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TWD 15: Oliveira vs Kazarian PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jones Juneus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roberto Rodriguez (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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150 lbs
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jones Juneus!
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, Roberto Rodriguez!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Emerson Jorge and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Juneus with a lazy takedown attempt
and Rodriguez counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Juneus trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Rodriguez must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Juneus is working an open guard so Rodriguez takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Juneus defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rodriguez.
Juneus fails with a takedown attempt.
Juneus shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rodriguez but Rodriguez pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jones Juneus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Juneus with a poor takedown
and Rodriguez counters with a nice double leg into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rodriguez passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Rodriguez trying to control the action but Juneus is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Rodriguez is looking for a kimura here.
Juneus punching from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Juneus manages to get to full guard.
Juneus throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Rodriguez thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Juneus keeping moving, preventing Rodriguez from controlling successfully.
Juneus strikes from his own guard.
Juneus doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juneus keeping moving, preventing Rodriguez from controlling successfully.
Juneus is striking but Rodriguez is not phased and passes to half guard.
Rodriguez is trying to work for a kimura but Juneus is defending well.
Rodriguez looks gassed!
Rodriguez blocks the strikes from Juneus.
Rodriguez is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Juneus missing with punches from the bottom.
Juneus misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Rodriguez is looking for a kimura here.
Juneus flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juneus punching from the bottom.
Juneus slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Juneus tries to strike from the bottom.
Rodriguez thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Juneus throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Rodriguez trying to control the position from guard on top but Juneus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Juneus 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.
Juneus tries to strike from the bottom.
Juneus trying to strike off his back.
Juneus doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Juneus wants to sweep here but Rodriguez controlling him for the moment.
Rodriguez trying to control but Juneus is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juneus striking from the bottom here.
Juneus looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rodriguez engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Juneus keeping moving, preventing Rodriguez from controlling successfully.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Roberto Rodriguez wasn't active enough on the ground.
Rodriguez throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Juneus tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Rodriguez is in Juneus's guard.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Juneus throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Juneus tries to strike from the bottom.
Juneus throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roberto Rodriguez dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Juneus gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Juneus trying to strike off his back.
Roberto Rodriguez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Juneus throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Juneus lands a couple of shots from the bottom.
Juneus doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Juneus keeping full guard, as Rodriguez tries to pass.
Rodriguez preventing the sweep.
Rodriguez thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Juneus lands with a heel strike from the guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Juneus doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Rodriguez drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Rodriguez as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Juneus screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Rodriguez! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Roberto Rodriguez!
Roberto Rodriguez bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frank Hendo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wiz Khalifa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khalifa has chosen young wild and free as his entrance music. Wiz Khalifa will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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170 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Good elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Frank Hendo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wiz Khalifa!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Leandro Rodrigues and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hendo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hendo keeps the fight on the outside.
Hendo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Khalifa counter with a right hand.
Hendo throws a poor cross that misses
and Khalifa counters with a one-two to the body.
Khalifa tries to close the distance and clinch but Hendo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Khalifa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hendo keeps the fight on the outside.
Khalifa wants to clinch up but Hendo keeps it at a distance.
Khalifa looking to score a takedown here. Hendo is defending well but Khalifa drives through and ends up in Hendo's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hendo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Khalifa doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Khalifa manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Khalifa passes into half guard.
Khalifa is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Hendo doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Khalifa.
Hendo looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hendo is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khalifa is looking for a kimura here.
Khalifa has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Hendo defend it? Khalifa steps over the head and cranks it - Hendo is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Khalifa!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Wiz Khalifa!
Wiz Khalifa tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kik mAn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Jackson (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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210 lbs
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kik mAn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thomas Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Felipe Paraventi and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson is looking to clinch.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch but mAn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jackson gets the takedown into side control.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
mAn is working to avoid the ground and pound but Jackson connects with a decent elbow.
mAn is trying to work for a sweep but Jackson has mounted him!
You get the feeling that mAn really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Jackson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Jackson raining down shots from the mount!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson content just to control the position here.
Jackson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
mAn is rocked!
