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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kjell Dillonsan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donovan Couch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dillonsan comes to the cage accompanied by Mortal combat. Kjell Dillonsan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kjell Dillonsan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Donovan Couch!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Emerson Jorge and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dillonsan tries for a takedown but Couch sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Dillonsan shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Couch has his hands clasped together around Dillonsan's back. He's all about the action.
Dillonsan thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Couch avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dillonsan.
Couch avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dillonsan.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dillonsan throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dillonsan wants to pass the guard but Couch is defending well.
Dillonsan thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dillonsan throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Couch misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dillonsan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Couch misses with a few strikes there.
Dillonsan fails to land the takedown.
A punch combination from Couch misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Couch closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Couch is looking to advance position but Dillonsan won't allow it.
Couch throwing shots but Dillonsan is blocking nicely.
Couch moves into side control, avoiding the strikes from Dillonsan.
Couch has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dillonsan throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Dillonsan is looking to reverse the position.
Couch is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Dillonsan knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Dillonsan is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Dillonsan is looking to improve his position.
Couch sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Dillonsan wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Couch works his way into full mount!
Couch controlling the position easily from mount.
Dillonsan really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Dillonsan swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Dillonsan is desperately trying to improve his position but Couch has a good base and remains in mount.
Dillonsan has given up his back.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Dillonsan tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Couch looking to secure an arm triangle but Dillonsan defends it well.
Couch can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Dillonsan is looking to escape.
Couch raining down shots from the mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Couch throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Dillonsan is in all sorts of trouble here.
Dillonsan is working hard here to advance position.
Couch takes Dillonsan's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Dillonsan is in trouble.
Couch doesn't have the hooks in and Dillonsan manages to turn into his guard.
Couch working a defensive guard here.
Couch seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Couch not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Couch looking for a sweep. Not yet Couch, not yet.
Couch working a defensive guard here.
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.
Couch utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Couch looking to control.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Dillonsan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Couch.
Dillonsan has his takedown stuffed
and Couch decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Dillonsan's guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kjell Dillonsan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dillonsan keeping moving, preventing Couch from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dillonsan tries to strike from the bottom.
Dillonsan is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Couch trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dillonsan keeping moving, preventing Couch from controlling successfully.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Donovan Couch dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Couch bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Dillonsan throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Dillonsan is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Couch wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Dillonsan, who protects the arm well.
Dillonsan is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Couch wants to control but Dillonsan is keeping him busy.
Dillonsan is trying to escape the position but Couch is controlling the position.
Dillonsan is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Dillonsan manages to get to full guard.
Couch looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Couch won't allow Dillonsan to get back to his feet.
Dillonsan will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Couch gets to his feet - Dillonsan follows without any prompting.
Dillonsan shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Dillonsan showed some decent athleticism there.
Couch gets back to full guard.
Dillonsan is pushing down on Couch's leg trying to pass to half guard. Couch is fighting to maintain full guard but Dillonsan has managed to sneak the leg through.
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. Dillonsan connects with a nice short shot to Couch's temple.
Couch blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dillonsan.
Couch trying to control but Dillonsan postures up.
Couch keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Couch tries to roll over but Dillonsan keeps him under control.
The fighters are battling for position here. Couch manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Couch is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dillonsan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Couch works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dillonsan has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Dillonsan darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Dillonsan prevents Couch from improving his position.
Couch is breathing heavily.
Couch taking some punishment here, with Dillonsan in his half guard.
Couch taking some punishment here, with Dillonsan in his half guard.
Dillonsan with the ground and pound but Couch uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Couch wants to sweep here but Dillonsan controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dillonsan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Couch looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Dillonsan cracks Couch with a solid left hand.
Dillonsan stands up over Couch, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Couch avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dillonsan is sitting in close to Couch's body. Couch has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Dillonsan is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Dillonsan is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Couch.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Donovan Couch!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Troy Washington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Everaldo Jorge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Washington kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is 2pac and Biggie - 2010 R-Tistic Remix. Jorge has chosen Evans Entrance as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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180 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Troy Washington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Everaldo Jorge!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Thiago Cunha and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Washington digs a good hook to Jorge's body.
Jorge defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Washington.
Jorge throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Washington's waist but Washington gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jorge off to one side.
Jorge doesn't manage to clinch there - Washington circles away.
Washington stuns Jorge with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Washington closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Washington perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Jorge is pressing down on Washington's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Jorge can't keep his opponent in guard - Washington advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Jorge is looking to control Washington's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jorge avoid being mounted?
