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No Exit FC 55 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Killer Elite (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alfonso De Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Souza has chosen Black Capricorn Day - Jamiroquai 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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170 lbs
5 - 9 - 0 |
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177 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
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Excellent MT
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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
5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Killer Elite!
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, Alfonso De Souza!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Leandro Rodrigues and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice cross by De Souza.
A kick lands to the mid section there for De Souza.
Elite throws a jab but it's blocked by De Souza.
De Souza lands a nice leg kick that just misses Elite's sensitive parts.
Elite tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
De Souza moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Elite doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
De Souza lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from De Souza. Elite shrugs it off though.
Alfonso De Souza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slapping leg kick lands for De Souza.
De Souza scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Elite is breathing heavily.
Elite takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
De Souza scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Souza with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
De Souza turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
De Souza clinches up with Elite and pushes him back against the cage.
Elite really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
De Souza has Elite pressed against the cage.
Elite is trying to push De Souza away but De Souza has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
De Souza lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A right hand to the body from De Souza.
De Souza lands a body shot in the clinch.
Elite takes a shot to the head.
A short uppercut from De Souza.
De Souza throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Souza lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Elite backwards.
Elite tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. De Souza smiles and moves away.
De Souza lands a nice looking kick to the body. Elite takes a step back to recover.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for De Souza.
The crowd cheers as De Souza lands an impressive looking overhand right. Elite doesn't seem phased though.
Elite on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That kick from De Souza tenderised Elite's leg. Elite is trying to keep his angry face on.
A nice inside leg kick there by De Souza. That's going to slow Elite down.
De Souza connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
De Souza moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Elite takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elite closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
De Souza lands a nice hook to Elite's body. Elite takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Elite on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
De Souza lands with a cross.
De Souza ducks right into an uppercut from Elite.
Elite takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
De Souza lands a nice hook to Elite's body. Elite takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Souza ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for De Souza.
De Souza clobbers Elite with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
De Souza jabs at Elite's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Souza takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Elite is rocked!
De Souza cracks the inside of Elite's front leg.
De Souza dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Elite. That did some damage!
Elite on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Nice body kick there by De Souza.
Nice shot by De Souza.
De Souza cracks the inside of Elite's front leg.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A slapping leg kick lands for De Souza.
Elite is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
De Souza connects with the punch.
Oh Elite is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
De Souza cracks the inside of Elite's front leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alfonso De Souza dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Elite. De Souza does a little dance to reset his feet.
Elite seems to have got his legs back now.
Elite throws a poor cross that misses
and De Souza counters with a good low kick that Elite was not able to check.
De Souza throws a quick inside leg kick.
De Souza misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Elite.
De Souza connects with a solid leg kick.
De Souza is looking to slow Elite down with leg kicks.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from De Souza in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
De Souza lands a nice looking body shot.
De Souza lands the left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Souza slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
De Souza works Elite's body with a nice hook.
De Souza lands a glancing blow to the side of Elite's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elite gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
De Souza lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
De Souza lands a front kick.
De Souza throws out a powerful jab.
De Souza thumps Elite with a low kick.
A jab from De Souza finds it's way through Elite's defenses.
De Souza throws a nice outside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Souza feints and then cracks Elite's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Elite down.
De Souza has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Crunch! De Souza slams his shin into Elite's torso.
De Souza lands a right hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Souza scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
De Souza scores with a kick to the midsection.
De Souza throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Elite will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Elite steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from De Souza. That one must have hurt.
De Souza moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Killer Elite is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
De Souza lands a nice hook to Elite's body. Elite takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
De Souza scores with a jab to the body.
De Souza throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Elite on the side of the head.
De Souza lands with a nice body punch.
De Souza lands a nice leg kick that just misses Elite's sensitive parts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Souza darts in and clinches Elite up against the cage.
De Souza presses Elite against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Elite fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from De Souza as the two fighters clinch.
Nice body punch from De Souza.
De Souza lands a right hand that snaps the head of Elite backwards.
De Souza scores with a nice hook to the head.
De Souza is working Elite over against the cage.
De Souza lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Elite or not.
De Souza pushes Elite back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Elite being controlled against the cage.
De Souza working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
De Souza lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Elite or not.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body punch from De Souza.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Souza scores with a shoulder strike.
De Souza blocking some punches.
