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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Andre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Lobe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andre comes to the cage accompanied by Fort Minor - Remember The Name. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paulo Andre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brian Lobe!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Matheus Silva and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lobe misses with a leg kick
enabling Andre to counter with a crisp jab.
Lobe tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Andre is able to avoid easily.
Andre scores with a leg kick.
Lobe attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Lobe throws a leg kick
and Andre counters with an inside leg kick.
Lobe tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Andre is able to avoid easily.
Lobe misses with a leg kick
and Andre counters with a one-two to the body.
Lobe throws a low kick but Andre avoids it.
Lobe pivots, looking for a leg kick but Andre is out of range and Lobe settles back down.
Lobe misses with a leg kick
enabling Andre to counter with a crisp jab.
Lobe tries to land a leg kick but Andre saw it coming and moves away.
Lobe thows a leg kick but Andre checks it
and Andre counters with a left and a right that stings Lobe.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Andre throws a series of punches but Lobe moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lobe throws a leg kick
and Andre cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lobe does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Brian Lobe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A clash of legs there as Andre blocks the low kick.
Lobe showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Andre.
Lobe stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Andre.
Andre throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lobe.
Lobe misses with a low kick.
Andre fails to land with a series of punches.
Lobe thows a leg kick but Andre checks it
and Andre counters with a stiff right hand.
Lobe tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Andre is able to avoid easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lobe thows a leg kick but Andre checks it
and Andre counters with a good low kick that Lobe was not able to check.
Andre checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lobe throws a leg kick but Andre sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Lobe is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Andre.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lobe misses with a leg kick
and Andre counters with a thumping low kick.
Lobe throws a leg kick that is checked
and Andre cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
An inside leg kick from Lobe misses.
Andre lands with an overhand left.
Lobe is rocked!
Andre swinging wildly here.
Lobe throws a leg kick that is checked
and Andre counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lobe is still on wobbly legs! Can Andre finish him?
Andre lands an uppercut, right on the button! Lobe tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Paulo Andre!
After winning the bout, Paulo Andre 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dante Carver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mateus Allen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carver comes to the cage accompanied by Machine Gun - Manu Chao. Mateus Allen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dante Carver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mateus Allen!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Thiago Cunha and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Allen scores with a jab. Carver acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Allen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Carver.
A big right from Allen misses.
Allen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Allen throws a lazy right hand but Carver sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Carver keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Allen.
Carver lands with a shot to the body.
Carver misses with a two punch combination.
Carver keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Allen.
Allen throws a jab when Carver was well out of range.
Carver moves out of range of the strikes.
Carver tries to score a power double leg takedown but Allen sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Carver somewhat.
Carver tries to clinch but Allen moves out of range.
Allen drives through with a takedown into Carver's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Carver is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Allen trying to control but Carver is working from the bottom.
Carver looking to hit a scissor sweep but Allen is one step ahead there.
Allen really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Carver. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Allen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Carver manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Carver lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Allen hang on?
Allen is trying to escape the mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carver can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Allen is looking to escape.
Allen is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Carver scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Allen tries to hold on but Carver pushes him away.
Allen is in all sorts of trouble here.
Allen has given up his back here.
Allen tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Carver tries to control but Allen wriggling away.
Carver has control of Allen's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Allen regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Carver will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Allen is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Carver landing strikes from the mount.
Carver 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.
Carver looking to control but Allen is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Allen tries to lock up and control but Carver gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Allen is trying desperately to improve position.
Allen is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Allen tries to hold on but Carver pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carver jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Allen manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Carver working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Allen is looking for a sweep.
Carver tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Carver has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Allen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Dante Carver will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Allen lands with a good body shot.
A punch combination from Allen misses.
Carver bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Allen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Carver.
Carver wants to clinch.
Carver shoots in but Allen avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Carver thows a body shot but no joy.
Allen is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Allen wants to clinch.
Carver lands a glancing blow to the side of Allen's head.
Dante Carver is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carver ducks under a wild hook from Allen.
Carver looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Allen wants to get back to his feet but Carver is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Allen wants to sweep here but Carver controlling him for the moment.
Carver is looking to work some ground and pound but Allen has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carver wants to pass the guard but Allen is keeping the position.
