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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jasper Wright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Joseph (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Joseph's choice of entrance music: Angels Remix Lupe Fiasco. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jasper Wright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Frank Joseph!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Paulo Santos and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wright tries to bum rush Joseph with a series of wild strikes but Joseph uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wright loads up on a big right hand but Joseph slips the punch.
Wright swinging wilding here.
Wright misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Joseph.
Wright misses with a wild body shot.
Joseph fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wright throws a solid leg kick but Joseph takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Wright.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Joseph circles away quickly and effectively.
Joseph blocks a jab.
A punch combination from Wright misses.
Wright throws a body punch but Joseph moves out of range.
Wright lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Joseph at a distance.
Wright scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Jasper Wright seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wright rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Joseph moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Joseph walks into a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joseph shoots in for a takedown but Wright shows good takedown defense.
Wright swinging wilding here.
Wright punishes Joseph's body with a nice straight punch.
Wright slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Joseph shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Wright as he jumps to the side.
Jasper Wright has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Joseph.
Wright moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Frank Joseph has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joseph gets caught flat footed, as Wright shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Joseph tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Joseph has a closed guard, preventing Wright from standing up.
Joseph looking for a sweep. Not yet Joseph, not yet.
Wright has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Joseph is proving hard to escape from.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joseph wants to sweep but no luck.
Wright got a little sloppy there for a moment and Joseph has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Wright has managed to get both his arms back between Joseph's legs - danger averted.
Joseph looks gassed!
Joseph is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Joseph trying to pass the guard but Wright defending well.
Wright wants to get back to his feet.
Joseph is looking to advance position but Wright won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jasper Wright dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Frank Joseph's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Nice body punch from Wright.
Joseph takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Good shot there by Wright.
Wright throws a series of punches but Joseph avoids them all with ease.
Joseph tries to move into range but Wright moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Wright lands a big right hand that sends Joseph crashing to the mat! Wright stays standing though and waves Joseph back to his feet!
Joseph is rocked!
Joseph is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Wright does no damage.
Joseph is still on wobbly legs! Can Wright finish him?
Wright moves in close and cracks Joseph with a massive right hand! Joseph, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Wright!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jasper Wright!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tilolospan Suvinil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Storm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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192 lbs
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194 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tilolospan Suvinil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andrew Storm!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Leandro Rodrigues and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Storm just misses with a punch to the body.
Suvinil throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Suvinil fails in his attempt to clinch.
Suvinil will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Suvinil uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Storm.
Suvinil is looking to clinch but Storm is avoiding it.
Good exchange - Storm coming out on top.
Storm throws a body punch but Suvinil moves out of range.
Suvinil on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Suvinil.
Suvinil is looking to clinch.
Storm keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suvinil tries to clinch but Storm is having none of it.
Storm misses with a straight left.
Storm avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A swing and a miss from Suvinil.
Suvinil tries to clinch there but Storm circles away.
Suvinil fails with an attempt to clinch.
Suvinil moves out of range as Storm strikes.
Storm clobbers Suvinil with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Suvinil fails with an attempt to clinch.
Storm tries to bum rush Suvinil with a series of wild strikes but Suvinil uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Storm swats away the attempt to clinch by Suvinil.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Storm avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Some wild striking there from Storm.
Suvinil is looking to clinch.
Storm lands a with a good body shot.
Suvinil doesn't manage to clinch there - Storm circles away.
Suvinil tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Storm paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Suvinil.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tilolospan Suvinil. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A telegraphed right hand from Storm misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Storm avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Storm slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
It looks like Tilolospan Suvinil has been cut.
Some wild striking there from Storm.
Storm works Suvinil's body with a nice hook.
Suvinil is breathing heavily.
Storm punishes Suvinil's body with a nice straight punch.
Storm throws a right and a left that both miss.
Storm thows a body shot but no joy.
Storm lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Suvinil is looking to close the distance but Storm sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Suvinil crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Suvinil is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Andrew Storm!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Romulo Correa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brett Burrows (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Correa comes to the cage accompanied by Paranoid. Brett Burrows has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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160 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Romulo Correa!
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, Brett Burrows!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Emerson Jorge and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burrows misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Burrows stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Burrows wants it to stay on the feet.
Correa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Burrows.
Burrows misses with a jab, cross combination.
