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Barbarian Tournament 265lbs PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rocco LeBaron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Thedford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thedford comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Jay Electronica - Exhibit A kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Tim Thedford will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rocco LeBaron!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tim Thedford!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Thiago Cunha and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thedford connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Thedford has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
LeBaron moves out of range of the body kick.
LeBaron fails to land with a series of punches.
LeBaron moves out of range as Thedford throws a body kick.
Thedford is looking to score with low kicks.
LeBaron misses with a few strikes there.
Thedford misses with a head kick.
Thedford tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
LeBaron tries to clinch up.
Thedford keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thedford is looking to chop away at LeBaron's legs.
A swing and a miss from LeBaron.
Thedford misses with a low kick.
LeBaron blocks the body kick.
LeBaron sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Thedford attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
LeBaron throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
LeBaron throws a looping overhand right but Thedford ducks down to avoid it.
Thedford uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by LeBaron.
Thedford misses with a low kick.
LeBaron looks to land a combination but Thedford avoids it well.
Crunch! Thedford slams his shin into LeBaron's torso.
LeBaron blocks the body kick.
Thedford pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thedford misses with a kick to the body.
Thedford cracks the inside of LeBaron's front leg.
Thedford scoring well with a low kick there.
LeBaron throws a shot from downtown. Thedford moves away and avoids it.
Thedford misses with a body kick.
LeBaron seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Thedford throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thedford misses with a head kick.
LeBaron misses with a wild body shot.
Rocco LeBaron is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thedford connects with a solid leg kick.
LeBaron throws a jab but it's blocked by Thedford.
Thedford misses with a leg kick.
LeBaron avoids a kick to the body.
LeBaron throws a right hand that Thedford ducks under and follows up with a left that Thedford also avoids with ease.
Thedford takes a body punch but keeps moving.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thedford tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and LeBaron is able to avoid easily.
Thedford scoring well with a low kick there.
Thedford throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Thedford throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Thedford is looking to land body kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thedford shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as LeBaron sprawls well. LeBaron wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Thedford gets slowly back to his feet.
LeBaron looks to score with a jab to the body but Thedford is just out of range.
Tim Thedford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thedford throws out a leg kick but LeBaron moves out of range and Thedford only half commits.
LeBaron blocks a head kick by Thedford.
LeBaron scores with a sloppy right hand. Thedford should have avoided that one.
LeBaron misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thedford.
LeBaron scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
LeBaron ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thedford moves away.
LeBaron takes a swing at Thedford's ribcage but misses.
An inside leg kick from Thedford misses.
Thedford tries a low kick but LeBaron avoids it.
Thedford connects with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
LeBaron misses the shot to the body.
LeBaron misses with a lunging right hand
and Thedford counters with a body kick.
Thedford keeps the fight on the outside.
Thedford throws a quick head kick that skims the top of LeBaron's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
LeBaron misses with a looping right.
Thedford displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as LeBaron throws out the jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Thedford.
Thedford throws a nice outside leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Thedford finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Thedford just misses with a punch to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
LeBaron avoids the head kick by Thedford.
LeBaron cracks Thedford with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Thedford tries to land a leg kick but LeBaron saw it coming and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Thedford dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Thedford fails to land the takedown.
An inside leg kick from Thedford misses.
Thedford walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. LeBaron checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
LeBaron is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Thedford just misses with a punch to the body.
Good work by LeBaron as he checks the leg kick.
LeBaron blocks the body kick.
Thedford throws a low kick, looking for LeBaron's leg but LeBaron calmly moves out of range.
LeBaron avoids a kick to the body.
Thedford lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Thedford misses with a body kick.
Tim Thedford seems to be getting the better of the standup.
LeBaron tests Thedford's chin there with a solid looking shot.
LeBaron throws a hook but Thedford avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
LeBaron moves into range and clinches up with Thedford.
LeBaron misses with a shot to the kidneys.
