ranked 3849 p4p, 190 weight class) and Jason Tolevski (ranked 7580 p4p, 315 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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147 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pablo Jr Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jason Tolevski!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Emerson Jorge and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tolevski keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Tolevski stuffs the takedown attempt from Silva. Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
Silva closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Silva controlling the action here.
Silva looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tolevski is doing well to control the position and prevent Silva from advancing to side control.
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.
Silva is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Tolevski has managed to free his arm - good work.
Tolevski trying to control from the bottom.
Tolevski misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Silva is controlling the pace.
Silva is looking to take a break and control but Tolevski is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Silva controlling the action here.
Silva wants to take a breather but Tolevski is having none of it.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Silva is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Tolevski's half guard.
Tolevski looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Silva takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tolevski is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Silva stops Tolevski from getting back to his feet.
Tolevski actively working from the bottom here.
Silva seems to be working for a kimura but Tolevski defends the submission attempt.
Silva wants to control but Tolevski is keeping him busy.
Silva is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Tolevski is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
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.
Tolevski is trying to get back to full guard.
Silva is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Silva seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tolevski shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Silva pinned against the cage. Silva gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Jr Silva dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Silva defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Tolevski.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And Tolevski responds with a good body kick, but Silva manages to step out the way in time.
Tolevski looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tolevski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva moves into range and clinches up with Tolevski.
Tolevski tries to pull guard but Silva forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Pablo Jr Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Tolevski.
Tolevski prevents the takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tolevski wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Silva goes for a takedown in the clinch but Tolevski prevents it.
Silva is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Tolevski pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tolevski wants to break free but Silva has control.
Tolevski leaning his opponent against the cage.
Silva has picked Tolevski up - he's going for a ride! Silva dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Tolevski is refusing to be controlled, as Silva sits in half guard.
Silva is thwarting Tolevski's attempts to control the position.
Pablo Jr Silva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Silva is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Tolevski has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tolevski is looking to control Silva's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Tolevski avoid being mounted?
Silva content to control rather than advance.
Tolevski is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Tolevski is striking from the bottom but he's now found himself mounted! Oh dear - not enough focus on defense there.
Silva controlling from the full mount.
Silva thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Tolevski tries to lock up and control but Silva gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Silva trying to control but Tolevski is having none of it.
Silva with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Tolevski is working to get back to half guard.
That's four 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.
Silva can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Tolevski is looking to escape.
Silva controlling the pace for now.
Tolevski is trying desperately to improve position.
Silva sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tolevski slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Jr Silva dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. 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.
Tolevski gets a clinch.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tolevski tries to circle away but Silva has him pinned against the cage.
Silva works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Silva trying to control but Tolevski is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva stands and throws Tolevski's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tolevski keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tolevski trying to remain calm as Silva controls from the top position.
Silva is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Tolevski knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Silva throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Tolevski is looking to regain half guard here but Silva keeps moving and retains side control.
Silva wants to control but Tolevski is keeping him busy.
Silva tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Silva has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Tolevski is trying to control Silva's posture but Silva avoids it.
Tolevski trying to remain calm as Silva controls from the top position.
Tolevski tries to bench press Silva off him but Silva keeps the position.
Tolevski is not content to let Silva control the position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Tolevski is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tolevski is being controlled here.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Silva lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Silva closes the distance and clinches up with Tolevski, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes Tolevski against the cage but Tolevski circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Silva lands with a thumping leg kick.
Silva slaps away a takedown attempt from Tolevski, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Silva scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Silva wants to take a breather but Tolevski is having none of it.
Tolevski wants to stand back up but Silva manages to pass into side control.
Tolevski tries to bench press Silva off him but Silva keeps the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tolevski is trying to control Silva's posture but Silva avoids it.
Silva throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Silva just content to control the position.
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Pablo Jr Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tolevski trying to remain calm as Silva controls from the top position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silva wants to control but Tolevski is keeping him busy.
