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Blood and Sand 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Remy Grabowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jofus Towanda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grabowski's entrance music is Nanou - Better Off Alone. A fine choice. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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299 lbs
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300 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Remy Grabowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jofus Towanda!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Matheus Silva and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Towanda misses with a hook.
Grabowski looks to land a combination. Towanda sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Jofus Towanda has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice inside leg kick there by Grabowski. That's going to slow Towanda down.
Towanda looks gassed!
A head kick misses from Towanda.
Towanda falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Grabowski counter with a right hand.
Towanda walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Grabowski measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Towanda! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Remy Grabowski!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Judah Benhur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rakishi Fatu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Judah Benhur has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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270 lbs
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300 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Judah Benhur!
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, Rakishi Fatu!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Paulo Santos and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fatu avoids a punch combination nicely.
Some wild striking there from Benhur.
Benhur throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice cross by Benhur.
Fatu dives in and grabs Benhur's left leg, looking for a takedown. Benhur pushes down on Fatu's head and hops out.
Benhur fails to land with a series of punches.
No joy there for Benhur, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fatu avoids a punch combination nicely.
Benhur scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Benhur misses with a double jab.
Fatu shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Benhur's guard.
Fatu lands a couple of digs.
Fatu stops Benhur from standing up.
Fatu is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Fatu stands and throws Benhur's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Fatu thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benhur wants to get back to his feet.
Fatu is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Benhur is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Fatu wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Benhur, who protects the arm well.
Fatu looks gassed!
Benhur is trying to get back to his feet.
Benhur looks frustrated here - throwing a couple of shots from the bottom though.
Fatu tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Fatu has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Benhur wants to get back to his feet but Fatu drags him back down.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Benhur trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fatu thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Benhur wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A left and a right from Benhur both land. Nice combination.
Benhur fails to land with a series of punches.
Benhur comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Benhur scores with a four punch combination!
Benhur throws a right and a left that both miss.
Benhur lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fatu at a distance.
Fatu slips a jab and a cross from Benhur.
Benhur goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Benhur fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Fatu on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benhur's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Benhur duly obliges.
Benhur misses with the combination.
Benhur tries to bum rush Fatu with a series of wild strikes but Fatu uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Benhur is working the combinations to good effect here.
Benhur throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Benhur misses with a two punch combination.
Benhur throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Judah Benhur is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Benhur throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Fatu takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Benhur scores with a three punch combo!
Fatu has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Benhur tries to bum rush Fatu with a series of wild strikes but Fatu uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fatu slips a jab and a cross from Benhur.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benhur misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fatu slips a jab and a cross from Benhur.
Benhur lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benhur misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Benhur throws a right and a left that both miss.
Benhur throws a right and a left that Fatu avoids nicely.
Benhur lands with a nice combination. Fatu backs away looking to recover.
Benhur throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Benhur closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Benhur misses with a jab, cross combination.
A punch combination from Benhur misses.
Benhur looks to land a combination. Fatu sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Benhur misses with a double jab.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Benhur lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Benhur throws a nice looking combination but Fatu bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Benhur connects with a single shot there.
Benhur connects with a body shot.
Benhur lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Benhur.
Benhur throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Benhur works over Fatu's head and body with a nice combination.
Benhur scores with a punch to the head.
Benhur works over Fatu's head and body with a nice combination.
Benhur stuns Fatu with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Fatu takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Benhur throws a nice looking combination but Fatu bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Benhur works Fatu's body with a nice hook.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Benhur lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Fatu backs up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Benhur misses with a wild combination.
Fatu moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Benhur misses with a series of wild punches.
Fatu takes one to the chin there.
No joy there for Benhur, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Benhur throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fatu.
Benhur fails to land with a series of punches.
Fatu looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Judah Benhur seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benhur lands a two punch combo.
Benhur scores with a jab. Fatu acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Benhur misses with a series of wild punches.
