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Barbarian FC 5: The Burst PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ronaldo Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julian Asangh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Julian Asangh will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ronaldo Oliveira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Julian Asangh!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Mauricio Rocha and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Asangh finds it's way through Oliveira's defenses.
Asangh misses with the combination.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Asangh, as that shot connected.
Asangh gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Oliveira to score an easy takedown into full guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Oliveira trying to control the position from guard on top but Asangh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Oliveira is really struggling to control Asangh but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Oliveira throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asangh wants to stand and escape but Oliveira is having none of it.
We're going to have a standup here because Ronaldo Oliveira wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Oliveira tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Asangh defends well and Oliveira ends up having to push Asangh into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Asangh tries to break the clinch but Oliveira is controlling the position.
Oliveira content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Oliveira turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Asangh is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Oliveira is controlling him well.
A lull in the action here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Oliveira has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Oliveira wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Asangh, who protects the arm well.
Oliveira tries to move into full mount but can't pass Asangh's legs.
Oliveira trying to control the action but Asangh is working from the bottom.
Oliveira tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Oliveira has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Asangh is trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asangh is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Oliveira is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Asangh knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Oliveira tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Asangh is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asangh is not content to let Oliveira control the position.
Asangh wants to get back to his feet but Oliveira drags him back down.
Oliveira looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Asangh is avoiding damage well.
Asangh is pushing Oliveira's head away, looking to escape. Oliveira manages to hold on to the position though.
Oliveira passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Asangh!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Asangh is trying to stand up.
Oliveira lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronaldo Oliveira dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Asangh lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A combination from Asangh does no damage.
Asangh rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Oliveira moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Oliveira drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Oliveira is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Asangh is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Oliveira is trying to get an arm triangle but Asangh is defending well.
Oliveira is trying to get an arm triangle but Asangh is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira wants to lay and pray for a moment but Asangh keeps working.
Oliveira is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Asangh knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Oliveira wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Asangh, who protects the arm well.
Asangh pushes Oliveira away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Oliveira gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Oliveira laying and praying for a moment but Asangh takes advantage and regains half guard.
Oliveira stands up and beckons Asangh to join him on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira throws a low kick but it's checked well by Asangh.
Oliveira fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Asangh's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Asangh duly obliges.
Julian Asangh is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Asangh takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Oliveira looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Asangh!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira is looking to take a break and control but Asangh is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Oliveira prevents Asangh from escaping the position.
Asangh is not content to let Oliveira control the position.
Oliveira working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Oliveira looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asangh wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Oliveira tries to advance to mount but Asangh denies him.
Asangh wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Oliveira is looking to take a break and control but Asangh is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oliveira is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Asangh knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronaldo Oliveira dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Oliveira goes for a double leg but Asangh avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Asangh continues to drive forward.
Oliveira keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Asangh's efforts to push away.
Asangh is looking to break free of the clinch but Oliveira has double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oliveira keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Asangh's efforts to push away.
Oliveira manages to pull guard.
Oliveira manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Asangh manages to get himself to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira is stalling in the full guard.
Oliveira stands up and waves to Asangh to follow him.
Asangh comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Oliveira shoots in but no luck this time.
Oliveira takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asangh fails to land with a series of punches.
Ronaldo Oliveira is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Oliveira fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ronaldo Oliveira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Asangh lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Oliveira circles away quickly and effectively.
Asangh lands with a shot to the body.
Asangh scores with a hook.
Oliveira shoots for a double leg takedown but Asangh sprawls well. He's pushed Oliveira's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Asangh tests Oliveira's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Asangh throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Oliveira shoots in for a double leg but Asangh sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Asangh lands a right hook to the body.
Oliveira avoids a punch combination nicely.
Oliveira swings for the body but Asangh moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asangh throws a series of punches but Oliveira avoids them all with ease.
Oliveira shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Asangh as he jumps to the side.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Asangh!