Jackson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jackson postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! mAn is out cold - huge knockout for Jackson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Thomas Jackson!
Thomas Jackson managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Crossfit HGH, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Onizuka Stresemann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pound Ground (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stresemann comes to the cage accompanied by Takashi Sorimachi - Poison . We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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224 lbs
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210 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Onizuka Stresemann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pound Ground!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Leandro Rodrigues and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stresemann shoots in and gets a takedown into Ground's guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Stresemann advances to half guard.
Stresemann is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Ground!
Ground is desperately trying to improve his position but Stresemann has a good base and remains in mount.
Stresemann fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Stresemann working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Ground is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stresemann postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Ground in real trouble here! The ref calls for Ground to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Onizuka Stresemann!
Onizuka Stresemann decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Phoenix Valentine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anton Seeberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Valentine kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Liquid Tension Experiment - Acid Rain. Seeberg comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Alice in chains - Check my brain kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Phoenix Valentine has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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164 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Phoenix Valentine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anton Seeberg!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Leandro Rodrigues and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seeberg throws a sloppy head kick and Valentine moves out of range easily.
Valentine blocks a head kick by Seeberg.
Seeberg slaps away a takedown attempt from Valentine, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Seeberg slaps away a takedown attempt from Valentine, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Valentine throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Valentine fails with the takedown
and Seeberg counters with a nice body kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Phoenix Valentine. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Valentine throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Valentine shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Seeberg counters with a body kick.
Seeberg closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Seeberg lands in his opponent's guard.
Seeberg trying to control but Valentine is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anton Seeberg has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
A head kick misses from Seeberg.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Valentine is defended easily by Seeberg.
Valentine fails with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seeberg throws a head kick but Valentine moves out of range.
Valentine shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Valentine fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Seeberg avoids it really well and circles away.
Seeberg looks to score with a jab to the body but Valentine is just out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Seeberg as Valentine shoots in.
Valentine shoots in and drives through. Seeberg sprawls well.
Valentine drives through with a takedown into guard.
Valentine looking to sit in guard and control but Seeberg gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Valentine manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentine punching from mount but Seeberg doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Seeberg blocking the ground and pound.
Valentine prevents Seeberg from getting the reversal.
Seeberg wants to control but Valentine is having none of it.
Seeberg tries to reverse the position but Valentine maintains control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valentine with a couple of short strikes.
Valentine 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.
Valentine throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Seeberg tries to lock up and control but Valentine gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Valentine misses with a head shot.
Valentine has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Seeberg's face.
Seeberg really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Valentine. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Valentine putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Valentine lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Seeberg is rocked!
Valentine content just to control the position here.
Seeberg is still in real trouble! Can Valentine finish him?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Valentine looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Seeberg covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Phoenix Valentine!
After winning the bout, Phoenix Valentine thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zack Dio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dio comes to the cage accompanied by Megadeth - Dialectic Chaos. Zack Dio has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Zack Dio!
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, Lee Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Thiago Cunha and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dio clobbers Jackson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
It looks like Lee Jackson has been cut.
Jackson drops his hands momentarily and Dio takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Dio misses with a body shot.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dio lands with a hook. Jackson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson shoots for a takedown but Dio saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Zack Dio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lee Jackson.
Dio sizes up Jackson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That has opened up Lee Jackson's cut even more.
Dio lands a big right hand that sends Jackson crashing to the mat! Dio stays standing though and waves Jackson back to his feet!
Jackson is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dio closes the distance and clinches.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Dio takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Dio really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Dio for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
A shot in the inside from Dio.
The cut above Lee Jackson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Dio makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dio lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Lee Jackson's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Lee Jackson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Zack Dio!
An out of breath Zack Dio thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Clay Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gab Contreras (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davis comes into the arena with Clay Davis -- Sheeeeeeiiiiiiiiiiiiitttttttttttttt blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Clay Davis!
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, Gab Contreras!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Thiago Cunha and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis slips a jab from Contreras.
Contreras throws a predictable looking body shot
and Contreras takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Davis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Davis lands a jab to Contreras's midsection.
Davis scores with a three punch combo!
Contreras looks to land a combination but Davis avoids it well.
