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Kings of Rio 7 - Way of the Samurai PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aden James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tofano Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tofano Cruz has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Aden James's chin.
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Aden James!
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, Tofano Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Matheus Silva and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James lands a left and a right that sends Cruz crashing to the canvas! James dives into mount looking to finish!
Cruz is rocked!
It looks like Tofano Cruz has been cut.
Cruz tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Cruz is still on wobbly legs! Can James finish him?
Cruz tries to improve his position but instead James has taken his back!
Cruz seems to have recovered his senses.
Cruz tries to escape the position.
James could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Cruz is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Cruz looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
James controlling well, preventing Cruz from escaping the position.
James controls the position.
James is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Cruz up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz is trying to stand back up.
Cruz tries to escape the position.
Cruz is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Cruz manages to reverse the position and now he's in James's guard. Nice work there by Cruz.
Cruz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. James is keeping the position for now.
Cruz looks gassed!
Cruz content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Cruz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Cruz tries to free his leg and advance position but James is retaining full guard.
James keeping moving, preventing Cruz from controlling successfully.
Cruz might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control James kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
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.
Cruz looking to sit in guard and control but James gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cruz is on top in guard.
James wants to get back to his feet but Cruz is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Cruz keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of James's head.
Cruz stops James from standing up.
James looking to control.
Cruz stops James from standing up.
Cruz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. James is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Cruz is controlling him.
Cruz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Cruz walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
James throws a right and a left that Cruz avoids nicely.
Cruz tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but James swivels and escapes.
James lands a slapping body shot.
Nice cross by James.
Cruz avoids the head kick by James.
A punch combination from Cruz misses.
Cruz dances in with a quick combination. James is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Cruz snaps James's head back. James stumbles backwards against the cage. Cruz steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with James's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. James just didn't come prepared.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Tofano Cruz!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yuhki Tajima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucian Rodrigues (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yuhki Tajima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lucian Rodrigues!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Mauricio Rocha and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tajima looks for a takedown but Rodrigues sprawls well.
Tajima fails to land the takedown.
Rodrigues shoots and misses
and Tajima counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Tajima.
Rodrigues keeping full guard, as Tajima tries to pass.
Tajima trying to control but Rodrigues is working from the bottom.
Tajima avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Tajima 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.
Tajima advances to half guard.
Tajima is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Rodrigues defends it well.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Rodrigues moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodrigues is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Tajima has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Rodrigues to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Tajima is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Rodrigues pulls down on the head and he's put Tajima to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Lucian Rodrigues!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Barry Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Bonham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bonham has chosen A Bid Farewell as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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, Barry Smith!
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, John Bonham!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Seu Braga and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith gets a takedown into half guard.
Bonham misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Smith prevents Bonham from improving his position.
Smith wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bonham keeps working.
Bonham holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Bonham makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Bonham.
Smith working some strikes from top position.
Smith stopping the sweep attempt from Bonham.
Smith wants to control from the top but Bonham keeps moving.
Smith pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bonham is keeping the position for now.
Bonham throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Bonham utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bonham swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bonham throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Smith lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bonham takes a step back to recover.
Bonham looks gassed!
Smith fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bonham bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Smith is looking for a sweep.
Smith sneaks back into half guard.
Smith moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Smith looking for a guillotine here but Bonham defends easily.
Smith working for a triangle but Bonham defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Smith throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bonham lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bonham with a nice head shot there.
Smith throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bonham trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bonham postures up.
Bonham tries to free his leg and advance position but Smith is retaining full guard.
Smith has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Bonham doesn't defend quickly enough and Smith has managed to lock this one up! Can Bonham escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Smith on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Barry Smith!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Felix Amare (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jerrod Steinbeck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Amare comes to the cage accompanied by Sky Skrapin-Jon Young. Amare has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Felix Amare has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Felix Amare!
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, Jerrod Steinbeck!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Felipe Paraventi and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steinbeck shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Steinbeck was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Steinbeck misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Steinbeck landing strikes from the mount.
