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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gandalf Mithrandir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arnold Braan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gandalf Mithrandir has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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219 lbs
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221 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gandalf Mithrandir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Arnold Braan!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Edson Gomes and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mithrandir moves into the clinch.
Braan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Braan has had enough of the clinch but Mithrandir keeps him there for the moment.
Braan is trying to break free.
Braan manages to break the clinch.
Mithrandir dips to his left and cracks Braan with an uppercut!
It looks like Arnold Braan has been cut.
Mithrandir forces Braan back against the cage and clinches.
Mithrandir lands an elbow that stopped Braan in his tracks for a moment.
Mithrandir lands an elbow that stopped Braan in his tracks for a moment.
Mithrandir lands an elbow inside that Braan shrugs off.
Braan is trying to break the clinch but Mithrandir has him pressed against the cage.
Mithrandir lands a nice elbow.
That has opened up Arnold Braan's cut even more.
Braan wants to get back to striking at distance but Mithrandir won't allow it.
Mithrandir creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Braan's defenses.
Braan tries to circle away but Mithrandir has him pinned against the cage.
Mithrandir gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The cut above Arnold Braan's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Braan tries to break free but Mithrandir pushes him back against the cage.
Mithrandir's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Mithrandir comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Arnold Braan's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Gandalf Mithrandir!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vitor Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Moss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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175 lbs
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178 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vitor Souza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jay Moss!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Emerson Jorge and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moss avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Moss shoots for a takedown but Souza saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Souza lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Jay Moss has been cut.
Souza throws a jab but it's blocked by Moss.
Moss tries for a takedown but Souza sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Souza bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Moss! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
Moss is rocked!
Souza passes Moss's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Moss is still in real trouble! Can Souza finish him?
Souza moves into full mount! Moss won't be happy about that!
Moss seems to have recovered his senses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Souza wants to take Moss's back here but Moss is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Souza trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moss's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Souza jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Moss manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Souza tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Souza stands up.
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.
Souza misses with a two punch combination.
Souza throws a big shot that misses.
Souza misses with a few strikes there.
Jay Moss seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Souza swings for the body but Moss moves out of range.
Souza throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Moss throws a right hand that Souza ducks under and follows up with a left that Souza also avoids with ease.
Souza looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Souza will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Moss shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza is working to get back to half guard.
Moss looking to control and managing it successfully.
Souza really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Souza is squirming around, avoiding Moss's attempts to control the action.
Souza is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vitor Souza dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jay Moss's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Souza ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Moss moves away.
Moss shoots in for a takedown but Souza shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Moss avoids the body shot from Souza.
Souza throws a big shot that misses.
Souza falls off balance throwing a combination
and Moss counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Moss trying to control but Souza is working from the bottom.
Souza is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Souza looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Moss passes into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza is trying to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Moss misses with a few strikes there.
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.
Souza dodges the punch combination from Moss.
Moss has a takedown stuffed.
Moss dodges the punch combination from Souza.
Souza throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Moss counters with a shoot takedown. Souza fights it but they end up in guard.
Souza is looking for a triangle here but Moss uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Souza is looking to reverse the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza stops Moss from passing to mount.
Souza is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Souza manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Souza passes to full mount!
Souza moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Moss has worked his arm free - good work by Moss!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moss is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Souza advances to mount.
Moss is squirming around, avoiding Souza's attempts to control the action.
Moss trying desperately to get to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Moss showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jay Moss's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Souza ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Moss moves away.
Moss displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Souza throws out the jab.
Moss shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Souza as he avoids it easily.
Moss takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Souza takes a swing at Moss's ribcage but misses.
Souza throws out a loose jab but Moss uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice combination there by Souza.
Souza misses with a double jab
and Moss counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Moss.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Souza is looking to stand up but Moss isn't so interested in that idea.
Moss trying to control the position from guard on top but Souza is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Moss can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Souza wants to stand up but Moss is controlling him.
Moss has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Souza to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Moss is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Souza pulls down on the head and he's put Moss to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Vitor Souza!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Walter Sobchak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hermes Hogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hermes Hogan is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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292 lbs
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300 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Walter Sobchak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hermes Hogan!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Matheus Silva and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sobchak misses with a body shot.
Sobchak catches Hogan with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sobchak lands a jab to Hogan's midsection.
Sobchak lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sobchak.
Sobchak misses with a hook.
Hogan shoots in for a takedown but Sobchak shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sobchak connects with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sobchak lands with a hook. Hogan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sobchak fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hogan manages to avoid it.
