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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gunnar Olsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dexter Shields (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Olsson comes to the cage accompanied by Till I collapse. Shields is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Swagga Like Us by T.I.. Dexter Shields will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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152 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gunnar Olsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dexter Shields!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Thiago Cunha and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shields looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Shields trying to control the action but Olsson is working from the bottom.
Shields looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Shields throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Olsson works his way to full guard. Good work.
Shields trying to control the position from guard on top but Olsson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Olsson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Shields!
Shields holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Olsson tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Olsson is working for a guillotine from mount but Shields frees his head quite easily.
Shields trying desperately to get to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shields is trying desperately to improve position.
Shields wants to hold on but Olsson pushes him away.
Olsson working Shields over with strikes here.
Shields is looking to improve his position but Olsson isn't that keen on the idea.
Shields wants to control but Olsson is having none of it.
Shields holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Olsson tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Olsson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Shields?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olsson looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Shields really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Shields looks gassed!
Shields wants to control but Olsson is having none of it.
Olsson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Shields is looking to get to half guard.
Shields tries to lock up and control but Olsson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Shields is bucking up trying to escape but Olsson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Olsson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Shields looks a forlorn figure.
Shields is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Olsson.
Shields tries to buck Olsson off but he can't manage it.
Shields is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Olsson prevents Shields from getting the reversal.
Shields tries to hold on but Olsson postures up.
Shields might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Olsson kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Shields really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Shields tries to hold on but Olsson pushes him away.
Olsson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Shields is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shields tries to hold on but Olsson pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Shields tries to reverse the position but Olsson maintains control.
Shields wants to control but Olsson is having none of it.
Despite being in the dominant position, Dexter Shields just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Olsson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Olsson tries for a takedown but Shields circles away easily
and Shields counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Shields.
Shields trying to stand up but can't free himself from Olsson's guard.
Shields controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dexter Shields will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Shields has managed to clinch.
Shields is trying to maintain a safe position but Olsson gets an underhook and turns Shields into the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Shields.
Shields is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Olsson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Shields looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Olsson works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Shields has his foot on Olsson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Olsson works his way back into a safe position though.
Olsson drops back looking for a leg! Shields is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Shields manages to kick Olsson off! Olsson jumps back into Shields's guard.
Shields is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Shields is trying to break the clinch but Olsson has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olsson tries to pull guard but Shields won't allow it.
Shields trying to stall but Olsson improves his position.
Olsson jumps guard.
Shields throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Shields 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.
Shields preventing the sweep.
Shields would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Olsson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Shields gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Olsson has a closed guard, preventing Shields from standing up.
Shields is working Olsson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Shields stands up from Olsson's guard - Shields perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shields gets caught flat footed, as Olsson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Shields looking to control.
Shields striking off his back but it's not causing Olsson any problems.
Shields lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Olsson!
Shields is breathing heavily.
Olsson gets back to half guard.
Shields wants to control but Olsson is keeping him busy.
Olsson looking for submissions off his back.
Still in half guard, Shields seems content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olsson manages to get to full guard.
Olsson is striking but Shields is not phased and passes to half guard.
Gunnar Olsson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Shields seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Olsson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Shields slows the pace down in half guard.
Shields is pressing down on Olsson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Olsson is holding on for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shields wants to stand up but Olsson is controlling the position.
Shields looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Shields content to control rather than advance.
Shields landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Shields is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Shields moves nicely into side control.
Shields content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dexter Shields will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Shields gets a clinch.
Shields gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Olsson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Shields is controlling the pace.
Despite being in the dominant position, Dexter Shields just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Olsson tries to keep at a distance but Shields has taken the fight into the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Shields pulls guard successfully.
Olsson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olsson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Shields lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Olsson!
Shields can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Olsson is looking to escape.
Shields has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Olsson's face.
Shields controlling from the full mount.
Shields landing shots from mount.
Shields breaks from Olsson's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Shields controlling from the full mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shields scoring with strikes but Olsson is staying in there.
Shields tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Olsson slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Olsson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shields scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Olsson is not content to let Shields control the position.
Olsson regains full guard. Nicely done.
Olsson keeping full guard, as Shields tries to pass.
