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FFB 72: Toscano vs. Schachner PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carlo Fertit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vincent Bartlett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fertit comes to the cage accompanied by SABOTAGE. Bartlett has chosen Discipline (AE01) as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Vincent Bartlett enters the cage!
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203 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlo Fertit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vincent Bartlett!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Felipe Paraventi and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fertit throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Bartlett stumbling backwards into the cage! Bartlett bounces back off the cage towards Fertit, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Fertit lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Fertit celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Carlo Fertit!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Buffalo Bill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wanderlei Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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193 lbs
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193 lbs
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Buffalo Bill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wanderlei Silva!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Felipe Paraventi and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Left hook, right uppercut from Silva.
Silva dives in and grabs Bill's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bill pushes down on Silva's head and hops out.
Silva fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A clash of legs there as Silva blocks the low kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Silva, as that shot connected.
Silva on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bill. Bill obviously looking to wear him down.
Silva blocks the body kick.
Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bill.
Bill shoots and misses
letting Silva counter with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bill with a lazy takedown attempt
and Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bill looks to clinch
and Bill is countered with a crisp right hand from Silva that sends him to the canvas! Silva follows him to the mat into side control.
Bill is rocked!
Silva is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Bill knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Oh Bill is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Silva controlling the position.
Bill seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries to advance to mount but can't.
Bill wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Silva taking a breather here.
Silva trying to control the action but Bill is working from the bottom.
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.
Bill is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Silva off and has taken his back!
Bill trying to control momentarily.
Bill keeps control of the position as Silva tries to break free.
Bill working for a choke but Silva is defending well.
Bill is breathing heavily.
Silva is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bill is trying to stick to Silva's back but Silva is turning into Bill. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Bill's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Silva.
Bill controls Silva momentarily but Silva frees himself.
Silva wants to pass the guard but Bill is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva passes into half guard.
Silva moves nicely into side control.
Silva has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Bill!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva looking to control and managing it successfully.
Silva wants to finish this one by submission but Bill is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Silva.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva tries to control but Bill wriggling away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Silva unloads with some shots from mount but Bill bucks and avoids them well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wanderlei Silva dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
Bill tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Silva throws a right and a left that Bill avoids nicely.
Silva avoids the head kick by Bill.
Bill misses with a straight right.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bill moves away.
Bill fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Silva keeps the fight on the outside.
Bill misses the body punch
and Silva counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Silva scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Silva throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bill counters with a single leg into guard. Silva didn't expect that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Bill should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Silva has tightened it up now! Bill should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Wanderlei Silva!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bro Ham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brett Eibner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brett Eibner acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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159 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bro Ham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brett Eibner!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Seu Braga and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ham gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Eibner to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Ham keeping full guard, as Eibner tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Eibner missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ham is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ham might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Eibner wants to pass the guard but Ham is keeping the position.
Ham is looking for a triangle but Eibner pushes his legs off easily.
Ham wants to get back to his feet but Eibner is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Ham utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Eibner working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ham is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Eibner defends well.
Ham keeping moving, preventing Eibner from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eibner keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ham's head.
Ham controls Eibner momentarily but Eibner frees himself.
Eibner slips nicely into half guard.
Eibner thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ham's head.
Eibner has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Eibner tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ham knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Eibner is looking for a kimura but Ham is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Eibner to get the leverage.
Eibner missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ham is looking for a sweep. Eibner is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ham works his way to full guard. Good work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ham is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Ham looking to control.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Ham throws a series of punches but Eibner avoids them all with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ham throws a series of punches but Eibner avoids them all with ease.
Bro Ham seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ham thows a body shot but no joy.
Ham misses with a looping left.
Eibner steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ham.
Eibner shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ham pinned against the cage. Ham gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Eibner missing with a left hand there. Ham was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Eibner throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ham thuds his right hand into Eibner's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ham jabs at Eibner's body.
Ham loads up on a big right hand but Eibner slips the punch.
Eibner is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ham swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Eibner.
Ham dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Eibner gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ham.
Ham clobbers Eibner with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ham connects with a looping right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ham ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Eibner looks gassed!
Left hook, right uppercut from Ham.
Eibner is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ham drops Eibner with a big left hand! Eibner is injured, injured bad! Ham jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bro Ham!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Conduit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and RJ Rodgers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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143 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Purple 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
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlos Conduit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, RJ Rodgers!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Edson Gomes and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Conduit has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Rodgers avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Rodgers has Conduit pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Rodgers pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Conduit tumbling to the mat - Rodgers dives into Conduit's guard.
