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FMFC 23: Saint vs Contini PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Arona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eathen Stife (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eathen Stife acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paulo Arona!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eathen Stife!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Thiago Cunha and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stife misses with a series of wild punches.
Eathen Stife seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arona tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stife swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Arona wants to clinch.
Stife throws a right and a left that Arona avoids nicely.
Arona tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Arona is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Stife fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Arona tries to close the distance and clinch but Stife swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stife misses with a looping left.
Arona is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Arona tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stife swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Arona doesn't manage to clinch there - Stife circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arona tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stife paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Arona tries to clinch but Stife moves out of range.
Arona tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stife paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Arona wants to clinch.
Arona closes the distance and clinches.
Stife tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Arona smiles and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arona fails with an attempt to clinch.
Arona tries to clinch up.
Arona tries to clinch up but Stife circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Arona looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stife throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Arona is looking to clinch.
Stife lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Paulo Arona is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Arona tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stife paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Arona tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stife paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Arona is looking to clinch but Stife is avoiding it.
Stife fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Arona avoids it really well and circles away.
Paulo Arona has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eathen Stife.
Arona fails with an attempt to clinch.
Arona takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nice takedown defense from Arona. No joy for Stife on that attempt.
Arona moves in looking to clinch but Stife pushes him off.
Stife shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Arona but Arona pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Stife looks gassed!
Stife throws a right hand that Arona ducks under and follows up with a left that Arona also avoids with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stife swinging wildly here.
Arona is looking to clinch.
Arona is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Stife avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stife avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Arona showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stife.
Stife lands with a nice body punch.
Stife misses with a hook.
Stife keeps the fight on the outside.
A punch combination from Stife misses.
Stife circles away from the clinch attempt.
Arona tries to clinch but Stife is having none of it.
Arona tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Arona clinches up against the cage.
Stife tries to pull guard but Arona holds him up against the cage and eventually Stife drops back down to his feet.
Arona connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Eathen Stife has been cut.
Stife jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Arona walks away with a smile on his face. Stife gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Stife shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arona is looking to clinch but Stife is avoiding it.
Stife keeps the fight on the outside.
Arona is looking to clinch but Stife is avoiding it.
Stife's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Stife duly obliges.
Arona moves in looking to clinch but Stife pushes him off.
Arona fails in his attempt to clinch.
Arona wants to clinch up but Stife keeps it at a distance.
Stife will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
No joy there for Stife, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Stife shoots in but Arona avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Stife shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Arona as he avoids it easily.
Arona fails with an attempt to clinch.
Arona moves in looking to clinch but Stife pushes him off.
Arona doesn't manage to clinch there - Stife circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Arona looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stife throws a series of punches but Arona moves out of range.
Arona is looking to clinch.
Arona is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
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.
Stife swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Arona tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stife swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Arona is looking to clinch.
Arona tries to clinch but Stife moves out of range.
Arona tries to close the distance and clinch but Stife swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stife swats away the attempt to clinch by Arona.
The fight stays on the outside here - Arona looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Arona tries to clinch there but Stife circles away.
Arona tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stife shoots for a takedown but Arona saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Arona moves in looking to clinch but Stife pushes him off.
Arona tries to clinch up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Arona drives through and clinches with Stife against the cage.
Arona landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Arona unloads a knee to the mid-section. Stife lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Arona connects with a knee to the head.
Arona lands a good knee to the midsection. Stife won't want to take too many of those.
Stife 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.
Paulo Arona dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Eathen Stife's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Stife shoots in for a takedown but Arona shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Arona tries to clinch but Stife is having none of it.
Stife fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Arona doesn't manage to clinch there - Stife circles away.
Stife swats away the attempt to clinch by Arona.
Arona tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Arona tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stife swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Arona tries to clinch but Stife is having none of it.
Arona is looking to clinch.
Arona tries to clinch but Stife is having none of it.
Arona doesn't manage to clinch there - Stife circles away.
Arona tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stife paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stife keeps the fight on the outside.
Arona has managed to clinch.
Stife on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stife is breathing heavily.
Arona keeps control of Stife as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Knees in the clinch landing for Arona.
Arona tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Arona using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Arona landing knees to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stife takes a knee right on the jaw!
Arona lands a knee to the body.
Arona landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Arona lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Arona.
Stife on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Arona lands a knee to the body.
Arona is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Stife tries to break the clinch but Arona is controlling the position.
Arona lands a knee to the body.
Stife on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Arona.
Arona throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stife blocks it with crossed arms.
Stife tries to pull guard but Arona won't allow it.
Paulo Arona has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eathen Stife.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Arona connects with a knee to the head.