Asangh looks to land a combination. Oliveira sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Asangh slaps away a takedown attempt from Oliveira, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Asangh scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Julian Asangh comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Oliveira 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 for Ronaldo Oliveira!
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight for Ronaldo Oliveira!
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight for Ronaldo Oliveira!
Ronaldo Oliveira wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fuji Taro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kamekona Tupuola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taro comes to the cage accompanied by Indestructable. Kamekona Tupuola has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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300 lbs
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295 lbs
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fuji Taro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kamekona Tupuola!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Alexandre Firmino and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Tupuola is defended easily by Taro.
Taro misses with a takedown attempt - Tupuola sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Tupuola drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Tupuola working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Tupuola working away.
Tupuola works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Taro tries to improve position but can't.
Tupuola looks up at the clock and then as Taro takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Tupuola smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Taro is trying to improve his position.
Taro takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Taro manages to work his way to half guard, despite Tupuola's best efforts.
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!
Taro is looking to improve his position.
Taro won't allow Tupuola to pass to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tupuola is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Taro holds of for dear life.
BOOM! Tupuola connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Taro knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tupuola on the ground.
Tupuola landing strikes from the mount.
Tupuola has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Taro's face.
Tupuola lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Tupuola lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Taro tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Tupuola pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tupuola in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Tupuola with the ground and pound from mount.
Tupuola unloading with bombs!
Tupuola lands a nice shot to the head.
Tupuola dominating with strikes here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tupuola fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Taro is breathing heavily.
Taro is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Tupuola has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The referee warns Taro that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Tupuola postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Taro looks a forlorn figure.
Tupuola is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Tupuola lands with some strikes.
Tupuola landing strikes, looking to finish!
Tupuola lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Tupuola cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tupuola landing shots from mount.
Taro taking shots to the head.
Tupuola landing strikes from the mount.
Taro is bucking up trying to escape but Tupuola cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Tupuola landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tupuola scoring with strikes but Taro is staying in there.
Tupuola working the ground and pound effectively.
Tupuola in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Tupuola lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Tupuola should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Tupuola breaks from Taro's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Tupuola working the ground and pound effectively.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee warns Taro that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Tupuola scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Taro?
Taro is looking to improve his position but Tupuola isn't that keen on the idea.
Tupuola lands a big shot there that rocks Taro but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
A nice elbow there by Tupuola.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tupuola looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Tupuola lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tupuola working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Tupuola landing strikes, looking to finish!
Tupuola lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Tupuola looking to finish Taro with some ground and pound. This is bad for Taro!
Tupuola pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Tupuola with a couple of short strikes.
Tupuola lands a couple of good shots and Taro has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Tupuola punches Taro on the ear.
Tupuola punches Taro on the ear.
Tupuola lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Taro hold on?!
Taro is covering up but some of the strikes from Tupuola are getting through and doing damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tupuola lands a shot to the head.
Tupuola softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Tupuola lands strikes to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kamekona Tupuola dominated that round.
That's time! Taro's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Tupuola shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Tupuola scoring with some ground and pound.
Tupuola landing with the ground and pound.
Tupuola stands and throws Taro's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Tupuola is working Taro over with some ground and pound from side control.
Tupuola lands a few punches from side control.
Tupuola working the body and head with strikes.
Tupuola has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Rob's Training Center . Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Tupuola in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Tupuola has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tupuola landing a few strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tupuola landing a few strikes.
Tupuola lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Taro down.
Taro takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Taro takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tupuola scores with punches from side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tupuola creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Tupuola in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Tupuola lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Tupuola is chipping away with strikes.
Tupuola working the ground and pound.
Tupuola scoring with punches and elbows.
Taro tries to bench press Tupuola off him but Tupuola keeps the position.
Tupuola in side control lands a decent elbow.
Tupuola cracks Taro with a big right hand but Taro just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Tupuola working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Taro takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tupuola is working Taro over with some ground and pound from side control.
Taro is working to avoid the ground and pound but Tupuola connects with a decent elbow.
Check out the look on Tupuola's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tupuola working the body and head with strikes.
