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RFC: Thursday Brawl 1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Kron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Theo Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kron comes to the cage accompanied by Iron Maiden - Deja Vu. Theo Lesnar is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Brawler
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Charlie Kron!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Theo Lesnar!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Felipe Paraventi and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lesnar.
Kron has managed to clinch.
Kron breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kron gets a clinch.
Lesnar wants a takedown but no success here.
Kron lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lesnar taking a breather.
Kron landing knees to the head.
Lesnar takes an elbow to the temple.
Lesnar takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kron crunches a lovely knee into Lesnar's ribcage.
Lesnar jumps guard but Kron stands there with Lesnar around his waist. Lesnar gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Charlie Kron has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Theo Lesnar.
Kron lands an elbow just above Lesnar 's eye.
Kron landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar is trying to pull guard but Kron has him pressed against the cage.
Kron misses with a knee to the head.
Lesnar drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kron pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kron takes the fight into the clinch.
Kron gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kron.
Kron scores with a knee to the head.
Kron is stalling here.
Kron blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lesnar manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Kron looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar has a closed guard, preventing Kron from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kron gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Kron forces Lesnar back against the cage and clinches.
Kron lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lesnar wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kron is pressed up against the cage. Lesnar has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kron down to the mat. Kron avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kron misses with a series of wild punches.
Lesnar fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kron fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lesnar, pushing him back against the cage.
Kron is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Kron lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kron tries for a takedown but Lesnar manages to get underhooks.
Kron lands an elbow inside that Lesnar shrugs off.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kron.
Kron jumps guard and drags Lesnar to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Lesnar is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kron seems keen to control Lesnar's posture.
Lesnar throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kron works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lesnar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lesnar preventing the sweep.
Kron managing to control the position.
Lesnar wants to control from the top but Kron keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kron pulls Lesnar in to control the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Kron gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lesnar can't get the takedown.
Lesnar tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Lesnar is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kron pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Lesnar fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kron unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Lesnar looks winded!
Lesnar wants a takedown.
Kron throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charlie Kron dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kron moves into the clinch successfully.
Charlie Kron has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kron taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Kron tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kron breaks the clinch.
Kron clinches with his opponent.
Kron stops a takedown attempt from Lesnar.
Lesnar is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kron is defending well for now.
Kron stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Lesnar takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kron pushes Lesnar back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lesnar goes for a takedown attempt but Kron pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Kron closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar missing with knees to the body.
Lesnar tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kron smiles and moves away.
Charlie Kron has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Theo Lesnar.
Kron fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lesnar, pushing him back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kron.
Lesnar fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kron breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lesnar fails with the takedown.
Lesnar is breathing heavily.
Kron moves into the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Lesnar tries to circle away but Kron has him pinned against the cage.
Kron just leaning against Lesnar, taking a breather.
Lesnar tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar is trying to maintain a safe position but Kron gets an underhook and turns Lesnar into the cage.
Kron with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lesnar can't get the takedown.
Kron breaks the clinch.
Kron closes the distance and clinches.
Kron makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kron breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kron gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kron escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kron tries to keep at a distance but Lesnar has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kron manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Lesnar wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Lesnar is trying to pull guard but Kron has him pressed against the cage.
Kron breaks the clinch.
Kron connects with a body shot that sends Lesnar's belly button to the back.
Kron moves into range and clinches up with Lesnar.
Kron prevents the takedown attempt.
Lesnar has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kron avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kron gets underhooks to prevent Lesnar's takedown attempt.
Kron'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.
Kron scores with a knee to the head.
Kron breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kron clinches with his opponent.
Kron manages to break the clinch.
Kron darts in and clinches Lesnar up against the cage.
Kron breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
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!
Kron closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Kron closes the distance and pushes Lesnar back into the cage.
Kron's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Charlie Kron is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kron gets a clinch.
Lesnar tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kron avoids it.
A knee to the head by Kron.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lesnar tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kron scores with a knee to the head.
Lesnar has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kron avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charlie Kron dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Lesnar takes a kick to the side of the head.
