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OCL 9 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Diederik Carolus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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260 lbs
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245 lbs
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Basic striking
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Brawler
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Diederik Carolus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andre Silva!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Emerson Jorge and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva tries to bum rush Carolus with a series of wild strikes but Carolus uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Carolus.
Carolus misses with a takedown attempt - Silva sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Silva pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Carolus back to the cage. Silva follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Carolus shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Silva pinned against the cage. Silva gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diederik Carolus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Carolus closes the distance and clinches up with Silva, looking for a takedown. Carolus pushes Silva against the cage but Silva circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Carolus tries for a takedown but Silva sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Carolus swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva digs a good body shot into Carolus's ribs.
Silva should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Carolus has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
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!
Silva swinging wildly here.
Carolus fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Silva stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Silva wants it to stay on the feet.
Silva tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throws a right and a left that Carolus avoids nicely.
Carolus shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Silva counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Carolus shoots in and drives through. Silva sprawls well.
Silva lands a two punch combo.
Carolus is breathing heavily.
Silva fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Carolus looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Carolus avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Carolus shoots in but no luck this time.
Silva tries to clinch there but Carolus circles away.
Silva is looking to clinch but Carolus is avoiding it.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Carolus dives in and scores a takedown into Silva's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Silva wants to stand but Carolus is controlling the position.
Carolus wants to pass the guard but Silva is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carolus trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Carolus is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Silva is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Silva has escaped and now he's on top!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carolus is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Silva is aware though and is defending well.
Silva wants to stand but Carolus has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Carolus looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Silva passes into side control.
Silva tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carolus gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Silva trying to control from half guard but Carolus is working away.
Carolus is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Carolus actively working from the bottom here.
Carolus controlling the position for now.
Carolus wants to control but Silva is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to get back to his feet.
Carolus actively working from the bottom here.
Carolus wants to control but Silva passes into side.
Carolus isn't going anywhere.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carolus wants to control but Silva postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andre Silva dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Carolus manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Silva has taken the fight to the clinch.
Carolus is trying to drag Silva to the mat but Silva just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silva lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Carolus at a distance.
Silva throws a shot to the body.
Andre Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Carolus avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Carolus paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Carolus fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Silva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Silva thuds a left hand into Carolus's body.
Silva takes a swing at Carolus's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carolus shoots for a double leg takedown but Silva sprawls well. He's pushed Carolus's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diederik Carolus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Carolus fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Silva avoids it really well and circles away.
A combination from Silva does no damage.
Carolus circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Carolus rather than just go for the knockout.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Carolus changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Silva tries to avoid it but Carolus manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Silva to the ground. Silva escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Carolus swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Carolus.
Carolus blocks a head kick by Silva.
Carolus shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Silva wants to get back to his feet.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Carolus mounts Silva! Really nice guard pass there!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carolus moves to back control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva holding both Carolus 's hands and preventing any damage.
Carolus is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Silva defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Silva looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Carolus has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Silva fending off the submission attempt from Carolus.
Carolus looking for the rear naked choke. And he's got it! Silva taps!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Diederik Carolus!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Raphael Roberto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kreflo Dollar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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176 lbs
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170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Raphael Roberto!
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, Kreflo Dollar!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Thiago Cunha and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dollar closes the distance looking to clinch
and Roberto counters with an inside leg kick.
Dollar wants to clinch
and Roberto counters with a two punch combo.
Dollar closes the distance but Roberto moves to the side
and Roberto counters with a right hand to the body.
Dollar tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Roberto counters with a low kick, right behind Dollar 's knee.
Dollar moves to clinch but Roberto breaks away
and Roberto counters with a two punch combo.
Dollar wants to clinch
and Roberto counters with a good low kick that Dollar was not able to check.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dollar tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Roberto cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Roberto shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like Roberto is going to stand back up.
Dollar tries to kick Roberto off but Roberto keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Roberto tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Dollar is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Raphael Roberto just wasn't active enough.