Benhur lands with a nice combination. Fatu backs away looking to recover.
Benhur looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Benhur throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Benhur misses with a two punch combination.
Fatu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Benhur.
Benhur lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Judah Benhur is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A punch combination from Benhur misses.
Benhur lands with a nice combination. Fatu backs away looking to recover.
Fatu has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Benhur jabs Fatu right on the nose. Fatu blinks but takes it well.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Benhur throws a combination. Fatu tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Fatu will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Benhur scores with a sloppy right hand. Fatu should have avoided that one.
Benhur lands a two punch combo.
Benhur misses with a double jab.
Benhur looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Benhur works over Fatu's head and body with a nice combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benhur throws a right hand that Fatu ducks under and follows up with a left that Fatu also avoids with ease.
Benhur throws a right and a left that both miss.
A punch combination from Benhur misses.
Fatu takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nice shot by Benhur.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Benhur misses with the combination.
Fatu slips a jab and a cross from Benhur.
Fatu slips a jab and a cross from Benhur.
Benhur dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fatu closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Benhur lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Benhur scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Benhur throws a right hand that Fatu ducks under and follows up with a left that Fatu also avoids with ease.
Fatu takes a shot to the body in his stride.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Benhur throws a right and a left that both miss.
Benhur misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rakishi Fatu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Benhur paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
And that's the end of the fight!
Judah Benhur showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Benhur 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 1 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight for Judah Benhur!
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight for Judah Benhur!
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight for Judah Benhur!
Judah Benhur wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Buck The Great Weasel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Vilalobos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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180 lbs
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185 lbs
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Counter striker
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Buck The Great Weasel!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Randy Vilalobos!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Felipe Paraventi and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vilalobos misses with a wild combination.
Vilalobos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from The Great Weasel.
Vilalobos lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Horrible takedown by The Great Weasel or perhaps it was just good defense by Vilalobos which made him look bad.
The Great Weasel will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
The Great Weasel showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vilalobos.
Vilalobos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Randy Vilalobos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vilalobos throws a right and a left that The Great Weasel avoids nicely.
The Great Weasel slips a jab and a cross from Vilalobos.
Vilalobos scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Vilalobos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vilalobos displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from The Great Weasel.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Buck The Great Weasel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vilalobos lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Vilalobos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vilalobos lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Vilalobos throws a nice looking combination but The Great Weasel bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Great Weasel tries for a takedown but Vilalobos sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Vilalobos scores with a hook to the body. The Great Weasel takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Vilalobos throws a series of punches but The Great Weasel avoids them all with ease.
Vilalobos ducks under a wild hook from The Great Weasel.
Vilalobos throws a series of punches but The Great Weasel avoids them all with ease.
The Great Weasel fails with a takedown attempt.
The Great Weasel is breathing heavily.
Vilalobos misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vilalobos fails to land with a series of punches.
The Great Weasel shoots in looking for a takedown. Vilalobos tries to sprawl out of it but The Great Weasel keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Vilalobos manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Vilalobos stuns The Great Weasel with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
No joy there for Vilalobos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vilalobos moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Vilalobos scores with a punch to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Vilalobos does no damage.
Vilalobos throws a series of punches but The Great Weasel avoids them all with ease.
Vilalobos lands a two punch combo.
Vilalobos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but The Great Weasel circles away quickly and effectively.
Vilalobos misses with a wild body shot.
Vilalobos scores with a one two! The Great Weasel had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Randy Vilalobos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vilalobos looks to land a combination but The Great Weasel avoids it well.
Vilalobos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but The Great Weasel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Vilalobos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but The Great Weasel circles away quickly and effectively.
Vilalobos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The Great Weasel showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vilalobos.
Vilalobos throws a right and a left that The Great Weasel avoids nicely.
Vilalobos is working the combinations to good effect here.
Vilalobos cracks The Great Weasel with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Vilalobos lands with a nice combination. The Great Weasel backs away looking to recover.
