AFC LHW South America Tournament

[#1] Elequemedo Ruas (2-5-0) vs [#16] Octavio Malta (0-3-0)

Elequemedo Ruas looks at the ground while he does his calming exercises. He knows he can not fail this night.
Octavio Malta looks like he's feeling the pressure.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The betting odds give an equal chance for both fighters to win today.
Octavio Malta comes with a 3 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is the referee.

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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.


**0:11
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.


**0:22
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.


**0:29
Elequemedo Ruas fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.


**0:42
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.


**0:51
Octavio Malta jabs at Ruas
to no visible effect.
Octavio Malta gets sloppy and Elequemedo Ruas tries to take advantage...
Some counter punches against Octavio Malta
land while he's on his bicycle.


**1:01
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.


**1:10
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.


**1:17
Elequemedo Ruas is slowing down the fight by not engaging.


**1:27
Malta fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Ruas sprawls and remains on his feet.


**1:41
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.


**1:54
Malta is holding Elequemedo Ruas's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Elequemedo Ruas shows great balance while pushing away Octavio Malta


**2:07
Malta steps backwards away from Elequemedo Ruas. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.


**2:17
Octavio Malta fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.


**2:27
Low kick by Elequemedo Ruas to maintain his distance.
That hits Octavio Malta's ankle


**2:41
Elequemedo Ruas leans forwards and tries to grapple with Malta
Malta wants to mantain the distance and ducks that one.


**2:52
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
the referee separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
I can't give the advantage to either fighter in that round.



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Round 2
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**0:11
A punch from Elequemedo Ruas
grazes Malta's left cheek.


**0:22
Octavio Malta attempts a sweep single...
Elequemedo Ruas was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Ruas tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Ruas moves forward looking for some action
Octavio Malta doesn't want to engage and backpedals


**0:34
The two exchange wildly
Ruas is connecting with a few punches


**0:43
Ruas is holding Octavio Malta's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Octavio Malta shows great balance while pushing away Elequemedo Ruas


**0:52
Ruas studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.


**1:01
Elequemedo Ruas attempts a sweep single...
Elequemedo Ruas catches Octavio Malta's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Ruas.


**1:11
Elequemedo Ruas is in closed guard over Malta
Elequemedo Ruas tries to better his position on the ground...
Ruas breaks the closed guard of Octavio Malta and moves to half guard


**1:19
Elequemedo Ruas is in side mount over Octavio Malta
Octavio Malta attempts to trap Elequemedo Ruas in his guard.
Octavio Malta manages to switch to half guard.


**1:28
Elequemedo Ruas is in half guard over Malta
Octavio Malta tries to close the guard.
Malta put Elequemedo Ruas in closed guard.


**1:35
Elequemedo Ruas is in closed guard over Malta
Ruas is in closed guard... Malta tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Elequemedo Ruas!


**1:42
Octavio Malta is in full mount over Elequemedo Ruas
Elequemedo Ruas tries to roll to his side and trap Octavio Malta in his guard...
Elequemedo Ruas gets his hip out and moves to full guard.


**1:55
Octavio Malta is in full mount over Elequemedo Ruas
Ruas is taking this opportunity to rest.


**2:03
Octavio Malta is in full mount over Elequemedo Ruas
Elequemedo Ruas tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Octavio Malta rolls Elequemedo Ruas to his stomach and takes his back!


**2:16
Malta is in rear mount over Ruas
Octavio Malta isolates an arm looking for an armbar from the back...
Ruas locks his hands and forces his weight on top of Octavio Malta unil he can pull his arm free! Malta lost his dominant position.


**2:29
Elequemedo Ruas is in closed guard over Malta
Ruas is in closed guard... Malta tries to roll on the ground!
Elequemedo Ruas uses his leg to keep his position on the ground


**2:39
Elequemedo Ruas is in closed guard over Malta
Ruas is in closed guard... Malta tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Elequemedo Ruas!


**2:50
Octavio Malta is in full mount over Elequemedo Ruas
Malta catch Elequemedo Ruas's left arm and tries a kimura
Elequemedo Ruas holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
Ruas tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Ruas launches a few weak punches
Those punches are hitting Malta's ribs.


**2:59
Octavio Malta is in full mount over Elequemedo Ruas
Octavio Malta tries to better his position on the ground...
Elequemedo Ruas tries to roll on the ground...
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
That round was a toss up.



