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RFN 16: Sar vs Blackwood PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mamed Khalidov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robinson Cruzo (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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190 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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mamed Khalidov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Robinson Cruzo!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Paulo Santos and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruzo decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Khalidov is trying to maintain the position but Cruzo is very close to passing his half guard.
Khalidov is refusing to be controlled, as Cruzo sits in half guard.
Cruzo looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Khalidov is positioning himself well to prevent Cruzo advancing to mount.
Khalidov is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Cruzo's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Cruzo's back!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cruzo fending off the submission attempt from Khalidov.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cruzo is really stuck here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruzo fending off the submission attempt from Khalidov.
Khalidov is persistently looking for the submission but Cruzo is defending it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khalidov patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Khalidov patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Khalidov working for the choke.
Even with his hooks in, Khalidov manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Cruzo is trying to defend against the choke here but Khalidov has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Khalidov Tightens the hold and Cruzo taps out furiously! Khalidov displays superior BJJ to win the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Mamed Khalidov!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Frederick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hector Barbosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barbosa has chosen Kick In the Door as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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210 lbs
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KO power |
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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
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paul Frederick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hector Barbosa!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Daniel Cesar and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barbosa feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Frederick's calf.
Frederick darts in and clinches Barbosa up against the cage.
Frederick tries for a takedown. No joy.
Frederick misses with a body punch.
Barbosa putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Frederick in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Frederick jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Barbosa walks away with a smile on his face. Frederick gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Barbosa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Barbosa connects with an inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barbosa looks to land a combination but Frederick avoids it well.
Barbosa looks to land a body kick but Frederick moved away.
Frederick throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barbosa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Barbosa closes the distance and clinches.
Barbosa presses Frederick against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Barbosa.
Frederick is breathing heavily.
Frederick drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Barbosa gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Frederick. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Frederick takes a knee to the side of the body.
Barbosa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Good leg kick by Barbosa there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa cracks the inside of Frederick's front leg.
Paul Frederick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barbosa throws a hook but Frederick avoids it easily.
Barbosa lands with a kick to the temple. Frederick shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Paul Frederick has been cut.
Barbosa lands a big head kick that sends Frederick tumbling to the mat! Barbosa takes a step backwards and waves Frederick back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Frederick is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barbosa lands with a nice body punch.
Oh Frederick is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Barbosa is looking to slow Frederick down with leg kicks.
Frederick takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Barbosa swinging wildly here.
Barbosa cracks Frederick with a hook to the temple - Frederick is on wobbly legs here! Barbosa swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Frederick falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Barbosa wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Hector Barbosa!
In his post fight interview, Hector Barbosa started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kazunori Kouya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Toney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James Toney has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Kazunori Kouya's chin.
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210 lbs
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204 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kazunori Kouya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, James Toney!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Paulo Santos and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toney looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Kouya!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Toney lands a decent elbow from side control.
Kouya taking a bit of punishment here - Toney scoring with strikes.
Toney throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Toney tries to score with some ground and pound. Kouya controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Kouya is trying to control Toney's posture but Toney avoids it.
Kouya takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
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!
Toney in side control lands a decent elbow.
Toney in side control lands a decent elbow.
Toney scores with a couple of short elbows.
Toney working the head with strikes.
Kouya is working to avoid the ground and pound but Toney connects with a decent elbow.
Kouya is rocked!
Kouya definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Toney grinds an elbow into Kouya's temple.
Oh Kouya is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
A big shot lands for Toney! That's hurt Kouya! Will he recover? Toney fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Toney!
In defeat, Kazunori Kouya stepped up to the mic, saying 'Battle Lost but the War continues Team Goroshi - Vandal Fight Boutique - Kore Fight Nutrition - Academia Ipanema - FuRIOus Fight Nights -'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Walters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karlos Kondiitti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kondiitti has chosen Kuningas Pähkinä & Setä Tamu - Hei Scully as his entrance music. Karlos Kondiitti acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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190 lbs
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BJJ Purple 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
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kyle Walters!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Karlos Kondiitti!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Mauricio Rocha and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kondiitti throws an off balance right hand
and Walters counters with a head kick that drops Kondiitti!