Jason Tolevski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tolevski throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pablo Jr Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Silva, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pablo Jr Silva!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bill Como (ranked 4293 p4p, 389 weight class) and Dan Sergeant (ranked 5190 p4p, 443 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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139 lbs
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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
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bill Como!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dan Sergeant!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Felipe Paraventi and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Como gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Como's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Como can't keep his opponent in guard - Sergeant advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Como is trying to maintain the position but Sergeant is very close to passing his half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sergeant scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Como has his hands clasped together around Sergeant's back. He's all about the action.
Como wants to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sergeant trying to control the pace.
Sergeant is working for a submission of some sort.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sergeant stalling.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Sergeant connects with a nice short shot to Como's temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sergeant is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Como is just riding it out for now. Sergeant eventually gives up the hold.
Como is trying to stand up here but Sergeant is controlling him well.
Como preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Sergeant is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Como defends it well.
Sergeant is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Como defends it well.
Sergeant is controlling the pace.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Sergeant gets a double leg takedown into Como's guard.
Como looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sergeant not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Como trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Sergeant makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Como looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sergeant is one step ahead there.
Como is trying to keep Sergeant in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Como wants to stand and escape but Sergeant is having none of it.
Sergeant not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Como trying to keep a closed guard but Sergeant is proving a slippery customer.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Sergeant is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Como's half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sergeant stops Como from getting back to his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Como on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are battling for position here. Como manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Como wants to improve his position but instead Sergeant has moved into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Sergeant dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Sergeant goes for a double leg but Como avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Como continues to drive forward.
Jab from Como.
Sergeant darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Como tries to roll over but Sergeant keeps him under control.
Sergeant seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Sergeant takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Sergeant is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Como is trying to stand.
Como tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Sergeant has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Como wants to hold on but Sergeant pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
BOOM! Sergeant connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Sergeant connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Sergeant goes for an armbar but Como turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Como.
Como trying to control the position from guard on top but Sergeant is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Como wants to stand but Sergeant is controlling his posture from full guard.
Como wants to control from the top but Sergeant keeps moving.
Sergeant is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Como defends well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sergeant seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Sergeant lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Sergeant is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Dan Sergeant has got the better of the ground game so far.
Como looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sergeant is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sergeant's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Como working for a triangle but Sergeant defends it easily.
Como tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sergeant won't allow Como to get back to his feet.
Sergeant controls from within his opponent's guard.
Como not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Como looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sergeant is one step ahead there.
Sergeant sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Como throws a one two combo.
Como throws a series of punches but Sergeant avoids them all with ease.
Sergeant drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Sergeant is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Como will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Como is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Sergeant has just dragged him back down to the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dan Sergeant will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Como moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sergeant closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Como to the mat! Como manages to get full guard.
Como looking to control.
Sergeant prevents Como from getting back to his feet.
Como being controlled here, momentarily.
Como has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sergeant's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Como trying to control the position.
Como is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Sergeant is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sergeant sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Bill Como is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sergeant closes this distance looking for a takedown but Como circles away.
Como moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Como misses with a two punch combination.
Sergeant dives in for a single leg takedown but Como sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Como throws a wild body kick that Sergeant sees coming a mile off.
Sergeant with the counter takedown but Como avoids it easily.
Bill Como seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sergeant moves out of range as Como strikes.
Sergeant takes a kick to the side of the head.
Como throws a leg kick that is checked
so Sergeant counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Como is looking for a triangle but Sergeant pushes his legs off easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sergeant controlling from the top position.
Sergeant is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sergeant tries to free his leg and advance position but Como is retaining full guard.
Sergeant working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Como's head.
Sergeant content to stall in guard here.
Como keeping full guard, as Sergeant tries to pass.
Como 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sergeant content to stall in guard here.
Sergeant is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sergeant showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Como isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Sergeant stacks Como on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Sergeant!
A lull in the action here as Sergeant stalls from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sergeant's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Como is trying to get back to half guard.
Sergeant is chipping away with strikes.
Como is looking for a sweep.
Sergeant working away.
Sergeant working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Bill Como has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Como is looking for a sweep.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Sergeant comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sergeant 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Sergeant!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ezekiel Ithamar (ranked 2763 p4p, 136 weight class) and Gregory Simmons (ranked 4619 p4p, 223 weight class). Ithamar comes to the cage accompanied by Yamma Ensemble Psalms 104. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ezekiel Ithamar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gregory Simmons!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Mauricio Rocha and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ithamar looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Simmons is fending him off so far but Ithamar persists. Nope, Simmons circles away and we're back to standing.
