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Kings Quest 7 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Orvar Nordblom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kyle Taylor has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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185 lbs
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184 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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, Orvar Nordblom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kyle Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Paulo Santos and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor tries for a takedown but Nordblom sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kyle Taylor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nordblom looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nordblom misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Taylor throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Nordblom's waist but Nordblom gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Taylor off to one side.
Taylor looks gassed!
Nordblom scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Taylor doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nordblom pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Whack! Nordblom lands a heavy head kick that drops Taylor. The ref tackles Nordblom to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Taylor was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Orvar Nordblom!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Allan Arling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcelo Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marcelo Garcia is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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152 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Allan Arling!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcelo Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Luis Engracia and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The strikes coming from Garcia are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Garcia is looking to take a break and control but Arling is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Arling is trying to control Garcia's posture but Garcia avoids it.
Arling is trying to buck Garcia off.
Garcia working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Garcia tries to move into full mount but can't pass Arling's legs.
Garcia fails to land a wild elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arling avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Garcia.
Arling is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The strikes coming from Garcia are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Garcia tries for a kimura but Arling is defending well.
Garcia controlling from side mount.
You can see the frustration on Arling's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Arling tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Garcia wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Garcia has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Arling can't do much from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia works to advance to full mount. Arling defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Arling is desperately trying to improve his position but Garcia has a good base and remains in mount.
Garcia wants to finish this one by submission but Arling is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Garcia.
Garcia looking to control and managing it successfully.
Arling wants to hold on but Garcia pushes him away.
Arling can't escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia wants to control the pace but Arling is squirming around nicely.
Garcia lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Arling is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Garcia working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Arling looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Garcia! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Marcelo Garcia!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between John Popper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Palito Fairtex (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Palito Fairtex has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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130 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Popper!
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, Palito Fairtex!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Felipe Paraventi and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Popper closes the distance and clinches up with Fairtex, looking for a takedown. Popper pushes Fairtex against the cage but Fairtex circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Popper fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Fairtex throws a hook but Popper avoids it easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Fairtex.
No luck for Popper with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Popper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Popper takes a kick to the side of the head.
Fairtex lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Fairtex lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fairtex stuffs the takedown attempt from Popper. Popper gets slowly back to his feet.
Popper misses with a takedown attempt - Fairtex sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nice body kick there by Fairtex.
Popper is breathing heavily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Fairtex chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fairtex scores with a nice body kick.
Fairtex scores with a punch to the head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Fairtex. That's going to slow Popper down.
Popper will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Popper tries for a takedown but Fairtex sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Fairtex! Popper is out on his feet! Fairtex rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Popper is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Popper is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Palito Fairtex!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Corey Bigs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Rivers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dan Rivers looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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138 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Corey Bigs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dan Rivers!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Paulo Santos and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rivers gets caught flat footed, as Bigs shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Bigs postures up and lands a big shot to Rivers's brow.
Rivers is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bigs chips away with some ground and pound.
Rivers is trying to control the position but Bigs postures up.
Bigs is working Rivers over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bigs stands and throws Rivers's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Bigs looks up at the clock and then as Rivers takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Bigs smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Bigs tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bigs has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Bigs is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Rivers has escaped the position, nice work there.
Bigs is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Rivers knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Bigs scoring with punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bigs working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Rivers really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bigs. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bigs lands some shots froms side control.
Rivers wants to control but Bigs postures up.
Bigs is chipping away with strikes.
Rivers taking punishment in the form of punches.
Rivers tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bigs wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Rivers looks gassed!
Bigs grinds an elbow into Rivers's temple.
Bigs lands some shots froms side control.
Rivers is looking for a sweep.
Bigs lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Rivers is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bigs cracks Rivers with a big elbow.
Bigs is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Rivers is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Rivers taking a bit of punishment here - Bigs scoring with strikes.
Rivers on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Rivers tries to buck Bigs off but Bigs is having none of it.
Bigs lands an elbow.
Bigs is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Rivers is trying to escape and Bigs transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Rivers is forced to tap! Nice work there by Bigs! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Corey Bigs!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Enitan Olufunmilola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Harper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Olufunmilola comes to the cage accompanied by Doctor Octagon-Earth People. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Enitan Olufunmilola!
