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UVT 197: The Scrap Yard PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jason Moon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Ramirez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ramirez has chosen Megadeth-Trust as his entrance music. Alex Ramirez struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 186.1lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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202 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Great low kicks
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Good kicks
Granite chin |
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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
31 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jason Moon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alex Ramirez!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Leandro Rodrigues and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moon stuffs the takedown attempt from Ramirez. Ramirez gets slowly back to his feet.
Ramirez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Moon as he jumps to the side.
Ramirez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Moon. That did some damage!
Moon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ramirez.
Ramirez feints and as Moon raises his hands in defense, Ramirez changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Ramirez is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Moon keeping moving, preventing Ramirez from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Alex Ramirez.
Ramirez shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Moon sprawls well. Moon wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ramirez gets slowly back to his feet.
Jason Moon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Ramirez.
No luck for Ramirez with that takedown attempt.
Moon closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Ramirez did well to prevent Moon getting side control.
Moon is trying for a kimura here. Ramirez looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Moon wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jason Moon!
During a confident post fight interview, Jason Moon 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roy Savage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Swardson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roy Savage looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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263 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roy Savage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nick Swardson!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Daniel Cesar and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Savage jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Swardson throws a shot from downtown. Savage moves away and avoids it.
Swardson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Savage misses with a few strikes there.
A head kick misses from Swardson.
The fight stays on the outside here - Swardson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Swardson misses with the combination.
Swardson looks to land a body kick but Savage moved away.
Swardson clinches.
Swardson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Savage is defending well for now.
With the fighters up against the cage, Swardson throws an elbow but misses.
Swardson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Swardson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Swardson manages to break the clinch.
Swardson is looking to clinch but Savage is avoiding it.
An inside leg kick lands from Swardson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savage drives through with a takedown into guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Savage avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Savage trying to control but Swardson is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Savage trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Swardson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Savage is aware though and is defending well.
Swardson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
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!
Savage wants to stand and escape but instead Swardson has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Swardson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swardson throws a big elbow that misses.
Swardson wants to control from the top but Savage keeps moving.
Swardson passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Swardson working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Savage on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Savage tries to get out of the position.
Swardson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Savage is trying to escape the position but Swardson is controlling the position.
Swardson advances to full mount.
Swardson tries to control but Savage wriggling away.
Swardson looking to finish with strikes here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swardson trying to control but Savage is having none of it.
Savage is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Swardson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Savage is looking to escape.
Swardson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Savage can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Swardson is landing with some decent strikes but Savage is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
It looks like Roy Savage has been cut.
Savage is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Swardson unloads with some shots from mount but Savage bucks and avoids them well.
Savage is bucking up trying to escape but Swardson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swardson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Savage is rocked!
Savage knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Swardson on the ground.
Swardson postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Savage out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Swardson goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Nick Swardson!
Nick Swardson decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Asher Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Sagat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sagat has chosen His own theme music as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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26 - 14 - 0 |
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class 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
26 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Asher Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Victor Sagat!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Felipe Paraventi and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Sagat uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lee.
Sagat throws a head kick that half lands.
Lee avoids the head kick by Sagat.
Lee will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The fighters circling - Lee throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lee looks to score with a jab to the body but Sagat is just out of range.
Lee blocks a head kick by Sagat.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sagat, right into the meat.
Lee swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sagat counters with an outside leg kick.
Sagat throws a series of punches but Lee moves out of range.
Sagat tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sagat throws a head kick but Lee moves out of range.
Sagat throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sagat avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lee missing with a left hand there. Sagat was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sagat takes one to the side of the head.
Sagat takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lee throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sagat sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sagat lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Lee has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lee and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sagat.
A telegraphed right hand from Sagat misses the target.
Lee misses with a wild combination.
Sagat throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sagat throws a sloppy head kick and Lee moves out of range easily.
Lee scores with a punch to the head.
Lee checks a leg kick.
Lee moves out of range of the leg kick from Sagat.
Sagat throws a low kick but Lee moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from Sagat. Lee does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lee chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sagat can pounce on him.
Lee swings for the body but Sagat moves out of range.
Lee scores with a nice strike.
A head kick misses from Sagat.
Lee takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A head kick misses from Sagat.
Lee throws an overhand right that lands on Sagat's shoulder, as Sagat tries to avoid the shot.
Lee works Sagat's body with a nice hook.
Lee misses with a straight left.
