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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Balboa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Guibons Shueryuken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Balboa kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Linkin Park - Bleed It Out . Rocky Balboa could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Guibons Shueryuken's chin.
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rocky Balboa!
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, Guibons Shueryuken!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Paulo Santos and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balboa gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Shueryuken must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Balboa looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Shueryuken working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Balboa's head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Shueryuken accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Shueryuken throws a big right hand that misses.
Shueryuken gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Shueryuken chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Shueryuken clinches.
Shueryuken escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shueryuken wants to clinch.
Shueryuken has Balboa up against the cage in a clinch.
Shueryuken lands a good knee to the midsection. Balboa won't want to take too many of those.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shueryuken lands a nice knee to the body.
Shueryuken manages to break the clinch.
Shueryuken is looking to clinch but Balboa is avoiding it.
Shueryuken drives through and clinches with Balboa against the cage.
Shueryuken is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Shueryuken is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Shueryuken manages to break the clinch.
Shueryuken lands a left and a right that send Balboa crashing to the mat, dazed. Shueryuken thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Rocky Balboa has been cut.
Shueryuken wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balboa takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Shueryuken jumps guard but Balboa stands there with Shueryuken around his waist. Shueryuken gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Shueryuken lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Shueryuken gets control of Balboa's arms and successfully pulls guard. Shueryuken will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Balboa avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Balboa looking to sit in guard and control but Shueryuken gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Shueryuken trying to control but Balboa is working from the bottom.
Balboa has an active guard here but Shueryuken has managed to pass into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shueryuken is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Balboa looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Balboa looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Balboa wants to get back to full guard.
Balboa is refusing to be controlled, as Shueryuken sits in half guard.
Balboa trying to control but Shueryuken postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Shueryuken.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Shueryuken has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shueryuken lands a two punch combo.
Balboa has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Shueryuken wants to clinch up but Balboa keeps it at a distance.
Balboa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shueryuken tries to clinch up.
Shueryuken decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Shueryuken is working for a submission of some sort.
Balboa has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Shueryuken is working away from the top position though.
Balboa gets back to full guard.
Shueryuken postures up in Balboa's guard and throws a big left but Balboa blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balboa looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Shueryuken is defending well. Balboa quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Shueryuken has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Balboa celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rocky Balboa!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Araujo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and king kong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that king kong was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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191 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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Arthur Araujo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, king kong!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Luis Engracia and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
kong slips under a jab.
kong looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Araujo lands a two punch combo.
Araujo misses with an uppercut. kong saw that one coming.
A cross from Araujo lands.
kong drops his hands momentarily and Araujo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
kong slips a jab and a cross from Araujo.
Araujo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by kong.
Arthur Araujo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Araujo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
kong is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Araujo misses with a wild combination.
Araujo tries to bum rush kong with a series of wild strikes but kong uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A jab from Araujo does it's job there.
kong dodges the punch combination from Araujo.
Araujo fails to land with a series of punches.
kong missing with a left hand there. Araujo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Araujo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but kong circles away quickly and effectively.
Araujo is breathing heavily.
A combination from Araujo does no damage.
Araujo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but kong circles away quickly and effectively.
Araujo throws a shot from downtown. kong moves away and avoids it.
kong fails with the takedown.
kong throws a nice looking combination but Araujo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
kong gets a clinch.
Araujo is trying to break free.
kong breaks the clinch.
kong is looking to clinch but Araujo is avoiding it.
kong tries to clinch up.
A big right from Araujo misses.
kong closes this distance looking for a takedown but Araujo circles away.
Arthur Araujo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of king kong.
kong looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Araujo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Araujo falls off balance throwing a combination
and kong counters with a leg kick.
kong tries to close the distance and clinch up but Araujo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Araujo keeps the fight on the outside.
Arthur Araujo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
kong fails in his attempt to clinch.
kong moves in looking to clinch but Araujo pushes him off.
kong tries to bum rush Araujo with a series of wild strikes but Araujo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Araujo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and kong counters with a head kick that drops Araujo to the mat! Araujo scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Araujo is rocked!