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, Tim Harper!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Edson Gomes and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olufunmilola tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Olufunmilola connects with a looping right hand.
It looks like Tim Harper has been cut.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Harper.
Harper will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Harper looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Harper is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Olufunmilola defends it well.
Harper prevents Olufunmilola from standing back up.
Harper is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Harper is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Olufunmilola doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Harper.
Harper looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olufunmilola is trying to stand.
Olufunmilola knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Harper on the ground.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Olufunmilola takes the fight into the clinch.
Olufunmilola scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Olufunmilola.
Olufunmilola with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Olufunmilola tries a knee to the head but Harper blocks it.
Olufunmilola connects with a nasty looking knee right to Harper's face.
Olufunmilola landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olufunmilola with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Olufunmilola stalling against the cage.
Harper takes a knee right on the jaw!
Knees to the body from Olufunmilola.
Olufunmilola landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Olufunmilola with a knee to the head.
Olufunmilola landing some nice looking knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harper takes a knee right on the jaw!
Olufunmilola lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Olufunmilola is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Olufunmilola landing knees to the head.
Olufunmilola with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Olufunmilola using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Olufunmilola.
A knee to the head by Olufunmilola.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harper is trying to drag Olufunmilola to the mat but Olufunmilola just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Enitan Olufunmilola has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tim Harper.
Knees in the clinch landing for Olufunmilola.
Olufunmilola with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Olufunmilola tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Harper blocks an elbow strike.
Olufunmilola unloads a knee to the mid-section. Harper lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Olufunmilola throws a knee to the head but misses.
Olufunmilola throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Olufunmilola is trying to maintain a safe position but Harper gets an underhook and turns Olufunmilola into the cage.
Olufunmilola lands an elbow just above Harper 's eye.
Harper tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A knee to the head by Olufunmilola.
Olufunmilola throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Harper blocks it with crossed arms.
Harper blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Harper tries to pull guard but Olufunmilola holds him up against the cage and eventually Harper drops back down to his feet.
Olufunmilola trying to land knees to the body.
Harper tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Olufunmilola with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Olufunmilola looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Olufunmilola connects with a knee to the head.
Harper has Olufunmilola pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Olufunmilola manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Olufunmilola pushes off an throws an elbow but Harper leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Olufunmilola tries a knee to the head but Harper blocks it.
Olufunmilola with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Olufunmilola trying to land knees to the body.
Olufunmilola tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harper is working for takedown but Olufunmilola is calmly controlling the position for now.
Olufunmilola misses with an elbow over the top.
Olufunmilola using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Olufunmilola taking a breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Enitan Olufunmilola dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tim Harper's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Olufunmilola tries to close the distance and clinch but Harper swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Harper throws a solid leg kick but Olufunmilola takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Harper.
Enitan Olufunmilola seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Olufunmilola moves into the clinch.
Olufunmilola unloads a knee to the mid-section. Harper lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Olufunmilola just leaning against Harper, taking a breather.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Harper has eaten all the pies!
Olufunmilola misses with a knee strike.
Olufunmilola using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Harper has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Olufunmilola tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Olufunmilola landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Olufunmilola scores with a knee to the head.
Olufunmilola with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Harper takes a knee right on the jaw!
Olufunmilola stops a takedown attempt from Harper.
A knee to the head by Olufunmilola.
Olufunmilola landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Olufunmilola unloads a knee to the mid-section. Harper lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Harper drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olufunmilola landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Olufunmilola.
Olufunmilola crunches a lovely knee into Harper's ribcage.
Olufunmilola lands a nice knee to the body.
Olufunmilola scores a nice knee to the body.
Harper wants a takedown but no success here.
Enitan Olufunmilola has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tim Harper.
Olufunmilola lands a knee to the body.
Olufunmilola landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Olufunmilola using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Harper has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Olufunmilola throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Harper avoids a wild elbow strike from Olufunmilola.
Olufunmilola unloads a knee to the mid-section. Harper lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The is referee keeping an eye on Olufunmilola - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Harper tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Olufunmilola lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Harper as Olufunmilola tries to tie him up.
Olufunmilola with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Harper tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Olufunmilola smiles and moves away.
Olufunmilola tries a head kick but it misses.