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Round 3
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**0:09
Ruas studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.


**0:22
Ruas moves backwards and Octavio Malta seems to be the aggressor.


**0:35
A solid combination from Elequemedo Ruas
mostly hits air.


**0:42
Ruas tries to grapple
Malta moves aside keeping the fight a strinking range


**0:52
Malta is holding Elequemedo Ruas's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Elequemedo Ruas shows great balance while pushing away Octavio Malta
Octavio Malta gets sloppy and Elequemedo Ruas tries to take advantage...
Solid shot from Elequemedo Ruas to the body.
Malta didn't like that.


**1:00
Elequemedo Ruas is slowing down the fight by not engaging.


**1:13
Elequemedo Ruas tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Octavio Malta jumps backwards and frees his leg.


**1:22
Elequemedo Ruas attempts a sweep single...
Elequemedo Ruas catches Octavio Malta's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Ruas.


**1:34
Elequemedo Ruas is in closed guard over Malta
Ruas is in closed guard... Malta tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Elequemedo Ruas!


**1:43
Octavio Malta is in full mount over Elequemedo Ruas
Octavio Malta tries to better his position on the ground...
Malta is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!


**1:56
Octavio Malta is in full mount over Elequemedo Ruas
Octavio Malta throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Ruas breaks the lock showing some skills...
Malta misses a step and Elequemedo Ruas sees an opportunity to counter him!
Elequemedo Ruas doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Malta's moves.


**2:06
Octavio Malta is in full mount over Elequemedo Ruas
Ruas is taking this opportunity to rest.


**2:18
Octavio Malta is in full mount over Elequemedo Ruas
Elequemedo Ruas is cooling the fight on the ground
the referee stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Pavilhão Atlântico (Lisbon, Portugal) are cheering for the fighters.


**2:27
Low kick by Elequemedo Ruas to maintain his distance.
That hits Octavio Malta's ankle


**2:34
A punch from Elequemedo Ruas
grazes Malta's left cheek.


**2:46
Malta steps backwards away from Elequemedo Ruas. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
the referee separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
Octavio Malta has to be confident that he won that round.




Judge: Elequemedo Ruas 9 9 10: 28
Judge: Octavio Malta 10 10 9: 29


Judge: Elequemedo Ruas 10 10 10: 30
Judge: Octavio Malta 9 9 9: 27


Judge: Elequemedo Ruas 9 10 10: 29
Judge: Octavio Malta 10 9 9: 28


Winner is Elequemedo Ruas by Split decision at 3:00 Round 3

Statistics: Elequemedo Ruas
Punches 8/11 (73%)
Kicks 2/2 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/4 (50%)
GnP strikes 2/3 (67%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/1 (0%)
Damage caused 87,42
Clinch Damage 0
Ground Damage 4,78
Time on the ground 174 s

Statistics: Octavio Malta
Punches 0/4 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/4 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Damage caused 0
Clinch Damage 0
Ground Damage 0
Time on the ground 174 s


Elequemedo Ruas wins 13,44 ranking points after the fight.


Octavio Malta loses -8,40 ranking points after the fight.


Ruas was horrible today if you ask me. He looked like a scrub in his fight. (47 points)
What a dull and boring fighter Malta was today. He needs to improve his performance if he wants the fans to cheer his name. (37 points)
This is finally over! People here will riot if we see another fight like this one.

[#4] Jose Lopes (1-0-0) vs [#13] Garcia Flores (0-0-0)

Loca enters the cage and this place goes crazy!!! The fans are on his side today.
Jose Lopez glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
Garcia Flores looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Loca is the fighter that should win today if we pay attention to the betting odds.
The referee of the bout is the referee.

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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.


**0:14
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.


**0:28
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.


**0:41
Loca shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Loca moves forward looking for some action
He surprises Flores with a double overhooks!


**0:54
Garcia Flores launches a body shot
Loca dodges and catches him with a hard cross.


**1:03
Jose Lopez goes with a looping right hand while Garcia Flores jumps back and jabs
Flores seems staggered and Jose Lopez runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.