Carver stands up over Allen, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Carver trying to control the position from guard on top but Allen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Carver sitting in guard here, content to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allen wants to stand up but Carver is controlling him.
Carver landing some decent shots from guard.
Allen wants to sweep but no luck.
Carver trying to control but Allen is working from the bottom.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Carver controlling from the top position.
Carver is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carver trying to control but Allen is working from the bottom.
We're going to have a standup here because Dante Carver wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Carver fails to land with a series of punches.
Allen connects with a single shot there.
Allen throws a nice looking combination but Carver bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Allen keeps the fight on the outside.
Carver cracks Allen with an open hand slap.
Carver tries to clinch up but Allen circles away and keeps his distance.
Allen fails to land the takedown.
Carver looks for a takedown but Allen sprawls well.
Carver is looking to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carver tries to clinch there but Allen circles away.
Carver tries to clinch there but Allen circles away.
Carver ducks under a wild hook from Allen.
Carver fails in his attempt to clinch.
Carver lands the left hand.
Carver rushes Allen and presses him up against the cage.
The referee calls for Carver to work.
Allen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carver is trying to maintain a safe position but Allen gets an underhook and turns Carver into the cage.
Carver jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Allen walks away with a smile on his face. Carver gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dante Carver. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carver shoots in looking for a takedown but Allen manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Carver's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Allen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dante Carver dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Allen lands a nice shot to the body.
Allen darts in and clinches Carver up against the cage.
Carver misses with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Allen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Allen lands a body punch.
Allen wants to get back to striking at distance but Carver won't allow it.
Allen lands a nice shot to the body.
Allen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Carver tries for a takedown but Allen sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Carver fails in his attempt to clinch.
Carver wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Carver connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Allen momentarily.
Carver looks to clinch
and Allen counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Allen trying to control the action but Carver is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carver is looking to regain half guard here but Allen keeps moving and retains side control.
Carver sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Carver trying to hold on to Allen's head to control him but Allen postures up.
Carver is not content to let Allen control the position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Carver is trying to stand.
The fighters are battling for position here. Carver manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Allen stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carver clinches up against the cage.
Allen is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Carver avoiding damage.
Carver lands a hook that snaps the head of Allen backwards.
Carver is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Carver tries to pull guard but Allen forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Carver swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Allen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Carver is keeping busy.
A short uppercut from Allen.
Allen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Carver misses with a hook from the clinch.
Carver blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Allen misses with a punch to the body.
Allen tries for a takedown. No joy.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Carver creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Carver tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dante Carver. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Allen being controlled against the cage.
Carver is trying to pull guard but Allen turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Allen goes for a takedown attempt but Carver pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Carver misses with a wild body shot.
Carver tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Allen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Carver ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carver shoots in and drives through. Allen sprawls well.
Carver closes the distance and clinches.
Allen lands with a short shot to the head.
Carver wants the takedown. Allen is fighting it off but Carver persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Allen's guard against the cage.
Carver stopping the sweep attempt from Allen.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carver trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Allen wants to get back to his feet but Carver is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Allen being controlled here, momentarily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Allen controlling Carver's posture.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mateus Allen.
I think Carver 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight for Dante Carver!
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight for Dante Carver!
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight for Dante Carver!
Dante Carver wins by unanimous decision!
A relieved looking Dante Carver 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Julio Sobral (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duncan Pinderhughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Julio Sobral has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Julio Sobral!
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, Duncan Pinderhughes!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Luis Engracia and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sobral shoots in for a takedown but Pinderhughes shows good takedown defense.
Sobral avoids a kick to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Pinderhughes.
Pinderhughes misses with a wild combination.
Sobral bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Sobral trying to control the action but Pinderhughes is working from the bottom.
Sobral scores with punches from side control.
Sobral trying to control the position but Pinderhughes is working away.
Pinderhughes sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Sobral is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Pinderhughes tries to roll over but Sobral keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinderhughes looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Sobral thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pinderhughes's head.
Sobral not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sobral is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Pinderhughes is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sobral pulls his head out easily.
Pinderhughes looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sobral misses with a head shot. Pinderhughes uses the momentum to regain guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobral trying to control the position from guard on top but Pinderhughes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sobral stays in close to Pinderhughes's body and controls the position.
Pinderhughes has his foot on Sobral's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sobral works his way back into a safe position though.