Olufunmilola wants to clinch up but Harper keeps it at a distance.
Harper fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Harper fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Harper tries to move into range but Olufunmilola moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Olufunmilola fails with an attempt to clinch.
Olufunmilola is looking to clinch.
Harper avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Olufunmilola is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Olufunmilola doesn't manage to clinch there - Harper circles away.
Olufunmilola doesn't manage to clinch there - Harper circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olufunmilola doesn't manage to clinch there - Harper circles away.
Olufunmilola tries to clinch but Harper is having none of it.
Olufunmilola ducks under a wild hook from Harper.
Harper tries to keep at a distance but Olufunmilola has taken the fight into the clinch.
Olufunmilola landing knees to the head.
Olufunmilola throws a knee to the head but misses.
Harper takes a knee right on the jaw!
Olufunmilola connects with a knee to the head.
Harper tries to score a body lock takedown but Olufunmilola shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Olufunmilola tries a knee to the head but Harper blocks it.
Harper jumps guard but Olufunmilola stands there with Harper around his waist. Harper gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Olufunmilola scores a nice knee to the body.
Olufunmilola lands a knee to the head.
Olufunmilola throws an elbow but it misses.
Olufunmilola pushes off an throws an elbow but Harper leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Olufunmilola connects with a nasty looking knee right to Harper's face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Olufunmilola landing knees to the head.
Olufunmilola prevents a takedown attempt there.
Olufunmilola with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Olufunmilola landing knees to the body.
Olufunmilola tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Harper jumps guard but Olufunmilola stands there with Harper around his waist. Harper gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Olufunmilola.
Olufunmilola lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Olufunmilola throws an elbow that misses.
Olufunmilola tries a knee to the head but Harper blocks it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Olufunmilola prevents a takedown attempt there.
Olufunmilola with a knee to the head.
Olufunmilola scores a nice knee to the body.
Olufunmilola unloads a knee to the mid-section. Harper lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Enitan Olufunmilola dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tim Harper's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - Olufunmilola looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Harper fails with a takedown attempt.
Olufunmilola tries to clinch but Harper moves out of range.
Harper shoots in for a takedown but Olufunmilola shows good takedown defense.
Harper keeps the fight on the outside.
Harper circles away from the clinch attempt.
Olufunmilola tries to clinch up.
Olufunmilola throws a head kick that misses.
Olufunmilola has taken the fight to the clinch.
Olufunmilola throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Harper blocks it with crossed arms.
Knees to the body from Olufunmilola.
Olufunmilola crunches a lovely knee into Harper's ribcage.
Harper tries to pull guard but Olufunmilola won't allow it.
Enitan Olufunmilola has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tim Harper.
Olufunmilola lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Olufunmilola misses with a knee strike.
Olufunmilola misses with a knee to the head.
Olufunmilola crunches a lovely knee into Harper's ribcage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olufunmilola misses with a knee strike.
Olufunmilola creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Olufunmilola lands a knee to the body.
Olufunmilola throws a knee to the head but misses.
Harper dodges an elbow strike from Olufunmilola.
Olufunmilola throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Harper blocks it with crossed arms.
Harper tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Olufunmilola landing knees to the head.
Olufunmilola using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Harper has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Olufunmilola lands a knee to the head.
Olufunmilola throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Harper drops down looking for an ankle pick but Olufunmilola pulls his leg out and moves away.
Harper fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Olufunmilola tries to close the distance and clinch but Harper swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Olufunmilola tries to clinch but Harper moves out of range.
Enitan Olufunmilola is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Olufunmilola fails in his attempt to clinch.
Olufunmilola is looking to clinch.
Olufunmilola moves in looking to clinch but Harper pushes him off.
Olufunmilola rushes Harper and presses him up against the cage.
Olufunmilola landing knees to the body.
The referee calls for Olufunmilola to work.
Olufunmilola throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Harper fails to pull guard.
Olufunmilola landing knees to the head.
Harper tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Olufunmilola just stands there and leans against the cage.
Knees to the body from Olufunmilola.
Olufunmilola throws an elbow that misses.
Olufunmilola landing knees to the head.
Olufunmilola scores with a knee to the head.
Olufunmilola scores a nice knee to the body.