Rodgers must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Rodgers with a nice head shot there.
Conduit has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rodgers can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Rodgers trying to control the position from guard on top but Conduit is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Conduit is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Conduit is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Rodgers cracks Conduit with a solid left hand.
Conduit throws his legs up looking for a submission but Rodgers uses it to pass to side control.
You can see the frustration on Conduit's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodgers cracks Conduit with a big elbow.
The strikes coming from Rodgers are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Rodgers lands a decent elbow from side control.
Rodgers trying to control the position but Conduit is working away.
Conduit is looking to reverse the position.
Rodgers landing a few strikes.
Rodgers really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Conduit. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rodgers decides to stand back up.
Conduit is breathing heavily.
Rodgers jabs at Conduit's body.
Rodgers shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Conduit has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Rodgers is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Conduit.
Rodgers in side control lands a decent elbow.
Rodgers works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conduit tries to bench press Rodgers off him but Rodgers keeps the position.
Rodgers cracks Conduit with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Rodgers lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Conduit down.
Rodgers is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Conduit is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Conduit is trying to get back to half guard.
Rodgers decides to stand up, so the ref orders Conduit to his feet.
Rodgers looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Conduit is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Rodgers got a little sloppy there for a moment and Conduit has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Rodgers has managed to get both his arms back between Conduit's legs - danger averted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conduit trying to strike off his back.
Conduit trying to control the position.
Rodgers got a little sloppy there for a moment and Conduit has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Rodgers has managed to get both his arms back between Conduit's legs - danger averted.
Conduit looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Rodgers is sitting in close to Conduit's body. Conduit has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Rodgers is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Rodgers is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Conduit.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Carlos Conduit!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wanadi De Santana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesse Dunnhill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wanadi De Santana has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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198 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wanadi De Santana!
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, Jesse Dunnhill!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Edson Gomes and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dunnhill drops his hands momentarily and De Santana takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
De Santana connects with a looping right hand.
De Santana misses with a head kick.
De Santana lands a big uppercut and Dunnhill crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Dunnhill looks OK. De Santana waves Dunnhill back to his feet!
Dunnhill is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Santana throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Dunnhill crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Wanadi De Santana!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mick Maurizio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Rogerio Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maurizio comes to the cage accompanied by I'm Not the One (IWNBTS). Nogueira has chosen Minotouro Theme as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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210 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mick Maurizio!
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, Antonio Rogerio Nogueira!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Seu Braga and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nogueira cracks Maurizio with an open hand slap.
Nogueira circles away from the clinch attempt.
Maurizio is looking to clinch but Nogueira is avoiding it.
Maurizio throws a head kick that misses.
Maurizio tries to clinch but Nogueira is having none of it.
Nogueira closes this distance looking for a takedown but Maurizio circles away.
Maurizio takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Maurizio takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Maurizio lands the left hand.
It looks like Antonio Rogerio Nogueira has been cut.
Maurizio tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nogueira paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Look low, kick high! Maurizio uses the oldest trick in the book to send Nogueira tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Maurizio is absolutely delighted - when Nogueira wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Mick Maurizio!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Juan Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Krendal Svorak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gonzalez comes to the cage accompanied by Entre Dos Aguas. Svorak is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: David Bowie - Heroes. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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152 lbs
8 - 6 - 0 |
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153 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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Counter striker
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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
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Juan Gonzalez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Krendal Svorak!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Matheus Silva and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Svorak tries a head kick but it misses.
Svorak avoids the head kick by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez misses with a series of wild punches.
Gonzalez works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gonzalez moves out of range as Svorak strikes.
Svorak throws out a loose jab but Gonzalez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Svorak slips under a jab.
Gonzalez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Svorak.
Svorak drives through with a takedown into guard.
Gonzalez wants to get back to his feet but Svorak is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Gonzalez is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Svorak scoring with punches to the head and body.
Gonzalez wriggles free and stands up.
Svorak misses with a body punch
and Gonzalez counters with a two punch combo.
The fighters circling - Gonzalez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gonzalez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Svorak swats away the attempt to clinch by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Svorak, pushing him back against the cage.
Gonzalez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Donk. Gonzalez catches Svorak right on the button with a cross.
Gonzalez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gonzalez throws a sloppy head kick and Svorak moves out of range easily.
Gonzalez tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez misses with a low kick.
Gonzalez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Svorak.
