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No Exit: No Way Out 2 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Algenir De Mira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolay Capriotti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Capriotti has chosen Immigrant Song - Karen O (feat. Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross) as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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186 lbs
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Good takedowns
Good knees
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Algenir De Mira!
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, Nikolay Capriotti!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Seu Braga and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Capriotti misses with a hook.
Capriotti lands a nice shot to the body.
Capriotti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Capriotti swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
De Mira shoots in for a takedown but Capriotti shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
De Mira moves out of range of the strikes.
Capriotti lands a lovely overhand right.
Jab from Capriotti.
De Mira tries for a takedown but Capriotti circles away easily
and Capriotti counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
De Mira ducks under a wild hook from Capriotti.
De Mira staying out of range there.
De Mira shoots for a takedown but Capriotti saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Algenir De Mira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Capriotti stuffs the takedown.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Mira slips a jab from Capriotti.
Capriotti will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Capriotti throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Capriotti fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Capriotti misses with the combination.
De Mira keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
De Mira changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Capriotti looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Capriotti tries to get back to half guard but can't.
De Mira knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Capriotti on the ground.
Capriotti manages to work his way to half guard, despite De Mira's best efforts.
Capriotti is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but De Mira pulls his head out easily.
Capriotti looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Capriotti actively working from the bottom here.
Capriotti looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Capriotti is refusing to be controlled, as De Mira sits in half guard.
Capriotti is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but De Mira pulls his head out easily.
De Mira is looking to take a break and control but Capriotti is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
De Mira slips a nice elbow through Capriotti's hands, connecting with Capriotti's forehead.
Capriotti keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Capriotti is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! De Mira is tapping! Great win for Capriotti!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Nikolay Capriotti!
Nikolay Capriotti thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Raul Anjos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pawel Zaremba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raul Anjos could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Pawel Zaremba's chin.
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195 lbs
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182 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Solid boxing
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Raul Anjos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pawel Zaremba!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Felipe Paraventi and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid leg kick lands there for Zaremba.
Anjos slips a jab and a cross from Zaremba.
Anjos tries to close the distance and clinch but Zaremba swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zaremba on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Zaremba misses with a few strikes there.
Zaremba throws a head kick that misses.
Anjos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zaremba takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Anjos scores with a jab to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zaremba swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Zaremba misses.
Anjos shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Anjos was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Anjos is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Zaremba goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Anjos!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Raul Anjos!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tom Cirus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cirus comes to the cage accompanied by Lonely Boy - The Black Keys. Carlos Silva has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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168 lbs
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163 lbs
3 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tom Cirus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlos Silva!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Luis Engracia and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cirus swivels and escapes.
Cirus avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva misses the jab.
Silva shoots in and drives through. Cirus sprawls well.
Silva tries to clinch up
and Cirus counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Cirus keeps the fight on the outside.
Carlos Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva slips under a jab from Cirus.
Cirus looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Silva wants to clinch but Cirus slips to the side
and Cirus counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Cirus thows a huge punch but Silva dodges it nicely.
Silva on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cirus is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Cirus lands a nice short elbow.
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. Cirus connects with a nice short shot to Silva's temple.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cirus thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Silva's head.
Cirus thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Cirus lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Cirus working over Silva with some ground and pound. Silva looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Cirus lands a nice short elbow.
Cirus throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Cirus passes to side control.
Cirus cracks Silva with a big elbow.
Cirus working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Silva is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cirus cracks Silva with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Cirus immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Silva is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Cirus!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tom Cirus!
Tom Cirus gave a mention to Mango Nutrition in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yoan Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikola Fischer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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140 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
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168 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yoan Gonzalez!
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, Nikola Fischer!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Alexandre Firmino and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fischer lands an overhand right.
Gonzalez shoots in and drives through. Fischer sprawls well.
Fischer cracks Gonzalez with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Fischer has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Gonzalez to stand back up!
Gonzalez is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fischer throws a nice looking combination but Gonzalez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Oh Gonzalez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fischer lands a jab to Gonzalez's midsection.
Fischer connects with a stiff jab that staggers Gonzalez - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Nikola Fischer!
