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RFC 5: Night of the champions PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fire Kask (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucas Santana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kask comes to the cage accompanied by GLADIADOR - Now we are free. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fire Kask!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lucas Santana!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Thiago Cunha and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santana has managed to clinch.
Santana breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kask looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Santana is fending him off so far but Kask persists. Nope, Santana circles away and we're back to standing.
Santana moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Kask closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Kask lands in his opponent's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kask trying to control the position from guard on top but Santana is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kask slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Kask drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kask jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Santana keeping moving, preventing Kask from controlling successfully.
Santana wants to sweep here but Kask controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kask is looking to work some ground and pound but Santana has wrist control.
Santana pulls Kask in close to prevent any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kask wants to control from the top but Santana keeps moving.
Santana really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kask. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Santana is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We're going to have a standup here because Fire Kask wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Santana throws a head kick but Kask moves out of range.
Kask feints and as Santana raises his hands in defense, Kask changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Santana looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kask slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Kask forces his way into half guard.
Kask is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Santana wants to control but Kask is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kask tries to pass the half guard into mount. Santana knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Kask seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Fire Kask just wasn't active enough.
Santana drops Kask with a beautiful combination! Kask stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Santana is looking for the KO!
Kask is rocked!
It looks like Fire Kask has been cut.
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!
Santana rushes Kask and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Oh Kask is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kask stops a takedown attempt from Santana.
Kask jumps guard but Santana turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Santana lands a damaging elbow.
Santana manages to break the clinch.
Santana fails with the takedown.
Kask gets tackled into the cage by Santana. Santana maintains the clinch.
Santana tries for a takedown but Kask manages to get underhooks.
Fire Kask has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lucas Santana.
Kask fails to pull guard.
Santana creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Kask with a big uppercut! Kask tries to clinch up but Santana pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Kask to the mat! Kask covers up and Santana unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Lucas Santana!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryoto Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paulo Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Machida comes into the arena with Bleed It Out blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ryoto Machida!
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, Paulo Alves!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Paulo Santos and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alves takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Alves will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Machida stuffs the takedown attempt from Alves. Alves gets slowly back to his feet.
Alves is trying hard to land a takedown here. Machida sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ryoto Machida has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paulo Alves.
Alves takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Alves fails with a takedown attempt.
Alves misses with a takedown attempt - Machida sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Machida slaps away a takedown attempt from Alves, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Machida counters with a left and a right that stings Alves.
Machida scores with a jab to the head.
Machida shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Alves eats them both and turns towards Machida to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Alves.
Nice jab there from Machida.
Alves tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Machida swivels and escapes.
A nice combination there by Machida.
Paulo Alves seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alves shoots for a double leg takedown but Machida sprawls well. He's pushed Alves's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Machida as Alves shoots in.
Alves looks winded!
Alves shoots for a double leg takedown but Machida sprawls well. He's pushed Alves's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Machida takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Machida lands a jab to the head.
Machida tests Alves's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alves throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Machida's waist but Machida gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Alves off to one side.
Alves shoots in but no luck this time.
Machida lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves fails with a takedown attempt.
Machida lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Machida.
Machida scores with a jab to the jaw.
Alves shoots and misses
and Machida counters with a straight right hand.
Machida lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Machida.
Machida bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nice shot by Machida.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machida connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Alves closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Machida's guard.
Alves drops back looking for a leg! Machida is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Machida manages to kick Alves off! Alves jumps back into Machida's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alves scoring with punches to the head and body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alves throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alves slips nicely into half guard.
Machida looks like he's trying to stand up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryoto Machida dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Machida feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Alvess jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Alves shoots in but no luck this time.
Alves shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Machida defends it nicely.
Alves misses with a takedown attempt
and Alves takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ryoto Machida has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paulo Alves.
Machida throws a good cross that connects.
Machida bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Alves's head backwards.
Paulo Alves is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Alves with a lazy takedown attempt
and Machida counters with a straight right hand.
Machida swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Alves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves with a lazy takedown attempt
and Machida counters with a stiff right hand.
Alves is breathing heavily.
Alves tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Machida swivels and escapes.
Alves has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Alves shoots in for a double leg but Machida sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Machida is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Alves shoots in but Machida avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Alves has his takedown stuffed
and Machida counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Alves has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Alves there as he acknowledges the shot.