Sobral pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pinderhughes is keeping the position for now.
Sobral 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobral is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Sobral's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
We're going to have a standup here because Julio Sobral wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Pinderhughes walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Pinderhughes swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sobral counters with a nice double leg into side control. Pinderhughes won't be happy with that.
Pinderhughes tries to improve position but can't.
Sobral is looking to take a break and control but Pinderhughes is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sobral moves into full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sobral controlling from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sobral wants to control the pace but Pinderhughes is squirming around nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julio Sobral 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.
Pinderhughes gets caught flat footed, as Sobral shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Julio Sobral overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sobral slips nicely into half guard.
Pinderhughes is not content to let Sobral control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pinderhughes looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Sobral passes to full mount!
Pinderhughes is squirming around, avoiding Sobral's attempts to control the action.
Pinderhughes is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinderhughes sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Pinderhughes looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sobral is working for a kimura but Pinderhughes is defending it quite comfortably.
Sobral slows the pace down in half guard.
Pinderhughes gets back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobral trying to control the position from guard on top but Pinderhughes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sobral tries to free his leg and advance position but Pinderhughes is retaining full guard.
Pinderhughes working for a triangle but Sobral defends it easily.
Pinderhughes keeping moving, preventing Sobral from controlling successfully.
Sobral postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sobral wants to control from the top but Pinderhughes keeps moving.
Sobral is pushing down on Pinderhughes's leg trying to pass to half guard. Pinderhughes is fighting to maintain full guard but Sobral has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobral not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sobral trying to control the action but Pinderhughes is working from the bottom.
Pinderhughes gets back to full guard.
Pinderhughes keeping full guard, as Sobral tries to pass.
Sobral avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sobral trying to control but Pinderhughes is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sobral postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Pinderhughes keeping moving, preventing Sobral from controlling successfully.
Sobral with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pinderhughes has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sobral can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sobral trying to control the position from guard on top but Pinderhughes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pinderhughes isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Sobral stacks Pinderhughes on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Sobral!
Sobral in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julio Sobral dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Sloppy strikes from Sobral. Those never looked like landing.
Sobral fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Pinderhughes sprawls well initially but Sobral persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Pinderhughes tries to get to full guard but Sobral has control of the leg.
Pinderhughes is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sobral pulls his head out easily.
Sobral moves nicely into side control.
Pinderhughes takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Sobral taking a breather here.
Sobral wants to control but Pinderhughes is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobral tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sobral has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Sobral trying to control the position but Pinderhughes is working away.
Pinderhughes is trying to get back to half guard.
The strikes coming from Sobral are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Sobral tries for a kimura but Pinderhughes is defending well.
Sobral misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobral wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Pinderhughes, who protects the arm well.
Sobral moves into full mount!
Pinderhughes is trying to escape the mount.
Sobral looking to finish Pinderhughes with some ground and pound. This is bad for Pinderhughes!
Sobral pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sobral is landing with some decent strikes but Pinderhughes is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Duncan Pinderhughes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Julio Sobral is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinderhughes tries to reverse the position but Sobral maintains control.
Sobral takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Pinderhughes is looking to improve his position but Sobral isn't that keen on the idea.
Sobral takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Pinderhughes is trying to escape the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sobral tries to control but Pinderhughes wriggling away.
Sobral controlling the pace for now.
Sobral looking to control but Pinderhughes is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
We're going to have a standup here because Julio Sobral wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Pinderhughes lands a nice hook to Sobral's body. Sobral takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Julio Sobral showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sobral, 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight for Julio Sobral!
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight for Julio Sobral!
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight for Julio Sobral!
Julio Sobral wins by unanimous decision!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Julio Sobral made sure he mentioned Mango Nutrition (90% Laundry), along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yoshi Stauning (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wilfredo Cacho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stauning comes to the cage accompanied by Step Up- Drowning Pool. Cacho has chosen I Fink U Freeky as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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212 lbs
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200 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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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, Yoshi Stauning!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wilfredo Cacho!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Luis Engracia and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good leg kick by Cacho there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Stauning takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Stauning takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
It looks like Yoshi Stauning has been cut.
Stauning showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cacho.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cacho doesn't manage to clinch there - Stauning circles away.