Despite the aggression on Simmons's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Simmons misses with a low kick as Ithamar jumps back.
Simmons looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Simmons trying to control the position from guard on top but Ithamar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ithamar has his feet on Simmons's thighs here. He's pushed Simmons off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Simmons screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ezekiel Ithamar!
In his post fight interview, Ezekiel Ithamar gave a big smile as he said 'But the children rebelled against me: They did not follow my decrees, they were not careful to keep my laws, of which I said, "Whoever obeys them will live by them," and they desecrated my Sabbaths. So I said I would pour out my wrath on them and spend my anger against them in the wilderness.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cain Alvarado (ranked 5603 p4p, 462 weight class) and Pietro De Negri (ranked 8915 p4p, 543 weight class). Cain Alvarado has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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155 lbs
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150 lbs
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cain Alvarado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pietro De Negri!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Paulo Santos and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alvarado pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Alvarado tries to keep at a distance but De Negri has taken the fight into the clinch.
De Negri manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Alvarado accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
De Negri controlling the position.
De Negri looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
De Negri pulls Alvarado in close to his closed guard and prevents Alvarado from doing any damage or advancing position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarado trying to stand up but can't free himself from De Negri's guard.
Alvarado trying to control the position from guard on top but De Negri is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Negri managing to control the position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
De Negri closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Alvarado taking a breather.
De Negri breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Alvarado connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Alvarado throws a lazy head kick
and De Negri counters with a takedown into side control.
Alvarado tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Negri patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
What can Alvarado do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alvarado tries to escape the position.
De Negri biding his time, looking for the opening.
Alvarado looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Alvarado tries to escape but De Negri has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Negri is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Alvarado. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Alvarado trying to control the action but De Negri just sinks the hooks in.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Alvarado is trying to get back to his feet but De Negri has full control of the position and if anything, Alvarado has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Alvarado defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of De Negri's arms.
Can Alvarado hold on?! De Negri is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Alvarado tries to escape but De Negri has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Negri is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Alvarado taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from De Negri.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Pietro De Negri!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tony Bison (ranked 2332 p4p, 246 weight class) and Ross Gleeson (ranked 3927 p4p, 359 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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28
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154 lbs
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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
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tony Bison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ross Gleeson!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Matheus Silva and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from Gleeson.
Bison slips under a jab from Gleeson.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gleeson. That's going to slow Bison down.
Gleeson throws the left hand but Bison avoids the punch easily.
Gleeson jabs Bison right on the nose. Bison blinks but takes it well.
Bison checks the leg kick nicely there.
Gleeson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Gleeson gets tackled into the cage by Bison. Bison maintains the clinch.
Bison pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Gleeson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bison throws a front kick that sends Gleeson stumbling back into the cage.
Bison instigates a clinch.
Bison working Gleeson over with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bison landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gleeson avoids the elbow strike from Bison, against the cage.
Bison lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bison tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gleeson avoids it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bison throws an elbow but misses.
Bison lands an elbow that stopped Gleeson in his tracks for a moment.
Bison tries to land knees in the clinch but Gleeson avoids the damage to the body.
Gleeson takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bison avoiding damage.
Bison stalling against the cage.
Gleeson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gleeson managing to block the knees to the body from Bison.
Bison throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bison pushes off an throws an elbow but Gleeson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bison keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gleeson's efforts to push away.
Gleeson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gleeson tries to throw a body punch but Bison avoids it by throwing Gleeson back against the cage.
Bison pressing his opponent against the cage.
Gleeson managing to block the knees to the body from Bison.
Gleeson wants to break the clinch but can't.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bison.
Gleeson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gleeson.
Bison is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Gleeson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bison fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gleeson, pushing him back against the cage.
Gleeson dodges an elbow strike from Bison.
Gleeson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bison.
Bison is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gleeson is defending well for now.
Gleeson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gleeson presses Bison against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Gleeson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gleeson blocks an elbow strike.
Gleeson scores with a hook to the body.