**1:10
Jose Lopez throws an uppercut
Flores slips it.


**1:18
Loca fires low kicks
punishing Flores's legs repeatedly.


**1:23
Loca is swinging for the fences!
A hit that almost breaks Flores's jaw!


**1:31
Loca grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Jose Lopez


**1:42
Jose Lopez is in open guard over Flores
Loca tries to launch a few punches to Garcia Flores
Most of them are hitting Flores's gloves


**1:47
Jose Lopez is in open guard over Flores
Loca is in open guard over Flores... he fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Garcia Flores screams in pain and taps! the referee forces Loca to break the lock.
Winner is Jose Lopez by Submission (Kneebar) at 1:52 Round 1

Statistics: Jose Lopez
Punches 9/14 (64%)
Kicks 3/3 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 1/3 (33%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Damage caused 1086,78
Clinch Damage 0
Ground Damage 183,52
Time on the ground 16 s

Statistics: Garcia Flores
Punches 3/4 (75%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Damage caused 0
Clinch Damage 0
Ground Damage 0
Time on the ground 16 s


Jose Lopez wins 15,28 ranking points after the fight.


Garcia Flores loses -9,55 ranking points after the fight.


Nice effort tonight from Jose Lopez who was clearly aiming to please the fans. (139 points)
Garcia Flores had a bad night here today. He looks ashamed of his performance in this fight. (0 points)
Nice effort but I'm sure we can expect more from Jose Lopez and Garcia Flores.

[#2] Luiz Carvalho (0-0-0) vs [#15] Alejandro Saloio (0-2-0)

Luiz Carvalho looks a bit uneasy. Hopefully this doesn't affect his performance.
Alejandro Saloio looks at the ground while he does his calming exercises. He knows he can not fail this night.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Carvalho is the fighter that should win today if we pay attention to the betting odds.
Alejandro Saloio comes with a 2 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is the referee.

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Round 1
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Carvalho and Saloio move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!


**0:12
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.


**0:22
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.


**0:30
Carvalho jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Luiz Carvalho pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
Alejandro Saloio tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Carvalho is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.


**0:41
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Alejandro Saloio pushes away Carvalho trying to keep the fight at striking range
Carvalho doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Alejandro Saloio
Luiz Carvalho pushes away Saloio trying to keep the fight at striking range
Saloio doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Luiz Carvalho


**0:54
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Saloio tries to breaks Luiz Carvalho's resistence with a few punches while tries to push him against oner corner.
Saloio launches a couple of punches that leave marks in Carvalho's ribs.
Carvalho doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Alejandro Saloio embrace and tries to move away...
Alejandro Saloio pushes Carvalho forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.


**1:07
The fighters are clinching.
Luiz Carvalho launches a few punches towards Saloio's ribs while holds him in a double overhooks!
Alejandro Saloio receives a couple of blows in the ribs.
Alejandro Saloio tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Saloio circles out and slips free of Luiz Carvalho's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.


**1:16
Alejandro Saloio and Carvalho engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Luiz Carvalho is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.


**1:25
Luiz Carvalho fires an unorthodox punch to Saloio's torso
that hits its mark.


**1:35
As the fight continues it seems that Alejandro Saloio is maintaining his energy levels and not gassing.
Saloio studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.


**1:45
Saloio studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.


**1:57
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.


**2:04
Alejandro Saloio is slowing down the fight by not engaging.


**2:12
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.


**2:25
Good movement from Saloio
who is bobbing and weaving.


**2:38
Alejandro Saloio fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.


**2:49
Carvalho moves backwards and Alejandro Saloio seems to be the aggressor.
the referee tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
This round is clearly for Luiz Carvalho.



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Round 2
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**0:12
Saloio and Carvalho circle around the center of the cage.


**0:22
Luiz Carvalho was tooling Alejandro Saloio for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Alejandro Saloio lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Saloio studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.


**0:31
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.


**0:44
Bone shattering straight left hand from Luiz Carvalho!
Saloio is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Saloio's Right cheek is beginning to swell


**0:56
Alejandro Saloio attempts a sweep single...
Alejandro Saloio catches Luiz Carvalho's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Saloio.


**1:09
Alejandro Saloio is in closed guard over Carvalho
Saloio doesn't like the idea of just stalling on the ground


**1:23
Alejandro Saloio is in closed guard over Carvalho
Saloio tries to launch a few punches to Luiz Carvalho
Most of them are hitting Carvalho's gloves


**1:37
Alejandro Saloio is in closed guard over Carvalho
Saloio use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
After a few tentative moves, he jumps to side mount! The crowd in Pavilhão Atlântico (Lisbon, Portugal) is cheering him!