Vilalobos is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down The Great Weasel rather than just go for the knockout.
Vilalobos clobbers The Great Weasel with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Vilalobos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vilalobos goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The Great Weasel has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Vilalobos misses with a few strikes there.
Vilalobos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Vilalobos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but The Great Weasel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Vilalobos moves into range and connects with a jab.
Vilalobos throws a right and a left that both miss.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for The Great Weasel. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Vilalobos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The Great Weasel takes a jab right on the kisser.
Vilalobos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but The Great Weasel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Vilalobos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by The Great Weasel.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vilalobos. The Great Weasel does a little dance to reset his feet.
The Great Weasel dodges the punch combination from Vilalobos.
Vilalobos lands with a shot to the body.
The Great Weasel on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Vilalobos 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.
Vilalobos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vilalobos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by The Great Weasel.
The Great Weasel dives in and grabs Vilalobos's left leg, looking for a takedown. Vilalobos pushes down on The Great Weasel's head and hops out.
Vilalobos misses with a double jab.
Vilalobos moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Vilalobos lands a two punch combo.
Vilalobos throws a series of punches but The Great Weasel moves out of range.
Vilalobos lands a straight punch to the body, keeping The Great Weasel at a distance.
Vilalobos lands a nice looking body shot.
No joy there for Vilalobos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vilalobos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vilalobos lands with a good body shot.
Vilalobos displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Vilalobos dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Vilalobos tries to bum rush The Great Weasel with a series of wild strikes but The Great Weasel uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The Great Weasel showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vilalobos.
The Great Weasel takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Vilalobos scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Vilalobos misses with a jab, cross combination.
No luck with that takedown attempt from The Great Weasel.
Vilalobos misses with a two punch combination.
The Great Weasel looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Vilalobos is fending him off so far but The Great Weasel persists. Nope, Vilalobos circles away and we're back to standing.
Vilalobos throws a right and a left that The Great Weasel avoids nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A combination from Vilalobos does no damage.
Vilalobos connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Vilalobos lands with a straight right. The Great Weasel didn't see that one coming.
Vilalobos swinging wildly here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vilalobos connects with the punch.
The Great Weasel looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vilalobos throws a series of punches but The Great Weasel avoids them all with ease.
Vilalobos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but The Great Weasel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Randy Vilalobos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No joy there for Vilalobos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vilalobos connects with a jab.
Vilalobos works over The Great Weasel's head and body with a nice combination.
A right-left combo lands from Vilalobos.
Vilalobos swinging wildly here.
Vilalobos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but The Great Weasel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Vilalobos lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The Great Weasel takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Vilalobos misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vilalobos lands with a nice body punch.
Vilalobos goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The Great Weasel looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Vilalobos is fending him off so far but The Great Weasel persists. Nope, Vilalobos circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Buck The Great Weasel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vilalobos misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Great Weasel showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vilalobos.
Vilalobos lands a jab to The Great Weasel's midsection.
A combination from Vilalobos does no damage.
Vilalobos lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as The Great Weasel backs up against the cage.
The Great Weasel will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
The Great Weasel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The Great Weasel with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Vilalobos to score with a decent uppercut.
Vilalobos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vilalobos throws a right hand that The Great Weasel ducks under and follows up with a left that The Great Weasel also avoids with ease.
Vilalobos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The Great Weasel moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
No joy there for Vilalobos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vilalobos fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Vilalobos lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as The Great Weasel backs up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vilalobos lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Vilalobos throws a series of punches but The Great Weasel avoids them all with ease.
Vilalobos misses the shot to the body.
Vilalobos looks to land a combination but The Great Weasel avoids it well.
A left and a right from Vilalobos both land. Nice combination.
Vilalobos swings for the body but The Great Weasel moves out of range.
Vilalobos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but The Great Weasel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The Great Weasel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vilalobos connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Vilalobos swinging wildly here.