Tupuola scoring with punches from side control.
Taro taking punishment in the form of punches.
Taro takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Tupuola scores with a couple of short elbows.
Tupuola lands some shots froms side control.
Taro can't do much from the bottom here.
Tupuola in side control lands a decent elbow.
Taro takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Tupuola scoring with punches from side control.
Tupuola working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Tupuola working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Tupuola scoring with punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tupuola is putting a hurting on Taro here, landing some big shots from side control.
Tupuola lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Taro down.
Tupuola connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Taro some visible discomfort.
You can see the frustration on Taro's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Tupuola looks up at the clock and then as Taro takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Tupuola smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Tupuola thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Tupuola in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Tupuola in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Tupuola wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Taro, who protects the arm well.
Tupuola working the ground and pound from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taro takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Taro wants to control but Tupuola postures up.
Taro on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tupuola scoring with punches from side control.
Tupuola lands a nice forearm strike.
Tupuola tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Tupuola in side control lands a decent elbow.
Tupuola is putting a hurting on Taro here, landing some big shots from side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tupuola working the head with strikes.
Tupuola cracks Taro with a big right hand but Taro just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Tupuola lands a few punches from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kamekona Tupuola showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Tupuola throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Taro's waist but Taro gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tupuola off to one side.
Taro stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Taro wants it to stay on the feet.
Taro shoots in looking for a takedown. Tupuola tries to sprawl out of it but Taro keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tupuola manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Fuji Taro is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tupuola decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Tupuola scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kamekona Tupuola has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tupuola is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Tupuola slips a nice elbow through Taro's hands, connecting with Taro's forehead.
Tupuola working over Taro with some ground and pound. Taro looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Taro looks like he's trying to stand up.
Taro is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Tupuola's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Tupuola's back!
Tupuola has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tupuola tries to escape but Taro has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Tupuola defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Taro's arms.
Taro is looking to control Tupuola but Tupuola is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Taro will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Tupuola trying to get back to his feet but Taro is in full control for now.
Tupuola rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Taro prevents Tupuola from standing back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tupuola missing with punches from the bottom.
Taro prevents Tupuola from standing back up.
Tupuola gets back to full guard.
Tupuola bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Taro's guard.
Tupuola landing with the ground and pound.
Tupuola lands a couple of elbows.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Taro looking for a sweep. Not yet Taro, not yet.
Tupuola with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Tupuola cracks Taro with a solid left hand.
Tupuola distracts Taro with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tupuola connects with a couple of short punches.
Tupuola postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Tupuola with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Tupuola scoring with punches to the head and body.
Tupuola working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Tupuola chips away with some ground and pound.
Tupuola scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Tupuola stands up over Taro, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Tupuola working some strikes from top position.
Tupuola lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Tupuola content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Taro trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Tupuola connects with a couple of short punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tupuola drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Tupuola jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tupuola lands a couple of digs.
Tupuola postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Tupuola working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Taro's head.
Tupuola landing some decent shots from guard.
Tupuola chips away with some ground and pound.
Tupuola connects with a couple of short punches.
Tupuola content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Tupuola working some strikes from top position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tupuola works over Taro with some ground and pound from guard.
Kamekona Tupuola is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tupuola is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Fuji Taro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tupuola is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kamekona Tupuola comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tupuola 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight for Kamekona Tupuola!
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight for Kamekona Tupuola!
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight for Kamekona Tupuola!
Kamekona Tupuola wins by unanimous decision!
An out of breath and clearly excited Kamekona Tupuola thanked Mango Nutrition for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Trevor Brand (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aviya Sherman (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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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Trevor Brand!
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, Aviya Sherman!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Leandro Rodrigues and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decent striking displayed by Brand there.
Brand connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Brand throws a head kick that Sherman semi-blocks.
Brand throws a sloppy head kick and Sherman moves out of range easily.
Sherman takes a kick to the side of the head.
No joy there for Brand, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Brand tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sherman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Brand fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Brand misses with a head kick.
Brand is looking to clinch.