**1:48
Alejandro Saloio is in side mount over Luiz Carvalho
Carvalho tries to show some ground skills
Luiz Carvalho put Saloio in half guard.


**2:01
Alejandro Saloio is in half guard over Carvalho
Saloio works on the ground with his fingers over Carvalho's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
the referee has seen that!
the referee takes away one point from Alejandro Saloio for eye poke.
the referee halts the fight to give Carvalho time to recover. Luiz Carvalho seems to be ready to fight again. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Pavilhão Atlântico (Lisbon, Portugal) are cheering for the fighters.


**2:15
Saloio studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.


**2:22
Saloio grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Alejandro Saloio


**2:32
Alejandro Saloio is in open guard over Carvalho
Alejandro Saloio pushes Luiz Carvalho against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Luiz Carvalho struggles not allowing Alejandro Saloio improve his position.


**2:39
Alejandro Saloio is in open guard over Carvalho
Saloio is getting frustrated here.
Carvalho clumsily fails here and it's time for Alejandro Saloio to fight back!
Saloio is in open guard over Carvalho... he fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Carvalho rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of his own he escapes.
the referee halts the fight to stand up Luiz Carvalho. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.


**2:50
Brilliant combination from Alejandro Saloio
Carvalho is showing some dodging skills avoiding that ones.
the referee tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
That was an even round for the most part.



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Round 3
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**0:09
Alejandro Saloio is slowing down the fight by not engaging.


**0:22
Saloio looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Luiz Carvalho's punches
Saloio measures the resilience of Carvalho's chin with an uppercut while Carvalho lands some great crosses.


**0:31
Saloio moves backwards and Luiz Carvalho seems to be the aggressor.


**0:40
Saloio and Carvalho circle around the center of the cage.


**0:46
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.


**0:52
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.


**1:03
Carvalho wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Carvalho moves forward and holds Saloio
Alejandro Saloio tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Carvalho is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.


**1:15
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Alejandro Saloio pushes away Carvalho trying to keep the fight at striking range
Carvalho doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Alejandro Saloio


**1:27
The fighters are clinching.
Alejandro Saloio tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Carvalho is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
Luiz Carvalho tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Carvalho circles out and slips free of Alejandro Saloio's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.


**1:38
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.


**1:51
Brilliant combination from Alejandro Saloio
Carvalho is showing some dodging skills avoiding that ones.


**2:01
Carvalho tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Carvalho is clinching with Saloio.
Alejandro Saloio pushes away Carvalho trying to keep the fight at striking range
Carvalho doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Alejandro Saloio


**2:13
The fighters are clinching.
Carvalho doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Alejandro Saloio embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Carvalho who put distance between them


**2:25
Saloio and Carvalho circle around the center of the cage.


**2:34
Carvalho grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Luiz Carvalho


**2:47
Luiz Carvalho is in open guard over Saloio
Luiz Carvalho is taking out his mouthpiece to breathe...
Carvalho moves on the ground
Luiz Carvalho moves to side mount


**2:59
Luiz Carvalho is in side mount over Alejandro Saloio
Decent strikes from Alejandro Saloio who tries a hammer punch to Carvalho's ribs.
That hit Carvalho who moves his head on the ground in order to protect himself
the referee tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
That was an even round for the most part.




Judge: Luiz Carvalho 10 9 9: 28
Judge: Alejandro Saloio 9 9 10: 28


Judge: Luiz Carvalho 10 9 9: 28
Judge: Alejandro Saloio 9 9 10: 28


Judge: Luiz Carvalho 10 9 10: 29
Judge: Alejandro Saloio 9 9 9: 27


The fight ends in a draw between Luiz Carvalho and Alejandro Saloio.

Statistics: Luiz Carvalho
Punches 7/9 (78%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 2/4 (50%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 2/2 (100%)
Damage caused 220,54
Clinch Damage 20,44
Ground Damage 0
Time on the ground 107 s

Statistics: Alejandro Saloio
Punches 1/13 (8%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 3/3 (100%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 2/4 (50%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Damage caused 134,34
Clinch Damage 7,96
Ground Damage 30,19
Time on the ground 107 s


Luiz Carvalho wins 6,00 ranking points after the fight.