Shields sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Olsson's guard.
Olsson throws a sloppy strike from the bottom. He's now off balance and Shields manages to pass to side control.
Shields decides to stand back up.
Shields fails with the takedown
and Olsson counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Shields!
Shields wants to hold on but Olsson pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shields slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Shields keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Olsson wants to pass the guard but Shields is defending well.
Shields trying to control but Olsson postures up.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Olsson connects with a nice short shot to Shields's temple.
Shields works his way to full guard. Good work.
Gunnar Olsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shields has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shields throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dexter Shields comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Shields has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dexter Shields!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jean Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergi Lutsenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Garcia might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to THE BATTLE. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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193 lbs
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BJJ White 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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jean Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sergi Lutsenko!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Daniel Cesar and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia misses with a head kick.
Lutsenko connects with a jab.
Jean Garcia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lutsenko avoids the head kick by Garcia.
Garcia is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A head kick misses from Garcia.
Garcia pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Garcia tries to close the distance and clinch but Lutsenko swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Garcia takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Garcia throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The fight stays on the outside here - Garcia looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Garcia pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Garcia is breathing heavily.
Garcia tries to clinch but Lutsenko moves out of range.
Garcia is looking to clinch.
Garcia tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Garcia tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lutsenko swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lutsenko avoids the head kick by Garcia.
Garcia tries to clinch up but Lutsenko circles away and keeps his distance.
Garcia tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lutsenko paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lutsenko keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lutsenko cracks Garcia with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Garcia tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Lutsenko pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Garcia is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sergi Lutsenko!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sakuraba Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vasily Smyslov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie comes to the cage accompanied by Gimme Shelter. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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190 lbs
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sakuraba Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vasily Smyslov!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Matheus Silva and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smyslov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gracie moves away.
Gracie changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Smyslov looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Gracie is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Smyslov knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Gracie tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie tries to stand but Smyslov is controlling his head.
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Smyslov is trying to improve his position.
Smyslov is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Smyslov keeping hold of Gracie's head, controlling as best he can.
Gracie trying to mount his opponent but Smyslov defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie prevents Smyslov from improving his position.
Smyslov is controlling Gracie's trapped leg to prevent Gracie from advancing to side control.
Smyslov is pressing down on Gracie's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Smyslov looking to control.
Smyslov trying to strike off his back.
Smyslov pulls Gracie in close to prevent any damage.
Smyslov controls Gracie momentarily but Gracie frees himself.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gracie is pushing down on Smyslov's leg trying to pass to half guard. Smyslov is fighting to maintain full guard but Gracie has managed to sneak the leg through.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
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.
Smyslov looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Smyslov is trying to get back to full guard.
Gracie tries to pass to full mount but Smyslov defends it.
Smyslov missing with punches from the bottom.
Smyslov moves into full guard.
Smyslov is looking to sinch up a triangle. Gracie throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Smyslov's body to avoid the submission. Smyslov has instead reached around Gracie's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Smyslov arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Vasily Smyslov!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shane Velasquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Oscar Bluth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shane Velasquez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Brown 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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Shane Velasquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, George Oscar Bluth!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Seu Braga and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Velasquez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bluth circles away.
Bluth looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Velasquez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bluth but Bluth pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bluth has his takedown stuffed
and Velasquez counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Bluth really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Velasquez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bluth tries to get to full guard but Velasquez has control of the leg.
Velasquez seems to be looking for submissions.
Velasquez wants to pass the guard but Bluth is defending well.
Velasquez is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Velasquez looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velasquez is working for a submission of some sort.
Velasquez prevents Bluth from improving his position.
Velasquez is looking for a kimura here.
Bluth is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Velasquez is breathing heavily.
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.
Bluth is trying to control but can't.
Velasquez is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Bluth to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
Bluth wants to stand but Velasquez is controlling the position.
Bluth working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Velasquez doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Velasquez manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bluth has Velasquez pulled in close to control his posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Velasquez is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Bluth is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Bluth has escaped and now he's on top!
Bluth pushes down on Velasquez's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Velasquez is refusing to be controlled, as Bluth sits in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bluth is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Velasquez is not content to let Bluth control the position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Bluth wants to lay and pray for a moment but Velasquez keeps working.
