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UVT 18: Matrimony PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Nova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mauritsio Ojala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mauritsio Ojala struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 186.5lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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, Johnny Nova!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mauritsio Ojala!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Thiago Cunha and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nova fails with the takedown.
Nova throws a head kick that misses.
Nova shoots in for a double leg but Ojala sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Johnny Nova seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nova throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ojala's waist but Ojala gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Nova off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Nova. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nova shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ojala but Ojala pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ojala tries to clinch up.
Ojala darts in and clinches Nova up against the cage.
Nova jumps guard but Ojala stands there with Nova around his waist. Nova gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Nova wants to break free but Ojala has control.
Nova tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ojala jumps guard and drags Nova to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Nova pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ojala is keeping the position for now.
Ojala wants to sweep here but Nova controlling him for the moment.
Nova wants to pass the guard but Ojala is keeping the position.
Ojala is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Nova is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Ojala pulls his head out easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nova is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Ojala's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Ojala's back!
Ojala defends a prolonged rear naked choke attempt and turns nicely into his opponent's guard.
Nova is breathing heavily.
Nova throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Ojala trying to control but Nova is working from the bottom.
Ojala would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Nova looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Nova working for a triangle but Ojala defends it easily.
Ojala is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ojala decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Nova shoots in for a double leg but Ojala sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nova throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Ojala.
Ojala scores a takedown into full mount!
Nova is desperately trying to improve his position but Ojala has a good base and remains in mount.
Ojala moves to the back.
Ojala is trying to stick to Nova's back but Nova is turning into Ojala. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Ojala's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Nova.
Nova would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Nova trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nova advances to half guard.
Nice strikes from Nova there.
Nova is looking for a kimura here.
Ojala is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nova moves into full mount! Ojala won't be happy about that!
Nova landing strikes from the mount.
Nova working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Ojala is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Ojala is working to get back to half guard.
Nova with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Nova looking to ground and pound but Ojala is blocking nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ojala wants to hold on but Nova pushes him away.
Nova lands a nice shot to the head.
Nova stands up from mount. Strange move.
Ojala shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Nova's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ojala tries to stand but Nova is controlling from the bottom.
Ojala trying to control but Nova is working from the bottom.
Nova looking for a guillotine here but Ojala defends easily.
Nova is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Nova throws his legs up looking for a submission but Ojala uses it to pass to side control.
Ojala decides to stand up, so the ref orders Nova to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ojala closes the distance and clinches.
Nova jumps guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nova is looking for a triangle but Ojala pushes his legs off easily.
Ojala stands and throws Nova's legs to the side, diving into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mauritsio Ojala will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nova misses with a body shot.
Nova doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ojala counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nova tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nova tries for a takedown but Ojala circles away easily
and Ojala counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Nova's guard now.
Nova has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ojala can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Nova might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Nova bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ojala's guard.
Ojala wants to sweep here but Nova controlling him for the moment.
Nova stands and throws Ojala's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Nova looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Nova passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Ojala!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nova landing strikes from the mount.
Nova avoids the attempt from Ojala to control.
Nova moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Ojala has worked his arm free - good work by Ojala!
Ojala can't do much from the bottom here.
Ojala regains half guard.
Nova is looking for a kimura here.
Ojala is trying is best to control the position here.
Ojala is trying to maintain the position but Nova is very close to passing his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ojala is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Ojala is defending against the submission attempts here by Nova.
Nova prevents Ojala from improving his position.
Ojala actively working from the bottom here.
Mauritsio Ojala has got the better of the ground game so far.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nova doesn't manage to clinch there - Ojala circles away.
Nova swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ojala closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Ojala lands in his opponent's guard.
Ojala wants to control from the top but Nova keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ojala drops back looking for a leg! Nova is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Nova manages to kick Ojala off! Ojala jumps back into Nova's guard.
Ojala postures up.
Ojala trying to control the position from guard on top but Nova is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nova throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Nova is looking for a triangle but Ojala pushes his legs off easily.