Stife tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Arona just stands there and leans against the cage.
Stife takes a knee right on the jaw!
Stife is looking to break free of the clinch but Arona has double underhooks.
Stife tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Arona scores with a knee to the head.
Stife jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Arona walks away with a smile on his face. Stife gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Arona tries to clinch but Stife is having none of it.
Arona moves in looking to clinch but Stife pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stife swats away the attempt to clinch by Arona.
Stife throws a right and a left that Arona avoids nicely.
Arona fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stife has a takedown stuffed.
Arona tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stife fails to land the takedown.
Arona tries to clinch but Stife is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Arona looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stife misses with a jab, cross combination.
Arona is looking to clinch but Stife is avoiding it.
Arona showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stife.
Arona fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arona wants to clinch up but Stife keeps it at a distance.
Arona fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stife keeps the fight on the outside.
Stife tries to keep at a distance but Arona has taken the fight into the clinch.
Arona misses with a knee to the head.
Arona with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Stife tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Arona just stands there and leans against the cage.
Stife is looking to break free of the clinch but Arona has double underhooks.
Arona lands a good knee to the midsection. Stife won't want to take too many of those.
Arona lands a knee to the body.
Arona lands a good knee to the midsection. Stife won't want to take too many of those.
Arona tries to land a knee to the head but Stife blocks with his arms.
Arona working Stife over with knees to the body.
Arona using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Stife's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Arona tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stife swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Arona tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stife paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Arona tries to clinch up.
Stife avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Arona tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stife swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stife shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Arona is squirming around, avoiding Stife's attempts to control the action.
Stife working for a submission but Arona is keeping him at bay.
Arona tries to buck Stife off but he can't manage it.
Arona knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Stife on the ground.
Stife with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Stife is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Arona is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Stife shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Arona sprawls well. Arona wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Stife gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paulo Arona dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Eathen Stife's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Stife circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stife swats away the attempt to clinch by Arona.
Arona tries to clinch up but Stife circles away and keeps his distance.
Stife throws a series of punches but Arona avoids them all with ease.
Arona is looking to clinch.
Arona tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stife paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Arona defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Stife.
Arona fails with an attempt to clinch.
Arona fails in his attempt to clinch.
Arona fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arona tries to clinch but Stife is having none of it.
Stife throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Arona wants to clinch up but Stife keeps it at a distance.
Stife takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stife circles away from the clinch attempt.
Arona tries to clinch but Stife moves out of range.
Stife scores with a takedown into Arona's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stife trying to control the position from guard on top but Arona is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stife tries to stand but Arona is controlling from the bottom.
Arona wants to stand and escape but Stife is having none of it.
Stife is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Arona is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Stife will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Arona slips a jab and a cross from Stife.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Arona fails with an attempt to clinch.
Arona tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stife paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stife tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Arona swivels and escapes.
Stife keeps the fight on the outside.
Stife avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Arona is looking to clinch.
Arona tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stife swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Arona fails with an attempt to clinch.
Arona tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stife swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Arona moves away from the strike by Stife.
Stife closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Arona to the mat! Arona manages to get full guard.
Stife trying to control but Arona is working from the bottom.
Stife would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Arona wants to get back to his feet but Stife is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Stife is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arona wants to get back to his feet but Stife is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stife forces his way into half guard.
Stife trying to control the action but Arona is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Stife shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Arona as he avoids it easily.
Paulo Arona has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eathen Stife.
Arona tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stife swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stife closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The fight stays on the outside here - Arona looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stife keeps the fight on the outside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Arona tries to clinch there but Stife circles away.
Stife keeps the fight on the outside.
Arona is looking to clinch.
Stife swats away the attempt to clinch by Arona.
Stife shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Arona but Arona pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Stife keeps the fight on the outside.
Arona tries to clinch but Stife moves out of range.
Paulo Arona is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Stife throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Arona.
Arona wants to clinch.
Stife throws a solid leg kick but Arona takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Stife.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Arona tries to clinch up.
Arona is looking to clinch but Stife is avoiding it.
Eathen Stife has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Arona tries to clinch but Stife moves out of range.
Arona tries to clinch but Stife is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eathen Stife comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Arona has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paulo Arona!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Marcos Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dadinho Ze Pequeno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Antonio Marcos Nogueira has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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264 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Antonio Marcos Nogueira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dadinho Ze Pequeno !
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Daniel Cesar and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nogueira shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ze Pequeno pushes Nogueira up against the cage in a clinch.
Ze Pequeno lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nogueira.
Ze Pequeno lands with a right to the head.
Ze Pequeno lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ze Pequeno breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ze Pequeno tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nogueira was well out of range. Poor timing from Ze Pequeno .