Harper jumps guard but Olufunmilola stands there with Harper around his waist. Harper gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olufunmilola throws a knee to the head but misses.
Olufunmilola with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Olufunmilola misses with a knee strike.
Olufunmilola throws a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Olufunmilola throws an elbow but misses.
Olufunmilola looking to throw knees to the head but Harper is blocking nicely.
Harper blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Harper fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Olufunmilola tries to land a knee to the head but Harper blocks with his arms.
Olufunmilola using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Harper has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Olufunmilola landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Olufunmilola using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Harper has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Olufunmilola connects with a knee to the head.
Harper jumps guard but Olufunmilola stands there with Harper around his waist. Harper gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Olufunmilola misses with an elbow over the top.
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.
Olufunmilola misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Harper.
Harper tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Olufunmilola smiles and moves away.
Olufunmilola tries to clinch up.
Harper avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Harper.
Olufunmilola closes the distance and clinches.
Olufunmilola unloads a knee to the mid-section. Harper lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Enitan Olufunmilola is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Knees to the body from Olufunmilola.
Olufunmilola unloads a knee to the mid-section. Harper lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Olufunmilola taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Olufunmilola tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Enitan Olufunmilola showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Olufunmilola, 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Enitan Olufunmilola!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lae Praye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mich Sadler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Praye comes into the arena with Dragula blaring out of the sound system. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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160 lbs
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Counter striker
Experienced |
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lae Praye!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mich Sadler!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Daniel Cesar and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sadler shoots in for a takedown but Praye shows good takedown defense.
Praye scores a takedown into full mount!
Praye controlling the position easily from mount.
Sadler is squirming around, avoiding Praye's attempts to control the action.
Sadler can't escape the position.
Praye looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Sadler keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Praye with a couple of short strikes.
Praye controlling from the full mount.
A nice elbow there by Praye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Praye putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Sadler keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sadler slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Praye 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.
Sadler wants to get back to full guard.
Praye controlling the action here.
Praye thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Praye thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Praye scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sadler is trying to get back to full guard.
Praye with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Praye has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Praye working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Sadler is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Praye landing shots from mount.
Praye cracks Sadler with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Sadler is trying desperately to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Praye connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Sadler working to try and regain half guard.
Sadler looks gassed!
Praye content just to control the position here.
Praye is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Sadler can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Praye working the ground and pound effectively.
Praye lands a big shot there that rocks Sadler but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Praye is landing with some decent strikes but Sadler is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Praye content just to control the position here.
Praye working Sadler over with strikes here.
Praye lands a big elbow.
Sadler in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Praye takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice elbow there by Praye.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lae Praye dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Praye bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Lae Praye overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sadler regains half guard.
Praye really is built like a bowling ball. I wonder if he'd roll if you pushed him down a hill...
Praye moves into full mount! Sadler won't be happy about that!
Praye landing punches.
Sadler wants to control but Praye is having none of it.
Praye lands with some strikes.
Praye is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Sadler can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Sadler swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Praye sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Praye wants to control the pace but Sadler is squirming around nicely.
Sadler is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Praye content just to control the position here.
Praye with the ground and pound from mount.
Praye dominating with strikes here.
Praye with a couple of short strikes.
Praye wants to control the pace but Sadler is squirming around nicely.
Praye in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Praye is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Sadler can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Praye lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Sadler is rocked!
Praye is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Praye takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Sadler is looking to improve his position but Praye isn't that keen on the idea.
Praye working Sadler over with strikes here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sadler is looking to improve his position but Praye isn't that keen on the idea.
Praye scores with a couple of good head shots there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Praye controlling his opponent.
Praye looking to finish Sadler with some ground and pound. This is bad for Sadler!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Praye sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
BOOM! Praye connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Praye working the ground and pound effectively.
Praye lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Praye punishing his opponent with strikes.
Praye lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Praye connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Sadler is still in real trouble! Can Praye finish him?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Praye raining down shots from the mount!
Praye is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sadler can do to turn this around?
Praye takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Praye with shots to the head and body - Sadler looks very uncomfortable down there.
Sadler seems to have recovered his senses.
Praye has control of Sadler's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Sadler regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Praye with good strikes from the mount here!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Praye landing strikes from the mount.