Gleeson is looking to break free of the clinch but Bison has double underhooks.
Gleeson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bison has him pressed against the cage.
Gleeson is trying to break free.
Bison missing with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bison tries to land knees in the clinch but Gleeson avoids the damage to the body.
Bison trying to land knees to the body.
Gleeson misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bison.
Bison lands a nice elbow.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Bison lands an elbow just above Gleeson 's eye.
Bison tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gleeson is trying to break free.
Gleeson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bison with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bison lands a nice elbow.
Gleeson is trying to force a seperation but Bison has the dominant position.
Gleeson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Knees to the body from Bison.
Gleeson is trying to force a seperation but Bison has the dominant position.
Gleeson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bison avoiding damage.
Gleeson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bison prevents Gleeson from breaking the clinch.
Gleeson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bison tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gleeson avoids it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bison using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Gleeson tries to circle away but Bison has him pinned against the cage.
Bison pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bison content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Bison lands an elbow inside that Gleeson shrugs off.
Gleeson is trying to break free.
Gleeson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bison.
Bison taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bison comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Gleeson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gleeson tries a body shot but Bison blocks it.
Gleeson tries to break free but Bison pushes him back against the cage.
Gleeson misses with some punches.
Gleeson avoiding damage as Bison throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Bison dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Bison clinches up with Gleeson and pushes him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gleeson.
Gleeson tries to break free but Bison pushes him back against the cage.
Gleeson working hard to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Gleeson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bison is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gleeson can do to turn this around?
Gleeson avoids a wild elbow strike from Bison.
Bison prevents a body shot from Gleeson.
Gleeson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bison keeps control of Gleeson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bison is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gleeson is defending well for now.
Gleeson is looking to break free of the clinch but Bison has double underhooks.
Bison blocks a body shot from Gleeson.
Bison pushes off an throws an elbow but Gleeson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bison throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bison trying to land knees to the body.
Gleeson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bison misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gleeson.
Bison leaning his opponent against the cage.
Gleeson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gleeson is trying to break free.
Gleeson misses with the head strike.
Gleeson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bison blocks a jab.
Gleeson gets tackled into the cage by Bison. Bison maintains the clinch.
Gleeson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gleeson blocks the elbow strike.
Gleeson is trying to force a seperation but Bison has the dominant position.
Gleeson is trying to push Bison away but Bison has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Gleeson wants to break the clinch but can't.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bison just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gleeson's brow.
Bison blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gleeson is trying to break free.
Gleeson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gleeson blocks the elbow strike.
Bison pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Gleeson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tony Bison has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gleeson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bison tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bison checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bison has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gleeson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bison trying to land knees to the body.
Bison lands an elbow inside.
Bison utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bison trying to land knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bison just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gleeson's brow.
Gleeson takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Ross Gleeson has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gleeson is looking to break free of the clinch but Bison has double underhooks.
Bison tries to land knees in the clinch but Gleeson avoids the damage to the body.
Gleeson avoiding damage as Bison throws knees to the body.
Bison blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gleeson wants to break free but Bison has control.
Gleeson tries to break free but Bison pushes him back against the cage.
Bison missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gleeson has had enough of the clinch but Bison keeps him there for the moment.
Gleeson misses with a punch to the body.
Gleeson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bison misses with a few strikes there.
Bison 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.
Gleeson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bison misses with a two punch combination.
Gleeson raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Bison connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gleeson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gleeson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Gleeson scores with a head kick.
Bison on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gleeson. Gleeson obviously looking to wear him down.
Bison lands a head kick!
Gleeson throws a head kick that misses.
Gleeson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gleeson throws a hook but Bison blocks it.
Gleeson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Gleeson tries to keep at a distance but Bison has taken the fight into the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Gleeson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bison lands a damaging elbow.
Bison trying to land knees to the body.
Bison has Gleeson pressed against the cage, preventing Gleeson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gleeson is trying to push Bison away but Bison has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bison.
Gleeson is breathing heavily.
Bison holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Gleeson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bison has him pressed against the cage.
Gleeson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gleeson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gleeson tries to break free but Bison pushes him back against the cage.