De Souza scores with a shot to the side of Elite's head.
De Souza works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
De Souza lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Elite.
De Souza lands a right hand.
De Souza lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
De Souza lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A body shot lands from De Souza.
De Souza lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Elite backwards.
Elite takes a shot to the head.
De Souza presses Elite against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
De Souza has Elite pressed against the cage.
De Souza lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
De Souza lands a body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from De Souza.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, De Souza creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alfonso De Souza showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
De Souza fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Elite has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Elite takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Elite shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
De Souza has closed the distance and engaged Elite in a clinch.
De Souza lands a body shot in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for De Souza.
De Souza effectively controlling the action here.
De Souza works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
De Souza working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right from De Souza on the inside.
De Souza scores with a nice hook to the head.
Alfonso De Souza seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
De Souza slows down the pace here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Elite is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Souza lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Elite's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Elite tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from De Souza.
A left hand lands to the body for De Souza.
De Souza digs a right hand underneath Elite's ribcage. Elite let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A body shot lands from De Souza.
A hook to the body from De Souza.
De Souza lands with a light punch inside.
Nice body punch from De Souza.
The referee is keeping an eye on De Souza - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
De Souza lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
De Souza presses Elite against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
De Souza pushes Elite back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
De Souza lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
De Souza lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Elite backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Souza unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Elite! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but De Souza is unloading with more strikes now! Elite drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alfonso De Souza!
Our winner, Alfonso De Souza, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mahmoud Izrani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Guerra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guerra has chosen The Sound Of Thruth - As I Lay Dying 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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220 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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203 lbs
9 - 12 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Decent boxing
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mahmoud Izrani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Diego Guerra!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Luis Engracia and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guerra throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Izrani's waist but Izrani gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Guerra off to one side.
Izrani tries to clinch but Guerra is having none of it.
Izrani has taken the fight to the clinch.
Izrani prevents a takedown attempt there.
Izrani tries to land a knee to the head but Guerra blocks with his arms.
Izrani creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Guerra tries for a takedown but Izrani manages to get underhooks.
Mahmoud Izrani has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Diego Guerra.
Izrani on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Guerra throws an elbow but misses.
Izrani throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Guerra blocks it with crossed arms.
Guerra using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Izrani has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Izrani has Guerra pressed against the cage.
Izrani throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Guerra blocks it with crossed arms.
Izrani avoiding damage as Guerra throws knees to the body.
Izrani gets underhooks to prevent Guerra's takedown attempt.
Izrani keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Guerra's efforts to push away.
Guerra misses with a knee strike.
Izrani lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Diego Guerra has been cut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A knee to the head by Izrani.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guerra misses with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Izrani.
Guerra looks gassed!
Izrani has Guerra pressed against the cage.
Izrani throws a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Izrani throws an elbow but misses.
Guerra is trying to break free.
Izrani misses with an elbow over the top.
Guerra tries for a takedown. No joy.
Izrani looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Izrani stalling in the clinch but Guerra improves position.
Izrani landing knees to the head.
Izrani using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Guerra has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Izrani throws a knee to the head but misses.
Izrani lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Guerra goes for a takedown attempt but Izrani pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Guerra lands with a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Izrani stuffs the takedown.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Izrani rushes Guerra and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Izrani connects with a knee to the head.
Izrani stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Izrani looking to throw knees to the head but Guerra is blocking nicely.
Izrani misses with a knee to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Izrani tries a knee to the head but Guerra blocks it.
Izrani tries a knee to the head but Guerra blocks it.
Guerra wants to get back to striking at distance but Izrani won't allow it.
Guerra being controlled against the cage.
Knees to the body from Izrani.
A nice right hand lands inside from Guerra.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guerra is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Izrani gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Izrani with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Izrani tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Guerra tries to land a knee to the head but Izrani blocks with his arms.
Izrani taking a breather.
Izrani lands a nice elbow.
Izrani lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That has opened up Diego Guerra's cut even more.
Izrani utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Izrani lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Guerra has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Izrani is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Guerra is looking for a takedown.
Izrani tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Izrani landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The referee calls for Izrani to work.
Izrani tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Izrani misses with a knee to the head.
Izrani is pushing Guerra up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Izrani on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Izrani stalling.
Guerra is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Izrani pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Izrani landing knees to the head.
Guerra letting Izrani take a breather here.
