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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Katarn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikael Ojala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Kyle Katarn has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kyle Katarn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mikael Ojala!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Seu Braga and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ojala shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Ojala was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Katarn might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Ojala looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Ojala lands a heavy elbow.
Katarn really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ojala blocks Katarn's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Katarn throwing hammer fists to the chest of Ojala. What's that going to do exactly?
Ojala sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Katarn is desperately trying to improve his position but Ojala has a good base and remains in mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ojala controlling from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ojala scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Ojala prevents Katarn from getting the reversal.
Katarn in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Katarn is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Ojala sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Ojala scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Katarn?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Katarn keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Katarn is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ojala looking to control but Katarn is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Katarn is in a horrible position here. Ojala smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Ojala scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Katarn?
Katarn keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Ojala takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Katarn is in all sorts of trouble here.
Ojala in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Katarn is trying to reverse the position but instead Ojala has taken his back - oops!
Katarn is trying to break free.
Ojala just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
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.
I really don't envy Katarn right now.
Ojala is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Katarn up.
Katarn is really stuck here.
Ojala is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Ojala trying to control momentarily.
Katarn tries to roll but Ojala sticks to his back.
Ojala is riding his opponent, not letting Katarn buck him off.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Katarn is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Katarn is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Katarn is really stuck here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikael Ojala 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.
Katarn with a poor takedown
and Ojala counters with a head kick.
Ojala forces Katarn back against the cage and clinches.
Ojala escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Katarn wants to clinch
and Ojala decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Katarn's guard.
Katarn wants to sweep but no luck.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Katarn is on top in guard.
Katarn distracts Ojala with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Katarn preventing the sweep.
Ojala is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Katarn is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ojala is breathing heavily.
Katarn stands and throws Ojala's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
You can see the frustration on Ojala's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Katarn lands a few punches from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Katarn working the head and body with strikes.
Ojala is rocked!
Katarn lands a strong strike to the head of Ojala. That's dazed him! Katarn looking to finish here. Ojala is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Katarn lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kyle Katarn!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brenno Penna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Valderen Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Penna comes to the cage accompanied by APOCALYPSE NOW. 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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brenno Penna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Valderen Silva!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Seu Braga and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penna scores with a takedown into Silva's guard.
Silva looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Penna passes Silva's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Penna sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Penna passes the guard and advances to mount!
Penna connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Silva is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Penna 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. Silva looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Penna! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Brenno Penna!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between DJ Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tetsuya Takimoto (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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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, DJ Penn!
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, Tetsuya Takimoto!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Edson Gomes and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Penn with that takedown attempt.
Penn fails to land the takedown.
Penn moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Danga de danga de dang - Takimoto scores with a four punch combination!
Penn fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for DJ Penn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Takimoto scores with a shot to the body.
Takimoto is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Penn tries to clinch up but Takimoto circles away and keeps his distance.
Penn shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Takimoto tries to hold on but Penn postures up.
Takimoto really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Takimoto is squirming around, avoiding Penn's attempts to control the action.
Penn controlling his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Takimoto has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Takimoto!
Penn is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Penn missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Penn passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Takimoto!
Penn jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Takimoto is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Takimoto and Penn has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takimoto tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Penn wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Penn passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Takimoto!
Penn controlling his opponent.
Penn throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takimoto gets back to half guard.
Takimoto blocking the ground and pound attempt from Penn.
Penn is looking for a kimura here.
Takimoto looks like he's trying to stand up.
Penn trying to control from half guard but Takimoto is working away.
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.
Penn is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Takimoto is just riding it out for now. Penn eventually gives up the hold.
Penn moves nicely into side control.
Penn thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tetsuya Takimoto will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Penn is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Takimoto.
Penn shoots for a double leg takedown but Takimoto sprawls well. He's pushed Penn's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Penn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Penn shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Takimoto pinned against the cage. Takimoto gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Penn slips a jab and a cross from Takimoto.