Alejandro Saloio wins 10,30 ranking points after the fight.
Right cheek swelling


What a dull and boring fighter Carvalho was today. He needs to improve his performance if he wants the fans to cheer his name. (40 points)
What a dull and boring fighter Saloio was today. He needs to improve his performance if he wants the fans to cheer his name. (47 points)
This fight was so bad I want to go back in the time and kill my parents so I can avoid this torture.

Luiz Carvalho is beating himself up in the corner before the fight begins, smacking himself in the face, body and legs to get ready for his scrap.
Alejandro Saloio looks like he's feeling the pressure.
Luiz Carvalho has fight Alejandro Saloio 1 times.
Luiz Carvalho is the more skilled fighter. It would be an upset if he loses today.
The referee of the bout is the referee.

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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!


**0:10
Carvalho wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Saloio wants nothing of that and pushes Carvalho.


**0:23
Carvalho throws a body kick.
Solid shot!


**0:33
Alejandro Saloio is measuring Carvalho with his jab.
Good accuracy on his part.


**0:46
Alejandro Saloio fires an unorthodox punch to Carvalho's torso
that hits its mark.


**0:54
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.


**1:01
Luiz Carvalho moves forward looking for some grappling action
Carvalho has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
Alejandro Saloio pushes away Carvalho trying to keep the fight at striking range
Carvalho doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Alejandro Saloio


**1:10
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Luiz Carvalho pushes away Saloio trying to keep the fight at striking range
Saloio stumbles backwards and Luiz Carvalho circles to get the center of the cage


**1:17
Luiz Carvalho moves forward looking for some grappling action
Carvalho has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
Alejandro Saloio pushes away Carvalho trying to keep the fight at striking range
Carvalho stumbles backwards and Alejandro Saloio circles to get the center of the cage


**1:30
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.


**1:41
Saloio decides to launch some tentative punches
Alejandro Saloio takes the best of a brief punching exchange.


**1:52
Alejandro Saloio leans forwards and tries to grapple with Carvalho
Carvalho wants to mantain the distance and ducks that one.


**2:05
Luiz Carvalho takes a few seconds to recover his breath...


**2:14
Alejandro Saloio fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.


**2:24
Carvalho studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.


**2:34
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.


**2:43
Saloio and Carvalho circle around the center of the cage.


**2:54
Carvalho is gassing out... His performance may be going down from here.
Carvalho looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Alejandro Saloio's punches
Both fighters are wildly hitting the air!
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
Close round. It could go to either fighter.



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Round 2
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**0:13
Saloio looks to be in very good shape. He's not tired at all. This guy can run triathlons if he wanted to.
Saloio fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Carvalho sprawls and remains on his feet.


**0:22
Saloio is holding Luiz Carvalho's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Luiz Carvalho loses balance and goes to the ground.


**0:31
Alejandro Saloio is in side mount over Luiz Carvalho
Saloio looks to be in very good shape. He's not tired at all. This guy can run triathlons if he wanted to.
Alejandro Saloio looks to mount Luiz Carvalho...
Luiz Carvalho takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.


**0:42
Alejandro Saloio is in open guard over Carvalho
Alejandro Saloio tries to pass to half guard...
Luiz Carvalho's guard is too good and he fails to pass.


**0:54
Alejandro Saloio is in open guard over Carvalho
Saloio tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.


**1:04
Alejandro Saloio is in half guard over Carvalho
Luiz Carvalho attempts to move to full guard
Luiz Carvalho manages to switch to full guard.


**1:15
Alejandro Saloio is in open guard over Carvalho
Saloio moves on the ground
Alejandro Saloio moves to side mount


**1:27
Alejandro Saloio is in side mount over Luiz Carvalho
Alejandro Saloio looks to mount Luiz Carvalho...
Alejandro Saloio slides his knee across and gets to mount.


**1:40
Alejandro Saloio is in full mount over Luiz Carvalho
Alejandro Saloio launches a few punches to Carvalho
Weak punches. He needs to improve his position!


**1:51
Alejandro Saloio is in full mount over Luiz Carvalho
Luiz Carvalho tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Luiz Carvalho creates enough space to control Alejandro Saloio's leg.


**1:59
Alejandro Saloio is in half guard over Carvalho
Alejandro Saloio tries to free his leg
Alejandro Saloio uses some of his skill by jumping out of Carvalho's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!