Jorge wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Washington takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Washington tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Jorge.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Washington wants to pass the guard but Jorge is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Washington takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Jorge is looking for a sweep. Washington is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Washington wants to stand but Jorge has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Jorge pushes Washington off looking to stand but Washington dives back in and keeps control.
Jorge wants to control but Washington is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jorge is looking to clinch but Washington is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Washington looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Washington lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jorge avoids a punch combination nicely.
No joy there for Washington, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jorge gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Washington wants to control from the top but Jorge keeps moving.
Jorge has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Washington has passed into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jorge is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Washington's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Washington decides to stand up.
Washington shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Jorge napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jorge tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Washington sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Jorge tries to buck Washington off but he can't manage it.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Troy Washington dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Washington takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jorge takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jorge throws a sloppy body shot
and Washington cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Washington punishes Jorge's body with a nice straight punch.
Some wild striking there from Washington.
Washington darts in and clinches Jorge up against the cage.
Jorge wants to break the clinch but can't.
A right hook to the body lands for Washington.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Washington scores with a nice hook to the head.
Washington decides to pull guard.
Washington wants to sweep here but Jorge controlling him for the moment.
Washington is adopting a defensive guard.
Jorge is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Washington is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jorge is controlling him.
Jorge must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Jorge trying to control but Washington is working from the bottom.
Washington looking for a sweep. Not yet Washington, not yet.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Washington holds on and takes a little breather.
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.
Washington is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Washington pulls Jorge in to control the position.
Jorge trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Washington is looking to stand up but Jorge isn't so interested in that idea.
Washington will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Washington looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Jorge is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Washington in particular looking to stall.
Jorge wants to control the action here but instead Washington manages to pass to full mount!
Washington stands up from mount. Strange move.
Troy Washington seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Jorge throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Washington throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jorge.
Jorge pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jorge tries to clinch but Washington moves out of range.
Jorge throws a sloppy head kick and Washington moves out of range easily.
Washington gets the takedown into side control.
Washington wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jorge keeps working.
Jorge tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Washington wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
You can see the frustration on Jorge's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Jorge tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Troy Washington dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Washington feints and as Jorge raises his hands in defense, Washington changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Troy Washington overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jorge is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Washington sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Washington is standing up over Jorge. Jorge looks to escape but Washington dives into side control.
Jorge struggling a bit here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jorge trying to control but Washington flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Washington tries to get the hooks in deep but Jorge pushed the leg off.
Jorge rolls, trying to escape but Washington keeps control of the position.
Washington biding his time, controlling Jorge.
Washington struggling to keep hold of the position.
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.
Jorge trying to control the position but Washington manages to sink in the hooks.
Washington has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Jorge's body.
Jorge holding both Washington 's hands and preventing any damage.
Jorge trying to get back to his feet but Washington is in full control for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
What can Jorge do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Jorge trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Jorge tries to escape the position.
Jorge just trying to survive but Washington is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Everaldo Jorge has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Washington tries to get the hooks in deep but Jorge pushed the leg off.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jorge is in bad spot here.
Washington slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
And that's the end of the fight!
Troy Washington showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Washington 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Troy Washington!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yanhi Buentello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rousimar Pellegrino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pellegrino comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Sepultura - Roots Bloody Roots kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yanhi Buentello!
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, Rousimar Pellegrino!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Mauricio Rocha and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buentello shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Buentello cracks Pellegrino with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Buentello can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Pellegrino is looking to escape.
Pellegrino blocking the ground and pound.
Buentello prevents Pellegrino from getting the reversal.
Buentello sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Pellegrino slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Pellegrino works his way to full guard. Good work.
Pellegrino controls Buentello momentarily but Buentello frees himself.
Buentello content to stall in guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pellegrino pulls Buentello in to control the position.
Buentello trying to control the position from guard on top but Pellegrino is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Buentello accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Buentello stops Pellegrino from standing up.
Buentello trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pellegrino wants to sweep here but Buentello controlling him for the moment.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Pellegrino tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Pellegrino chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Buentello avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Buentello shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Buentello wants to pass to mount but Pellegrino is defending the position.
Pellegrino wants to get back to his feet.
Pellegrino looks gassed!
Buentello is looking to take a break and control but Pellegrino is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pellegrino is trying to stand.
Buentello is keen to just control but Pellegrino is a slippery customer.
Pellegrino gets back to full guard.
Pellegrino keeping full guard, as Buentello tries to pass.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pellegrino misses with a takedown
and Buentello counters with a nice double leg into side control. Pellegrino won't be happy with that.
Buentello in side control, just content to control the action for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Pellegrino's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Buentello stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Buentello changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Pellegrino looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Yanhi Buentello dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Buentello misses with a head kick.