Lee blocks a head kick by Sagat.
Lee pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Sagat back to the cage. Lee follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Sagat scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Sagat.
Lee throws out a powerful jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sagat.
Lee works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sagat tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lee throws a one two combo.
A big right from Lee misses.
Sagat throws a head kick but Lee moves out of range.
Sagat throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lee throws a right and a left that Sagat avoids nicely.
Sagat throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Lee to counter with a crisp jab.
Sagat throws a head kick but Lee moves out of range.
Lee scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lee checks a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sagat misses with a head kick.
Lee cracks Sagat with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sagat on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sagat throws a leg kick but Lee sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sagat lands a head kick!
Lee just misses with a punch to the body.
Lee is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Lee blocks a head kick by Sagat.
Sagat pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lee fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sagat looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sagat throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sagat looks winded!
Decent striking displayed by Lee there.
A head kick misses from Sagat.
Good exchange - Lee coming out on top.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lee throws a right hand that Sagat ducks under and follows up with a left that Sagat also avoids with ease.
Left hook, right uppercut from Lee.
Sagat is rocked!
Sagat fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lee manages to avoid it.
Sagat is still on wobbly legs! Can Lee finish him?
Lee cracks Sagat with an open hand slap.
Lee drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Sagat right on the button. Sagat goes down! Lee follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Lee gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Asher Lee!
A very excited looking Asher Lee made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charles Menezes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Menezes comes to the cage accompanied by Charlinho, o menino que só queria estudar - Hermes & Renato. Charles Menezes has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Charles Menezes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Junior Aldo!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Felipe Paraventi and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Menezes shoots in but Aldo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Aldo gets caught napping as Menezes dives in and scores a takedown. Aldo manages to retain guard.
Menezes connects with a couple of short punches.
It looks like Junior Aldo has been cut.
Aldo keeping moving, preventing Menezes from controlling successfully.
Menezes will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Menezes is looking to work some ground and pound but Aldo has wrist control.
Aldo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Aldo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Menezes with a flurry of punches that miss.
Aldo has momentary wrist control but Menezes slips an elbow through the middle.
That has opened up Junior Aldo's cut even more.
Menezes keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Aldo's head.
The cut above Junior Aldo's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Junior Aldo's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Charles Menezes!
Charles Menezes decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Cormier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonard Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santos is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Metallica - Whiskey In The Jar. 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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300 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daniel Cormier!
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, Leonard Santos!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Mauricio Rocha and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cormier works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Cormier.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Santos is trying to improve his position.
Santos is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Cormier looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Santos is avoiding damage well.
Cormier lands a nice forearm strike.
Cormier scoring with punches from side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cormier trying to control the action but Santos is working from the bottom.
Santos is looking to regain half guard here but Cormier keeps moving and retains side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Santos can do anything to dispel that myth.
Santos manages to get back to half guard.
Santos won't allow Cormier to pass to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Cormier there.
Santos is looking for a sweep. Cormier is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Cormier is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Santos is just riding it out for now. Cormier eventually gives up the hold.
Cormier missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Santos keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Santos wants to control but Cormier is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Cormier is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Santos is just riding it out for now. Cormier eventually gives up the hold.
Santos really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cormier. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cormier throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Santos wants to improve his position but Cormier is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cormier wants to free his trapped foot but Santos is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Santos wants to control but Cormier passes into side.
Cormier tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Santos is looking to reverse the position.
Cormier misses with the ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cormier looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Santos is avoiding damage well.
Cormier working the ground and pound.
Cormier postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Cormier creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Cormier throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Santos tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Cormier wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cormier scores with a couple of short elbows.
Cormier tries to move into full mount but can't pass Santos's legs.
Santos tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Cormier scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Santos to see if he's OK.
Santos tries to improve position but can't.
Cormier cracks Santos with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Santos is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Cormier scores with punches from side control.
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!
Cormier content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Cormier throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Cormier controlling the position from side mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos taking a bit of punishment here - Cormier scoring with strikes.
Santos is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Cormier's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Cormier seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Santos does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Cormier looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Santos with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Cormier is looking for a kimura here.
Cormier slips a nice elbow through Santos's hands, connecting with Santos's forehead.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cormier wants to control but Santos is keeping him busy.
Cormier 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.
Cormier is really struggling to control Santos but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Cormier takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Cormier dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Cormier looking to score a takedown here. Santos is defending well but Cormier drives through and ends up in Santos's guard.