Lesnar is rocked!
Crack! A monster head kick from Kron and Lesnar falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Kron!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Charlie Kron!
An out of breath and clearly excited Charlie Kron thanked Mango Nutrition for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Juan Castro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Barboza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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170 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Juan Castro!
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, Junior Barboza!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Luis Engracia and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barboza lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Castro throws a right and a left that both miss.
Barboza lands a head shot.
Barboza misses with a few strikes there.
Juan Castro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Castro misses with a combination
and Barboza connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Castro throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Castro misses with a jab, cross combination.
Castro throws a left and a right that both miss
and Barboza counters with a series of strikes. Castro will be more careful next time no doubt.
Castro misses with a double jab
and Barboza counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice body punch from Barboza.
Barboza scores with a nice head shot.
Barboza showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Castro.
Barboza tests Castro's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Barboza throws a series of punches but Castro avoids them all with ease.
Barboza lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Castro circles away quickly and effectively.
Castro slips a jab and a cross from Barboza.
Castro lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Barboza circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castro avoids a punch combination nicely.
Barboza lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Castro at a distance.
Castro slips a jab and a cross from Barboza.
Castro swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Barboza counters with a one-two to the body.
Barboza cracks Castro with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Castro swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Barboza counter with a right hand.
Barboza goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Castro lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Barboza circles away quickly and effectively.
Barboza throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Barboza fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Castro tries to bum rush Barboza with a series of wild strikes but Barboza uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Barboza shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Castro eats them both and turns towards Barboza to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
No joy there for Barboza, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Barboza connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sloppy strikes from Castro. Those never looked like landing.
Castro falls off balance throwing a combination
and Barboza counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barboza swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Danga de danga de dang - Barboza scores with a four punch combination!
Barboza jabs Castro to the body, keeping him at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barboza lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Castro falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Barboza to counter with a crisp jab.
Castro throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Barboza counter with a right hand.
Castro is rocked!
Barboza swinging wildly here.
Oh Castro is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Barboza swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Barboza misses with a hook.
Castro bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A combination from Barboza does no damage.
Castro looks to land a combination but Barboza avoids it well.
Castro is breathing heavily.
Barboza throws a nice looking combination but Castro bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Barboza might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Barboza misses with a series of wild punches.
Some wild striking there from Barboza.
Castro avoids a punch combination nicely.
Barboza swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Castro keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barboza.
Barboza throws a right hand that Castro ducks under and follows up with a left that Castro also avoids with ease.
Barboza throws a lazy right hand but Castro sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Barboza fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Barboza is working the combinations to good effect here.
Castro throws a series of punches but Barboza avoids them all with ease.
Barboza throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Castro tries to bum rush Barboza with a series of wild strikes but Barboza uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Some wild striking there from Castro.
Sloppy strikes from Barboza. Those never looked like landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castro misses with a double jab.
Barboza throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Barboza throws a series of punches but Castro moves out of range.
Barboza throws a jab when Castro was well out of range.
Barboza throws a series of punches but Castro moves out of range.
Castro displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Barboza throws out the jab.
A combination from Castro does no damage.
Barboza fails to land with a series of punches.
Barboza throws a nice looking combination but Castro bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Barboza throws a looping overhand right but Castro ducks down to avoid it.
Barboza throws a series of punches but Castro avoids them all with ease.
Barboza tries to bum rush Castro with a series of wild strikes but Castro uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Barboza throws a series of punches but Castro moves out of range.
Castro misses with a series of wild punches.
Barboza looks to land a combination but Castro avoids it well.
Barboza slips a jab and a cross from Castro.
Barboza looks to land a combination but Castro avoids it well.
Barboza misses with an uppercut.
Castro dodges the punch combination from Barboza.
Sloppy strikes from Barboza. Those never looked like landing.
Barboza rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Castro moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Barboza will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Castro avoids a punch combination nicely.
Barboza looks to land a combination but Castro avoids it well.
Castro showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Barboza.
Castro avoids a punch combination nicely.
A slow jab from Barboza misses its intended target.