LeBaron tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
LeBaron lands a hook that snaps the head of Thedford backwards.
Thedford is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but LeBaron is keeping busy.
Thedford jumps guard but LeBaron turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Thedford breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
LeBaron moves into the clinch successfully.
LeBaron lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Thedford backwards.
Thedford fails to pull guard.
Rocco LeBaron has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tim Thedford.
A short right from LeBaron on the inside.
Thedford is rocked!
LeBaron swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thedford is still on wobbly legs! Can LeBaron finish him?
Thedford wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but LeBaron has him pressed against the cage.
LeBaron misses with a punch on the inside.
LeBaron misses with some punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
LeBaron throws a punch but it's blocked by Thedford.
LeBaron tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
LeBaron misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from LeBaron fails to land.
LeBaron swings away with an uppercut that misses.
LeBaron misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thedford blocks a punch to the side of the head.
LeBaron working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
LeBaron misses with a punch on the inside.
Thedford blocks an uppercut.
LeBaron lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Thedford is breathing heavily.
LeBaron misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for LeBaron.
LeBaron misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thedford seems to have recovered his senses.
Nice body punch from LeBaron.
LeBaron lands a shoulder strike.
Thedford trying to stall but LeBaron improves his position.
Thedford is trying to pull guard but LeBaron turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
LeBaron lands a hook that snaps the head of Thedford backwards.
LeBaron avoiding damage.
LeBaron creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Thedford with a big uppercut! Thedford tries to clinch up but LeBaron pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Thedford to the mat! Thedford covers up and LeBaron unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Rocco LeBaron!
Rocco LeBaron decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kesigan Hendricks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrews Silver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kesigan Hendricks could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Andrews Silver's chin.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kesigan Hendricks!
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, Andrews Silver!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Felipe Paraventi and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hendricks misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silver tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Hendricks defends well and Silver ends up having to push Hendricks into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Hendricks gets underhooks to prevent Silver's takedown attempt.
Hendricks breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hendricks throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hendricks shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Silver sprawls well. Silver wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hendricks gets slowly back to his feet.
Hendricks lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hendricks lands with a thumping leg kick.
Silver shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hendricks counters with a single leg into guard. Silver didn't expect that.
Kesigan Hendricks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrews Silver.
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!
Hendricks throwing strikes from guard but Silver blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silver tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Silver looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hendricks lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Silver manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hendricks manages to get himself to full guard.
Hendricks working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Silver.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hendricks works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Silver has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Silver trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hendricks preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Silver working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silver looking to pass the guard.
Silver trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Silver prevents Hendricks from getting back to his feet.
Silver throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Silver lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Silver throwing strikes from guard but Hendricks blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silver loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Silver trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Silver passes Hendricks's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Silver lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Silver throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hendricks is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silver throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Hendricks to regain full guard.
Silver trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Silver accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Silver with a flurry of punches that miss.
Silver throws a big right hand that misses.
Silver throws a big right hand that misses.
Silver trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Silver lands a couple of digs.
Hendricks wants to stand and escape but Silver is having none of it.
Silver with a flurry of punches that miss.
Silver content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Silver working some strikes from top position.
Silver throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hendricks works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Silver postures up in Hendricks's guard and throws a big left but Hendricks blocks it.
Silver loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Silver prevents Hendricks from getting back to his feet.
Silver throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silver with a flurry of punches that miss.
Silver postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Silver's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silver is looking to work some ground and pound but Hendricks has wrist control.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Silver's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Silver missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrews Silver dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Silver shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hendricks but Hendricks pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Silver looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Hendricks!
Silver connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Hendricks some visible discomfort.
An elbow from Silver crashes against the mat.
Silver working the head and body with strikes.
Silver working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Hendricks wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silver working 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!
Silver working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Silver lands a decent elbow from side control.
Silver working the ground and pound but Hendricks is defending the strikes.