Santos avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cormier in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cormier preventing the sweep.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Cormier postures up and lands a big shot to Santos's brow.
Santos trying to keep a closed guard but Cormier is proving a slippery customer.
Santos wants to get back to his feet but Cormier is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Santos controlling Cormier's posture.
Cormier lands a couple of digs.
Cormier stopping the sweep attempt from Santos.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Cormier punching from the bottom.
Still in half guard, Santos seems content to control.
Cormier might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Cormier avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Santos.
Santos not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Santos slips a nice elbow through Cormier's hands, connecting with Cormier's forehead.
Santos is keen to just control but Cormier is a slippery customer.
Daniel Cormier overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cormier is looking to improve his position.
Santos is taking a breather. Cormier says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos wants to control but Cormier is keeping him busy.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Cormier gets back to full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Santos stops Cormier from standing up.
Cormier is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Santos is looking to escape.
Cormier is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Cormier is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Santos doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Cormier.
Cormier not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos trying to control here.
Cormier is trying to work for a kimura but Santos is defending well.
Santos trying to control but Cormier postures up.
Cormier not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Cormier lands a nice short elbow.
Santos is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos looks like he's trying to stand up.
Cormier is trying to control. Santos wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Cormier thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Cormier lands with a punch from half guard.
Cormier looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Santos with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Santos has hold of Cormier's hands but Cormier slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Santos wants to improve his position but Cormier is controlling well.
Cormier scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Cormier stops Santos from getting back to his feet.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Cormier connects with a nice short shot to Santos's temple.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cormier lands with a punch from half guard.
Cormier trying to control the action but Santos is working from the bottom.
Cormier working over Santos with some ground and pound. Santos looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Cormier dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Cormier misses with a body shot.
Cormier throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cormier changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Santos tries to avoid it but Cormier manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Santos to the ground. Santos escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cormier.
Santos stalks Cormier and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Cormier's face. Cormier staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Daniel Cormier has been cut.
Cormier tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Santos was well out of range. Poor timing from Cormier.
Cormier thows a body shot but no joy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cormier lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Cormier scores with a hook to the body. Santos takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nice shot lands for Cormier.
It looks like Leonard Santos has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos gets caught napping as Cormier dives in and scores a takedown. Santos manages to retain guard.
Santos trying to control the position.
Santos is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Cormier working some strikes from top position.
Cormier advances position into side control!
Cormier throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Cormier is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Santos can do to turn this around?
Cormier working away.
Santos is working to avoid the ground and pound but Cormier connects with a decent elbow.
Cormier landing a few strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cormier tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Cormier has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Santos is looking to regain half guard here but Cormier keeps moving and retains side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cormier trying to control the position but Santos is working away.
Santos gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Cormier landing strikes from the mount and Santos is in trouble!
Santos tries to reverse the position but Cormier maintains control.
Cormier looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Santos is rocked!
Cormier cracks Santos with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daniel Cormier!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juan Hernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wango Tango (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tango has chosen Super Bon Bon - Soul Coughing as his entrance music. Juan Hernandez could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Wango Tango's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Juan Hernandez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wango Tango!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Emerson Jorge and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tango tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hernandez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hernandez shoots for a double leg takedown but Tango sprawls well. He's pushed Hernandez's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tango tries to clinch up.
Hernandez fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Tango avoids it really well and circles away.
Hernandez throws a right hand that Tango ducks under and follows up with a left that Tango also avoids with ease.
Tango rushes Hernandez and presses him up against the cage.
Tango lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hernandez backwards.
Tango lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hernandez is breathing heavily.
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!
Tango is pressed up against the cage. Hernandez has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Tango down to the mat. Tango avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juan Hernandez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hernandez keeps the fight on the outside.
Horrible takedown by Hernandez or perhaps it was just good defense by Tango which made him look bad.
Tango moves into the clinch successfully.
Tango lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hernandez backwards.
Tango is working Hernandez over against the cage.
Tango presses Hernandez against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tango lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Tango.
Nice body punch from Tango.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Tango.
Tango lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right from Tango on the inside.
Tango gets through Hernandez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Tango as the two fighters clinch.
A right hand to the body from Tango.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tango lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tango lands a body shot.
Tango lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hernandez.
Tango lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tango lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tango lands a hook that snaps the head of Hernandez backwards.
Tango pushes Hernandez back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tango lands a left hand.