Castro dodges the punch combination from Barboza.
Castro ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Castro misses with a two punch combination.
Barboza throws a series of punches but Castro moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sloppy strikes from Castro. Those never looked like landing.
Barboza is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Castro had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Barboza misses with a few strikes there.
Some wild striking there from Barboza.
Castro misses with a jab, cross combination.
Barboza throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Castro slips a jab and a cross from Barboza.
Barboza misses with a jab, cross combination.
Barboza throws a right and a left that Castro avoids nicely.
Castro ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Barboza looks to throw the jab but Castro is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barboza misses with a double jab.
Castro misses with a jab, cross combination.
Some wild striking there from Barboza.
Castro showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Barboza.
Barboza throws a right and a left that Castro avoids nicely.
Barboza throws a series of punches but Castro moves out of range.
Barboza misses with a two punch combination.
Barboza dodges the punch combination from Castro.
Castro dodges the punch combination from Barboza.
Castro uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Barboza.
A combination from Castro does no damage.
Barboza will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A combination from Barboza does no damage.
Barboza swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Barboza swinging wildly here.
Barboza misses with the combination.
Castro slips a jab and a cross from Barboza.
Barboza tries to bum rush Castro with a series of wild strikes but Castro uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Some wild striking there from Barboza.
Barboza looks to land a combination but Castro avoids it well.
Barboza is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Castro.
Barboza swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Castro looks to land a combination but Barboza avoids it well.
Barboza rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Castro moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Barboza throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Barboza looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Barboza throws a right hand that Castro ducks under and follows up with a left that Castro also avoids with ease.
Barboza misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Barboza throws a series of punches but Castro avoids them all with ease.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barboza looks to land a combination but Castro avoids it well.
Barboza misses with a two punch combination.
Barboza missing with a left hand there. Castro was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A combination from Castro does no damage.
Barboza misses with a double jab.
Barboza swinging wildly here.
Castro lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Barboza circles away quickly and effectively.
Barboza misses with a double jab.
Barboza throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Barboza throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Castro.
Barboza throws a jab when Castro was well out of range.
Barboza throws a hook but Castro avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Junior Barboza dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Sloppy strikes from Castro. Those never looked like landing.
A punch combination from Barboza misses.
Castro throws a left and a right that both miss
and Barboza counters with a two punch combo.
Castro misses with a combination
and Barboza counters with a stiff right hand.
Barboza moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Barboza showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Castro.
Barboza swinging wildly here.
Castro misses with a two punch combination.
Castro looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Castro takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Castro swinging wildly here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Barboza 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.
Castro falls off balance throwing a combination
and Barboza counters with a series of strikes. Castro will be more careful next time no doubt.
Castro throws a combination that misses
and Barboza counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Barboza throws a series of punches but Castro avoids them all with ease.
Barboza throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Castro.
No joy there for Barboza, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Castro throws a series of punches but Barboza avoids them all with ease.
Barboza cracks Castro with a right hand to the side of the head.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Castro might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Barboza connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Castro tumbling to the canvas! Barboza pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Castro was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Junior Barboza!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Juan Carlos Alvez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mickey Ward (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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178 lbs
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170 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Juan Carlos Alvez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mickey Ward!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Daniel Cesar and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ward fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ward throws a shot from downtown. Alvez moves away and avoids it.
Nice defenses there by Alvez.
Alvez closes the distance and clinches.
Alvez gets underhooks to prevent Ward's takedown attempt.
Alvez has Ward pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Alvez pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Ward tumbling to the mat - Alvez dives into Ward's guard.
Alvez is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alvez wants to control from the top but Ward keeps moving.
Ward has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Alvez can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Alvez knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ward on the ground.
Alvez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ward is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvez is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Ward working for a triangle but Alvez defends it easily.
Alvez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ward is keeping the position for now.
Ward working for a triangle but Alvez defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvez wants to control from the top but Ward keeps moving.
Ward is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ward is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Alvez trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Ward manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Ward drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Alvez manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Ward has Alvez in his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ward is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alvez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Alvez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Alvez postures up.