Steinbeck landing punches.
Amare is breathing heavily.
Steinbeck controlling from the full mount. Poor strikes thrown by Steinbeck there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amare taking shots to the head.
Steinbeck unloading with bombs!
Amare knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Steinbeck on the ground.
Steinbeck unloads with some shots from mount but Amare bucks and avoids them well.
Steinbeck is landing with some decent strikes but Amare is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Amare looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Steinbeck gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Steinbeck connects with a big shot to the side of Amare's head.
Amare is keeping busy.
Steinbeck is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Amare up.
Steinbeck throwing damaging strikes from the back! Amare could be in trouble here!
Steinbeck has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Amare covering up well under a series of strikes from Steinbeck.
Steinbeck connects with a big shot to the side of Amare's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amare covers up after that shot from Steinbeck.
Steinbeck is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Amare defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Steinbeck controls the position.
Amare is covering up but some of the strikes from Steinbeck are getting through and doing damage.
Can Amare hold on?! Steinbeck is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Amare covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steinbeck is working the ground and pound. Can Amare escape?
Amare staying busy and making it hard for Steinbeck to control.
Steinbeck softening up his opponent with strikes here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steinbeck gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Steinbeck is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Amare grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Steinbeck is punishing Amare with strikes - can he finish him?!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Steinbeck scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Steinbeck loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Amare hold on?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jerrod Steinbeck dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jerrod Steinbeck's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Amare stuffs the takedown attempt from Steinbeck. Steinbeck gets slowly back to his feet.
Steinbeck looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Amare is fending him off so far but Steinbeck persists. Nope, Amare circles away and we're back to standing.
Amare throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Steinbeck.
Amare swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Steinbeck fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Felix Amare has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jerrod Steinbeck.
Steinbeck drives through with a takedown into guard.
Jerrod Steinbeck has got the better of the ground game so far.
Steinbeck controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Steinbeck connects with a couple of short punches.
Steinbeck loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Steinbeck controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amare is looking to stand up but Steinbeck isn't so interested in that idea.
Steinbeck with a flurry of punches that miss.
Steinbeck passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Steinbeck scores with a couple of short elbows.
Amare is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Amare on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steinbeck cracks Amare with a big elbow.
Steinbeck takes a little break here. Amare wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Amare is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Steinbeck has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Steinbeck connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Amare some visible discomfort.
Steinbeck has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Steinbeck stands up and beckons Amare to his feet.
Jerrod Steinbeck seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for Steinbeck, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amare looks to land a combination but Steinbeck avoids it well.
Steinbeck looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Steinbeck postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Steinbeck stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Amare swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Steinbeck with a flurry of punches that miss.
Steinbeck won't allow Amare to get back to his feet.
Steinbeck lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steinbeck lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Steinbeck slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Amare is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Steinbeck in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jerrod Steinbeck showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jerrod Steinbeck's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Steinbeck shoots in for a takedown but Amare shows good takedown defense.
Amare stuffs the takedown.
Steinbeck fails with a takedown attempt.
Felix Amare has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jerrod Steinbeck.
Amare bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Steinbeck slips a jab and a cross from Amare.
Amare thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steinbeck fails with the takedown.
Amare tries a head kick but it misses.
Steinbeck closes this distance looking for a takedown but Amare circles away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amare scores with a three punch combo!
Felix Amare is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice sprawl there from Amare as Steinbeck shoots in.
Steinbeck fails to land the takedown.
Amare throws a series of punches but Steinbeck moves out of range.
Amare swats away the attempt to clinch by Steinbeck.
Steinbeck tries to clinch up.
Amare throws a right hand that Steinbeck ducks under and follows up with a left that Steinbeck also avoids with ease.
Steinbeck looks for a takedown but Amare sprawls well.
Amare misses with a jab, cross combination.
Felix Amare has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Steinbeck fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Steinbeck will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Amare pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Steinbeck fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Felix Amare is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Steinbeck bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Steinbeck sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Amare is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Steinbeck misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Steinbeck stands up and beckons Amare to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Amare does no damage.