Machida closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Alves closes the distance and clinches up with Machida, looking for a takedown. Alves pushes Machida against the cage but Machida circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ryoto Machida is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machida dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Machida displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Alves.
Machida goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Alves has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Machida finds it's way round the side to connect with Alves's head.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Alves.
Machida is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Alves ducks right into an uppercut from Machida.
Alves will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves fails with the takedown
and Machida cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Alves takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Machida fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Alves takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Alves moves forwards but Machida connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Danga de danga de dang - Machida scores with a four punch combination!
Alves closes the distance and clinches up with Machida, looking for a takedown. Alves pushes Machida against the cage but Machida circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Machida throws a good cross that connects.
Ryoto Machida is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves scores with a takedown into Machida's guard.
Machida knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Alves on the ground.
Alves missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Alves missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Alves trying to control but Machida is working from the bottom.
Alves stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Machida swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Machida can't keep his opponent in guard - Alves advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryoto Machida dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Sloppy strikes from Machida. Those never looked like landing.
Alves tries to score a power double leg takedown but Machida sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Alves somewhat.
Alves shoots and misses
and Machida counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Alves fails with the takedown
and Machida cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ryoto Machida has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paulo Alves.
Alves with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Machida to score with a decent uppercut.
Alves shoots in and drives through. Machida sprawls well.
Alves moves out of range of the body kick from Machida.
Alves takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machida's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Machida duly obliges.
A nice combination there by Machida.
Machida stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Machida wants it to stay on the feet.
Machida lands with a cross.
Alves shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Machida sprawls well. Machida wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Alves gets slowly back to his feet.
Alves takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Machida cracks Alves with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves drops his hands momentarily and Machida takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Machida lands a nice shot that snaps Alves's head back.
Machida's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Machida duly obliges.
Nice shot by Machida.
Machida lands a lovely overhand right.
Nice shot by Machida.
Machida stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Machida wants it to stay on the feet.
Alves with a poor takedown
and Machida counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Alves.
Machida throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Machida lands with an overhand left.
Alves throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Machida's waist but Machida gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Alves off to one side.
Alves is trying hard to land a takedown here. Machida sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Alves takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Machida stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Machida wants it to stay on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machida throws a nice outside leg kick.
Alves takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Alves moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Alves shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Machida counters with a left and a right that stings Alves.
Alves on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Machida lands a glancing blow to the side of Alves's head.
Alves looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryoto Machida showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Machida, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryoto Machida!
During a confident post fight interview, Ryoto Machida 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Redzy Brice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jhonny Mendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Redzy Brice had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Redzy Brice!
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, Jhonny Mendez!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Felipe Paraventi and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid body kick from Mendez.
Mendez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Brice loads up on a big right hand but Mendez slips the punch.
Mendez throws a series of punches but Brice avoids them all with ease.
Brice shoots in and drives through. Mendez sprawls well.
Mendez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
No joy there for Mendez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mendez misses with a low kick as Brice jumps back.
Mendez tries a head kick but it misses.
Brice tries to clinch up but Mendez circles away and keeps his distance.
Brice throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mendez throws a nice looking combination but Brice bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mendez throws a series of punches but Brice moves out of range.
Mendez swinging wildly here.
Brice avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brice shoots in and bounces Mendez off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Mendez is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Brice forces his way into half guard.
Mendez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Brice. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mendez tries to kick Brice off but Brice keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Brice is looking for a kimura but Mendez is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Brice to get the leverage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brice is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brice seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Mendez is trying to stand back up but Brice is controlling him
Brice stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Brice shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Mendez is trying to defend but Brice finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendez is trying to stand back up but Brice is controlling him
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Brice in particular looking to stall.
Brice lands with a punch from half guard.
Brice not doing much here.
Mendez wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brice takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Mendez is trying to stand back up but Brice is controlling him
Brice not doing much here.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Redzy Brice just wasn't active enough.
Mendez misses with a series of wild punches.
Mendez throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brice misses with a double jab.
A combination from Mendez does no damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Redzy Brice 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.
Mendez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Brice wants to clinch up but Mendez keeps it at a distance.
Brice shoots for a takedown but Mendez saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Brice avoids the head kick by Mendez.
Mendez misses with a two punch combination.
Mendez keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mendez gets tackled into the cage by Brice. Brice maintains the clinch.
