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ECA - Rude Awakening PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Habib Arellano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Terrible (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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194 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Habib Arellano!
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, Ivan Terrible!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Leandro Rodrigues and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arellano keeps the fight on the outside.
Arellano shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Terrible pinned against the cage. Terrible gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Terrible swats away the attempt to clinch by Arellano.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Terrible.
Arellano tries to improve position but can't.
Arellano is working hard here to advance position.
Terrible takes a little break here. Arellano wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Arellano manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Terrible slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Arellano postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Terrible is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Arellano, into his guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Arellano trying to strike off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arellano has a closed guard, preventing Terrible from standing up.
Arellano is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Terrible has his hands clasped together but Arellano extends an breaks Terrible's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Arellano.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Habib Arellano!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nicholas Castle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gonzo Latulipe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gonzo Latulipe is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nicholas Castle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gonzo Latulipe!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Matheus Silva and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Latulipe 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they both work up against the meshing.
Latulipe pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Castle is keeping the position for now.
Latulipe wants to stand but Castle is controlling his posture from full guard.
Castle is trying to control the position but Latulipe postures up.
Latulipe drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Castle dives on top into guard.
Castle postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Latulipe is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Castle, into his guard.
Castle wants to sweep but no luck.
Castle looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Latulipe drops back, looking for a kneebar! Castle looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Castle looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Castle!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castle working away.
Castle landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Castle wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Latulipe, who protects the arm well.
Latulipe tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Castle is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Latulipe has escaped the position, nice work there.
Latulipe misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Castle scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Latulipe to see if he's OK.
Latulipe is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Castle has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castle throwing strikes but Latulipe manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Castle manages to work his way to half guard, despite Latulipe's best efforts.
Castle preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Castle gets full guard.
Castle is trying to keep Latulipe in close.
Latulipe postures up in Castle's guard and throws a big left but Castle blocks it.
Castle trying to control the position.
Castle lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Latulipe!
Castle is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Latulipe looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Castle has closed the distance and engaged Latulipe in a clinch.
Castle fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Latulipe keeps control of Castle as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Latulipe wants the takedown. Castle is fighting it off but Latulipe persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Castle's guard against the cage.
Castle keeping moving, preventing Latulipe from controlling successfully.
Castle manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Latulipe manages to get himself to full guard.
Latulipe looks gassed!
Latulipe keeping moving, preventing Castle from controlling successfully.
Latulipe wants to stand but Castle is controlling the position.
Latulipe throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Castle landing some decent shots from guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castle avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Latulipe working a defensive guard here.
Latulipe throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Latulipe working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Castle doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Castle manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Castle tries to stand but Latulipe is controlling from the bottom.
Castle drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Castle jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nicholas Castle dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Castle.
Latulipe takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Castle lands an elbow.
You can see the frustration on Latulipe's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Castle will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Castle tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Castle has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Latulipe gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Castle lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Latulipe manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Latulipe is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castle wants to control but Latulipe is keeping him busy.
Castle seems to be looking for submissions.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Castle throwing shots but Latulipe is blocking nicely.
Castle throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Latulipe is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Castle lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Latulipe manages to get to full guard.
Castle wants to control from the top but Latulipe keeps moving.
That's two 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.
Castle tries to stand but Latulipe is controlling from the bottom.
Castle being controlled here momentarily.
Castle slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Latulipe tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Castle goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Latulipe rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Castle's guard! Nice work there by Latulipe!
Castle working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Latulipe doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Latulipe manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Castle looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Latulipe trying to control the position from guard on top but Castle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nicholas Castle overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Latulipe distracts Castle with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Latulipe slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Latulipe in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Latulipe is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Castle knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Castle on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castle is trying to get back to his feet.
Castle is looking for a sweep.
Latulipe wants to control but Castle is keeping him busy.
Castle manages to work his way to half guard, despite Latulipe's best efforts.
Castle makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Castle.
Castle 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! Latulipe rolls with it to try and escape but Castle cranks on the arm and Latulipe is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Nicholas Castle!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brian Simpson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Axel Rose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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180 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brian Simpson!
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, Axel Rose!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Paulo Santos and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rose closes the distance and clinches.
Simpson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rose.