Steinbeck bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Steinbeck connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Amare some visible discomfort.
Amare tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Steinbeck has Amare flattened out and is raining down punches.
Steinbeck biding his time, looking for the opening.
Steinbeck is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Amare up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amare fending off the submission attempt from Steinbeck.
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!
Amare looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Amare is trying to get back to his feet but Steinbeck has full control of the position and if anything, Amare has just worked his way into a worse spot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jerrod Steinbeck comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Steinbeck winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 25:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 25:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jerrod Steinbeck!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marco Chaves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Babette Huilmand (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Babette Huilmand will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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150 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marco Chaves!
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, Babette Huilmand!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Seu Braga and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Chaves looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice defenses there by Huilmand.
Chaves scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Huilmand is rocked!
Chaves gets to mount! Huilmand was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Huilmand is still on wobbly legs! Can Chaves finish him?
Huilmand tries to lock up and control but Chaves gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Huilmand wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Huilmand seems to have recovered his senses.
Chaves avoiding Huilmand 's attempts to control his hands.
Chaves keeps control of the position as Huilmand tries to break free.
Chaves will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Huilmand is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huilmand manages to reverse the position and now he's in Chaves's guard. Nice work there by Huilmand.
Chaves keeping full guard, as Huilmand tries to pass.
Chaves keeping moving, preventing Huilmand from controlling successfully.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Chaves forces Huilmand back against the cage and clinches.
Chaves tries to land a knee to the head but Huilmand blocks with his arms.
Huilmand breaks the clinch.
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.
Chaves looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Chaves looking to pass the guard.
Chaves won't allow Huilmand to sweep him here.
Huilmand is trying to control the position but Chaves postures up.
Huilmand wants to control the position but Chaves says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Huilmand misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Huilmand pushes Chaves off but Chaves dives into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huilmand tries to improve position but can't.
Huilmand 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.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Chaves misses with a body kick.
Chaves tries to clinch but Huilmand is having none of it.
Huilmand shoots and misses
and Chaves counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Chaves.
Huilmand drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Chaves gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Huilmand looks gassed!
Huilmand tries to pull guard but Chaves holds him up against the cage and eventually Huilmand drops back down to his feet.
Marco Chaves has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Babette Huilmand.
Huilmand jumps guard.
Huilmand trying to control the position.
Huilmand can't keep his opponent in guard - Chaves advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huilmand trying to get back to full guard but Chaves takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Huilmand stops Chaves from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Chaves goes for an armbar but Huilmand turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Huilmand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chaves keeping moving, preventing Huilmand from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Chaves dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Horrible takedown by Huilmand or perhaps it was just good defense by Chaves which made him look bad.
Chaves swats away the attempt to clinch by Huilmand.
Chaves scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Chaves moves in looking to clinch but Huilmand pushes him off.
Chaves is looking to clinch.
Huilmand misses with a takedown
and Chaves counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Chaves.
Huilmand tries to pull guard but Chaves won't allow it.
Marco Chaves has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Babette Huilmand.
Huilmand with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Huilmand on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Huilmand tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Huilmand tries to pull guard but Chaves holds him up against the cage and eventually Huilmand drops back down to his feet.
Huilmand tries to stall but Chaves uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Chaves has Huilmand pushed against the cage.
Huilmand is breathing heavily.
Huilmand fails to pull guard.
Huilmand wants a takedown but no success here.
Huilmand tries to pull guard but Chaves won't allow it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Chaves throws an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaves misses with an elbow strike.
Chaves wants to break free but Huilmand has control.
Chaves keeps control of Huilmand as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Chaves blocks an uppercut.
Chaves pulls guard successfully.
Chaves keeping full guard, as Huilmand tries to pass.
Chaves manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Huilmand tries to improve his position but instead Chaves has taken his back!
Chaves connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Huilmand to escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huilmand trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Chaves is persistently looking for the submission but Huilmand is defending it well.