Buentello slips a jab from Pellegrino.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Pellegrino crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Buentello - the referee stops the clock and Pellegrino gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Buentello. Pellegrino manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Buentello gets the takedown into side control.
Buentello tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Buentello is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Pellegrino will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Pellegrino parries the strikes from Buentello easily there. Buentello is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Pellegrino to escape.
Buentello laying and praying for a moment but Pellegrino takes advantage and regains half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Buentello is pressing down on Pellegrino's thigh, looking to free his foot. Pellegrino is holding on for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buentello stands up out of the half guard.
Pellegrino misses with a straight left.
Buentello shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Pellegrino manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Buentello preventing the sweep.
Buentello pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pellegrino is keeping the position for now.
Pellegrino seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pellegrino wants to stand up but Buentello is controlling him.
Pellegrino pulls Buentello in close to prevent any damage.
Pellegrino keeping moving, preventing Buentello from controlling successfully.
Buentello preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pellegrino wants to stand but Buentello is controlling the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Pellegrino shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Buentello counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Buentello scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Buentello trying to control the action but Pellegrino is working from the bottom.
Buentello in side control, throwing shots but Pellegrino defends.
Buentello stands up.
Buentello blocks a leg kick.
Yanhi Buentello is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pellegrino has his takedown stuffed
and Buentello counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Pellegrino's guard now.
Buentello trying to control but Pellegrino is working from the bottom.
Buentello throwing strikes from guard but Pellegrino blocks nicely.
Pellegrino had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Buentello is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Pellegrino Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Buentello's back instead.
Buentello tries to escape but Pellegrino has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Yanhi Buentello dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Buentello shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Buentello raining down shots from the mount!
Pellegrino swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Buentello avoids the attempt from Pellegrino to control.
Buentello thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Buentello looking for a guillotine from mount but Pellegrino is having none of it.
Pellegrino tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pellegrino is trying to stand up.
Pellegrino tries to lock up and control but Buentello gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Buentello connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Buentello wants to control the pace but Pellegrino is squirming around nicely.
Pellegrino bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Buentello keeping moving, preventing Pellegrino from controlling successfully.
Buentello looking for a sweep. Not yet Buentello, not yet.
Buentello pulls Pellegrino in close to his closed guard and prevents Pellegrino from doing any damage or advancing position.
Buentello is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Buentello wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buentello is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Buentello stops Pellegrino from getting back to his feet.
Rousimar Pellegrino has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yanhi Buentello is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Buentello slows the pace down in half guard.
Pellegrino avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Buentello.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Buentello trying to control the action but Pellegrino is working from the bottom.
Buentello controlling the action here.
Buentello stalling away here and it's allowed Pellegrino to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Buentello trying to control the position from guard on top but Pellegrino is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pellegrino throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yanhi Buentello showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Buentello 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yanhi Buentello!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Suge Knight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Suge Knight will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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255 lbs
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bob Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Suge Knight!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Paulo Santos and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knight is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Knight has Johnson up against the cage in a clinch.
Johnson breaks the clinch.
Johnson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
It looks like Suge Knight has been cut.
Knight tries to bum rush Johnson with a series of wild strikes but Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A combination from Johnson does no damage.
Knight throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Johnson counters with a shoot takedown. Knight fights it but they end up in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Knight is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johnson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Johnson throws and elbow that misses. Knight uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Johnson's guard. Nice move by Knight!
Johnson striking off his back but it's not causing Knight any problems.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is trying to keep Knight in close.
Knight preventing the sweep.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Knight darts in trying to clinch
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
Knight defending well as Johnson loads up on a big left hand.
Knight tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Johnson counters with a nice body shot.
Knight cracks Johnson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
It looks like Bob Johnson has been cut.
Knight fails to land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands with a cross.
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!
Johnson throws out a loose jab but Knight uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knight gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Knight is adopting a defensive guard.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Knight is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johnson is looking to work some ground and pound but Knight has wrist control.
Johnson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Knight preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Johnson slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throwing strikes but missing.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Knight keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Knight misses with a jab to the body
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.
Knight slips under a jab from Johnson.
A combination from Johnson does no damage.
Johnson misses the jab.
Johnson missing with a left hand there. Knight was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Knight looks to land a right hand but Johnson moved out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Johnson misses with a wild combination.
Knight slips a straight right by Johnson.
Knight takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Knight feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Johnson's calf.
Knight throws a hook to the side of Johnson's head but Johnson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Johnson throws a nice looking combination but Knight bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Knight clinches but Johnson breaks the clinch
and Johnson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Knight thinking.
Johnson tries to bum rush Knight with a series of wild strikes but Knight uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Johnson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Knight swivels and escapes.