Despite being in the dominant position, George Oscar Bluth just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bluth.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Velasquez walks into a jab.
Velasquez shoots and misses
and Bluth counters with a nice kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but George Oscar Bluth will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bluth lands with a nice body kick.
Bluth is looking to land body kicks.
George Oscar Bluth is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bluth throws a head kick but Velasquez moves out of range.
Bluth swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Velasquez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Velasquez tries for a takedown but Bluth circles away easily
and Bluth counters with a good, hard body kick but Velasquez shrugs it off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Velasquez has his takedown stuffed
and Bluth counters with a shoot takedown. Velasquez fights it but they end up in guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bluth wanted to stand there but Velasquez had control of the position.
Velasquez keeping moving, preventing Bluth from controlling successfully.
Bluth tries to free his leg and advance position but Velasquez is retaining full guard.
Bluth trying to control but Velasquez is working from the bottom.
Velasquez might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Velasquez looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Bluth passes into half guard.
Bluth is looking to take a break and control but Velasquez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bluth closes the distance and clinches.
Knees to the body from Bluth.
Bluth lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bluth connects with a nasty looking knee right to Velasquez's face.
It looks like Shane Velasquez has been cut.
Bluth tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bluth stalls.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bluth lands a big knee to the head and Velasquez goes down! Bluth pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). George Oscar Bluth!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James McFist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Super Cow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cow has chosen Samurai tune as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, James McFist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Super Cow!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Felipe Paraventi and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McFist tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McFist tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cow paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McFist tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cow paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cow pushes McFist up against the cage in a clinch.
Cow manages to break the clinch.
James McFist seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McFist wants to clinch
and Cow counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
McFist wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
McFist breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cow rushes McFist and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Cow unloads a knee to the mid-section. McFist lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cow tries to pull guard but McFist won't allow it.
McFist wants to break the clinch but can't.
McFist breaks from the clinch.
Cow moves into the clinch.
McFist breaks from the clinch.
Cow closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Cow lands in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McFist looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Cow passes into half guard.
Cow keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McFist looks like he's trying to stand up.
Cow wants to take a breather but McFist is having none of it.
Cow escapes and gets back to his feet.
McFist tries to clinch
and Cow holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Cow jumps into guard, dragging McFist to the mat.
Cow is trying to keep McFist in close.
McFist tries to stand but Cow is controlling from the bottom.
Cow pushes a forearm under McFist's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, McFist is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Super Cow!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keke Rosberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Royston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marcus Royston is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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280 lbs
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260 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Keke Rosberg!
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, Marcus Royston!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Mauricio Rocha and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Royston swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rosberg looks for a takedown but Royston sprawls well.
Rosberg shoots in for a takedown but Royston shows good takedown defense.
Rosberg tries for a takedown but Royston sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Keke Rosberg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Royston misses with a double jab.
Royston has managed to clinch.
Royston misses with some punches.
Royston is pressed up against the cage. Rosberg has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Royston down to the mat. Royston avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Rosberg shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Royston as he avoids it easily.
Rosberg looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Royston is fending him off so far but Rosberg persists. Nope, Royston circles away and we're back to standing.
Rosberg shoots for a double leg takedown but Royston sprawls well. He's pushed Rosberg's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rosberg is breathing heavily.
Royston looks to land a combination but Rosberg avoids it well.
Royston tries to clinch up.
Royston has Rosberg up against the cage in a clinch.
Rosberg is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Royston is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosberg takes a shot to the head.
Rosberg tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Royston smiles and moves away.
Rosberg swats away the attempt to clinch by Royston.
Royston clinches.
Royston managing to block the knees to the body from Rosberg.
Rosberg fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Rosberg breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Royston gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Royston looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rosberg is looking for a sweep. Royston is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Royston is controlling the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Royston seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Rosberg is looking to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Royston frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Royston content just to control the position here.
Royston is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Rosberg has managed to escape the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Royston stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Royston clinches.
Royston breaks the clinch.
Rosberg swats away the attempt to clinch by Royston.
Rosberg shoots in but no luck this time.