Guerra escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Guerra clinches up with Izrani and pushes him back against the cage.
Izrani misses with a knee strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Izrani blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Guerra tries to score a body lock takedown but Izrani shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Izrani with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Guerra has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Izrani is trying to keep an underhook but Guerra manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Izrani gets back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mahmoud Izrani dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Diego Guerra's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Izrani moves into the clinch successfully.
Guerra lands a takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Guerra drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Izrani dives on top into guard.
Izrani slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Izrani got a little sloppy there for a moment and Guerra has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Izrani has managed to get both his arms back between Guerra's legs - danger averted.
Guerra has his foot on Izrani's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Izrani works his way back into a safe position though.
Izrani content to stall in guard here.
Guerra is breathing heavily.
Guerra is looking for a triangle but Izrani pushes his legs off easily.
Izrani knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Guerra on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Izrani controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Guerra keeping moving, preventing Izrani from controlling successfully.
Izrani has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Guerra escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Izrani gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Izrani showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Guerra is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Guerra has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Izrani can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Izrani looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guerra keeping moving, preventing Izrani from controlling successfully.
Izrani advances to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Guerra tries to roll over but Izrani keeps him under control.
Guerra looking for submissions off his back.
Guerra actively working from the bottom here.
Guerra looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guerra won't allow Izrani to pass to mount.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Izrani in particular looking to stall.
Guerra looking for submissions off his back.
Izrani controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mahmoud Izrani has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Guerra gets tackled into the cage by Izrani. Izrani maintains the clinch.
Izrani stalling.
Guerra working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Izrani is looking to control Guerra's arms but Guerra gets an underhook and turns him. Now Izrani has his back to the cage.
Guerra tries to land a knee to the head but Izrani blocks with his arms.
Izrani with a knee to the head.
Izrani connects with a knee to the head.
Izrani lands a knee to the head.
Izrani throws a knee to the head but misses.
Guerra misses with a hook from the clinch.
Guerra wants a takedown.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Izrani is trying to stall.
Izrani with an attempt at a knee that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Izrani gets underhooks to prevent Guerra's takedown attempt.
Izrani tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Izrani throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Guerra blocks it with crossed arms.
Mahmoud Izrani has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Izrani pressing his opponent against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mahmoud Izrani dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Diego Guerra's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Guerra moves into the clinch.
Izrani tries a knee to the head but Guerra blocks it.
Izrani looking to throw knees to the head but Guerra is blocking nicely.
Guerra wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Guerra drops down looking for an ankle pick but Izrani pulls his leg out and moves away.
Izrani tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Izrani is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Guerra looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Izrani is fending him off so far but Guerra persists. Nope, Izrani circles away and we're back to standing.
Guerra throws a head kick but Izrani moves out of range.
Guerra clinches.
Guerra takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nice elbow from Izrani.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guerra is looking for a takedown.
Mahmoud Izrani has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Diego Guerra.
Izrani keeps control of Guerra as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Izrani blocks an uppercut.
Izrani unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Izrani trying to control the position but instead, Guerra has worked for underhooks and has pushed Izrani into the cage.
Izrani lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Izrani connects with a nasty looking knee right to Guerra's face.
Izrani tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Izrani lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Guerra blocks an elbow strike.
Izrani unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Izrani lands a knee to the head.
Izrani throws a knee to the head but misses.
Izrani misses with a knee to the head.
Guerra lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Guerra with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Izrani.
The referee calls for Izrani to work.
Guerra connects with a nasty looking knee right to Izrani's face.
Izrani is trying to stall.
Izrani lands an elbow inside that Guerra shrugs off.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Izrani with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Guerra breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Guerra instigates a clinch.
Guerra escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Izrani tries to keep at a distance but Guerra has taken the fight into the clinch.
Izrani gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Izrani tries a knee to the head but Guerra blocks it.
Izrani blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Izrani lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Guerra lands with a light punch inside.
Izrani is pushing Guerra up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Guerra.
Izrani dodges an elbow strike from Guerra.
Guerra lands an elbow inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Izrani throws an elbow but misses.
Guerra lands a shoulder strike.
Guerra lands a left hand that snaps the head of Izrani backwards.
Izrani throws a knee to the head but misses.
Izrani dodges an elbow strike from Guerra.
Guerra is working for takedown but Izrani is calmly controlling the position for now.