Burrows throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Brett Burrows seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burrows misses with the combination.
Correa takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Correa moves away from the strike by Burrows.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Correa slips a jab and a cross from Burrows.
Correa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Burrows.
Burrows misses the shot to the body.
Burrows fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Correa manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burrows misses with a wild body shot.
Burrows fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Correa manages to avoid it.
Burrows lands a body shot.
Burrows fails to land with a series of punches.
A big left from Burrows misses.
Burrows waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Correa.
Burrows rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Correa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Burrows throws a series of punches but Correa moves out of range.
Brett Burrows is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Burrows looks to land a combination but Correa avoids it well.
Burrows looks gassed!
Burrows misses with a wild combination.
Nice defenses there by Correa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Burrows pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Correa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Burrows.
A punch combination from Burrows misses.
Correa gets a takedown into half guard.
Correa not doing much here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Romulo Correa just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Correa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Burrows.
Correa shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Burrows napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Burrows is trying to escape the position but Correa is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Correa lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Correa controlling from side mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Romulo Correa 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.
Burrows throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Burrows waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Correa.
Correa ducks under a wild hook from Burrows.
Correa shoots in for a takedown but Burrows shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Burrows lands with a nice body punch.
Correa shoots in for a double leg but Burrows sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Correa moves away from the strike by Burrows.
Burrows looks to score with a jab to the body but Correa is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burrows swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Burrows misses with a wild body shot.
Brett Burrows is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice uppercut lands for Burrows. That snapped Correa's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burrows digs a good body shot into Correa's ribs.
Correa closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Burrows did well to prevent Correa getting side control.
Burrows tries to get to full guard but Correa has control of the leg.
Burrows is looking to control Correa's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Burrows avoid being mounted?
Burrows is pressing down on Correa's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Correa controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Burrows trying to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Correa slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Burrows trying to keep a closed guard but Correa is proving a slippery customer.
Correa won't allow Burrows to get back to his feet.
Burrows is breathing heavily.
Correa sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Burrows has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Correa 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 Burrows.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burrows tries to buck Correa off but Correa is having none of it.
Correa just content to control the position.
Correa landing a few strikes.
Correa prevents Burrows from escaping the position.
Burrows is trying to control Correa's posture but Correa avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Burrows throws an overhand right that lands on Correa's shoulder, as Correa tries to avoid the shot.
Burrows stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Burrows throws a right hand that Correa ducks under and follows up with a left that Correa also avoids with ease.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Correa throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Burrows's waist but Burrows gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Correa off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Romulo Correa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Correa shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Burrows's guard.
Correa postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Romulo Correa dominated that second round.
That's time! Correa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Burrows throws a nice looking combination but Correa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Correa moves out of range of the body kick from Burrows.
Burrows throws a lazy right hand but Correa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Burrows gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Correa looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Burrows wants to stand and escape but Correa is having none of it.
Burrows takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Correa postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Burrows is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Correa slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Burrows not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Burrows can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Correa controls the pace.
Correa has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Burrows looking to control.
Correa is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Burrows 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.
Burrows being controlled here, momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Romulo Correa just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Burrows.
Burrows throws a lazy right hand but Correa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Burrows throws a body punch but Correa moves out of range.
Burrows misses with a looping right.
Burrows misses with a few strikes there.
Correa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Burrows throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Correa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Correa slips under a jab from Burrows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Correa shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Burrows but Burrows pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Burrows throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Burrows looks to land a combination but Correa avoids it well.
Correa shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Burrows misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Correa ducks under a wild hook from Burrows.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Burrows just misses with a punch to the body.
Burrows throws the left hand but Correa avoids the punch easily.
Burrows throws a series of punches but Correa moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Romulo Correa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Correa, 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight for Romulo Correa!
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight for Romulo Correa!
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight for Romulo Correa!
Romulo Correa wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nelson McAdams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pablo Ja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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180 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nelson McAdams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pablo Ja!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Alexandre Firmino and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McAdams shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ja pinned against the cage. Ja gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
McAdams looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
McAdams fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nelson McAdams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McAdams fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
McAdams shoots in but Ja avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ja is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ja clinches up with McAdams and pushes him back against the cage.
Ja is working McAdams over against the cage.
Ja has McAdams pushed against the cage.
Ja gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from McAdams.