An out of breath Nikola Fischer 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mirsad Vranic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Riddle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Riddle's choice of entrance music: Tech N9ne - Be Jealous . There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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143 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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141 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mirsad Vranic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Daniel Riddle!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Seu Braga and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riddle throws a series of punches but Vranic moves out of range.
Vranic throws a nice looking combination but Riddle bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vranic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Riddle works Vranic's body with a nice hook.
Vranic throws a looping overhand right but Riddle ducks down to avoid it.
Vranic avoids a punch combination nicely.
Riddle swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
No joy there for Riddle, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Riddle misses with a jab, cross combination.
Riddle fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Vranic avoids it really well and circles away.
Vranic avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vranic wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Vranic has Riddle up against the cage in a clinch.
Vranic manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Vranic trying to control the position.
Vranic is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Riddle would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Vranic trying to control the position here.
Riddle stopping the sweep attempt from Vranic.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Riddle cracks Vranic with an open hand slap.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vranic jabs at Riddle's body.
Riddle thows a body shot but no joy.
Riddle moves out of range as Vranic strikes.
Vranic fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vranic tries to clinch there but Riddle circles away.
Vranic is looking to clinch.
Vranic moves in looking to clinch but Riddle pushes him off.
Vranic thows a body shot but no joy.
Riddle throws a series of strikes that have Vranic backpedaling.
It looks like Mirsad Vranic has been cut.
Riddle works over Vranic's head and body with a nice combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Left hook, right uppercut from Riddle.
A right-left combo lands from Riddle.
Vranic tries to clinch but Riddle is having none of it.
Riddle feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Vranics jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Vranic fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riddle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vranic.
Riddle swats away the attempt to clinch by Vranic.
Riddle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Riddle tries to bum rush Vranic with a series of wild strikes but Vranic uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vranic throws a hook but Riddle avoids it easily.
Riddle throws a series of punches but Vranic avoids them all with ease.
Vranic takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Vranic on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Riddle is defended easily by Vranic.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Riddle, as that shot connected.
Vranic throws a nice outside leg kick.
Good shot there by Riddle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riddle fails to land the takedown.
Mirsad Vranic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Riddle.
Riddle throws a nice looking combination but Vranic bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mirsad Vranic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Riddle looks winded!
Riddle tries to bum rush Vranic with a series of wild strikes but Vranic uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Daniel Riddle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Riddle shoots in and drives through. Vranic sprawls well.
Vranic lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A swing and a miss from Vranic.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vranic throws a head kick that misses.
Riddle avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vranic looks to throw the jab but Riddle is out of range.
Riddle is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Riddle changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Vranic tries to avoid it but Riddle manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Vranic to the ground. Vranic escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
That kick from Vranic tenderised Riddle's leg. Riddle is trying to keep his angry face on.
Riddle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vranic.
Vranic tries to close the distance and clinch but Riddle swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mirsad Vranic will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mirsad Vranic's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Vranic wants to clinch up but Riddle keeps it at a distance.
Vranic is looking to slow Riddle down with leg kicks.
Daniel Riddle is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Riddle throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vranic punishes Riddle's body with a nice straight punch.
Vranic tries to clinch there but Riddle circles away.
Vranic slips a straight right by Riddle.
Vranic is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Riddle's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Riddle scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Riddle looks to land a left hand but Vranic moved out of range nicely.
Vranic stalks Riddle and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Riddle's face. Riddle staggers backwards, shaken.
Riddle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Riddle is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Riddle lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vranic circles away quickly and effectively.
Vranic cracks a nice hook into Riddle's ribs.
Riddle is breathing heavily.
Riddle misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Vranic is looking to wear down Riddle with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Riddle misses with a series of wild punches.
Vranic scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vranic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Riddle throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Riddle avoids the body shot from Vranic.
Vranic misses with a hook.
Riddle has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Riddle looks to throw the jab but Vranic is out of range.
Riddle tries to bum rush Vranic with a series of wild strikes but Vranic uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vranic tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Riddle manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Riddle misses with a two punch combination.
Vranic misses with a wild body shot.