Svorak misses with a jab to the body
and Gonzalez counters with a nice kick to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gonzalez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gonzalez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Juan Gonzalez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters circling a little - Gonzalez finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Svorak looks gassed!
Gonzalez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Svorak swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gonzalez scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Krendal Svorak has been cut.
Svorak stuffs the takedown attempt from Gonzalez. Gonzalez gets slowly back to his feet.
Decent striking displayed by Gonzalez there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gonzalez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Svorak circles away quickly and effectively.
Gonzalez lands a head kick. Svorak smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Svorak thows a body shot but no joy.
Svorak moves out of range of the strikes.
Gonzalez misses with a body shot.
Gonzalez lands a high kick!
A telegraphed right hand from Svorak misses the target.
Svorak shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gonzalez but Gonzalez pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Svorak is looking to land body kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez misses with a head kick.
Gonzalez connects with a body shot.
Gonzalez swings for the body but Svorak moves out of range.
Svorak blocks a jab.
Gonzalez ducks under a wild hook from Svorak.
Gonzalez scores with a nice strike.
Svorak darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Svorak trying to control from half guard but Gonzalez is working away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Svorak is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Gonzalez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Krendal Svorak's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Svorak fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Svorak misses with a leg kick
and Gonzalez counters with a straight right hand.
Juan Gonzalez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Svorak swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gonzalez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Svorak drops his hands momentarily and Gonzalez takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Svorak is rocked!
Svorak misses with an attempted mid kick.
Svorak checks a leg kick.
Svorak moves out of range of the body kick from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Svorak circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gonzalez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Svorak is breathing heavily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gonzalez.
Svorak blocks a head kick by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez thows a body shot but no joy.
Gonzalez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Svorak pinned against the cage. Svorak gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gonzalez misses with a series of wild punches.
Gonzalez checks a leg kick.
Svorak is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Svorak fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Svorak avoids the head kick by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Svorak on the side of the head.
Gonzalez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gonzalez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Svorak paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Svorak ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Donk. Gonzalez catches Svorak right on the button with a cross.
Gonzalez throws a sloppy head kick and Svorak moves out of range easily.
Gonzalez throws a front kick that sends Svorak stumbling back into the cage.
Gonzalez is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Svorak doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Gonzalez counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Juan Gonzalez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Krendal Svorak.
Gonzalez looks to land a combination. Svorak sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Svorak is still on wobbly legs! Can Gonzalez finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez throws a series of punches but Svorak moves out of range.
Svorak seems to have recovered his senses.
Gonzalez lands a really nice looking cross but Svorak seems unphased.
Svorak throws a head kick but Gonzalez moves out of range.
Gonzalez misses with a low kick.
Gonzalez looks for the body kick but Svorak saw that one coming.
Gonzalez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Svorak swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gonzalez is looking to clinch but Svorak is avoiding it.
Svorak dodges the punch combination from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Svorak. Svorak obviously looking to wear him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Gonzalez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gonzalez throws a hook but Svorak avoids it easily.
A head kick misses from Gonzalez.
A combination from Gonzalez does no damage.
Juan Gonzalez is winning the standup battle so far.
Svorak shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gonzalez as he avoids it easily.
Svorak throws a looping overhand right but Gonzalez ducks down to avoid it.
Svorak will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gonzalez misses with a head kick.
Gonzalez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gonzalez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Gonzalez dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Krendal Svorak's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Svorak avoids the head kick by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez looks to land a body kick but Svorak moved away.
Svorak slips under a jab.
Gonzalez has managed to clinch.
Gonzalez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gonzalez scores with a head kick.
Gonzalez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Svorak can do to turn this around?
Gonzalez scoring well with a low kick there.
Gonzalez wants to clinch.
Svorak's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gonzalez lands with a hook. Svorak tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Svorak shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gonzalez pinned against the cage. Gonzalez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Svorak.
Gonzalez throws a sloppy head kick and Svorak moves out of range easily.
Gonzalez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gonzalez is looking to clinch but Svorak is avoiding it.
Svorak scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Gonzalez gets caught flat footed, as Svorak shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Svorak 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.
Svorak takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gonzalez manages to escape and get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Svorak on the wrong end of a nice hook.
No joy there for Gonzalez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gonzalez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gonzalez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A bone on bone clash there as Svorak blocks the leg kick.
Gonzalez pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gonzalez throws a head kick that misses.
Gonzalez tries a head kick but it misses.
Svorak misses with a takedown attempt
and Gonzalez counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Svorak takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gonzalez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez wants to clinch.