Rosberg moves away from the strike by Royston.
Royston tries to clinch there but Rosberg circles away.
Royston takes the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Royston dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Royston fails in his attempt to clinch.
Marcus Royston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rosberg swats away the attempt to clinch by Royston.
Rosberg fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rosberg avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Royston doesn't manage to clinch there - Rosberg circles away.
Rosberg shoots in but Royston avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Royston throws a looping overhand right but Rosberg ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Royston has closed the distance and engaged Rosberg in a clinch.
Royston misses with a hook to the ribs.
Royston tries a body shot but Rosberg blocks it.
Rosberg is trying to break free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosberg looking for a takedown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Royston tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Royston can't find room to land a body shot as Rosberg controls the action.
Royston is trying to break the clinch but Rosberg has him pressed against the cage.
Rosberg tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Keke Rosberg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Royston slows down the pace here.
Rosberg blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Royston in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Royston tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Royston misses with a punch on the inside.
Royston misses with a body punch.
Royston lands a body punch.
Rosberg drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Royston tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rosberg's elbow.
Royston is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Royston.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rosberg.
Royston lands a right hand.
Rosberg tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Royston just stands there and leans against the cage.
Rosberg wants to break free but Royston has control.
Rosberg changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Royston fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Royston clinches with his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Royston wants to stall.
Royston wants a takedown but no success here.
Rosberg changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Royston fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Royston stuffs the takedown attempt from Rosberg. Rosberg gets slowly back to his feet.
Royston clinches but Rosberg breaks the clinch
and Rosberg counters with a shoot takedown. Royston fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Royston keeping moving, preventing Rosberg from controlling successfully.
Royston working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rosberg.
Rosberg is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Royston looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Rosberg wants to control from the top but Royston keeps moving.
Rosberg tries to free his leg and advance position but Royston is retaining full guard.
Royston wants to stand up but Rosberg is controlling him.
Rosberg stands up from Royston's guard - Rosberg perhaps looking for a knockout.
Royston closes the distance but Rosberg moves to the side
and Rosberg counters by moving into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rosberg is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Royston fails to land.
Rosberg pulls guard successfully.
Royston trying to control the position from guard on top but Rosberg is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Royston preventing the sweep.
Royston gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Rosberg shoots for a double leg takedown but Royston sprawls well. He's pushed Rosberg's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Royston closes the distance looking to clinch
and Rosberg counters with a nice double leg into side control. Royston won't be happy with that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rosberg trying to control the position but Royston is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keke Rosberg dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Royston is looking to clinch.
The fighters circling - Royston throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice sprawl there from Royston as Rosberg shoots in.
Royston throws a jab but it's blocked by Rosberg.
Rosberg looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Royston pushes Rosberg off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Rosberg shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Royston as he avoids it easily.
Rosberg is looking to clinch but Royston is avoiding it.
Royston wants to clinch
and Rosberg counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Rosberg has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosberg wants to get up but he can't break Royston's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Royston bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rosberg's guard.
Royston slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Royston stands up and beckons Rosberg to his feet.
Keke Rosberg is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rosberg slips under a jab.
Royston stuffs the takedown attempt from Rosberg. Rosberg gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Keke Rosberg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Royston tries to clinch up but Rosberg circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rosberg shoots in but no luck this time.
Royston doesn't manage to clinch there - Rosberg circles away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rosberg.
Royston tries to clinch
and Rosberg counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Royston's guard now.
Rosbergis looking to pass into half guard but Royston pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Royston is in guard.
Royston trying to control the position from guard on top but Rosberg is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rosberg wants to sweep here but Royston controlling him for the moment.
Rosberg wants to stand and escape but Royston is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Royston gets to his feet. Rosberg looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Rosberg takes the fight into the clinch.
Rosberg prevents Royston from breaking the clinch.
Royston tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Royston doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Royston swings wildly with an uppercut but Rosberg uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rosberg tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Rosberg is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Royston is looking to break free of the clinch but Rosberg has double underhooks.
Royston pressing his opponent against the cage.
Rosberg blocking some punches.
Rosberg is looking to break free of the clinch but Royston has double underhooks.