Hogan closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sobchak circles away.
Sobchak bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hogan's head backwards.
Hogan looks gassed!
Sobchak tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hogan was well out of range. Poor timing from Sobchak.
Sobchak lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sobchak lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hogan at a distance.
Sobchak looks to score with a jab to the body but Hogan is just out of range.
Sobchak scores with a body shot.
Hogan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sobchak lands a big right hand that sends Hogan crashing to the mat! Sobchak stays standing though and waves Hogan back to his feet!
Hogan is rocked!
It looks like Hermes Hogan has been cut.
Nice defenses there by Hogan.
Hogan is still on wobbly legs! Can Sobchak finish him?
Sobchak lands a right hook to the body.
Hogan seems to have recovered his senses.
Sobchak throws a monster overhand right that drops Hogan! Sobchak follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Walter Sobchak!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Norberto da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose PEGADOR (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). da Silva comes to the cage accompanied by Bon Jovi - It's My Life. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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300 lbs
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295 lbs
5 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
KO power |
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Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Norberto da Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jose PEGADOR!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Emerson Jorge and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
da Silva keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
da Silva is looking to clinch but PEGADOR is avoiding it.
da Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
da Silva slips a jab and a cross from PEGADOR.
PEGADOR shoots in for a takedown but da Silva shows good takedown defense.
da Silva clinches with his opponent.
PEGADOR swings wildly with an uppercut but da Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
PEGADOR takes a shot to the head.
A frustrated look appears on PEGADOR's face as he tries to break the clinch.
PEGADOR is trying to drag da Silva to the mat but da Silva just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Norberto da Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jose PEGADOR.
da Silva gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from PEGADOR.
da Silva lands an elbow that stopped PEGADOR in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Jose PEGADOR has been cut.
da Silva lands a nice knee to the body.
PEGADOR looks gassed!
da Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. PEGADOR lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
da Silva comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
da Silva scores a nice knee to the body.
PEGADOR takes an elbow to the temple.
That has opened up Jose PEGADOR's cut even more.
da Silva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
da Silva lands a damaging elbow.
da Silva lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The cut above Jose PEGADOR's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jose PEGADOR's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Norberto da Silva!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Harald De Wolfe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Hawkwoods (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James Hawkwoods has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Harald De Wolfe's chin.
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177 lbs
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169 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Harald De Wolfe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, James Hawkwoods!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Luis Engracia and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawkwoods shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hawkwoods showed some decent athleticism there.
De Wolfe looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Hawkwoods is working for a kimura but De Wolfe is defending it quite comfortably.
Hawkwoods wants to free his trapped foot but De Wolfe is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Hawkwoods is working for a submission of some sort.
De Wolfe is not content to let Hawkwoods control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Wolfe regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Hawkwoods.
Hawkwoods trying to control but De Wolfe is working from the bottom.
De Wolfe preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hawkwoods postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! De Wolfe is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Hawkwoods, into his guard.
Hawkwoods is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Wolfe stopping the sweep attempt from Hawkwoods.
De Wolfe avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hawkwoods looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawkwoods working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. De Wolfe doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Hawkwoods is tightening it up a little... De Wolfe has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! De Wolfe reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! De Wolfe taps out! nice BJJ there by Hawkwoods!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). James Hawkwoods!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sakuraba Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Walter Hannedy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Gimme Shelter. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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194 lbs
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195 lbs
12 - 6 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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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
10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sakuraba Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Walter Hannedy!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Mauricio Rocha and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hannedy scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Hannedy prevents Gracie from improving his position.
Hannedy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gracie keeps working.
Gracie is trying to get back to full guard.
Hannedy trying to control from half guard but Gracie is working away.
Hannedy is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Hannedy with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Gracie looking for submissions off his back.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hannedy avoids a kick to the body.
Gracie connects with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hannedy shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Gracie is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hannedy seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Gracie is staying active underneath Hannedy, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Gracie is looking to improve his position.
Gracie is defending against the submission attempts here by Hannedy.
Gracie regains full guard. Nicely done.
Gracie is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hannedy defends well.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hannedy chips away with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hannedy can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hannedy's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Hannedy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gracie swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hannedy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hannedy drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hannedy jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Hannedy trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hannedy gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Hannedy 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.
Gracie looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Hannedy from controlling successfully.
Hannedy thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hannedy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hannedy scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hannedy gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Gracie throws the kick towards the body but Hannedy avoids it.
Hannedy tries to clinch up.