Nova trying to control the position.
Nova pushes a forearm under Ojala's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Ojala is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Johnny Nova!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Cowell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adrian Blanchard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blanchard has chosen "Bull's on Parade" by Rage Against the Machine as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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279 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anderson Cowell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Adrian Blanchard!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Leandro Rodrigues and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blanchard scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Blanchard is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, Cowell manages to get to full guard.
Blanchard is looking to stand up but Cowell won't let him.
Cowell 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.
Blanchard wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Cowell's closed guard. He's half up but Cowell has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Cowell pivots and extends the arm, Blanchard falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Cowell! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Anderson Cowell!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Jacobs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Alencer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jacobs comes to the cage accompanied by Come Out Swinging. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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270 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mark Jacobs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jose Alencer!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Mauricio Rocha and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jacobs blocks the body kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jacobs uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Alencer.
Jacobs cracks Alencer with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Alencer tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Jacobs pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Alencer is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Jacobs!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shank Framrock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cumpadi Washington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cumpadi Washington acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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191 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Counter striker
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Shank Framrock!
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, Cumpadi Washington!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Daniel Cesar and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Framrock fails with a takedown attempt.
Washington closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Framrock to the mat! Framrock manages to get full guard.
Washington drops back looking for a leg! Framrock is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Framrock manages to kick Washington off! Washington jumps back into Framrock's guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Washington works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Washington trying to mount his opponent but Framrock defends it.
Framrock manages to get to full guard.
Framrock looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Framrock escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Washington gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Washington advances position into side control!
Washington stands up and beckons Framrock to his feet.
Framrock is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Washington should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Framrock misses with the combination.
Washington moves out of range of the body kick.
Washington closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Washington lands in his opponent's guard.
Framrock looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Washington 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.
Washington preventing the sweep.
Framrock is breathing heavily.
Framrock had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Washington is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Framrock Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Washington's back instead.
Washington breaks Framrock's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Washington passes into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Washington is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Framrock is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Washington is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Framrock is just riding it out for now. Washington eventually gives up the hold.
Washington moves nicely into side control.
Washington has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Framrock!
Washington jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Framrock is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Framrock and Washington has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Framrock is trying to control Washington's posture but Washington avoids it.
Washington working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Washington thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Washington is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Framrock knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Washington passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Framrock!
Washington throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Framrock has his hands clasped together but Washington breaks the hold and Framrock is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Washington!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Cumpadi Washington!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Blair Howatt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JAKE REDD (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). REDD has chosen We Will Rock You as his entrance music. JAKE REDD has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Blair Howatt's chin.
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175 lbs
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172 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Improved boxing
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Solid chin |
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Blair Howatt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, JAKE REDD!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Edson Gomes and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Howatt fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. REDD sprawls well initially but Howatt persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
REDD works his way to full guard. Good work.
Howatt gets to his feet. REDD looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
REDD 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.
Howatt kicks REDD off and gets to his feet.
REDD dodges the punch combination from Howatt.
REDD bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
REDD is putting a hurting on Howatt here, landing some big shots from side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
REDD is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Howatt is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
REDD swings around for an armbar but Howatt sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into REDD's guard.
Howatt is looking to stand up but REDD won't let him.
REDD had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Howatt is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. REDD Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Howatt's back instead.
REDD thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Howatt's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Howatt has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
REDD lands strikes to the head.
REDD has both hooks in and is working for a choke. Howatt is in real trouble here. REDD gets an arm under the chin and tightens the submission attempt... is this the end? Yes, Howatt is tapping out! REDD wins by rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). JAKE REDD!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Derakor Vindicator (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and BJ Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Vindicator might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Kael Drakkel Ambience. BJ Penn has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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162 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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160 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Derakor Vindicator!
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, BJ Penn!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Emerson Jorge and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn lands with a kick to the temple. Vindicator shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Penn throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Vindicator's waist but Vindicator gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Penn off to one side.