Guerra tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Izrani tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Izrani lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Izrani holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Izrani tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Izrani's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Guerra looking to throw knees to the head but Izrani is blocking nicely.
Izrani throws a knee to the head but misses.
Izrani lands a knee to the head.
Guerra tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Izrani connects with a nasty looking knee right to Guerra's face.
Guerra misses with a hook to the ribs.
Izrani tries a knee to the head but Guerra blocks it.
Diego Guerra has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Guerra is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Guerra misses with a punch on the inside.
Izrani tries to land a knee to the head but Guerra blocks with his arms.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Izrani with a knee to the head.
Guerra is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Izrani pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Guerra with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Guerra fails to land.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mahmoud Izrani.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Izrani, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight for Mahmoud Izrani!
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight for Mahmoud Izrani!
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight for Mahmoud Izrani!
Mahmoud Izrani wins by unanimous decision!
Mahmoud Izrani decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luigi Bazinga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Bennett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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20
215 lbs
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29
222 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Luigi Bazinga!
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, Charles Bennett!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Thiago Cunha and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bazinga gets a clinch.
Bennett is trying to break free.
Bennett takes an elbow to the temple.
Bazinga working aggressively here.
Bazinga works on Bennett's body with a couple of short punches.
Bazinga lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bazinga lands with a left to the head.
Bazinga lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bennett is looking to take this one to the mat.
Bazinga has a couple of punches blocked by Bennett.
Bazinga lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A right hook to the body lands for Bazinga.
Bennett looks gassed!
Bazinga misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice elbow from Bazinga.
It looks like Charles Bennett has been cut.
Bennett on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bazinga lands a shoulder strike.
Bennett is rocked!
Bennett looking to throw knees to the head but Bazinga is blocking nicely.
Bazinga lands a shoulder strike.
Bennett is still on wobbly legs! Can Bazinga finish him?
Bazinga lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bazinga softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bazinga unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Bennett! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Bazinga is unloading with more strikes now! Bennett drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luigi Bazinga!
A relieved looking Luigi Bazinga thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sen Nguyen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Withers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nguyen kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is "House of the Rising Sun" by the Animals. Withers is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by War Is My Destiny. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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24
181 lbs
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26
185 lbs
11 - 8 - 1 |
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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
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sen Nguyen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Luke Withers!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Seu Braga and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Withers throws a nice inside leg kick.
Withers showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nguyen.
Nguyen gets caught napping as Withers dives in and scores a takedown. Nguyen manages to retain guard.
Withers throws a big elbow that misses.
Withers throws a strike but Nguyen rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Nguyen wants to control from the top but Withers keeps moving.
Withers 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.
Nguyen trying to control the position from guard on top but Withers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Withers pulls Nguyen in close to his closed guard and prevents Nguyen from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Withers bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Nguyen's guard.
Nguyen has an active guard here but Withers has managed to pass into half guard.
Withers really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nguyen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Withers looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Nguyen tries to roll over but Withers keeps him under control.
Withers looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Withers is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Nguyen reverses the position - he's now on top in Withers's guard.
Nguyen trying to control but Withers is working from the bottom.
Withers is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Nguyen postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Withers is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Nguyen, into his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Withers scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Withers loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nguyen looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Withers is defending well. Nguyen quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Withers has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Nguyen celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sen Nguyen!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Diego De Santiago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fidalgo Brokador (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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157 lbs
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155 lbs
5 - 6 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricardo Diego De Santiago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fidalgo Brokador!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Thiago Cunha and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Santiago wants to clinch up but Brokador keeps it at a distance.
Brokador cracks De Santiago with an open hand slap.
De Santiago tries to clinch up.
De Santiago throws a right and a left that Brokador avoids nicely.
De Santiago takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Brokador throws a head kick that misses.
Nice body punch from Brokador.
De Santiago tries to clinch
and Brokador makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Brokador fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. De Santiago looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brokador misses with a head kick.
De Santiago throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brokador lands a nice shot to the body.
De Santiago misses with a double jab.
A head kick by De Santiago misses
and Brokador counters by moving into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Brokador.
Knees to the body from Brokador.
De Santiago is breathing heavily.
Brokador lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brokador breaks from the clinch.
De Santiago misses with a combination
and Brokador counters with a low kick, right behind De Santiago 's knee.