Tango lands with a right to the head.
Tango gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hernandez.
Hernandez takes a shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tango is working Hernandez over against the cage.
Tango makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tango lands a nice shot to the body.
Tango is leaning against Hernandez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hernandez is trying to pull guard but Tango has him pressed against the cage.
A body shot lands from Tango.
Tango lands a shoulder strike.
Tango works on Hernandez's body with a couple of short punches.
Tango drops Hernandez onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Hernandez is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Hernandez is rocked!
Tango creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Hernandez with a big uppercut! Hernandez tries to clinch up but Tango pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Hernandez to the mat! Hernandez covers up and Tango unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Wango Tango!
A relieved looking Wango Tango 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vinicius Ramos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nova Experiencia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ramos comes to the cage accompanied by The Killers - Somebody Told Me. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
9 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vinicius Ramos!
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, Nova Experiencia!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Paulo Santos and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Experiencia gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Experiencia lands with a hook. Ramos tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Experiencia moves into the clinch.
Ramos manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Ramos wants to sweep here but Experiencia controlling him for the moment.
Experiencia won't allow Ramos to get back to his feet.
Experiencia wants to control from the top but Ramos keeps moving.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Ramos looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Experiencia trying to control but Ramos is working from the bottom.
Experiencia drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Experiencia jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Ramos escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Experiencia gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos keeping moving, preventing Experiencia from controlling successfully.
Ramos looking to hit a scissor sweep but Experiencia is one step ahead there.
Ramos is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Experiencia defends well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Experiencia trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Experiencia passes into half guard.
Ramos is looking for a sweep. Experiencia is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramos looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Experiencia is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Ramos is just riding it out for now. Experiencia eventually gives up the hold.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Experiencia is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Experiencia is looking for a kimura here.
Ramos moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Ramos wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramos keeping moving, preventing Experiencia from controlling successfully.
Ramos has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Experiencia can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Experiencia drops back, looking for a kneebar! Ramos looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Ramos looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Ramos!
Ramos has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Ramos with shots to the head and body - Experiencia looks very uncomfortable down there.
Ramos lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Experiencia is trying to escape the mount.
Ramos looking to secure an arm triangle but Experiencia defends it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Experiencia tries to lock up and control but Ramos gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Experiencia tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ramos can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Experiencia is looking to escape.
Experiencia tries to hold on but Ramos postures up.
Ramos wants to control the pace but Experiencia is squirming around nicely.
Ramos looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Experiencia tries to reverse the position but Ramos maintains control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vinicius Ramos dominated that round.
That's time! Ramos's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Experiencia throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ramos throws a left and a right that both miss
and Experiencia counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ramos throws the left hand but Experiencia avoids the punch easily.
Ramos moves forwards but Experiencia connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Experiencia moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ramos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Experiencia just misses with a punch to the body.
Experiencia lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ramos throws the left hand but Experiencia avoids the punch easily.
Experiencia blocks a jab.
Experiencia ducks under a wild hook from Ramos.
Ramos slips under a jab from Experiencia.
Experiencia wants to clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ramos avoids the body shot from Experiencia.
Nice defenses there by Experiencia.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Experiencia works the jab nicely.
Experiencia throws a body punch but Ramos moves out of range.
Experiencia throws a hook but Ramos avoids it easily.
Experiencia lands a nice shot that snaps Ramos's head back.
Ramos misses with a hook.
Ramos lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Experiencia sprawling to the canvas. Ramos follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Experiencia hang on?
Experiencia is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ramos scores with a big shot! Experiencia's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Experiencia! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vinicius Ramos!
After winning the bout, Vinicius Ramos 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Paul Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josie Marquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams comes into the arena with All the Above- Maino ft. T-Pain blaring out of the sound system. Marquez is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: the most annoying Mexican polka music you have heard in your life. Paul Williams had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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140 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paul Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Josie Marquez!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Luis Engracia and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams looks to land a right hand but Marquez moved out of range.
Marquez throws a hook to the side of Williams's head but Williams sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Marquez crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Williams - the referee stops the clock and Marquez gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Williams. Marquez manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A swing and a miss from Marquez.
Williams misses the shot to the body.
Williams fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Paul Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Marquez.
Marquez lands a nice shot to the body.
Williams walks into a left hand.
Williams cracks Marquez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Marquez scores with a jab.
Marquez avoids the head kick by Williams.