Ward keeping moving, preventing Alvez from controlling successfully.
Ward is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Alvez is aware though and is defending well.
Alvez wants to control from the top but Ward keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvez is really struggling to control Ward but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Juan Carlos Alvez just wasn't active enough.
Alvez closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Ward has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Alvez escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Alvez!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alvez working away.
Ward is not content to let Alvez control the position.
Ward tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alvez decides to stand up, so the ref orders Ward to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Carlos Alvez dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Alvez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ward closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Alvez did well to prevent Ward getting side control.
Ward wants to free his trapped foot but Alvez is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Alvez is trying to stand up here but Ward is controlling him well.
The fighters are battling for position here. Alvez manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Ward wants to control from the top but Alvez keeps moving.
Alvez is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ward trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ward lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Alvez keeping moving, preventing Ward from controlling successfully.
Ward is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Alvez keeping full guard, as Ward tries to pass.
Ward wants to control from the top but Alvez keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Ward pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Alvez is keeping the position for now.
Ward pushing down on Alvez's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Alvez wants to stand back up but Ward manages to pass into side control.
Ward wants to control but Alvez is keeping him busy.
Ward throws a strike aimed at the side of Alvez's head but Alvez avoids it well.
Ward wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Alvez, who protects the arm well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvez manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Alvez is looking to advance position but Ward won't allow it.
Ward is looking to control Alvez's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ward avoid being mounted?
Alvez wants to pass to mount but Ward is defending the position.
Ward slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Alvez trying to control but Ward is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ward looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Alvez passes into half guard.
Ward looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Alvez looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Alvez is trying to control the action in half guard but Ward is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alvez looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Ward wants to control but Alvez is keeping busy and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey Ward showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Ward shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Alvez as he avoids it easily.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Ward enables Alvez to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Ward manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Alvez throwing strikes but missing.
Alvez slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Ward seems keen to control Alvez's posture.
Alvez got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ward has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Alvez has managed to get both his arms back between Ward's legs - danger averted.
Alvez stands up out of Ward's guard for a moment - Ward manages to land a nice upkick.
Alvez passes Ward's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ward is not content to let Alvez control the position.
Alvez looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ward with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ward wants to get back to his feet.
Alvez wants to pass the guard but Ward is defending well.
Alvez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ward keeps working.
Ward moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Ward trying to keep a closed guard but Alvez is proving a slippery customer.
Alvez looking to sit in guard and control but Ward gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvez is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ward trying to control but Alvez postures up.
Ward is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Alvez is looking to advance position but Ward won't allow it.
Ward actively working from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ward is looking to improve his position.
Ward actively working from the bottom here.
Alvez wants to control but Ward is keeping him busy.
Ward is looking to control Alvez's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ward avoid being mounted?
Alvez is trying to control the action in half guard but Ward is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Alvez stalling away here and it's allowed Ward to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Alvez sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juan Carlos Alvez has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Ward looks for a takedown but Alvez sprawls well.
Ward swats away the attempt to clinch by Alvez.
Ward fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Juan Carlos Alvez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mickey Ward.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alvez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that's the end of the fight!
Juan Carlos Alvez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Alvez 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juan Carlos Alvez!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Raull Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Obasi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Raull Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Obasi!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Matheus Silva and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Obasi scores with a head kick.
Obasi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Obasi fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gracie avoids it really well and circles away.
Obasi decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Gracie is looking to improve his position.
Gracie has his hands clasped together around Obasi's back. He's all about the action.
Gracie is not content to let Obasi control the position.
Gracie actively working from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obasi wants to free his trapped foot but Gracie is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Obasi is keen to just control but Gracie is a slippery customer.
Obasi is thwarting Gracie's attempts to control the position.
Obasi trying to pass the guard but Gracie defending well.
Obasi really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gracie. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Obasi seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Obasi is keen to just control but Gracie is a slippery customer.
John Obasi has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Obasi shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Obasi wants to take a breather but Gracie is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Gracie looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Obasi controlling from the top position.