Ja stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ja makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ja working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ja is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
McAdams takes a shot to the head.
McAdams jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ja walks away with a smile on his face. McAdams gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ja lands a jab to McAdams's midsection.
Ja closes the distance and clinches.
Ja pushes McAdams back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ja presses McAdams against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ja lands with a short shot to the head.
Ja lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ja lands a body punch.
McAdams is breathing heavily.
Ja is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ja scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ja escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ja closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ja swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ja rushes McAdams with punches - McAdams moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, McAdams goes down! Ja follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pablo Ja!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Scott Beckerman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Helio Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scott Beckerman has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Scott Beckerman!
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, Helio Dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Edson Gomes and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dos Santos throws a right hand that Beckerman ducks under and follows up with a left that Beckerman also avoids with ease.
Dos Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Beckerman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dos Santos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Beckerman was well out of range. Poor timing from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos lands a nice shot that snaps Beckerman's head back.
It looks like Scott Beckerman has been cut.
Dos Santos lands a nice shot that snaps Beckerman's head back.
Dos Santos throws a right and a left that both miss.
Beckerman moves in looking to clinch but Dos Santos pushes him off.
Dos Santos throws a series of punches but Beckerman avoids them all with ease.
Dos Santos lands a right hook to the body.
Dos Santos looks to land a combination but Beckerman avoids it well.
Beckerman ducks under a wild hook from Dos Santos.
No joy there for Dos Santos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dos Santos looks to land a combination but Beckerman avoids it well.
Dos Santos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dos Santos throws a nice looking combination but Beckerman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Beckerman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dos Santos throws a body punch but Beckerman moves out of range.
Beckerman gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dos Santos tries to break free but Beckerman pushes him back against the cage.
Dos Santos gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Beckerman.
Dos Santos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beckerman has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Dos Santos avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Dos Santos is pressed up against the cage. Beckerman has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Dos Santos down to the mat. Dos Santos avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Scott Beckerman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dos Santos wants to clinch but Beckerman slips to the side
and Beckerman counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Dos Santos is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dos Santos has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dos Santos wants to get back to striking at distance but Beckerman won't allow it.
Beckerman has picked Dos Santos up - he's going for a ride! Beckerman dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Dos Santos pushes Beckerman off looking to stand but Beckerman dives back in and keeps control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dos Santos looks gassed!
Beckerman scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Beckerman seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Dos Santos taking some punishment here, with Beckerman in his half guard.
Dos Santos is looking to escape.
Ground and pound from Beckerman.
Beckerman prevents Dos Santos from standing back up.
Dos Santos taking some punishment here, with Beckerman in his half guard.
Nice strikes from Beckerman there.
Dos Santos on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
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 going all out!
Dos Santos on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Beckerman stops Dos Santos from getting back to his feet.
Nice strikes from Beckerman there.
Dos Santos wants to get back to his feet.
Beckerman working the head and body with strikes.
Beckerman looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Beckerman working Dos Santos over with strikes.
Ground and pound from Beckerman.
Dos Santos wants to get back to his feet.
Beckerman is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Dos Santos is looking to escape.
Dos Santos taking some punishment here, with Beckerman in his half guard.
Beckerman lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Beckerman slips a nice elbow through Dos Santos's hands, connecting with Dos Santos's forehead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dos Santos is trying to stand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Beckerman scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Beckerman 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.
Dos Santos is trying to stand back up but Beckerman is controlling him
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Beckerman connects with a nice short shot to Dos Santos's temple.
Dos Santos is trying to stand back up but Beckerman is controlling him
Beckerman is looking to take a break and control but Dos Santos is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Beckerman drives through and clinches with Dos Santos against the cage.
Dos Santos throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Beckerman is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Dos Santos gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dos Santos. Beckerman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Beckerman shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Dos Santos napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Dos Santos wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beckerman lands a decent elbow from side control.
Dos Santos pushes Beckerman away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Beckerman gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Beckerman landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Dos Santos is trying to buck Beckerman off.
Beckerman lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Beckerman working the body and head with strikes.
Dos Santos is pushing Beckerman's head away, looking to escape. Beckerman manages to hold on to the position though.
Beckerman connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Dos Santos some visible discomfort.
Beckerman in side control lands a decent elbow.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Beckerman lands a decent elbow from side control.
Dos Santos on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Beckerman connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Dos Santos some visible discomfort.