**2:11
Alejandro Saloio is in side mount over Luiz Carvalho
Alejandro Saloio is cooling the fight on the ground


**2:18
Alejandro Saloio is in side mount over Luiz Carvalho
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Carvalho works on the ground with his fingers over Saloio's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
the referee didn't see that!


**2:28
Alejandro Saloio is in side mount over Luiz Carvalho
Carvalho tries to show some ground skills
Luiz Carvalho put Saloio in half guard.


**2:36
Alejandro Saloio is in half guard over Carvalho
Saloio tries to free his leg...
Carvalho doesn't allow any movement here! He's cooling the fight on the ground.


**2:48
Alejandro Saloio is in half guard over Carvalho
Luiz Carvalho attempts to move to full guard
Alejandro Saloio keeps good control and remains in half guard.


**2:56
Alejandro Saloio is in half guard over Carvalho
Saloio launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Saloio is countered by Luiz Carvalho.
the referee stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Pavilhão Atlântico (Lisbon, Portugal) are cheering for the fighters.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
This round is maybe for Alejandro Saloio, but it's close.



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Round 3
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**0:11
Saloio moves backwards and Luiz Carvalho seems to be the aggressor.


**0:22
Alejandro Saloio and Carvalho engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Alejandro Saloio is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.


**0:31
Bone shattering straight left hand from Alejandro Saloio!
Carvalho ducks under...


**0:43
Nice beating Luiz Carvalho has received. His face is going to look like a hamburger meat tomorrow.
Carvalho studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.


**0:53
Saloio and Carvalho circle around the center of the cage.


**1:06
Luiz Carvalho fires an unorthodox punch to Saloio's torso
that hits its mark.


**1:19
Alejandro Saloio was tooling Luiz Carvalho for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Luiz Carvalho lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.


**1:28
Carvalho grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Luiz Carvalho
Crushing shot to Saloio's body! He's holding his side


**1:38
Luiz Carvalho is in open guard over Saloio
Saloio tries to close his guard around Carvalho
He succeeds!


**1:49
Luiz Carvalho is in closed guard over Saloio
Carvalho is in closed guard... Saloio tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Luiz Carvalho!


**2:01
Alejandro Saloio is in full mount over Luiz Carvalho
Carvalho tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Alejandro Saloio doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.


**2:13
Alejandro Saloio is in full mount over Luiz Carvalho
Luiz Carvalho tries to roll to his side and trap Alejandro Saloio in his guard...
Luiz Carvalho moves to half guard.


**2:24
Alejandro Saloio is in half guard over Carvalho
Luiz Carvalho attempts to move to full guard
Alejandro Saloio keeps good control and remains in half guard.


**2:34
Alejandro Saloio is in half guard over Carvalho
Saloio tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling Carvalho from the side mount!


**2:46
Alejandro Saloio is in side mount over Luiz Carvalho
Alejandro Saloio looks to mount Luiz Carvalho...
Luiz Carvalho sees an opening and locks his opponent in half guard.


**2:54
Alejandro Saloio is in half guard over Carvalho
Luiz Carvalho attempts to move to full guard
Luiz Carvalho manages to switch to full guard.
the referee separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
The round is for Saloio, who walks calmly to his corner.




Judge: Luiz Carvalho 9 9 10: 28
Judge: Alejandro Saloio 10 10 9: 29


Judge: Luiz Carvalho 9 9 10: 28
Judge: Alejandro Saloio 10 10 9: 29


Judge: Luiz Carvalho 9 9 10: 28
Judge: Alejandro Saloio 10 10 9: 29


Winner is Alejandro Saloio by Unanimous decision at 3:00 Round 3

Statistics: Luiz Carvalho
Punches 1/6 (17%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/1 (0%)
Damage caused 119,56
Clinch Damage 0
Ground Damage 1
Time on the ground 240 s

Statistics: Alejandro Saloio
Punches 11/14 (79%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/2 (50%)
GnP strikes 2/4 (50%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/1 (0%)
Damage caused 177,52
Clinch Damage 0
Ground Damage 72,46
Time on the ground 240 s


Luiz Carvalho loses -10,30 ranking points after the fight.


