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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ronald Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patryck Mendes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Patryck Mendes has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ronald Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Patryck Mendes!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Mauricio Rocha and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mendes sprawls well. Mendes wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Mendes.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Gracie tries to buck Mendes off but Mendes is having none of it.
Gracie takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Mendes working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Gracie is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Gracie dodges the ground and pound from Mendes.
Gracie tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Mendes wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Mendes goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Gracie has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Mendes but great work by Gracie.
Mendes tries to bench press Gracie off him but Gracie keeps the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie wants to control but Mendes is keeping him busy.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Mendes drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Gracie is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Mendes throwing strikes but missing.
Mendes trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gracie is on top in guard.
Mendes really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gracie. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gracie thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Gracie trying to control but Mendes is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendes wants to sweep but no luck.
Mendes looking to control.
Gracie trying to control but Mendes is working from the bottom.
Gracie drops back looking for a leg! Mendes is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Mendes manages to kick Gracie off! Gracie jumps back into Mendes's guard.
Mendes tries to strike from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Mendes.
Gracie is not content to let Mendes control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mendes wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Gracie, who protects the arm well.
Gracie struggling a bit here.
Gracie tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mendes lands a decent elbow from side control.
Mendes decides to stand back up. Mendes steps back and let's Gracie get back to his feet.
Mendes has Gracie up against the cage in a clinch.
Mendes wants the takedown. Gracie is fighting it off but Mendes persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Gracie's guard against the cage.
Mendes trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Gracie not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patryck Mendes dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Mendes gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Gracie counters with a nice double leg into side control. Mendes won't be happy with that.
Mendes is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Gracie is controlling him well.
Gracie trying to control the position but Mendes is working away.
Mendes tries to control but Gracie manages to take his back.
Mendes is looking to escape here. Oh dear - Gracie has locked on a rear naked choke here! Mendes is tapping out! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ronald Gracie!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Perereca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruno Rodrigues (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lucas Perereca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bruno Rodrigues!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Leandro Rodrigues and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Perereca, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Perereca takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rodrigues misses with a wild body shot.
Rodrigues shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Rodrigues wants to lay and pray for a moment but Perereca keeps working.
Rodrigues missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rodrigues throwing shots but Perereca is blocking nicely.
Perereca pushes Rodrigues off looking to stand but Rodrigues dives back in and keeps control.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Rodrigues connects with a nice short shot to Perereca's temple.
Perereca is breathing heavily.
Rodrigues wants to lay and pray for a moment but Perereca keeps working.
Perereca is trying to stand up here but Rodrigues is controlling him well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodrigues is taking a breather. Perereca 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.
Rodrigues throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rodrigues prevents Perereca from standing back up.
Rodrigues thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rodrigues thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Rodrigues darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
It looks like Lucas Perereca has been cut.
Nice takedown defense from Perereca. No joy for Rodrigues on that attempt.
Rodrigues is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Perereca pinned against the cage. Perereca gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Rodrigues throws a head kick but Perereca moves out of range.
Rodrigues fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lucas Perereca has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruno Rodrigues.
Rodrigues dives in and grabs Perereca's left leg, looking for a takedown. Perereca pushes down on Rodrigues's head and hops out.
Perereca throws a head kick that Rodrigues semi-blocks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Perereca defends it nicely.
Rodrigues closes the distance and clinches up with Perereca, looking for a takedown. Rodrigues pushes Perereca against the cage but Perereca circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Rodrigues shoots in for a double leg but Perereca sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Rodrigues sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Perereca throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rodrigues shoots in but no luck this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rodrigues gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Perereca stands up from Rodrigues's guard - Perereca perhaps looking for a knockout.
Rodrigues shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Rodrigues throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rodrigues throws some wild stikes that Perereca manages to avoid easily.
Perereca is squirming around, avoiding Rodrigues's attempts to control the action.
Perereca bucks Rodrigues off and manages to get back to his feet!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruno Rodrigues dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lucas Perereca's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Rodrigues throws a chopping leg kick but Perereca manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Perereca.
Perereca takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Rodrigues gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Perereca counters with a two punch combo.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rodrigues throws a hook but Perereca blocks it.
Rodrigues misses with a takedown
and Perereca counters with a single leg into guard. Rodrigues didn't expect that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodrigues throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Perereca tries to stand but Rodrigues is controlling from the bottom.
Rodrigues throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Rodrigues is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rodrigues manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Rodrigues with a poor takedown
and Perereca counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Lucas Perereca has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruno Rodrigues.
Rodrigues gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Perereca counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Perereca throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rodrigues fails with the takedown
and Perereca counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Perereca stands up and waves to Rodrigues to follow him.
Rodrigues lands a head kick!