Hannedy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gracie paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hannedy throws a series of strikes that have Gracie backpedaling.
Hannedy shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A right-left combo lands from Hannedy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries to clinch but Hannedy moves away
and Hannedy counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ground and pound from Hannedy.
Gracie is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hannedy scores with a couple of nice shots.
Hannedy is working for a kimura but Gracie is defending it quite comfortably.
Gracie is looking for a sweep. Hannedy is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hannedy is looking to take a break and control but Gracie is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gracie is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hannedy pulls his head out easily.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hannedy scores with a nice right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Walter Hannedy dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Gracie gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hannedy counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Gracie swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gracie misses with an uppercut. Hannedy saw that one coming.
Hannedy moves into range and clinches up with Gracie.
Hannedy is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hannedy drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gracie blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hannedy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gracie is defending well for now.
Hannedy is pressed up against the cage. Gracie has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hannedy down to the mat. Hannedy avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Gracie leaves Hannedy with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hannedy wants to clinch up but Gracie keeps it at a distance.
A combination from Hannedy does no damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gracie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hannedy shoots in for a takedown but Gracie shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sakuraba Gracie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Walter Hannedy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hannedy throws a series of punches but Gracie avoids them all with ease.
Gracie misses with a looping left.
Gracie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gracie scores a takedown into full mount!
A nice elbow there by Gracie.
Hannedy is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Hannedy sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Gracie seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Hannedy is looking to control Gracie's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hannedy avoid being mounted?
Hannedy works his way to full guard. Good work.
Walter Hannedy has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gracie throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hannedy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hannedy is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hannedy is looking for a triangle but Gracie pushes his legs off easily.
Gracie drops back, looking for a kneebar! Hannedy looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Hannedy looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Hannedy!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Gracie is looking to regain half guard here but Hannedy keeps moving and retains side control.
Hannedy trying to control the position but Gracie is working away.
Hannedy thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Hannedy is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Gracie knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is looking for a sweep.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Hannedy working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Gracie gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Hannedy is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Gracie doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Hannedy.
Hannedy passes to full mount!
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.
Gracie slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Hannedy is working for a submission of some sort.
Hannedy wants to take a breather but Gracie is having none of it.
Hannedy trying to pass the guard but Gracie defending well.
Gracie moves into full guard.
Hannedy is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Gracie is looking for a triangle but Hannedy pushes his legs off easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Walter Hannedy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Hannedy doesn't manage to clinch there - Gracie circles away.
Gracie misses with a straight left.
Hannedy throws a right hand that Gracie ducks under and follows up with a left that Gracie also avoids with ease.
Gracie tries to clinch but Hannedy is having none of it.
Hannedy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gracie scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hannedy looking for submissions off his back.
Gracie is looking for a kimura but Hannedy is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gracie to get the leverage.
Hannedy looking for submissions off his back.
Gracie is looking for a kimura but Hannedy is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gracie to get the leverage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie thows a huge punch but Hannedy dodges it nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hannedy moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Gracie loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hannedy looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hannedy throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Hannedy throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Gracie postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Hannedy is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Gracie, into his guard.
Gracie throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Gracie looking for a guillotine here but Hannedy defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hannedy trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Hannedy is working Gracie over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hannedy avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hannedy is in close to Gracie's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hannedy showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hannedy scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hannedy is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Gracie has an active guard here but Hannedy has managed to pass into half guard.
Gracie looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Gracie has hold of Hannedy's hands but Hannedy slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Hannedy not doing much here.
Hannedy seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Gracie is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Walter Hannedy!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sonny Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Richarlison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ricky Richarlison acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sonny Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricky Richarlison!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Alexandre Firmino and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Richarlison.
Sanchez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sanchez stalks Richarlison and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Richarlison's face. Richarlison staggers backwards, shaken.
Ricky Richarlison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Richarlison avoids a punch combination nicely.
Richarlison tries for a takedown but Sanchez sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sanchez throws a right and a left that Richarlison avoids nicely.
Richarlison looks for a takedown but Sanchez sprawls well.
Richarlison misses with a takedown attempt - Sanchez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sonny Sanchez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricky Richarlison.
Sanchez slaps away a takedown attempt from Richarlison, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sanchez throws a right hand that Richarlison ducks under and follows up with a left that Richarlison also avoids with ease.
Sanchez scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Sanchez scores with a three punch combo!
Horrible takedown by Richarlison or perhaps it was just good defense by Sanchez which made him look bad.