Andrews Silver has got the better of the ground game so far.
Silver tries to score with some ground and pound. Hendricks controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Silver misses with the ground and pound.
Silver is chipping away with strikes.
Silver lands an elbow.
Silver cracks Hendricks with an elbow. That is naaassty.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silver fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Silver landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Silver grinds an elbow into Hendricks's temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silver fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Silver in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Silver prevents Hendricks from escaping the position.
Silver lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Hendricks down.
Silver throws a strike aimed at the side of Hendricks's head but Hendricks avoids it well.
Hendricks takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Hendricks is rocked!
Hendricks takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Oh Hendricks is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Silver lands a strong strike to the head of Hendricks. That's dazed him! Silver looking to finish here. Hendricks is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Silver lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andrews Silver!
An out of breath Andrews Silver thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cheech Marin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lance Milliwan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cheech Marin has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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, Cheech Marin!
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, Lance Milliwan!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Daniel Cesar and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marin has closed the distance and engaged Milliwan in a clinch.
Milliwan looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Milliwan is looking to control Marin's arms but Marin gets an underhook and turns him. Now Milliwan has his back to the cage.
Milliwan can't break the clinch.
Milliwan fails to pull guard.
Marin breaks from the clinch.
Marin shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Marin is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Milliwan is trying to get back to full guard.
Marin trying to mount his opponent but Milliwan defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marin wants to control but Milliwan is keeping him busy.
Marin is really struggling to control Milliwan but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Milliwan 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.
We're going to have a standup here because Cheech Marin wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Marin attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Milliwan shoots in looking for a takedown but Marin manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Milliwan's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Milliwan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Marin is fending him off so far but Milliwan persists. Nope, Marin circles away and we're back to standing.
Cheech Marin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lance Milliwan.
Marin darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marin is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Milliwan defends it well.
Milliwan tries to get to full guard but Marin has control of the leg.
Marin not landing any meaningful shots this time.
We've been hearing good reports from Marin's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Ground and pound from Marin.
Marin slows the pace down in half guard.
Marin landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marin content to control rather than advance.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Marin is looking to take a break and control but Milliwan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Marin is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Milliwan has managed to free his arm - good work.
Milliwan wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marin is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Milliwan is just riding it out for now. Marin eventually gives up the hold.
Nice strikes from Marin there.
Marin trying to control the pace.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Milliwan has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Marin is working away from the top position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cheech Marin dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Marin scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Marin trying to control the action but Milliwan is working from the bottom.
Marin thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Marin takes a little break here. Milliwan wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Milliwan manages to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Milliwan is trying to maintain the position but Marin is very close to passing his half guard.
Milliwan tries to roll over but Marin keeps him under control.
Cheech Marin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Marin is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Marin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Marin controlling the action here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marin is thwarting Milliwan's attempts to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Milliwan trying to get back to full guard but Marin takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Marin landing punches.
Marin lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marin takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Milliwan wants to control but Marin is having none of it.
Marin has isolated one of Milliwan's arms. Milliwan looking to fight him off but Marin twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Cheech Marin!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Teseu Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pit Mies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mies has chosen Condemned 84 - Face the agression as his entrance music. Pit Mies will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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186 lbs
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Teseu Nogueira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pit Mies!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Matheus Silva and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mies goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Nogueira drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mies utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mies is on top in guard.
Nogueira throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Mies trying to control the position from guard on top but Nogueira is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mies tries to free his leg and advance position but Nogueira is retaining full guard.
Mies trying to control but Nogueira is working from the bottom.
Mies passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Nogueira is staying active underneath Mies, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Mies 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.
Nogueira punching from the bottom.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nogueira gets full guard.
Mies preventing the sweep.
Mies loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nogueira definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Nogueira trying to strike off his back.
Nogueira lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Mies!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira looking to finish Mies with some ground and pound. This is bad for Mies!
Mies is trying to escape the mount.
Nogueira lands a heavy elbow.