Gracie has Obasi pulled in close to control his posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by John Obasi.
Obasi drives through and clinches with Gracie against the cage.
Obasi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gracie shoots for a double leg takedown but Obasi sprawls well. He's pushed Gracie's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A head kick misses from Obasi.
Gracie fails with a takedown attempt.
Obasi plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Gracie keeps the fight on the outside.
Obasi pushes Gracie up against the cage in a clinch.
Obasi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Obasi moves in looking to clinch but Gracie pushes him off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Obasi. Gracie does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie gets tackled into the cage by Obasi. Obasi maintains the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Obasi.
Knees in the clinch landing for Obasi.
Gracie wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raull Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gracie lands a body punch.
Obasi looking to throw knees to the head but Gracie is blocking nicely.
Obasi scores with a shoulder strike.
Gracie wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Obasi breaks the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Obasi misses with a two punch combination.
Gracie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gracie throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Obasi makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Obasi dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Obasi rushes Gracie and presses him up against the cage.
Obasi breaks the clinch.
Obasi darts in and clinches Gracie up against the cage.
Obasi lands a nice knee to the body.
Obasi breaks from the clinch.
Obasi has closed the distance and engaged Gracie in a clinch.
Obasi breaks from the clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Obasi is defended easily by Gracie.
Obasi closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Obasi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gracie circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Obasi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obasi fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gracie closes this distance looking for a takedown but Obasi circles away.
Obasi instigates a clinch.
Obasi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Obasi closes the distance and pushes Gracie back into the cage.
Gracie is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Obasi.
Obasi stalling in the clinch.
Gracie is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Obasi is defending well for now.
Obasi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Obasi clinches.
Obasi breaks the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obasi with a knee to the head.
Gracie trying to stall but Obasi improves his position.
Gracie changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Obasi fights it off and pushes away nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie circles away from the clinch attempt.
Obasi throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Gracie to counter with a crisp jab.
Obasi scores with a head kick.
Gracie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gracie misses with a takedown
and Obasi counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Obasi.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raull Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gracie trying to keep a closed guard but Obasi is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obasi got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gracie has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Obasi has managed to get both his arms back between Gracie's legs - danger averted.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Obasi won't allow Gracie to get back to his feet.
Obasi trying to stand up but can't free himself from Gracie's guard.
Obasi trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Obasi looking to sit in guard and control but Gracie gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Obasi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
OK we're going to have a standup here. John Obasi hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Obasi shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Obasi not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Obasi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Obasi has closed the distance and engaged Gracie in a clinch.
Obasi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gracie with a poor takedown
and Obasi counters with a nice kick to the body.
Obasi has Gracie up against the cage in a clinch.
John Obasi seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gracie takes an elbow to the temple.
Obasi'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.
Gracie jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Obasi walks away with a smile on his face. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Obasi has taken the fight to the clinch.
Obasi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gracie shoots in but Obasi avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raull Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gracie looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obasi wants to clinch up but Gracie keeps it at a distance.
Obasi closes the distance and clinches.
Obasi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
A short right from Obasi.
Obasi breaks the clinch.
Obasi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Obasi lands a nice uppercut.
A short left from Obasi.
Gracie looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gracie tries to break free but Obasi pushes him back against the cage.
Obasi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Obasi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obasi has managed to clinch.
Gracie letting Obasi take a breather here.
Obasi breaks the clinch.
Obasi rushes Gracie and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Obasi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jab from Obasi.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie closes the distance but Obasi moves to the side
and Obasi counters with a slapping leg kick.
Obasi rushes Gracie and presses him up against the cage.
Obasi breaks from the clinch.
Gracie throws a nice looking combination but Obasi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gracie there as he acknowledges the shot.
Obasi tries to clinch up.
Gracie throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gracie changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Obasi tries to avoid it but Gracie manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Obasi to the ground. Obasi escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Obasi tries to clinch up but Gracie circles away and keeps his distance.
Obasi moves into the clinch successfully.
Obasi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Obasi stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Obasi wants it to stay on the feet.