Riddle takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Vranic tries to close the distance and clinch but Riddle swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Riddle 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.
Vranic clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Vranic.
Vranic has Riddle pressed against the cage, preventing Riddle from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Vranic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Riddle looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Vranic lands an elbow inside that Riddle shrugs off.
Vranic throws a knee to the head but misses.
Vranic lands a nice elbow.
Vranic throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Riddle blocks it with crossed arms.
Vranic pushes off an throws an elbow but Riddle leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Riddle has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Vranic misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Riddle has had enough of the clinch but Vranic keeps him there for the moment.
Vranic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Riddle trying to stall but Vranic improves his position.
Riddle wants to break the clinch but can't.
Vranic lands a left hand that snaps the head of Riddle backwards.
Vranic comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Vranic landing knees to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vranic is trying to pull guard but Riddle turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Riddle has Vranic pushed against the cage.
Riddle can't break the clinch.
Vranic drags the fight down to the ground.
Vranic working a defensive guard here.
Riddle tries to free his leg and advance position but Vranic is retaining full guard.
Riddle being controlled here momentarily.
Vranic keeping moving, preventing Riddle from controlling successfully.
Riddle has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Vranic is proving hard to escape from.
Vranic trying to keep a closed guard but Riddle is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Daniel Riddle was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Vranic is looking to land body kicks.
Riddle throws a nice looking combination but Vranic bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vranic slaps away a takedown attempt from Riddle, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Vranic is looking to clinch but Riddle is avoiding it.
Riddle swinging wildly here.
A punch combination from Riddle misses.
Vranic tries to clinch but Riddle is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Riddle avoids the body shot from Vranic.
Vranic throws a nice inside leg kick.
Riddle connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mirsad Vranic dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mirsad Vranic's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Vranic throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Riddle misses with a jab, cross combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Vranic misses the target.
Vranic scores with a jab to the jaw.
Vranic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Riddle.
Riddle stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Vranic.
Riddle lands a body shot.
Riddle throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vranic wants to clinch.
Riddle shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Vranic but Vranic pushes him off and we're back to square one.
No joy there for Riddle, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Riddle takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Vranic misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vranic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Riddle swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Riddle fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vranic lands a leg kick that knocks Riddle off balance momentarily.
Vranic swings for the body but Riddle moves out of range.
Vranic moves out of range of the body kick.
Riddle swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Vranic counters with a thumping low kick.
Vranic connects with a nice looking jab.
Vranic looks to throw the jab but Riddle is out of range.
Riddle misses with a series of wild punches.
Riddle misses with a kick to the body
and Vranic counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Vranic pushes Riddle up against the cage in a clinch.
Riddle avoids a wild elbow strike from Vranic.
A nice left hand lands by Vranic.
Vranic throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vranic lands an elbow that stopped Riddle in his tracks for a moment.
Vranic keeps control of Riddle as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Vranic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Riddle avoids it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vranic lands a knee to the body.
Vranic misses with a knee strike.
Riddle tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vranic avoids it.
Vranic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vranic tries to land a knee to the head but Riddle blocks with his arms.
Vranic jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Riddle walks away with a smile on his face. Vranic gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Riddle. Vranic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Riddle's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vranic. Riddle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Some bone on bone action there as Riddle checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Riddle throws a right hand that Vranic ducks under and follows up with a left that Vranic also avoids with ease.
Riddle throws a series of punches but Vranic moves out of range.
Mirsad Vranic is winning the standup battle so far.
Riddle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vranic.
Riddle will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Vranic.
Vranic just misses with a punch to the body.
Riddle misses with a two punch combination.
Vranic lands with a shot to the body.
Riddle throws a leg kick
and Vranic counters with a nice leg kick.
Vranic throws a shot to the body.
Vranic is looking to clinch but Riddle is avoiding it.
Vranic takes one to the chin there.
Riddle is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Vranic throws a quick inside leg kick.
Vranic blocks a head kick by Riddle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vranic throws a nice outside leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vranic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vranic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Riddle.
Vranic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Riddle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vranic avoids a kick to the body.
