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Theatre of Dragons VII PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Xervian Naciamento (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henric Andersen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andersen has chosen Sultans Of Swing as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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175 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight 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, Xervian Naciamento!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Henric Andersen!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Edson Gomes and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andersen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Naciamento avoids the head kick by Andersen.
Naciamento ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Andersen moves away.
Naciamento sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Andersen closes the distance and pushes Naciamento back into the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Andersen.
Andersen breaks the clinch.
Andersen closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Naciamento is looking for a sweep.
Naciamento might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Andersen working away.
Naciamento is trying to improve his position.
You can see the frustration on Naciamento's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Naciamento is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andersen wants to get back to his feet.
Naciamento is looking for a sweep. Andersen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Andersen wants to free his trapped foot but Naciamento is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Andersen is controlling the pace.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Andersen trying to control the action but Naciamento is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Henric Andersen.
Andersen lands a high kick!
It looks like Xervian Naciamento has been cut.
Naciamento is breathing heavily.
Andersen lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andersen moves into the clinch.
Andersen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Andersen darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
It looks like Andersen is going to stand back up.
Andersen decides to stand and escape the position.
Andersen's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Andersen duly obliges.
Andersen shoots in looking for a takedown. Naciamento tries to sprawl out of it but Andersen keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Naciamento manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Andersen takes the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henric Andersen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Xervian Naciamento's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Andersen lands a head kick!
Naciamento fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Naciamento throws a big shot that misses.
Andersen closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Andersen lands in his opponent's guard.
Naciamento escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Andersen gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Andersen gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Andersen lands with a nice combination. Naciamento backs away looking to recover.
Andersen changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Naciamento looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andersen controls the position.
Andersen cracks Naciamento with a big right hand but Naciamento just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Naciamento taking punishment in the form of punches.
Andersen lands an elbow.
Andersen decides to stand back up. Andersen steps back and let's Naciamento get back to his feet.
Andersen lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Naciamento is rocked!
Andersen moves into the clinch successfully.
Andersen breaks the clinch.
Andersen is looking to clinch but Naciamento is avoiding it.
Andersen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Andersen landing knees to the head.
Andersen'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.
Andersen manages to break the clinch.
Henric Andersen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andersen shoots in and bounces Naciamento off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Andersen stopping the sweep attempt from Naciamento.
Naciamento looking for a guillotine here but Andersen defends easily.
Naciamento being controlled here, momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Naciamento working for a triangle but Andersen defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henric Andersen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Xervian Naciamento's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Andersen scores with a nice body kick.
Andersen tries to clinch there but Naciamento circles away.
Naciamento has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Andersen.
Andersen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Andersen tries to score a power double leg takedown but Naciamento sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Andersen somewhat.
Andersen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Andersen changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Naciamento looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Andersen landing strikes.
Naciamento tries to buck Andersen off but Andersen is having none of it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Check out the look on Andersen's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Andersen looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Andersen in side control lands a decent elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Andersen lands some shots froms side control.
Andersen working the ground and pound but Naciamento is defending the strikes.
Andersen lands a few punches from side control.
Andersen staying calm.
Andersen stands up.
Andersen bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naciamento manages to get back to half guard.
Naciamento looking for submissions off his back.
Naciamento actively working from the bottom here.
Naciamento is looking to improve his position.
Andersen throwing shots but Naciamento is blocking nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Andersen works his way into full mount!
Naciamento takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henric Andersen really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Xervian Naciamento's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Andersen scores with a kick to the body.
Jab, jab by Andersen - just one landing.
Naciamento looks to score with a jab to the body but Andersen is just out of range.
Henric Andersen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Andersen scores with a nice strike.
Naciamento thows a body shot but no joy.
Andersen scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Naciamento wants to get back to full guard.
Andersen escapes and gets back to his feet.
Andersen scores with a spinning back kick!
Andersen tries to bum rush Naciamento with a series of wild strikes but Naciamento uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Andersen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Andersen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andersen throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Naciamento tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Andersen is in Naciamento's guard.
Andersen would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Naciamento has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Andersen has passed into side control.
Naciamento is trying to improve his position.
Naciamento is working hard here to advance position.
Naciamento is trying to control Andersen's posture but Andersen avoids it.
Henric Andersen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Naciamento tries to bench press Andersen off him but Andersen keeps the position.
Andersen in side control, just content to control the action for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naciamento can't do much from the bottom here.
Andersen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Naciamento keeps working.
Andersen stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Andersen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Andersen moves into the clinch.
Andersen has picked Naciamento up - he's going for a ride! Andersen dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Naciamento looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Naciamento tries to roll over but Andersen keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henric Andersen dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Xervian Naciamento's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Andersen gets the takedown into side control.
Xervian Naciamento has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Andersen stands up and beckons Naciamento to his feet.
Andersen lands with a cross.
Naciamento missing with a left hand there. Andersen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Andersen, as that shot connected.
Andersen moves into the clinch successfully.
Andersen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Andersen is working Naciamento over against the cage.