Alejandro Saloio wins 15,66 ranking points after the fight.
Contused side
Right cheek swelling

Luiz Carvalho was making the people snore here. Amateur FC management should consider cutting him. (47 points)
Nice effort tonight from Alejandro Saloio who was clearly aiming to please the fans. (66 points)
Not the best fight of the night if you ask me.

[#3] Incendio Nolasco (0-0-0) vs [#14] Hernandez Cardoso (0-0-0)

Incendio Nolasco looks calm but knows he has a tough fight coming up.
Hernandez Cardoso shifts back and forth nervously.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising his fist after the match.
The referee of the bout is the referee.

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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.


**0:09
Nolasco decides to launch some tentative punches
Hernandez Cardoso takes the best of a brief punching exchange.


**0:18
Nolasco and Cardoso circle around the center of the cage.


**0:31
Nolasco studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.


**0:39
Cardoso launches a kick
Nolasco checks it and keeps distance.


**0:46
Incendio Nolasco fakes a punch and launches himself over Hernandez Cardoso
Great move by Nolasco who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
Hernandez Cardoso tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Nolasco is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.


**0:58
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Incendio Nolasco pushes Hernandez Cardoso against the fence and tries to hit him with the back of his elbow
Hernandez Cardoso blocks that easily and both man are still clinching
Hernandez Cardoso pushes away Nolasco trying to keep the fight at striking range
Nolasco doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Hernandez Cardoso


**1:04
The fighters are clinching.
Incendio Nolasco slightly pushes Cardoso into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.


**1:17
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.


**1:29
Nolasco is holding Hernandez Cardoso's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Hernandez Cardoso shows great balance while pushing away Incendio Nolasco
Nolasco clumsily fails here and it's time for Hernandez Cardoso to fight back!
Hernandez Cardoso tries a hook to the body
and hits Nolasco ribs hard


**1:41
Cardoso and Nolasco circle around the center of the cage.


**1:53
Nolasco pushes Hernandez Cardoso and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.


**2:01
Cardoso moves backwards and Incendio Nolasco seems to be the aggressor.


**2:09
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.


**2:23
Nolasco launches a stiff jab!
That barely hits Cardoso's face but it seems like one finger has poked his eye! He is pissed!!! Did the referee see that?
the referee saw it!
the referee takes away one point from Incendio Nolasco for eye poke.
the referee allows Cardoso time to recover... The fight resumes with both fighters standing.


**2:35
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.


**2:48
Nolasco decides to launch some tentative punches
Cardoso launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Nolasco with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!


**2:58
The two exchange wildly
Both fighters are missing terribly.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
If you have working eyes you have to give that round to Hernandez Cardoso.



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Round 2
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**0:13
Nolasco and Cardoso circle around the center of the cage.


**0:23
Bone shattering straight right hand from Incendio Nolasco!
Cardoso is going to have a big headache after that blow!


**0:36
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.


**0:48
Nolasco moves forward looking for some action
He surprises Cardoso with a double overhooks!


**0:54
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.


**1:03
Incendio Nolasco fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.


**1:13
Incendio Nolasco fakes a punch and launches himself over Hernandez Cardoso
Great move by Nolasco who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
Hernandez Cardoso pushes away Nolasco trying to keep the fight at striking range
Nolasco doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Hernandez Cardoso


**1:20
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Nolasco tries to breaks Hernandez Cardoso's resistence with a few punches while tries to push him against oner corner.
Nolasco launches a couple of punches that leave marks in Cardoso's ribs.


**1:27
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Incendio Nolasco is clinching with Hernandez Cardoso's back against the fence, Nolasco tries a big elbow
bang!!! what an impact!!! Hernandez Cardoso drops to the mat


**1:37
Nolasco is standing while Cardoso is on the ground on his back
Incendio Nolasco creates space and allows Hernandez Cardoso to stand up.
Cardoso climbs to his feet and is standing now.


**1:43
Incendio Nolasco fires an unorthodox punch to Cardoso's torso
that hits its mark.


**1:54
Hernandez Cardoso and Nolasco engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are missing terribly.


**2:05
Incendio Nolasco and Cardoso engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are missing terribly.


**2:17
Incendio Nolasco was tooling Hernandez Cardoso for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Hernandez Cardoso lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.


**2:31
A solid combination from Hernandez Cardoso
mostly hits air.
Nolasco tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Solid shot from Incendio Nolasco to the body.
Cardoso didn't like that.