Obasi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gracie paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Obasi gets a double leg takedown into Gracie's guard.
Obasi has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Gracie is proving hard to escape from.
Gracie looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gracie keeping full guard, as Obasi tries to pass.
Obasi advances to half guard.
Obasi is keen to just control but Gracie is a slippery customer.
Gracie wants to control but Obasi is keeping busy and won't allow it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Obasi trying to control the pace.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Obasi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Obasi 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Obasi!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mario Carvalho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Orlando Delgado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Mario Carvalho has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Mario Carvalho seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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, Mario Carvalho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Orlando Delgado!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Leandro Rodrigues and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carvalho ducks under a wild hook from Delgado.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Delgado.
Delgado fails to land the takedown.
Carvalho shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Delgado works his way to full guard. Good work.
Carvalho trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Carvalho is looking to advance position but Delgado has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Carvalho is working to get back to half guard.
Delgado misses with a head shot.
Delgado has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carvalho regains half guard.
Carvalho wants to get back to his feet.
Delgado looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Carvalho with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Delgado throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Carvalho is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Delgado scores with a couple of nice shots.
Delgado landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Still in half guard, Delgado seems content to control.
Delgado throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delgado wants to stand but Carvalho has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Carvalho on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Delgado is keen to just control but Carvalho is a slippery customer.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carvalho makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Carvalho.
Delgado gets to his feet - Carvalho follows without any prompting.
Delgado instigates a clinch.
Delgado has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delgado tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Mario Carvalho has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Orlando Delgado.
Delgado is trying to break free.
Delgado with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Carvalho has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Delgado clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Delgado wants to escape the position.
Carvalho is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Delgado knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Delgado for a finish.
Carvalho looking to break Delgado's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Delgado remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Carvalho will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Delgado controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Delgado is in a bad position with Carvalho working for a choke. Delgado manages to spin nicely into guard and the danger is over for the moment.
Delgado working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Carvalho's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delgado loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Delgado stands and steps away. Carvalho gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Delgado is looking to clinch.
Carvalho fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Delgado avoids it really well and circles away.
Delgado is looking to clinch but Carvalho is avoiding it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carvalho misses with a takedown attempt - Delgado sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Carvalho swinging wildly here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Orlando Delgado will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Delgado throws a series of punches but Carvalho avoids them all with ease.
Delgado shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Carvalho defends it nicely.
Carvalho feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Mario Carvalho overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Carvalho drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Carvalho jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Delgado preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Delgado wants to stand and escape but Carvalho is having none of it.
Delgado is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Carvalho is in close to Delgado's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Delgado looking to control.
Carvalho trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Delgado looking for a guillotine here but Carvalho defends easily.
Delgado is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carvalho is pushing down on Delgado's leg trying to pass to half guard. Delgado is fighting to maintain full guard but Carvalho has managed to sneak the leg through.
Delgado avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Carvalho.
Carvalho throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Delgado to regain full guard.
Delgado wants to stand up but Carvalho is controlling him.
Carvalho drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Carvalho as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Delgado screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Carvalho! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Mario Carvalho!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Namba Babakla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergio Paris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sergio Paris has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Namba Babakla's chin.
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Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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, Namba Babakla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sergio Paris!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Emerson Jorge and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Babakla tries for a takedown but Paris sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Paris connects with a high kick.
It looks like Namba Babakla has been cut.
Paris lands a big head kick that sends Babakla tumbling to the mat! Paris takes a step backwards and waves Babakla back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Babakla is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A punch combination from Paris misses.
Oh Babakla is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Paris throws a right hand that Babakla ducks under and follows up with a left that Babakla also avoids with ease.
Babakla seems to have got his legs back now.
Nice sprawl there from Paris as Babakla shoots in.
Paris throws a head kick but Babakla moves out of range.
Paris throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from Paris.
Babakla blocks a head kick by Paris.
Paris misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Babakla scores with a takedown into Paris's guard.
Paris being controlled here, momentarily.
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.
Paris wants to stand but Babakla is controlling the position.
Babakla is looking to work some ground and pound but Paris has wrist control.