A head kick misses from Brand.
Brand throws a right hand that Sherman ducks under and follows up with a left that Sherman also avoids with ease.
Sherman misses with a low kick.
Brand misses with a two punch combination.
Brand wants to clinch.
Brand tries to bum rush Sherman with a series of wild strikes but Sherman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brand moves out of range of the leg kick from Sherman.
Brand fails with an attempt to clinch.
Trevor Brand is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brand misses with a few strikes there.
Brand misses with a few strikes there.
Sloppy strikes from Brand. Those never looked like landing.
Sherman pivots, looking for a leg kick but Brand is out of range and Sherman settles back down.
Sherman throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Brand is looking to clinch but Sherman is avoiding it.
Sherman throws a low kick but it's checked well by Brand.
Brand tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brand scores with a one two! Sherman had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Sherman looks for the body kick but Brand saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brand swinging wildly here.
Brand is breathing heavily.
Sherman fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Brand.
Brand shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sherman wants to slow Brand down by chopping away at his legs.
Sherman throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sherman.
Brand checks the leg kick.
Brand moves out of range of the strikes.
Brand throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sherman circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sherman decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Brand's guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sherman accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sherman slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Brand preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sherman has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sherman passes Brand's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Sherman throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sherman not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sherman not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Brand blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sherman.
Sherman is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Sherman thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Brand's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sherman in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Brand tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Sherman!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Aviya Sherman!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Enzo Tabare Ortiz Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thor Guerrero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guerrero has chosen Papo Reto as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Thor Guerrero has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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290 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Enzo Tabare Ortiz Silva!
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, Thor Guerrero!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Seu Braga and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ortiz Silva throws a head kick but Guerrero moves out of range.
Ortiz Silva throws a half hearted mid kick.
Guerrero avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ortiz Silva throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Thor Guerrero has been cut.
Guerrero slips under a jab from Ortiz Silva.
Ortiz Silva knocks Guerrero to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?
Guerrero is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Guerrero tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ortiz Silva wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Guerrero is trying to control Ortiz Silva's posture but Ortiz Silva avoids it.
Guerrero tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ortiz Silva wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Guerrero manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Guerrero is taking a breather. Ortiz Silva 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.
Ortiz Silva won't allow Guerrero to pass to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz Silva pushes Guerrero off looking to stand but Guerrero dives back in and keeps control.
Guerrero lands with a punch from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ortiz Silva is trying to stand.
Guerrero is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Guerrero is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Guerrero is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Guerrero tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You get the feeling that Ortiz Silva really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Ortiz Silva is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Guerrero content just to control the position here.
Ortiz Silva squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Guerrero controlling from the full mount.
Let's hope that Guerrero has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guerrero lands a big shot there that rocks Ortiz Silva but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Guerrero punishing his opponent with strikes.
Guerrero controlling the position easily from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ortiz Silva is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guerrero controlling the position easily from mount.
Ortiz Silva trying desperately to get to his feet.
Guerrero fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Guerrero looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Guerrero can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ortiz Silva is looking to escape.
Ortiz Silva takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Guerrero lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Ortiz Silva hang on?
Guerrero controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Thor Guerrero will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Thor Guerrero's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ortiz Silva swinging wildly here.
Guerrero keeps the fight on the outside.
Ortiz Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A shot to the liver by Ortiz Silva. Beautiful body shot.
Enzo Tabare Ortiz Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ortiz Silva tries to clinch but Guerrero moves out of range.
Ortiz Silva throws a head kick but Guerrero moves out of range.
Enzo Tabare Ortiz Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
Ortiz Silva lands a two punch combo.
Guerrero avoids the head kick by Ortiz Silva.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Guerrero darts in looking for a takedown but Ortiz Silva gets double underhooks and turns Guerrero into the cage.
Guerrero tries for a takedown but Ortiz Silva manages to get underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Guerrero wants a takedown.
Enzo Tabare Ortiz Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thor Guerrero.
Ortiz Silva misses with a body punch.