Cacho throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cacho lands a head kick. Stauning smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Stauning 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.
Stauning is breathing heavily.
Cacho misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cacho tries to land a leg kick but Stauning saw it coming and moves away.
Cacho has Stauning up against the cage in a clinch.
Cacho's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stauning stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cacho.
Cacho tries to land a front kick but Stauning steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stauning tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Cacho manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
No joy there for Cacho, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A low kick from Cacho is predictable there
and Stauning counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stauning avoids the head kick by Cacho.
Stauning takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Stauning on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Cacho throws a leg kick which misses Stauning's front leg but catches the back leg as Stauning tries to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cacho pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cacho looks to land a body kick but Stauning moved away.
Cacho closes the distance and clinches.
Cacho breaks the clinch.
Cacho scores with a punch to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stauning moves out of range of the leg kick from Cacho.
Cacho gets a clinch.
Cacho comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Cacho trying to land knees to the body.
Cacho blocks an elbow strike from Stauning.
Cacho takes an elbow to the forehead.
Cacho escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cacho takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cacho feints a jab and as Stauning dips his head, Cacho unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Stauning right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Stauning falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the cage! Cacho smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Wilfredo Cacho!
An out of breath and clearly excited Wilfredo Cacho thanked ACME-Blood Red Q158 Always $30 (5% Laundry SALE) for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gudleifur Bjarnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Helio Margules (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gudleifur Bjarnson has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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269 lbs
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248 lbs
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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 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gudleifur Bjarnson !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Helio Margules!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Mauricio Rocha and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Margules!
Bjarnson tries to move into range but Margules moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Margules steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bjarnson . That one must have hurt.
Bjarnson ducks under a wild hook from Margules.
Margules avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Margules misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bjarnson .
Margules lands a nice hook to Bjarnson 's body. Bjarnson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bjarnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Some wild striking there from Bjarnson .
Bjarnson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Margules thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bjarnson misses with a wild combination.
Margules misses with a hook. Bjarnson ducked under it nicely.
Margules throws a jab but it's blocked by Bjarnson .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Margules fails to land the takedown.
Bjarnson throws a head kick but Margules moves out of range.
Bjarnson throws a head kick that half lands.
Bjarnson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bjarnson throws a sloppy head kick and Margules moves out of range easily.
Bjarnson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Margules eats them both and turns towards Bjarnson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Margules takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bjarnson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Margules misses with a wild body shot.
Bjarnson throws a body punch but Margules moves out of range.
Margules just misses with a punch to the body.
Bjarnson tries to land a body kick
and Margules makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
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!
Sloppy strikes from Bjarnson . Those never looked like landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Margules dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bjarnson is breathing heavily.
Bjarnson dodges the punch combination from Margules.
Bjarnson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bjarnson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Margules throws out a loose jab but Bjarnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Margules lands a nice hook to Bjarnson 's body. Bjarnson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Margules tests Bjarnson 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bjarnson throws a series of punches but Margules avoids them all with ease.
Danga de danga de dang - Bjarnson scores with a four punch combination!
Bjarnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Margules.
Margules throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Margules throws a series of punches but Bjarnson moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Margules lands a body shot.
Margules fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The fighters circle momentarily. Margules darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Margules throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A head kick misses from Bjarnson .
Margules looks to throw the jab but Bjarnson is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bjarnson . Margules does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bjarnson throws a head kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Margules. Bjarnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Margules scores with a shot to the body.
Margules misses with a hook. Bjarnson ducked under it nicely.
Margules misses the shot to the body.
Margules scores with a shot to the body.
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!
Margules lands with an uppercut that bounces Bjarnson off the cage and back into range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Margules shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Bjarnson 's guard.
Margules works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Margules is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Bjarnson is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Helio Margules!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lucio Rodrigues (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan OReily (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rodrigues's entrance music is Sandstorm. A fine choice. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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28
197 lbs
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190 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lucio Rodrigues!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ryan OReily!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Matheus Silva and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
OReily drops his hands momentarily and Rodrigues takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Rodrigues dodges the punch combination from OReily.
Rodrigues swings for the body but OReily moves out of range.
Rodrigues throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lucio Rodrigues seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
OReily fails with a takedown attempt.
OReily shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Rodrigues manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Rodrigues manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Rodrigues misses with a body shot.