Sanchez stuffs the takedown attempt from Richarlison. Richarlison gets slowly back to his feet.
Sanchez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sanchez lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richarlison closes the distance and clinches up with Sanchez, looking for a takedown. Richarlison pushes Sanchez against the cage but Sanchez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sanchez misses with a two punch combination.
Richarlison tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Richarlison showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sanchez.
Sanchez with a nice cross.
Sanchez lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Sanchez with a nice cross.
Richarlison looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sanchez scores with a jab. Richarlison acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Richarlison will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Richarlison looks gassed!
Richarlison fails with a takedown attempt.
Sanchez lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Sanchez lands a hook that stumbles Richarlison back into the cage. Sanchez follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Richarlison to the canvas! Sanchez pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Richarlison has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Sonny Sanchez!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Alivero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Commander Manlove (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Alivero might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to One Winged Angel - Nobuo Uematsu. Commander Manlove is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Antonio Alivero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Commander Manlove!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Mauricio Rocha and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manlove slips a jab and a cross from Alivero.
Manlove moves in looking to clinch but Alivero pushes him off.
Alivero lands a jab to the head.
Alivero throws a big shot that misses.
Manlove drops his hands momentarily and Alivero takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Alivero avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Alivero scores with a hook.
Manlove doesn't manage to clinch there - Alivero circles away.
Commander Manlove seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Manlove tries to clinch but Alivero moves out of range.
Manlove tries to clinch up but Alivero circles away and keeps his distance.
Alivero cracks Manlove with an open hand slap.
Alivero throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Manlove tries to clinch up.
Alivero lands a nice looking body shot.
Manlove tries to clinch but Alivero moves out of range.
Manlove is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Alivero lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Alivero.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Manlove tries to clinch but Alivero moves out of range.
Manlove tries to clinch up.
Alivero misses with an uppercut.
Manlove gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Alivero.
Manlove tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alivero's elbow.
Alivero lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Manlove or not.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Manlove tries a body shot but Alivero blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Alivero.
Manlove looks gassed!
Alivero scores with a hook to the body.
Come on Manlove - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Nice body punch from Alivero - that landed with a thud.
Manlove is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Alivero is keeping busy.
A body shot lands from Alivero.
A shot in the inside from Alivero.
Alivero lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Manlove or not.
Alivero lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Manlove is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Alivero throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alivero tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Manlove's elbow.
Manlove misses with a hook from the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Alivero.
Alivero pushes Manlove back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Alivero pushes Manlove back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A body shot lands from Alivero.
Good body shot from Alivero.
A short body shot lands from Alivero as the two fighters clinch.
Alivero is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Alivero lands a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manlove misses with a hook to the ribs.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Alivero lands a body shot.
Good body shot from Alivero.
Alivero cracks Manlove with a nice body shot.
Alivero presses Manlove against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nice body punch from Alivero.
Alivero tries to throw a body punch but Manlove avoids it by throwing Alivero back against the cage.
Alivero digs a right hand underneath Manlove's ribcage. Manlove let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Alivero throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nice body punch from Alivero.
Alivero dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Alivero lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Alivero pushes Manlove back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Alivero.
Alivero throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Alivero is working Manlove over against the cage.
Alivero lands a body shot.
Alivero lands a left hand that snaps the head of Manlove backwards.
A right hand to the body from Alivero.
A short body shot lands from Alivero as the two fighters clinch.
Alivero presses Manlove against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alivero working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Manlove blocks a body shot from Alivero.
Alivero tries a body shot but Manlove blocks it.
Alivero misses with a punch to the body.
A right hand to the body from Alivero.
Alivero lands with a left to the head.
Alivero works on Manlove's body with a couple of short punches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Alivero lands a body shot.
Alivero scores with a shoulder strike.
Alivero digs a right hand into Manlove's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Manlove's gas tank.
Alivero is leaning against Manlove and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Alivero throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Alivero wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Alivero lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Alivero is leaning against Manlove and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Alivero.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Alivero.
Alivero misses with a body punch.
Manlove tries to throw a body punch but Alivero avoids it by throwing Manlove back against the cage.
Alivero lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Alivero tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Manlove's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alivero misses with a hook to the ribs.
Alivero misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Alivero.
Alivero digs a right hand underneath Manlove's ribcage. Manlove let out a lung full of air as it connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A left hand lands to the body for Alivero.
Alivero misses with a body punch.
Alivero is leaning against Manlove and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Alivero.
Alivero scores with a hook to the body.
Alivero scores with a hook to the body.