Davis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Contreras takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Davis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Contreras was well out of range. Poor timing from Davis.
Davis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Contreras manages to avoid it.
Contreras looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Contreras looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Davis is fending him off so far but Contreras persists. Nope, Davis circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice uppercut lands for Davis. That snapped Contreras's head back.
Contreras misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Davis makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Contreras as he jumps to the side.
Contreras looks to land a combination but Davis avoids it well.
Contreras throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A telegraphed right hand from Contreras misses the target.
Contreras tries to bum rush Davis with a series of wild strikes but Davis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Davis is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Contreras's half guard.
Contreras looks gassed!
Contreras is looking to control Davis's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Contreras avoid being mounted?
Davis thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Davis sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Contreras defending well though.
Davis seems to be looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis is looking for a kimura here.
Davis will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Contreras trying to control but Davis postures up.
Davis is trying to work for a kimura but Contreras is defending well.
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!
Davis is trying to work for a kimura but Contreras is defending well.
Contreras is controlling Davis's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Davis is looking for a kimura here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Contreras is looking to improve his position.
Contreras wants to control but Davis is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Davis is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Contreras really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Davis. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Contreras is looking to control Davis's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Contreras avoid being mounted?
Davis is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Davis is working for a submission of some sort.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Contreras trying to control here.
Davis is working for a kimura but Contreras is defending it quite comfortably.
Davis throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Davis really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Contreras punching from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Contreras is trying to maintain the position but Davis is very close to passing his half guard.
Contreras avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Davis.
Contreras is trying to control but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clay Davis dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Davis cracks Contreras with an open hand slap.
Contreras throws a hook but Davis blocks it.
Davis lands with a nice body punch.
Contreras tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Davis was well out of range. Poor timing from Contreras.
Davis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Contreras scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Clay Davis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Davis sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Davis is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Contreras pulls his head out easily.
Davis actively working from the bottom here.
Davis is looking to improve his position.
Davis looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis is refusing to be controlled, as Contreras sits in half guard.
Davis looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Contreras wants to stand up but Davis is controlling the position.
Contreras wants to control but Davis is keeping him busy.
Contreras is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Contreras slows the pace down in half guard.
Davis actively working from the bottom here.
Davis looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis has hold of Contreras's hands but Contreras slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Contreras is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Davis is just riding it out for now. Contreras eventually gives up the hold.
Davis makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Davis.
Davis throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Davis had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Contreras defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis looking for a guillotine here but Contreras defends easily.
Davis has his foot on Contreras's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Contreras works his way back into a safe position though.
Davis is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Contreras is aware though and is defending well.
Contreras slips nicely into half guard.
Contreras trying to control from half guard but Davis is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Contreras lands strikes from half guard.
Contreras looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Contreras wants to stand up but Davis has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Davis taking some punishment here, with Contreras in his half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Contreras lands a nice short elbow.
Davis looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Contreras is keen to just control but Davis is a slippery customer.
Davis looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Davis is staying active underneath Contreras, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Well, if Contreras is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Ground and pound from Contreras.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Clay Davis will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A decent looking cross lands there for Davis.
Contreras moves forwards but Davis connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jab, jab by Davis - just one landing.
Davis misses with a takedown
and Contreras counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Davis misses with a straight right.
Davis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Davis tries to clinch there but Contreras circles away.
Contreras tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Davis was well out of range. Poor timing from Contreras.
Davis lands with an overhand left.
Contreras swings for the body but Davis moves out of range.
Clay Davis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Contreras lands a head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis blocks a jab.
Davis connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Davis with a nice cross.
Contreras has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Contreras there as he acknowledges the shot.
Contreras thows a left - swing and a miss!
Contreras stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Contreras wants it to stay on the feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Contreras staying out of range there.
Contreras with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Contreras swinging wildly here.
Contreras misses with a wild combination.
Davis is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Contreras takes one to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis throws a body punch but Contreras moves out of range.
Contreras looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Davis has an active guard here but Contreras has managed to pass into half guard.
Davis looking for submissions off his back.
Contreras drops an elbow to the side of Davis's head.