Andersen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Naciamento tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Andersen was well out of range. Poor timing from Naciamento.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Andersen throws a series of punches but Naciamento avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andersen tries to clinch up but Naciamento circles away and keeps his distance.
Andersen lands a jab to the nose.
Andersen shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Andersen showed some decent athleticism there.
Naciamento looking for submissions off his back.
Naciamento is staying active underneath Andersen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Andersen with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Naciamento wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andersen is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Naciamento is just riding it out for now. Andersen eventually gives up the hold.
Naciamento looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Naciamento actively working from the bottom here.
Andersen wants to free his trapped foot but Naciamento is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Andersen stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Naciamento to get to his feet.
Henric Andersen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Andersen drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Henric Andersen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Andersen has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 45:50
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 45:50
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Henric Andersen!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between king kong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Victor Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thiago Victor Dos Santos struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 188.0lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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191 lbs
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198 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, king kong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Victor Dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Mauricio Rocha and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dos Santos shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has kong pinned against the cage. kong gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Dos Santos shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has kong pinned against the cage. kong gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Dos Santos fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
king kong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thiago Victor Dos Santos.
kong is looking to clinch but Dos Santos is avoiding it.
kong throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dos Santos's waist but Dos Santos gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing kong off to one side.
kong tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dos Santos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
kong tries to sprawl but Dos Santos drives through with a takedown into half guard.
kong avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos looks gassed!
kong avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dos Santos.
kong is looking to escape.
Dos Santos missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
kong is positioning himself well to prevent Dos Santos advancing to mount.
kong is trying to maintain the position but Dos Santos is very close to passing his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
kong is looking to improve his position.
Dos Santos seems to be working for a kimura but kong defends the submission attempt.
kong gets full guard.
kong is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
kong keeping full guard, as Dos Santos tries to pass.
kong lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Dos Santos!
kong really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
kong lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Dos Santos hang on?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
kong takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
kong has his arm under Dos Santos's chin here. Game over son! kong squeezes tightly and Dos Santos is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). king kong!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Wagner Amore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenko Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kenko Silva has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Wagner Amore's chin.
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160 lbs
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160 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wagner Amore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kenko Silva!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Daniel Cesar and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Amore as he avoids it easily.
Amore feints and as Silva raises his hands in defense, Amore changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Amore has gone for a leg lock! Silva slips out almost immediately though and dives into Amore's guard.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Amore is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva won't allow Amore to sweep him here.
Silva wants to pass the guard but Amore is keeping the position.
Amore pulls Silva in close to prevent any damage.
Silva trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Amore holds on and takes a little breather.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Wagner Amore wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Amore shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
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.
Amore seems to be looking for submissions.
Amore is keen to just control but Silva is a slippery customer.
Silva gets back to full guard.
Amore stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Silva has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Amore can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
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.
Amore tries to free his leg and advance position but Silva is retaining full guard.
Silva looking to control.
Amore controlling from the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wagner Amore dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Amore shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Silva is trying to defend but Amore finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Amore works his way into side control.
Amore decides to stand back up. Amore steps back and let's Silva get back to his feet.
Silva with a poor takedown
and Amore counters with a single leg into guard. Silva didn't expect that.
Amore advances to half guard.
Amore passes to side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amore has an Americana. Silva didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Amore is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Amore hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Wagner Amore!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Horrigan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brunson Mastiff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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285 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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283 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Frank Horrigan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brunson Mastiff!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Leandro Rodrigues and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mastiff uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Horrigan.
Mastiff moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Mastiff moves away from the strike by Horrigan.
Mastiff takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Horrigan stuns Mastiff with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Horrigan. No joy for Mastiff on that attempt.
Horrigan really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Mastiff throws a hook to the side of Horrigan's head but Horrigan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Horrigan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mastiff moves away.
Mastiff swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Mastiff uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Horrigan.
Mastiff looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Horrigan is fending him off so far but Mastiff persists. Nope, Horrigan circles away and we're back to standing.
Horrigan throws a lazy right hand but Mastiff sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mastiff bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A combination from Horrigan does no damage.
Horrigan throws a series of punches but Mastiff moves out of range.
Horrigan throws a shot to the body.
Horrigan lands with a nice combination. Mastiff backs away looking to recover.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mastiff avoids the body shot from Horrigan.
Mastiff shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Horrigan napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Horrigan is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mastiff working the ground and pound but Horrigan is defending the strikes.
Mastiff looks up at the clock and then as Horrigan takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Mastiff smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Mastiff wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Horrigan, who protects the arm well.
Mastiff working the head and body with strikes.
Mastiff throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Horrigan manages to get back to half guard.
Mastiff works his way into full mount!
Mastiff avoids the attempt from Horrigan to control.
Mastiff controlling from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horrigan is trying desperately to improve position.
Horrigan gets back to half guard.
Mastiff wants to stand up but Horrigan has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Horrigan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mastiff.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mastiff not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Mastiff throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mastiff throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
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 Frank Horrigan will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Mastiff keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Horrigan.
Horrigan lands a lovely overhand right.
Horrigan throws out a loose jab but Mastiff uses good head movement to avoid it.