Daniel Riddle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Riddle looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nice cross by Vranic.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vranic tries to close the distance and clinch but Riddle swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vranic thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mirsad Vranic is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Riddle displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vranic throws out the jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mirsad Vranic showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Vranic 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mirsad Vranic!
Our winner, Mirsad Vranic, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Benjamin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cacareco Chuteboxe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benjamin kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Pastor Troy - It's About To Go Down. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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27
156 lbs
13 - 0 - 0 |
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29
148 lbs
15 - 14 - 0 |
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Lethal high kicks
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Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tyson Benjamin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cacareco Chuteboxe!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Matheus Silva and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benjamin lands with a kick to the temple. Chuteboxe shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Benjamin takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Chuteboxe gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Benjamin counters with a straight right hand.
Benjamin throws a low kick but Chuteboxe moves out of range easily.
Chuteboxe misses with a takedown
and Benjamin makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Chuteboxe fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Benjamin avoids it really well and circles away.
Tyson Benjamin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cacareco Chuteboxe.
Benjamin scores with a head kick. Chuteboxe tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Cacareco Chuteboxe has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benjamin misses with a two punch combination.
Chuteboxe takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Chuteboxe with a lazy takedown attempt
and Benjamin counters with a left to the body.
A jab lands there for Benjamin.
Chuteboxe is rocked!
Benjamin lands with a good body shot.
Chuteboxe is still on wobbly legs! Can Benjamin finish him?
Benjamin moves in close and cracks Chuteboxe with a massive right hand! Chuteboxe, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Benjamin!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tyson Benjamin!
An out of breath and clearly excited Tyson Benjamin thanked Mango Nutrition for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Murheellinen Vilkuttaja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergio Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lesnar has chosen Breakbeat - Joe Budden - Pump It Up as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Sergio Lesnar acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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30
279 lbs
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287 lbs
19 - 6 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
18 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Murheellinen Vilkuttaja!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sergio Lesnar!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Edson Gomes and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lesnar scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Vilkuttaja throws a series of punches but Lesnar avoids them all with ease.
Vilkuttaja shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lesnar counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Lesnar lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lesnar with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lesnar using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lesnar using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vilkuttaja has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lesnar stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lesnar with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lesnar scores with a shoulder strike.
Lesnar lands a hook that snaps the head of Vilkuttaja backwards.
Still in the clinch, Lesnar scores with a nice short uppercut.
Vilkuttaja is rocked!
Lesnar lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vilkuttaja backwards.
Oh Vilkuttaja is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lesnar lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Vilkuttaja manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Vilkuttaja not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Vilkuttaja is breathing heavily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lesnar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar chips away with some ground and pound.
Lesnar engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Lesnar with a flurry of punches that miss.
Vilkuttaja seems to have got his legs back now.
Vilkuttaja controls Lesnar momentarily but Lesnar frees himself.
Lesnar pushing down on Vilkuttaja's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Lesnar working over Vilkuttaja with some ground and pound. Vilkuttaja looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Vilkuttaja is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Lesnar is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Lesnar looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Vilkuttaja with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vilkuttaja keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Vilkuttaja trying to control from the bottom.
Lesnar is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Vilkuttaja defends it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vilkuttaja won't allow Lesnar to pass to mount.
Lesnar is taking a breather. Vilkuttaja 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.
Vilkuttaja keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Lesnar working the head and body with strikes.
Vilkuttaja has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lesnar is working away from the top position though.
Lesnar is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Vilkuttaja is just riding it out for now. Lesnar eventually gives up the hold.
Vilkuttaja might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Vilkuttaja looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vilkuttaja trying to control but Lesnar postures up.
Lesnar 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.
Vilkuttaja regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Lesnar.
Lesnar passes Vilkuttaja's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Vilkuttaja has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lesnar is working away from the top position though.
Lesnar controlling the action here.
Lesnar's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vilkuttaja is concentrating on defense, preventing Lesnar from advancing position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vilkuttaja's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Lesnar wants to take a breather but Vilkuttaja is having none of it.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Murheellinen Vilkuttaja just wasn't active enough.
Lesnar lands a nice shot that snaps Vilkuttaja's head back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A telegraphed right hand from Lesnar misses the target.