Mendez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brice throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mendez misses with a body kick.
Mendez closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Brice tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mendez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brice fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Redzy Brice. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No joy there for Mendez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Brice takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Brice on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Brice scores with a takedown into Mendez's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Brice prevents Mendez from getting back to his feet.
Brice trying to control the position from guard on top but Mendez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brice not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Brice stands and throws Mendez's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brice stands up and beckons Mendez to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mendez misses with a double jab.
Mendez lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brice has closed the distance and engaged Mendez in a clinch.
Mendez is trying to break the clinch but Brice is controlling him.
Brice pulls guard effortlessly.
Brice is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Mendez must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Mendez wants to stand and escape but instead Brice has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Mendez is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Brice is controlling him.
Mendez wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Brice manages to pass to side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendez pushes Brice off looking to stand but Brice dives back in and keeps control.
Brice lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Brice takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brice working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Brice controlling the pace.
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 Redzy Brice will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Mendez throws a head kick that misses.
Mendez throws a sloppy head kick
and Brice counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Mendez wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Brice manages to pass to side control.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Brice stands up out of the half guard.
A head kick by Mendez misses
and Brice counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Mendez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mendez being controlled here, momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brice lands a couple of digs.
Brice trying to control but Mendez is working from the bottom.
Brice advances position into side control!
Brice is looking to take a break and control but Mendez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Brice happy to just control the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendez tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Mendez trying desperately to get to his feet.
Brice looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Brice tries to control but Mendez wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendez is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! Brice has taken his back!
Mendez preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Brice.
Mendez is trying to get back to his feet but Brice has full control of the position and if anything, Mendez has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Brice is working on the RNC. He looks like he's got it but Mendez won't tap... Oh, he's out! The ref rips Brice off his unconscious opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Redzy Brice!
Redzy Brice seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bill Billy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wade Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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213 lbs
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205 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Brawler
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bill Billy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wade Smith!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Emerson Jorge and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Billy shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Smith pinned against the cage. Smith gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Smith fails with a takedown attempt.
Billy closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Billy trying to control from half guard but Smith is working away.
Billy throws a strike but Smith avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Billy with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Billy won't allow Smith to sweep him here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Smith can do anything to dispel that myth.
Smith looking for a guillotine here but Billy defends easily.
Billy preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Billy's guard.
Smith passes into half guard.
Billy is trying to maintain the position but Smith is very close to passing his half guard.
Billy on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Smith is looking to take a break and control but Billy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Billy is looking to control Smith's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Billy avoid being mounted?
Billy is staying active underneath Smith, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Smith scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Smith looks to land a strike but Billy avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith 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.
Smith postures up in Billy's guard and throws a big left but Billy blocks it.
Billy wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Smith manages to pass to side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Smith is keen to just control but Billy is a slippery customer.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Billy wants to get back to full guard but Smith has mounted him!
Smith working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Smith landing punches.
Smith lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands a big elbow.
Smith can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Billy is looking to escape.
Billy defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Smith.
Smith is landing with some decent strikes but Billy is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Billy tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Billy knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Smith on the ground.
Smith scoring with strikes but Billy is staying in there.
Smith landing punches.
A nice elbow there by Smith.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Billy is rocked!
Smith lands a big elbow - Billy is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Billy is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Wade Smith!
A relieved looking Wade Smith 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tiesto Alesso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tadhg Forte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Forte comes into a darkened arena with his song building. First Of The Year kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Tiesto Alesso could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tadhg Forte's chin.
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200 lbs
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201 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tiesto Alesso!
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, Tadhg Forte!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Luis Engracia and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Forte rushes Alesso and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Alesso breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Alesso wants to clinch.
Alesso will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Alesso throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Alesso closes the distance but Forte moves to the side
and Forte counters with a one-two to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Alesso misses.
Forte gets a takedown into half guard.
Forte not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Alesso trying to control here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Forte lands a nice short elbow.
Forte not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Forte decides to stand and escape the position.
Alesso with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Forte ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Alesso closes the distance and clinches.
Forte wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Alesso throws a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Forte blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Forte is trying to break free.
Forte looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alesso breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Alesso tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Forte swinging wildly here.
Alesso tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Forte swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Alesso counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Forte throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tiesto Alesso seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Forte scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Alesso tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Forte manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Alesso throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Forte on the side of the head.
Forte closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Forte breaks the clinch.