Williams walks into a jab.
Marquez takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Williams really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marquez connects with a right hand. Williams shakes it off.
Marquez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Williams counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Williams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marquez manages to avoid it.
Marquez misses the jab.
Marquez throws a poor cross that misses
and Williams counters with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left lands for Marquez.
Williams misses with a looping left.
Williams cracks a nice hook into Marquez's ribs.
Marquez throws a jab but it's blocked by Williams.
Williams lands a lovely overhand right.
Williams jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Williams bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Marquez throws a series of strikes that have Williams backpedaling.
Williams throws a good cross that connects.
Williams scores with a shot to the body.
Williams lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Marquez at a distance.
Marquez connects with a good right hand that stumbles Williams. Williams circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Marquez might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Williams connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Marquez takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Williams slips a jab from Marquez.
Marquez scores with a punch to the head.
Marquez tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Marquez lands an impressive looking overhand right. Williams doesn't seem phased though.
Williams is rocked!
Williams connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Marquez moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Oh Williams is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Marquez misses with a few strikes there.
Marquez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Williams circles away quickly and effectively.
Marquez is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Williams had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Marquez misses with an uppercut.
Williams seems to have got his legs back now.
Nice shot lands for Williams.
Marquez misses with a hook.
The fighters circling - Marquez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Williams lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Marquez cracks Williams with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That kick from Williams tenderised Marquez's leg. Marquez is trying to keep his angry face on.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Williams.
Nice defenses there by Marquez.
Marquez paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Marquez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Williams was well out of range. Poor timing from Marquez.
Nice defenses there by Marquez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Williams lands a jab to the nose.
Marquez tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Williams is able to avoid easily.
Marquez lands a jab to Williams's midsection.
Marquez throws an overhand right that lands on Williams's shoulder, as Williams tries to avoid the shot.
Williams is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Marquez throws a body kick that misses
and Williams counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice jab there from Marquez.
Williams scores with a jab to the head.
Williams keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Marquez.
Williams scores with a decent looking hook.
A jab from Williams finds it's way through Marquez's defenses.
Marquez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Williams lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Marquez throws the left hand but Williams avoids the punch easily.
Williams takes a swing at Marquez's ribcage but misses.
Williams lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Marquez throws a right hand that misses
and Williams counters with a solid body kick.
Williams misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Williams looks to score with a jab to the body but Marquez is just out of range.
Williams swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Williams thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Marquez if he has to take too many more of those.
Marquez misses with an uppercut
and Williams cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Williams on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Williams waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Marquez.
Williams cracks Marquez with a good jab.
Williams misses with a hook.
Williams uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Marquez has time to react.
Williams throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Williams throws a right and a left that both miss.
Williams with a hook.
Williams lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Williams drops his hands momentarily and Marquez takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Josie Marquez will probably get the nod.
That's time! Williams's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Williams connects with the punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Williams misses the target.
Williams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marquez.
Williams takes a swing at Marquez's ribcage but misses.
Williams moves out of range as Marquez strikes.
Marquez misses with a looping right.
Nice shot lands for Marquez.
Marquez keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Marquez throws a body punch but Williams moves out of range.
Williams connects with a crisp jab.
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Williams stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Marquez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Williams throws a hook but Marquez avoids it easily.
Marquez jabs at Williams's body.
Marquez scores with a body shot.
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!
A big left from Williams misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams blocks a head kick by Marquez.
A telegraphed right hand from Williams misses the target.
Williams throws a leg kick but Marquez sees it coming and moves out of range.
Williams throws a hook but Marquez blocks it.
Marquez moves out of range of the body kick.
Williams scores with a body shot.
A big right from Marquez misses.
Williams bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Marquez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Williams.
Williams defending well as Marquez loads up on a big left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Williams. Marquez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Williams misses the jab.
Marquez staying out of range there.
Williams fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Marquez.
Williams connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Marquez momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marquez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Williams moves into range and connects with a jab.
Marquez lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Marquez scores with a crisp jab that stopped Williams in his tracks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marquez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Williams lands a body shot.
Williams takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Decent striking displayed by Williams there.
Marquez misses with an uppercut.
Williams slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Marquez throws out a leg kick but Williams moves out of range and Marquez only half commits.
Paul Williams is winning the standup battle so far.
Williams uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marquez.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Williams.
Williams scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Williams changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Williams gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams swinging wildly here.