Beckerman prevents Dos Santos from escaping the position.
Beckerman landing a few strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Beckerman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Scott Beckerman's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Dos Santos tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Beckerman counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Dos Santos!
Dos Santos wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Beckerman lands a big elbow.
Beckerman breaks from Dos Santos's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Beckerman is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Dos Santos can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Dos Santos is rocked!
You get the feeling that Dos Santos really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Beckerman landing shots from mount.
Beckerman working the ground and pound effectively.
Dos Santos is still in real trouble! Can Beckerman finish him?
Beckerman pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Beckerman looking to finish Dos Santos with some ground and pound. This is bad for Dos Santos!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beckerman lands a nice shot to the head.
You get the feeling that Dos Santos really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Beckerman cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Dos Santos's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos seems to have recovered his senses.
Beckerman pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Dos Santos is trying to stand up.
Beckerman working Dos Santos over with strikes here.
Dos Santos is in a horrible position here. Beckerman smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Beckerman landing strikes from the mount.
Beckerman landing strikes from the mount and Dos Santos is in trouble!
Beckerman in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Dos Santos is trying to stand up.
Beckerman in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Beckerman in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Dos Santos is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Beckerman working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Dos Santos is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beckerman unloading with bombs!
A nice elbow there by Beckerman.
Dos Santos is trying to stand up.
Beckerman cracks Dos Santos with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Dos Santos squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Beckerman looking to finish Dos Santos with some ground and pound. This is bad for Dos Santos!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Beckerman cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Beckerman working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Beckerman unloads with some shots from mount but Dos Santos bucks and avoids them well.
Dos Santos is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beckerman putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Dos Santos is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Beckerman cracks Dos Santos with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Dos Santos trying desperately to get to his feet.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Beckerman cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Dos Santos wants to get back to his feet.
Beckerman unloading with bombs!
Dos Santos is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Beckerman landing strikes, looking to finish!
Beckerman landing shots from mount.
Dos Santos is bucking up trying to escape but Beckerman cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Dos Santos wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Dos Santos taking shots to the head.
Dos Santos is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Beckerman working the ground and pound effectively.
A nice elbow there by Beckerman.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Beckerman dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Scott Beckerman's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Dos Santos darts in trying to clinch
and Beckerman counters by moving into the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dos Santos. Beckerman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Beckerman is looking to clinch.
Dos Santos connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Dos Santos misses with the combination.
Dos Santos throws a hook but Beckerman avoids it easily.
Beckerman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dos Santos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dos Santos gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Beckerman to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Beckerman scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Dos Santos is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Beckerman is controlling him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beckerman cracks Dos Santos with a solid left hand.
Beckerman controls from within his opponent's guard.
Beckerman working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Dos Santos's head.
Dos Santos wants to stand up but Beckerman is controlling him.
Beckerman with a nice head shot there.
Beckerman working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Beckerman is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Dos Santos is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Beckerman is controlling him.
Beckerman keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Dos Santos's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beckerman makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Beckerman keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Dos Santos's head.
Beckerman chips away with some ground and pound.
Dos Santos is looking to stand up but Beckerman isn't so interested in that idea.
Beckerman postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Beckerman makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Beckerman with a nice head shot there.
Dos Santos is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Beckerman moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos is looking to break free of the clinch but Beckerman has double underhooks.
Dos Santos is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dos Santos wants to get back to striking at distance but Beckerman won't allow it.
Beckerman keeps control of Dos Santos as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Beckerman has Dos Santos pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Dos Santos manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Beckerman prevents Dos Santos from breaking the clinch.
Dos Santos throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Dos Santos lands with a short shot to the head.
Dos Santos has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dos Santos misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dos Santos looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dos Santos wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Beckerman has him pressed against the cage.
Dos Santos has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dos Santos wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Beckerman has him pressed against the cage.
Dos Santos is trying to break the clinch but Beckerman has him pressed against the cage.
Beckerman goes for a takedown attempt but Dos Santos pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Dos Santos lands with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Beckerman shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Dos Santos napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Beckerman working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Beckerman lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Beckerman in side control lands a decent elbow.
Beckerman in side control, throwing shots but Dos Santos defends.
Dos Santos is trying to get back to his feet.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Beckerman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Helio Dos Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beckerman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dos Santos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Helio Dos Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dos Santos lands with a shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Scott Beckerman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Beckerman, 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight for Scott Beckerman!