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!
Araujo leaves kong with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Oh Araujo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
kong gets a clinch.
kong taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Araujo seems to have got his legs back now.
kong taking a breather.
A frustrated look appears on Araujo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
kong drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Araujo gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Araujo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
kong drops down looking for an ankle pick but Araujo pulls his leg out and moves away.
kong gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Araujo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Araujo is trying to break the clinch but kong has him pressed against the cage.
kong has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Araujo avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Araujo is looking to break free of the clinch but kong has double underhooks.
kong trying to stall but Araujo improves his position.
kong is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
kong leaning against his opponent.
kong breaks from the clinch.
kong doesn't manage to clinch there - Araujo circles away.
Araujo ducks right into an uppercut from kong.
kong moves in looking to clinch but Araujo pushes him off.
kong is looking to clinch.
kong is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
kong tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Araujo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Araujo keeps the fight on the outside.
Araujo circles away from the clinch attempt.
kong shoots in for a takedown but Araujo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
kong feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
kong is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Araujo wants to stand up but kong is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
kong pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Araujo is keeping the position for now.
Araujo is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
kong wants to control from the top but Araujo keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
kong stands and throws Araujo's legs to the side, diving into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
king kong dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
kong moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Araujo moves into range and connects with a jab.
Araujo misses with a combination
and kong finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
kong lands with a thumping leg kick.
kong fails in his attempt to clinch.
kong is looking to clinch.
Araujo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
kong clinches up with Araujo and pushes him back against the cage.
kong looking for a takedown.
kong wants to break free but Araujo has control.
Araujo is trying to break the clinch but kong is controlling him.
kong taking a breather.
A frustrated look appears on Araujo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Araujo wants to break free but kong has control.
kong looking for a takedown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
kong stalling in the clinch but Araujo improves position.
kong is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Araujo gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Arthur Araujo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of king kong.
kong tries to stall but Araujo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
kong has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Araujo uses from the top position.
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.
kong not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Araujo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
kong wants to stand but Araujo is controlling the position.
kong trying to control the position.
Araujo postures up in kong's guard and throws a big left but kong blocks it.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Araujo circles away from the clinch attempt.
kong fails with an attempt to clinch.
kong fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Araujo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and kong cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
kong tries to clinch but Araujo is having none of it.
Araujo throws a left and a right that both miss
and kong counters with a three punch combo that has Araujo backing up. Araujo nods at kong to acknowledge the strikes.
kong is looking to clinch.
kong tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Arthur Araujo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
kong tries a head kick but it misses.
kong throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Araujo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
kong moves in looking to clinch but Araujo pushes him off.
Araujo falls off balance throwing a combination
and kong counters by clinching up.
kong pulls guard.
Araujo postures up.
Araujo postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Araujo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Araujo has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
kong wants to stand but Araujo is controlling the position.
Araujo thows a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now kong is on top in guard.
kong passes into half guard.
kong wants to stand up but Araujo is controlling the position.
Araujo wants to get back to his feet.
kong seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Araujo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Araujo looks like he's trying to stand up.
kong trying to pass the guard but Araujo defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
kong is keen to just control but Araujo is a slippery customer.
Araujo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for kong on the ground.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
kong fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
kong ducks right into an uppercut from Araujo.
kong tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Araujo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Araujo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from kong.
Araujo scores with a decent looking hook.
kong fails with an attempt to clinch.
kong shoots in but Araujo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Araujo misses with a combination
and kong counters with a two punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
king kong showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Araujo fails to land with a series of punches.
kong is looking to clinch but Araujo is avoiding it.
Araujo keeps the fight on the outside.
kong defending well as Araujo loads up on a big left hand.
kong fails with an attempt to clinch.
Araujo misses with a combination
and kong cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
kong is looking to clinch but Araujo is avoiding it.
kong is looking to clinch.
kong is looking to clinch.
kong doesn't manage to clinch there - Araujo circles away.
kong shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Araujo as he jumps to the side.
kong throws a right and a left that Araujo avoids nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - kong looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
king kong seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A swing and a miss from Araujo.