Nogueira 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.
Nogueira breaks from Mies's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Mies is rocked!
Nogueira will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nogueira lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Mies! Nogueira sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Mies and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Teseu Nogueira!
A relieved looking Teseu Nogueira thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Pit Mies spoke after the fight, saying 'I will be back stronger!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adrien Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Dijkman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thomas Dijkman will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Adrien Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thomas Dijkman!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Thiago Cunha and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dijkman scores with a body shot.
Silva takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Dijkman lands a nice looking body shot.
Silva get stunned by a cross and takes another one on the button. Silva stumbles backwards and tries to bounce back off the cage but Dijkman runs in and jumps on him with a leaping lead hook that puts him out! Wow, that was highlight reel stuff! Awesome finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Thomas Dijkman!
Thomas Dijkman made sure to mention his sponsor, Battle Ready Nutrition & Laundry 90% (Out of Stock in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jermain Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arturo Gatti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson 's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Drake started from the bottom. Gatti is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Change . Jermain Johnson has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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251 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jermain Johnson !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Arturo Gatti !
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Paulo Santos and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gatti shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Gatti was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Gatti working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Gatti scores with a couple of short elbows.
Gatti 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.
The ground and pound from Gatti seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Gatti working the ground and pound from side control.
Gatti scores with punches from side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sloppy strikes there by Gatti .
Gatti tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Johnson managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Gatti .
Gatti sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Johnson is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Gatti misses with the ground and pound.
Gatti misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gatti sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Johnson is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Gatti has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Johnson regains half guard, as Gatti was trying to land strikes.
Gatti tries to pass the half guard into mount. Johnson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Johnson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Gatti has eaten all the pies!
Johnson has hold of Gatti 's hands but Gatti slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Gatti wants to free his trapped foot but Johnson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Gatti not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gatti works his way into full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Gatti connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Gatti with shots to the head and body - Johnson looks very uncomfortable down there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gatti punching from mount but Johnson doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Gatti sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Gatti landing strikes from the mount and Johnson is in trouble!
Gatti raining down hammerfists from mount.
Gatti dominating with strikes here.
Gatti lands with some strikes.
BOOM! Gatti connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Johnson is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gatti postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Johnson bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Gatti and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arturo Gatti !
Arturo Gatti seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
In defeat, Jermain Johnson stepped up to the mic, saying 'I don't no what to say time to go back to the drawing board I be back'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Duncan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jan Jankowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duncan comes to the cage accompanied by One Chance. Jan Jankowski has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tommy Duncan!
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, Jan Jankowski!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Edson Gomes and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jankowski shoots in for a double leg but Duncan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Duncan clinches with his opponent.
Jankowski drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jankowski fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Tommy Duncan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jan Jankowski.
Duncan ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Duncan no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Duncan might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Jankowski drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Jankowski jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Jankowski throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Duncan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jankowski won't allow Duncan to sweep him here.
Jankowski trying to control but Duncan is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jankowski trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Duncan has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jankowski can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Jankowski wants to control from the top but Duncan keeps moving.
Duncan wants to sweep but no luck.
Duncan seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Duncan keeping moving, preventing Jankowski from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duncan is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Jankowski wants to control from the top but Duncan keeps moving.
Jankowski throwing strikes from guard but Duncan blocks nicely.
Jankowski won't allow Duncan to get back to his feet.
Jankowski trying to control but Duncan is working from the bottom.
Jan Jankowski has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Jankowski tries to score a power double leg takedown but Duncan sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jankowski somewhat.
Jankowski has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Duncan misses.
Jankowski tries to sprawl but Duncan drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Jankowski is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jankowski trying to hold on to Duncan's head to control him but Duncan postures up.
Jankowski is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Duncan is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Duncan content to control rather than advance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jankowski moves into full guard.
Jankowski wants to sweep here but Duncan controlling him for the moment.
Duncan passes Jankowski's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Jankowski won't allow Duncan to pass to mount.