Penn shoots in looking for a takedown. Takimoto tries to sprawl out of it but Penn keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Takimoto manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for DJ Penn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Takimoto throws a right hand that Penn ducks under and follows up with a left that Penn also avoids with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takimoto lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Takimoto.
Takimoto throws a shot to the body.
Penn shoots in but Takimoto avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Takimoto avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
No luck for Penn with that takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Takimoto scores with a four punch combination!
Penn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Takimoto paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A shot to de liver by Takimoto. Beautiful body shot.
Penn is looking to clinch.
Penn misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Takimoto lands with an overhand left.
Penn has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Takimoto jabs at Penn's body.
Takimoto lands a right hook to the body.
Penn fails with the takedown.
Takimoto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tetsuya Takimoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Takimoto throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A cross from Penn lands.
It looks like Tetsuya Takimoto has been cut.
Takimoto stuffs the takedown attempt from Penn. Penn gets slowly back to his feet.
Penn shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Penn drops his hands momentarily and Takimoto takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Penn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Takimoto throws a leg kick but Penn moved away.
Penn lands with a nice combination. Takimoto backs away looking to recover.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Takimoto gets caught flat footed, as Penn shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Penn wants to control from the top but Takimoto keeps moving.
Takimoto utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn is pushing down on Takimoto's leg trying to pass to half guard. Takimoto is fighting to maintain full guard but Penn has managed to sneak the leg through.
Penn is tying to control. Takimoto wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Penn with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Penn is trying for a kimura here. Takimoto looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Penn wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). DJ Penn!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Diego Coghi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Griffin has chosen Fort Minor - Remember the name as his entrance music. Diego Coghi has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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171 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Brawler
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Diego Coghi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joe Griffin!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Luis Engracia and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coghi wants to clinch.
Coghi swinging wilding here.
Griffin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Coghi scores a takedown into full mount!
Griffin throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Coghi trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Coghi is looking to stand but Coghi has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Coghi trying to control momentarily.
Coghi is really struggling to control Griffin but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's two 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.
Griffin trying to control but not successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin is looking to escape here. Oh dear - Coghi has locked on a rear naked choke here! Griffin is tapping out! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Diego Coghi!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Blair Howatt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Gunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Gunn's choice of entrance music: Ennio Morricone - Il Buono, Il Cattivo, Il Brutto. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight 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, Blair Howatt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alex Gunn!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Leandro Rodrigues and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Howatt slips a jab and a cross from Gunn.
Left hook, right uppercut from Howatt.
Gunn is rocked!
It looks like Alex Gunn has been cut.
Howatt lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Gunn falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Blair Howatt!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Canuto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and clark McCahon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). clark McCahon struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 136.1lbs 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. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bruno Canuto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, clark McCahon!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Thiago Cunha and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Canuto drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
McCahon striking off his back but it's not causing Canuto any problems.
McCahon throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
McCahon really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Canuto. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Canuto 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.
Canuto tries to free his leg and advance position but McCahon is retaining full guard.
McCahon wants to stand and escape but Canuto is having none of it.
McCahon keeping full guard, as Canuto tries to pass.
Canuto 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.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
McCahon lands a jab-cross combination.
McCahon tries for a takedown but Canuto circles away easily
and Canuto counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in McCahon's guard now.
McCahon looking for a sweep. Not yet McCahon, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCahon is trying to keep Canuto in close.
Canuto avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
McCahon looks gassed!
Canuto pushing down on McCahon's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
McCahon is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Canuto has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can McCahon defend it? Canuto steps over the head and cranks it - McCahon is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Canuto!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Bruno Canuto!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between John Simons III (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mirko Cro Crap (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Simons III had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Simons III!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mirko Cro Crap!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Matheus Silva and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simons III closes the distance and clinches up with Cro Crap, looking for a takedown. Simons III pushes Cro Crap against the cage but Cro Crap circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Mirko Cro Crap seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cro Crap goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Simons III moves into the clinch successfully.