Rodrigues lands a nice leg kick that just misses Perereca's sensitive parts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Perereca.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rodrigues.
Rodrigues gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Perereca decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Rodrigues's guard.
Rodrigues throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Perereca has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Rodrigues is proving hard to escape from.
Rodrigues throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Rodrigues is working an open guard so Perereca takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues with a poor takedown
and Perereca counters with a head kick.
Perereca throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Rodrigues misses with a takedown attempt
and Perereca counters with a head kick. That will keep Rodrigues thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Rodrigues looks to land a left hand but Perereca moved out of range nicely.
Rodrigues fails with a takedown attempt.
Rodrigues throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Perereca's waist but Perereca gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rodrigues off to one side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucas Perereca dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lucas Perereca's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Perereca throws a series of punches but Rodrigues moves out of range.
Bruno Rodrigues seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rodrigues shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Perereca defends it nicely.
Perereca shoots in but Rodrigues avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rodrigues doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Perereca counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Perereca.
Rodrigues throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Perereca tries to stand but Rodrigues is controlling from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rodrigues trying to strike off his back.
Rodrigues is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rodrigues is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Perereca gets to his feet - Rodrigues follows without any prompting.
Rodrigues throws a hook to the side of Perereca's head but Perereca sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Perereca leaves Rodrigues with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Lucas Perereca has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruno Rodrigues.
Rodrigues shoots in but no luck this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Rodrigues tries to clinch up but Perereca circles away and keeps his distance.
Rodrigues tries for a takedown but Perereca circles away easily
and Perereca counters with a takedown into side control.
Rodrigues is trying to control Perereca's posture but Perereca avoids it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rodrigues tries to buck Perereca off but Perereca is having none of it.
Perereca decides to stand back up. Perereca steps back and let's Rodrigues get back to his feet.
Bruno Rodrigues seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rodrigues with a poor takedown
and Perereca counters with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Perereca counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Perereca stands up and beckons Rodrigues to join him on the feet.
Rodrigues doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Perereca counters with a head kick.
Rodrigues shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Perereca counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Rodrigues!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Perereca stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Rodrigues gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Perereca counters with a left and a right that stings Rodrigues.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Perereca counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Rodrigues!
Rodrigues is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Rodrigues throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Rodrigues flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Perereca stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rodrigues throws a lazy head kick
and Perereca counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Bruno Rodrigues has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rodrigues looks to throw the jab but Perereca is out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lucas Perereca showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Perereca has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight for Lucas Perereca!
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight for Lucas Perereca!
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight for Lucas Perereca!
Lucas Perereca wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Henry Katama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and SergiO Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Katama comes into the arena with Fuel blaring out of the sound system. Ortiz is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Face the pain - Steem. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Henry Katama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, SergiO Ortiz!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Thiago Cunha and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Katama shoots for a takedown but Ortiz saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Katama tries to clinch but Ortiz is having none of it.
Ortiz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ortiz shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Katama is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Katama missing with punches from the bottom.
Katama is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ortiz pulls his head out easily.
Katama has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ortiz is working away from the top position though.
Ortiz throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Katama has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Katama is looking for a sweep. Ortiz 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Katama's head.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Katama ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ortiz moves away.
Ortiz looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Ortiz trying to control but Katama is working from the bottom.
Ortiz really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Katama. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Katama is breathing heavily.
Katama bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ortiz's guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Ortiz holds on and takes a little breather.
Katama trying to control the position from guard on top but Ortiz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ortiz striking off his back but it's not causing Katama any problems.
Ortiz wants to stand up but Katama is controlling him.
Katama throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Ortiz is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Katama defends well.
Katama advances position into side control!
Ortiz connects with an elbow from the bottom.
Katama misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Katama is looking to take a break and control but Ortiz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ortiz is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
You can see the frustration on Ortiz's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Ortiz tries to bench press Katama off him but Katama keeps the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ortiz can do anything to dispel that myth.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Katama keeps the fight on the outside.
Ortiz is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Katama's half guard.
Katama is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Katama trying to control but Ortiz postures up.
Katama tries to get to full guard but Ortiz has control of the leg.
Still in half guard, Ortiz seems content to control.
Ortiz tries to stand and escape but Katama actually recovers to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Katama can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ortiz controls the pace.
Katama looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ortiz is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
SergiO Ortiz dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Katama misses with a takedown
so Ortiz counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Ortiz stands up over Katama, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Katama is trying to control the position but Ortiz postures up.
Ortiz working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Katama's head.
Katama looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ortiz is one step ahead there.
Ortiz scoring with some ground and pound.
Ortiz lands a couple of digs.
Ortiz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Katama controls Ortiz momentarily but Ortiz frees himself.