Dollar wants to clinch but Roberto slips to the side
and Roberto counters with a two punch combo.
Dollar closes the distance looking to clinch
and Roberto counters with a three punch combo that has Dollar backing up. Dollar nods at Roberto to acknowledge the strikes.
Dollar is rocked!
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Roberto has cracked Dollar with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Roberto lands another huge swinging hook and Dollar tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Dollar, before Roberto can land any more shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Raphael Roberto!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pawel Zaremba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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182 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Self confident |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pawel Zaremba!
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, Anderson Souza!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Daniel Cesar and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zaremba takes one to the chin there.
Zaremba has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Souza.
Zaremba has closed the distance and engaged Souza in a clinch.
Souza jumps guard and drags Zaremba to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Souza is on top in guard.
Zaremba wants to stand but Souza is controlling the position.
Souza stays in close to Zaremba's body and controls the position.
Zaremba can't keep his opponent in guard - Souza advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Souza is looking for a kimura but Zaremba is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Souza to get the leverage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Souza seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Zaremba is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Anderson Souza!
Anderson Souza 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 Jimmy De Loco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Reno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Loco comes to the cage accompanied by Kaizers orchestra, Maestro. Jimmy De Loco has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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208 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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, Jimmy De Loco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mike Reno!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Emerson Jorge and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Loco doesn't manage to clinch there - Reno circles away.
Reno shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. De Loco is trying to defend but Reno finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Reno with the ground and pound but De Loco uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Reno is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
De Loco is looking to stand up but Reno isn't so interested in that idea.
Reno working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Reno throws a big elbow that misses.
Reno trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
De Loco is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Reno is controlling him.
Reno missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Reno controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reno postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Reno wants to control from the top but De Loco keeps moving.
De Loco looking for a sweep. Not yet De Loco, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De Loco preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Reno throwing strikes but missing.
Reno working some strikes from top position.
Reno with a flurry of punches that miss.
Reno really doesn't want to stay on the ground with De Loco. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
De Loco utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reno throws a strike but De Loco rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Reno has De Loco pulled in close to control his posture.
De Loco stands and steps away. Reno gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
De Loco misses with a wild combination.
De Loco takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jimmy De Loco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reno fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. De Loco sprawls well initially but Reno persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reno missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Reno is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and De Loco reverses the position - he's now on top in Reno's guard.
Reno not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Loco tries to free his leg and advance position but Reno is retaining full guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Reno working a defensive guard here.
Reno is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Mike Reno was stalling too much, according to the referee.
De Loco defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Reno.
De Loco connects with an inside leg kick.
De Loco really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Reno throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
De Loco tries to clinch but Reno moves away
and Reno makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
De Loco misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reno fails with the takedown.
De Loco shoots for a double leg takedown but Reno sprawls well. He's pushed De Loco's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
De Loco lands a jab to the nose.
De Loco misses with a straight right.
Some wild striking there from De Loco.
Reno swats away the attempt to clinch by De Loco.
Left hook, right uppercut from De Loco.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice defenses there by De Loco.
De Loco tries to clinch there but Reno circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Reno dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
De Loco clinches up against the cage.
De Loco can't break the clinch.
De Loco breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - De Loco looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Reno on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
De Loco tries to clinch up
and Reno decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in De Loco's guard.
Reno scoring with punches to the head and body.
Reno trying to control the position from guard on top but De Loco is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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!
Reno loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reno is looking to work some ground and pound but De Loco has wrist control.
Reno in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Reno won't allow De Loco to get back to his feet.
Reno throws a strike but De Loco rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Reno looking to hit a scissor sweep but De Loco is one step ahead there.
De Loco tries to free his leg and advance position but Reno is retaining full guard.
Reno managing to control the position.
Reno keeping moving, preventing De Loco from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Loco throwing strikes from guard but Reno blocks nicely.
De Loco will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
De Loco postures up.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from De Loco, right into the meat.