Ze Pequeno stuffs the takedown attempt from Nogueira. Nogueira gets slowly back to his feet.
Nogueira closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ze Pequeno counters by clinching up.
Nogueira's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ze Pequeno makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nogueira tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Marcos Nogueira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ze Pequeno scores with a shoulder strike.
Ze Pequeno lands a nice uppercut.
Ze Pequeno stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Ze Pequeno tightens his grip and picks Nogueira up, before dumping him to the ground. Nogueira manages to land in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ze Pequeno postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ze Pequeno thows a big elbow that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ze Pequeno missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ze Pequeno wants to stand but Nogueira is controlling his posture from full guard.
Nogueira is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ze Pequeno looking for submissions off his back.
Ze Pequeno is trying to stand up here but Nogueira is controlling him well.
Ze Pequeno scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Nogueira manages to mount him!
Ze Pequeno is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Nogueira misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Nogueira working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Ze Pequeno looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Nogueira! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Antonio Marcos Nogueira!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joao O Dragao de Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Gomes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Purple 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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joao O Dragao de Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricardo Gomes!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Thiago Cunha and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomes misses with a looping right.
Gomes lands a nice looking body shot.
Gomes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gomes blocks a jab.
O Dragao de Santos ducks under a wild hook from Gomes.
Gomes slips under a jab.
O Dragao de Santos connects with a single shot there.
A lazy left from Gomes finds it's target.
It looks like Joao O Dragao de Santos has been cut.
O Dragao de Santos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gomes.
Gomes looks to land a combination but O Dragao de Santos avoids it well.
Some wild striking there from Gomes.
O Dragao de Santos throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gomes scores with a nice head shot.
Gomes misses with a straight left.
Gomes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but O Dragao de Santos was well out of range. Poor timing from Gomes.
Gomes takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A big left from O Dragao de Santos misses.
Gomes swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Dragao de Santos shoots in for a double leg but Gomes sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
O Dragao de Santos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gomes.
O Dragao de Santos has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gomes finds it's way round the side to connect with O Dragao de Santos's head.
Gomes displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
O Dragao de Santos swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gomes counters with a crisp right that sends O Dragao de Santos to the canvas! Gomes follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ricardo Gomes!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Edmundo Animal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brunoo Xavier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Edmundo Animal could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Brunoo Xavier's chin.
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185 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Brawler
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Edmundo Animal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brunoo Xavier!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Paulo Santos and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Animal will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Animal looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Xavier tries to kick Animal off but Animal keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Xavier makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Animal tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Xavier paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Xavier throws a jab when Animal was well out of range.
Xavier throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Xavier.
Xavier gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Animal to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Xavier is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Animal drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Animal jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Animal prevents Xavier from getting back to his feet.
Animal trying to control the position from guard on top but Xavier is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Animal prevents Xavier from getting back to his feet.
Animal is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Animal won't allow Xavier to get back to his feet.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Xavier misses with an attempted mid kick.
Xavier works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Xavier takes a swing at Animal's ribcage but misses.
Animal bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Xavier is trying to get back to his feet.
Xavier looks gassed!
Animal decides to stand back up.
Animal scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Animal is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Xavier has managed to free his arm - good work.
Animal stops Xavier from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Animal is working for a submission of some sort.
Xavier is looking to escape.
Animal not doing much here.
Xavier avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Animal.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Animal in particular looking to stall.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Xavier kicks off Animal and gets to his feet.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Animal checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Animal tries to close the distance and clinch but Xavier swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Animal fails in his attempt to clinch.
Xavier displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Animal.
Xavier rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Animal moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Animal ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Xavier has closed the distance and engaged Animal in a clinch.
Xavier gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Animal.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edmundo Animal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Animal looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Stalling in the clinch from Xavier.
Animal changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Xavier fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Animal shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Xavier pinned against the cage. Xavier gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Xavier misses with a few strikes there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Animal bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Animal is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Xavier knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Xavier is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Animal trying to control the position but Xavier is working away.
Xavier pushes Animal away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Animal gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Animal stands up and beckons Xavier to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edmundo Animal 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.
Xavier wants to clinch up but Animal keeps it at a distance.
Xavier throws a low kick but Animal avoids it.
Animal tries to clinch but Xavier moves out of range.
Animal will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Animal fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Xavier sprawls well initially but Animal persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Xavier pushes Animal off and gets back to his feet.
Animal is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Xavier gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Animal blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Animal tries for a takedown but Xavier manages to get underhooks.