Royston misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rosberg tries to pull guard but Royston holds him up against the cage and eventually Rosberg drops back down to his feet.
Rosberg wants to get back to striking at distance but Royston won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rosberg tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Royston wants to break the clinch but can't.
Royston throws a head punch that misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Royston.
Royston throws a punch but it's blocked by Rosberg.
Royston turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Royston manages to end up in side control.
Rosberg is looking to regain half guard here but Royston keeps moving and retains side control.
Rosberg looks to move to half guard but instead Royston has passed into mount! Damn!
Royston controlling from mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rosberg really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Keke Rosberg showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rosberg has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Keke Rosberg!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tennessee Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hector Osorio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Osorio comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Run to the Hills kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Tennessee Lee could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Hector Osorio's chin.
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200 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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23
217 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tennessee Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hector Osorio!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Leandro Rodrigues and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Osorio moves into range and clinches up with Lee.
Osorio's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lee has had enough of the clinch but Osorio keeps him there for the moment.
Lee throws a head punch that misses.
Osorio has a couple of punches blocked by Lee.
Lee breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice defenses there by Lee.
Osorio tries to clinch but Lee moves out of range.
Lee misses with a wild body shot.
Lee takes a swing at Osorio's ribcage but misses.
Lee walks into a straight right hand from Osorio.
Osorio circles away from the clinch attempt
and Osorio connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lee looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A big left from Lee misses.
Lee drops Osorio with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Osorio! Lee dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (strikes). Tennessee Lee!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Morten Iversen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fredson Reis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Iversen comes to the cage accompanied by Mastodon - Iron Tusk. Reis comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Blood Red Sandman - Lordi kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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165 lbs
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Basic striking
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Morten Iversen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fredson Reis!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Leandro Rodrigues and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Iversen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Reis misses with a wild body shot.
Iversen tries to clinch up.
Iversen shoots in but Reis avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Iversen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Reis swivels and escapes.
Iversen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Iversen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Reis as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Morten Iversen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Iversen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Reis to score with a decent uppercut.
Iversen ducks right into an uppercut from Reis.
Iversen fails with a takedown attempt.
Iversen shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Iversen trying to control the action but Reis is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Iversen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Iversen prevents Reis from standing back up.
Iversen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Iversen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Iversen working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Iversen passes to full mount!
Reis taking shots to the head.
Reis's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Iversen landing strikes from the mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Iversen unloading with bombs!
Iversen lands a nice shot to the head.
Reis is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Iversen with shots to the head and body - Reis looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reis is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Iversen with the ground and pound from mount.
Iversen has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Reis's face.
Reis is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Iversen is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Reis can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Iversen tries to control but Reis wriggling away.
Reis is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Reis looks gassed!
Iversen working Reis over with strikes here.
Reis is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
The referee warns Reis that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Iversen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Reis is looking to escape.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Reis can do anything to dispel that myth.
Reis squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iversen controlling the position easily from mount.
Iversen lands a heavy elbow.
Iversen landing strikes from the mount.
Iversen is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Reis can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Iversen wants to control the pace but Reis is squirming around nicely.
Iversen pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Iversen lands a big elbow.
Iversen lands with some strikes.
Reis really wants to buck Iversen off and get back to his feet.
Iversen lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Iversen trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Iversen landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reis is in a horrible position here. Iversen smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Reis in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Iversen looking to control but Reis is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Iversen is really struggling to control Reis but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Iversen lands a nice shot to the head.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Iversen is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Reis can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Iversen scoring with strikes but Reis is staying in there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
BOOM! Iversen connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Reis squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Iversen punishing his opponent with strikes.
Iversen cracks Reis with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Reis squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Morten Iversen dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Iversen shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Iversen was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
A nice elbow there by Iversen.
Reis is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Reis is in a horrible position here. Iversen smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Iversen lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Iversen working the ground and pound effectively.
Iversen looking to control and managing it successfully.
Iversen cracks Reis with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Iversen trying to control but Reis is having none of it.
Iversen landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Iversen jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Reis manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Reis wants to get back to his feet.
Reis explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Iversen shoots in looking for a takedown. Reis tries to sprawl out of it but Iversen keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Reis manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Iversen misses with a jab to the body
and Reis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Iversen misses with a takedown
and Reis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Reis misses with a body shot
and Iversen counters with a single leg into guard. Reis didn't expect that.