Jankowski regains full guard. Nicely done.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Duncan working some strikes from top position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jankowski not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jankowski tries to strike from the bottom.
Jankowski working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Tommy Duncan will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Duncan throws a body punch but Jankowski moves out of range.
Duncan is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Jankowski tries to sprawl but Duncan drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Jankowski wants to control but Duncan is keeping busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Duncan wants to pass the guard but Jankowski is defending well.
Jankowski is trying to control but can't.
Duncan wants to control but Jankowski is keeping him busy.
Duncan prevents Jankowski from improving his position.
Duncan is looking to stall here but Jankowski recovers full guard.
Duncan has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Jankowski is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Duncan wants to control from the top but Jankowski keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tommy Duncan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tommy Duncan has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
A punch combination from Duncan misses.
Jankowski shoots in and drives through. Duncan sprawls well.
Jankowski shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Duncan as he jumps to the side.
Duncan shoots in and gets a takedown into Jankowski's guard.
Jankowski looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duncan passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Duncan content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Duncan misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Duncan working the ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Duncan postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Jankowski tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Duncan tries to stand but Jankowski is controlling his head.
Jankowski manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Jankowski trying to control here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jankowski is refusing to be controlled, as Duncan sits in half guard.
Jankowski is pressing down on Duncan's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Duncan trying to control but Jankowski is working from the bottom.
Duncan looking to sit in guard and control but Jankowski gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jankowski wants to control from the top but Duncan keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duncan is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Jankowski trying to control but Duncan is working from the bottom.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Duncan on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Duncan tries to get out of the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jan Jankowski.
Duncan shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Duncan trying to control the position from guard on top but Jankowski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Duncan dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Duncan moves into the clinch.
Duncan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Duncan.
Jankowski sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Jankowski won't allow Duncan to pass to mount.
Duncan scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Duncan slows the pace down in half guard.
Jankowski moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Duncan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duncan trying to control but Jankowski is working from the bottom.
Jankowski is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Duncan defends well.
Duncan postures up.
Duncan wants to control from the top but Jankowski keeps moving.
Jankowski is trying to keep Duncan in close.
Jankowski is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Jankowski missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Duncan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jankowski wants to control but Duncan is keeping him busy.
Jankowski is looking for a kimura but Duncan is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Jankowski to get the leverage.
Jankowski wants to lay and pray for a moment but Duncan keeps working.
Jankowski works his foot free and advances to mount.
Poor strikes thrown by Jankowski there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Duncan wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Jankowski.
Duncan defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Jankowski.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duncan is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Jankowski misses with some ground and pound and Duncan recovers position to half guard.
Jankowski is pressing down on Duncan's thigh, looking to free his foot. Duncan is holding on for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duncan is defending against the submission attempts here by Jankowski.
Jankowski not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Duncan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jankowski missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Duncan is defending against the submission attempts here by Jankowski.
Jankowski is working for a kimura but Duncan is defending it quite comfortably.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jan Jankowski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Duncan has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight for Tommy Duncan!
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight for Tommy Duncan!
Tommy Duncan wins by majority decision!
After the fight, Tommy Duncan was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rodrigo Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Loveladdy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rodrigo Tyson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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26
218 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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269 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rodrigo Tyson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brandon Loveladdy!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Emerson Jorge and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Loveladdy's head backwards.
It looks like Brandon Loveladdy has been cut.
Rodrigo Tyson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Loveladdy thows a body shot but no joy.
Tyson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Loveladdy at a distance.
Tyson connects with a combination that backs up Loveladdy into the cage. Tyson lands a flurry of punches that gets past Loveladdy's guard. Loveladdy is down and the referee has seen enough. It is all over! Tyson bursts into tears - this win obviously means a huge amount to him.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rodrigo Tyson!
A victorious Rodrigo Tyson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Brandon Loveladdy spoke after the fight, saying 'Fuck, I think I quit haha...'.
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