Xavier using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Animal drops down looking for an ankle pick but Xavier pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edmundo Animal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Xavier pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Xavier is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Animal tries to clinch up but Xavier circles away and keeps his distance.
Xavier throws a head kick but Animal moves out of range.
Animal closes the distance but Xavier moves to the side
and Xavier counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Xavier.
Xavier stops a takedown attempt from Animal.
Animal blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Animal trying to control the position but instead, Xavier has worked for underhooks and has pushed Animal into the cage.
Animal stops a takedown attempt from Xavier.
Animal blocks the elbow strike.
Xavier wants to stall.
Xavier misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Animal.
Animal drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Xavier is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Animal is defending well for now.
Xavier stops a takedown attempt from Animal.
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.
Animal is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Xavier pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Xavier lands a hook to the side of the head.
Xavier tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Animal tries for a takedown. No joy.
Xavier is pressed up against the cage. Animal has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Xavier down to the mat. Xavier avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Xavier throws a series of strikes that have Animal backpedaling.
Animal wants to clinch up but Xavier keeps it at a distance.
Nice uppercut there from Xavier.
Animal shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Xavier but Xavier pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Xavier fails to land with a series of punches.
Animal fails with an attempt to clinch.
Brunoo Xavier is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Xavier tries a head kick but it misses.
Animal shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Xavier's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Xavier is looking to stand up but Animal isn't so interested in that idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Animal wants to control from the top but Xavier keeps moving.
Animal throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Xavier wants to get back to his feet but Animal is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Animal in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Animal thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Xavier pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Animal fails with a takedown attempt.
Xavier doesn't manage to clinch there - Animal circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Xavier throws a nice looking combination but Animal bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Animal!
Xavier throws a left and a right that both miss
and Animal decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Xavier's guard.
Animal thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Xavier wants to stand and escape but Animal is having none of it.
Animal trying to control the position from guard on top but Xavier is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Animal stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Xavier swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Animal trying to control the position from guard on top but Xavier is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Animal wants to pass the guard but Xavier is keeping the position.
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 Edmundo Animal will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
A head kick misses from Xavier.
Animal swats away the attempt to clinch by Xavier.
Animal fails to land the takedown.
Edmundo Animal is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Animal tries to clinch but Xavier is having none of it.
Xavier lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A combination from Xavier does no damage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Animal looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Xavier tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Animal was well out of range. Poor timing from Xavier.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Animal clinches but Xavier breaks the clinch
and Xavier counters with a two punch combo.
Animal with a poor takedown
and Xavier counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Animal dodges the punch combination from Xavier.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Animal shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Animal prevents Xavier from standing back up.
Animal seems to be working for a kimura but Xavier defends the submission attempt.
Animal seems to be working for a kimura but Xavier defends the submission attempt.
Animal is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Xavier is just riding it out for now. Animal eventually gives up the hold.
Animal wants to control but Xavier is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Animal stops Xavier from getting back to his feet.
Animal is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Xavier sees it coming and defends easily.
Xavier wants to get back to his feet.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Animal misses with a few strikes there.
Xavier misses with a head kick.
Animal shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Xavier napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Animal works to advance to full mount. Xavier defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Animal throwing strikes here but Xavier is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Xavier is squirming around, avoiding Animal's attempts to control the action.
Xavier wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xavier avoids a series of strikes thrown by Animal.
Xavier wants to get back to his feet.
Animal controlling from the full mount.
Animal with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Xavier is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Brunoo Xavier has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Edmundo Animal overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Xavier is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Animal looking to secure an arm triangle but Xavier defends it well.
Xavier is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Animal raining down shots from the mount!
Xavier avoids a series of strikes thrown by Animal.
Xavier flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Animal is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Xavier has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Edmundo Animal is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Animal wants to control the pace but Xavier is squirming around nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Edmundo Animal showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Animal, 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edmundo Animal!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jouni Lettu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thipa Vanhos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lettu's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Korn - Evolution. Jouni Lettu is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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169 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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155 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Blue Belt
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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jouni Lettu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thipa Vanhos!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Felipe Paraventi and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vanhos slips a straight right by Lettu.
Lettu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vanhos stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lettu.
Vanhos slips a straight right by Lettu.
Lettu feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Vanhos's calf.
Vanhos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lettu.
Lettu lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lettu keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lettu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vanhos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lettu drops Vanhos with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Vanhos looks back up at him and smiles so Lettu waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Vanhos is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lettu sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Vanhos's defenses. It connects perfectly with Vanhos's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jouni Lettu!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Looney Lenny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Claude Von Stroke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Von Stroke comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Hotel Yorba kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Claude Von Stroke will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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210 lbs
3 - 0 - 1 |
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Looney Lenny!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Claude Von Stroke!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Matheus Silva and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Von Stroke throws a big shot that misses.