Ortiz Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. Guerrero lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Guerrero looking for a takedown.
Ortiz Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Guerrero slips a jab and a cross from Ortiz Silva.
Ortiz Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Guerrero paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Guerrero slips a jab and a cross from Ortiz Silva.
Ortiz Silva throws a left and a right that both miss
so Guerrero counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Guerrero prevents Ortiz Silva from getting back to his feet.
Guerrero is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guerrero passes Ortiz Silva's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Guerrero moves into full mount! Ortiz Silva won't be happy about that!
Guerrero dominating with strikes here.
Guerrero breaks from Ortiz Silva's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Guerrero controlling the pace for now.
Guerrero won't let Ortiz Silva get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Guerrero controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz Silva taking shots to the head.
Ortiz Silva is rocked!
Guerrero content just to control the position here.
Oh Ortiz Silva is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Guerrero postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Ortiz Silva badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Guerrero around the waist but Guerrero pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Guerrero is the winner by TKO! Guerrero jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thor Guerrero!
After winning the bout, Thor Guerrero thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Van Damme (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alejandro Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alejandro Martinez is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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160 lbs
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166 lbs
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Van Damme!
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, Alejandro Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Leandro Rodrigues and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinez misses with a left hand
and Damme counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Damme.
Damme keeps control of Martinez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Damme breaks the clinch.
Martinez with a nice cross.
Damme tries to clinch but Martinez is having none of it.
Martinez takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Martinez throws the left hand but Damme avoids the punch easily.
Damme uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Martinez.
Martinez throws out a loose jab but Damme uses good head movement to avoid it.
Damme throws a series of punches but Martinez avoids them all with ease.
Martinez lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Damme gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Martinez wants to get back to striking at distance but Damme won't allow it.
Martinez is looking to break free of the clinch but Damme has double underhooks.
Damme is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Martinez misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Martinez fails to land.
Damme breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Damme could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Martinez listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Martinez looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez throws a body punch but Damme moves out of range.
Martinez uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Damme has time to react.
No joy there for Damme, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Damme uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Martinez.
The crowd cheers as Martinez lands an impressive looking overhand right. Damme doesn't seem phased though.
Martinez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Damme counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Martinez is trying to break free.
Martinez has a couple of punches blocked by Damme.
Martinez is trying to break the clinch but Damme has him pressed against the cage.
Martinez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Damme is trying to pull guard but Martinez has him pressed against the cage.
Damme prevents a body shot from Martinez.
Damme breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Martinez throws a hook but Damme avoids it easily.
Damme rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Martinez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Martinez's jab looks to have found its range, popping Damme under the eye.
Damme looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
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!
Damme throws a series of punches but Martinez avoids them all with ease.
Damme slips a jab from Martinez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damme moves away from the strike by Martinez.
No joy there for Damme, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Damme walks into a straight right hand from Martinez.
Martinez lands a big shot that drops Damme! Can he finish him?
Damme is rocked!
It looks like Van Damme has been cut.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Martinez tries to free his leg and advance position but Damme is retaining full guard.
Oh Damme is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Damme escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Martinez gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Damme is breathing heavily.
Martinez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Damme is keeping the position for now.
Martinez is still trying to improve position.
Damme seems to have got his legs back now.
Damme might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Martinez has gone for a leg lock! Damme slips out almost immediately though and dives into Martinez's guard.
Martinez wants to hit a switch here but Damme passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Martinez there!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez is trying to reverse the position but instead Damme has taken his back - oops!
You can see the frustration on Martinez's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Martinez is trying to stand back up.
Martinez is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Martinez trying to get back to his feet but Damme is in full control for now.
Martinez is trying to break free.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Martinez wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damme patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Martinez rolls, trying to escape but Damme keeps control of the position.
Martinez wants to get back to his feet.
Martinez tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Martinez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Martinez tries to improve his position but instead Damme has taken his 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!
Martinez is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Martinez is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Damme is looking to control Martinez but Martinez is wriggling around and keeping busy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Martinez wants to get back to his feet.