Reno swats away the attempt to clinch by De Loco.
De Loco tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jimmy De Loco is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
De Loco thows a left - swing and a miss!
Reno gets a takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Loco wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Loco trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Reno uses his free foot to push down on De Loco's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for De Loco.
De Loco really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Mike Reno has got the better of the ground game so far.
Reno with good strikes from the mount here!
Reno lands a nice shot to the head.
A nice elbow there by Reno.
Reno breaks from De Loco's wrist control and lands an elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reno scoring with strikes but De Loco is staying in there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Loco is wriggling around trying to escape.
Reno working the ground and pound effectively.
Reno raining down shots from the mount!
De Loco is rocked!
Reno controlling from the full mount.
Reno landing strikes from the mount.
Oh De Loco is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Reno scoring with strikes but De Loco is staying in there.
De Loco is in a horrible position here. Reno smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Reno showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
De Loco gets caught flat footed, as Reno shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
De Loco seems to have got his legs back now.
Reno lands a couple of elbows.
Reno trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Reno throwing strikes but missing.
Reno loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
De Loco is looking to stand up but Reno isn't so interested in that idea.
Reno trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Reno working some strikes from top position.
Reno trying to control but De Loco is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reno throws a strike but De Loco rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Reno bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in De Loco's guard.
Reno trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Reno wants to control from the top but De Loco keeps moving.
Reno seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Reno must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
De Loco keeping moving, preventing Reno from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reno throws a big elbow that misses.
Reno trying to control the position from guard on top but De Loco is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Mike Reno.
De Loco closes the distance but Reno moves to the side
and Reno decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in De Loco's guard.
Reno trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but De Loco manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
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!
Reno is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Reno working for submissions but it's allowed De Loco to get to half guard.
Reno wants to control but De Loco is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Loco gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
De Loco throws a nice outside leg kick.
Reno circles away from the clinch attempt.
De Loco tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Reno counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Reno missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Reno 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.
De Loco pushes Reno off looking to stand but Reno dives back in and keeps control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jimmy De Loco has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Reno misses with a head shot. De Loco uses the momentum to regain guard.
Mike Reno is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
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.
De Loco throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Reno comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Reno winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Reno!
Mike Reno 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Deke Dickleson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eduardo Da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Deke Dickleson!
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, Eduardo Da Silva!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Emerson Jorge and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva has his takedown stuffed
and Dickleson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Dickleson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Silva has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dickleson has managed to get both his arms back between Silva's legs - danger averted.
Silva working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dickleson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dickleson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Dickleson wants to pass the guard but Silva is keeping the position.
Dickleson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Silva has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dickleson has managed to get both his arms back between Silva's legs - danger averted.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dickleson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Dickleson stopping the sweep attempt from Silva.
Dickleson connects with a couple of short punches.
Silva should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Dickleson tries to free his leg and advance position but Silva is retaining full guard.
Dickleson trying to stand up but can't free himself from Silva's guard.
Dickleson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Dickleson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Silva had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Dickleson defends it easily.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Dickleson from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is looking for a triangle but Dickleson pushes his legs off easily.
Dickleson is stalling in the full guard.
Dickleson lands a couple of elbows.
Dickleson looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dickleson is in close to Silva's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Silva had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Dickleson defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dickleson won't allow Silva to sweep him here.
Dickleson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silva on the ground.
Dickleson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Dickleson drops back looking for a leg! Silva is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Silva manages to kick Dickleson off! Dickleson jumps back into Silva's guard.
Silva looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dickleson with a nice head shot there.
Silva has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dickleson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Dickleson from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dickleson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Dickleson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silva is keeping the position for now.
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 Deke Dickleson will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Silva gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Dickleson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Silva had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Dickleson defends it easily.
Dickleson works over Silva with some ground and pound from guard.
Dickleson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Dickleson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Dickleson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Dickleson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dickleson throws a big elbow that misses.