Reis keeping moving, preventing Iversen from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iversen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Iversen has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Reis has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Iversen off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Iversen tries to clinch
and Reis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Iversen has his takedown stuffed
and Reis counters with a nice body shot.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Morten Iversen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Iversen fails with the takedown
and Reis counters with a nice uppercut.
Reis scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Iversen with a poor takedown
and Reis counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reis ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Iversen misses with a takedown attempt
and Reis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Reis jabs at Iversen's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iversen tries for a takedown but Reis circles away easily
enabling Reis to counter with a crisp jab.
Reis lands a slapping body shot.
Iversen with a poor takedown
and Reis counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Iversen shoots and misses
and Reis counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Iversen misses with a takedown attempt - Reis sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Iversen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Iversen decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Iversen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Iversen scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Iversen passes the guard and advances to mount!
Iversen lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reis taking shots to the head.
Iversen in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Iversen raining down shots from the mount!
Iversen with good strikes from the mount here!
Iversen scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Reis is rocked!
Iversen is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Reis has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Iversen putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Morten Iversen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Iversen won't let Reis get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Iversen lands with some strikes.
Reis is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Reis is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Morten Iversen dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
No luck for Iversen with that takedown attempt.
Iversen shoots in but Reis avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Iversen fails with the takedown
enabling Reis to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Morten Iversen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Iversen swings for the body but Reis moves out of range.
Reis moves into range and connects with a jab.
Iversen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reis manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Iversen misses with a takedown
and Reis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Iversen shoots and misses
and Iversen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A shot to de liver by Reis. Beautiful body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reis connects with a jab.
Fredson Reis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Iversen 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.
Reis pushes Iversen off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Reis swings for the body but Iversen moves out of range.
Iversen tries for a takedown but Reis circles away easily
and Reis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Iversen.
Reis tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Reis is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iversen landing strikes from the mount.
Iversen tries to control but Reis wriggling away.
Iversen lands a big shot there that rocks Reis but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Reis is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Iversen has hold of Reis's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Reis manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Reis tries to buck Iversen off but he can't manage it.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Iversen cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Reis is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Iversen with shots to the head and body - Reis looks very uncomfortable down there.
Reis is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Iversen cracks Reis with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reis wants to try and get back to his feet.
Iversen scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Reis?
Reis wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Iversen looking to finish Reis with some ground and pound. This is bad for Reis!
Reis really wants to buck Iversen off and get back to his feet.
Iversen lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Iversen with the ground and pound from mount.
Iversen looking to finish Reis with some ground and pound. This is bad for Reis!
Iversen with shots to the head and body - Reis looks very uncomfortable down there.
Iversen scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Iversen lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Reis is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Iversen takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Iversen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Reis is looking to escape.
Reis wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Iversen postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Reis looks a forlorn figure.
Fredson Reis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Reis in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Reis somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Iversen fails with the takedown
letting Reis counter with a right hand.
Reis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Iversen.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Morten Iversen.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Iversen, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Morten Iversen!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hipolito Adalberto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Roche (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roger Roche is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Good takedowns
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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hipolito Adalberto !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roger Roche!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Felipe Paraventi and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roche closes the distance and clinches.
Adalberto is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Roche gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Adalberto decides to pull guard.
Roche really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Adalberto . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Adalberto avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Roche wants to control from the top but Adalberto keeps moving.
Roche controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Adalberto is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Roche looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Roche chips away with some ground and pound.
Roche drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Adalberto manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Roche has Adalberto in his guard.
Roche trying to control the position.
Adalberto postures up in Roche's guard and throws a big left but Roche blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adalberto is pushing down on Roche's leg trying to pass to half guard. Roche is fighting to maintain full guard but Adalberto has managed to sneak the leg through.
Roche is trying to stand.
Roche is looking for a sweep. Adalberto is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Adalberto is thwarting Roche's attempts to control the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Roche can do anything to dispel that myth.
Adalberto looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Roche is positioning himself well to prevent Adalberto advancing to mount.