Gleeson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gleeson.
Gleeson tries to work over Bison's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gleeson tries to circle away but Bison has him pinned against the cage.
Gleeson takes an elbow to the temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Bison dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ross Gleeson's cut.
That's time! Bison's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Bison has managed to clinch.
Gleeson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gleeson working hard to break the clinch.
Gleeson working hard to break the clinch.
Bison connects with a knee to the head.
Bison lands an elbow inside.
Bison throws an elbow but it misses.
Gleeson breaks from the clinch.
Gleeson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Good leg kick by Gleeson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bison closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bison missing with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bison looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gleeson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gleeson tries to throw a body punch but Bison avoids it by throwing Gleeson back against the cage.
Bison landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gleeson misses with a body punch.
Gleeson wants to break free but Bison has control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gleeson misses with a punch to the body.
Bison will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Gleeson up against the cage.
Bison misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gleeson.
Bison is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gleeson is defending well for now.
Bison slows down the pace here.
Bison prevents a body shot from Gleeson.
Gleeson avoiding damage as Bison throws knees to the body.
Gleeson is looking to break free of the clinch but Bison has double underhooks.
Bison keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gleeson's efforts to push away.
Bison tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gleeson avoids it.
Gleeson tries to circle away but Bison has him pinned against the cage.
Bison using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bison missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bison keeps control of Gleeson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gleeson working aggressively here.
Gleeson lands a nice uppercut.
Bison tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gleeson avoids it.
Gleeson swings wildly with an uppercut but Bison uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bison keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gleeson's efforts to push away.
Gleeson misses with the head strike.
Gleeson can't break the clinch.
Gleeson wants to break free but Bison has control.
Bison pushes off an throws an elbow but Gleeson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bison looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bison slows down the pace here.
Gleeson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gleeson tries to circle away but Bison has him pinned against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bison throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Gleeson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bison looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gleeson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gleeson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gleeson avoiding damage as Bison throws knees to the body.
Bison trying to land knees to the body.
Gleeson working hard to break the clinch.
Come on Bison - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Gleeson misses with some punches.
Bison scores with a knee to the head.
Gleeson is trying to push Bison away but Bison has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Gleeson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gleeson can't find room to land a body shot as Bison controls the action.
Bison throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gleeson managing to block the knees to the body from Bison.
Gleeson wants to break free but Bison has control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Bison.
Bison lands an elbow inside that Gleeson shrugs off.
Gleeson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gleeson.
Bison lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gleeson's sensitive parts.
Gleeson scores with a jab. Bison acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ross Gleeson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gleeson tries to bum rush Bison with a series of wild strikes but Bison uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bison chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gleeson can pounce on him.
Gleeson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Bison throws a wild body kick that Gleeson sees coming a mile off.
Bison keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ross Gleeson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sloppy strikes from Gleeson. Those never looked like landing.
Gleeson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Some wild striking there from Gleeson.
Gleeson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Gleeson looks to score with a jab to the body but Bison is just out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Bison showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bison, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Bison!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Huffy Sanna (ranked 2574 p4p, 319 weight class) and Corwin Valentine (ranked 3955 p4p, 452 weight class). Valentine has chosen I'm the Man as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Huffy Sanna!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Corwin Valentine!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Emerson Jorge and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valentine fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sanna misses with a double jab.
Valentine lands a lovely overhand right.
It looks like Huffy Sanna has been cut.
A head kick misses from Sanna.
Valentine has closed the distance and engaged Sanna in a clinch.
A knee to the head by Valentine.
Sanna breaks the clinch.
Valentine looks to score with a jab to the body but Sanna is just out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Sanna. Those never looked like landing.
Valentine on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Valentine moves into the clinch successfully.
Valentine is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sanna is defending well for now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Valentine is working for takedown but Sanna is calmly controlling the position for now.
Sanna lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sanna on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Valentine landing knees to the body.
Valentine missing with knees to the body.
Valentine misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sanna.
Valentine misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sanna.
Sanna is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanna lands a hook that snaps the head of Valentine backwards.
Valentine misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sanna.
Sanna struggles to land a body shot inside as Valentine controls his hands.