Alivero works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Alivero blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Alivero has had enough of the clinch but Manlove keeps him there for the moment.
A hook to the body from Alivero.
A left hand lands to the body for Alivero.
Alivero lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right from Alivero.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alivero works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Manlove struggles to land a body shot inside as Alivero controls his hands.
Manlove blocks a body shot from Alivero.
Alivero pushes Manlove back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Alivero works on Manlove's body with a couple of short punches.
Alivero lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Alivero dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Alivero scores with a nice strike.
Manlove uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Alivero.
Alivero lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Manlove backs up against the cage.
Alivero rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Manlove moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Alivero works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Alivero lands a jab.
Alivero tries to clinch but Manlove moves out of range.
Alivero is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Manlove can do to turn this around?
Manlove looks to clinch
and Alivero counters with a two punch combo.
Manlove drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Alivero circles away from the clinch attempt
and Alivero counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Manlove on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Manlove moves in looking to clinch but Alivero pushes him off.
Manlove tries to clinch but Alivero is having none of it.
Alivero cracks Manlove with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Manlove tries to clinch
and Alivero connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alivero lands with an uppercut that bounces Manlove off the cage and back into rage.
Alivero scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Manlove tries to clinch there but Alivero circles away.
Alivero throws a hook but Manlove avoids it easily.
Manlove is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Alivero circles away from the clinch attempt
and Alivero counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Manlove wants to clinch
and Manlove takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Alivero lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Alivero misses with a straight left.
Alivero cracks Manlove with an open hand slap.
Manlove clinches but Alivero breaks the clinch
and Alivero counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice body punch from Alivero.
Manlove doesn't manage to clinch there - Alivero circles away.
Alivero tries to clinch up but Manlove circles away and keeps his distance.
Alivero lands with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manlove wants to clinch but Alivero slips to the side
and Alivero counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Alivero lands a head shot.
Manlove tries to clinch up
and Alivero connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Commander Manlove is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Alivero lands an overhand right.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Manlove tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Alivero paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Manlove walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Alivero rushes Manlove and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Manlove stalling the fight.
Manlove can't find room to land a body shot as Alivero controls the action.
A right hook to the body lands for Alivero.
Alivero stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Alivero works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Alivero digs a right hand into Manlove's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Manlove's gas tank.
Alivero struggles to land a body shot inside as Manlove controls his hands.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Alivero lands a body shot.
Alivero scores with a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Alivero.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alivero trying to control the position but instead, Manlove has worked for underhooks and has pushed Alivero into the cage.
Nice body punch from Alivero - that landed with a thud.
Alivero tries to work over Manlove's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Alivero scores with a hook to the body.
Manlove has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nice body punch from Alivero - that landed with a thud.
Alivero tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Alivero.
A body shot lands from Alivero.
Alivero throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nice body punch from Alivero.
Alivero lands a body shot in the clinch.
Alivero scores with a hook to the body.
Alivero digs a right hand underneath Manlove's ribcage. Manlove let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Manlove prevents a body shot from Alivero.
Alivero breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Alivero!
Alivero tries to close the distance and clinch but Manlove swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Manlove closes the distance but Alivero moves to the side
and Alivero counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Manlove closes the distance looking to clinch
and Alivero counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Alivero tests Manlove's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Alivero misses with an uppercut.
Alivero looks to land a combination but Manlove avoids it well.
Manlove darts in trying to clinch
and Alivero counters with a left and a right that stings Manlove.
Alivero is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Manlove.
Manlove tries to clinch but Alivero moves away
and Alivero counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Alivero.
Manlove leaning his opponent against the cage.
Alivero can't find room to land a body shot as Manlove controls the action.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Alivero as Manlove tries to tie him up.
Alivero lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Manlove or not.
Manlove prevents a body shot from Alivero.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Alivero dominated that second 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Manlove tries to clinch up.
Manlove bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Manlove tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Manlove moves in looking to clinch but Alivero pushes him off.
Manlove needs to keep his hands up - Alivero had a free shot at his head there.
Manlove slips a jab from Alivero.
Manlove needs to keep his hands up - Alivero had a free shot at his head there.
Manlove tries to clinch but Alivero is having none of it.
Manlove tries to clinch but Alivero is having none of it.
Manlove takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Antonio Alivero is winning the standup battle so far.
Manlove fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Alivero, pushing him back against the cage.
Manlove lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Alivero can't break the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Alivero.
Still in the clinch, Manlove scores with a nice short uppercut.