Gonzalez tries to score with a low kick but Svorak moves his leg out of the way.
Svorak blocks a head kick by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A combination from Gonzalez does no damage.
Gonzalez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gonzalez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Svorak throws a lazy right hand but Gonzalez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Svorak keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gonzalez pivots, looking for a leg kick but Svorak is out of range and Gonzalez settles back down.
Gonzalez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Svorak.
Gonzalez throws and low kick but Svorak moves out of range easily.
Gonzalez blocks a head kick by Svorak.
Gonzalez shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Svorak moves out of range of the leg kick from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Svorak.
Gonzalez checks the leg kick.
Krendal Svorak has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Svorak is looking to chop away at Gonzalez's legs.
Juan Gonzalez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gonzalez tries a head kick but it misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Juan Gonzalez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gonzalez, 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:26
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juan Gonzalez!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Steven Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benos machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee comes into the arena with Wu-Tang Clan - Bring Da Ruckus blaring out of the sound system. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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161 lbs
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154 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Steven Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Benos machida!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Mauricio Rocha and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee shoots in for a takedown but machida shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
machida tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lee paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lee fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nice straight punches there by Lee. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lee.
Lee throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
machida is looking to clinch.
Lee fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steven Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
machida digs a good body shot into Lee's ribs.
machida throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
machida slips a jab and a cross from Lee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee closes the distance and clinches up with machida, looking for a takedown. Lee pushes machida against the cage but machida circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
machida throws a sloppy head kick and Lee moves out of range easily.
machida leaves Lee with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A clash of legs there as machida blocks the low kick.
Lee throws out a loose jab but machida uses good head movement to avoid it.
machida is looking to clinch but Lee is avoiding it.
machida stuffs the takedown attempt from Lee. Lee gets slowly back to his feet.
Lee moves out of range of the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
machida is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
machida is looking to clinch but Lee is avoiding it.
machida tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
machida avoids the head kick by Lee.
Lee shoots for a double leg takedown but machida sprawls well. He's pushed Lee's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Lee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by machida.
machida with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lee connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lee checks a leg kick nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
machida lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
machida throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lee counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Nice takedown defense from machida. No joy for Lee on that attempt.
A head kick by machida misses
and Lee cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lee shoots for a takedown but machida saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lee moves out of range of the leg kick from machida.
Lee tries for a takedown but machida circles away easily
and machida counters with a head kick. That will keep Lee thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
machida misses with a jab to the body
and Lee counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
machida looking for a sweep. Not yet machida, not yet.
machida throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Lee trying to control the position from guard on top but machida is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
machida looking for a sweep. Not yet machida, not yet.
Lee loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lee 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.
Lee throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
machida looking for a guillotine here but Lee defends easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
machida misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
machida takes a jab right on the kisser.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benos machida dominated that 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.
machida throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
machida tries to land a front kick but Lee steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lee blocks a head kick by machida.
Lee shoots and misses
enabling machida to counter with a crisp jab.
Decent striking displayed by Lee there.
Lee takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
machida bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
machida tries a head kick but it misses.
Benos machida seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick and machida moves out of range easily.
machida throws a head kick that Lee semi-blocks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
machida slips under a jab from Lee.
Lee drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
machida is looking for a triangle but Lee pushes his legs off easily.
machida preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lee trying to control the position from guard on top but machida is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lee stopping the sweep attempt from machida.
machida trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Lee postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Lee is stalling in the full guard.
machida throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A good leg kick by machida.
machida tries to clinch up but Lee circles away and keeps his distance.
Lee shoots for a double leg takedown but machida sprawls well. He's pushed Lee's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
machida throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Lee throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. machida was covering up waiting for the punch and Lee finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Lee wants to control from the top but machida keeps moving.
machida throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
machida is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. machida is keeping the position for now.
machida tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lee works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Lee prevents machida from improving his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lee is trying to control. machida wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Lee moves out of range of the body kick.
machida fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lee throws a head kick but machida moves out of range.
machida plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
machida throws an overhand right that lands on Lee's shoulder, as Lee tries to avoid the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee looks to land a left hand but machida moved out of range nicely.
Lee shoots in for a takedown but machida shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steven Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
machida lands with a shot to the body.
machida doesn't manage to clinch there - Lee circles away.
Lee fails to land the takedown.
machida wants to clinch but Lee slips to the side
and Lee cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lee is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
machida scores with a kick to the midsection.