Valentine tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Valentine jumps into guard, dragging Sanna to the mat.
Sanna throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Valentine works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Valentine working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sanna doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sanna manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Valentine looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Valentine escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sanna gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Sanna wanted to stand there but Valentine had control of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanna trying to control the position from guard on top but Valentine is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Valentine has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sanna can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sanna showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Valentine throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sanna stands up and waves to Valentine to follow him.
Sanna connects with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanna looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sanna cracks Valentine with a good jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sanna.
Valentine fails with an attempt to clinch.
Valentine cracks Sanna with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sanna cracks Valentine with a right hand to the side of the head.
It looks like Corwin Valentine has been cut.
Sanna lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Valentine misses with a series of wild punches.
Sanna takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Valentine walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanna takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Huffy Sanna's cut is getting worse.
Sanna throws a nice outside leg kick.
Valentine has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Sanna moves away from the strike by Valentine.
Sanna moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanna keeps the fight on the outside.
Sanna fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Huffy Sanna seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sanna, right into the meat.
Sanna takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sanna misses with a two punch combination.
Valentine looks to land a right hand but Sanna moved out of range.
Valentine doesn't manage to clinch there - Sanna circles away.
Valentine ducks right into an uppercut from Sanna.
Valentine rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sanna moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Valentine tries to close the distance and clinch but Sanna swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sanna connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Valentine on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sanna. Sanna obviously looking to wear him down.
Sanna throws a low kick, looking for Valentine's leg but Valentine calmly moves out of range.
Sanna tries to keep at a distance but Valentine has taken the fight into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Sanna's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sanna wants to break free but Valentine has control.
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 Huffy Sanna will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sanna scores with a decent looking hook.
Valentine throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sanna sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It looked like Sanna was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Sanna lands a nice hook to Valentine's body. Valentine takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sanna swinging wildly here.
Sanna lands with a nice body kick.
Sanna connects with a jab.
Valentine cracks Sanna with a good jab.
Sanna blocks a jab.
Sanna slips under a jab from Valentine.
Valentine takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sanna darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Valentine looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Valentine is rocked!
Sanna connects with a nice looking jab.
Valentine is still on wobbly legs! Can Sanna finish him?
Valentine misses with a hook
and Sanna counters with a huge uppercut, hook combination that drops Valentine! The ref has seen enough - he's dived in to stop the fight! Brutal strikes by Sanna!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Huffy Sanna!
Huffy Sanna is the new middleweight champion!
The defeated Corwin Valentine had this to say: 'I will have to take some time off to train and prepare myself mentally before I come back. Props to my opponent! '.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Adriano Silva (ranked 4401 p4p, 218 weight class) and Jimmy Carruthers (ranked 2823 p4p, 138 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Adriano Silva!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jimmy Carruthers!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Alexandre Firmino and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva throws a body shot but no joy.
Silva finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Carruthers throws out a counter right but Silva avoids it with no problem.
Jimmy Carruthers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carruthers jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Carruthers uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Silva.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Carruthers, as that shot connected.
Silva really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Carruthers looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Silva throws a series of punches but Carruthers avoids them all with ease.
Carruthers throws a body shot but no joy.
Silva takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've been informed that Carruthers has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Carruthers stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Silva.
Carruthers looks to throw the jab but Silva is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carruthers throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.
Carruthers ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Carruthers misses with a body shot.
Carruthers lands with a good body shot.
Carruthers cracks a nice hook into Silva's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carruthers thows a leg kick but Silva checks it
and Silva counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Carruthers is trying to maintain the position but Silva is very close to passing his half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva slows the pace down in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Silva is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Carruthers defends it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva decides to stand up.
No joy there for Carruthers, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jimmy Carruthers is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Carruthers sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Silva takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Carruthers throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silva drops down looking for a counter takedown but Carruthers sprawls and moves away.
Carruthers changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carruthers gets caught flat footed, as Silva shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Silva postures up in Carruthers's guard and throws a big left but Carruthers blocks it.
Silva 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 three minutes gone in the round.
Silva has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Silva is pushing down on Carruthers's leg trying to pass to half guard. Carruthers is fighting to maintain full guard but Silva has managed to sneak the leg through.