Araujo is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
kong tries to clinch up but Araujo circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
kong displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Araujo throws out the jab.
kong moves in looking to clinch but Araujo pushes him off.
No joy there for kong, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Araujo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Some wild striking there from Araujo.
Araujo falls off balance throwing a combination
and kong counters with a left and a right that stings Araujo.
Araujo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
kong doesn't manage to clinch there - Araujo circles away.
Araujo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Araujo misses with a double jab
and kong counters with a big head kick but Araujo shrugs it off.
Araujo misses with a combination
and kong counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
kong tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Araujo clobbers kong with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
kong wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Araujo misses with a series of wild punches.
A right-left combo lands from kong.
kong tries to close the distance and clinch up but Araujo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Araujo misses with a combination
and kong counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
kong blocks a jab.
kong fails with a takedown attempt.
Araujo with a jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by kong. That's going to slow Araujo down.
kong throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Araujo was covering up waiting for the punch and kong finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Araujo wants to stand up but kong is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
kong would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
kong is pushing down on Araujo's leg trying to pass to half guard. Araujo is fighting to maintain full guard but kong has managed to sneak the leg through.
kong is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
kong is looking to take a break and control but Araujo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
kong missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
king kong is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Araujo pushes kong off looking to stand but kong dives back in and keeps control.
kong wants to lay and pray for a moment but Araujo keeps working.
kong might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Araujo kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Araujo wants to get back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
king kong comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well kong 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... king kong!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Richarlison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henrique Cardoso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricky Richarlison!
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, Henrique Cardoso!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Daniel Cesar and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cardoso looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Richarlison!
Richarlison is trying to escape the mount.
Cardoso lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Cardoso lands a big shot there that rocks Richarlison but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Cardoso in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Richarlison is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Cardoso misses with a head shot.
Cardoso postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Richarlison looks a forlorn figure.
Richarlison is rocked!
Cardoso drops a big elbow. That's hurt Richarlison! More shots from Cardoso and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Henrique Cardoso!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rebaldo Louza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Merk Romero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rebaldo Louza could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Merk Romero's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rebaldo Louza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Merk Romero!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Seu Braga and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Louza takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Louza shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Romero is trying to defend but Louza finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Louza is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Romero doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Louza.
Louza wants to pass the guard but Romero is defending well.
Romero is staying active underneath Louza, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Louza is working for a submission of some sort.
Louza throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero is not content to let Louza control the position.
Louza seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Romero is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Rebaldo Louza!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michel Soares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ramon Brandao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Ramon Brandao enters the cage!
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225 lbs
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24
245 lbs
2 - 0 - 1 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Granite chin |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Michel Soares!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ramon Brandao!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Mauricio Rocha and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soares misses with a jab, cross combination.
Brandao throws a body punch but Soares moves out of range.
Brandao shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Soares is trying to stand.
Brandao missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Brandao is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Brandao throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Brandao is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Soares defends it well.
Brandao is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Soares doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Brandao.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandao stalling.
Soares is looking to escape.
Brandao has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Brandao is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Brandao wants to pass to mount but Soares is defending the position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Soares wants to get back to his feet.
Brandao throws a strike but Soares avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandao prevents Soares from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brandao stays in close to Soares's body and controls the position.
Brandao passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Soares stops Brandao from passing to mount.
Brandao has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Soares!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Brandao sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Brandao working away from the top, dropping strikes.
It looks like Michel Soares has been cut.
Brandao takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soares wants to get back to his feet.
Brandao takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Soares has given up his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ramon Brandao dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michel Soares's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Brandao throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Soares counter with a right hand.
Brandao swings for the body but Soares moves out of range.
Brandao clinches.
Soares lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Brandao breaks the clinch.
Brandao throws a lazy right hand but Soares sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brandao cracks Soares with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Soares misses with a body shot
and Brandao connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brandao drops Soares with a nice combination! Brandao dives into Soares's guard, looking to finish!
Soares is rocked!