Ortiz distracts Katama with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz controls from within his opponent's guard.
Katama wants to get back to his feet but Ortiz is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Ortiz working some strikes from top position.
Ortiz postures up in Katama's guard and throws a big left but Katama blocks it.
Ortiz with a nice head shot there.
Ortiz wants to control from the top but Katama keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ortiz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Katama escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ortiz gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Katama being controlled here, momentarily.
Katama keeping moving, preventing Ortiz from controlling successfully.
Katama controls Ortiz momentarily but Ortiz frees himself.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ortiz tries to clinch there but Katama circles away.
Katama gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Ortiz controlling from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katama is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Ortiz decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Ortiz bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Katama is looking to regain half guard here but Ortiz keeps moving and retains side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz stands up and beckons Katama to his feet.
Ortiz misses with a double jab.
Katama fails with the takedown
and Ortiz counters with a nice double leg into side control. Katama won't be happy with that.
Katama is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Katama looks like he's trying to stand up.
Ortiz not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Katama tries to roll over but Ortiz keeps him under control.
Katama taking some punishment here, with Ortiz in his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
SergiO Ortiz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Katama avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Katama circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ortiz shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Ortiz is looking to advance position but Katama won't allow it.
Katama has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ortiz is working away from the top position though.
Ortiz prevents Katama from standing back up.
Katama trying to hold on to Ortiz's head to control him but Ortiz postures up.
Ortiz slows the pace down in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Katama trying to control here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ortiz content to control rather than advance.
Nice strikes from Ortiz there.
Ortiz is trying to control. Katama wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Katama is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ortiz pulls his head out easily.
Ortiz lands strikes from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ortiz stands up and beckons Katama to join him on the feet.
A nice combination there by Ortiz.
Ortiz tries to clinch but Katama moves out of range.
Ortiz is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Katama's half guard.
Katama trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are battling for position here. Katama manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Ortiz prevents Katama from getting back to his feet.
Katama keeping moving, preventing Ortiz from controlling successfully.
Katama looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ortiz stands up from Katama's guard - Ortiz perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katama tries to close the distance and clinch but Ortiz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ortiz scores a takedown into full mount!
Katama tries to hold on but Ortiz pushes him away.
Ortiz lands with some strikes.
Ortiz wants to control the pace but Katama is squirming around nicely.
Katama is working to get back to half guard.
Katama is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
SergiO Ortiz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Katama is desperately trying to improve his position but Ortiz has a good base and remains in mount.
Katama is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Katama can't escape the position.
Ortiz controlling the position easily from mount.
Katama is in all sorts of trouble here.
Henry Katama has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Katama flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
SergiO Ortiz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ortiz 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight for SergiO Ortiz!
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight for SergiO Ortiz!
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight for SergiO Ortiz!
SergiO Ortiz wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between sergio liddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Deck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). liddell comes to the cage accompanied by DMX - Intro. sergio liddell has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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207 lbs
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215 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, sergio liddell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jason Deck!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Leandro Rodrigues and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Deck misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Deck fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Deck throws a leg kick but liddell moved away.
liddell slips a straight right by Deck.
Deck swinging wilding here.
Deck wants to slow liddell down by chopping away at his legs.
Deck throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Deck tries a low kick but liddell avoids it.
liddell scores with a three punch combo!
Deck is on the wrong end of a nice combination from liddell.
liddell moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Deck throws a leg kick but liddell sees it coming and checks it nicely.
liddell lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Deck backs up against the cage.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by liddell.
Good work by liddell as he checks the leg kick.
liddell lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
liddell slaps away a takedown attempt from Deck, before circling back to the center of the mat.
liddell stuffs the takedown.
sergio liddell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Deck.
Deck looks gassed!
Deck throws and low kick but liddell moves out of range easily.
Deck is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as liddell checks a leg kick.
Deck throws an uppercut from half a mile away. liddell sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Deck takes a kick to the side of the head.
liddell works over Deck's head and body with a nice combination.
liddell scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
liddell stalling.
liddell stands up from half guard.
Deck tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but liddell was well out of range. Poor timing from Deck.
Excellent takedown into side control there by liddell.
Deck is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but liddell has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Deck gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
liddell content just to control the position here.
liddell gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
A head kick by Deck misses
and Deck takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Deck throws a front kick that sends liddell stumbling back into the cage.
liddell drives through with a takedown into guard.
liddell knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Deck on the ground.
Deck wants to stand and escape but liddell is having none of it.
Deck is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
liddell controls from within his opponent's guard.
liddell tries to stand but Deck is controlling from the bottom.
Deck has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but liddell can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
liddell decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Deck misses with a takedown attempt
and liddell counters with a left to the body.