Donk. Lesnar catches Vilkuttaja right on the button with a cross.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vilkuttaja misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Vilkuttaja thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lesnar slips a straight right by Vilkuttaja.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergio Lesnar dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lesnar tries to close the distance and clinch but Vilkuttaja swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lesnar bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Vilkuttaja looks to land a left hand but Lesnar moved out of range nicely.
Lesnar clinches up with Vilkuttaja and pushes him back against the cage.
Vilkuttaja gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Lesnar blocking the ground and pound attempt from Vilkuttaja.
Lesnar is looking to improve his position.
Vilkuttaja is working for a kimura but Lesnar is defending it quite comfortably.
Lesnar is striking from the bottom but he's now found himself mounted! Oh dear - not enough focus on defense there.
Vilkuttaja with shots to the head and body - Lesnar looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar wants to control but Vilkuttaja is having none of it.
Lesnar blocking the ground and pound.
Vilkuttaja goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Lesnar turns into him and now he's in Vilkuttaja's guard.
Lesnar landing with the ground and pound.
Vilkuttaja is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Lesnar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Vilkuttaja has control of Lesnar's left arm, preventing Lesnar from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vilkuttaja manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar regains half guard.
Vilkuttaja wants to control but Lesnar is keeping him busy.
Lesnar wants to control but Vilkuttaja is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Sergio Lesnar has got the better of the ground game so far.
Vilkuttaja thows a huge punch but Lesnar dodges it nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vilkuttaja is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Lesnar keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lesnar blocking the ground and pound attempt from Vilkuttaja.
Vilkuttaja seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lesnar does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Lesnar is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Vilkuttaja thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lesnar's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vilkuttaja trying to mount his opponent but Lesnar defends it.
Lesnar is trying to maintain the position but Vilkuttaja is very close to passing his half guard.
Vilkuttaja thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lesnar's head.
Lesnar looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Lesnar tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Vilkuttaja throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Vilkuttaja wants to control but Lesnar is keeping him busy.
Lesnar controlling the position for now.
Lesnar moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vilkuttaja postures up in Lesnar's guard and throws a big left but Lesnar blocks it.
Vilkuttaja missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Vilkuttaja trying to control but Lesnar is working from the bottom.
Lesnar utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Vilkuttaja preventing the sweep.
Vilkuttaja is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Vilkuttaja is fighting to break Lesnar's control of his arms but Lesnar is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lesnar is trying to control the position but Vilkuttaja postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Vilkuttaja trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Murheellinen Vilkuttaja dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Lesnar misses with a wild body shot.
Lesnar throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vilkuttaja.
Vilkuttaja throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Vilkuttaja has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lesnar misses with a knee strike.
Lesnar using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vilkuttaja has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Vilkuttaja tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lesnar smiles and moves away.
Vilkuttaja lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Vilkuttaja scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Lesnar can't do much from the bottom here.
Lesnar taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar struggling a bit here.
Lesnar is not content to let Vilkuttaja control the position.
Lesnar is looking for a sweep.
Vilkuttaja wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Lesnar, who protects the arm well.
Vilkuttaja is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Lesnar is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Lesnar has one of Vilkuttaja's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar wants to control but Vilkuttaja postures up.
Vilkuttaja throws an elbow but Lesnar slips to the side and avoids it well.
Vilkuttaja grinds an elbow into Lesnar's temple.
Lesnar tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Vilkuttaja wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Vilkuttaja 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.
Vilkuttaja in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Vilkuttaja working away.
Lesnar tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Vilkuttaja wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Lesnar is trying to get back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vilkuttaja trying to control the position but Lesnar is working away.
Lesnar tries to improve position but can't.
Vilkuttaja working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vilkuttaja wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lesnar keeps working.
Vilkuttaja tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Lesnar tries to bench press Vilkuttaja off him but Vilkuttaja keeps the position.
Lesnar is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Vilkuttaja's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Lesnar makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Vilkuttaja fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lesnar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Vilkuttaja shoots for a takedown but Lesnar saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A swing and a miss from Vilkuttaja.