Cro Crap tries a body shot but Simons III blocks it.
Simons III has hold of one of Cro Crap's legs. Cro Crap is fighting the takedown attempt but Simons III gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Simons III trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cro Crap keeping moving, preventing Simons III from controlling successfully.
Cro Crap is looking to stand back up but Simons III counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Cro Crap.
Simons III wants to control for a moment but Cro Crap uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Simons III is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Cro Crap's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Cro Crap's back!
Cro Crap just trying to survive but Simons III is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Cro Crap showing good submission defense here.
Simons III is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Cro Crap has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simons III is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Simons III is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Simons III looking to break Cro Crap's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Cro Crap remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Simons III will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Simons III is breathing heavily.
Simons III avoiding Cro Crap 's attempts to control his hands.
Simons III is trying to stick to Cro Crap's back but Cro Crap is turning into Simons III. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Simons III's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Cro Crap.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simons III is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Cro Crap wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Simons III frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Cro Crap really wants to buck Simons III off and get back to his feet.
Cro Crap tries to hold on but Simons III postures up.
Simons III seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Cro Crap is holding on tight.
Simons III goes for an armbar but Cro Crap turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Cro Crap.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simons III has a closed guard, preventing Cro Crap from standing up.
Simons III 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.
Simons III looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Cro Crap trying to stand up but can't free himself from Simons III's guard.
Cro Crap really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Simons III. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Simons III 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.
Cro Crap gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
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.
Cro Crap throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Simons III.
Cro Crap throws a series of punches but Simons III moves out of range.
Cro Crap stuffs the takedown attempt from Simons III. Simons III gets slowly back to his feet.
Simons III closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cro Crap has picked Simons III up - he's going for a ride! Cro Crap dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Simons III blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cro Crap.
Simons III looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Simons III looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Cro Crap uses his free foot to push down on Simons III's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Simons III.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Simons III 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.
Simons III changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Cro Crap looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Cro Crap gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Simons III mounts Cro Crap! Really nice guard pass there!
Simons III is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Cro Crap has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Cro Crap!
Simons III looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Cro Crap passes into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Simons III looking for submissions off his back.
Cro Crap postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Simons III to stand up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simons III scores with a takedown into Cro Crap's guard.
Simons III looking to pass the guard.
Simons III is working hard here to advance position.
Simons III passes into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Simons III wants to work for an arm triangle but Cro Crap is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Cro Crap tries to roll over but Simons III keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simons III is working for a kimura but Cro Crap is defending it quite comfortably.
Cro Crap trying to control but Simons III postures up.
Simons III trying to pass the guard but Cro Crap defending well.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Simons III in particular looking to stall.
Simons III is working for a kimura but Cro Crap is defending it quite comfortably.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simons III is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Cro Crap defends it well.
Cro Crap wants to control but Simons III is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Simons III shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Cro Crap prevents Simons III from taking his back.
Simons III working for a submission but Cro Crap is keeping him at bay.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cro Crap is squirming around, avoiding Simons III's attempts to control the action.
Simons III wants to take his opponent's back but Cro Crap doesn't allow it.
Simons III jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Cro Crap manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Simons III is looking to take a break and control but Cro Crap is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Simons III has hold of Cro Crap's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Cro Crap seems comfortable defending it but Simons III has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Cro Crap is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Cro Crap is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Simons III couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). John Simons III!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nelson Adeleye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Segel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Adeleye might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Last of the Mohicans. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jason Segel!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Luis Engracia and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Segel shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Adeleye as he avoids it easily.
Adeleye tries a head kick but it misses.
Segel doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Segel takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Adeleye jabs Segel right on the nose. Segel blinks but takes it well.
Nice uppercut lands for Adeleye. That snapped Segel's head back.
Segel is rocked!
Adeleye throws a monster overhand right that drops Segel! Adeleye follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nelson Adeleye!
Nelson Adeleye is the new lightweight champion!
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