Babakla throwing strikes from guard but Paris blocks nicely.
Paris is looking to stand up but Babakla isn't so interested in that idea.
Babakla looking to pass the guard.
Babakla sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Paris is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Paris throws a head kick that Babakla semi-blocks.
Paris fails to land with a series of punches.
Sergio Paris is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paris lands a head kick!
Babakla avoids the head kick by Paris.
Paris looks winded!
Paris fails to land with a series of punches.
Paris throws a sloppy head kick
and Babakla counters with a nice double leg into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Babakla throwing strikes from guard but Paris blocks nicely.
Babakla looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Babakla is looking to work some ground and pound but Paris has wrist control.
Babakla showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Paris really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Babakla. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Babakla advances position into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babakla tries to move to mount but Paris blocks the move with his legs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Paris parries the strikes from Babakla easily there. Babakla is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Paris to escape.
Paris is trying to get back to his feet.
Paris is being controlled here.
Paris defending against the ground and pound.
Babakla throws a strike aimed at the side of Paris's head but Paris avoids it well.
The ground and pound from Babakla seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Babakla controlling the position from side mount.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Paris is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Babakla is controlling him well.
Babakla sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Paris is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Babakla throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Babakla trying to control the position but Paris is working away.
Paris is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babakla has knee on belly and moves into mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Paris squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Babakla lands a nice shot to the head.
Babakla controlling his opponent.
Paris wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Babakla.
Babakla 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.
Babakla thowing shots but they're missing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Babakla won't let Paris get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Paris is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Paris avoids a series of strikes thrown by Babakla.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sergio Paris will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Namba Babakla's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Babakla blocks a head kick by Paris.
Paris throws a head kick but Babakla moves out of range.
Babakla feints and as Paris raises his hands in defense, Babakla changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Babakla missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Paris wants to stand up but Babakla is controlling him.
Paris utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Babakla not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Babakla has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Babakla postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Babakla throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Babakla thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Babakla is looking to work some ground and pound but Paris has wrist control.
Babakla sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Babakla trying to control the position from guard on top but Paris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Babakla controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Namba Babakla wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Paris scores with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Paris.
Namba Babakla is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Babakla slips a jab and a cross from Paris.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Paris, as that shot connected.
Babakla fails with a takedown attempt.
Babakla blocks a head kick by Paris.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babakla closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Babakla stops Paris from getting back to his feet.
Paris is breathing heavily.
Paris keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Babakla perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Babakla'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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Namba Babakla has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
A slow jab from Babakla misses its intended target.
Babakla blocks a head kick by Paris.
Paris throws a head kick but Babakla moves out of range.
Paris goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babakla gets a double leg takedown into Paris's guard.
Babakla trying to control but Paris is working from the bottom.
Babakla trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Babakla in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Paris pushes Babakla off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Babakla shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Paris napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Babakla wants to control but Paris is keeping him busy.
An elbow from Babakla crashes against the mat.
Babakla is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Paris is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Babakla misses with the ground and pound.
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!
Paris tries to escape but Babakla is in control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Babakla are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Babakla just content to control the position.
Paris managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Babakla.
Babakla controlling from side mount.
Paris is pushing Babakla's head away, looking to escape. Babakla manages to hold on to the position though.
Babakla controlling from side mount.
Paris wants to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Babakla creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Paris sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Paris tries to escape but Babakla is in control.
Babakla in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Babakla staying calm.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Namba Babakla dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Namba Babakla's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Babakla avoids the head kick by Paris.
Paris scoring well with a low kick there.
Babakla avoids the head kick by Paris.
Paris misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Babakla darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Paris avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Babakla.
Babakla sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Babakla looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paris tries to kick Babakla off but Babakla keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Paris takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Babakla with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Namba Babakla has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Nice sprawl there from Paris as Babakla shoots in.
Paris throws a head kick but Babakla moves out of range.
Paris looks to land a combination but Babakla avoids it well.
Paris looks to land a body kick but Babakla moved away.