Alesso throws a leg kick but Forte moved away.
Alesso scores with a decent looking hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tadhg Forte dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Forte swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Alesso avoids a punch combination nicely.
Alesso is looking to slow Forte down with leg kicks.
Forte displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Alesso throws out the jab.
Alesso misses with a lunging right hand
and Forte counters with a one-two to the body.
Alesso moves in looking to clinch but Forte pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Alesso misses.
Forte misses with a kick to the body.
Alesso throws a head kick that misses.
Forte feints and as Alesso raises his hands in defense, Forte changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Alesso avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Alesso knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Forte on the ground.
Forte prevents Alesso from getting back to his feet.
Forte trying to control but Alesso is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Forte throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Alesso works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Alesso looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Forte working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Forte works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Alesso is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Forte is keeping good posture, landing some 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!
Forte takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Forte throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Forte has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Forte working Alesso over with strikes.
Forte wants to take a breather but Alesso is having none of it.
Forte throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Alesso to regain full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Alesso preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Forte throws a big right hand that misses.
Alesso avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Alesso utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Forte throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tadhg Forte has got the better of the ground game so far.
Forte postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Alesso wants to sweep but no luck.
Alesso can't keep his opponent in guard - Forte advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Forte missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Forte throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Alesso keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Forte decides to stand and escape the position.
Forte closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alesso pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Forte's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Forte misses with an elbow over the top.
Forte throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Alesso blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Forte breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alesso avoids the head kick by Forte.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A combination from Forte does no damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tadhg Forte showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Forte avoids a punch combination nicely.
Forte moves out of range of the body kick.
Alesso tries to clinch up but Forte circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alesso fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tadhg Forte is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Forte throws a right hand that Alesso ducks under and follows up with a left that Alesso also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alesso swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Forte counters with a one-two to the body.
Alesso looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Alesso wants to clinch
and Forte counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Alesso misses the body punch
and Forte counters with a single leg into guard. Alesso didn't expect that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alesso utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Forte slips nicely into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Forte is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Alesso is trying to control but can't.
Alesso is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Forte is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Forte works his way into side control.
Tadhg Forte is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Alesso holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Forte stands up.
Forte checks a leg kick nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alesso swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Forte misses with the combination.
Forte misses with a jab, cross combination.
Alesso throws a head kick but Forte moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Alesso pushes Forte up against the cage in a clinch.
Forte managing to block the knees to the body from Alesso.
Forte avoids the elbow strike from Alesso, against the cage.
Tiesto Alesso has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Forte wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Alesso has him pressed against the cage.
Alesso misses with a knee to the head.
Forte pushes off an throws an elbow but Alesso leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alesso tries a knee to the head but Forte blocks it.
Alesso using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Forte has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Alesso with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Alesso misses with an elbow strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tadhg Forte comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Forte has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tadhg Forte!
A victorious Tadhg Forte thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jerome Le Banner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Casey Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jerome Le Banner has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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25
217 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Big right hand |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jerome Le Banner!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Casey Jones!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Thiago Cunha and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banner scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Jones sneaks back into half guard.
Jones wants to control but Banner is keeping busy.
The fighters are battling for position here. Jones manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Jones is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Banner has his hands clasped together but Jones extends an breaks Banner's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Jones.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Casey Jones!
Casey Jones is the new light heavyweight champion!
Casey Jones was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raider Vancan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vinny Ruggiero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raider Vancan has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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269 lbs
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255 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Raider Vancan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vinny Ruggiero!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Emerson Jorge and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruggiero clinches with his opponent.
Vancan goes for a takedown attempt but Ruggiero pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Vancan closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Vancan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ruggiero defending well though.
Vancan throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Vancan is nestled in close to Ruggiero, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
It looks like Vinny Ruggiero has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vancan not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Vancan is trying to control the action in half guard but Ruggiero is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Vancan throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Vancan throwing shots but Ruggiero is blocking nicely.
Ruggiero regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Vancan.
Vancan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Vancan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Vancan distracts Ruggiero with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That has opened up Vinny Ruggiero's cut even more.
Vancan throwing strikes from guard but Ruggiero blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vancan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ruggiero works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Vancan might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Vancan throws a big elbow that misses.
Vancan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Vancan throws a strike but Ruggiero rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Vancan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Vancan wants to stand but Ruggiero is controlling the position.