Martinez is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alejandro Martinez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Van Damme'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.
Martinez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Damme counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Damme.
Martinez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Martinez wants to get back to striking at distance but Damme won't allow it.
Martinez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Martinez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Damme has him pressed against the cage.
Martinez tries to circle away but Damme has him pinned against the cage.
Martinez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Martinez has had enough of the clinch but Damme keeps him there for the moment.
Damme breaks the clinch.
Martinez takes a swing at Damme's ribcage but misses.
Martinez misses with an uppercut.
Martinez misses the jab.
Damme throws a head kick that misses.
Damme swings for the body but Martinez moves out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Martinez.
A jab from Martinez misses.
Damme uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Martinez.
Alejandro Martinez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez misses with a looping left.
Damme slips a jab and a cross from Martinez.
Damme avoids the body shot from Martinez.
Damme tries to clinch up.
Damme defending well as Martinez loads up on a big left hand.
Martinez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Damme manages to avoid it.
Martinez dips to his left and cracks Damme with an uppercut!
Damme walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Martinez takes a kick to the side of the head.
Damme shoots for a double leg takedown but Martinez sprawls well. He's pushed Damme's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A nice combination there by Martinez.
Martinez is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Martinez throws a hook but Damme blocks it.
Martinez steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Damme. That one must have hurt.
Martinez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Damme.
Martinez swings for the body but Damme moves out of range.
Damme blocks a jab.
Damme throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Martinez.
Martinez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez tries to bum rush Damme with a series of wild strikes but Damme uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Damme is looking to clinch but Martinez is avoiding it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Martinez.
A slow jab from Martinez misses its intended target.
Martinez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Damme was well out of range. Poor timing from Martinez.
Damme doesn't manage to clinch there - Martinez circles away.
Martinez connects with a looping right hand.
Damme misses with a double jab.
Alejandro Martinez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Martinez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Martinez drops Damme with a right and a left! Martinez comes rushing in but Damme regains his composure and manages to keep Martinez in guard.
Martinez throwing strikes from guard but Damme blocks nicely.
Martinez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Damme looking to control.
Martinez wants to stand and escape but instead Damme has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez is looking to stand up but Damme isn't so interested in that idea.
Damme stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Martinez avoids the head kick by Damme.
Damme doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Martinez throws a right and a left that Damme avoids nicely.
Martinez missing with a left hand there. Damme was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Damme misses with a jab, cross combination.
Damme shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Martinez throws a hook to the side of Damme's head but Damme sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Martinez fails to land with a series of punches.
Martinez takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Martinez lands with a shot to the body.
Martinez misses with a straight right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez misses with a hook.
Martinez thuds a left hand into Damme's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Damme takes one to the side of the head.
Damme moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Martinez lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Martinez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Damme doesn't seem bothered though.
Martinez misses with a few strikes there.
Martinez misses with a looping left.
Martinez swinging wildly here.
Martinez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Damme manages to avoid it.
A big right from Martinez misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Damme uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Martinez.
Damme doesn't manage to clinch there - Martinez circles away.
Martinez fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alejandro Martinez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Van Damme's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Damme throws a jab when Martinez was well out of range.
Damme is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Martinez scores with a jab to the head.
Damme has taken the fight to the clinch.
Martinez is trying to break the clinch but Damme has him pressed against the cage.
Damme prevents Martinez from breaking the clinch.
Damme's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A punch combination from Damme misses.
Damme throws a hook but Martinez avoids it easily.
Damme looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Martinez misses with a looping left.
Martinez slips a jab and a cross from Damme.
Damme uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Martinez.
Martinez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Damme takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Martinez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damme is looking to clinch but Martinez is avoiding it.
Alejandro Martinez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Martinez throws out a loose jab but Damme uses good head movement to avoid it.
Damme takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Martinez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Damme takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Martinez misses with a body shot.
Martinez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Damme looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Damme takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Martinez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
BOOM! Martinez lands a beautiful left hook that drops Damme. Damme tries to recover but Martinez is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Damme lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alejandro Martinez!