**2:44
Cardoso leads with a punch
Incendio Nolasco avoids it and lands flush with a counter uppercut!


**2:56
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
the referee tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
The round is for Nolasco, who walks calmly to his corner.



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Round 3
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**0:13
Incendio Nolasco was tooling Hernandez Cardoso for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Hernandez Cardoso lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Incendio Nolasco fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.


**0:24
Incendio Nolasco fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.


**0:34
Incendio Nolasco closes the distance with his opponent wanting some action.
Nolasco launches a furious low kick!
Cardoso receives a hard blow on his right leg!
Cardoso hyper-extended his leg


**0:47
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.


**0:53
Solid shot from Incendio Nolasco to the body.
Cardoso blocks in time.


**1:02
Incendio Nolasco tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Hernandez Cardoso jumps backwards and frees his leg.


**1:09
Incendio Nolasco circles around Cardoso
Incendio Nolasco tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Incendio Nolasco who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
Hernandez Cardoso tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Cardoso circles out and slips free of Incendio Nolasco's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.


**1:18
Incendio Nolasco tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Incendio Nolasco who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
Hernandez Cardoso tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Nolasco is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.


**1:28
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Incendio Nolasco launches a few punches towards Cardoso's ribs while holds him in a double overhooks!
Cardoso seems unaffected... those punches doesn't carry any power!
Hernandez Cardoso tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Cardoso circles out and slips free of Incendio Nolasco's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.


**1:38
Incendio Nolasco circles around Cardoso
Incendio Nolasco tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Cardoso is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground


**1:43
Incendio Nolasco is in open guard over Cardoso
Nolasco moves on the ground...
He remains in open guard.


**1:49
Incendio Nolasco is in open guard over Cardoso
Terrible one sided match... Cardoso was not ready to fight a fighter of Incendio Nolasco caliber.
Nolasco moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.


**1:54
Incendio Nolasco is in half guard over Cardoso
Nolasco tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling Cardoso from the side mount!


**2:00
Incendio Nolasco is in side mount over Hernandez Cardoso
Incendio Nolasco launches a few punches to Cardoso
Weak punches. He needs to improve his position!


**2:07
Incendio Nolasco is in side mount over Hernandez Cardoso
Hernandez Cardoso is cooling the fight on the ground


**2:20
Incendio Nolasco is in side mount over Hernandez Cardoso
Weak punches thrown from Nolasco
Hernandez Cardoso doesn't flinch.


**2:31
Incendio Nolasco is in side mount over Hernandez Cardoso
Incendio Nolasco is cooling the fight on the ground


**2:42
Incendio Nolasco is in side mount over Hernandez Cardoso
Incendio Nolasco looks to mount Hernandez Cardoso...
Incendio Nolasco slides his knee across and gets to mount.


**2:49
Incendio Nolasco is in full mount over Hernandez Cardoso
Hernandez Cardoso tries to roll to his side and trap Incendio Nolasco in his guard...
Hernandez Cardoso gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
Nolasco is the winner of this round.




Judge: Incendio Nolasco 9 10 10: 29
Judge: Hernandez Cardoso 9 8 8: 25


Judge: Incendio Nolasco 9 10 10: 29
Judge: Hernandez Cardoso 9 8 8: 25


Judge: Incendio Nolasco 9 10 10: 29
Judge: Hernandez Cardoso 9 8 8: 25


Winner is Incendio Nolasco by Unanimous decision at 3:00 Round 3

Statistics: Incendio Nolasco
Punches 12/22 (55%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 4/11 (36%)
Takedowns 1/3 (33%)
GnP strikes 3/7 (43%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Damage caused 1000,23
Clinch Damage 50,34
Ground Damage 94,4
Time on the ground 71 s

Statistics: Hernandez Cardoso
Punches 13/19 (68%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Damage caused 24
Clinch Damage 0
Ground Damage 0
Time on the ground 81 s


Incendio Nolasco wins 15,12 ranking points after the fight.


Hernandez Cardoso loses -9,45 ranking points after the fight.
hyper-extended leg

Nice effort tonight from Incendio Nolasco who was clearly aiming to please the fans. (162 points)
Hernandez Cardoso was making the people snore here. Amateur FC management should consider cutting him. (12 points)
Not the best fight of the night if you ask me.