A nice elbow there by Praye.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lae Praye dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Praye shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Praye unloading with bombs!
Sadler is squirming around, avoiding Praye's attempts to control the action.
Praye unloading with bombs!
Praye controlling from the full mount.
Praye tries to control but Sadler wriggling away.
Praye connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Sadler is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Sadler takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Praye is landing with some decent strikes but Sadler is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Praye sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Praye landing strikes from the mount and Sadler is in trouble!
Praye landing strikes from the mount.
Praye looking to finish Sadler with some ground and pound. This is bad for Sadler!
Praye is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Praye breaks from Sadler's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Praye loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Sadler scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Praye land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Praye stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lae Praye!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Celvin Saddleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jorge Junior has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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175 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jorge Junior!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Celvin Saddleman!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Seu Braga and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saddleman moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Saddleman lands with a hook. Junior tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Junior shoots in for a double leg but Saddleman sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Junior misses with a combination
and Saddleman counters with a straight right hand.
Saddleman lunges at Junior with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Junior's hand.
Junior shoots and misses
and Saddleman counters with a stiff right hand.
Junior gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Saddleman moves into the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jorge Junior. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Saddleman manages to break the clinch.
Junior has his takedown stuffed
letting Saddleman counter with a right hand.
Junior is breathing heavily.
Saddleman throws a wild body kick that Junior sees coming a mile off.
Saddleman throws a good cross that connects.
Junior shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Saddleman lands a stunning uppercut that sends Junior to the mat!
Junior is rocked!
Saddleman is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saddleman controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
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. Saddleman connects with a nice short shot to Junior's temple.
Saddleman takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Saddleman works his way into full mount!
Saddleman with a couple of short strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saddleman content just to control the position here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Despite being in the dominant position, Celvin Saddleman just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Saddleman scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Saddleman tests Junior's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Junior falls off balance throwing a combination
and Saddleman counters with a left to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saddleman drops Junior with a beautiful combination! Junior stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Saddleman is looking for the KO!
Oh Junior is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Celvin Saddleman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Saddleman steps into range and cracks Junior with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Junior flops backwards and Saddleman dives into his guard looking to finish!
Saddleman not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Let's hope that Saddleman has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Junior seems to have got his legs back now.
Saddleman advances to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Celvin Saddleman dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Junior avoids a punch combination nicely.
Saddleman smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jorge Junior is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Saddleman.
A decent looking cross lands there for Saddleman.
Saddleman lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Junior sprawling to the canvas. Saddleman follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Junior hang on?
Junior is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saddleman decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Celvin Saddleman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Saddleman throws an overhand right that drops Junior like a sack of potatoes! Saddleman dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Celvin Saddleman!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gomez Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barnie Bradstone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barnie Bradstone has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gomez Adams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Barnie Bradstone!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Seu Braga and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bradstone throws a body punch but Adams moves out of range.
Adams fails in his attempt to clinch.
Adams shoots in but no luck this time.
Nice uppercut lands for Bradstone. That snapped Adams's head back.
Adams avoids the body shot from Bradstone.
Bradstone with a lazy takedown attempt
and Adams counters with a shoot takedown. Bradstone fights it but they end up in guard.
Adams with a flurry of punches that miss.
Adams trying to control the position from guard on top but Bradstone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Adams trying to stand up but can't free himself from Bradstone's guard.
Adams stands up out of Bradstone's guard for a moment - Bradstone manages to land a nice upkick.
Adams wants to control from the top but Bradstone keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bradstone swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Adams counters by clinching up.
Bradstone trying to land knees to the body.
Adams tries to pull guard but Bradstone won't allow it.
Adams on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Adams jumps guard but Bradstone stands there with Adams around his waist. Adams gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gomez Adams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bradstone gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Adams.
Bradstone gets control of Adams's arms and successfully pulls guard. Bradstone will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams wants to stand but Bradstone has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Adams pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bradstone is keeping the position for now.
Bradstone tries to strike from the bottom.
Bradstone keeping moving, preventing Adams from controlling successfully.
Adams looking to pass the guard.
Adams thows a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradstone keeping moving, preventing Adams from controlling successfully.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bradstone throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Adams counters with a single leg into guard. Bradstone didn't expect that.