Vilalobos throws a series of punches but The Great Weasel avoids them all with ease.
Some wild striking there from Vilalobos.
Vilalobos misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vilalobos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Vilalobos throws a series of punches but The Great Weasel avoids them all with ease.
Donk. Vilalobos catches The Great Weasel right on the button with a cross.
A nice combination there by Vilalobos.
Randy Vilalobos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The Great Weasel dodges the punch combination from Vilalobos.
Vilalobos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from The Great Weasel.
Vilalobos throws a right hand that The Great Weasel ducks under and follows up with a left that The Great Weasel also avoids with ease.
Vilalobos cracks The Great Weasel with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jab by Vilalobos.
The Great Weasel changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Vilalobos tries to avoid it but The Great Weasel manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Vilalobos to the ground. Vilalobos escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Vilalobos punishes The Great Weasel's body with a nice straight punch.
Vilalobos throws a body punch but The Great Weasel moves out of range.
Vilalobos throws a right hand that The Great Weasel ducks under and follows up with a left that The Great Weasel also avoids with ease.
Vilalobos stalks The Great Weasel and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into The Great Weasel's face. The Great Weasel staggers backwards, shaken.
Vilalobos throws a series of punches but The Great Weasel avoids them all with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Vilalobos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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.
Vilalobos throws a series of punches but The Great Weasel avoids them all with ease.
Vilalobos throws a right hand that The Great Weasel ducks under and follows up with a left that The Great Weasel also avoids with ease.
Nice shot by Vilalobos.
The Great Weasel avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vilalobos throws a series of punches but The Great Weasel avoids them all with ease.
The Great Weasel avoids a punch combination nicely.
The Great Weasel slips a jab and a cross from Vilalobos.
Vilalobos misses with a two punch combination.
Vilalobos misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vilalobos misses with an uppercut. The Great Weasel saw that one coming.
Vilalobos lands with a nice combination. The Great Weasel backs away looking to recover.
Vilalobos scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Vilalobos lands with a nice combination. The Great Weasel backs away looking to recover.
Vilalobos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but The Great Weasel circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vilalobos goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Vilalobos throws a series of punches but The Great Weasel moves out of range.
Vilalobos lands the left hand.
Vilalobos lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Vilalobos.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Some wild striking there from Vilalobos.
Vilalobos misses with a wild combination.
Vilalobos scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Vilalobos looks to land a combination. The Great Weasel sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A combination from Vilalobos does no damage.
The Great Weasel throws a low kick but it's checked well by Vilalobos.
Vilalobos leaves The Great Weasel with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
The Great Weasel looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vilalobos lands a two punch combo.
Vilalobos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The Great Weasel drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Vilalobos tries to buck The Great Weasel off but The Great Weasel is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The Great Weasel trying to control the position but Vilalobos is working away.
Vilalobos is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, The Great Weasel asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Vilalobos is trying to control The Great Weasel's posture but The Great Weasel avoids it.
The Great Weasel is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Vilalobos has escaped the position, nice work there.
You can see the frustration on Vilalobos's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vilalobos tries to improve position but can't.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Vilalobos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The Great Weasel takes a shot right to the bread basket.
No joy there for Vilalobos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vilalobos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Vilalobos connects with the punch.
Vilalobos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Vilalobos lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The Great Weasel tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Vilalobos swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Buck The Great Weasel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Vilalobos lands a head shot.
The Great Weasel showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vilalobos.
Vilalobos misses with the combination.
Vilalobos throws a nice looking combination but The Great Weasel bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vilalobos throws a series of punches but The Great Weasel moves out of range.
The Great Weasel fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Vilalobos avoids it really well and circles away.
Vilalobos throws a series of punches but The Great Weasel moves out of range.
Vilalobos misses with a wild combination.
Vilalobos swinging wildly here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Vilalobos really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A right-left combo lands from Vilalobos.
The Great Weasel fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Vilalobos avoids it really well and circles away.