Brokador works De Santiago's body with a nice hook.
Brokador throws a quick inside leg kick.
Brokador circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! De Santiago drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Brokador follows De Santiago to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fidalgo Brokador!
A very excited looking Fidalgo Brokador rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Back Pack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raul Esteves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Esteves's choice of entrance music: Before I Forgot-Skipknot. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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210 lbs
12 - 9 - 0 |
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219 lbs
15 - 8 - 0 |
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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
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Back Pack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Raul Esteves!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Thiago Cunha and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Esteves stuffs the takedown.
Pack shoots for a takedown but Esteves saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Pack shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Esteves as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Back Pack. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pack.
Pack throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Esteves's waist but Esteves gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pack off to one side.
A chopping leg kick lands by Esteves.
Esteves gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Esteves prevents the takedown attempt.
Esteves pushes Pack back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Pack is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Esteves gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Pack is breathing heavily.
Pack takes an elbow to the forehead.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Esteves gets underhooks to prevent Pack's takedown attempt.
Esteves lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pack backwards.
Esteves misses with the head strike.
Esteves is pressed up against the cage. Pack has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Esteves down to the mat. Esteves avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Pack with a poor takedown
and Esteves counters with a nice uppercut.
Pack will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Esteves shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pack as he avoids it easily.
Esteves throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pack shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Esteves gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pack is trying to drag Esteves to the mat but Esteves just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Esteves lands with a light punch inside.
Pack tries for a takedown but Esteves manages to get underhooks.
Esteves lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pack goes for a takedown in the clinch but Esteves prevents it.
Esteves digs a right hand into Pack's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pack's gas tank.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Esteves looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Esteves misses with a punch on the inside.
Pack has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Esteves is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Esteves lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Esteves lands with a right to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Esteves takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Esteves gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Pack.
Esteves stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esteves lands a left hand.
Pack is rocked!
Esteves lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Pack to his knees! Esteves keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Raul Esteves!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fred Palowakski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dennis Wise (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Palowakski's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Burning Down the House. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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32
194 lbs
13 - 15 - 0 |
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29
275 lbs
15 - 10 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fred Palowakski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dennis Wise!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Seu Braga and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Palowakski jumps guard and drags Wise to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Wise stopping the sweep attempt from Palowakski.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wise engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Wise throws a big elbow that misses.
Wise sitting in guard doing not very much at all here. Palowakski doesn't need a second invitation though! He's locked up a guillotine and he's squeezing tight! That is tiiiiiiiiight! Wise paying the price for stalling here - he's pushing hard on the arm trying to free himself but it's no use! He's tapped! WOW, quick submission from Palowakski - great work!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Fred Palowakski!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Konrad Borowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rogelio Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Borowski comes to the cage accompanied by AC/DC - Shoot to Thrill . 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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23
186 lbs
9 - 1 - 0 |
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23
180 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
World class MT
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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
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Konrad Borowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rogelio Rodriguez!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Matheus Silva and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Borowski closes the distance and clinches.
Rodriguez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Borowski's efforts to push away.
Rodriguez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Borowski's efforts to push away.
Rodriguez jumps guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Borowski wants to get up but he can't break Rodriguez's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Borowski trying to control the position from guard on top but Rodriguez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Borowski is really struggling to control Rodriguez but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Borowski is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Konrad Borowski just wasn't active enough.
Borowski shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Borowski is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Rodriguez slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Rodriguez tries to roll over but Borowski keeps him under control.
Borowski seems to be working for a kimura but Rodriguez defends the submission attempt.
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.
Borowski looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Borowski content to control rather than advance.
Borowski wants to control but Rodriguez is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borowski trying to control from Rodriguez's half guard. Rodriguez has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Rodriguez is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Konrad Borowski has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Rodriguez swings away with a body shot that misses
and Borowski holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Rodriguez decides to pull guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Rodriguez thows a huge punch but Borowski dodges it nicely.
Borowski is staying active underneath Rodriguez, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Rodriguez not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Borowski trying to control from the bottom.
Rodriguez moves nicely into side control.
Rodriguez fails to land a wild elbow strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rodriguez creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Borowski sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Borowski can't do much from the bottom here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rodriguez wants to control but Borowski is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rogelio Rodriguez will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Borowski takes a jab right on the kisser.