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight for Scott Beckerman!
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight for Scott Beckerman!
Scott Beckerman wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mariano Castro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vontae Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Mariano Castro has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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168 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mariano Castro!
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, Vontae Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Emerson Jorge and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas misses with a takedown attempt - Castro sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Vontae Thomas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Castro shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Thomas sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Thomas works his way to full guard. Good work.
Thomas has his hands on Castro's head, controlling the position.
Thomas has a closed guard, preventing Castro from standing up.
Castro is breathing heavily.
Thomas had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Castro is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Thomas Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Castro's back instead.
Castro is keeping busy.
Thomas has managed to slip his arm under Castro's chin. This could be all over... yep, Castro is tapping out! Submission win for Thomas.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Vontae Thomas!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tony Ramos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Loureiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Loureiro is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Hibria - Millenium Quest. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tony Ramos!
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, Rafael Loureiro!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Matheus Silva and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramos feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Ramos avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ramos trying to control the position from guard on top but Loureiro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Loureiro looking for a guillotine here but Ramos defends easily.
Ramos tries to free his leg and advance position but Loureiro is retaining full guard.
Ramos trying to control but Loureiro is working from the bottom.
Ramos has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Ramos is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Ramos won't allow Loureiro to sweep him here.
Loureiro working a defensive guard here.
Loureiro is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ramos is trying to maintain the position but Loureiro is very close to passing his half guard.
Loureiro is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Ramos sees it coming and defends easily.
Loureiro is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Loureiro is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Loureiro working over Ramos with some ground and pound. Ramos looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ramos is staying active underneath Loureiro, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Loureiro is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Loureiro is looking for a kimura but Ramos is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Loureiro to get the leverage.
Loureiro looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Loureiro is looking for a kimura but Ramos is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Loureiro to get the leverage.
Ramos tries to roll over but Loureiro keeps him under control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ramos looks like he's trying to stand up.
Loureiro trying to control the action but Ramos is working from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Loureiro with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ramos decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Loureiro's guard.
Ramos looking to pass the guard.
Ramos drops back looking for a leg! Loureiro is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Loureiro manages to kick Ramos off! Ramos jumps back into Loureiro's guard.
Ramos trying to control but Loureiro is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loureiro manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Loureiro jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Ramos manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Ramos is looking for a sweep.
Ramos is working hard here to advance position.
Ramos is trying to control Loureiro's posture but Loureiro avoids it.
Ramos on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ramos tries to get out of the position.
Loureiro tries to move to mount but Ramos blocks the move with his legs.
Loureiro is trying to get an arm triangle but Ramos is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee asks Loureiro politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Loureiro prefers to stall for the moment though.
Ramos is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Loureiro looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Loureiro goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Ramos rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Loureiro's guard! Nice work there by Ramos!
Loureiro trying to keep a closed guard but Ramos is proving a slippery customer.
Loureiro looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Tony Ramos will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Loureiro with a lazy takedown attempt
so Ramos counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Loureiro is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Ramos rolls with it to try and escape but Loureiro cranks on the arm and Ramos is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rafael Loureiro!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Andrade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Harwood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andrade comes to the cage accompanied by . Harwood comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Yes Yes Ya'll kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Tyler Harwood has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Daniel Andrade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tyler Harwood!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Mauricio Rocha and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harwood looks for a takedown but Andrade sprawls well.
Harwood keeps the fight on the outside.
Andrade stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Andrade wants it to stay on the feet.
Harwood fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Daniel Andrade has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyler Harwood.
Andrade stuffs the takedown attempt from Harwood. Harwood gets slowly back to his feet.
Andrade moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Andrade lands a nice shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Andrade displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Harwood.
Andrade is looking to clinch but Harwood is avoiding it.
Andrade tries to clinch but Harwood is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harwood closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Andrade did well to prevent Harwood getting side control.
Andrade is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Harwood's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Harwood's back!
Harwood trying to control the hands but Andrade won't let him.
Andrade looking for the choke from the back.
Andrade looking for the choke but no joy.
Andrade looking for the RNC.
You can see the frustration on Harwood's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harwood tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Andrade fails to advance to Harwood's back.
Harwood is trying desperately to improve position.
Harwood tries to lock up and control but Andrade gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Harwood regains half guard.