Horrigan scores with a nice right hand.
Mastiff bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Horrigan throws a jab but it's blocked by Mastiff.
Horrigan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mastiff doesn't seem bothered though.
Horrigan scores with a nice right hand.
Horrigan gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mastiff.
Horrigan throws a nice looking combination but Mastiff bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mastiff shoots in and drives through. Horrigan sprawls well.
Horrigan slips under a jab.
Horrigan swings for the body but Mastiff moves out of range.
Horrigan misses the jab.
Mastiff ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mastiff misses with a jab, cross combination.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Mastiff blocks a jab.
Horrigan misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mastiff swinging wildly here.
Horrigan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Good exchange - Horrigan coming out on top.
Horrigan scores with a shot to the body.
Horrigan cracks Mastiff with a right hand to the side of the head.
Horrigan moves out of range as Mastiff strikes.
Horrigan lands a lovely overhand right.
Horrigan lands with a nice body punch.
Horrigan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mastiff.
Some wild striking there from Horrigan.
Mastiff ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A shot to the liver by Mastiff. Beautiful body shot.
A combination from Mastiff does no damage.
Mastiff moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Mastiff staying out of range there.
Horrigan scores with a jab to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horrigan lands a jab to Mastiff's midsection.
Horrigan looks to score with a jab to the body but Mastiff is just out of range.
Horrigan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Horrigan throws a jab when Mastiff was well out of range.
Mastiff takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Mastiff with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Horrigan to score with a decent uppercut.
Horrigan is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Horrigan jabs Mastiff to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Horrigan throws a big shot that misses.
Horrigan lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Brunson Mastiff is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Horrigan scores with a jab to the jaw.
Mastiff misses with a wild combination.
Horrigan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Horrigan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mastiff.
Horrigan scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Horrigan looks to land a left hand but Mastiff moved out of range nicely.
Horrigan moves into range and connects with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Horrigan dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Mastiff fails to land with a series of punches.
Horrigan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Horrigan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Horrigan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Horrigan connects with a nice looking jab.
Horrigan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mastiff counters with a shoot takedown. Horrigan fights it but they end up in guard.
Horrigan is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mastiff is trying to maintain the position but Horrigan is very close to passing his half guard.
Mastiff is looking for a sweep. Horrigan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Horrigan is taking a breather. Mastiff says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Mastiff has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Horrigan is working away from the top position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mastiff punching from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A decent looking cross lands there for Horrigan.
Horrigan checks a low kick from Mastiff.
Frank Horrigan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horrigan throws a hook to the side of Mastiff's head but Mastiff sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Horrigan stuffs the takedown attempt from Mastiff. Mastiff gets slowly back to his feet.
A big right from Mastiff misses.
Mastiff throws a right hand that Horrigan ducks under and follows up with a left that Horrigan also avoids with ease.
Horrigan connects with the punch.
Frank Horrigan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Horrigan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mastiff.
Mastiff needs to keep his hands up - Horrigan had a free shot at his head there.
Mastiff blocks a jab.
Horrigan works the jab nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mastiff takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Mastiff takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Horrigan thows a body shot but no joy.
Horrigan misses with a looping left.
Horrigan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mastiff has time to react.
Horrigan staying out of range there.
A telegraphed right hand from Horrigan misses the target.
Mastiff takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mastiff uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Horrigan.
Decent striking displayed by Horrigan there.
Mastiff waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Horrigan.
A big right from Horrigan misses.
Horrigan misses with a hook.
Mastiff uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Horrigan.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Horrigan misses with a looping right.
Mastiff tries to bum rush Horrigan with a series of wild strikes but Horrigan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mastiff misses with a body shot.
Horrigan moves into range and connects with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Horrigan clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Mastiff uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Horrigan.
Jab, jab by Horrigan - just one landing.
Horrigan throws a sloppy body shot
and Mastiff counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A big left from Horrigan misses.
Horrigan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mastiff was well out of range. Poor timing from Horrigan.
Horrigan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Mastiff throws out a loose jab but Horrigan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Horrigan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mastiff shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Mastiff was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mastiff tries to control but Horrigan wriggling away.
Mastiff postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Horrigan looks a forlorn figure.
Horrigan tries to hold on but Mastiff pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mastiff sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Mastiff looking to control but Horrigan is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Mastiff punching from mount but Horrigan doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Mastiff looking to secure an arm triangle but Horrigan defends it well.
Horrigan tries to hold on but Mastiff postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mastiff is landing with some decent strikes but Horrigan is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Horrigan is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mastiff lands a big shot to the head and Horrigan winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Brunson Mastiff!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Manuel Murderball (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ethan Van Vactor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ethan Van Vactor is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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180 lbs
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181 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Manuel Murderball!
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, Ethan Van Vactor!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Thiago Cunha and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murderball takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
It looks like Manuel Murderball has been cut.
Murderball drives through and clinches with Van Vactor against the cage.
Van Vactor is stalling here.
Murderball drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Van Vactor gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Van Vactor scores a nice knee to the body.
Van Vactor tries to land a knee to the head but Murderball blocks with his arms.