Silva keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Carruthers trying to hold on to Silva's head to control him but Silva postures up.
Silva is looking to advance position but Carruthers won't allow it.
Carruthers is looking to get back to full guard here but Silva has managed to pass to side control instead.
Silva takes a little break here. Carruthers wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Silva looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Silva is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Carruthers is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Silva takes a little break here. Carruthers wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Carruthers wants to control but Silva postures up.
Carruthers wants to get back to his feet but Silva drags him back down.
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 Adriano Silva will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Carruthers lands with a right hand.
A swing and a miss from Silva.
Jimmy Carruthers seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Carruthers throws a leg kick which misses Silva's front leg but catches the back leg as Silva tries to avoid it.
Carruthers misses with a few strikes there.
Carruthers will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Carruthers misses with a double jab.
Silva swings widly with a right hand
and Carruthers counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Carruthers pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Carruthers digs a good hook to Silva's body.
Silva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Carruthers with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silva throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Carruthers counter with a right hand.
Carruthers has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carruthers misses the shot to the body.
Carruthers is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Silva rather than just go for the knockout.
Carruthers works Silva's body with a nice hook.
Carruthers digs a good body shot into Silva's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carruthers gets caught napping as Silva dives in and scores a takedown. Carruthers manages to retain guard.
Silva looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Silva wants to control from the top but Carruthers keeps moving.
Silva looking to pass the guard.
Silva slips nicely into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carruthers trying to control but Silva postures up.
Carruthers really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Silva. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Silva decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Silva takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Carruthers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Carruthers throws a counter combo.
Silva slips under a jab.
Carruthers slips under a jab from Silva.
Silva shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Carruthers eats them both and turns towards Silva to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Carruthers throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Carruthers has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Silva.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva throws a right hand that misses
and Carruthers counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Silva misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Silva, as that shot connected.
Carruthers uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Silva.
Carruthers punishes Silva's body with a nice straight punch.
Carruthers lands with a good body shot.
Silva thuds his right hand into Carruthers's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Silva misses the jab.
Carruthers is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Silva with a body shot.
Silva takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A big right from Silva misses.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silva throws a shot from downtown. Carruthers moves away and avoids it.
Silva cracks the inside of Carruthers's front leg.
Carruthers ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Silva throws a low kick but Carruthers avoids it.
Carruthers throws a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carruthers misses with a leg kick.
Silva throws a big shot that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Silva dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Carruthers. That did some damage!
Carruthers goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Carruthers tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nice body punch from Carruthers.
Silva throws a hook but Carruthers blocks it.
A little jabbing left from Carruthers on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Silva misses the jab.
Carruthers lands an overhand right.
Silva thows a left - swing and a miss!
Adriano Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Some wild striking there from Carruthers.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Carruthers showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Carruthers lands a nice looking body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Silva, as that shot connected.
Silva misses with a two punch combination.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Carruthers.
A left and a right from Carruthers both land. Nice combination.
Carruthers buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Silva.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carruthers misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Silva with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Carruthers to score with a decent uppercut.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
No joy there for Carruthers, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carruthers lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Silva passes Carruthers's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Carruthers trying to control here.
Silva prevents Carruthers from standing back up.
Carruthers wants to control but Silva is keeping busy.
Silva works his way into side control.
Silva looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Carruthers will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Carruthers tries to improve position but can't.
Carruthers is trying to escape the position but Silva is controlling the position.
Carruthers is trying to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Carruthers's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva decides to stand back up.
Carruthers uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Silva.
Nice body punch from Carruthers.
Carruthers moves away from the strike by Silva.
A big left from Carruthers misses.
Carruthers throws a leg kick
and Silva counters with a single leg into guard. Carruthers didn't expect that.
Silva advances to half guard.
Carruthers is looking to improve his position.
Carruthers takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Silva is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Carruthers taking some punishment here, with Silva in his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva controlling the action here.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Silva.
Carruthers wants to control but Silva is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Silva stops Carruthers from getting back to his feet.
Silva is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Carruthers sees it coming and defends easily.