Von Stroke misses with a wild body shot.
Lenny misses with a head kick.
Von Stroke moves in looking to clinch but Lenny pushes him off.
Lenny circles away from the clinch attempt.
Von Stroke fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lenny, pushing him back against the cage.
Lenny tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Von Stroke just stands there and leans against the cage.
Von Stroke looking to slow down the pace here.
A bit of stalling here from Von Stroke.
Von Stroke misses with an elbow strike.
Von Stroke stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Von Stroke creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Von Stroke stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Lenny fails to pull guard.
Von Stroke taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Lenny breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Von Stroke lands with a shot to the body.
Lenny looks for a takedown but Von Stroke sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Looney Lenny. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lenny scores with a jab to the body.
Von Stroke wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lenny takes one to the side of the head.
Von Stroke moves into the clinch.
Lenny throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A right handed body shot lands from Von Stroke.
Lenny tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lenny escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Von Stroke misses with a few strikes there.
Lenny misses with a low kick.
Von Stroke stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Von Stroke wants it to stay on the feet.
Von Stroke connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lenny. Lenny circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lenny throws a combination that misses
enabling Von Stroke to counter with a crisp jab.
Lenny keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Von Stroke fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lenny looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lenny fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Von Stroke manages to avoid it.
Lenny lunges at Von Stroke with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Von Stroke's hand.
Looney Lenny seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Von Stroke tries to keep at a distance but Lenny has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lenny pulls guard effortlessly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Stroke trying to control the position from guard on top but Lenny is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Von Stroke looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Von Stroke won't allow Lenny to get back to his feet.
Von Stroke thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Von Stroke won't allow Lenny to sweep him here.
Von Stroke advances position into side control!
Von Stroke wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lenny keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lenny tries to buck Von Stroke off but Von Stroke is having none of it.
Von Stroke trying to control the action but Lenny is working from the bottom.
Von Stroke goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Lenny has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Von Stroke but great work by Lenny.
Von Stroke gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Lenny tries to stand and escape but Von Stroke is controlling the position.
Lenny thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Von Stroke's head.
Lenny tries to stand but can't do so whilst Von Stroke controls his leg.
Von Stroke wants to get back to full guard.
Lenny is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Von Stroke looking for submissions off his back.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Von Stroke fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lenny instigates a clinch.
Von Stroke is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lenny is defending well for now.
Von Stroke lands a right hand.
Von Stroke is looking to control Lenny's arms but Lenny gets an underhook and turns him. Now Von Stroke has his back to the cage.
Lenny tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Von Stroke throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lennys head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Von Stroke - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Lenny drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lenny managing to block the knees to the body from Von Stroke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Claude Von Stroke dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Lenny slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Von Stroke 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.
Looney Lenny is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Von Stroke slips a jab and a cross from Lenny.
Von Stroke lands a nice hook to Lenny's body. Lenny takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lenny pulls guard effortlessly.
Lenny wants to stand and escape but Von Stroke is having none of it.
Lenny will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Von Stroke slips nicely into half guard.
Von Stroke is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Von Stroke works his foot free and advances to mount.
Von Stroke looking for a guillotine from mount but Lenny is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Stroke trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Von Stroke won't let Lenny get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Von Stroke tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Lenny is squirming around, avoiding Von Stroke's attempts to control the action.
Lenny is in all sorts of trouble here.
Lenny slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Von Stroke is keen to just control but Lenny is a slippery customer.
Lenny looks like he's trying to stand up.
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.
Lenny is looking to get back to is feet but Von Stroke passes into side control.
You can see the frustration on Lenny's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Von Stroke takes a little break here. Lenny wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Von Stroke is looking to take a break and control but Lenny is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lenny avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Von Stroke closes the distance and pushes Lenny back into the cage.
Von Stroke stalling in the clinch but Lenny improves position.
Lenny breaks the clinch.
Claude Von Stroke is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lenny throws a head kick that misses.
Von Stroke scores with a punch to the head.
Lenny misses with an uppercut. Von Stroke saw that one coming.
Von Stroke wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lenny feints and as Von Stroke raises his hands in defense, Lenny changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lenny postures up.
Lenny throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lenny with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Von Stroke lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Lenny!
Von Stroke with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Lenny is looking to get to half guard.
Lenny is working hard here to advance position.
Von Stroke takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Von Stroke wants to control the pace but Lenny is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Claude Von Stroke showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Lenny feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Von Stroke looking for a guillotine here but Lenny defends easily.
Von Stroke 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.
Lenny throws a strike but Von Stroke rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Lenny bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Von Stroke's guard.