OReily misses with the combination.
OReily avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from OReily. Those never looked like landing.
Rodrigues tries to sprawl but OReily drives through with a takedown into half guard.
OReily decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
OReily has a takedown stuffed.
Rodrigues looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
OReily keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
OReily tries to roll over but Rodrigues keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
OReily is refusing to be controlled, as Rodrigues sits in half guard.
OReily wants to improve his position but Rodrigues is controlling well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rodrigues working over OReily with some ground and pound. OReily looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
OReily gets back to full guard.
OReily working a defensive guard here.
OReily is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Rodrigues pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. OReily is keeping the position for now.
OReily has a closed guard, preventing Rodrigues from standing up.
Rodrigues makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OReily looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rodrigues throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
OReily keeping full guard, as Rodrigues tries to pass.
Rodrigues has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
OReily not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Rodrigues trying to control the position from guard on top but OReily is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rodrigues trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
OReily is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lucio Rodrigues has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Rodrigues throws an overhand right that lands on OReily's shoulder, as OReily tries to avoid the shot.
Nice takedown defense from Rodrigues. No joy for OReily on that attempt.
Lucio Rodrigues has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan OReily.
Rodrigues moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
OReily is trying to pull guard but Rodrigues turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
OReily breaks from the clinch.
OReily tries to clinch but Rodrigues is having none of it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from OReily is defended easily by Rodrigues.
Rodrigues misses with a two punch combination.
Rodrigues's jab looks to have found its range, popping OReily under the eye.
Rodrigues has managed to clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rodrigues has picked OReily up - he's going for a ride! Rodrigues dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
OReily keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Rodrigues sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. OReily defending well though.
Rodrigues controlling the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucio Rodrigues 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.
Horrible takedown by OReily or perhaps it was just good defense by Rodrigues which made him look bad.
Rodrigues bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
OReily tries to keep at a distance but Rodrigues has taken the fight into the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Rodrigues.
Rodrigues lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of OReily backwards.
Rodrigues content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Rodrigues has OReily pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Rodrigues pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending OReily tumbling to the mat - Rodrigues dives into OReily's guard.
OReily is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodrigues lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Lucio Rodrigues overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rodrigues is looking to advance position but OReily has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
OReily gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
OReily slips under a jab from Rodrigues.
Rodrigues gets a clinch.
Rodrigues lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rodrigues successfully pulls guard.
Rodrigues 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.
OReily passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
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!
Rodrigues works his way to full guard. Good work.
Rodrigues is looking to stand up but OReily isn't so interested in that idea.
Rodrigues keeping moving, preventing OReily from controlling successfully.
OReily won't allow Rodrigues to sweep him here.
OReily trying to control the position from guard on top but Rodrigues is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rodrigues is trying to control the position from the bottom.
OReily slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Rodrigues.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OReily performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
OReily trying to advance position but Rodrigues counters by regaining guard.
Rodrigues has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but OReily has passed into side control.
Rodrigues manages to get back to half guard.
Rodrigues tries to roll over but OReily keeps him under control.
Rodrigues trying to control here.
OReily wants to take a breather but Rodrigues is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
OReily is looking for a kimura here.
Rodrigues wants to improve his position but OReily is controlling well.
Rodrigues is looking to control OReily's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rodrigues avoid being mounted?
Rodrigues has a hand on OReily's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. OReily takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
OReily fails to move to back control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucio Rodrigues dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Rodrigues lands a lovely overhand right.
OReily gets a clinch.
Rodrigues lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rodrigues's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rodrigues tries to land a front kick but OReily steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rodrigues throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent OReily stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rodrigues keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
OReily looks to land a left hand but Rodrigues moved out of range nicely.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from OReily.
OReily throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodrigues moves into the clinch successfully.
OReily fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rodrigues prevents OReily from breaking the clinch.
Rodrigues manages to break the clinch.
Rodrigues clinches up against the cage.
OReily wants to take the fight to the mat but Rodrigues manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Lucio Rodrigues has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan OReily.
Rodrigues's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
OReily misses with a takedown attempt
and Rodrigues holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
OReily tries to land a knee to the head but Rodrigues blocks with his arms.
Rodrigues breaks from the clinch.