The Great Weasel slips a jab and a cross from Vilalobos.
Vilalobos misses with the combination.
Vilalobos scores with a three punch combo!
Vilalobos cracks The Great Weasel with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Vilalobos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vilalobos scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Vilalobos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but The Great Weasel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The Great Weasel dodges the punch combination from Vilalobos.
The Great Weasel showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vilalobos.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Vilalobos does no damage.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Vilalobos misses with an uppercut.
Vilalobos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The Great Weasel gets the takedown into side control.
Vilalobos is looking for a sweep.
Vilalobos wants to get back to his feet but The Great Weasel drags him back down.
Vilalobos misses with a strike from the bottom.
The Great Weasel has hold of Vilalobos's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Vilalobos seems comfortable defending it but The Great Weasel has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Vilalobos is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Vilalobos is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but The Great Weasel couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Buck The Great Weasel!
Buck The Great Weasel is the new middleweight champion!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Enselmo Ramirez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wladimir Reis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Reis's choice of entrance music: Racionais MCs - A Vida é Desafio. Wladimir Reis has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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158 lbs
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Solid boxing
Good chin |
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Enselmo Ramirez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wladimir Reis!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Alexandre Firmino and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramirez displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Reis.
Reis fails with a takedown attempt.
Ramirez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Reis. That did some damage!
Nice cross by Ramirez.
Reis blocks a low kick nicely.
Reis keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ramirez looks to land a body kick but Reis moved away.
Reis moves out of range of the body kick.
Reis moves out of range of the body kick.
Reis shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Ramirez is trying to defend but Reis finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Reis is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Reis is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Ramirez can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Ramirez takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
A nice elbow there by Reis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez wants to try and get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ramirez can't escape the position.
Reis looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Reis working for a submission but Ramirez is keeping him at bay.
Ramirez is wriggling around trying to escape.
Reis takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
You get the feeling that Ramirez really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Reis working the ground and pound effectively.
Ramirez keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Reis looking for a guillotine from mount but Ramirez is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Reis cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Reis with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Ramirez wants to try and get back to his feet.
Ramirez is breathing heavily.
Reis is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Ramirez can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Ramirez trying desperately to get to his feet.
Ramirez regains half guard.
Ground and pound from Reis.
Reis is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Ramirez is just riding it out for now. Reis eventually gives up the hold.
Reis working Ramirez over with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reis seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ramirez does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reis prevents Ramirez from standing back up.
Reis wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ramirez keeps working.
Reis works his way into side control.
Reis is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Ramirez is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Reis moves into full mount!
Ramirez wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reis has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Ramirez is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Wladimir Reis!
Wladimir Reis is the new lightweight champion!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gracie Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Aguirre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aguirre has chosen Devlin - Giant as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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18
135 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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22
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gracie Gracie!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Danny Aguirre!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Thiago Cunha and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aguirre looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gracie throws a head kick that misses.
Aguirre throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Gracie stumbling backwards into the cage! Gracie bounces back off the cage towards Aguirre, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Aguirre lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Aguirre celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Danny Aguirre!
Danny Aguirre is the new bantamweight champion!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marco Polo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mirko Fillipovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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263 lbs
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235 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marco Polo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mirko Fillipovic!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Emerson Jorge and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fillipovic throws a jab when Polo was well out of range.
Polo closes the distance and clinches up with Fillipovic, looking for a takedown. Polo pushes Fillipovic against the cage but Fillipovic circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Polo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fillipovic throws out the jab.
Polo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Polo controlling the position easily from mount.
Fillipovic is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Polo throwing strikes here but Fillipovic is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Fillipovic tries to hold on but Polo postures up.
Polo landing punches.
Polo tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Fillipovic is desperately trying to improve his position but Polo has a good base and remains in mount.
Fillipovic is bucking up trying to escape but Polo cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Polo 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.
Fillipovic tries to hold on but Polo postures up.