Silva tries to pass the half guard into mount. Carruthers knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Silva not doing much here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adriano Silva clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
A shot to the liver by Carruthers. Beautiful body shot.
Silva throws a poor cross that misses
and Carruthers cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Silva throws a body punch but Carruthers moves out of range.
Carruthers swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Carruthers fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Silva misses with a body shot.
Carruthers throws a leg kick which misses Silva's front leg but catches the back leg as Silva tries to avoid it.
Carruthers slips under a jab from Silva.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carruthers thows a leg kick but Silva checks it
and Silva counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Silva slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Carruthers is working an open guard so Silva takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Silva.
Carruthers swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
A combination from Silva does no damage.
Silva slips a straight right by Carruthers.
Carruthers scores with a crisp jab that stopped Silva in his tracks.
Carruthers avoids a punch combination nicely.
Carruthers flicks out a counter leg kick but Silva steps away.
Carruthers lands the left hand.
Silva throws a head kick but Carruthers moves out of range.
Carruthers lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carruthers scores with a hook to the body. Silva takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Carruthers displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Silva.
Carruthers throws a body shot but no joy.
Carruthers misses with an uppercut. Silva saw that one coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big right from Silva misses.
Carruthers lands a glancing blow to the side of Silva's head.
Silva misses with an uppercut. Carruthers saw that one coming.
Carruthers doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Carruthers misses the shot to the body.
Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Carruthers throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Carruthers avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Carruthers dodges the punch combination from Silva.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a right and a left that Carruthers avoids nicely.
Carruthers looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Carruthers scores with a jab. Silva acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Carruthers takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Silva misses with a leg kick
and Carruthers counters with a right hand to the body.
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silva avoids the body shot from Carruthers.
Silva throws a right and a left that Carruthers avoids nicely.
Silva misses with a low kick as Carruthers jumps back.
Carruthers jabs Silva right on the nose. Silva blinks but takes it well.
Carruthers steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silva.
Carruthers doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Carruthers dips to his left and cracks Silva with an uppercut!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carruthers lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Carruthers's corner calls for a 1-2. Carruthers obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carruthers connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Silva throws a good cross that connects.
Silva looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Carruthers ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Silva throws a low kick but Carruthers moves out of range easily.
Silva tried to score with a low kick but Carruthers checks it.
Silva takes one to the chin there.
Silva checks a leg kick.
Silva changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Silva looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Carruthers is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Carruthers wants to control but Silva is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Carruthers dominated that fourth round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Carruthers on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Silva lands a really nice looking cross but Carruthers seems unphased.
Carruthers throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Carruthers throws a nice outside leg kick.
Carruthers displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silva throws out the jab.
Carruthers ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab lands there for Carruthers.
Carruthers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Carruthers.
Silva appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Carruthers throws a leg kick that is checked
and Silva counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Silva prevents Carruthers from standing back up.
Carruthers is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Silva trying to pass the guard but Carruthers defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is controlling the pace.
Silva frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Carruthers is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Silva looking to secure an arm triangle but Carruthers defends it well.
Carruthers holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Silva tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva content just to control the position here.
Carruthers is trying to stand.
Silva throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Carruthers because Silva loaded up on that one.
Silva controlling from mount.
Silva is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Carruthers has managed to escape the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Silva looking to control but Carruthers is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Carruthers tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Silva looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Silva avoids the attempt from Carruthers to control.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Silva cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Carruthers really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva scoring with strikes but Carruthers is staying in there.
Carruthers is rocked!
Silva controlling his opponent.
Carruthers is still in real trouble! Can Silva finish him?
Carruthers is trying to escape the mount but Silva keeps good control and instead manages to take Carruthers's back.
Silva controls the position.
Silva 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, Carruthers has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Silva is working the ground and pound. Can Carruthers escape?
Silva controls the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carruthers tries to roll but Silva sticks to his back.
Silva controls the action.
Carruthers trying to control the hands but Silva breaks the grip.
Silva is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Carruthers has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Can Carruthers hold on?! Silva is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
And that's the end of the fight!
Adriano Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Silva has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 48:48
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 48:47
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Adriano Silva!
Adriano Silva retains his bantamweight title!
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