Rose manages to break the clinch.
Simpson looks for a takedown but Rose sprawls well.
Rose checks a leg kick.
Simpson tries to clinch
and Rose decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Simpson's guard.
Simpson being controlled here, momentarily.
Simpson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rose on the ground.
Rose advances position into side control!
Rose has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Simpson is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Rose yanks on the arm and Simpson is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Rose.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Axel Rose!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lucian Rodrigues (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wade Carlson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lucian Rodrigues!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wade Carlson!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Alexandre Firmino and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodrigues circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Carlson drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Rodrigues follows Carlson to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lucian Rodrigues!
Lucian Rodrigues is the new middleweight champion!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Virgilio Villalopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Allie Potratz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Villalopez comes to the cage accompanied by The Howling - Motorjesus. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Virgilio Villalopez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Allie Potratz!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Paulo Santos and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Potratz.
Villalopez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Villalopez misses with a few strikes there.
Villalopez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Villalopez throws a right and a left that Potratz avoids nicely.
Potratz fails to land with a series of punches.
Villalopez swinging wilding here.
Virgilio Villalopez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Potratz closes the distance and clinches.
Villalopez breaks from the clinch.
Villalopez lands with a slapping head kick.
Potratz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Potratz goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Villalopez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Potratz moves in looking to clinch but Villalopez pushes him off.
Villalopez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Potratz has taken the fight to the clinch.
Villalopez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A head kick misses from Villalopez.
Potratz misses with a wild combination.
Villalopez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Villalopez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Potratz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Villalopez throws a right and a left that Potratz avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Villalopez throws a push kick but Potratz slaps the foot to one side.
Villalopez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Villalopez lands with a thumping leg kick.
Potratz scores with a body shot.
Potratz misses with a series of wild punches.
Potratz takes a kick to the side of the head.
A good leg kick by Villalopez.
Villalopez misses with a wild combination.
Potratz thuds a left hand into Villalopez's body.
Villalopez throws a push kick but Potratz slaps the foot to one side.
Villalopez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Potratz.
Villalopez misses with a series of wild punches.
Villalopez fails to land with a series of punches.
Potratz drives through and clinches with Villalopez against the cage.
Potratz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Villalopez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Potratz tries to clinch up.
Villalopez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
No joy there for Potratz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Potratz looks gassed!
Villalopez throws a head kick that half lands.
Potratz throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Potratz misses with a series of wild punches.
A punch combination from Potratz misses.
Villalopez is looking to slow Potratz down with leg kicks.
Potratz should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Villalopez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Villalopez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Potratz instigates a clinch.
Villalopez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Potratz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Villalopez.
Villalopez misses with a jab, cross combination.
A combination from Villalopez does no damage.
Potratz walks into a jab.
Villalopez throws a leg kick but Potratz sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Villalopez throws a combination. Potratz tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A left and a right from Villalopez both land. Nice combination.
Villalopez throws a right and a left that Potratz avoids nicely.
Potratz fails to land with a series of punches.
Villalopez is looking to slow Potratz down with leg kicks.
Potratz dodges the punch combination from Villalopez.
Potratz wants to clinch.
Villalopez cracks Potratz with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Villalopez misses with a two punch combination.
Potratz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Villalopez throws a right and a left that Potratz avoids nicely.
Villalopez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Potratz counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Villalopez lands with a shot to the body.
Villalopez misses with a looping right.
Potratz wants to clinch.
Potratz misses with a wild combination.
Potratz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Potratz connects with a looping right hand.
A head kick by Villalopez misses
and Potratz counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Potratz prevents Villalopez from breaking the clinch.
Potratz breaks the clinch.
Potratz is looking to clinch.
Potratz misses with a two punch combination.
Potratz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A chopping leg kick lands by Villalopez.
Potratz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Villalopez misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Potratz instigates a clinch.
Villalopez breaks from the clinch.
Villalopez keeps the fight on the outside.
Potratz tries to bum rush Villalopez with a series of wild strikes but Villalopez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Villalopez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Potratz counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Villalopez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Potratz cracks Villalopez with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Villalopez is rocked!
Potratz cracks Villalopez with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Villalopez falls to his knees and Potratz doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Allie Potratz!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gros Tony (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Waderlei Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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265 lbs
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gros Tony!