Polo tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Polo looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Fillipovic is trying desperately to improve position.
Fillipovic holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Polo tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Polo scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Fillipovic?
Polo throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Fillipovic because Polo loaded up on that one.
Polo has control of Fillipovic's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Fillipovic regains control of the situation pretty easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fillipovic in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Polo is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Polo extends the arm and Fillipovic is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Marco Polo!
Marco Polo is the new heavyweight champion!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Suge Knight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Bigalow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Suge Knight has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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278 lbs
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299 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Suge Knight!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Danny Bigalow!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Felipe Paraventi and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knight connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bigalow's hands.
It looks like Danny Bigalow has been cut.
Bigalow throws a big shot that misses.
Bigalow should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Knight tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bigalow swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Knight lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bigalow lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knight misses with a body shot.
Bigalow slips a straight right by Knight.
Knight tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bigalow swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Knight displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bigalow.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Bigalow has eaten all the pies!
Knight is looking to clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bigalow moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Knight is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Knight throws a hook but Bigalow blocks it.
Knight doesn't manage to clinch there - Bigalow circles away.
Bigalow scores with a three punch combo!
Bigalow fails to land with a series of punches.
Knight tries to clinch but Bigalow is having none of it.
Knight bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Knight tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Knight scores with the left hand. Bigalow knows he should have avoided that one.
Knight throws a monster overhand right that drops Bigalow! Knight follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Suge Knight!
Suge Knight retains his super heavyweight title!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Xander Tua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tray Braxton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tua comes to the cage accompanied by Haka. Tray Braxton will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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22
205 lbs
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205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Xander Tua!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tray Braxton!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Emerson Jorge and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Braxton showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tua.
Tua getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Tua catches Braxton with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Tua misses the shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Tua misses the target.
Braxton shoots in for a double leg but Tua sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Braxton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tua is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Braxton.
Tua sizes up Braxton with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Tua scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Good standup being displayed there by Tua as he connects with a hook.
Tua misses with a series of wild punches.
Braxton ducks under a wild hook from Tua.
Tua throws the left hand but Braxton avoids the punch easily.
Braxton uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tua.
Braxton takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Braxton is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Tua.
Tua fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Braxton manages to avoid it.
Tua pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Danga de danga de dang - Tua scores with a four punch combination!
Braxton throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tua fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Braxton manages to avoid it.
Braxton needs to keep his hands up - Tua had a free shot at his head there.
Xander Tua is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tua throws an overhand right that lands on Braxton's shoulder, as Braxton tries to avoid the shot.
Xander Tua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tua attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Braxton swinging wildly here.
Tua throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jab by Tua.
Tua throws a looping overhand right but Braxton ducks down to avoid it.
Tua throws a shot from downtown. Braxton moves away and avoids it.
Tua throws the left hand but Braxton avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tua. Braxton does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tua fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Braxton looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tua misses with a wild combination.
Tua misses with a looping left.
Tua lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Tua.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
No luck for Braxton with that takedown attempt.
Braxton bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tua throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Braxton sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tua throws out a loose jab but Braxton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tua misses with a low kick.
Tua throws a right hand that Braxton ducks under and follows up with a left that Braxton also avoids with ease.
Tua misses with a few strikes there.
Tua throws a series of punches but Braxton avoids them all with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tua cracks Braxton with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Braxton moves out of range as Tua strikes.
Tua throws a jab but it's blocked by Braxton.
Tua scores with a jab to the jaw.
Braxton checks a leg kick nicely.
Tua with a hook.
Braxton moves out of range as Tua strikes.
Tua jabs at Braxton's body.
Braxton swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tua fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Braxton manages to avoid it.
Tua lands with an overhand left.
Braxton uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tua.
Tua scores with a three punch combo!
A right-left combo lands from Tua.
Tua throws a leg kick but Braxton sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tua attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Tua scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
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!
Tua throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Braxton.