Roche won't allow Adalberto to pass to mount.
Adalberto is working hard here to advance position.
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.
Roche is positioning himself well to prevent Adalberto advancing to mount.
Roche is trying to control but can't.
Adalberto is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Roche is trying to stand back up but Adalberto is controlling him
Roche trying to control from the bottom.
Roche lands with a few short shots to the body.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Roche misses with a two punch combination.
Adalberto shoots in for a takedown but Roche shows good takedown defense.
Hipolito Adalberto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Adalberto shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hipolito Adalberto . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Adalberto is breathing heavily.
Adalberto throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Roche's waist but Roche gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Adalberto off to one side.
Adalberto will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Roche has taken the fight to the clinch.
Roche tightens his grip and picks Adalberto up, before dumping him to the ground. Adalberto manages to land in guard.
Roche must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Roche is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roche distracts Adalberto with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Adalberto looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Roche passes into side control.
Roche lands a few punches from side control.
Roche trying to control the position but Adalberto is working away.
Adalberto is trying to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Adalberto is not content to let Roche control the position.
Adalberto is looking to reverse the position.
Adalberto taking punishment in the form of punches.
Roche wants to lay and pray for a moment but Adalberto keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Roche shoots in and bounces Adalberto off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Adalberto throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Roche trying to control but Adalberto is working from the bottom.
Adalberto had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Roche is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Adalberto Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Roche's back instead.
Roche is looking to stand back up. He's having to work hard to escape but eventually he manages it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roger Roche dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Adalberto with a poor takedown
and Roche counters with a takedown into side control.
Roche remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Roche wants to control but Adalberto is keeping him busy.
Roche controlling from side mount.
Adalberto manages to get back to half guard.
Roche is keen to just control but Adalberto is a slippery customer.
Roche takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Adalberto tries to get to full guard but Roche has control of the leg.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Roche with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Roche decides to return to a standing position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adalberto shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Roche counters by moving into the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Adalberto is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Roche gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hipolito Adalberto . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Roche using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Roche decides to pull guard.
Roche is trying to control the position but Adalberto postures up.
Adalberto throws a big right hand that misses.
Roche has control of Adalberto 's left arm, preventing Adalberto from doing any damage.
Roche controls Adalberto momentarily but Adalberto frees himself.
Roche is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Adalberto is controlling him.
Adalberto postures up.
Despite being in the dominant position, Roger Roche just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Adalberto shoots and misses
and Roche counters with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roche fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Adalberto sprawls well initially but Roche persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Roche is trying to control the action in half guard but Adalberto is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Adalberto gets back to full guard.
Adalberto keeping moving, preventing Roche from controlling successfully.
Adalberto wants to sweep here but Roche controlling him for the moment.
Adalberto looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Roche puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Adalberto looking for submissions off his back.
Roche wants to take a breather but Adalberto is having none of it.
Adalberto works his way to full guard. Good work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Roche accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roche wants to stand but Adalberto is controlling his posture from full guard.
Adalberto looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Adalberto looking to hit a scissor sweep but Roche is one step ahead there.
Roche missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Adalberto manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Roche in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Adalberto scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adalberto is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Roche is working to get back to half guard.
Adalberto manages to capitalize on a mistake by Roche to take his back!
Adalberto scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Adalberto looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Roche trying to control the hands but Adalberto breaks the grip.
Adalberto looking for the choke from the back.
Adalberto is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Adalberto has the hooks in. Roche is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Roche has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Adalberto .
Roche tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Roche is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Hipolito Adalberto will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Roche tries a head kick but it misses.
Roger Roche is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Adalberto tries for a takedown but Roche circles away easily
and Roche counters with a three punch combo that has Adalberto backing up. Adalberto nods at Roche to acknowledge the strikes.
Roche throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Adalberto misses with a takedown
and Roche counters with a body kick that stops Adalberto in his tracks momentarily.
Roche throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Adalberto .
Adalberto has his takedown stuffed
and Roche counters with a shoot takedown. Adalberto fights it but they end up in guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hipolito Adalberto . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Adalberto is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Roche rolls with it to try and escape but Adalberto cranks on the arm and Roche is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Hipolito Adalberto !
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