Van Vactor connects with a knee to the head.
Van Vactor is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Van Vactor with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Van Vactor displaying some good clinch control by pressing Murderball up against the cage.
Van Vactor looking to throw knees to the head but Murderball is blocking nicely.
Murderball takes a knee right on the jaw!
Murderball fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Van Vactor with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Van Vactor throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Murderball blocks it with crossed arms.
Murderball trying to stall but Van Vactor improves his position.
Murderball changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Van Vactor fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manuel Murderball. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Murderball is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murderball tries to clinch up but Van Vactor circles away and keeps his distance.
Van Vactor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ethan Van Vactor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murderball is trying hard to land a takedown here. Van Vactor sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Van Vactor tries to clinch up but Murderball circles away and keeps his distance.
Horrible takedown by Murderball or perhaps it was just good defense by Van Vactor which made him look bad.
Murderball misses with a double jab.
Murderball shoots for a double leg takedown but Van Vactor sprawls well. He's pushed Murderball's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Van Vactor has Murderball up against the cage in a clinch.
Van Vactor crunches a lovely knee into Murderball's ribcage.
Murderball is breathing heavily.
Van Vactor misses with a knee strike.
Van Vactor with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Van Vactor with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Van Vactor unloads a knee to the mid-section. Murderball lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Vactor prevents a body shot from Murderball.
Van Vactor with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Van Vactor throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Murderball blocks it with crossed arms.
Van Vactor lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Van Vactor effectively controlling the action here.
Murderball tries for a takedown. No joy.
Van Vactor unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Van Vactor working Murderball over with knees to the body.
Come on Van Vactor - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Van Vactor misses with a knee to the head.
Murderball tries to pull guard but Van Vactor won't allow it.
Murderball fails to pull the fight into his guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Vactor lands a good knee to the midsection. Murderball won't want to take too many of those.
The referee is keeping an eye on Van Vactor - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Van Vactor looking to throw knees to the head but Murderball is blocking nicely.
Van Vactor utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ethan Van Vactor dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Manuel Murderball's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Van Vactor tries to close the distance and clinch but Murderball swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Van Vactor throws a head kick but Murderball moves out of range.
Murderball blocks a head kick by Van Vactor.
Van Vactor tries to clinch but Murderball is having none of it.
Van Vactor throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Murderball's head.
Murderball tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Van Vactor manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Van Vactor.
Van Vactor tries to close the distance and clinch but Murderball swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Van Vactor tries to keep at a distance but Murderball has taken the fight into the clinch.
Murderball is looking to control Van Vactor's arms but Van Vactor gets an underhook and turns him. Now Murderball has his back to the cage.
Murderball tries to pull guard but Van Vactor holds him up against the cage and eventually Murderball drops back down to his feet.
Murderball tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Van Vactor just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Vactor managing to block the knees to the body from Murderball.
Van Vactor with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Van Vactor is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Murderball is working for takedown but Van Vactor is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manuel Murderball. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Van Vactor tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Murderball avoids it.
Van Vactor tries to land a knee to the head but Murderball blocks with his arms.
Murderball drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Van Vactor gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Van Vactor tries to land a knee to the head but Murderball blocks with his arms.
Van Vactor connects with a knee to the head.
Van Vactor'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.
Murderball drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Van Vactor 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.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Van Vactor stalling against the cage.
Van Vactor tries a knee to the head but Murderball blocks it.
Van Vactor connects with a nasty looking knee right to Murderball's face.
Van Vactor trying to land knees to the body.
Murderball has clasped his hands together around Van Vactor's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Van Vactor wants to control but Murderball postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Van Vactor takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Murderball tries to advance position but instead Van Vactor slips a leg back in to half guard.
Murderball is looking to pass Van Vactor's guard but actually Van Vactor recovers to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ethan Van Vactor will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Manuel Murderball's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A head kick misses from Van Vactor.
Van Vactor lands a leg kick that knocks Murderball off balance momentarily.
Murderball keeps the fight on the outside.
Murderball darts in trying to clinch
and Van Vactor counters with a head kick.
Van Vactor lands with a kick to the temple. Murderball shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A head kick misses from Van Vactor.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Van Vactor defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Murderball.
Van Vactor loads up on a big right hand but Murderball slips the punch.
Murderball throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Van Vactor's waist but Van Vactor gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Murderball off to one side.
Van Vactor moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Vactor managing to block the knees to the body from Murderball.
A knee to the head by Van Vactor.
Murderball is trying to maintain a safe position but Van Vactor gets an underhook and turns Murderball into the cage.
Van Vactor scores with a knee to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Van Vactor.
Van Vactor with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Manuel Murderball's cut is getting worse.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Van Vactor lands a knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Van Vactor obliges.
Van Vactor tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Murderball tries to throw a body punch but Van Vactor avoids it by throwing Murderball back against the cage.
Knees to the body from Van Vactor.
Van Vactor scores a nice knee to the body.
Van Vactor looking to throw knees to the head but Murderball is blocking nicely.
Van Vactor will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Murderball up against the cage.