Braxton shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tua as he avoids it easily.
Xander Tua has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tray Braxton.
Tua throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tua digs a good body shot into Braxton's ribs.
Braxton looks gassed!
Tua throws a body punch but Braxton moves out of range.
Tua tried to score with a low kick but Braxton checks it.
Tua scores with a jab to the head.
Braxton ducks under a wild hook from Tua.
Tua getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tua misses the jab.
Braxton with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tua to score with a decent uppercut.
Tua scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tua misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xander Tua dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Braxton moves away from the strike by Tua.
Braxton bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Braxton looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Braxton working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Braxton is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Tua is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Braxton goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Tua rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Braxton's guard! Nice work there by Tua!
Braxton is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tua stands up from Braxton's guard - Tua perhaps looking for a knockout.
A left lands for Tua.
Tua lands a nice shot that snaps Braxton's head back.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tua.
Braxton takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Some wild striking there from Tua.
Braxton has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tua finds it's way round the side to connect with Braxton's head.
Tua lands a jab to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tua misses with a wild combination.
Tua lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Tua.
Tua is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Braxton can do to turn this around?
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!
Braxton uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tua.
Tua connects with a crisp jab.
Braxton on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Braxton takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Braxton on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Tua with a nice cross.
Tua misses the jab.
Tua cracks Braxton with an open hand slap.
A big left from Tua misses.
Braxton gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Braxton slips a jab and a cross from Tua.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tua lands with a cross.
Tua lands a glancing blow to the side of Braxton's head.
Tua throws a low kick but it's checked well by Braxton.
Braxton doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tua's corner calls for a 1-2. Tua obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Tua connects with a single shot there.
Nice shot by Tua.
The fighters circling - Tua throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tua displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Braxton.
Tua bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Braxton's head backwards.
Braxton takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Tua sizes up Braxton with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tua throws a nice looking combination but Braxton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Xander Tua is winning the standup battle so far.
Tua lands a jab to the head.
Tua scores with a three punch combo!
Xander Tua is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This has been an exciting period of action!
No luck for Braxton with that takedown attempt.
Braxton has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Braxton on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Braxton takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Tua smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Tua dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tua connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Tua uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Braxton has time to react.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tua misses with a looping right.
Tua displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Tua bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xander Tua dominated that second 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.
Tua throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tua misses with a two punch combination.
Nice body punch from Tua.
Tua misses with a combination
and Braxton counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Tua's guard now.
Braxton drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Tua dives on top into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Braxton is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Tua defends well.
Tua distracts Braxton with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Braxton takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Braxton working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Tua has passed into half guard!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Braxton tries to get to full guard but Tua has control of the leg.
Braxton is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Tua pulls his head out easily.
Tua escapes and gets back to his feet.
Braxton uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tua.
Braxton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tua.
Tua scores with a punch to the head.
Tua wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tua scores with a shot to the body.
Tua swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tua tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Braxton is able to avoid easily.
Braxton doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Braxton takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A cross from Tua lands.
Braxton takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Tua lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Tua throws a hook to the side of Braxton's head but Braxton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tua throws a right and a left that Braxton avoids nicely.
Braxton is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Some wild striking there from Tua.
Tua throws a nice looking combination but Braxton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tua swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tua uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Braxton has time to react.
Tua throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tua will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tua looks to land a combination but Braxton avoids it well.
Tua tried to score with a low kick but Braxton checks it.
Tua 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.
Braxton takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tua misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tua scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tua scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Braxton tries to move into range but Tua moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tua thows a left - swing and a miss!
Braxton slips a jab and a cross from Tua.
Tua misses with a shot to the body
and Braxton counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Braxton tries to free his leg and advance position but Tua is retaining full guard.
Braxton postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Tua is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Braxton, into his guard.
Tua gets to his feet. Braxton looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xander Tua clearly takes 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.
Tua fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Braxton on the side of the head.