Von Stroke controls Lenny momentarily but Lenny frees himself.
Von Stroke wants to sweep here but Lenny controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lenny gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Lenny shoots in but no luck this time.
Lenny looks for a takedown but Von Stroke sprawls well.
Von Stroke scores with a decent looking hook.
Von Stroke comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Von Stroke misses the shot to the body.
Lenny wants to clinch.
Von Stroke clinches up against the cage.
Lenny blocks an elbow strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lenny fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Claude Von Stroke is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Looney Lenny. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lenny looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lenny wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Von Stroke has him pressed against the cage.
Lenny tries to pull guard but Von Stroke won't allow it.
Von Stroke has Lenny pressed against the cage, preventing Lenny from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lenny changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Von Stroke fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Lenny keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Left hook, right uppercut from Von Stroke.
Von Stroke moves into the clinch successfully.
Lenny misses with an elbow over the top.
Lenny is trying to stall.
Lenny wants to get back to striking at distance but Von Stroke won't allow it.
Von Stroke is looking to control Lenny's arms but Lenny gets an underhook and turns him. Now Von Stroke has his back to the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Stroke is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Von Stroke blocking some punches.
Lenny tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Von Stroke wants to stall.
Lenny blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lenny stalling in the clinch but Von Stroke improves position.
Lenny is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Von Stroke gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Von Stroke lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lenny swings wildly with an uppercut but Von Stroke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lenny wants to break the clinch but can't.
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.
Lenny wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lenny throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lenny swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lenny changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Von Stroke fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Lenny shoots in for a takedown but Von Stroke shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Lenny throws a hook but Von Stroke avoids it easily.
Von Stroke fails in his attempt to clinch.
A jab from Von Stroke finds it's way through Lenny's defenses.
Von Stroke thuds his right hand into Lenny's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Von Stroke keeps the fight on the outside.
Von Stroke throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Von Stroke ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Looney Lenny has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Von Stroke is looking to chop away at Lenny's legs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Claude Von Stroke comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Von Stroke winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Claude Von Stroke!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rusty Shackleford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renaldo Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Renaldo Diaz enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rusty Shackleford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Renaldo Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Felipe Paraventi and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shackleford tries to bum rush Diaz with a series of wild strikes but Diaz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Shackleford fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Diaz looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Diaz tries to clinch up but Shackleford circles away and keeps his distance.
Diaz shoots in and bounces Shackleford off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Diaz controlling from the top position.
Diaz stops Shackleford from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diaz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Diaz trying to control the position from guard on top but Shackleford is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Diaz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Shackleford works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz postures up in Shackleford's guard and throws a big left but Shackleford blocks it.
Diaz postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Diaz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Shackleford works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A combination from Shackleford does no damage.
Shackleford misses with a few strikes there.
Diaz closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Diaz lands in his opponent's guard.
Diaz throwing strikes from guard but Shackleford blocks nicely.
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.
Diaz trying to control but Shackleford is working from the bottom.
Diaz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Shackleford is keeping the position for now.
Diaz controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Diaz drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Shackleford manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Diaz has Shackleford in his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Diaz holds on and takes a little breather.
Diaz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Diaz is trying to keep Shackleford in close.
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.
Diaz escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Shackleford gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Diaz working for submissions but it's allowed Shackleford to get to half guard.
Diaz looks gassed!
Shackleford wants to stand up but Diaz has a hold of him and won't allow it.
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 Rusty Shackleford will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Diaz clinches.
Shackleford breaks the clinch.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Diaz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Shackleford misses with a few strikes there.
Shackleford closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Rusty Shackleford is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Diaz rushes Shackleford and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Shackleford keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Diaz's efforts to push away.
Diaz stalling the fight.
Diaz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Diaz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shackleford avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Shackleford's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Diaz tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Shackleford breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shackleford misses with a few strikes there.
Shackleford connects with a right hand. Diaz shakes it off.
Shackleford lands with a right hand.
Diaz has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Shackleford finds it's way round the side to connect with Diaz's head.
A combination from Shackleford does no damage.
Horrible takedown by Diaz or perhaps it was just good defense by Shackleford which made him look bad.
Rusty Shackleford has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Renaldo Diaz.
Shackleford throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Diaz.
A combination from Diaz does no damage.
Shackleford keeps the fight on the outside.
Shackleford punishes Diaz's body with a nice straight punch.
Diaz is breathing heavily.
Shackleford throws a combination. Diaz tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Diaz is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shackleford throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz walks straight into a right hand from Shackleford - that's dropped him! Shackleford jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Diaz from any more punishment! Diaz complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Rusty Shackleford!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Feijao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Umberto Eco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Feijao might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Passa o carro. 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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rafael Feijao!