Murderball goes for a takedown attempt but Van Vactor pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manuel Murderball. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Vactor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Van Vactor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Van Vactor misses with a head kick.
Murderball shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Murderball wants to free his trapped foot but Van Vactor is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Vactor is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ethan Van Vactor really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Manuel Murderball's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Van Vactor enables Murderball to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Van Vactor manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Murderball would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Van Vactor has his feet on Murderball's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Van Vactor misses with the combination.
Van Vactor ducks under a wild hook from Murderball.
Van Vactor throws a head kick but Murderball moves out of range.
Murderball misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Van Vactor tries a head kick but it misses.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Van Vactor throws a series of punches but Murderball avoids them all with ease.
Ethan Van Vactor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murderball fails to land the takedown.
Van Vactor throws a head kick but Murderball moves out of range.
Van Vactor pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Van Vactor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Murderball with a lazy takedown attempt
and Van Vactor counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Van Vactor tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Van Vactor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Van Vactor tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Murderball manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Murderball tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Van Vactor paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Van Vactor takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A head kick misses from Van Vactor.
Murderball shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Van Vactor is trying to defend but Murderball finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murderball lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Murderball working Van Vactor over with strikes.
Van Vactor pushes Murderball off and gets back to his feet.
Manuel Murderball is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Van Vactor. Murderball shrugs it off though.
Van Vactor pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Van Vactor misses with a head kick.
Van Vactor rushes Murderball and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Van Vactor tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Murderball jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Van Vactor walks away with a smile on his face. Murderball gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Manuel Murderball will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Manuel Murderball's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Van Vactor fails with an attempt to clinch.
Van Vactor has closed the distance and engaged Murderball in a clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Van Vactor displaying some good clinch control by pressing Murderball up against the cage.
Van Vactor connects with a nasty looking knee right to Murderball's face.
Knees to the body from Van Vactor.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Murderball fails to pull guard.
Van Vactor using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Murderball has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murderball is struggling to control the position.
Van Vactor missing with knees to the body.
Murderball is trying to push Van Vactor away but Van Vactor has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Murderball jumps guard but Van Vactor stands there with Murderball around his waist. Murderball gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Van Vactor looking to throw knees to the head but Murderball is blocking nicely.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murderball jumps guard but Van Vactor stands there with Murderball around his waist. Murderball gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manuel Murderball. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Van Vactor is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Murderball is keeping busy.
Van Vactor with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Murderball tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Van Vactor is pressed up against the cage. Murderball has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Van Vactor down to the mat. Van Vactor avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Van Vactor lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Murderball moves into the clinch.
Murderball jumps guard but Van Vactor stands there with Murderball around his waist. Murderball gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Van Vactor throws a knee to the head but misses.
Van Vactor throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Murderball.
Ethan Van Vactor is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Van Vactor crunches a lovely knee into Murderball's ribcage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murderball tries to pull guard but Van Vactor won't allow it.
Murderball misses with some punches.
Ethan Van Vactor seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Van Vactor lands a knee to the body.
Murderball tries for a takedown. No joy.
Van Vactor with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Van Vactor throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Murderball blocks it with crossed arms.
Van Vactor is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Murderball is defending well for now.
Van Vactor throws a knee to the head but misses.
Van Vactor looking to throw knees to the head but Murderball is blocking nicely.
Murderball has Van Vactor pressed against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Van Vactor crunches a lovely knee into Murderball's ribcage.
Manuel Murderball has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Murderball takes a knee right on the jaw!
Van Vactor using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Murderball has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ethan Van Vactor comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Van Vactor has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 46:49
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 46:49
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ethan Van Vactor!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Juan Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Faoa Sunia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gonzalez's entrance music is Entre Dos Aguas. A fine choice. Juan Gonzalez could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Faoa Sunia's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Juan Gonzalez!
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, Faoa Sunia!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Seu Braga and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzalez tries to clinch up but Sunia circles away and keeps his distance.
Sunia scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gonzalez throws out a loose jab but Sunia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gonzalez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sunia.
Gonzalez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sunia.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gonzalez tries to break the clinch but Sunia is controlling the position.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gonzalez obliges.
Gonzalez breaks the clinch.
Sunia shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Gonzalez is refusing to be controlled, as Sunia sits in half guard.
Sunia missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gonzalez keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sunia thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gonzalez wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sunia wants to control but Gonzalez is keeping him busy.
Sunia frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Gonzalez is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
A nice elbow there by Sunia.
Gonzalez takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Gonzalez squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Gonzalez is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Sunia throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Sunia thowing shots but they're missing.
Gonzalez is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Sunia lands with some strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sunia throws some wild stikes that Gonzalez manages to avoid easily.
Gonzalez tries to buck Sunia off but he can't manage it.
Sunia with the ground and pound from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Sunia cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
You get the feeling that Gonzalez really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Sunia looking to ground and pound but Gonzalez is blocking nicely.
Gonzalez wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Gonzalez is breathing heavily.
Sunia postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Gonzalez looks a forlorn figure.
Gonzalez is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sunia raining down shots from the mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Faoa Sunia dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gonzalez moves out of range of the strikes.