Williams keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Marquez.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Williams, right into the meat.
Nice straight punches there by Marquez. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Marquez.
Williams cracks Marquez with a right hand to the side of the head.
Marquez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Williams feints and then cracks Marquez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Marquez down.
Marquez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Williams scores with a decent looking hook.
Marquez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Williams takes one on the button.
Williams slips under a jab.
Williams looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marquez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Williams misses with a wild body shot.
Marquez throws the kick towards the body but Williams avoids it.
Williams works the jab nicely.
Marquez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big left from Marquez misses.
Marquez takes a swing at Williams's ribcage but misses.
Marquez lands with a shot to the body.
Williams works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Williams connects with the punch.
Williams lands a nice shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marquez. Williams does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marquez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Williams throws an overhand right that lands on Marquez's shoulder, as Marquez tries to avoid the shot.
Williams throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Marquez.
Williams slips under a jab from Marquez.
Marquez takes a swing at Williams's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Paul Williams will probably get the nod.
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!
Williams moves out of range of the strikes.
Marquez throws a hook but Williams blocks it.
Marquez moves out of range as Williams strikes.
Williams with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Marquez has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Marquez there as he acknowledges the shot.
Williams works over Marquez's head and body with a nice combination.
Williams looks to score with a jab to the body but Marquez is just out of range.
Williams uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marquez.
Williams displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Marquez loads up on a big right hand but Williams slips the punch.
Marquez misses with a low kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Marquez, as that shot connected.
Marquez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Williams throws a head kick that misses.
Williams moves out of range of the strikes.
Williams tests Marquez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marquez lands with a cross.
Marquez misses with a looping right.
Marquez on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Marquez moves away from the strike by Williams.
Williams tried to score with a low kick but Marquez checks it.
Marquez lands a nice looking body shot.
Williams keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Williams missing with a left hand there. Marquez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Marquez fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Williams is out of range.
Marquez jabs at Williams's body.
Williams lands a front kick.
Williams uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marquez.
Marquez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Williams throws out a loose jab but Marquez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marquez misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marquez scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A leg kick checked by Williams.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Williams finds it's way through Marquez's defenses.
Marquez works the jab nicely.
Marquez digs a good hook to Williams's body.
Marquez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Williams moves away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Williams.
Williams lands a lovely overhand right.
Marquez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Williams lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Marquez circles away quickly and effectively.
Marquez tries to score with a low kick but Williams moves his leg out of the way.
Williams misses with an uppercut
and Marquez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Williams thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Marquez if he has to take too many more of those.
Marquez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Williams circles away quickly and effectively.
Marquez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Williams digs a good hook to Marquez's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams lands with a nice body punch.
Marquez moves forwards but Williams connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Williams throws a nice head kick!
Williams misses with a leg kick.
Williams works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Williams slips under a jab from Marquez.
Marquez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Williams looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Williams is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Marquez throws a combination. Williams tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Williams throws a nice inside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Williams.
Marquez ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
Marquez misses with a series of wild punches.
Williams slips a straight right by Marquez.
Marquez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marquez misses with a hook. Williams ducked under it nicely.
Williams throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Williams cracks Marquez with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Williams cracks Marquez with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Marquez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Marquez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Williams momentarily.
Marquez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Williams.
Marquez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Williams dips to his left and cracks Marquez with an uppercut!
Williams connects with a crisp jab.
Williams scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Williams fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Marquez looks to land a left hand but Williams moved out of range nicely.
Marquez throws a hook but Williams blocks it.
Marquez blocks a head kick by Williams.
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 Paul Williams.
Well Williams has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Paul Williams!
A relieved looking Paul Williams 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ray Olhoffer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bleh Wha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wha is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Super Bon Bon - Soul Coughing. Bleh Wha told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ray Olhoffer!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bleh Wha!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Seu Braga and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olhoffer cracks Wha with a good jab.
Wha fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Olhoffer, pushing him back against the cage.
Olhoffer misses with a punch on the inside.
Wha misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wha gets through Olhoffer's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Olhoffer can't break the clinch.
Olhoffer really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Wha misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wha misses with a punch on the inside.
Wha misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Wha fails to land.
Olhoffer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Olhoffer misses with a straight right.
Olhoffer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wha.
Wha tries to clinch up but Olhoffer circles away and keeps his distance.
Olhoffer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice defenses there by Olhoffer.