Huilmand trying to control the hands but Chaves won't let him.
Huilmand tries to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chaves working for the choke.
Huilmand rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Chaves stops Huilmand from getting back to his feet.
Huilmand is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chaves seems to be working for a kimura but Huilmand defends the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Chaves is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Huilmand!
Huilmand avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chaves changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Huilmand looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Chaves trying to control the action but Huilmand is working from the bottom.
Huilmand is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Chaves is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Chaves 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. And we move into the final round!
Chaves forces Huilmand back against the cage and clinches.
Huilmand managing to block the knees to the body from Chaves.
Huilmand jumps guard but Chaves stands there with Huilmand around his waist. Huilmand gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Huilmand tries to break the clinch but Chaves is controlling the position.
Huilmand pressing his opponent against the cage.
Chaves using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Huilmand has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Chaves trying to land knees to the body.
Huilmand tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Chaves just stands there and leans against the cage.
Huilmand drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Marco Chaves has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Babette Huilmand.
Huilmand tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Chaves misses with a knee to the head.
Chaves misses with a knee strike.
Chaves throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chaves works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Huilmand trying to control the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chaves wants to control from the top but Huilmand keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaves pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Huilmand is keeping the position for now.
Chaves postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Huilmand is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Chaves, into his guard.
Chaves is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Huilmand is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Chaves's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Chaves's back!
Huilmand lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Huilmand tries to keep control of the position but Chaves is staying busy.
Huilmand somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Huilmand doesn't have the hooks in and Chaves manages to turn into his guard.
Huilmand looking to hit a scissor sweep but Chaves is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huilmand wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Chaves is now in half guard.
Chaves works his foot free and advances to mount.
Chaves jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Huilmand is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Huilmand and Chaves has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Chaves moves into full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huilmand sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Huilmand tries to kick Chaves off in order to stand up. Chaves Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Chaves trying to control the action but Huilmand is working from the bottom.
Babette Huilmand has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Huilmand manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
And that's the end of the fight!
Marco Chaves showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Chaves has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:26
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:26
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marco Chaves!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Dayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and King Kong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Dayne might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to South of Heaven. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Arthur Dayne!
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, King Kong!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Paulo Santos and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kong tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dayne misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dayne throws a head kick but Kong moves out of range.
Dayne throws a hook but Kong blocks it.
Nice uppercut there from Dayne.
Dayne misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dayne moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Kong goes down! Can Dayne finish him!?
Kong is rocked!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Dayne scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kong is still on wobbly legs! Can Dayne finish him?
Dayne content to stall in guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dayne cracks Kong with a solid left hand.
Kong pushes Dayne off and scrambles back to his feet.
Dayne lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Kong is looking to close the distance but Dayne sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Kong crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Kong is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Arthur Dayne!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Harry Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugo Shao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Harry Morgan!
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, Hugo Shao!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Seu Braga and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morgan fails with the takedown.
A head kick misses from Morgan.
Shao avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Morgan lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Shao crumples to the floor! Morgan milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Harry Morgan!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mark Doze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Cage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Doze comes to the cage accompanied by "Don't Trust Me" by 3Oh!3. Mark Doze looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mark Doze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Luke Cage!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Paulo Santos and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doze fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Doze.
Doze misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Doze. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cage misses with a looping right.
Doze closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cage circles away.
Doze fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mark Doze seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Doze is breathing heavily.
Cage goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Doze looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Cage fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Doze sprawls well initially but Cage persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Cage is trying to control the action in half guard but Doze is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Cage stands up out of the half guard.
Cage scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Doze doesn't seem bothered though.
Doze avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cage swats away the attempt to clinch by Doze.
Cage scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Doze doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Cage counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cage throws the kick towards the body but Doze avoids it.
Cage throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cage shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Cage get's back to his feet.
Cage gets the takedown into side control.
Cage decides to stand back up.
Doze moves into range and clinches up with Cage.
Cage wants to get back to striking at distance but Doze won't allow it.