Gonzalez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gonzalez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sunia tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sunia stalling in the clinch but Gonzalez improves position.
Sunia scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Gonzalez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gonzalez can't break the clinch.
Sunia on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gonzalez lands an elbow inside.
Sunia takes an elbow to the temple.
Gonzalez prevents a body shot from Sunia.
Sunia breaks from the clinch.
Gonzalez ducks under a wild hook from Sunia.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sunia misses the shot to the body.
Gonzalez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sunia has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gonzalez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sunia managing to block the knees to the body from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Gonzalez landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez throws an elbow but it misses.
Gonzalez letting Sunia take a breather here.
Gonzalez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sunia is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Gonzalez gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Gonzalez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gonzalez missing with knees to the body.
Gonzalez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gonzalez tries to circle away but Sunia has him pinned against the cage.
Gonzalez blocks an uppercut.
Sunia drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Gonzalez gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Sunia misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sunia trying to land knees to the body.
Gonzalez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sunia decides to pull guard.
Gonzalez wants to stand but Sunia has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Sunia has control of Gonzalez's left arm, preventing Gonzalez from doing any damage.
Sunia looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gonzalez is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Gonzalez trying to stand up but can't free himself from Sunia's guard.
Sunia pulls Gonzalez in close to prevent any damage.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Gonzalez tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Sunia connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sunia takes a swing at Gonzalez's ribcage but misses.
Juan Gonzalez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gonzalez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sunia.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gonzalez throws a big shot that misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sunia darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sunia moves out of range of the body kick from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Juan Gonzalez will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Gonzalez moves out of range of the strikes.
Gonzalez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gonzalez blocks a body shot from Sunia.
Sunia tries a body shot but Gonzalez blocks it.
Gonzalez is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Gonzalez creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sunia's defenses.
Gonzalez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gonzalez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gonzalez trying to land knees to the body.
Sunia tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gonzalez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sunia.
Gonzalez tries to land a knee to the head but Sunia blocks with his arms.
Gonzalez tries to land a knee to the head but Sunia blocks with his arms.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gonzalez just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sunia's brow.
Gonzalez lands a body shot in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonzalez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gonzalez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sunia dodges an elbow strike from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez prevents a body shot from Sunia.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sunia.
Sunia misses with a body punch.
Sunia blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gonzalez missing with knees to the body.
Sunia misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sunia misses with a body punch.
Sunia throws a head punch that misses.
Sunia tries a body shot but Gonzalez blocks it.
Sunia tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gonzalez just stands there and leans against the cage.
Gonzalez tries to land knees in the clinch but Sunia avoids the damage to the body.
A hook to the body from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez prevents a takedown attempt there.
Sunia misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sunia breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sunia tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gonzalez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice shot by Sunia.
Gonzalez slips a jab from Sunia.
Sunia missing with a left hand there. Gonzalez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gonzalez. That's going to slow Sunia down.
Gonzalez tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Sunia counters with a single leg into guard. Gonzalez didn't expect that.
Gonzalez uses the cage to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez closes the distance but Sunia moves to the side
enabling Sunia to counter with a crisp jab.
Gonzalez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sunia misses with a straight right.
A jab from Sunia misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sunia checks a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez misses with a body punch
and Sunia counters with a takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sunia tries to advance position but instead Gonzalez slips a leg back in to half guard.
Gonzalez kicks Sunia off and gets back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sunia swings for the body but Gonzalez moves out of range.
Gonzalez tries to land a front kick but Sunia steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sunia misses with an uppercut. Gonzalez saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Faoa Sunia really 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.
Gonzalez lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Juan Gonzalez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sunia looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Sunia is looking to work some ground and pound but Gonzalez has wrist control.
Sunia passes Gonzalez's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Sunia is pressing down on Gonzalez's thigh, looking to free his foot. Gonzalez is holding on for now.
Gonzalez wants to get back to his feet.
Gonzalez regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Sunia.
Sunia stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gonzalez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sunia is pushing down on Gonzalez's leg trying to pass to half guard. Gonzalez is fighting to maintain full guard but Sunia has managed to sneak the leg through.
Sunia prevents Gonzalez from standing back up.
Sunia not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gonzalez keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Faoa Sunia has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sunia is pressing down on Gonzalez's thigh, looking to free his foot. Gonzalez is holding on for now.
Ground and pound from Sunia.
Sunia thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gonzalez's head.
Gonzalez is trying to stand back up but Sunia is controlling him
Sunia thows a huge punch but Gonzalez dodges it nicely.
Sunia works his way into side control.
Sunia misses with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Sunia seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Sunia postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Gonzalez is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Gonzalez is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Sunia 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 Gonzalez's shoulder. That is not cool.
Sunia works to advance to full mount. Gonzalez defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Gonzalez blocking the ground and pound.
Sunia connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Gonzalez is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Gonzalez in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Oh Gonzalez is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sunia lands a big elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Faoa Sunia dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Gonzalez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Sunia misses the jab.
Sunia lands an overhand right.
Sunia lands the left hand.
A big right from Sunia misses.