Babakla feints and as Paris raises his hands in defense, Babakla changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Babakla controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Babakla stands and throws Paris's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babakla moves into full mount!
Paris squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
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!
Paris wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Babakla.
Babakla looking to control and managing it successfully.
Babakla throws some wild stikes that Paris manages to avoid easily.
Babakla punching from mount but Paris doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Babakla is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Paris is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Babakla with shots to the head and body - Paris looks very uncomfortable down there.
Babakla content just to control the position here.
Babakla throws some wild stikes that Paris manages to avoid easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babakla sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Paris is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Babakla controlling the position easily from mount.
Babakla throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Babakla misses with a head shot.
Babakla controlling from the full mount.
Paris is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Babakla misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Babakla won't let Paris get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Babakla throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Babakla lands a big shot there that rocks Paris but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babakla in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Babakla throwing strikes here but Paris is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Babakla content just to control the position here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Paris is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Babakla takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Paris blocking the ground and pound.
Babakla tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Babakla is working for a guillotine from mount but Paris frees his head quite easily.
Babakla misses with a head shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Babakla misses with a head shot.
Babakla thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Namba Babakla showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Babakla 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:28
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:28
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Namba Babakla!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jhonatan Borge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Silva Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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26
205 lbs
5 - 7 - 0 |
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210 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Very confident |
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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
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jhonatan Borge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anderson Silva Jr!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Felipe Paraventi and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Borge shoots and misses
and Silva Jr counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Silva Jr breaks the clinch.
Borge gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Silva Jr throwing strikes from guard but Borge blocks nicely.
Silva Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Borge is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Borge is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Silva Jr rolls with it to try and escape but Borge cranks on the arm and Silva Jr is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jhonatan Borge!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jony Laion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Mayo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laion comes to the cage accompanied by 50 Cent. Mayo is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=am2igTHjHaI. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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150 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jony Laion!
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, Jason Mayo!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Daniel Cesar and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mayo sizes up Laion with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Laion closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mayo circles away.
Mayo gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Laion to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Mayo controlling Laion's posture.
Mayo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Laion prevents Mayo from getting back to his feet.
Laion wants to control from the top but Mayo keeps moving.
Mayo working a defensive guard here.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Jason Mayo wasn't active enough on the ground.
Laion shoots in but no luck this time.
Laion looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Laion is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laion trying to control from half guard but Mayo is working away.
Laion prevents Mayo from standing back up.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Laion wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mayo keeps working.
Laion decides to return to a standing position.
Mayo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Laion fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jony Laion. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mayo scores with a jab.
Laion shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mayo but Mayo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Laion shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mayo but Mayo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Laion manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Mayo on his heels. He'll look to pass Mayo's guard now, I'm sure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Laion manages to get himself to full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laion looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Laion is breathing heavily.
Mayo prevents Laion from getting back to his feet.
Mayo wants to control from the top but Laion keeps moving.
Mayo is looking to work some ground and pound but Laion has wrist control.
Mayo avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Mayo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Mayo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mayo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mayo gets to his feet - Laion follows without any prompting.
Mayo connects with a looping right hand.
Mayo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mayo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Laion.
Mayo throws a right hand that Laion ducks under and follows up with a left that Laion also avoids with ease.
Mayo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Laion's head.
Mayo loads up on a big right hand but Laion slips the punch.
Mayo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Laion.
Laion shoots in for a takedown but Mayo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Mayo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mayo connects with a body shot that sends Laion's belly button to the back.
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!
Mayo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Mayo lands a big head kick that sends Laion tumbling to the mat! Mayo takes a step backwards and waves Laion back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Laion is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Laion looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Oh Laion is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mayo looks to score with a jab to the body but Laion is just out of range.
Mayo misses with a wild body shot.
Oooooh!!! Mayo has knocked Laion down with a huge combo! Mayo steps away and waves a wobbly Laion back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Mayo cracks Laion on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Laion falls backwards against the cage. Mayo follows up with more strikes that drop Laion to his knees. Mayo keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Laion! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jason Mayo!
Our winner, Jason Mayo, 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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