OReily tries to clinch up but Rodrigues circles away and keeps his distance.
Rodrigues misses with a hook to the body
and OReily counters with a shoot takedown. Rodrigues fights it but they end up in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rodrigues working a defensive guard but OReily manages to pass into side control anyway.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues tries to improve position but can't.
OReily trying to control the action but Rodrigues is working from the bottom.
Rodrigues struggling a bit here.
OReily has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Rodrigues tries to reverse the position but OReily maintains control.
OReily controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues is working to get back to half guard.
OReily wants to finish this one by submission but Rodrigues is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from OReily.
OReily avoids the attempt from Rodrigues to control.
Rodrigues is trying desperately to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues wants to hold on but OReily pushes him away.
Rodrigues tries to get back to half guard but can't.
OReily wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Rodrigues is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
OReily wants to control but instead Rodrigues manages to regain half guard.
Rodrigues is looking to improve his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
OReily seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rodrigues does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rodrigues misses with an uppercut
and OReily counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by OReily.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ryan OReily.
I think Rodrigues 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight for Lucio Rodrigues!
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight for Lucio Rodrigues!
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight for Lucio Rodrigues!
Lucio Rodrigues wins by unanimous decision!
During a confident post fight interview, Lucio Rodrigues thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Borys Grabowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ed Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nelson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Stephen Lynch - Special Ed kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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22
155 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
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30
152 lbs
16 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Borys Grabowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ed Nelson!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Luis Engracia and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grabowski throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Grabowski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nelson.
Grabowski lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like Ed Nelson has been cut.
Nelson looks to throw the jab but Grabowski is out of range.
Nelson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Grabowski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nelson.
Nelson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Grabowski is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Nelson wants to control from the top but Grabowski keeps moving.
Grabowski trying to control the position.
Nelson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Nelson trying to control the position from guard on top but Grabowski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Grabowski scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Grabowski avoids the body shot from Nelson.
Nelson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Grabowski in his tracks.
Grabowski throws a body punch but Nelson moves out of range.
Nelson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Grabowski.
Grabowski misses with a looping right.
Grabowski lands a jab to the nose.
Grabowski takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A jab from Nelson misses.
Grabowski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nelson.
Grabowski blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grabowski misses with a low kick.
Nelson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nelson throws out a loose jab but Grabowski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nelson moves out of range of the body kick from Grabowski.
Ed Nelson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nelson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nelson misses with a combination
and Grabowski counters with a nice body kick.
Grabowski bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Nelson misses.
Nelson swinging wildly here.
Nelson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grabowski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Grabowski fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nelson.
Nelson gets a double leg takedown into Grabowski's guard.
Nelson controlling from the top position.
Nelson preventing the sweep.
Nelson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Nelson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Nelson throws a strike but Grabowski rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Grabowski won't allow Nelson to sweep him here.
Nelson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Grabowski gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson looking for a sweep. Not yet Nelson, not yet.
Nelson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nelson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Grabowski gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nelson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Grabowski manages to get himself to full guard.
Nelson stopping the sweep attempt from Grabowski.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ed Nelson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ed Nelson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nelson looks for a takedown but Grabowski sprawls well.
Nelson throws a body punch but Grabowski moves out of range.
Nelson checks a leg kick nicely.
Grabowski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nelson.
Grabowski lands the left hand.
Nelson cracks Grabowski with a good jab.
Nelson misses with a body shot
enabling Grabowski to counter with a crisp jab.
Nelson throws out a loose jab but Grabowski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grabowski missing with a left hand there. Nelson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nelson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Grabowski throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Grabowski.
Nelson lands with a good body shot.
Nelson lands a head shot.
Nelson shoots in for a double leg but Grabowski sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Grabowski tries to move into range but Nelson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nelson throws a jab but it's blocked by Grabowski.
Grabowski connects with a body shot.
Grabowski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nelson manages to avoid it.
A lazy left from Grabowski finds it's target.
Good exchange - Grabowski coming out on top.
Grabowski gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Grabowski ducks under a wild hook from Nelson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grabowski dodges the punch combination from Nelson.
Grabowski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nelson missing with a left hand there. Grabowski was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nelson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Grabowski throws a looping overhand right but Nelson ducks down to avoid it.
Grabowski throws a series of punches but Nelson moves out of range.