Wha gets in close and instigates a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Olhoffer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wha looks to land a left hand but Olhoffer moved out of range nicely.
Wha uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Olhoffer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wha catches Olhoffer with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Olhoffer drops his hands momentarily and Wha takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
It looks like Ray Olhoffer has been cut.
Olhoffer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wha.
Bleh Wha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Wha, as that shot connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wha misses with a lunging right hand
and Olhoffer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wha looks to throw the jab but Olhoffer is out of range.
Wha dodges the punch combination from Olhoffer.
Wha misses with a left hand
and Olhoffer counters with a nice uppercut.
Wha tries to close the distance and clinch but Olhoffer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wha is looking to clinch but Olhoffer is avoiding it.
Olhoffer throws a hook but Wha avoids it easily.
Wha misses with a wild combination.
Wha looks to throw the jab but Olhoffer is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olhoffer jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wha throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Olhoffer counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wha throws an off balance right hand
and Olhoffer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wha gets a clinch.
Olhoffer blocks an uppercut.
Wha lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wha tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wha tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Wha on the inside.
Wha misses with some punches.
Olhoffer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wha manages to break the clinch.
Olhoffer on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Wha missing with a left hand there. Olhoffer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Olhoffer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wha throws out the jab.
Olhoffer bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Wha's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wha lands a jab to the head.
Wha feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Olhoffer sprawling to the canvas! Olhoffer rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Wha finish him?!
Olhoffer is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wha shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sloppy strikes from Olhoffer. Those never looked like landing.
Wha has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wha prevents Olhoffer from breaking the clinch.
A short right from Wha.
Wha misses with some punches.
Wha breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A big left from Wha misses.
Wha throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wha misses with the head strike.
Wha has Olhoffer pressed against the cage, preventing Olhoffer from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Olhoffer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olhoffer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wha swings widly with a right hand
and Olhoffer counters with a nice body shot.
Olhoffer throws a left and a right that both miss
and Wha counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Olhoffer misses with a wild body shot.
Wha tries to clinch up
letting Olhoffer counter with a right hand.
Wha scores with a jab to the head.
Olhoffer's jab looks to have found its range, popping Wha under the eye.
Olhoffer defending well as Wha loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wha misses with a two punch combination.
Olhoffer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wha.
Olhoffer blocks a jab.
Wha misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bleh Wha dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ray Olhoffer's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Wha throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wha might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Olhoffer bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Wha's head backwards.
Wha paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Olhoffer misses with a two punch combination.
Wha tries to clinch up.
Olhoffer throws a series of punches but Wha moves out of range.
Olhoffer on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wha throws a right hand that misses
and Olhoffer counters with a left and a right that stings Wha.
Wha misses with a lunging right hand
and Olhoffer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bleh Wha seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wha misses with a few strikes there.
Wha misses with a straight right.
A punch combination from Olhoffer misses.
Olhoffer ducks under a wild hook from Wha.
Olhoffer with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Wha to score with a decent uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wha tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Olhoffer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wha misses with a left hand
and Olhoffer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wha lands with an uppercut that bounces Olhoffer off the cage and back into range.
Wha throws a right and a left that Olhoffer avoids nicely.
Wha tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Olhoffer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Olhoffer throws a jab when Wha was well out of range.
Nice defenses there by Olhoffer.
Wha uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Olhoffer.
Olhoffer circles away from the clinch attempt
and Olhoffer counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wha moves into the clinch successfully.
Olhoffer blocks an uppercut.
Olhoffer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wha gets through Olhoffer's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wha lands a right hand.
Wha lands a shoulder strike.
Olhoffer blocking some punches.
Olhoffer breaks from the clinch.
Wha drops Olhoffer with a beautiful combination! Olhoffer stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Wha is looking for the KO!
Wha throws a series of punches but Olhoffer moves out of range.
Olhoffer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wha was well out of range. Poor timing from Olhoffer.
Wha lands a jab.
Wha throws a jab when Olhoffer was well out of range.
Olhoffer throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Wha on the side of the head.
Wha misses with a two punch combination.
Wha is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wha connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olhoffer comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jab, jab by Olhoffer - just one landing.
Ray Olhoffer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Olhoffer staying out of range there.
Wha looks to land a right hand but Olhoffer moved out of range.
Wha throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Olhoffer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Olhoffer connects with a looping right hand.
Olhoffer cracks a nice hook into Wha's ribs.