Knight slips under a jab.
Suge Knight is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Knight throws a left and a right that both miss
and Johnson counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Knight!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Knight looks gassed!
Johnson avoids the attempt from Knight to control.
Johnson is landing with some decent strikes but Knight is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Johnson dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Johnson counters with a left to the body.
Johnson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A low kick from Knight misses
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Knight tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Knight.
Johnson scores a takedown into full mount!
Johnson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
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!
Johnson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Knight looks a forlorn figure.
Knight wants to control but Johnson is having none of it.
Knight is breathing heavily.
Johnson with good strikes from the mount here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson blocks Knight's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Johnson punishing his opponent with strikes.
Knight is rocked!
Johnson drops a big elbow. That's hurt Knight! More shots from Johnson and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bob Johnson!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bro Ham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Totoy Magtanggol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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159 lbs
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162 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bro Ham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Totoy Magtanggol!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Emerson Jorge and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magtanggol misses with a straight left.
Totoy Magtanggol seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A shot to de liver by Magtanggol. Beautiful body shot.
Ham gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Magtanggol lands with a light punch inside.
Magtanggol looking to throw knees to the head but Ham is blocking nicely.
A short uppercut from Magtanggol.
Magtanggol lands a nice uppercut.
Ham tries to break free but Magtanggol pushes him back against the cage.
Ham blocking some punches.
Ham can't get the takedown.
Magtanggol breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ham throws the left hand but Magtanggol avoids the punch easily.
Magtanggol avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Magtanggol scores with a nice body kick.
Ham shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Magtanggol connects with a high kick.
Magtanggol fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ham lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Magtanggol swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ham counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magtanggol moves in looking to clinch but Ham pushes him off.
Magtanggol lands with an overhand left.
Ham dodges the punch combination from Magtanggol.
Magtanggol tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Magtanggol with a hook.
Ham closes this distance looking for a takedown but Magtanggol circles away.
Magtanggol throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Magtanggol lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Magtanggol looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A jab from Ham misses.
Ham walks into a stiff left hand from Magtanggol.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ham scores with a sloppy right hand. Magtanggol should have avoided that one.
Magtanggol scores with a kick to the midsection.
Magtanggol fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Magtanggol stuns Ham with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ham uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Magtanggol.
Magtanggol circles away from the clinch attempt.
Magtanggol lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ham fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bro Ham. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Magtanggol throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ham throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Magtanggol sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Ham.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magtanggol lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Magtanggol throws a body kick that misses.
Magtanggol misses with the combination.
Magtanggol looks to land a body kick but Ham moved away.
Magtanggol pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ham waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Magtanggol.
Ham lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Magtanggol circles away quickly and effectively.
Ham scores with a jab.
Magtanggol dodges the punch combination from Ham.
Magtanggol closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magtanggol swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Magtanggol lands a knee to the body.
Ham'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.
Ham gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Magtanggol regains guard.
Magtanggol pushes Ham off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Ham fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Magtanggol throws a hook to the side of Ham's head but Ham sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ham throws a right and a left that Magtanggol avoids nicely.
Magtanggol is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Magtanggol lands a head kick!
It looks like Bro Ham has been cut.
Ham closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Magtanggol did well to prevent Ham getting side control.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Totoy Magtanggol dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bro Ham'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.
Magtanggol is looking to clinch.
Ham lands with a shot to the body.
Magtanggol slips a jab from Ham.
Ham's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Ham duly obliges.
Ham needs to keep his hands up - Magtanggol had a free shot at his head there.
Magtanggol lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A swing and a miss from Magtanggol.
Magtanggol throws a nice looking combination but Ham bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Magtanggol lands with a kick to the ribs.
Ham throws the left hand but Magtanggol avoids the punch easily.
Magtanggol misses with a double jab
and Ham counters with a right hand to the body.
Magtanggol misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Ham misses.
Ham misses with a double jab
and Magtanggol counters with a left and a right that stings Ham.
Magtanggol looks to land a combination but Ham avoids it well.
Ham tries to clinch
and Magtanggol counters with a solid body kick.
Magtanggol throws a shot from downtown. Ham moves away and avoids it.
Totoy Magtanggol is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ham throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Totoy Magtanggol seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ham throws out a loose jab but Magtanggol uses good head movement to avoid it.
Magtanggol slips a jab and a cross from Ham.
Ham fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Magtanggol thumps Ham with a low kick.
Magtanggol throws a sloppy head kick and Ham moves out of range easily.
Magtanggol throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Magtanggol moves out of range as Ham strikes.