Manlove digs a right hand underneath Alivero's ribcage. Alivero let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Alivero tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Manlove's elbow.
Manlove takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Alivero blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Alivero blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Manlove is looking to control Alivero's arms but Alivero gets an underhook and turns him. Now Manlove has his back to the cage.
Manlove misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alivero struggles to land a body shot inside as Manlove controls his hands.
Manlove misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Alivero.
Alivero cracks Manlove with a nice body shot.
Alivero throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Alivero is working Manlove over against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Alivero.
Alivero pushes Manlove back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Alivero presses Manlove against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short body shot lands from Alivero as the two fighters clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Alivero.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good body shot from Alivero.
A right hook to the body lands for Alivero.
Nice body punch from Alivero.
A short right from Alivero on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Alivero.
Alivero digs a right hand underneath Manlove's ribcage. Manlove let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Alivero lands a nice shot to the body.
Alivero cracks Manlove with a nice body shot.
Alivero works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Alivero pushes Manlove back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Alivero.
Alivero is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alivero lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Alivero.
Manlove swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short uppercut from Alivero.
Alivero prevents a body shot from Manlove.
Alivero digs a right hand underneath Manlove's ribcage. Manlove let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Alivero digs a right hand underneath Manlove's ribcage. Manlove let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nice body punch from Alivero.
Manlove blocks a body shot from Alivero.
Antonio Alivero has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Alivero lands a body shot in the clinch.
Manlove looking to slow down the pace here.
Alivero is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Alivero breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A body shot lands from Alivero.
Alivero softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Good body shot from Alivero.
Alivero lands a body punch in the clinch.
Alivero pushes Manlove back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alivero scores with a shoulder strike.
Manlove prevents a body shot from Alivero.
A hook to the body from Alivero.
Alivero working hard to break the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Alivero.
Alivero scores with a hook to the body.
Alivero is leaning against Manlove and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Alivero lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Manlove or not.
Alivero stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Alivero scores with a shot to the side of Manlove's head.
Alivero lands a body shot.
Alivero works on Manlove's body with a couple of short punches.
Alivero softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Manlove tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Alivero stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Alivero digs a right hand into Manlove's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Manlove's gas tank.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body punch from Alivero - that landed with a thud.
A hook to the body from Alivero.
Alivero lands a shot to the body.
Alivero stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Alivero.
Alivero digs a right hand into Manlove's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Manlove's gas tank.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alivero misses with a punch to the body.
Alivero stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A body shot lands from Alivero.
Alivero digs a right hand into Manlove's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Manlove's gas tank.
Alivero lands a right hand.
Alivero is trying to maintain a safe position but Manlove gets an underhook and turns Alivero into the cage.
Alivero lands an uppercut.
Manlove is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Alivero stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Alivero lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Manlove backwards.
Alivero cracks Manlove with a nice body shot.
A short uppercut from Alivero.
Alivero scores with a shot to the side of Manlove's head.
Alivero lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Manlove.
Good body shot from Alivero.
Alivero lands with a left to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alivero digs a right hand into Manlove's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Manlove's gas tank.
A right hook to the body lands for Alivero.
Alivero is working Manlove over against the cage.
Commander Manlove has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alivero lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Manlove backwards.
Alivero lands a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Alivero.
And that's the end of the fight!
Antonio Alivero showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Alivero has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:24
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:25
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antonio Alivero!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ameliano Cassemiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lauri Pasanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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188 lbs
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BJJ Brown 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
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ameliano Cassemiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lauri Pasanen!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Thiago Cunha and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left lands for Pasanen.
Cassemiro shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Cassemiro prevents Pasanen from improving his position.
Pasanen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cassemiro.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pasanen is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Cassemiro's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Cassemiro's back!
Cassemiro tries to roll but Pasanen sticks to his back.
Cassemiro has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Cassemiro trying to control the position but Pasanen manages to sink in the hooks.
Pasanen throwing sloppy strikes.
Pasanen misses with punches from the back.
Cassemiro rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Pasanen is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Cassemiro moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Cassemiro controlling Pasanen's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cassemiro is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Pasanen works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Pasanen trying to control the action but Cassemiro is working from the bottom.
Cassemiro regains full guard. Nicely done.
Pasanen wants to control from the top but Cassemiro keeps moving.
Cassemiro is trying to keep Pasanen in close.
Pasanen looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Cassemiro manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Pasanen really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Cassemiro content just to control the position here.
Pasanen is trying to escape the mount.
Cassemiro is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Pasanen is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ameliano Cassemiro!
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