Wha is breathing heavily.
Wha throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Olhoffer counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jab, jab by Olhoffer - just one landing.
Olhoffer misses with a double jab.
Olhoffer feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Wha sprawling to the canvas! Wha rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Olhoffer finish him?!
Wha is rocked!
Wha misses with a hook. Olhoffer ducked under it nicely.
Wha is still on wobbly legs! Can Olhoffer finish him?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wha misses with a hook. Olhoffer ducked under it nicely.
Wha seems to have recovered his senses.
Jab by Wha.
Wha misses with a looping left.
Wha takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Some wild striking there from Olhoffer.
Olhoffer takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A swing and a miss from Wha.
Olhoffer fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Wha on the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Olhoffer misses with a series of wild punches.
Olhoffer lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wha at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ray Olhoffer will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ray Olhoffer's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Wha drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Wha misses with a hook
and Olhoffer counters with a nice right hand that sends Wha toppling to the canvas! Wha scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Olhoffer finish him?!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wha misses with an uppercut.
Wha misses with a lunging right hand
and Olhoffer counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ray Olhoffer!
Ray Olhoffer retains his super heavyweight title!
An out of breath Ray Olhoffer thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Evanildo Bechara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Sakamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sakamoto has chosen imdabes by GMCFOSHO as his entrance music. Paul Sakamoto has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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34
217 lbs
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221 lbs
18 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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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
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Evanildo Bechara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paul Sakamoto!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Daniel Cesar and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sakamoto misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A clash of legs there as Sakamoto blocks the low kick.
Bechara misses with a body kick.
Bechara attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bechara instigates a clinch.
Bechara is trying to push Sakamoto away but Sakamoto has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bechara breaks from the clinch.
Sakamoto throws out a loose jab but Bechara uses good head movement to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Sakamoto.
Bechara takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sakamoto wants to clinch
and Bechara counters with a nice kick to the body.
Bechara showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sakamoto.
A bone on bone clash there as Sakamoto blocks the leg kick.
Sakamoto closes the distance and pushes Bechara back into the cage.
Sakamoto is trying to break the clinch but Bechara is controlling him.
Bechara lands with a left to the head.
Sakamoto managing to block the knees to the body from Bechara.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakamoto tries to circle away but Bechara has him pinned against the cage.
Sakamoto stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bechara tries to throw a body punch but Sakamoto avoids it by throwing Bechara back against the cage.
Bechara lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sakamoto blocks a body shot from Bechara.
Bechara's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sakamoto takes a swing at Bechara's ribcage but misses.
Bechara getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bechara throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sakamoto swings widly with a right hand
and Bechara counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sakamoto's knee momentarily.
Sakamoto doesn't manage to clinch there - Bechara circles away.
Bechara closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bechara tries a low kick but Sakamoto avoids it.
Sakamoto thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sakamoto misses with an uppercut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sakamoto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bechara throws a head kick but Sakamoto moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bechara swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Sakamoto to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Evanildo Bechara has been cut.
Sakamoto scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Sloppy strikes from Sakamoto. Those never looked like landing.
Bechara misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bechara shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bechara misses the jab.
Sakamoto fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sakamoto tries to clinch up but Bechara circles away and keeps his distance.
Sakamoto looks to score with a jab to the body but Bechara is just out of range.
Bechara closes the distance and pushes Sakamoto back into the cage.
Bechara pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Paul Sakamoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sakamoto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bechara moves away.
Bechara lands a head kick!
Sakamoto misses with a double jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakamoto closes the distance and pushes Bechara back into the cage.
Bechara wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sakamoto misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Sakamoto fails to land.
Sakamoto takes a shot to the head.
Bechara escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bechara tries to clinch there but Sakamoto circles away.
Sakamoto misses with an uppercut
and Bechara counters with an inside leg kick.
Bechara throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like Paul Sakamoto has been cut.
Bechara swings away with a leg kick 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!
Sakamoto misses with a straight left.
Bechara slips a jab and a cross from Sakamoto.
Sakamoto misses with a straight right.
Bechara drops Sakamoto with a beautiful combination! Sakamoto stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Bechara is looking for the KO!
Sakamoto is rocked!
Look low, kick high! Bechara uses the oldest trick in the book to send Sakamoto tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Bechara is absolutely delighted - when Sakamoto wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Evanildo Bechara!
Evanildo Bechara looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Ooops... I did it again!'.
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