Sunia throws a body punch but Gonzalez moves out of range.
Sunia loads up on a big right hand but Gonzalez slips the punch.
Gonzalez tries to clinch up.
Gonzalez seems to have got his legs back now.
Gonzalez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sunia shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Sunia showed some decent athleticism there.
Gonzalez tries to kick Sunia off but Sunia keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Gonzalez makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Gonzalez ducks under a wild hook from Sunia.
Sunia sizes up Gonzalez with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sunia throws out the jab.
Sunia thows a left - swing and a miss!
A looping hook to the body misses from Sunia. Gonzalez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gonzalez misses with a wild body shot.
A swing and a miss from Sunia.
Gonzalez slips under a jab.
Sunia is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gonzalez.
Sunia throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gonzalez counters with a nice body shot.
Gonzalez is looking to wear down Sunia with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sunia pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sunia misses with a looping right.
Gonzalez tries a low kick but Sunia avoids it.
Gonzalez tries to clinch
and Sunia holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Sunia takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sunia drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Gonzalez gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Sunia has Gonzalez pressed against the cage, preventing Gonzalez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
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.
Sunia's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gonzalez gets tackled into the cage by Sunia. Sunia maintains the clinch.
Gonzalez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sunia avoids it.
Gonzalez pushes Sunia back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Sunia tries to stall but Gonzalez uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Stalling in the clinch from Gonzalez.
Sunia throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gonzalezs head.
Gonzalez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gonzalez tries to land a knee to the head but Sunia blocks with his arms.
Gonzalez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sunia blocks it with crossed arms.
Sunia tries to land knees in the clinch but Gonzalez avoids the damage to the body.
Sunia is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Faoa Sunia is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gonzalez lands a knee to the body.
Sunia tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gonzalez's elbow.
Gonzalez missing with knees to the body.
Come on Gonzalez - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Gonzalez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gonzalez tries to break free but Sunia pushes him back against the cage.
Sunia tries to throw a body punch but Gonzalez avoids it by throwing Sunia back against the cage.
Juan Gonzalez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sunia blocks a body shot from Gonzalez.
A right handed body shot lands from Sunia.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Faoa Sunia.
I think Sunia has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 46:49
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 46:49
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Faoa Sunia!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vinicius Ferrari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Lima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vinicius Ferrari!
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, Thiago Lima!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Edson Gomes and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferrari misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lima.
Lima throws a series of punches but Ferrari avoids them all with ease.
Lima dodges the punch combination from Ferrari.
Ferrari lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Thiago Lima has been cut.
Lima shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ferrari but Ferrari pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ferrari throws a looping overhand right but Lima ducks down to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Ferrari.
Nice combo by Ferrari! Oh, that's hurt him - Lima falls to the canvas and Ferrari follows him into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
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.
Ferrari wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lima keeps working.
Lima is trying to escape the position but Ferrari is controlling the position.
Lima is not content to let Ferrari control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lima is being controlled here.
Vinicius Ferrari has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Ferrari misses with a looping left.
Lima looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ferrari looks to score with a jab to the body but Lima is just out of range.
A big right from Ferrari misses.
Ferrari throws a big shot that misses.
Ferrari lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Lima moves away from the strike by Ferrari.
Lima throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lima swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ferrari counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ferrari connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lima's hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferrari catches Lima with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That has opened up Thiago Lima's cut even more.
Lima showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ferrari.
Ferrari misses with a double jab
and Lima counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ferrari thinking.
Lima looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ferrari punishes Lima's body with a nice straight punch.
Lima looks gassed!
Lima throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ferrari counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lima misses with a takedown attempt
and Ferrari makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Vinicius Ferrari has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thiago Lima.
Lima takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ferrari with a nice cross.
The cut above Thiago Lima's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Vinicius Ferrari is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ferrari lands a slapping body shot.
Thiago Lima seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lima shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ferrari scores with a nice head shot.
Lima is rocked!
Ferrari lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Lima falls backwards - clearly groggy! Ferrari dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vinicius Ferrari!
Vinicius Ferrari retains his welterweight title!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Heidan Warren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Euclides Cunhha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cunhha has chosen Raimundus - Eu quero ver o oco as his entrance music. Euclides Cunhha will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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204 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Heidan Warren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Euclides Cunhha!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Alexandre Firmino and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cunhha throws a sloppy head kick and Warren moves out of range easily.
Cunhha misses with a jab, cross combination.
Warren takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Cunhha tries to sprawl but Warren drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Warren is taking a breather. Cunhha says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Warren is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Cunhha is defending against the submission attempts here by Warren.
Cunhha is defending against the submission attempts here by Warren.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warren trying to control the pace.
Cunhha is defending against the submission attempts here by Warren.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Warren sitting and controlling from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Heidan Warren dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Warren closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Warren tries to pass the half guard into mount. Cunhha knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Warren slows the pace down in half guard.
Cunhha is in trouble now - Warren has advanced to mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warren with shots to the head and body - Cunhha looks very uncomfortable down there.
Warren goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Cunhha turns into him and now he's in Warren's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Warren is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Cunhha won't allow Warren to get back to his feet.