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, Umberto Eco!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Leandro Rodrigues and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Feijao catches Eco with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Eco keeps the fight on the outside.
A looping hook to the body misses from Eco. Feijao does a little dance to reset his feet.
Eco lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Eco tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Feijao counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Feijao drops back looking for a leg! Eco is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Eco manages to kick Feijao off! Feijao jumps back into Eco's guard.
Feijao trying to control the position from guard on top but Eco is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Feijao thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Eco controlling the position.
Feijao trying to control but Eco is working from the bottom.
Feijao is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Eco is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Feijao trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Feijao moves into range and connects with a jab.
Eco is looking to clinch.
Eco is looking to clinch.
Eco checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Feijao drives through with a takedown into guard.
Feijao is fighting to break Eco's control of his arms but Eco is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Eco really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Feijao. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Eco keeping moving, preventing Feijao from controlling successfully.
Feijao drops back, looking for a kneebar! Eco looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Eco looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Eco!
Eco controls the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eco's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Feijao gets back to half guard.
Feijao regains full guard. Nicely done.
Feijao wants to sweep here but Eco controlling him for the moment.
Feijao is working hard here to advance position.
Feijao trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Feijao keeping moving, preventing Eco from controlling successfully.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Feijao looking to hit a scissor sweep but Eco is one step ahead there.
Eco has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Feijao is proving hard to escape from.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eco stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Feijao swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Eco defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Feijao.
Feijao circles away from the clinch attempt
so Feijao counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Eco not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Eco is on top in guard.
Feijao looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Eco is pushing down on Feijao's leg trying to pass to half guard. Feijao is fighting to maintain full guard but Eco has managed to sneak the leg through.
Feijao gets back to full guard.
Eco wants to get up but he can't break Feijao's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Feijao wants to sweep but no luck.
Eco wants to get up but he can't break Feijao's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Feijao wants to sweep but no luck.
Eco seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Eco preventing the sweep.
Eco looking to pass the guard.
Eco won't allow Feijao to sweep him here.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Eco tries to clinch there but Feijao circles away.
Eco stuffs the takedown attempt from Feijao. Feijao gets slowly back to his feet.
Feijao keeps the fight on the outside.
Eco thumps Feijao with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafael Feijao dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Eco is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Feijao keeps the fight on the outside.
Eco circles away from the clinch attempt.
Feijao wants to clinch.
Eco wants to clinch.
Feijao swats away the attempt to clinch by Eco.
Feijao attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Feijao stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Eco.
Eco stuffs the takedown.
Feijao tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Eco counters with a nice low kick that buckles Feijao's knee momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Feijao avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Eco is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Feijao misses with a takedown attempt
and Eco counters with a head kick. That will keep Feijao thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Eco delivers a nice body kick.
Eco clinches but Feijao breaks the clinch
and Feijao counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Feijao.
Feijao tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Feijao ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Feijao no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Feijao is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Eco gets to his feet - Feijao follows without any prompting.
Eco rushes Feijao and presses him up against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Eco - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Eco crunches a lovely knee into Feijao's ribcage.
Eco lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Feijao is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Eco scores a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Feijao looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rafael Feijao. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Eco'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.
Feijao wants a takedown.
Eco using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Eco displaying some good clinch control by pressing Feijao up against the cage.
Feijao drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Eco.
Eco tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Eco crunches a lovely knee into Feijao's ribcage.
Feijao has Eco pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Eco manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Feijao drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Feijao jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Eco walks away with a smile on his face. Feijao gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Eco clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Feijao jumps guard but Eco stands there with Feijao around his waist. Feijao gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Eco.
Eco lands a body shot in the clinch.
Eco comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Rafael Feijao has been cut.
Feijao stalling in the clinch but Eco improves position.
Eco is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Eco working Feijao over with knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Eco.
Feijao takes a knee right on the jaw!
Eco lands a knee to the head.
Feijao takes an elbow to the forehead.
Eco connects with a knee to the head.
Eco scores a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Eco.
Eco stalling against the cage.
Eco connects with a knee to the head.
Eco holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Eco lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Eco prevents the takedown attempt.
Eco stalling the fight.
Feijao tries to break free but Eco pushes him back against the cage.
Eco lands a nice knee to the body.
Feijao is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Eco pulls him back up using the underhooks.
The referee calls for Eco to work.
Feijao is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Eco gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Eco lands a nice knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Eco connects with a knee to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Eco with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Eco controlling the action here for a moment.
Eco with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Umberto Eco showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rafael Feijao's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Feijao wants to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Eco fails with an attempt to clinch.