Vindicator misses with a head kick.
Penn shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Vindicator pinned against the cage. Vindicator gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Vindicator shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Vindicator showed some decent athleticism there.
Vindicator is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Penn slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Penn not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Vindicator could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Penn has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Vindicator can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Vindicator wants to control from the top but Penn keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn working for a triangle but Vindicator defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vindicator forces his way into half guard.
Penn is trying to get back to full guard.
Penn makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Penn.
Penn looking for a guillotine here but Vindicator defends easily.
Penn looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Vindicator is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Penn has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Vindicator is looking to defend but Penn has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Vindicator! Penn pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Vindicator taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). BJ Penn!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between D J Rich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renata Sobrawl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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150 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, D J Rich!
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, Renata Sobrawl!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Seu Braga and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rich tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sobrawl fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sobrawl shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rich is looking to clinch but Sobrawl is avoiding it.
Rich wants to clinch.
Rich tries to close the distance and clinch but Sobrawl swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rich ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rich throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Sobrawl moves out of range of the body kick from Rich.
Sobrawl shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rich pinned against the cage. Rich gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
D J Rich has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Renata Sobrawl.
Sobrawl looks gassed!
Rich sends Sobrawl crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Rich is motioning to the referee to let Sobrawl up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Sobrawl is rocked!
Rich is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Sobrawl flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Sobrawl is out cold! Rich holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). D J Rich!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between DeAndre Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Cavalera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Slam. Cavalera comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Territory kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! DeAndre Tyson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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173 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, DeAndre Tyson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Max Cavalera!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Felipe Paraventi and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyson closes the distance and clinches.
Tyson cracks Cavalera with a nice body shot.
Tyson misses with a punch on the inside.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Tyson.
Cavalera is working for takedown but Tyson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Tyson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cavalera blocks it with crossed arms.
Tyson lands a nice knee to the body.
Cavalera tries to pull guard but Tyson holds him up against the cage and eventually Cavalera drops back down to his feet.
Tyson avoiding damage.
Tyson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tyson gets through Cavalera's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cavalera successfully pulls guard.
Cavalera looks gassed!
Tyson sitting in guard here, content to control.
Cavalera looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Tyson has picked Cavalera up and slammed him! Cavalera can't keep hold of the triangle and Tyson manages to pass to side control!
Tyson wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Cavalera, who protects the arm well.
Tyson wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Cavalera, who protects the arm well.
Tyson grinds an elbow into Cavalera's temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cavalera is looking to reverse the position.
Tyson wants to control but Cavalera is keeping him busy.
Tyson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Cavalera knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Tyson gets to mount! Cavalera was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Tyson moves to back control.
Cavalera tries to break free.
Tyson is persistently looking for the submission but Cavalera is defending it well.
Tyson looking for the rear naked choke. And he's got it! Cavalera taps!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). DeAndre Tyson!
DeAndre Tyson retains his welterweight title!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adam Carolla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Filipe Belo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carolla's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Gotta Get It On from Taboo 2. The crowd seem to be enjoying Belo's choice of entrance music: Apaga mais não bate. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Adam Carolla!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Filipe Belo!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Paulo Santos and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carolla lands an overhand right.
Carolla digs a good body shot into Belo's ribs.
Belo avoids the head kick by Carolla.
Carolla looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Carolla misses with a wild combination.
Adam Carolla seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carolla throws a head kick but Belo moves out of range.
Belo avoids the head kick by Carolla.
Carolla drops Belo with a left right combo! Carolla follows him down to the ground into side control.
Belo is rocked!
It looks like Filipe Belo has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Belo tries to buck Carolla off but Carolla is having none of it.
Belo is still in real trouble! Can Carolla finish him?
Carolla is staying tight to Belo's torso, preventing him from escaping.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carolla tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Belo is trying to improve his position.
Belo seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carolla is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Belo's shoulder. That is not cool.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Belo dodges the punch combination from Carolla.