Doze breaks from the clinch.
Doze blocks the body kick.
A punch combination from Cage misses.
Cage tries to keep at a distance but Doze has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cage can't break the clinch.
Cage wants a takedown.
Doze tries for a takedown but Cage manages to get underhooks.
Doze misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cage.
Doze escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cage fails with a takedown attempt.
Doze fails to land the takedown.
Cage fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Doze, pushing him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cage drops down looking for an ankle pick but Doze pulls his leg out and moves away.
Doze shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Doze was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
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!
Cage is looking to improve his position but Doze isn't that keen on the idea.
Doze with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Cage is squirming around, avoiding Doze's attempts to control the action.
Cage can't escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cage regains half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Doze wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cage keeps working.
Cage holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cage is looking to escape.
Doze uses his free foot to push down on Cage's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Cage.
Cage really wants to buck Doze off and get back to his feet.
Cage is trying desperately to improve position.
Doze trying to control but Cage is having none of it.
Cage wants to control but Doze is having none of it.
Cage is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Doze trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Cage bucks Doze off and manages to get back to his feet!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Doze misses with a takedown
and Cage holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Cage breaks from the clinch.
Cage tries to bum rush Doze with a series of wild strikes but Doze uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Doze with a poor takedown
and Cage counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Come on Doze - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Doze drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Doze is working for takedown but Cage is calmly controlling the position for now.
Doze has Cage pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Cage manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Come on Doze - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Knees to the body from Doze.
Cage wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Doze has him pressed against the cage.
Doze lands a damaging elbow.
Cage tries to break the clinch but Doze is controlling the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cage is trying to break free.
Doze tries to pull guard but Cage holds him up against the cage and eventually Doze drops back down to his feet.
Cage wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cage prevents a takedown attempt there.
Cage is trying to stall.
Cage prevents the takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Cage 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.
Cage keeps the fight on the outside.
Cage swats away the attempt to clinch by Doze.
Doze clinches up against the cage.
Doze drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cage breaks the clinch.
Doze shoots in but no luck this time.
Doze throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cage's waist but Doze gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Doze off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Doze. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cage changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Doze looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Cage working the head with strikes.
Doze is looking to reverse the position.
Cage has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Cage looks to land a left hand but Doze moved out of range nicely.
Cage misses with the combination.
Cage doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Doze counters with a single leg into guard. Cage didn't expect that.
Cage controls Doze momentarily but Doze frees himself.
Doze trying to control but Cage is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doze passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Doze decides to stand back up.
Cage clinches up against the cage.
Doze wants a takedown but no success here.
Cage wants to get back to striking at distance but Doze won't allow it.
Cage has had enough of the clinch but Doze keeps him there for the moment.
Cage is pressed up against the cage. Doze has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Cage down to the mat. Doze avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Cage swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cage looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Doze!
Cage is landing with some decent strikes but Doze is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Doze swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Doze working to try and regain half guard.
Luke Cage has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cage fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Doze is looking to get to half guard.
Cage throws some wild stikes that Doze manages to avoid easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doze is in all sorts of trouble here.
Cage putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Doze regains half guard.
Cage tries to stand and escape but Doze is controlling the position.
Doze flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Cage wants to control but Doze is keeping him busy.
Doze is looking to escape.
Cage lands strikes from half guard.
Doze gets full guard.
Doze is looking for a triangle but Cage pushes his legs off easily.
Doze is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Cage wants to control but Doze is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cage kicks Doze off and gets back to his feet.
Cage swinging wilding here.
Doze tries for a takedown but Cage circles away easily
and Cage counters with a shoot takedown. Doze fights it but they end up in guard.
Doze is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Cage throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Doze is looking to stall here but Cage recovers full guard.
Cage is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Cage looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Doze puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Doze is looking for a kimura but Cage is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Doze to get the leverage.
Doze trying to mount his opponent but Cage defends it.
Cage manages to escape and get back to his feet!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doze checks a low kick from Cage.