Jason Deck seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
liddell tries to clinch there but Deck circles away.
liddell throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
liddell fails to land with a series of punches.
liddell rushes Deck and presses him up against the cage.
liddell can't break the clinch.
Deck cracks liddell with a nice body shot.
Deck jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as liddell walks away with a smile on his face. Deck gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A nice combination there by liddell.
Deck throws a leg kick that is checked
and liddell counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Deck looks to land a left hand but liddell moved out of range nicely.
liddell goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
liddell takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
liddell scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
liddell looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Deck is fending him off so far but liddell persists. Nope, Deck 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.
Deck throws a leg kick that is checked
and liddell counters with a stiff right hand.
liddell closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A low kick from Deck misses
and liddell counters with a two punch combo.
liddell lands a two punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
sergio liddell dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Horrible takedown by Deck or perhaps it was just good defense by liddell which made him look bad.
Deck throws a lazy right hand but liddell sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Deck with a lazy takedown attempt
and liddell counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Deck doesn't manage to clinch there - liddell circles away.
liddell looks to land a combination. Deck sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
liddell throws a series of strikes that have Deck backpedaling.
A right-left combo lands from liddell.
A jab lands there for liddell.
Deck takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Deck throws a leg kick that is checked
and liddell counters with a stiff right hand.
A nice combination there by liddell.
liddell fails with the takedown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Deck looks for a takedown but liddell sprawls well.
sergio liddell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Deck.
Deck has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
liddell thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Deck if he has to take too many more of those.
sergio liddell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Deck has his takedown stuffed
and liddell counters with a two punch combo.
liddell lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A right-left combo lands from liddell.
Deck fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A right-left combo lands from liddell.
Deck takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A lazy body kick from Deck
and liddell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
liddell throws a combination. Deck tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by liddell!
Deck misses with a leg kick
and liddell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
liddell lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
liddell lands with a nice combination. Deck backs away looking to recover.
A bone on bone clash there as liddell blocks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
liddell fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Deck.
Deck swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and liddell counters with a straight right hand.
liddell displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
liddell scores with a three punch combo!
liddell moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
No joy there for liddell, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Deck throws a leg kick
and liddell counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Deck throws a body kick that misses.
liddell throws a right and a left that Deck avoids nicely.
Deck shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has liddell pinned against the cage. liddell gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Deck throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
letting liddell counter with a right hand.
liddell's corner calls for a 1-2. liddell obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Deck throws a leg kick that is checked
and liddell counters with a two punch combo.
Deck is trying desperately to land a takedown but liddell is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Deck.
liddell tries to close the distance and clinch but Deck swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
An inside leg kick lands from Deck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deck dodges the punch combination from liddell.
Nice defenses there by liddell.
Deck changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. liddell tries to avoid it but Deck manages to keep hold of a leg and drag liddell to the ground. liddell escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Deck has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
liddell lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Deck backs up against the cage.
liddell scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Deck doesn't seem bothered though.
Deck misses with a kick to the body
and liddell counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The fight stays on the outside here - Deck looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Deck drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
liddell doesn't manage to clinch there - Deck circles away.
Danga de danga de dang - liddell scores with a four punch combination!
liddell throws a one two combo.
Deck shoots in but no luck this time.
liddell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
liddell is working the combinations to good effect here.
liddell lands a nice looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
liddell misses with a few strikes there.
Deck feints and as liddell raises his hands in defense, Deck changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Deck tries to free his leg and advance position but liddell is retaining full guard.
Deck wants to control from the top but liddell keeps moving.
Deck looking to sit in guard and control but liddell gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
liddell stands up from Deck's guard - liddell perhaps looking for a knockout.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
sergio liddell dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Deck misses with a body kick.
Deck misses with a low kick.
liddell scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Deck on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by liddell. liddell obviously looking to wear him down.
Deck wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Deck thows a leg kick but liddell checks it
and liddell counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Deck thinking.
Deck shoots and misses
and liddell counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
liddell stuns Deck with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Deck is on the wrong end of a nice combination from liddell.
liddell connects with a crisp jab.
liddell lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A left and a right from liddell both land. Nice combination.
Deck ducks right into an uppercut from liddell.
A low kick from Deck misses
and liddell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
liddell throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Deck's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deck takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Deck takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Deck is looking to land body kicks.
liddell on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Deck. Deck obviously looking to wear him down.
sergio liddell is winning the standup battle so far.
Deck takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A lazy left from liddell finds it's target.
liddell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Deck can do to turn this around?
Deck avoids a punch combination nicely.
A lazy left from liddell finds it's target.
Deck tries to land a body kick
and liddell counters with a three punch combo that has Deck backing up. Deck nods at liddell to acknowledge the strikes.
liddell closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Deck shoots in but liddell avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A head kick misses from Deck.
liddell throws a leg kick which misses Deck's front leg but catches the back leg as Deck tries to avoid it.