Magtanggol swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Magtanggol falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ham counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Magtanggol lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ham fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Magtanggol looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Magtanggol fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ham moves out of range of the body kick.
Ham throws a series of punches but Magtanggol moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magtanggol is looking to clinch but Ham is avoiding it.
Magtanggol ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ham moves away.
Ham is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Magtanggol.
Ham blocks the body kick.
Nice takedown defense from Magtanggol. No joy for Ham on that attempt.
Magtanggol slips a jab from Ham.
Magtanggol gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Ham cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Magtanggol lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A slow jab from Ham misses its intended target.
Ham avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ham misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ham misses with a body punch
and Magtanggol counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Ham is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Ham throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Magtanggol to counter with a crisp jab.
Ham misses the jab.
Magtanggol throws a combination that misses
and Ham moves into the clinch.
Ham is looking to control Magtanggol's arms but Magtanggol gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ham has his back to the cage.
Ham's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Magtanggol staying out of range there.
Magtanggol ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Magtanggol stuffs the takedown attempt from Ham. Ham gets slowly back to his feet.
Magtanggol moves into the clinch successfully.
Magtanggol with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ham manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Magtanggol controls from within his opponent's guard.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Totoy Magtanggol showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bro Ham's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Magtanggol pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Magtanggol throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ham lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Magtanggol tries to keep at a distance but Ham has taken the fight into the clinch.
Magtanggol's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Magtanggol wants to clinch
letting Ham counter with a right hand.
Ham is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Jab from Ham.
Magtanggol rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ham moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Magtanggol moves out of range of the strikes.
Ham showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Magtanggol.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magtanggol pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Magtanggol misses with a looping right.
Totoy Magtanggol is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ham wants to clinch.
Magtanggol drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Magtanggol tries to land a front kick but Ham steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ham looks to land a combination but Magtanggol avoids it well.
Ham moves out of range as Magtanggol throws a body kick.
Magtanggol misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A cross from Ham lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magtanggol on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ham shoots in but no luck this time.
Magtanggol throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ham counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Magtanggol takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ham missing with a left hand there. Magtanggol was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Magtanggol wants to clinch
and Ham counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Magtanggol misses with a wild combination.
Ham showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Magtanggol.
Magtanggol misses with a combination
and Ham cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Magtanggol misses
and Ham counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ham showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Magtanggol.
Magtanggol moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Ham lands with a hook. Magtanggol tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ham misses with a straight right.
Magtanggol misses with a double jab
and Ham decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Magtanggol's guard.
Magtanggol takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ham postures up in Magtanggol's guard and throws a big left but Magtanggol blocks it.
Magtanggol tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ham landing some decent shots from guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ham wants to pass the guard but Magtanggol is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ham drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ham jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ham accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ham trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Magtanggol looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ham is one step ahead there.
Bro Ham has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A punch combination from Magtanggol misses.
Totoy Magtanggol is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ham throws a hook but Magtanggol blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bro Ham showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Magtanggol 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Totoy Magtanggol!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Steven Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brett Eibner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee comes to the cage accompanied by Wu-Tang Clan - Bring Da Ruckus. Brett Eibner is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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161 lbs
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170 lbs
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Counter striker
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Steven Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brett Eibner!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Matheus Silva and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee defending well as Eibner loads up on a big left hand.
Lee bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Eibner stuffs the takedown.
Lee wants to slow Eibner down by chopping away at his legs.
Eibner tries to clinch but Lee is having none of it.
Eibner swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lee shoots in but Eibner avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Eibner misses with a jab, cross combination.
Eibner connects with a looping right hand.
Eibner tries to close the distance and clinch but Lee swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Eibner misses the jab.
Eibner defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lee.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steven Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lee moves out of range as Eibner strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eibner doesn't manage to clinch there - Lee circles away.
Eibner throws a hook to the side of Lee's head but Lee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Eibner tries to bum rush Lee with a series of wild strikes but Lee uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lee tries to keep at a distance but Eibner has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lee misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Lee fails to land.
Eibner's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Eibner stuffs the takedown.
Lee misses with a low kick.
Eibner has his takedown stuffed
and Lee counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
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.
Lee will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Eibner with a poor takedown
enabling Lee to counter with a crisp jab.
Lee throws a low kick, looking for Eibner's leg but Eibner calmly moves out of range.
Eibner misses with an uppercut.
A slow jab from Eibner misses its intended target.
Nice defenses there by Lee.
Lee lands a glancing blow to the side of Eibner's head.
Eibner changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lee tries to avoid it but Eibner manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lee to the ground. Lee escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Eibner looks gassed!
Eibner moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Eibner throws a lazy right hand but Lee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lee looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lee tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Eibner swivels and escapes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Lee not doing much here.