Tua misses with a combination
and Braxton counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Tua!
Tua keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Tua is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Braxton swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Tua is now in Braxton's guard. A big mistake from Braxton there, giving up the dominant position!
Braxton looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Tua has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Braxton has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tua can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Braxton is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Braxton is working an open guard so Tua takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Tua slaps away a takedown attempt from Braxton, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Tua lands a lovely overhand right.
Tua moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Tua finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Tua lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Braxton circles away quickly and effectively.
A cross from Tua lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Braxton on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tua throws an overhand right that lands on Braxton's shoulder, as Braxton tries to avoid the shot.
No joy there for Tua, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Braxton takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A punch combination from Tua misses.
Braxton tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tua swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Braxton gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tua.
Tua takes a swing at Braxton's ribcage but misses.
Tua getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Tua lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Tua takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Braxton bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tua throws a hook to the side of Braxton's head but Braxton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tua misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Braxton throws a body punch but Tua moves out of range.
Braxton tries to bum rush Tua with a series of wild strikes but Tua uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tua throws a leg kick but Braxton sees it coming and moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Braxton. Tua does a little dance to reset his feet.
Braxton shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tua defends it nicely.
Tua lands a slapping body shot.
Braxton ducks under a wild hook from Tua.
Tua fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Braxton manages to avoid it.
Tua lands a jab.
Tua lands a jab to Braxton's midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tua misses with a double jab.
Tua lands a jab to the head.
Tua lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Braxton circles away quickly and effectively.
Braxton fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Tua avoids it really well and circles away.
Xander Tua has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tray Braxton.
Tua swinging wildly here.
Tua lands a nice leg kick that just misses Braxton's sensitive parts.
Braxton takes a jab right on the kisser.
A bone on bone clash there as Braxton blocks the leg kick.
Braxton moves away from the strike by Tua.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xander Tua had his way with Tray Braxton in that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
A telegraphed right hand from Tua misses the target.
Braxton has a takedown stuffed.
Braxton lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tua circles away quickly and effectively.
Braxton moves away from the strike by Tua.
Tua fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Braxton on the side of the head.
Tua misses with a looping left.
Tua scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Tua fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Braxton takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tua throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Braxton counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Braxton prevents Tua from getting back to his feet.
Braxton passes Tua's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Braxton is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Braxton is looking for a kimura but Tua is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Braxton to get the leverage.
Tua is trying to stand back up but Braxton is controlling him
Tua trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Tua is defending against the submission attempts here by Braxton.
Tua wants to get back to his feet.
Braxton is trying to work for a kimura but Tua is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Braxton is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Tua defends it well.
Tua tries to kick Braxton off but Braxton keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Tua misses with an uppercut.
Tua misses with a wild combination.
Braxton on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Braxton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tua.
Tua throws an overhand right that lands on Braxton's shoulder, as Braxton tries to avoid the shot.
Braxton walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Tua misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tua throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tua displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Braxton takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Tua misses with an uppercut. Braxton saw that one coming.
Tray Braxton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tua throws the left hand but Braxton avoids the punch easily.
Tua throws out a loose jab but Braxton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tua misses with the combination.
Tua connects with a looping right hand.
Xander Tua is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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.
Tua throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tua scores with a one two! Braxton had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Tua avoids the body shot from Braxton.
Braxton moves into the clinch.
Braxton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Braxton shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tua as he avoids it easily.
Tua lands with an overhand left.
Tua stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tua wants it to stay on the feet.
Xander Tua has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tray Braxton.
Tua lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Tua misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Braxton counters with a takedown into side control.
Braxton goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Tua rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Braxton's guard! Nice work there by Tua!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tray Braxton.
I think Tua has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight for Xander Tua!
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight for Xander Tua!
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight for Xander Tua!
Xander Tua wins by unanimous decision!
Xander Tua retains his light heavyweight title!
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