Michel Soares's cut is getting worse.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brandao controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Brandao decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Michel Soares is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brandao connects with a jab.
Michel Soares's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandao has managed to clinch.
Soares doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brandao looking to stall.
Brandao's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Brandao pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brandao throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Soares's waist but Soares gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Brandao off to one side.
Soares throws a right hand that Brandao ducks under and follows up with a left that Brandao also avoids with ease.
Brandao looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Soares scores with a jab to the body.
Brandao misses the body punch
and Soares counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brandao is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brandao works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Brandao throws a big shot that misses.
Brandao keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jeez, Michel Soares's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brandao tries to clinch but Soares moves out of range.
Ramon Brandao seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brandao scores with a jab. Soares acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Brandao throws a series of punches but Soares avoids them all with ease.
Soares avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Soares tries to bum rush Brandao with a series of wild strikes but Brandao uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Brandao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Soares throws a hook but Brandao avoids it easily.
Brandao moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Michel Soares's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ramon Brandao!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Monster Draon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edson Conterraneo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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250 lbs
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255 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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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, Monster Draon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Edson Conterraneo!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Mauricio Rocha and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Conterraneo moves into the clinch.
Draon could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Conterraneo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Conterraneo feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Draon escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Conterraneo gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Draon working a defensive guard here.
Draon looking for a guillotine here but Conterraneo defends easily.
Conterraneo's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Conterraneo stands up from Draon's guard - Conterraneo perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conterraneo lands a big head kick that sends Draon tumbling to the mat! Conterraneo takes a step backwards and waves Draon back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Draon is rocked!
It looks like Monster Draon has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Conterraneo throws a quick head kick that knocks Draon silly! This fight is all over! What a finish! Conterraneo is up on the cage, taking in the applause from the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Edson Conterraneo!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alexandre Ribeiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcos Diaz Barros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marcos Diaz Barros has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Alexandre Ribeiro's chin.
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175 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alexandre Ribeiro!
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, Marcos Diaz Barros!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Thiago Cunha and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ribeiro scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Diaz Barros throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Diaz Barros striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Ribeiro wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Diaz Barros, who protects the arm well.
Diaz Barros is looking to regain half guard here but Ribeiro keeps moving and retains side control.
Diaz Barros dodges the ground and pound from Ribeiro.
Ribeiro 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.
Ribeiro is putting a hurting on Diaz Barros here, landing some big shots from side control.
Ribeiro tries to score with some ground and pound. Diaz Barros controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Diaz Barros tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ribeiro wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Ribeiro lands a nice forearm strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz Barros manages to get back to half guard.
Ribeiro is trying to work for a kimura but Diaz Barros is defending well.
Diaz Barros actively working from the bottom here.
Diaz Barros looking for submissions off his back.
Diaz Barros looks gassed!
Ribeiro is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Diaz Barros wants to improve his position but Ribeiro is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz Barros on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ribeiro takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Diaz Barros looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ribeiro wants to lay and pray for a moment but Diaz Barros keeps working.
Ribeiro is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Diaz Barros is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro controlling the action here.
Ribeiro looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Ribeiro seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Diaz Barros is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Alexandre Ribeiro!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Rubim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emilio Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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22
170 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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170 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anderson Rubim!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Emilio Souza!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Leandro Rodrigues and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rubim fails to land with a series of punches.
Souza slips a jab and a cross from Rubim.
Rubim throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Souza lands with a shot to the body.
Rubim swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Souza misses with the combination.
Rubim falls off balance throwing a combination
and Souza counters with a left to the body.
Rubim is breathing heavily.
Rubim throws a nice looking combination but Souza bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Souza ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Souza looks for a takedown but Rubim sprawls well.
Rubim misses with a double jab
and Souza counters with a two punch combo.
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!
Rubim throws a right and a left that Souza avoids nicely.
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Souza has cracked Rubim with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Souza lands another huge swinging hook and Rubim tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Rubim, before Souza can land any more shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Emilio Souza!
Emilio Souza is the new welterweight champion!
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