Feijao closes the distance looking to clinch
and Eco counters with a leg kick.
Eco tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Feijao moves into the clinch.
Eco with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Eco throws a punch but it's blocked by Feijao.
Feijao looking for a takedown.
Feijao tries to pull guard but Eco won't allow it.
A short uppercut from Eco.
Eco lands a good knee to the midsection. Feijao won't want to take too many of those.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice elbow from Eco.
Eco landing knees to the body.
Feijao looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rafael Feijao. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Eco connects with a nasty looking knee right to Feijao's face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eco is pressed up against the cage. Feijao has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Eco down to the mat. Eco avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Eco fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Feijao, pushing him back against the cage.
Eco with a knee to the head.
Eco scores with a knee to the head.
Feijao is rocked!
Eco with a knee to the head.
Oh Feijao is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Eco lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Eco stalling.
Feijao seems to have got his legs back now.
Eco is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Feijao wants a takedown.
Eco slowing the pace effectively.
Feijao takes a knee to the side of the body.
Come on Eco - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Eco landing knees to the head.
Feijao has Eco pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Eco manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Feijao takes a knee to the side of the body.
Feijao is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Eco takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Umberto Eco seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Eco unloads a knee to the mid-section. Feijao lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Eco takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Feijao is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A bit of stalling here from Eco.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Umberto Eco.
Eco fails with an attempt to clinch.
Feijao misses with a takedown attempt - Eco sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Feijao shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Eco lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Eco closes the distance and clinches.
Eco is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Eco tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eco lands an elbow inside that Feijao shrugs off.
Eco lands a knee to the head.
Eco pressing his opponent against the cage.
Feijao fails to pull guard.
Eco leaning his opponent against the cage.
Eco connects with a knee to the head.
Eco is stalling here.
Eco swings wildly with an uppercut but Feijao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Eco stalls.
Eco gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Feijao.
Eco landing knees to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Eco tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Eco is pressed up against the cage. Feijao has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Eco down to the mat. Eco avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A good leg kick by Eco.
Left hook, right uppercut from Feijao.
Horrible takedown by Feijao or perhaps it was just good defense by Eco which made him look bad.
Eco tries to clinch up.
Eco gets a clinch.
Feijao takes an elbow to the temple.
Knees in the clinch landing for Eco.
Feijao is trying to break free.
Eco controlling the action here for a moment.
Feijao is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Eco gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Umberto Eco comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Eco 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 28:29
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:29
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Umberto Eco!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Akuma Pjiton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erwin Ontario (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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Powerful takedowns
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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Akuma Pjiton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Erwin Ontario!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Leandro Rodrigues and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ontario scores with a jab to the body.
Erwin Ontario seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ontario turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ontario thumps Pjiton with a low kick.
Ontario changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ontario throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pjiton is breathing heavily.
Ontario tests Pjiton's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pjiton takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Akuma Pjiton has been cut.
Pjiton takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ontario tests Pjiton's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ontario looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ontario scores with a kick to the body.
Pjiton closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ontario listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Good shot there by Ontario.
Ontario lands a head kick. Pjiton smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ontario lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Ontario throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Pjiton.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Ontario! Pjiton is out on his feet! Ontario rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Pjiton is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Pjiton is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Erwin Ontario!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gui Saint (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luciano Contini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saint's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Haunted - 99. Contini is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Top Remix . Gui Saint has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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178 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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Good wrestling
Brawler
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gui Saint!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Luciano Contini!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Seu Braga and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saint closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Contini works the jab nicely.
Contini stuffs the takedown attempt from Saint. Saint gets slowly back to his feet.
Saint fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Saint takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Contini scores with a crisp jab that stopped Saint in his tracks.
Contini darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Contini scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Saint throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Contini's waist but Contini gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Saint off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gui Saint. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Saint shoots in but no luck this time.
Saint is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saint shoots in looking for a takedown. Contini tries to sprawl out of it but Saint keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Contini manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
No luck for Saint with that takedown attempt.
Saint takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Contini connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Saint's hands.
Contini connects with a good right hand that stumbles Saint. Saint circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Luciano Contini is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Contini connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Contini stuffs the takedown attempt from Saint. Saint gets slowly back to his feet.
Contini feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Saint's calf.
Contini is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Saint had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Contini clobbers Saint with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice leg kick lands there from Contini.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Contini.
Contini scores with a hook to the body. Saint takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Saint walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Saint is rocked!
Contini with a nice cross.
Oh Saint is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Contini throws an overhand right that drops Saint like a sack of potatoes! Contini dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luciano Contini!
Luciano Contini is the new welterweight champion!
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