Bradstone keeping full guard, as Adams tries to pass.
Bradstone throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Adams slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Bradstone avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bradstone throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Adams looking to pass the guard.
Bradstone tries to strike from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adams looking to sit in guard and control but Bradstone gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bradstone scoring with some ground and pound.
Adams has control of Bradstone's left arm, preventing Bradstone from doing any damage.
Adams throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Adams doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Adams is looking to stand up but Bradstone isn't so interested in that idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gomez Adams dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nice uppercut there from Bradstone.
Adams is rocked!
Bradstone feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Adams crashing to the mat! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Barnie Bradstone!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alex gonzales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Bang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). gonzales kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Hurricane Chris - Hand Clap. Jim Bang is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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155 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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140 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alex gonzales!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jim Bang!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Mauricio Rocha and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
gonzales throws a leg kick but Bang checks it.
gonzales scores with a takedown into Bang's guard.
gonzales slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Bang keeping full guard, as gonzales tries to pass.
gonzales content to stall in guard here.
Bang looking to hit a scissor sweep but gonzales is one step ahead there.
Bang is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
gonzales stands and steps away. Bang gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's one minute gone in the round.
gonzales throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bang.
Bang has his takedown stuffed
and gonzales counters with a single leg into guard. Bang didn't expect that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
gonzales gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Bang swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bang keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
gonzales throws a right and a left that both miss.
gonzales with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bang counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
gonzales fails to land with a series of punches.
gonzales will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
gonzales is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bang will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Alex gonzales seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
gonzales will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bang checks a leg kick.
gonzales takes a swing at Bang's ribcage but misses.
Excellent takedown into side control there by gonzales.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
gonzales wants to control but Bang is keeping him busy.
Bang tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but gonzales wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
gonzales decides to stand back up. gonzales steps back and let's Bang get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
gonzales fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bang manages to avoid it.
Bang tries a head kick but it misses.
gonzales misses with a double jab
so Bang counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Bang being controlled here momentarily.
gonzales looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
gonzales manages to escape and get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bang gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
gonzales gets to his feet - Bang follows without any prompting.
Bang tries for a takedown but gonzales circles away easily
and gonzales counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Alex gonzales has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jim Bang.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
gonzales missing with a left hand there. Bang was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bang gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and gonzales counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
gonzales stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Bang to get to his feet.
gonzales lunges at Bang with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bang's hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex gonzales dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
gonzales fails to land with a series of punches.
gonzales slips under a jab.
gonzales shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Bang's guard.
Alex gonzales overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
gonzales content to stall in guard here.
gonzales lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
gonzales lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bang is breathing heavily.
Bang looking to control.
gonzales stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's one minute gone in the round.
gonzales throws a combination that misses
and Bang counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. gonzales is lucky that one didn't land flush.
gonzales bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bang's head backwards.
gonzales closes the distance and lands a one-two.
gonzales falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bang counters by moving into the clinch.
gonzales wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bang is trying to work for a single leg takedown but gonzales pulls him back up using the underhooks.
gonzales manages to break the clinch.
gonzales scores with a sloppy right hand. Bang should have avoided that one.
gonzales misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
gonzales lands with a hook. Bang tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
gonzales walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bang checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
gonzales throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bang counters with a three punch combo that has gonzales backing up. gonzales nods at Bang to acknowledge the strikes.
A solid leg kick lands there for gonzales.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bang drops his hands momentarily and gonzales takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
gonzales's corner calls for a 1-2. gonzales obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
gonzales tries to bum rush Bang with a series of wild strikes but Bang uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by gonzales!
gonzales misses with a combination
and Bang counters with a flying knee. Nice.
gonzales fails to land with a series of punches.
gonzales throws a low kick but Bang avoids it.
gonzales pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bang is out of range and gonzales settles back down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
gonzales throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
gonzales closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
gonzales is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
gonzales content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bang taking some punishment here, with gonzales in his half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
gonzales controlling the pace.
Bang trying to control here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex gonzales dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
gonzales throws a series of punches but Bang moves out of range.