Cage shoots in but Doze avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Doze misses with a takedown attempt
and Cage counters with a straight right hand.
Cage bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Doze tries to buck Cage off but Cage is having none of it.
Doze wants to control but Cage postures up.
Doze prevents Cage from improving position.
Cage wants to stand but Doze has his arm trapped.
You can see the frustration on Doze's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cage trying to control the position but Doze is working away.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Doze misses with a takedown attempt
and Cage counters with a shoot takedown. Doze fights it but they end up in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Cage showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Doze fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Cage stuffs the takedown attempt from Doze. Doze gets slowly back to his feet.
Cage fails to land with a series of punches.
Doze misses with a takedown attempt
and Cage decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Doze's guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Doze. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Doze is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Doze not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Doze is really struggling to control Cage but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Cage controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Cage must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Doze not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Doze is on top in guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Doze can do anything to dispel that myth.
Doze is stalling in the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doze decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Cage, up you get!
Doze fails with the takedown
and Cage counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Cage.
Cage pulls guard.
Doze trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cage looking to hit a scissor sweep but Doze is one step ahead there.
Cage is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Cage wants to get back to his feet but Doze is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Cage trying to control the position here.
Cage can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Doze controls the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cage manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Doze manages to get himself to full guard.
Cage with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Doze wants to sweep but no luck.
Cage has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Doze is proving hard to escape from.
Doze tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Doze trying to control the position.
Doze tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cage tries to stand but Doze is controlling from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Cage stuffs the takedown.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Doze.
Cage just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cage looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Doze looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Doze missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Doze is keen to just control but Cage is a slippery customer.
Doze is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Cage still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Cage has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Cage in side control lands a decent elbow.
Doze is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Cage is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Cage looking to control and managing it successfully.
Cage can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Doze is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cage lands with some strikes.
Doze is working to get back to half guard.
Cage controlling from mount.
Doze tries to lock up and control but Cage gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Cage controlling his opponent.
Cage punishing his opponent with strikes.
Mark Doze has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Doze is rocked!
It looks like Mark Doze has been cut.
Doze is looking to improve his position but Cage isn't that keen on the idea.
And that's the end of the fight!
Luke Cage comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cage has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luke Cage!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rodrigo Rios (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorge Padilha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rios's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Insane in the Membrane. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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147 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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163 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent |
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Counter striker
Intelligent |
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rodrigo Rios!
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, Jorge Padilha!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Alexandre Firmino and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Padilha darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Padilha wants to pass the guard but Rios is defending well.
Rios trying to hold on to Padilha's head to control him but Padilha postures up.
Rios knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Padilha on the ground.
Padilha is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Rios is just riding it out for now. Padilha eventually gives up the hold.
Rios might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Rios is controlling Padilha's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Rios is trying to maintain the position but Padilha is very close to passing his half guard.
Rios wants to get back to his feet.
Padilha looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Padilha is looking for a kimura but Rios is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Padilha to get the leverage.
Padilha is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Rios doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Padilha.
Rios regains full guard. Nicely done.
Padilha trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Padilha 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Padilha looks gassed!
Padilha tries to free his leg and advance position but Rios is retaining full guard.
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.
Padilha won't allow Rios to get back to his feet.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Crack! A monster head kick from Rios and Padilha falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Rios!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Rodrigo Rios!
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FIGHT
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bronn Blackwater (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Galvao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blackwater comes to the cage accompanied by For Whom the Bell Tolls. Galvao is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Pregador Luo - Bate Pesadão. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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3 - 1 - 0 |
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195 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bronn Blackwater!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Antonio Galvao!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Edson Gomes and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Galvao tries for a takedown but Blackwater sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Galvao tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Galvao fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Blackwater lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Galvao backs up against the cage.
It looks like Antonio Galvao has been cut.
Blackwater throws an overhand right that drops Galvao like a sack of potatoes! Blackwater dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bronn Blackwater!
Bronn Blackwater is the new light heavyweight champion!
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FIGHT
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