Deck walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Jason Deck has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
liddell lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Deck backs up against the cage.
liddell doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Deck.
sergio liddell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Deck.
Deck shoots in and drives through. liddell sprawls well.
liddell tries to close the distance and clinch but Deck swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Deck misses with a leg kick
and liddell makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
liddell lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by liddell.
Deck with a jab.
liddell plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
liddell shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Deck sprawls well. Deck wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. liddell gets slowly back to his feet.
Deck shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has liddell pinned against the cage. liddell gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
liddell connects with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from liddell.
Deck missing with a left hand there. liddell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
liddell throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
liddell checks the leg kick nicely there.
Deck throws a leg kick
and liddell counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
liddell lands a head shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from liddell.
A punch combination from liddell misses.
A low kick from Deck misses
and liddell makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
liddell lands with a nice combination. Deck backs away looking to recover.
Deck swings away with a body shot that misses
and liddell counters with a three punch combo that has Deck backing up. Deck nods at liddell to acknowledge the strikes.
sergio liddell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Deck throws a head kick that misses
and liddell counters with a thumping low kick.
Deck looks to throw the jab but liddell is out of range.
liddell moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
liddell stalks Deck and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Deck's face. Deck staggers backwards, shaken.
liddell moves out of range of the leg kick from Deck.
liddell goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
liddell looks to land a combination. Deck sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A combination from liddell does no damage.
liddell lands a jab-cross combination.
Deck jabs at liddell's body.
Good standup being displayed there by liddell as he connects with a hook.
liddell lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by liddell.
Deck throws a left and a right that both miss
and liddell counters with a series of strikes. Deck will be more careful next time no doubt.
liddell looks to land a combination. Deck sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Deck shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
liddell checks the leg kick.
Deck swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Deck throws a leg kick
and liddell counters with a two punch combo.
And that's the end of the fight!
sergio liddell showed his dominance in that final round.
Well liddell has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight for sergio liddell!
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight for sergio liddell!
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight for sergio liddell!
sergio liddell wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lyoto Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabi Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Machida comes to the cage accompanied by Bleed it out - Linkin Park. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lyoto Machida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gabi Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Mauricio Rocha and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machida fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cruz tries to close the distance and clinch but Machida swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Machida lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cruz circles away quickly and effectively.
Machida throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cruz stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Machida shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Machida showed some decent athleticism there.
Cruz wants to control but Machida is keeping busy.
Machida stalling.
Machida trying to mount his opponent but Cruz defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz regains full guard. Nicely done.
Machida working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cruz is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Machida trying to control but Cruz is working from the bottom.
Cruz working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Machida doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Machida manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Cruz is looking to stand up but Machida isn't so interested in that idea.
Cruz keeping moving, preventing Machida from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Machida moves into the clinch.
Cruz is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Machida gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Cruz is working for takedown but Machida is calmly controlling the position for now.
Machida using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Cruz tries to break the clinch but Machida is controlling the position.
Machida has clasped his hands together around Cruz's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Machida in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Cruz misses with a strike from the bottom.
Cruz bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Cruz tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Machida makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Machida scores with a shot to the body.
Cruz looks gassed!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machida clinches up with Cruz and pushes him back against the cage.
Cruz wants to break free but Machida has control.
Machida jumps guard but Cruz stands there with Machida around his waist. Machida gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A short left from Machida.
Cruz stops a takedown attempt from Machida.
Cruz throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Machida blocks it with crossed arms.
Cruz can't break the clinch.
Cruz prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lyoto Machida. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Machida displaying some good clinch control by pressing Cruz up against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Machida as the two fighters clinch.
Machida manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lyoto Machida dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Machida misses with a two punch combination.
Cruz has a takedown stuffed.
A telegraphed right hand from Cruz misses the target.
Machida throws a right hand that Cruz ducks under and follows up with a left that Cruz also avoids with ease.
Cruz slips a jab and a cross from Machida.
Cruz has his takedown stuffed
and Machida counters with a three punch combo that has Cruz backing up. Cruz nods at Machida to acknowledge the strikes.
Machida takes the fight into the clinch.
Machida's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Machida gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Cruz is trying to break free.
Cruz tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Lyoto Machida has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gabi Cruz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machida breaks from the clinch.
Cruz wants to clinch
and Machida counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A right-left combo lands from Cruz.
Cruz throws a one two combo.
Machida throws a front kick that sends Cruz stumbling back into the cage.
Cruz is breathing heavily.
A shot to de liver by Machida. Beautiful body shot.
Machida throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Machida shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Cruz napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Cruz misses with a strike from the bottom.