Borowski lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Rodriguez pushes Borowski up against the cage in a clinch.
Rodriguez being controlled against the cage.
Borowski throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rodriguez blocks it with crossed arms.
Borowski is looking to break free of the clinch but Rodriguez has double underhooks.
Borowski is looking to break free of the clinch but Rodriguez has double underhooks.
Borowski prevents a takedown attempt there.
Borowski has had enough of the clinch but Rodriguez keeps him there for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borowski throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rodriguez blocks it with crossed arms.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Borowski manages to break the clinch.
Rodriguez throws a right and a left that Borowski avoids nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rodriguez. Borowski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rogelio Rodriguez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rodriguez cracks Borowski with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Rodriguez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Borowski manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rodriguez misses with a body shot.
Rodriguez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Borowski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rodriguez throws a body punch but Borowski moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borowski tries to clinch but Rodriguez is having none of it.
Rodriguez displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Rodriguez throws the left hand but Borowski avoids the punch easily.
Borowski displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rodriguez.
Nice takedown defense from Borowski. No joy for Rodriguez on that attempt.
Konrad Borowski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rogelio Rodriguez.
Rodriguez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rodriguez shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Borowski manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Borowski is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borowski keeping moving, preventing Rodriguez from controlling successfully.
Rodriguez stopping the sweep attempt from Borowski.
Rodriguez trying to control but Borowski is working from the bottom.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Borowski is pulling down on Rodriguez's head to control his posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Konrad Borowski wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Rodriguez keeps the fight on the outside.
Rodriguez misses with a looping left.
Borowski is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Borowski gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rodriguez.
Rodriguez swings widly with a right hand
and Borowski counters with a big head kick but Rodriguez shrugs it off.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rodriguez looks to land a left hand but Borowski moved out of range nicely.
Rodriguez circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rogelio Rodriguez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Borowski wants to clinch but Rodriguez slips to the side
and Rodriguez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Borowski takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rodriguez misses with a body shot.
Rodriguez misses with a right hand
and Borowski counters with a head kick.
Rodriguez lands with a right hand.
Borowski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rodriguez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Borowski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rodriguez swats away the attempt to clinch by Borowski.
Rodriguez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez thows a body shot but no joy.
Rodriguez throws a body punch but Borowski moves out of range.
Rodriguez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rodriguez throws a hook but Borowski blocks it.
Rodriguez misses with a wild body shot.
Rodriguez throws a nice looking combination but Borowski bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rodriguez has closed the distance and engaged Borowski in a clinch.
Rodriguez has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Borowski avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Borowski wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Borowski throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borowski tries a knee to the head but Rodriguez blocks it.
Rodriguez keeps control of Borowski as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rodriguez goes for a takedown in the clinch but Borowski prevents it.
Borowski tries to pull guard but Rodriguez holds him up against the cage and eventually Borowski drops back down to his feet.
Borowski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rodriguez cracks Borowski with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rodriguez throws a series of punches but Borowski moves out of range.
Borowski tries to close the distance and clinch but Rodriguez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rodriguez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Borowski tries to avoid it but Rodriguez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Borowski to the ground. Borowski escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Konrad Borowski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rogelio Rodriguez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez shoots for a takedown but Borowski saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Borowski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez misses with a hook.
Borowski plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Rodriguez uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Borowski has time to react.
Borowski wants to clinch but Rodriguez slips to the side
and Borowski takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice takedown defense from Borowski. No joy for Rodriguez on that attempt.
Borowski is looking to clinch but Rodriguez is avoiding it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borowski doesn't manage to clinch there - Rodriguez circles away.
Borowski wants to clinch.
Rodriguez throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Borowski's waist but Borowski gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rodriguez off to one side.
Rodriguez misses with a jab to the body
and Rodriguez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rodriguez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Borowski tries a head kick but it misses.
A slow jab from Rodriguez misses its intended target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rogelio Rodriguez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Rodriguez 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight for Rogelio Rodriguez!
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight for Rogelio Rodriguez!
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight for Rogelio Rodriguez!
Rogelio Rodriguez wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Christopher Eccleston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cobb Nash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nash comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Dry the River kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Christopher Eccleston has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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287 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Christopher Eccleston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cobb Nash!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Paulo Santos and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A chopping leg kick lands by Nash.
Nash dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Eccleston. That did some damage!