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, Waderlei Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Edson Gomes and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tony tries to clinch there but Wilson circles away.
Tony changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Wilson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Tony tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Tony has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The ground and pound from Tony seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Wilson is trying to improve his position.
Tony trying to control the action but Wilson is working from the bottom.
Wilson parries the strikes from Tony easily there. Tony is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Wilson to escape.
Wilson wants to control but Tony postures up.
Wilson is looking to reverse the position.
Tony working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Wilson is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Tony off and has taken his back!
Tony 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tony wants to get back to his feet.
Tony tries to escape the position.
Wilson has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Tony's body.
Tony is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Tony is working hard here to advance position.
Wilson doesn't have the hooks in and Tony manages to turn into his guard.
Tony passes Wilson's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Wilson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Tony's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Tony's back!
Tony preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Wilson.
Wilson looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson doesn't have the hooks in and Tony manages to turn into his guard.
Tony trying to control the position from guard on top but Wilson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tony passes Wilson's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Tony is looking for a kimura but Wilson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Tony to get the leverage.
Tony wants to control but Wilson is keeping him busy.
Wilson trying to control here.
Tony wants to work for an arm triangle but Wilson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Tony not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Tony could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Tony is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Tony wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wilson keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they both work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tony wants to pass to mount but Wilson is defending the position.
Tony wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wilson landing a few short strikes.
Tony tries to pass to full mount but Wilson defends it.
Wilson actively working from the bottom here.
Tony uses his free foot to push down on Wilson's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Wilson.
Tony looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Tony throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Wilson because Tony loaded up on that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson is looking to improve his position but Tony isn't that keen on the idea.
Tony looking to finish with strikes here!
Wilson tries to hold on but Tony pushes him away.
Tony can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Wilson is looking to escape.
Wilson regains half guard.
Wilson looking for submissions off his back.
Tony moves into full mount! Wilson won't be happy about that!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tony jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Wilson manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Tony is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Wilson looks calm but he's in trouble here. Tony gets his head over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Wilson is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Tony lets go of the hold an Wilson can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Gros Tony!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scott Geistman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Douglas Medeiros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Geistman comes to the cage accompanied by Twist. Douglas Medeiros told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Scott Geistman!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Douglas Medeiros!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Daniel Cesar and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Medeiros. No joy for Geistman on that attempt.
A slapping leg kick lands for Medeiros.
Geistman avoids a punch combination nicely.
A solid leg kick lands there for Medeiros.
Geistman will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Geistman fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Scott Geistman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Medeiros gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Medeiros breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Medeiros forces Geistman back against the cage and clinches.
Medeiros using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Geistman is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Medeiros manages to pull guard.
Geistman preventing the sweep.
Medeiros keeping moving, preventing Geistman from controlling successfully.
Geistman is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Geistman is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Geistman missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Medeiros looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Medeiros working for a triangle but Geistman defends it easily.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Geistman trying to control but Medeiros is working from the bottom.
Medeiros looking for a sweep. Not yet Medeiros, not yet.
Medeiros is looking to stand up but Geistman isn't so interested in that idea.
Medeiros wants to sweep but no luck.
Medeiros trying to control the position.
Medeiros keeping moving, preventing Geistman from controlling successfully.
Geistman is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Medeiros is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Medeiros has escaped and now he's on top!
Medeiros wants to stand but Geistman is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's two 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.
Medeiros is sitting in close to Geistman's body. Geistman has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Medeiros is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Medeiros is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Geistman.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Scott Geistman!
Scott Geistman is the new light heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Gravel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evil Murder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mike Gravel!
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, Evil Murder!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Emerson Jorge and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murder misses with a low kick.
Gravel changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Murder looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Murder is 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.
Gravel working the head with strikes.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
You can see the frustration on Murder's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Gravel taking a breather here.
Murder wants to improve his position, back to half guard but Gravel has ideas of his own. He's got hold of Murder's far side arm and it looks like he's got an Americana. Ohh! Ohhhh! OOOOOOOOOH! A human being's arm is not meant to bend like that! Murder is tapping like a morse code operator on the Titanic! SOS SOS! He's out of here! Great win for Gravel!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Mike Gravel!
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