Machida is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Cruz has escaped the position, nice work there.
Machida stands up and we're back to a striking position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Machida uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Machida lands a slapping body shot.
Cruz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Machida drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Machida staying calm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machida seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Cruz for as long as he can get away with.
Machida's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Machida looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's four 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.
Cruz gets back to half guard.
Machida stands up from half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Machida swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice shot lands for Machida.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lyoto Machida dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Cruz has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cruz there as he acknowledges the shot.
Cruz wants to clinch
and Machida makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Cruz wants to clinch
enabling Machida to counter with a crisp jab.
Machida lands with a nice body punch.
Machida lands a glancing blow to the side of Cruz's head.
Cruz tries to clinch up
and Machida counters with a good low kick that Cruz was not able to check.
Cruz tries to clinch
and Machida counters with a nice uppercut.
Cruz tries for a takedown but Machida circles away easily
and Machida moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machida wants a takedown.
Cruz tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A right handed body shot lands from Machida.
Machida has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Cruz is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Machida pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Machida fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cruz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cruz misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Lyoto Machida has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gabi Cruz.
Cruz takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Machida throws a head kick but Cruz moves out of range.
Machida scores with a shot to the body.
Machida is looking to wear down Cruz with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Cruz wants to clinch but Machida slips to the side
and Machida counters with a single leg into guard. Cruz didn't expect that.
Cruz being controlled here, momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machida pushes down on Cruz's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Cruz wants to improve his position but Machida is controlling well.
Still in half guard, Machida seems content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cruz is trying to get back to full guard.
Machida is trying to control the action in half guard but Cruz is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Cruz regains full guard. Nicely done.
Cruz wants to stand but Machida is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Machida is pushing down on Cruz's leg trying to pass to half guard. Cruz is fighting to maintain full guard but Machida has managed to sneak the leg through.
Machida passes the guard and advances to mount!
Cruz is just holding on here. Machida manages to take his back.
Machida trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Cruz doesn't escape.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lyoto Machida showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Machida has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight for Lyoto Machida!
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight for Lyoto Machida!
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight for Lyoto Machida!
Lyoto Machida wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rod Salvatore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcello Magalhaes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Magalhaes has chosen Last Of The Mohicans Soundtrack as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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203 lbs
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220 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rod Salvatore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcello Magalhaes!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Leandro Rodrigues and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salvatore shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Magalhaes pinned against the cage. Magalhaes gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Magalhaes stuffs the takedown.
Magalhaes shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Magalhaes is looking for a kimura here.
Magalhaes is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Salvatore trying to control but Magalhaes postures up.
Salvatore moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Magalhaes drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Magalhaes jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salvatore doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Magalhaes drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Magalhaes jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Salvatore tries to strike from the bottom.
Magalhaes is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Salvatore wants to clinch up but Magalhaes keeps it at a distance.
Salvatore doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Magalhaes counters with a shoot takedown. Salvatore fights it but they end up in guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rod Salvatore. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Magalhaes is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Magalhaes looks gassed!
Magalhaes is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Magalhaes trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salvatore escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Magalhaes gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Salvatore will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Magalhaes is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Salvatore punching to the body, from the bottom.
Magalhaes got a little sloppy there for a moment and Salvatore has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Magalhaes has managed to get both his arms back between Salvatore's legs - danger averted.
Magalhaes drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Magalhaes jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Salvatore looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Magalhaes is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Salvatore is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Salvatore has escaped and now he's on top!
Magalhaes looking for a guillotine here but Salvatore defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salvatore distracts Magalhaes with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Magalhaes is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Magalhaes looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Magalhaes utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Magalhaes looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Salvatore is in close to Magalhaes's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Salvatore trying to control but Magalhaes is working from the bottom.
Magalhaes throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Salvatore postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Salvatore is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Magalhaes has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Salvatore can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Magalhaes has his foot on Salvatore's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Salvatore works his way back into a safe position though.
Salvatore trying to control the position from guard on top but Magalhaes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Magalhaes is looking for a triangle but Salvatore pushes his legs off easily.
Magalhaes avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Salvatore working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Magalhaes's head.
Magalhaes has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Salvatore can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcello Magalhaes dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Salvatore with a lazy takedown attempt
and Magalhaes counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Magalhaes trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Magalhaes has gone for a leg lock! Salvatore slips out almost immediately though and dives into Magalhaes's guard.
Salvatore wants to control from the top but Magalhaes keeps moving.
Salvatore has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Salvatore connects with a couple of short punches.
Salvatore missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Salvatore gets to his feet - Magalhaes follows without any prompting.
Magalhaes moves into the clinch.
Salvatore is fighting off a takedown attempt but Magalhaes is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Salvatore to the mat. Salvatore regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Salvatore looking to control.