Grabowski closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Grabowski gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Grabowski is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Grabowski utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grabowski keeping moving, preventing Nelson from controlling successfully.
Nelson connects with a couple of short punches.
Nelson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Grabowski is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Grabowski 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.
Nelson postures up.
Nelson postures up and lands a big shot to Grabowski's brow.
Grabowski keeping full guard, as Nelson tries to pass.
Nelson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nelson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Grabowski controlling the position.
Nelson trying to control the position from guard on top but Grabowski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Borys Grabowski just wasn't active enough.
Grabowski finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nelson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Grabowski sprawls well. Grabowski wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Nelson gets slowly back to his feet.
Borys Grabowski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ed Nelson.
Grabowski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice defenses there by Grabowski.
Nelson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Grabowski looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ed Nelson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ed Nelson'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!
Nelson thows a body shot but no joy.
Grabowski loads up on a big right hand but Nelson slips the punch.
Nice defenses there by Grabowski.
Nelson misses with an uppercut.
Grabowski cracks Nelson with a good jab.
Grabowski ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Grabowski moves away from the strike by Nelson.
Nelson clobbers Grabowski with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nelson thows a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nelson. Grabowski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grabowski ducks under a wild hook from Nelson.
Nelson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Grabowski throws a head kick but Nelson moves out of range.
Grabowski connects with a body shot that sends Nelson's belly button to the back.
A slapping leg kick lands for Grabowski.
Grabowski takes a swing at Nelson's ribcage but misses.
Nelson moves out of range of the body kick.
Nelson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grabowski moves away.
Grabowski moves away from the strike by Nelson.
Grabowski takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nelson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Grabowski lands with a right hand.
Borys Grabowski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Grabowski chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grabowski slips under a jab from Nelson.
Nice defenses there by Nelson.
Nelson lands a nice looking body shot.
Nelson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grabowski was well out of range. Poor timing from Nelson.
Grabowski slips under a jab.
Nelson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grabowski throws a push kick but Nelson slaps the foot to one side.
Grabowski lands the left hand.
Nelson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Grabowski pinned against the cage. Grabowski gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nelson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson misses the jab.
Grabowski slips under a jab from Nelson.
Grabowski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nelson was well out of range. Poor timing from Grabowski.
Nelson looks to land a right hand but Grabowski moved out of range.
Grabowski swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nelson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Borys Grabowski is winning the standup battle so far.
Grabowski connects with an inside leg kick.
Grabowski on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Grabowski ducks under a wild hook from Nelson.
Grabowski throws a body punch but Nelson moves out of range.
Grabowski connects with a looping right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Nelson misses.
Grabowski ducks right into an uppercut from Nelson.
Nelson throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Nelson looks to throw the jab but Grabowski is out of range.
Nelson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Grabowski defends it nicely.
Borys Grabowski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ed Nelson.
Grabowski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nelson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Grabowski counters with a slapping leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nelson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nelson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Grabowski throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
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 Borys Grabowski.
I think Nelson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight for Ed Nelson!
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight for Ed Nelson!
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight for Ed Nelson!
Ed Nelson wins by unanimous decision!
After winning the bout, Ed Nelson 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Carl Panzram (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Price (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Price is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Twisted Sister - The Price. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carl Panzram!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sean Price!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Edson Gomes and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Panzram has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Price.
Panzram wants to slow Price down by chopping away at his legs.
Price swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Panzram missing with a left hand there. Price was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Price misses with a straight left.
Panzram throws a shot from downtown. Price moves away and avoids it.
Panzram takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
It looks like Carl Panzram has been cut.
Price scores with a hook to the body. Panzram takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Panzram misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Panzram looks to land a left hand but Price moved out of range nicely.
Price throws a jab but it's blocked by Panzram.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk. Panzram catches Price right on the button with a cross.
Sean Price is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Price swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Panzram moves away from the strike by Price.
Panzram jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Price doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Price misses with a straight right.
Panzram takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Panzram has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Price finds it's way round the side to connect with Panzram's head.
A right-left combo lands from Price.
Panzram takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice jab there from Price.
Panzram looks to throw the jab but Price is out of range.
Price fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Panzram looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Price throws a jab when Panzram was well out of range.