Alejandro Martinez decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Pablo Joaquin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Antonio 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, Jose Pablo Joaquin!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Mauricio Rocha and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gracie avoids the body shot from Joaquin.
Joaquin misses with a wild body shot.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but Joaquin shows good takedown defense.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Joaquin circles away easily
and Joaquin counters with a nice uppercut.
Joaquin misses with a body shot.
Joaquin throws a series of punches but Gracie avoids them all with ease.
Gracie moves out of range as Joaquin strikes.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gracie.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Joaquin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Joaquin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Joaquin lands with a nice body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie shoots in looking for a takedown but Joaquin manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gracie's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Gracie decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Joaquin is staying active underneath Gracie, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Gracie slows the pace down in half guard.
Gracie is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Gracie wants to control but instead Joaquin manages to regain half guard.
Joaquin trying to control here.
Gracie decides to stand and escape the position.
Jose Pablo Joaquin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie staying out of range there.
Gracie fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Joaquin sprawls well initially but Gracie persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Joaquin looks winded!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Joaquin tries to get to full guard but Gracie has control of the leg.
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. Gracie connects with a nice short shot to Joaquin's temple.
Gracie tries to stand but can't do so whilst Joaquin controls his leg.
Gracie sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Gracie 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Gracie looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Joaquin tries to lock up and control but Gracie gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Gracie tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Gracie seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Joaquin for as long as he can get away with.
Joaquin really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Gracie controlling the position easily from mount.
Joaquin tries to lock up and control but Gracie gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looking to control and managing it successfully.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Joaquin takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Joaquin taking shots to the head.
Gracie content just to control the position here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie trying to control but he's not successful this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie looking to secure an arm triangle but Joaquin defends it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Gracie dominated that round.
That's time! Gracie's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Gracie takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gracie tries to clinch but Joaquin is having none of it.
Joaquin connects with a looping right hand.
Nice shot lands for Joaquin.
Joaquin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gracie.
Joaquin checks a leg kick nicely.
Joaquin dips to his left and cracks Gracie with an uppercut!
Gracie throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Joaquin tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Gracie is in Joaquin's guard.
Antonio Gracie overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gracie postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Joaquin looking to control.
Gracie works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Joaquin is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Gracie passes to full mount!
Joaquin felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Joaquin is trying to escape the mount.
Gracie controlling from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie looking to control but Joaquin is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Gracie scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Joaquin?
Gracie putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie lands a big elbow.
Joaquin is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Joaquin is bucking up trying to escape but Gracie cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Gracie content just to control the position here.
Joaquin is in a horrible position here. Gracie smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Gracie wants to finish this one by submission but Joaquin is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Gracie.
Gracie takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Gracie 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Gracie looking to control and managing it successfully.
Gracie putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Joaquin is squirming around, avoiding Gracie's attempts to control the action.
Gracie scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Joaquin?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joaquin is squirming around, avoiding Gracie's attempts to control the action.
Gracie dominating with strikes here.
Gracie controlling his opponent.
Joaquin is squirming around, avoiding Gracie's attempts to control the action.
Joaquin taking shots to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie controlling the position easily from mount.
Joaquin wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Gracie dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Gracie throws a shot from downtown. Joaquin moves away and avoids it.
Jose Pablo Joaquin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good standup being displayed there by Joaquin as he connects with a hook.
Joaquin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Joaquin moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gracie dives in for a single leg takedown but Joaquin sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Joaquin is trying to stall.
Gracie jumps guard and drags Joaquin to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Joaquin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gracie wants to stand and escape but Joaquin is having none of it.
Joaquin wants to stand and escape but instead Gracie has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Gracie is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Joaquin can do to turn this around?
Gracie pushing down on Joaquin's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
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.
Gracie passes to full mount!
Gracie lands a couple of good shots and Joaquin has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
A bit of a pause in the action here. Gracie controlling the positon.
Joaquin prevents Gracie from getting a body triangle.