Silva looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Dickleson is defending well. Silva quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Dickleson has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Silva celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Eduardo Da Silva!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Julio Cezar De Lima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Lima comes to the cage accompanied by DosCe- Urban Mafia. Diego Martinez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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250 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Julio Cezar De Lima!
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, Diego Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Luis Engracia and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Lima misses with a takedown attempt - Martinez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Martinez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Martinez misses the shot to the body.
Martinez throws a solid leg kick but De Lima takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Martinez.
Martinez feints a jab promting De Lima to slip. Martinez then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. De Lima slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Julio Cezar De Lima has been cut.
Diego Martinez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice sprawl there from Martinez as De Lima shoots in.
De Lima shoots in and drives through. Martinez sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Julio Cezar De Lima. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Martinez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Martinez misses with a double jab
and De Lima counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Lima drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Martinez dives on top into guard.
De Lima throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Martinez must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Lima looking for a guillotine here but Martinez defends easily.
Martinez stands and steps away. De Lima gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
De Lima shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Martinez as he avoids it easily.
De Lima shoots in and drives through. Martinez sprawls well.
A punch combination from Martinez misses.
Martinez looks to land a combination but De Lima avoids it well.
Martinez throws a hook but De Lima blocks it.
De Lima shoots in looking for a takedown. Martinez tries to sprawl out of it but De Lima keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Martinez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
De Lima fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Martinez misses with a two punch combination.
Diego Martinez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Martinez misses with a series of wild punches.
Horrible takedown by De Lima or perhaps it was just good defense by Martinez which made him look bad.
Martinez throws a wild body kick that De Lima sees coming a mile off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Lima moves out of range as Martinez strikes.
Martinez throws a series of punches but De Lima moves out of range.
Martinez cracks De Lima with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
De Lima closes the distance and clinches up with Martinez, looking for a takedown. De Lima pushes Martinez against the cage but Martinez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
De Lima takes a shot to the body in his stride.
De Lima is breathing heavily.
Martinez scores with a jab to the head.
Martinez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract De Lima.
Martinez misses with a double jab.
Martinez throws out a leg kick but De Lima moves out of range and Martinez only half commits.
De Lima misses with a takedown attempt - Martinez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
De Lima checks a low kick from Martinez.
De Lima closes the distance and clinches up with Martinez, looking for a takedown. De Lima pushes Martinez against the cage but Martinez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martinez thumps De Lima with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez just misses with a punch to the body.
De Lima tries for a takedown but Martinez sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Martinez misses with a double jab.
Martinez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice sprawl there from Martinez as De Lima shoots in.
Martinez lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as De Lima backs up against the cage.
Sloppy strikes from Martinez. Those never looked like landing.
Martinez tries to bum rush De Lima with a series of wild strikes but De Lima uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Martinez displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from De Lima.
Martinez misses with a hook. De Lima ducked under it nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Martinez lands with a right hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Martinez.
De Lima fails with the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Martinez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Julio Cezar De Lima's cut.
That's time! De Lima's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Martinez misses with the combination.
Martinez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
De Lima checks a leg kick.
De Lima fails with a takedown attempt.
De Lima ducks straight into an uppercut from Martinez and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - De Lima manages to regain guard straight away.
De Lima is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Martinez wanted to stand there but De Lima had control of the position.
Martinez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with De Lima. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Martinez avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Lima working for a triangle but Martinez defends it easily.
Martinez decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Martinez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract De Lima.
De Lima shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Martinez sprawls well. Martinez wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. De Lima gets slowly back to his feet.
Martinez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by De Lima.
Martinez tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and De Lima is able to avoid easily.
De Lima shoots in for a double leg but Martinez sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Julio Cezar De Lima. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Martinez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Martinez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Lima was well out of range. Poor timing from Martinez.
De Lima will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Martinez does no damage.
De Lima will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
De Lima tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Martinez swivels and escapes.
De Lima fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Martinez avoids it really well and circles away.
De Lima showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Martinez.
De Lima takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Julio Cezar De Lima's cut is getting worse.