Warren scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Cunhha lands with a kick to the temple. Warren shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Warren avoids the head kick by Cunhha.
Warren feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Warren sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Cunhha is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warren decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Cunhha, up you get!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cunhha 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.
Euclides Cunhha is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Warren showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cunhha.
Warren fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Cunhha sprawls well initially but Warren persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Warren in particular looking to stall.
Warren is working for a submission of some sort.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cunhha is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Heidan Warren dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Warren drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Warren is looking to take a break and control but Cunhha is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cunhha parries the strikes from Warren easily there. Warren is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Cunhha to escape.
Cunhha tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Warren is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Cunhha looks calm but he's in trouble here. Warren gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Cunhha is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Warren lets go of the hold and Cunhha can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Heidan Warren!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Flick Wham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolai Volkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Flick Wham!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nikolai Volkov!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Paulo Santos and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Volkov tests Wham's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Volkov avoids the head kick by Wham.
Volkov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wham keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Volkov fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Wham avoids it really well and circles away.
Wham tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A shot to the liver by Volkov. Beautiful body shot.
Volkov scores with a jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Wham.
Volkov tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Wham swivels and escapes.
Flick Wham has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nikolai Volkov.
Wham throws a head kick but Volkov moves out of range.
Jab from Volkov.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wham. That's going to slow Volkov down.
Volkov throws a series of punches but Wham moves out of range.
Wham looks for the body kick but Volkov saw that one coming.
Wham turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wham swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Wham scoring well with a low kick there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wham misses with a head kick.
Wham will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Volkov sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Wham stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Wham wants it to stay on the feet.
Wham pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Volkov lands with a shot to the body.
Wham throws a head kick that misses.
An inside leg kick from Wham misses.
Volkov has closed the distance and engaged Wham in a clinch.
Wham tries to break free but Volkov pushes him back against the cage.
Wham's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wham misses with a body kick.
Wham throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wham misses with a leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Wham.
Volkov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Volkov takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Wham chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Volkov takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volkov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wham slips under a jab from Volkov.
Volkov scores with a jab to the head.
Wham throws a nice outside leg kick.
Volkov takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Volkov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Volkov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wham manages to avoid it.
Good work by Volkov as he checks the leg kick.
Wham misses with a head kick.
Wham tries a low kick but Volkov avoids it.
Volkov throws a looping overhand right but Wham ducks down to avoid it.
Flick Wham is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wham pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Volkov cracks a nice hook into Wham's ribs.
Volkov stuns Wham with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wham throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wham misses with a body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wham.
Volkov takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wham scores with a leg kick.
Wham chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Volkov has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Wham.
Volkov looks gassed!
Wham throws out a leg kick but Volkov moves out of range and Wham only half commits.
Wham tries a head kick but it misses.
Volkov is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Wham's half guard.
Wham trying to control but Volkov postures up.
Volkov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wham keeps working.
Wham preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Volkov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wham is defending against the submission attempts here by Volkov.
Wham trying to control here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Volkov missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Volkov is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Wham tries to roll over but Volkov keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Flick Wham 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.
Wham lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Volkov avoids the head kick by Wham.
Volkov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wham throws a low kick but Volkov moves out of range easily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Volkov checks a leg kick.
Volkov misses with a few strikes there.
Wham tries a head kick but it misses.
Nikolai Volkov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A leg kick checked by Volkov.
Wham lands a front kick.
Wham defending well as Volkov loads up on a big left hand.
Wham has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Volkov finds it's way round the side to connect with Wham's head.
Wham throws a leg kick that misses.
Volkov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wham manages to avoid it.
Wham tries to keep at a distance but Volkov has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wham is trying to break the clinch but Volkov is controlling him.
Volkov tries to land knees in the clinch but Wham avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Volkov lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Flick Wham has been cut.
Volkov misses with an elbow over the top.
A short right from Volkov on the inside.
Volkov misses with a knee strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Volkov just misses with a elbow thrown towards Wham's brow.
Volkov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wham is pressed up against the cage. Volkov has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Wham down to the mat. Wham avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Flick Wham is winning the standup battle so far.
Wham throws a sloppy head kick and Volkov moves out of range easily.
Wham misses with an attempted mid kick.
A head kick misses from Wham.
Wham is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Wham fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Volkov is out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Volkov checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Wham goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Wham tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wham misses with a low kick as Volkov jumps back.
Wham throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Volkov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wham is looking to score with low kicks.
Volkov closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Wham quickly recovers to half guard.
Volkov trying to pass the guard but Wham defending well.
Volkov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wham tries to get to full guard but Volkov has control of the leg.
Volkov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Volkov looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Volkov is working for a submission of some sort.
Volkov is breathing heavily.
Volkov is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Wham!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volkov throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Volkov is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Wham is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Wham flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Volkov anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Wham and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Volkov slips an arm under Wham chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Volkov has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Volkov is squeezing on Wham like an anaconda would it's prey. Wham fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Nikolai Volkov!
Nikolai Volkov is the new lightweight champion!
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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