Lee is trying to control the action in half guard but Eibner is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Nice strikes from Lee there.
Lee throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Eibner is defending against the submission attempts here by Lee.
Eibner is looking to improve his position.
Lee 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.
Lee thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Eibner's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Eibner is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lee closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Lee lands in his opponent's guard.
Lee trying to control the position from guard on top but Eibner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Eibner looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lee is one step ahead there.
Lee not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Eibner is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
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 Steven Lee will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Lee slips under a jab.
Lee scores with a nice strike.
Eibner gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Eibner.
Lee is trying to break free.
Eibner breaks from the clinch.
Eibner gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lee connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eibner moves out of range as Lee strikes.
Lee throws a front kick aimed at Eibner's knee but Eibner avoids it well.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lee.
A big left from Eibner misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee keeps the fight on the outside.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lee lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Eibner has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Eibner and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Eibner moves forwards but Lee connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Eibner with a jab.
Eibner tries for a takedown but Lee circles away easily
and Eibner takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Brett Eibner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Eibner 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.
Lee staying out of range there.
Lee looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee is keen to just control but Eibner is a slippery customer.
Lee not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Eibner manages to get to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lee not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Lee trying to control but Eibner is working from the bottom.
Eibner looking for a sweep. Not yet Eibner, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lee is working Eibner over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Eibner throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Eibner is breathing heavily.
Lee preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Lee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Eibner.
Lee fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lee throws a good cross that connects.
Lee lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Eibner is looking to clinch but Lee is avoiding it.
A telegraphed right hand from Eibner misses the target.
Eibner might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Eibner falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lee counters with a one-two to the body.
Eibner keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A jab from Eibner misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eibner swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lee counters with a straight right hand.
Eibner misses with a double jab
and Lee counters with a left and a right that stings Eibner.
Lee fails with the takedown
and Eibner counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steven Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Eibner throws a hook but Lee avoids it easily.
Eibner blocks a head kick by Lee.
Lee changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Eibner tries to clinch but Lee moves away
and Lee counters with an inside leg kick.
A jab from Eibner misses.
Lee lands a jab-cross combination.
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 Steven Lee will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Lee throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Eibner wants to clinch but Lee slips to the side
and Lee counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Eibner!
Lee controlling his opponent.
Lee connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Lee scoring with strikes but Eibner is staying in there.
Lee lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Eibner hang on?
Eibner is squirming around, avoiding Lee's attempts to control the action.
Lee controlling from the full mount.
Lee with shots to the head and body - Eibner looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eibner is in all sorts of trouble here.
Lee is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Eibner can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Eibner is wriggling around trying to escape.
Eibner takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lee wants to control the pace but Eibner is squirming around nicely.
Eibner is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Lee can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Eibner is looking to escape.
Eibner regains half guard.
Eibner is trying to get back to full guard.
Lee trying to control from half guard but Eibner is working away.
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.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Lee is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Lee tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Steven Lee just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Lee closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Eibner tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lee in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Lee is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Eibner has escaped the position, nice work there.
Steven Lee overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee wants to lay and pray for a moment but Eibner keeps working.
Steven Lee is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Eibner managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Lee.
Eibner takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Lee controlling the position from side mount.
Lee wants to lay and pray for a moment but Eibner keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Eibner manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Eibner manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Eibner tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lee lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Lee preventing the sweep.
Lee trying to control the position from guard on top but Eibner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lee connects with a couple of short punches.
Eibner looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lee is one step ahead there.
Eibner wants to get back to his feet but Lee passes into half guard.
Lee moves into full mount! Eibner won't be happy about that!
Brett Eibner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lee wants to control the pace but Eibner is squirming around nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Steven Lee showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lee, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steven Lee!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dameon Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Kositzky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Machida comes to the cage accompanied by Brazilian Death. Kositzky comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Schwarz zu Blau kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Paul Kositzky is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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144 lbs
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140 lbs
8 - 8 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dameon Machida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paul Kositzky!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Leandro Rodrigues and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kositzky pushes Machida up against the cage in a clinch.
Machida lands a nice elbow.
Kositzky fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kositzky tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kositzky lands with a left to the head.
Machida breaks from the clinch.
Machida clinches up with Kositzky and pushes him back against the cage.
Kositzky lands a body shot in the clinch.
Machida is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kositzky. Machida does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kositzky swats away the attempt to clinch by Machida.
Machida dips to his left and cracks Kositzky with an uppercut!
Kositzky checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Machida tries to clinch but Kositzky moves away
and Kositzky connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A slow jab from Kositzky misses its intended target.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kositzky avoids the head kick by Machida.