Alex gonzales is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
gonzales connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bang momentarily.
gonzales drives through with a takedown into guard.
gonzales gets to his feet. Bang looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Bang has his takedown stuffed
and gonzales counters with a nice double leg into guard.
gonzales decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Bang, up you get!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bang throws a head kick but gonzales moves out of range.
gonzales lands a really nice looking cross but Bang seems unphased.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
gonzales changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Bang looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
That's one minute gone in the round.
gonzales looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
gonzales is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bang can do to turn this around?
gonzales is working Bang over with some ground and pound from side control.
gonzales is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Bang knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
gonzales stands up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bang has his takedown stuffed
and gonzales counters with a nice double leg into side control. Bang won't be happy with that.
Bang gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
gonzales is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Bang can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
gonzales sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
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.
gonzales looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Bang defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from gonzales.
gonzales lands with some strikes.
gonzales looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
gonzales stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
gonzales swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bang blocks a head kick by gonzales.
gonzales lands a body shot.
gonzales connects with a crisp jab.
Alex gonzales is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
gonzales 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.
gonzales advances to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
gonzales stands up from half guard.
gonzales tries to close the distance and clinch but Bang swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alex gonzales showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for gonzales, 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:26
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:26
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex gonzales!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Even Steven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Sorvino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steven's entrance music is Metallica-Enter Sandman. A fine choice. Even Steven has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Even Steven!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paul Sorvino!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Seu Braga and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steven misses with a low kick.
Steven misses with a straight left.
Steven waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Sorvino.
Sorvino throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Steven's waist but Steven gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sorvino off to one side.
Sorvino showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Steven.
Steven throws a body punch but Sorvino moves out of range.
Sorvino changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Steven tries to avoid it but Sorvino manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Steven to the ground. Steven escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Steven misses with a looping left.
Sorvino avoids the body shot from Steven.
Steven thows a body shot but no joy.
Sorvino uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Steven.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sorvino uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Steven.
Steven comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Steven throws a looping overhand right but Sorvino ducks down to avoid it.
Sorvino checks the leg kick.
Steven looks to land a left hand but Sorvino moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Steven.
Jab from Steven.
Steven comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
No joy there for Steven, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Steven misses with a few strikes there.
Steven misses with a hook. Sorvino ducked under it nicely.
Sorvino keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Steven thows a body shot but no joy.
A head kick misses from Steven.
Steven misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Steven swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Steven throws a hook but Sorvino avoids it easily.
Sorvino with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Steven to score with a decent uppercut.
Steven misses with a wild combination.
Even Steven is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steven pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sorvino keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice sprawl there from Steven as Sorvino shoots in.
Even Steven has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Sorvino.
Steven loads up on a big right hand but Sorvino slips the punch.
Steven throws a nice looking combination but Sorvino bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sorvino closes the distance and clinches up with Steven, looking for a takedown. Sorvino pushes Steven against the cage but Steven circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A punch combination from Steven misses.
Steven lands a slapping body shot.
Sorvino on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A punch combination from Steven misses.
Steven throws an overhand right that lands on Sorvino's shoulder, as Sorvino tries to avoid the shot.
Steven looks to score with a jab to the body but Sorvino is just out of range.
Steven takes a swing at Sorvino's ribcage but misses.
Steven throws a lazy right hand but Sorvino sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sorvino bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Steven throws a sloppy head kick and Sorvino moves out of range easily.
Steven throws a sloppy head kick and Sorvino moves out of range easily.
Jab, jab by Steven - just one landing.
Steven misses with a few strikes there.
A big left from Steven misses.
Some wild striking there from Steven.
Sorvino takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Steven fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A punch combination from Steven misses.
Steven throws a head kick but Sorvino moves out of range.
Steven misses with a hook.
Sorvino moves away from the strike by Steven.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steven throws a hook but Sorvino blocks it.
Steven loads up on a big right hand but Sorvino slips the punch.
Steven throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Steven misses with a head kick.
Sorvino takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Steven swings for the body but Sorvino moves out of range.
Steven throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Steven is breathing heavily.
Steven throws a sloppy head kick and Sorvino moves out of range easily.
Steven throws a shot from downtown. Sorvino moves away and avoids it.
Sorvino drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Sorvino 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.