Eccleston walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nash keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nash keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Eccleston gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Nash counters with a low kick, right behind Eccleston 's knee.
Eccleston tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Nash counters with an outside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice leg kick lands there from Nash.
Eccleston is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nash shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Nash showed some decent athleticism there.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Nash slows the pace down in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nash wants to pass the guard but Eccleston is defending well.
Nash seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Eccleston does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Cobb Nash wasn't active enough on the ground.
Nash misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Eccleston.
Eccleston shoots in for a takedown but Nash shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Christopher Eccleston. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nash is looking to slow Eccleston down with leg kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eccleston looks to score with a jab to the body but Nash is just out of range.
Nash gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Eccleston to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Eccleston throwing strikes but missing.
Eccleston landing with the ground and pound.
Eccleston looking to sit in guard and control but Nash gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Eccleston controls Nash momentarily but Nash frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nash pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Eccleston is keeping the position for now.
Eccleston wants to stand but Nash is controlling the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Eccleston keeping moving, preventing Nash from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cobb Nash 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.
A slow jab from Nash misses its intended target.
Eccleston misses with a takedown attempt - Nash sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Eccleston tries to sprawl but Nash drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Still in half guard, Nash seems content to control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Eccleston is looking for a sweep. Nash is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nash controlling the pace.
Nash looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Eccleston with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nash is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Nash missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nash with the ground and pound but Eccleston uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Eccleston trying to control the position.
Nash looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eccleston keeping moving, preventing Nash from controlling successfully.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Nash forces Eccleston back against the cage and clinches.
Nash is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Eccleston prevents a body shot from Nash.
Eccleston drops down looking for an ankle pick but Nash pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Christopher Eccleston. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nash misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nash fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Eccleston looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nash smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Cobb Nash seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nash thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Eccleston if he has to take too many more of those.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nash connects with a single shot there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good leg kick by Nash there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nash scores with a leg kick.
Nash throws a right and a left that Eccleston avoids nicely.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Nash.
Eccleston tries to move into range but Nash moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nash lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nash scoring well with a low kick there.
Oooh a lovely combination from Nash sends Eccleston down but not out. Nash dives into side control looking to finish.
Eccleston is rocked!
It looks like Christopher Eccleston has been cut.
Nash lands a strong strike to the head of Eccleston. That's dazed him! Nash looking to finish here. Eccleston is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Nash lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cobb Nash!
Cobb Nash really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that [JMFC] Arashi Fighting Nutrition Q160 Recovery logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Silent Arbiter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Slick Inakmas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arbiter's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Justice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Silent Arbiter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Slick Inakmas!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Matheus Silva and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arbiter stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Arbiter wants it to stay on the feet.
Inakmas misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Inakmas shoots in but no luck this time.
Silent Arbiter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Slick Inakmas.
Inakmas gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Arbiter.
Arbiter throws a head kick but Inakmas moves out of range.
Inakmas shoots in for a takedown but Arbiter shows good takedown defense.
Inakmas feints and as Arbiter raises his hands in defense, Inakmas changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Inakmas passes Arbiter's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Arbiter trying to control from the bottom.
Arbiter is looking to improve his position.
Inakmas thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Arbiter's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inakmas wants to pass the guard but Arbiter is defending well.
Arbiter trying to control but Inakmas postures up.
Inakmas seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Arbiter gets full guard.
Inakmas won't allow Arbiter to sweep him here.
Inakmas trying to control but Arbiter is working from the bottom.
Inakmas won't allow Arbiter to sweep him here.
Inakmas lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inakmas throws an elbow that misses. Arbiter uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Inakmas's guard. Nice move by Arbiter!
Arbiter is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Arbiter trying to control but Inakmas is working from the bottom.
Arbiter 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.
Inakmas has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silent Arbiter has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Arbiter ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Arbiter lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Arbiter stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Arbiter wants it to stay on the feet.
Inakmas closes the distance and clinches up with Arbiter, looking for a takedown. Inakmas pushes Arbiter against the cage but Arbiter circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Inakmas shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Arbiter counters with a left to the body.
Inakmas looks gassed!
A jab from Arbiter does it's job there.
Inakmas fails to land the takedown.
Arbiter turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Arbiter scores with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arbiter lands a big head kick that sends Inakmas to the canvas! Arbiter follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Silent Arbiter!
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