Machida closes the distance and pushes Kositzky back into the cage.
Machida blocking some punches.
Kositzky misses with the head strike.
Machida blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Machida has had enough of the clinch but Kositzky keeps him there for the moment.
Kositzky has Machida pressed against the cage, preventing Machida from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Machida.
Machida really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kositzky.
Kositzky misses with some punches.
Kositzky lands an uppercut.
Machida is rocked!
Knees in the clinch landing for Kositzky.
Oh Machida is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Kositzky.
Good body shot from Kositzky.
Machida is breathing heavily.
Machida's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kositzky presses Machida against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kositzky creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Machida's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Machida drops to his knees and Kositzky pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paul Kositzky!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Christopher Reyes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wanadi De Santana (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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Christopher Reyes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wanadi De Santana!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Emerson Jorge and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reyes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Santana waves his right hand out infront of him, looking to distract Reyes. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Reyes to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
It looks like Christopher Reyes has been cut.
De Santana trying to control but Reyes is working from the bottom.
De Santana with a flurry of punches that miss.
De Santana trying to control the position from guard on top but Reyes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
De Santana with a flurry of punches that miss.
De Santana wants to pass the guard but Reyes is keeping the position.
Reyes avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Reyes utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
De Santana missing with a left hand there. Reyes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reyes takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
De Santana fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Reyes checks it well.
Reyes scores with a decent looking hook.
De Santana tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Reyes blocks a head kick by De Santana.
A slow jab from De Santana misses its intended target.
De Santana thows a body shot but no joy.
Reyes misses with a body shot.
De Santana throws a head kick but Reyes moves out of range.
Reyes just misses with a punch to the body.
De Santana moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Reyes is breathing heavily.
De Santana throws a head kick that misses.
Reyes lands a nice hook to De Santana's body. De Santana takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Reyes lands a with a good body shot.
Reyes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Santana manages to avoid it.
De Santana takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reyes has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by De Santana.
Reyes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Santana throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reyes with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling De Santana to score with a decent uppercut.
Reyes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Reyes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Christopher Reyes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
De Santana avoids the body shot from Reyes.
De Santana throws a series of punches but Reyes moves out of range.
De Santana shoots in for a takedown but Reyes shows good takedown defense.
Reyes takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A head kick from De Santana lands but Reyes takes it in his stride.
Reyes on the wrong end of a nice hook.
De Santana moves into the clinch.
De Santana has a couple of punches blocked by Reyes.
De Santana scores with a knee to the head.
De Santana is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
De Santana receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on De Santana's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
De Santana lands a nice elbow.
De Santana stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
De Santana lands an elbow inside.
Christopher Reyes's cut is getting worse.
Come on De Santana - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Wanadi De Santana.
Nice shot lands for Reyes.
Reyes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from De Santana.
De Santana takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
De Santana throws a lazy right hand but Reyes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
De Santana misses with a wild combination.
Reyes lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Wanadi De Santana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reyes tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
De Santana shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Reyes tries to reverse the position but De Santana maintains control.
Reyes is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Reyes blocking the ground and pound.
De Santana scoring with strikes but Reyes is staying in there.
De Santana lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Reyes wants to hold on but De Santana pushes him away.
Reyes is trying to escape the mount.
De Santana lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reyes tries to lock up and control but De Santana gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
De Santana can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Reyes is looking to escape.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Wanadi De Santana dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Christopher Reyes's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
De Santana lands a nice looking kick to the body. Reyes takes a step back to recover.
De Santana misses with a hook.
Reyes blocks a head kick by De Santana.
De Santana closes the distance and clinches.
De Santana is struggling to control the position.
De Santana landing some nice looking knees to the body.
De Santana looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Reyes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
De Santana tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Santana tries to land knees in the clinch but Reyes avoids the damage to the body.
De Santana landing some nice looking knees to the body.
De Santana will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Reyes up against the cage.
De Santana misses with a hook to the ribs.
De Santana misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Reyes.
Reyes stalling in the clinch but De Santana improves position.
Reyes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from De Santana.
A nice glancing elbow lands by De Santana.
De Santana lands an elbow just above Reyes 's eye.
Reyes has had enough of the clinch but De Santana keeps him there for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
De Santana lands a body shot.
De Santana tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The is referee keeping an eye on De Santana - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
De Santana tries a body shot but Reyes blocks it.
De Santana lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Reyes backwards.
De Santana creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Reyes's defenses.
De Santana tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Reyes is trying to maintain a safe position but De Santana gets an underhook and turns Reyes into the cage.
De Santana is struggling to control the position.