Lesnar displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Vilkuttaja.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Murheellinen Vilkuttaja. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vilkuttaja missing with a left hand there. Lesnar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Vilkuttaja misses.
The fighters circling - Vilkuttaja throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lesnar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lesnar is defended easily by Vilkuttaja.
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!
Lesnar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vilkuttaja.
A jab from Vilkuttaja misses.
Vilkuttaja is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vilkuttaja swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lesnar throws a jab but it's blocked by Vilkuttaja.
Donk. Lesnar catches Vilkuttaja right on the button with a cross.
And that's the end of the fight!
Murheellinen Vilkuttaja showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Vilkuttaja has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:28
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Murheellinen Vilkuttaja!
During a confident post fight interview, Murheellinen Vilkuttaja 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 Ichi Ijima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Ramos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ijima kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Alphabetical #1 - Karera Musication. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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23
202 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
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25
195 lbs
12 - 6 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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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
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ichi Ijima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mark Ramos!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Edson Gomes and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Ijima.
Ijima is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Ramos knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Ijima in side control, throwing shots but Ramos defends.
Ramos parries the strikes from Ijima easily there. Ijima is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Ramos to escape.
Ijima working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Ijima throws a strike aimed at the side of Ramos's head but Ramos avoids it well.
Ijima tries to advance to mount but can't.
Ijima throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ramos stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Ijima tries for a kimura but Ramos is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Ijima looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ramos looking for submissions off his back.
Ijima is looking for a kimura but Ramos is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Ijima to get the leverage.
Ijima is trying to control the action in half guard but Ramos is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ijima not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ijima missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ijima is thwarting Ramos's attempts to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ijima trying to mount his opponent but Ramos defends it.
Ijima 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.
Ramos has hold of Ijima's hands but Ijima slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ijima trying to control from half guard but Ramos is working away.
Ramos slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ramos looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ramos is on top in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ramos postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ramos won't allow Ijima to sweep him here.
Ramos avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ijima has his foot on Ramos's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ramos works his way back into a safe position though.
Ijima not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ijima wants to sweep here but Ramos controlling him for the moment.
Ijima pulls Ramos in to control the position.
Ramos wants to control from the top but Ijima keeps moving.
Ramos throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ramos is looking to work some ground and pound but Ijima has wrist control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Ramos with a nice head shot there.
Ramos wants to control from the top but Ijima keeps moving.
Ramos connects with a couple of short punches.
Ramos throwing strikes but missing.
Ramos lands a couple of digs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ijima is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ramos in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ramos postures up in Ijima's guard and throws a big left but Ijima blocks it.
Ramos trying to control the position from guard on top but Ijima is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ramos lands a couple of elbows.
Ramos landing with the ground and pound.
Ijima throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Ramos sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Ijima's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ramos missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ijima is refusing to be controlled, as Ramos sits in half guard.
Ijima is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mark Ramos will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Ramos lands with a hook. Ijima tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ijima misses with a takedown attempt - Ramos sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ramos shoots in but Ijima avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Mark Ramos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ijima changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ramos tries to avoid it but Ijima manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ramos to the ground. Ramos escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ijima shoots in looking for a takedown but Ramos manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ijima's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ichi Ijima. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ramos misses with a body shot.
Ramos displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ijima.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ramos. Ijima does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ramos throws a shot from downtown. Ijima moves away and avoids it.
Ramos scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ramos misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ijima bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Ramos is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Ijima off and has taken his back!
Ramos is punishing Ijima with some ground and pound.
Ramos is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Ijima knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Ijima for a finish.
Ramos scores with punches and elbows.
Ijima is rocked!
Ramos is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Ijima has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ramos is hanging on to Ijima's back as he tries to escape.
Ijima is working hard here to advance position.
Ramos gets his hands free as Ijima looks to control.
Ijima tries to escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ijima is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Ramos gets his way!
Ramos lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Ijima hold on?!
Ramos lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Ijima hold on?!
Oh Ijima is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ramos drops a couple of huge strikes from the back position and Ijima is in real trouble here! Ramos lands more strikes and the referee has to step in to end the fight! Ramos is delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Ramos!