Ruggiero preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vancan is working hard here to advance position.
Vancan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ruggiero is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Ruggiero rushes Vancan and presses him up against the cage.
Nice elbow from Ruggiero.
It looks like Raider Vancan has been cut.
Ruggiero stops a takedown attempt from Vancan.
Vancan is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raider Vancan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vancan takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vancan is trying to drag Ruggiero to the mat but Ruggiero just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Vancan is working for takedown but Ruggiero is calmly controlling the position for now.
Ruggiero trying to control the position but instead, Vancan has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ruggiero into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ruggiero.
Vancan is trying to drag Ruggiero to the mat but Ruggiero just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Vancan wants to take the fight to the mat but Ruggiero manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ruggiero obliges.
Vancan is breathing heavily.
Ruggiero lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ruggiero putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Vancan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ruggiero breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vancan shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ruggiero counters by moving into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ruggiero breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ruggiero ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vancan moves away.
Ruggiero lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ruggiero has Vancan up against the cage in a clinch.
Vancan is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ruggiero gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vancan changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ruggiero fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ruggiero forces Vancan back against the cage and clinches.
Vancan drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ruggiero gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Vancan has Ruggiero pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Ruggiero manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Vancan tries to score a body lock takedown but Ruggiero shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Ruggiero's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vinny Ruggiero is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ruggiero swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Vancan.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vancan shoots in and drives through. Ruggiero sprawls well.
Ruggiero moves into range and clinches up with Vancan.
Vancan tries for a takedown but Ruggiero manages to get underhooks.
Ruggiero lands an elbow just above Vancan 's eye.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ruggiero.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Vinny Ruggiero will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Vancan tries for a takedown but Ruggiero sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Vancan shoots and misses
and Ruggiero counters by clinching up.
Ruggiero landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Vancan drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ruggiero pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raider Vancan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ruggiero has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ruggiero landing knees to the head.
Ruggiero connects with a knee to the head.
Ruggiero landing knees to the head.
Ruggiero escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ruggiero lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ruggiero gets a clinch.
Ruggiero is stalling here.
Ruggiero gets underhooks to prevent Vancan's takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ruggiero scores with a knee to the head.
Raider Vancan's cut is getting worse.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruggiero lands a knee to the body.
Ruggiero lands a good knee to the midsection. Vancan won't want to take too many of those.
Ruggiero breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ruggiero closes the distance and pushes Vancan back into the cage.
Ruggiero breaks the clinch.
Ruggiero moves into range and clinches up with Vancan.
Vancan gets a trip takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ruggiero looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ruggiero trying to control from the bottom.
Ruggiero is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Vancan scores with a couple of nice shots.
The cut above Vinny Ruggiero's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Vancan thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ruggiero's head.
Ruggiero is trying to stand up here but Vancan is controlling him well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruggiero trying to hold on to Vancan's head to control him but Vancan postures up.
Ruggiero makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Ruggiero.
Ruggiero pulls Vancan in close to prevent any damage.
Vancan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ruggiero swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Vancan is looking to pass into half guard but Ruggiero pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Ruggiero is in guard.
Vancan is working an open guard so Ruggiero takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Vancan closes the distance and clinches up with Ruggiero, looking for a takedown. Vancan pushes Ruggiero against the cage but Ruggiero circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ruggiero fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Vancan, pushing him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vancan drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ruggiero gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Ruggiero lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Vancan is working for takedown but Ruggiero is calmly controlling the position for now.
Ruggiero's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ruggiero closes the distance and clinches.
Ruggiero prevents the takedown attempt.
Ruggiero slows down the pace here.
Vancan is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ruggiero pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Vancan drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ruggiero pulls his leg out and moves away.
Vancan doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ruggiero counters with a stiff right hand.
Raider Vancan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vancan takes one on the button.
Vancan misses with a takedown attempt
and Ruggiero moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ruggiero pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ruggiero clinches up against the cage.
Ruggiero prevents a takedown attempt there.
Vancan takes a knee right on the jaw!
Raider Vancan's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Ruggiero stops a takedown attempt from Vancan.
Vinny Ruggiero seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ruggiero lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Ruggiero.
Ruggiero lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ruggiero scores with a shoulder strike.
Ruggiero breaks the clinch.
Ruggiero closes the distance and pushes Vancan back into the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ruggiero landing knees to the body.