Andrade is looking to advance position but Harwood won't allow it.
Andrade passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Harwood!
Andrade fails to move to back control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harwood slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Andrade wants to free his trapped foot but Harwood is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harwood is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Andrade is tapping! Great win for Harwood!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Tyler Harwood!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vanish Arkoviskjonk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roque Alexander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Alexander's choice of entrance music: Changes - 2Pac. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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164 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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155 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vanish Arkoviskjonk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roque Alexander!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Mauricio Rocha and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alexander avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Arkoviskjonk tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Alexander paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vanish Arkoviskjonk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arkoviskjonk moves in looking to clinch but Alexander pushes him off.
Arkoviskjonk tries to clinch up.
Arkoviskjonk wants to clinch.
Alexander circles away from the clinch attempt.
Arkoviskjonk is looking to clinch.
Alexander drives through and clinches with Arkoviskjonk against the cage.
Arkoviskjonk slows down the pace here.
Alexander has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Arkoviskjonk avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Alexander blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Arkoviskjonk lands an elbow just above Alexander 's eye.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arkoviskjonk throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Alexander blocks it with crossed arms.
Arkoviskjonk stalling the fight.
Nice elbow from Arkoviskjonk.
Arkoviskjonk just leaning against Alexander, taking a breather.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alexander.
Alexander is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Arkoviskjonk gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Arkoviskjonk prevents a takedown attempt there.
Vanish Arkoviskjonk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roque Alexander.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arkoviskjonk landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Arkoviskjonk.
Arkoviskjonk with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Arkoviskjonk working Alexander over with knees to the body.
Alexander being controlled against the cage.
Knees to the body from Arkoviskjonk.
Alexander wants a takedown.
Alexander is working for takedown but Arkoviskjonk is calmly controlling the position for now.
Alexander looks gassed!
The is referee keeping an eye on Arkoviskjonk - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Arkoviskjonk prevents a takedown attempt there.
Alexander tries to score a body lock takedown but Arkoviskjonk shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Arkoviskjonk's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arkoviskjonk unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Alexander takes an elbow to the temple.
Arkoviskjonk lands a nice elbow.
Arkoviskjonk with a knee to the head.
Arkoviskjonk connects with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Arkoviskjonk.
Arkoviskjonk lands a nice elbow.
Arkoviskjonk is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Alexander prevents a body shot from Arkoviskjonk.
Alexander is trying to trip Arkoviskjonk. He has hold of a leg but Arkoviskjonk is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Alexander persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alexander won't allow Arkoviskjonk to get back to his feet.
Alexander works over Arkoviskjonk with some ground and pound from guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alexander is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Alexander stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Arkoviskjonk swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arkoviskjonk is looking to stand up but Alexander isn't so interested in that idea.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Alexander pushing down on Arkoviskjonk's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Alexander is looking for a kimura here.
Arkoviskjonk is defending against the submission attempts here by Alexander.
Alexander is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Arkoviskjonk is just riding it out for now. Alexander eventually gives up the hold.
Alexander prevents Arkoviskjonk from standing back up.
Arkoviskjonk knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Alexander on the ground.
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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alexander is trying to control. Arkoviskjonk wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Arkoviskjonk scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Alexander manages to mount him!
Alexander connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Arkoviskjonk is squirming around, avoiding Alexander's attempts to control the action.
Alexander lands a nice shot to the head.
Alexander looking for a guillotine from mount but Arkoviskjonk is having none of it.
Arkoviskjonk is trying to stand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vanish Arkoviskjonk 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.
Arkoviskjonk closes the distance but Alexander moves to the side
and Alexander counters by moving into the clinch.
Arkoviskjonk is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Arkoviskjonk with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Arkoviskjonk misses with a knee strike.
Alexander is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Arkoviskjonk tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alexander's elbow.
Arkoviskjonk tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Alexander goes for a takedown attempt but Arkoviskjonk pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Arkoviskjonk clinches but Alexander breaks the clinch
and Alexander counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Alexander.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alexander has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Arkoviskjonk uses from the top position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Arkoviskjonk has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Alexander is proving hard to escape from.
Arkoviskjonk loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Alexander has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Arkoviskjonk doesn't defend quickly enough and Alexander has managed to lock this one up! Can Arkoviskjonk escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Alexander on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Roque Alexander!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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