Magalhaes drops back, looking for a kneebar! Salvatore looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Salvatore looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Salvatore!
Magalhaes looks to move to half guard but instead Salvatore has passed into mount! Damn!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salvatore postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Magalhaes looks a forlorn figure.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Magalhaes is desperately trying to improve his position but Salvatore has a good base and remains in mount.
Salvatore with good strikes from the mount here!
Salvatore has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Magalhaes's face.
Magalhaes sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Magalhaes looking for submissions off his back.
Magalhaes is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Salvatore's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Salvatore's back!
Salvatore trying to control the hands but Magalhaes breaks the grip.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Magalhaes looking for the choke but no joy.
Magalhaes patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magalhaes working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Salvatore tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Magalhaes working for a guillotine from mount but Salvatore is in no mood to give up.
Salvatore tries to lock up and control but Magalhaes gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Salvatore is desperately trying to improve his position but Magalhaes has a good base and remains in mount.
Salvatore is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Magalhaes locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Salvatore is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Marcello Magalhaes!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between sergio Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adao Ribeiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Penn comes to the cage accompanied by Bruddah Iz - E Ala E. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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165 lbs
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154 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, sergio Penn!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Adao Ribeiro!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Edson Gomes and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ribeiro closes this distance looking for a takedown but Penn circles away.
Ribeiro dodges the punch combination from Penn.
Penn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Penn works over Ribeiro's head and body with a nice combination.
Penn throws a right and a left that both miss.
Penn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ribeiro scores a takedown into full mount!
Ribeiro looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Ribeiro pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Penn tries to hold on but Ribeiro pushes him away.
Ribeiro raining down shots from the mount!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Penn keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Ribeiro takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Ribeiro tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Ribeiro trying to control but Penn is having none of it.
Ribeiro lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Penn throwing hammer fists to the chest of Ribeiro. What's that going to do exactly?
Penn takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Penn is trying to escape the mount.
Ribeiro working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Ribeiro jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Penn is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Penn and Ribeiro has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Ribeiro looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Ribeiro wants to control but Penn is keeping busy.
Penn wants to pass to mount but Ribeiro is defending the position.
Ribeiro looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ribeiro trying to control here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Penn with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Penn is trying to control the action in half guard but Ribeiro is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro trying to control here.
Ribeiro is not content to let Penn control the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Penn lands a nice hook to Ribeiro's body. Ribeiro takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Penn slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ribeiro takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ribeiro doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Penn throws a right and a left that Ribeiro avoids nicely.
A combination from Penn does no damage.
Penn lands a jab to Ribeiro's midsection.
Penn lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Penn gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ribeiro has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Penn is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Penn just leaning against Ribeiro, taking a breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Penn lands a jab-cross combination.
Left hook, right uppercut from Penn.
A left and a right from Penn both land. Nice combination.
Penn misses with a two punch combination.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Penn!
Penn rushes Ribeiro and presses him up against the cage.
Ribeiro gets underhooks to prevent Penn's takedown attempt.
Penn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A combination from Penn does no damage.
Ribeiro shoots in but no luck this time.
sergio Penn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adao Ribeiro.
Penn lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Penn tries to bum rush Ribeiro with a series of wild strikes but Ribeiro uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Penn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
sergio Penn dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Penn closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Penn scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Penn scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Penn lands a jab-cross combination.
sergio Penn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Penn looks to land a combination but Ribeiro avoids it well.
Penn misses with the combination.
Ribeiro fails with a takedown attempt.
A left and a right from Penn both land. Nice combination.
Ribeiro looks for a takedown but Penn sprawls well.
Ribeiro misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
sergio Penn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adao Ribeiro.
Penn throws a nice looking combination but Ribeiro bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ribeiro.
Nice cross by Penn.
Penn dips to his left and cracks Ribeiro with an uppercut!
Penn fails to land with a series of punches.
Penn lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Penn.
Ribeiro is rocked!
Penn cracks Ribeiro on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Ribeiro falls backwards against the cage. Penn follows up with more strikes that drop Ribeiro to his knees. Penn keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Ribeiro! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). sergio Penn!
sergio Penn is the new lightweight champion!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonathan Espozito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Azh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Azh's choice of entrance music: Manu Militari - Voix De Fait. On his way into the cage it seems that Jonathan Espozito has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Jonathan Espozito seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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200 lbs
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212 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jonathan Espozito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andre Azh!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Felipe Paraventi and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Espozito shoots for a double leg takedown but Azh sprawls well. He's pushed Espozito's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Espozito tries to close the distance and clinch up but Azh swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Azh leaves Espozito with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Azh stuffs the takedown attempt from Espozito. Espozito gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jonathan Espozito. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Espozito fails with a takedown attempt.