Panzram takes a swing at Price's ribcage but misses.
Price throws a chopping leg kick but Panzram manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Panzram cracks Price with a right hand to the side of the head.
Price pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Panzram avoids the head kick by Price.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panzram shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Price swings widly with a right hand
and Panzram counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Sean Price seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Price just misses with a punch to the body.
Panzram fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Price fails in his attempt to clinch.
Price looks to throw the jab but Panzram is out of range.
Price uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Panzram.
Price misses with a straight right.
Some wild striking there from Price.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Panzram or perhaps it was just good defense by Price which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carl Panzram. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Panzram fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Price is out of range.
Price is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Panzram thows a left - swing and a miss!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Panzram.
Price goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Price dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Carl Panzram'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.
Panzram works the jab nicely.
Price rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Panzram counters with a left to the body.
Price misses with an uppercut.
Price loads up on a big right hand but Panzram slips the punch.
Sean Price seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A bone on bone clash there as Panzram blocks the leg kick.
Panzram scores with a leg kick.
Price misses with a wild body shot.
Price gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Panzram.
Panzram staying out of range there.
Price scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Carl Panzram's cut is getting worse.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Price throws a sloppy head kick and Panzram moves out of range easily.
Panzram thumps Price with a low kick.
Panzram shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Price wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Panzram.
Price tries to hold on but Panzram postures up.
Panzram is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Price can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Panzram lands with some strikes.
Price in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Panzram looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Panzram 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.
Price is looking to get to half guard.
Panzram lands a big elbow.
Price is rocked!
Panzram thowing shots but they're missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Panzram prevents Price from getting the reversal.
Panzram sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Price tries to hold on but Panzram postures up.
Price reaches up and holds on to Panzram to control the position.
Price tries to hold on but Panzram postures up.
Price keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
BOOM! Panzram connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Panzram dominating with strikes here.
Panzram is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Price can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Price really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Price is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Price tries to reverse the position but Panzram maintains control.
Price taking shots to the head.
Panzram landing strikes from the mount.
Price is still in real trouble! Can Panzram finish him?
Panzram putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Price takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Panzram's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carl Panzram!
Carl Panzram 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 Alfie Norks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kingo Kongo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Norks comes to the cage accompanied by Like a G6. Kingo Kongo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alfie Norks!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kingo Kongo!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Matheus Silva and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kongo just misses with a punch to the body.
Kongo forces Norks back against the cage and clinches.
Norks misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kongo.
Norks lands an elbow just above Kongo 's eye.
It looks like Kingo Kongo has been cut.
Norks looking to throw knees to the head but Kongo is blocking nicely.
Norks connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kongo's face.
Norks misses with a knee to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Norks throws an elbow but misses.
Norks misses with an elbow strike.
Norks dodges an elbow strike from Kongo.
Norks tries to throw a body punch but Kongo avoids it by throwing Norks back against the cage.
Kongo dodges an elbow strike from Norks.
The referee calls for Kongo to work.
Norks lands an elbow inside.
Kongo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Norks missing with knees to the body.
Norks tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norks fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Norks doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Norks.
That has opened up Kingo Kongo's cut even more.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kongo takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Norks throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kongo blocks an elbow strike from Norks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kongo.
Norks lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The cut above Kingo Kongo's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Norks trying to land knees to the body.
Kongo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Norks blocks it with crossed arms.
Norks lands a body punch.
Kongo lands with a light punch inside.
A shot in the inside from Kongo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Norks is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kongo is defending well for now.
Norks tries to land a knee to the head but Kongo blocks with his arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Norks.
Kongo blocks the elbow strike.
Norks is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kongo is defending well for now.
Kongo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kongo content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Norks is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Norks tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Norks misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kongo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Norks tries to land knees in the clinch but Kongo avoids the damage to the body.
Norks misses with a knee to the head.
Kongo throws an elbow that misses.
Kongo lands a right hand.
Kongo trying to control the position but instead, Norks has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kongo into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norks misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kongo.
A short right from Norks on the inside.
Kongo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kongo trying to stall but Norks improves his position.
Kongo takes an elbow to the temple.
Kingo Kongo's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Norks takes a shot to the head.
Norks lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Kingo Kongo's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Alfie Norks!
Alfie Norks is the new heavyweight champion!
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