Contreras works his way into side control.
Davis looking for a sweep but Contreras has passed into full mount! Oh no!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Contreras tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Davis tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Contreras controlling from mount.
Davis is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Davis is working hard here to advance position.
Contreras looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Contreras landing strikes, looking to finish!
Davis can't escape the position.
Contreras with shots to the head and body - Davis looks very uncomfortable down there.
Contreras controlling the position easily from mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Davis is in all sorts of trouble here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Davis is in a horrible position here. Contreras smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Gab Contreras has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Clay Davis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Davis keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gab Contreras comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Davis has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Clay Davis!
Clay Davis seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edinaldo Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Kazarian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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270 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Edinaldo Oliveira!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Travis Kazarian!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Emerson Jorge and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kazarian is defended easily by Oliveira.
Oliveira misses with a two punch combination.
Oliveira misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Oliveira misses with a two punch combination.
Kazarian fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Oliveira avoids it really well and circles away.
Kazarian ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Oliveira moves away.
Oliveira misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kazarian tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kazarian misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Oliveira.
Kazarian shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Oliveira is trying to defend but Kazarian finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Kazarian is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kazarian.
Oliveira is looking to control Kazarian's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Oliveira avoid being mounted?
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Oliveira trying to hold on to Kazarian's head to control him but Kazarian postures up.
Oliveira avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kazarian.
Kazarian throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kazarian seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Oliveira does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kazarian throwing shots but Oliveira is blocking nicely.
Kazarian looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Oliveira is trying to maintain the position but Kazarian is very close to passing his half guard.
Kazarian landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Kazarian sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Oliveira defending well though.
Oliveira keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Oliveira looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kazarian thows a huge punch but Oliveira dodges it nicely.
Oliveira on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Oliveira tries to get out of the position.
Oliveira trying to control here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kazarian is looking to take a break and control but Oliveira is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Oliveira looks like he's trying to stand up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Oliveira trying to control but Kazarian postures up.
Oliveira is trying to stand up here but Kazarian is controlling him well.
Oliveira is looking to control Kazarian's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Oliveira avoid being mounted?
The ref stands the fighters back up. Edinaldo Oliveira wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Kazarian ducks under a wild hook from Oliveira.
Nice takedown defense from Oliveira. No joy for Kazarian on that attempt.
Edinaldo Oliveira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Travis Kazarian.
Oliveira throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kazarian dives in and grabs Oliveira's left leg, looking for a takedown. Oliveira pushes down on Kazarian's head and hops out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira throws a right hand that Kazarian ducks under and follows up with a left that Kazarian also avoids with ease.
Kazarian gets a takedown into half guard.
Oliveira is trying to control but can't.
Kazarian is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kazarian is thwarting Oliveira's attempts to control the position.
Kazarian missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kazarian working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Oliveira desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Oliveira keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kazarian is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Oliveira defends it well.
Oliveira is staying active underneath Kazarian, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oliveira has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kazarian is working away from the top position though.
Kazarian is trying to control the action in half guard but Oliveira is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Oliveira has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kazarian is working away from the top position though.
Oliveira keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Oliveira taking some punishment here, with Kazarian in his half guard.
Kazarian thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kazarian has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kazarian trying to mount his opponent but Oliveira defends it.
Kazarian throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Oliveira trying to hold on to Kazarian's head to control him but Kazarian postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Edinaldo Oliveira.
Kazarian shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Oliveira's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Travis Kazarian dominated that round.
That's time! Oliveira's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Oliveira misses with a two punch combination.
Oliveira pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Some wild striking there from Oliveira.
Kazarian tries for a takedown but Oliveira sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Oooooh!!! Oliveira has knocked Kazarian down with a huge combo! Oliveira steps away and waves a wobbly Kazarian back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Kazarian is rocked!
It looks like Travis Kazarian has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oliveira throws out a loose jab but Kazarian uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kazarian dodges the punch combination from Oliveira.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Oliveira! Kazarian is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Edinaldo Oliveira!
Edinaldo Oliveira retains his heavyweight title!
A relieved looking Edinaldo Oliveira 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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