A very excited looking Mark Ramos 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Kenny Calculus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sho Shinjo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shinjo has chosen Theme of Sho as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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171 lbs
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Kenny Calculus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sho Shinjo!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Seu Braga and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Calculus tried to score with a low kick but Shinjo checks it.
Calculus tries to score with a low kick but Shinjo moves his leg out of the way.
Calculus throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shinjo.
Shinjo shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Calculus napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Calculus tries to escape but Shinjo is in control.
Calculus struggling a bit here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Calculus wants to get back to his feet but Shinjo drags him back down.
Shinjo misses with the ground and pound.
Shinjo working the strikes but Calculus uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Shinjo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ground and pound from Shinjo.
Shinjo wants to control but Calculus is keeping him busy.
Shinjo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Shinjo stops Calculus from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Shinjo.
Calculus is trying to stand up here but Shinjo is controlling him well.
Shinjo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Calculus defending well though.
Shinjo is trying to control. Calculus wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Shinjo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Calculus avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Shinjo.
Shinjo wants to free his trapped foot but Calculus is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Calculus regains full guard. Nicely done.
Shinjo postures up and lands a big shot to Calculus's brow.
Shinjo trying to control but Calculus is working from the bottom.
Calculus trying to control the position.
Shinjo wants to pass the guard but Calculus is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shinjo postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shinjo throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Calculus keeping moving, preventing Shinjo from controlling successfully.
Shinjo is looking to work some ground and pound but Calculus has wrist control.
Shinjo wants to stand but Calculus is controlling his posture from full guard.
Calculus keeping moving, preventing Shinjo from controlling successfully.
Shinjo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Calculus is keeping the position for now.
Shinjo trying to control the position from guard on top but Calculus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sho Shinjo has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Shinjo misses with a left hand
and Calculus counters with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shinjo loads up on a big right hand but Calculus slips the punch.
Jab, jab by Shinjo - just one landing.
Shinjo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Shinjo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Shinjo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sho Shinjo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shinjo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Calculus cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Shinjo takes one to the side of the head.
Calculus throws a half hearted mid kick.
Shinjo blocks a leg kick.
Shinjo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Shinjo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shinjo ducks under a wild hook from Calculus.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calculus looks to throw the jab but Shinjo is out of range.
Shinjo defending well as Calculus loads up on a big left hand.
Calculus throws a nice outside leg kick.
Calculus misses with a straight right.
Shinjo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Calculus's head.
Shinjo misses with a body shot.
Shinjo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Calculus on the side of the head.
Calculus's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Shinjo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Calculus scrambles back to his feet.
Shinjo avoids the body shot from Calculus.
A lazy left from Shinjo finds it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shinjo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Shinjo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Calculus takes a swing at Shinjo's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sho Shinjo dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Shinjo just misses with a punch to the body.
Shinjo shoots in looking for a takedown. Calculus tries to sprawl out of it but Shinjo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Calculus manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Shinjo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Calculus.
Shinjo misses with a hook.
Calculus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shinjo lands a slapping body shot.
Calculus misses with an attempted mid kick.
Shinjo looks to land a combination but Calculus avoids it well.
Calculus takes a swing at Shinjo's ribcage but misses.
Shinjo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Calculus moves away.
Kenny Calculus is winning the standup battle so far.
Calculus misses with a jab, cross combination.
Calculus throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Shinjo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calculus fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Shinjo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shinjo. Calculus does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Calculus misses.
Shinjo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Calculus manages to avoid it.
Calculus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shinjo throws out the jab.
Calculus throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Calculus bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Shinjo throws a jab but it's blocked by Calculus.
Shinjo cracks a nice hook into Calculus's ribs.
Calculus throws a lazy uppercut
and Shinjo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Calculus misses with a body shot.
Shinjo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Shinjo clobbers Calculus with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kenny Calculus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calculus lands with a hook. Shinjo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Calculus lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Shinjo backs up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A telegraphed right hand from Calculus misses the target.
Shinjo dips to his left and cracks Calculus with an uppercut!
Calculus throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shinjo defending well as Calculus loads up on a big left hand.