Martinez just misses with a punch to the body.
De Lima slips a jab and a cross from Martinez.
Martinez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Martinez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
De Lima takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
De Lima showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Martinez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Martinez shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Martinez misses with a wild body shot.
De Lima looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Martinez is fending him off so far but De Lima persists. Nope, Martinez circles away and we're back to standing.
Martinez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by De Lima.
Martinez stuffs the takedown.
Martinez lands a jab-cross combination.
Julio Cezar De Lima's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Martinez misses with a body shot
and De Lima counters with a shoot takedown. Martinez fights it but they end up in guard.
De Lima thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
De Lima thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Martinez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Julio Cezar De Lima's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Martinez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Martinez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Martinez looks to land a combination but De Lima avoids it well.
Martinez defends well against a solid takedown attempt from De Lima.
Martinez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Martinez fakes a jab and throws a low kick but De Lima checks it well.
Martinez misses with a few strikes there.
De Lima misses with a takedown attempt - Martinez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Martinez stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Martinez wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Julio Cezar De Lima. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Martinez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but De Lima circles away quickly and effectively.
Diego Martinez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice takedown defense from Martinez. No joy for De Lima on that attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Martinez digs a good hook to De Lima's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Lima has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Martinez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Martinez misses the body punch
and De Lima counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Martinez wants to stand and escape but De Lima is having none of it.
De Lima drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and De Lima jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
De Lima is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
De Lima drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and De Lima jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Lima stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Martinez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
De Lima drops back looking for a leg! Martinez is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Martinez manages to kick De Lima off! De Lima jumps back into Martinez's guard.
De Lima pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Martinez is keeping the position for now.
Julio Cezar De Lima has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez is looking to stand up but De Lima isn't so interested in that idea.
De Lima thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
De Lima pushing down on Martinez's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Martinez wants to get back to his feet.
De Lima seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Martinez is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Julio Cezar De Lima!
After winning the bout, Julio Cezar De Lima 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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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sagara Sanosuke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gervazio Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Gervazio Silva enters the cage!
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190 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
22 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sagara Sanosuke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gervazio Silva!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Emerson Jorge and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanosuke closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Silva digs a right hand into Sanosuke's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sanosuke's gas tank.
Sanosuke has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.
Silva is trying to break free.
Sanosuke throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
Sanosuke lands a nice uppercut.
Sanosuke misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sanosuke lands a hook that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
A short right from Sanosuke on the inside.
Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sanosuke's elbow.
Sanosuke misses with some punches.
Sanosuke lands a left hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Silva tries to break free but Sanosuke pushes him back against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sanosuke as Silva tries to tie him up.
Sanosuke blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sanosuke blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva.
Sanosuke throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva tries to break the clinch but Sanosuke is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanosuke tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silva's elbow.
Silva throws a head punch that misses.
Silva is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Silva missing with knees to the body.
Sanosuke keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Silva's efforts to push away.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sanosuke.
Silva lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sanosuke makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Silva working hard to break the clinch.
Sanosuke gets through Silva's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sanosuke swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silva blocking some punches.
Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sanosuke lands a nice shot to the body.
Sanosuke lands a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sanosuke lands a right hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sanosuke lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as Sanosuke controls his hands.
Sanosuke lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sanosuke lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Silva.
Sanosuke lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right from Sanosuke.
Silva is rocked!
Silva is trying to drag Sanosuke to the mat but Sanosuke just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Sanosuke lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Silva is still on wobbly legs! Can Sanosuke finish him?
Sanosuke lands an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Sanosuke as the two fighters clinch.
Silva looks gassed!
Sanosuke softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sanosuke lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sanosuke works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sanosuke lands a left hand.
Sanosuke lands a big right hand that drops Silva! The killer instinct kicks in and Sanosuke finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Sanosuke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sagara Sanosuke!
Sagara Sanosuke made sure to mention his sponsor, SAVE A FIGHTER in his post fight interview.
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