Sorvino drops back looking for a leg! Steven is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Steven manages to kick Sorvino off! Sorvino jumps back into Steven's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Even Steven dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Steven stuffs the takedown attempt from Sorvino. Sorvino gets slowly back to his feet.
Steven fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Steven throws an overhand right that lands on Sorvino's shoulder, as Sorvino tries to avoid the shot.
Sorvino will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Steven jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steven plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Paul Sorvino has been cut.
Steven feints and then cracks Sorvino's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sorvino down.
Steven wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Steven just misses with a punch to the body.
Steven throws out a loose jab but Sorvino uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sorvino ducks under a wild hook from Steven.
Nice sprawl there from Steven as Sorvino shoots in.
Even Steven has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Sorvino.
Sorvino blocks a head kick by Steven.
Steven misses with a head kick.
Sorvino slips a jab and a cross from Steven.
Steven throws a leg kick but Sorvino sees it coming and moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Steven.
Nice takedown defense from Steven. No joy for Sorvino on that attempt.
Steven is looking to land body kicks.
Steven scores with a shot to the body.
Steven throws a hook to the side of Sorvino's head but Sorvino sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Steven swinging wilding here.
Steven misses with an uppercut. Sorvino saw that one coming.
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.
Steven misses with a series of wild punches.
Steven throws a series of punches but Sorvino avoids them all with ease.
Steven throws a nice head kick!
Steven throws a shot from downtown. Sorvino moves away and avoids it.
Sorvino dodges the punch combination from Steven.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sorvino defending well as Steven loads up on a big left hand.
Steven throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Horrible takedown by Sorvino or perhaps it was just good defense by Steven which made him look bad.
Even Steven seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steven throws the left hand but Sorvino avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steven throws the left hand but Sorvino avoids the punch easily.
Steven throws a series of punches but Sorvino moves out of range.
Sorvino closes this distance looking for a takedown but Steven circles away.
A swing and a miss from Steven.
Sorvino has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sorvino there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sorvino ducks under a wild hook from Steven.
A punch combination from Steven misses.
Sorvino takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Steven feints and then cracks Sorvino's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sorvino down.
Steven tries a head kick but it misses.
Steven misses with a hook.
Steven throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sorvino.
Sorvino displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Steven throws out the jab.
Sorvino fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Steven throws a big shot that misses.
Steven misses with a body shot.
Steven misses with a head kick.
Nice takedown defense from Steven. No joy for Sorvino on that attempt.
A telegraphed right hand from Steven misses the target.
Sorvino ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Even Steven is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Steven fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sorvino on the side of the head.
Nice defenses there by Sorvino.
A left lands for Steven.
Steven comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Steven is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sorvino.
Sorvino shoots in and drives through. Steven sprawls well.
Sorvino uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Steven.
Sorvino takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Even Steven dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Paul Sorvino's cut.
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. This is the final round!
Steven throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Steven misses with a hook.
Sorvino shoots in and bounces Steven off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Sorvino trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sorvino passes Steven's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Sorvino is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Steven sees it coming and defends easily.
Steven wants to get back to his feet.
Steven wants to control but Sorvino is keeping busy.
Sorvino seems to be looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sorvino is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Sorvino takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sorvino is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Steven defends it well.
Steven keeping control of the position.
Sorvino 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 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.
Steven is trying to maintain the position but Sorvino is very close to passing his half guard.
Sorvino prevents Steven from standing back up.
Sorvino is working for a kimura but Steven is defending it quite comfortably.
Sorvino is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Steven doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Sorvino.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steven kicks off Sorvino and gets to his feet.
Sorvino has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Steven finds it's way round the side to connect with Sorvino's head.
Sorvino shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Steven misses with the combination.
Some wild striking there from Steven.
Steven misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
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.
Steven misses with an attempted mid kick.
Steven throws a leg kick but Sorvino moved away.
Even Steven is winning the standup battle so far.
Steven throws a hook but Sorvino avoids it easily.
Steven lands with a slapping head kick.
Sorvino uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Steven.
Sorvino closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Sorvino lands in his opponent's guard.
Sorvino pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Steven is keeping the position for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sorvino postures up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Sorvino comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Steven 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:28
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Even Steven!
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