Gracie landing with strikes.
Gracie trying to control momentarily.
Joaquin holding both Gracie 's hands and preventing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie punishes Joaquin with strikes from the back mount.
Gracie scores with strikes from the back.
Joaquin is trapped and Gracie is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie tries to keep control of the position but Joaquin is staying busy.
Gracie biding his time, looking for the opening.
Will Gracie go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Gracie keeps control of the position easily here as Joaquin tries to buck him off.
Gracie scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looking to break Joaquin's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Joaquin remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Gracie will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Joaquin staying busy and making it hard for Gracie to control.
Gracie has the hooks in. Joaquin is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Gracie wants to control but Joaquin is keeping busy.
Gracie lands with a hammerfist to the side of Joaquin's head.
Gracie keeps control of the position easily here as Joaquin tries to buck him off.
Gracie trying to control momentarily.
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 scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Gracie has both hooks in and is working for a choke. Joaquin is in real trouble here. Gracie gets an arm under the chin and tightens the submission attempt... is this the end? Yes, Joaquin is tapping out! Gracie wins by rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Antonio Gracie!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dercy Goncalves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sponge Bones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dercy Goncalves has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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160 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dercy Goncalves!
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, Sponge Bones!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Emerson Jorge and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goncalves shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bones counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bones.
Bones is trying to pull guard but Goncalves turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Goncalves looking to stall.
Bones has clasped his hands together around Goncalves's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Goncalves is looking to regain half guard here but Bones keeps moving and retains side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bones thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Bones is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Goncalves has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goncalves looks to move to half guard but instead Bones has passed into mount! Damn!
Bones is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Goncalves has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Goncalves!
Goncalves loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goncalves throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bones works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Goncalves looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Goncalves stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bones swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Goncalves is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Goncalves throws out a leg kick but Bones moves out of range and Goncalves only half commits.
Bones closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Bones lands in his opponent's guard.
Goncalves will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Goncalves wants to hit a switch here but Bones passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Goncalves there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sponge Bones dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Bones fails with a takedown attempt.
Goncalves fails with the takedown
and Bones moves into the clinch.
Bones tries for a takedown. No joy.
Goncalves wants a takedown but no success here.
Bones is pressed up against the cage. Goncalves has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bones down to the mat. Bones avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dercy Goncalves. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bones closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Goncalves quickly recovers to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bones is trying for a kimura here. Goncalves looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Bones wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Sponge Bones!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dustin Clare (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chiamaka Congo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clare's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Apaga mas não Bate. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Chiamaka Congo will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dustin Clare!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Chiamaka Congo!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Mauricio Rocha and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Congo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Congo swings wildly with an uppercut but Clare uses good head movement to avoid it.
Congo lands an uppercut.
Congo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Congo has a couple of punches blocked by Clare.
Congo working aggressively here.
Clare jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Congo walks away with a smile on his face. Clare gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Congo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Congo darts in and clinches Clare up against the cage.
Congo scores with a shoulder strike.
Still in the clinch, Congo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Clare fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Congo pushes Clare back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Clare is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Congo to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dustin Clare. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Clare is trying to pull guard but Congo turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Congo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Clare tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
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!
Congo is pressed up against the cage. Clare has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Congo down to the mat. Congo avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Congo forces Clare back against the cage and clinches.
Clare fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Clare takes a shot to the head.
Clare is trying to pull guard but Congo turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Clare definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Clare is trying to pull guard but Congo turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Clare jumps guard but Congo turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clare tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Congo just stands there and leans against the cage.
Clare tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Congo just stands there and leans against the cage.
Clare jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Congo walks away with a smile on his face. Clare gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Chiamaka Congo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Congo clinches with his opponent.
Nice body punch from Congo - that landed with a thud.
Congo lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Congo.
Clare is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Congo to keep the fight standing.
Clare's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Clare is rocked!
Congo lands an uppercut.
Oh Clare is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Congo creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Clare's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Clare drops to his knees and Congo pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chiamaka Congo!
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