Carolla throws a right and a left that Belo avoids nicely.
A jab from Carolla does it's job there.
Carolla looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Belo ducks straight into an uppercut from Carolla and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Belo maanges to regain guard straight away.
Belo is looking for a triangle but Carolla pushes his legs off easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Belo looks gassed!
Belo keeping moving, preventing Carolla from controlling successfully.
Belo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Carolla doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Carolla manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Carolla has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Carolla tries to free his leg and advance position but Belo is retaining full guard.
Belo being controlled here, momentarily.
Belo had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Carolla is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Belo Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Carolla's back instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carolla wants to control his opponent's hands but Belo gets his hands free.
I really don't envy Carolla right now.
Belo is not going to allow Carolla to sit and survive in this position.
Carolla wants to escape the position but for the time being he's just trying to control the pace.
Carolla is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
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.
Belo patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
I really don't envy Carolla right now.
Carolla knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Belo on the ground.
Carolla trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Belo tightening his grip on Carolla, looking for the choke.
Carolla manages to stand up with Belo still on his back. Eventually Belo drops to his feet and we're back in the standing position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A jab from Carolla finds it's way through Belo's defenses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Carolla dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Filipe Belo's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Carolla swinging wilding here.
Belo slips a jab and a cross from Carolla.
Carolla misses with a body kick.
Carolla looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Carolla misses with a jab, cross combination.
Carolla misses with a few strikes there.
Carolla moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Belo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Carolla as he jumps to the side.
Carolla misses with a looping right.
Carolla is looking to land body kicks.
Carolla looks to land a combination but Belo avoids it well.
Carolla misses with a series of wild punches.
Carolla throws a sloppy head kick and Belo moves out of range easily.
Belo shoots in and drives through. Carolla sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carolla pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Carolla swinging wilding here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Belo shoots in for a takedown but Carolla shows good takedown defense.
Adam Carolla has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Filipe Belo.
Belo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
No luck for Belo with that takedown attempt.
Carolla misses with a few strikes there.
Carolla misses with a two punch combination.
Carolla swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Carolla throws a lazy right hand but Belo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Belo shoots in looking for a takedown. Carolla tries to sprawl out of it but Belo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Carolla manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Carolla scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Carolla keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carolla misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A combination from Carolla does no damage.
Belo closes the distance and clinches up with Carolla, looking for a takedown. Belo pushes Carolla against the cage but Carolla circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Carolla!
Carolla throws a nice looking combination but Belo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Carolla throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Carolla misses with a wild combination.
Carolla misses with the combination.
Belo slips under a jab from Carolla.
Belo is trying desperately to land a takedown but Carolla is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Belo.
Nice takedown defense from Carolla. No joy for Belo on that attempt.
A decent looking cross lands there for Carolla.
Carolla throws a series of punches but Belo avoids them all with ease.
Belo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Carolla bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Belo's head.
Carolla scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belo shoots for a takedown but Carolla saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Carolla tries a head kick but it misses.
Carolla slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Carolla looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Carolla takes a swing at Belo's ribcage but misses.
Belo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Belo walks into a stiff left hand from Carolla.
Carolla goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Adam Carolla is winning the standup battle so far.
Carolla swinging wilding here.
No joy there for Carolla, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Carolla connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Carolla drops Belo with a big left hand! Belo is injured, injured bad! Carolla jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Adam Carolla!
Adam Carolla retains his light heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nelson Adeleye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francois Grandmasion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adeleye comes to the cage accompanied by The Last of the Mohicans. Francois Grandmasion will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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167 lbs
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163 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Intelligent |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nelson Adeleye!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Francois Grandmasion!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Leandro Rodrigues and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab-cross combination lands for Grandmasion and sends Adeleye crashing to the mat! Grandmasion follows him down to the mat - Adeleye regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Adeleye is rocked!
It looks like Nelson Adeleye has been cut.