Espozito is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Azh.
It looks like Jonathan Espozito has been cut.
Nice sprawl there from Azh as Espozito shoots in.
Azh drops Espozito with a left and a right! Oh, Espozito is hurt - Azh dives into side control looking to finish!
Espozito is rocked!
Espozito is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Espozito looking for a sweep but Azh has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Oh Espozito is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Azh looking to control and managing it successfully.
Azh looking to secure an arm triangle but Espozito defends it well.
Espozito seems to have got his legs back now.
Azh controlling from the full mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Azh with a couple of short strikes.
Azh controlling the pace for now.
Azh breaks from Espozito's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Azh has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Azh forces the positional change into back control.
Azh is working for the choke. I would put my money on him to finish from this position. He's rolled onto his back and has dragged Espozito with him. Espozito is trying to defend but Azh has an arm under the chin now! Espozito grimaces and is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Andre Azh!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Asmir Zslevski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Riddick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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176 lbs
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175 lbs
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Asmir Zslevski!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Richard Riddick!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Seu Braga and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zslevski shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Riddick's guard.
Zslevski trying to control the position from guard on top but Riddick is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Riddick wants to stand but Zslevski is controlling the position.
Riddick keeping full guard, as Zslevski tries to pass.
Zslevski drops back looking for a leg! Riddick is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Riddick manages to kick Zslevski off! Zslevski jumps back into Riddick's guard.
Riddick can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Zslevski controls the pace.
Riddick looking for subs off his back but Zslevski has passed one foot through into half guard.
Riddick looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riddick looking for submissions off his back.
Zslevski trying to mount his opponent but Riddick defends it.
Riddick is trying to stand back up but Zslevski is controlling him
Zslevski uses his free foot to push down on Riddick's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Riddick.
Zslevski takes Riddick's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Riddick is in trouble.
Zslevski is persistently looking for the submission but Riddick is defending it well.
Zslevski is persistently looking for the submission but Riddick is defending it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riddick trying to control the position but Zslevski manages to sink in the hooks.
Riddick is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Riddick defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Riddick tries to escape but Zslevski has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Riddick turns into Zslevski and is now in his guard.
Riddick wanted to stand there but Zslevski had control of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zslevski tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Zslevski working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Riddick doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Riddick manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Riddick is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Riddick trying to control the position from guard on top but Zslevski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zslevski is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Riddick is aware though and is defending well.
Zslevski utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Zslevski throws his legs up looking for a submission but Riddick uses it to pass to side control.
Riddick is trying to get an arm triangle but Zslevski is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zslevski is looking to reverse the position.
An elbow from Riddick crashes against the mat.
Zslevski is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Riddick working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Riddick tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Asmir Zslevski dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Riddick with a lazy takedown attempt
and Zslevski moves into the clinch.
Riddick managing to block the knees to the body from Zslevski.
Zslevski is trying to break the clinch but Riddick has him pressed against the cage.
Zslevski has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Riddick uses from the top position.
Zslevski had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Riddick is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Zslevski Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Riddick's back instead.
Zslevski is persistently looking for the submission but Riddick is defending it well.
Riddick trying to control the hands but Zslevski breaks the grip.
Riddick might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Zslevski kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Zslevski's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Riddick breaks Zslevski's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Riddick must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zslevski has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Riddick can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zslevski working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Riddick.
Zslevski is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Zslevski holds on and takes a little breather.
Riddick wants to get up but he can't break Zslevski's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Riddick looking to sit in guard and control but Zslevski gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Zslevski works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riddick makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Riddick fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Zslevski circles away from the clinch attempt
and Zslevski counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Riddick's guard now.
Riddick keeping moving, preventing Zslevski from controlling successfully.
Zslevski is really struggling to control Riddick but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Riddick trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Zslevski wants to pass the guard but Riddick is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riddick will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Zslevski pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Riddick is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Riddick not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Riddick fails with the takedown
and Zslevski counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Riddick!
Riddick stops Zslevski from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Zslevski looking for a guillotine from mount but Riddick is having none of it.
Riddick can't escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zslevski is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Riddick can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Riddick wants to try and get back to his feet.
Zslevski has control of Riddick's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Riddick regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zslevski is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Riddick can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Asmir Zslevski overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Riddick gets back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Asmir Zslevski dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Zslevski pushes Riddick up against the cage in a clinch.
Riddick tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Zslevski smiles and moves away.
Zslevski gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Riddick counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Zslevski looking to control.
Riddick content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Zslevski has locked up a guillotine! Zslevski's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Riddick is holding on here and Zslevski must be using up a lot of energy. Riddick has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Zslevski gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Asmir Zslevski!
Asmir Zslevski retains his welterweight title!
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