Reyes is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
De Santana is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Santana creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Knees to the body from De Santana.
De Santana lands a knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
De Santana tries to land knees in the clinch but Reyes avoids the damage to the body.
De Santana tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Reyes avoids it.
De Santana throws a knee to the head but misses.
Reyes managing to block the knees to the body from De Santana.
De Santana works on Reyes's body with a couple of short punches.
De Santana cracks Reyes with a nice body shot.
De Santana is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
De Santana pushes Reyes back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reyes wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but De Santana has him pressed against the cage.
De Santana just leaning against Reyes, taking a breather.
De Santana using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
De Santana lands a nice uppercut.
De Santana leaning his opponent against the cage.
De Santana lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Reyes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Wanadi De Santana showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Christopher Reyes's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
De Santana scores with a leg kick.
De Santana has closed the distance and engaged Reyes in a clinch.
Reyes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Reyes working hard to break the clinch.
De Santana working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Reyes is looking to break free of the clinch but De Santana has double underhooks.
A right hook to the body lands for De Santana.
De Santana is leaning against Reyes and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
De Santana lands a body shot in the clinch.
Reyes being controlled against the cage.
Reyes takes an elbow to the forehead.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
De Santana unloads a knee to the mid-section.
De Santana has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Wanadi De Santana seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A nice right hand lands inside from De Santana.
De Santana leaning against his opponent.
De Santana trying to land knees to the body.
De Santana putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Reyes in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
De Santana stalling in the clinch.
De Santana misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Reyes.
De Santana cracks Reyes with a nice body shot.
De Santana lands a body shot.
Knees in the clinch landing for De Santana.
Christopher Reyes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Santana working some nice short punches in the clinch.
De Santana lands a left hand that snaps the head of Reyes backwards.
Christopher Reyes's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Reyes is looking to break free of the clinch but De Santana has double underhooks.
De Santana gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
De Santana lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
De Santana lands an elbow that stopped Reyes in his tracks for a moment.
Jeez, Christopher Reyes's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Christopher Reyes's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Wanadi De Santana!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carlito Montoya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Opeth - Heir Apparent. 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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212 lbs
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215 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlito Montoya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Peter Smith!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Felipe Paraventi and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith misses with a series of wild punches.
Montoya takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Carlito Montoya has been cut.
Montoya is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Montoya fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Smith, pushing him back against the cage.
Montoya fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Montoya throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Smith's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Montoya tests Smith's chin there with a solid looking shot.
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!
Some wild striking there from Smith.
Peter Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Montoya throws a right and a left that Smith avoids nicely.
Smith jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Smith takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Smith tries to clinch up.
Smith swats away the attempt to clinch by Montoya.
Montoya connects with a high kick.
It looks like Peter Smith has been cut.
Smith throws a hook to the side of Montoya's head but Montoya sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Montoya walks into a stiff left hand from Smith.
Montoya is rocked!
Smith connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Montoya out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Peter Smith!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Abidah Augustus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Little john (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). john has chosen its a fight as his entrance music. Little john will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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135 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Good kicks
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Abidah Augustus!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Little john!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Matheus Silva and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Augustus gets a takedown into half guard.
john looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Augustus is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
john looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
john is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Augustus is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, john has managed to free his arm - good work.
john wants to improve his position but Augustus is controlling well.
Augustus is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
john is trying to get back to full guard.
john is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
john misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
john scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
john throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Augustus throws a sloppy head kick and john moves out of range easily.
john tries to bum rush Augustus with a series of wild strikes but Augustus uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Augustus shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in john's guard.
john working for a triangle but Augustus defends it easily.
Augustus looking to pass the guard.
Augustus won't allow john to sweep him here.
john keeping full guard, as Augustus tries to pass.
john isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Augustus stacks john on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Augustus!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Augustus is looking to take a break and control but john is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Augustus working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Augustus tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
john tries to improve position but can't.
Augustus trying to control the position but john is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Augustus tries to advance to mount but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Augustus wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by john, who protects the arm well.
Augustus is breathing heavily.
Augustus tries for a kimura but john is defending well.
john manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
john is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Augustus sees it coming and defends easily.
john is thwarting Augustus's attempts to control the position.
john is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Augustus sees it coming and defends easily.
Augustus wants to get back to full guard.
Augustus trying to control but john postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Augustus is defending against the submission attempts here by john.
Augustus is pressing down on john's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Augustus is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and john defends well.
Augustus is trying to control the position but john postures up.
john pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Augustus is keeping the position for now.
john has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Augustus to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! john is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Augustus pulls down on the head and he's put john to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Abidah Augustus!
Abidah Augustus retains his bantamweight title!
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