It looks like Grandmasion is going to stand back up.
Oh Adeleye is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Adeleye is trying to get back to full guard.
Adeleye wants to control but Grandmasion is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Adeleye actively working from the bottom here.
Adeleye is trying to get back to full guard.
Adeleye seems to have got his legs back now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Adeleye makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Adeleye.
Grandmasion stands up from Adeleye's guard - Grandmasion perhaps looking for a knockout.
Grandmasion looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Adeleye misses with a low kick.
Grandmasion takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Adeleye thows a left - swing and a miss!
Grandmasion staying out of range there.
Good standup being displayed there by Adeleye as he connects with a hook.
Francois Grandmasion seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grandmasion connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Adeleye's hands.
Adeleye swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grandmasion misses with a right hand
enabling Adeleye to counter with a crisp jab.
Grandmasion on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Grandmasion keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Adeleye fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Grandmasion throws a low kick, looking for Adeleye's leg but Adeleye calmly moves out of range.
Grandmasion swings for the body but Adeleye moves out of range.
Grandmasion changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Adeleye throws out a powerful jab.
Adeleye pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Adeleye looks to score with a jab to the body but Grandmasion is just out of range.
Adeleye throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Grandmasion's waist but Grandmasion gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Adeleye off to one side.
Adeleye is breathing heavily.
A leg kick checked by Adeleye.
Grandmasion looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Grandmasion moves out of range as Adeleye throws a body kick.
Grandmasion lands with a straight right. Adeleye didn't see that one coming.
Adeleye rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Grandmasion counters with a left to the body.
Grandmasion thuds his right hand into Adeleye's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nice uppercut lands for Adeleye. That snapped Grandmasion's head back.
Grandmasion takes a swing at Adeleye's ribcage but misses.
Adeleye throws a body kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grandmasion throws a series of punches but Adeleye avoids them all with ease.
Grandmasion avoids the body shot from Adeleye.
Grandmasion misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Adeleye throws and low kick but Grandmasion moves out of range easily.
Grandmasion misses with a low kick as Adeleye jumps back.
Grandmasion jabs Adeleye right on the nose. Adeleye blinks but takes it well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Grandmasion throws a series of punches but Adeleye moves out of range.
Grandmasion lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Adeleye at a distance.
Adeleye throws an off balance right hand
and Grandmasion counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Adeleye just misses with a punch to the body.
Grandmasion lands a nice shot to the body.
Grandmasion lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Adeleye backs up against the cage.
Grandmasion lands a slapping body shot.
Adeleye has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Grandmasion finds it's way round the side to connect with Adeleye's head.
Grandmasion throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Adeleye throws a low kick but it's checked well by Grandmasion.
Adeleye throws an off balance right hand
and Grandmasion counters with a stiff right hand.
Adeleye lands a body shot.
Grandmasion misses with a low kick.
Adeleye misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grandmasion.
Adeleye shoots in but no luck this time.
Adeleye lands a with a good body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adeleye fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Adeleye shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Grandmasion as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nelson Adeleye. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Adeleye misses with a wild body shot.
Adeleye lands a really nice looking cross but Grandmasion seems unphased.
Adeleye slips a jab and a cross from Grandmasion.
Adeleye swings for the body but Grandmasion moves out of range.
Adeleye throws a poor cross that misses
and Grandmasion counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A clash of legs there as Grandmasion blocks the low kick.
Adeleye throws an overhand right that lands on Grandmasion's shoulder, as Grandmasion tries to avoid the shot.
Adeleye throws a big shot that misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Grandmasion.
Nice uppercut lands for Grandmasion. That snapped Adeleye's head back.
Grandmasion lands with a right hand.
Grandmasion lands a slapping body shot.
Francois Grandmasion is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Adeleye looks up at the clock. Bad move! Grandmasion lands a right hand from hell, dropping Adeleye. Grandmasion pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Francois Grandmasion!
Francois Grandmasion is the new lightweight champion!
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