Ruggiero pushes Vancan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jeez, Raider Vancan's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Ruggiero landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ruggiero with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vinny Ruggiero showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ruggiero clinches with his opponent.
Ruggiero lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Vancan is rocked!
Ruggiero using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Oh Vancan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ruggiero's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Vancan goes for a takedown attempt but Ruggiero pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Ruggiero is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Ruggiero takes the fight into the clinch.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Ruggiero. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Ruggiero crunches a lovely knee into Vancan's ribcage.
Ruggiero works on Vancan's body with a couple of short punches.
Ruggiero escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vinny Ruggiero is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ruggiero rushes Vancan and presses him up against the cage.
Ruggiero has Vancan pushed against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ruggiero.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ruggiero lands a nice elbow.
Ruggiero breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ruggiero has closed the distance and engaged Vancan in a clinch.
Ruggiero effectively controlling the action here.
Ruggiero gets through Vancan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Clinched against the cage, Ruggiero lands a big elbow that drops Vancan! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Vancan is complaining that he's OK but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vinny Ruggiero!
Vinny Ruggiero is the new heavyweight champion!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Vinny Ruggiero waved his t-shirt featuring Vitality's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuckie Robbert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garcia comes to the cage accompanied by Headlines. Miguel Garcia has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Miguel Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chuckie Robbert!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Seu Braga and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Garcia waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Robbert.
Robbert tests Garcia's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Garcia throws a looping overhand right but Robbert ducks down to avoid it.
Robbert connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Garcia swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Garcia throws out a loose jab but Robbert uses good head movement to avoid it.
Garcia falls off balance throwing a combination
and Robbert counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Miguel Garcia has been cut.
Some wild striking there from Robbert.
Robbert displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Garcia is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garcia on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Oh Garcia is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Robbert throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Robbert tries to close the distance and clinch but Garcia swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Garcia seems to have got his legs back now.
Robbert gets a double leg takedown into Garcia's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Garcia looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Robbert slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Robbert must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robbert stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Garcia swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Garcia has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Robbert can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Garcia is breathing heavily.
Robbert stands up over Garcia, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Garcia keeping moving, preventing Robbert from controlling successfully.
Robbert wants to stand but Garcia has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Robbert accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
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.
Robbert wants to stand but Garcia is controlling his posture from full guard.
Robbert slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Robbert wants to stand but Garcia has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Chuckie Robbert wasn't active enough on the ground.
A big left from Garcia misses.
Garcia uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Robbert has time to react.
Garcia throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Robbert shoots in looking for a takedown. Garcia tries to sprawl out of it but Robbert keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Garcia manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Horrible takedown by Robbert or perhaps it was just good defense by Garcia which made him look bad.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Miguel Garcia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chuckie Robbert.
Robbert misses with a takedown attempt - Garcia sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Some wild striking there from Robbert.
Garcia misses with a wild body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Garcia.
Garcia misses with a looping right.
Robbert shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Garcia as he jumps to the side.
Robbert is starting to get sloppy and is letting his hands down. Garcia just took advantage and landed a stinging jab. Oh! Now a right hook, right on the button! Robbert has gone limp and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Miguel Garcia!
During a confident post fight interview, Miguel Garcia 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Liam McCall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fabiano Martins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Liam McCall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fabiano Martins!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Paulo Santos and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martins shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. McCall defends it nicely.
McCall leaves Martins with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Martins shoots and misses
and McCall counters with a two punch combo.
Liam McCall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fabiano Martins.
Martins with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling McCall to score with a decent uppercut.
Nice cross by McCall.
Fabiano Martins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McCall scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Martins looks winded!
Martins will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
McCall scores with the left hand. Martins knows he should have avoided that one.
McCall lands a slapping body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martins closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
McCall clinches with his opponent.
McCall digs a right hand into Martins's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Martins's gas tank.
McCall scores with a knee to the head.
McCall lands a right hand.
McCall gets through Martins's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from McCall as the two fighters clinch.
McCall lands a left hand.
Martins is rocked!
McCall lands a nice uppercut.
Martins is still on wobbly legs! Can McCall finish him?
McCall throws a big uppercut that drops Martins! More strikes from McCall and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Martins lies dazed against the cage as McCall celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Liam McCall!
Liam McCall took some time post fight to say the following; 'Fucking... 209 or whatever! Cesar Gracie jiu jitsu or whatever'.
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