Calculus thuds a left hand into Shinjo's body.
Calculus throws a hook to the side of Shinjo's head but Shinjo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shinjo connects with a nice looking jab.
Shinjo has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Left hook, right uppercut from Calculus.
Kenny Calculus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shinjo misses the shot to the body.
Shinjo feints and as Calculus raises his hands in defense, Shinjo changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Calculus is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Shinjo dives into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shinjo trying to control the position but Calculus is working away.
Calculus wants to get back to his feet.
Shinjo cracks Calculus with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Shinjo is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Calculus knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Shinjo is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Calculus is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Shinjo is working Calculus over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shinjo is working to tighten is grip on Calculus's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Calculus has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Shinjo is really squeezing tight and eventually Calculus passes out! Shinjo breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Sho Shinjo!
In his post fight interview, Sho Shinjo started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between El Chavo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Herald (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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28
275 lbs
12 - 5 - 0 |
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281 lbs
12 - 8 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
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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
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, El Chavo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Justin Herald!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Alexandre Firmino and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Herald moves out of range as Chavo strikes.
Chavo drives through with a takedown into guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Chavo trying to control but Herald is working from the bottom.
Herald controls Chavo momentarily but Chavo frees himself.
Herald wants to improve his position but instead Chavo has moved into half guard.
Chavo is trying to control the action in half guard but Herald is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Herald holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Chavo prevents Herald from improving his position.
Herald pushes Chavo off looking to stand but Chavo dives back in and keeps control.
Chavo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Herald defending well though.
Chavo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Herald wants to get back to full guard.
Herald is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Chavo's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Chavo's back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chavo tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Herald takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Chavo tries to reverse the position but Herald maintains control.
Chavo blocking the ground and pound.
Herald throws a wild left hand from mount and Chavo manages to wriggle his way back to half guard.
Herald takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Herald throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Herald throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Chavo trying to hold on to Herald's head to control him but Herald postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Herald wants to advance to full mount but Chavo doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Chavo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Herald makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Herald.
Herald is pulling down on Chavo's head to control his posture.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chavo makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Herald seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Chavo connects with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chavo trying to control but Herald is working from the bottom.
Chavo stands up over Herald, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Chavo postures up.
Chavo trying to control the position from guard on top but Herald is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chavo throws a strike but Herald rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Chavo is trying to keep Herald in close.
Herald stopping the sweep attempt from Chavo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Herald throws a big elbow that misses.
Herald stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Chavo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Herald controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Herald wants to control from the top but Chavo keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Herald throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Chavo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Herald trying to control the position from guard on top but Chavo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that El Chavo will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Chavo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Herald lands a jab to Chavo's midsection.
Chavo throws a hook but Herald blocks it.
Herald throws a right hand that misses
and Chavo counters with a shoot takedown. Herald fights it but they end up in guard.
Chavo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Herald being controlled here, momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Herald bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Chavo's guard.
Herald is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Chavo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Herald.
Herald trying to control the position from guard on top but Chavo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Herald preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Herald trying to control the position from guard on top but Chavo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chavo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Herald showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
El Chavo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Herald wants to control from the top but Chavo keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Justin Herald was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Nice uppercut lands for Chavo. That snapped Herald's head back.
Chavo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Chavo throws a hook to the side of Herald's head but Herald sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chavo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Herald scores with a jab. Chavo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
It looks like El Chavo has been cut.
Chavo moves into range and connects with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chavo moves away from the strike by Herald.
Herald lands a nice hook to Chavo's body. Chavo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nice straight punches there by Herald. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Herald.
Herald scoring well with a low kick there.
Chavo shoots for a double leg takedown but Herald sprawls well. He's pushed Chavo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Justin Herald is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Herald bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Chavo's head.
Chavo fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for El Chavo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Herald lands a really nice looking cross but Chavo seems unphased.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chavo shoots in but no luck this time.
Herald thows a left - swing and a miss!
Herald connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Herald cracks Chavo on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Chavo falls backwards against the cage. Herald follows up with more strikes that drop Chavo to his knees. Herald keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Chavo! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Justin Herald!
After the fight, Justin Herald was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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