Lee moves out of range of the body kick.
Lee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from machida.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benos machida showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
machida misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lee counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Lee with a lazy takedown attempt
and machida counters with a big head kick but Lee shrugs it off.
Lee throws a left and a right that both miss
and machida counters with a takedown into side control.
The strikes coming from machida are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
machida working away.
Lee gets back to half guard.
machida throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lee has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. machida is working away from the top position though.
machida working over Lee with some ground and pound. Lee looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
machida not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
machida prevents Lee from improving his position.
machida passes to full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
machida in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Lee tries to hold on but machida pushes him away.
Lee can't escape the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lee bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Lee passes easily into side control. Nice work.
machida sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
machida is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lee is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Lee prevents machida from improving his position.
machida has his hands clasped together around Lee's back. He's all about the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
machida is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Lee jumps into side control!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Lee tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Lee controlling the position from side mount.
The strikes coming from Lee are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Lee connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused machida some visible discomfort.
machida manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Lee is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
machida wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lee keeps working.
Lee wants to control but machida is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Lee wants to improve his position but machida is controlling well.
machida is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Lee sees it coming and defends easily.
Lee makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Lee.
machida missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lee not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
machida throws a head kick but Lee moves out of range.
Lee fails miserably with a takedown 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.
Lee shoots in and drives through. machida sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steven Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by machida.
Lee tries to bum rush machida with a series of wild strikes but machida uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
machida will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Lee gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and machida counters with an outside leg kick.
machida doesn't manage to clinch there - Lee circles away.
Steven Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Benos machida is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lee throws a leg kick that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Benos machida comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got machida 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Benos machida!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeffrey Jacobs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolay Grigoriev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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211 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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20
210 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter striker
Experienced |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jeffrey Jacobs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nikolay Grigoriev!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Paulo Santos and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jacobs shoots in looking for a takedown. Grigoriev tries to sprawl out of it but Jacobs keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Grigoriev manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Grigoriev thows a left - swing and a miss!
Grigoriev misses with a series of wild punches.
Jacobs slips a jab from Grigoriev.
Jacobs shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Grigoriev pinned against the cage. Grigoriev gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jacobs fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeffrey Jacobs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jacobs takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
It looks like Jeffrey Jacobs has been cut.
Grigoriev misses with a two punch combination.
Grigoriev fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jacobs manages to avoid it.
Grigoriev lands with a nice body punch.
Jacobs throws an overhand right that lands on Grigoriev's shoulder, as Grigoriev tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grigoriev stuffs the takedown attempt from Jacobs. Jacobs gets slowly back to his feet.
Grigoriev jabs at Jacobs's body.
Grigoriev looks to score with a jab to the body but Jacobs is just out of range.
Jacobs looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Grigoriev is fending him off so far but Jacobs persists. Nope, Grigoriev circles away and we're back to standing.
Jacobs closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Grigoriev jabs at Jacobs's body.
Grigoriev throws a jab but it's blocked by Jacobs.
Grigoriev cracks Jacobs with an open hand slap.
Jacobs shoots in and drives through. Grigoriev sprawls well.
Good shot there by Grigoriev.
Grigoriev wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jacobs needs to keep his hands up - Grigoriev had a free shot at his head there.
Jacobs misses with a takedown attempt - Grigoriev sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jacobs is breathing heavily.
Grigoriev misses with a hook.
Nikolay Grigoriev is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grigoriev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jacobs closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jacobs is rocked!
Jacobs ducks under a wild hook from Grigoriev.
Oh Jacobs is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Grigoriev scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jacobs doesn't seem bothered though.
Grigoriev throws a lazy right hand but Jacobs sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jacobs seems to have got his legs back now.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Grigoriev! Jacobs is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nikolay Grigoriev!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Basso Toscano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rory Shachner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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160 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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162 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Basso Toscano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rory Shachner!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Edson Gomes and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shachner is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Shachner clinches.
Toscano escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Toscano fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Toscano tries to clinch up
and Shachner counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Toscano regains full guard. Nicely done.
Toscano is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Shachner defends well.
Toscano looking for a sweep. Not yet Toscano, not yet.
Toscano throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Toscano is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Shachner is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shachner trying to control the position from guard on top but Toscano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Toscano is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Shachner wants to control from the top but Toscano keeps moving.
Toscano looking for a sweep. Not yet Toscano, not yet.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Shachner scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Toscano tries to buck Shachner off but Shachner is having none of it.
Shachner in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Toscano is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rory Shachner!
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