Kondiitti is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Walters pushing down on Kondiitti's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Kondiitti is still in real trouble! Can Walters finish him?
Kondiitti wants to get back to his feet.
Walters is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Walters is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Kondiitti is just riding it out for now. Walters eventually gives up the hold.
Walters missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kondiitti seems to have recovered his senses.
Walters is trying to work for a kimura but Kondiitti is defending well.
Walters wants to work for an arm triangle but Kondiitti is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Kondiitti 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walters is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Kondiitti has managed to free his arm - good work.
Walters not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Walters thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kondiitti's head.
Walters is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Walters looking for a submission but Kondiitti manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Walters wants to pass the guard but Kondiitti is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walters is pushing down on Kondiitti's leg trying to pass to half guard. Kondiitti is fighting to maintain full guard but Walters has managed to sneak the leg through.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kondiitti looks winded!
Walters throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Kondiitti to regain full guard.
Walters pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kondiitti is keeping the position for now.
Walters postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Kondiitti is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Walters, into his guard.
Walters scrambles and gets back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walters lands with a good body shot.
Walters lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kondiitti circles away quickly and effectively.
Kondiitti scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Walters tries a head kick but it misses.
Walters avoids the body shot from Kondiitti.
Walters misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kondiitti throws a leg kick
and Walters counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Walters.
Kondiitti tries for a takedown. No joy.
Walters has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Kondiitti is trying to keep an underhook but Walters manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Walters is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Kondiitti still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Kondiitti has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Kondiitti stands up and we're back to a striking position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Walters shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Kondiitti eats them both and turns towards Walters to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Walters misses with a wild combination.
Kondiitti slips a jab and a cross from Walters.
Walters throws a right hand that Kondiitti ducks under and follows up with a left that Kondiitti also avoids with ease.
Kondiitti shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Walters manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Kondiitti on his heels. He'll look to pass Kondiitti's guard now, I'm sure.
Walters wants to stand but Kondiitti has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Walters throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Walters dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kondiitti gets caught flat footed, as Walters shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Walters passes into half guard.
Walters 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.
Walters throws a strike but Kondiitti avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Walters throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kondiitti is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walters throwing strikes but missing.
Walters drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Kondiitti dives on top into guard.
Kondiitti wants to stand but Walters is controlling his posture from full guard.
Kondiitti stops Walters from standing up.
Walters has his feet on Kondiitti's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Kondiitti throws a leg kick that is checked
and Walters counters with a three punch combo that has Kondiitti backing up. Kondiitti nods at Walters to acknowledge the strikes.
Walters shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Walters drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Walters jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Walters has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kondiitti keeping full guard, as Walters tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walters postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Kondiitti is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Walters, into his guard.
Walters is looking to stand up but Kondiitti isn't so interested in that idea.
Walters is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kondiitti can do to turn this around?
Walters is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Walters has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Kondiitti has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Walters breaks from the clinch.
Kondiitti misses with a left hand
and Walters counters with a left and a right that stings Kondiitti.
Karlos Kondiitti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Walters shoots in and drives through. Kondiitti sprawls well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kondiitti with a poor takedown
and Walters counters with a one-two to the body.
Walters lands a head kick!
Walters throws a right and a left that Kondiitti avoids nicely.
Kondiitti throws a looping overhand right but Walters ducks down to avoid it.
Kondiitti misses with a leg kick
and Walters counters with a head kick from the bowels of hell that crumples Kondiitti! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Kyle Walters!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Danny Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elias Al Haddad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Danny Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Elias Al Haddad!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Leandro Rodrigues and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Al Haddad.
Al Haddad misses with a wild combination.
Brown swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Al Haddad lands a jab to Brown's midsection.
A big right from Al Haddad misses.
Al Haddad throws a hook to the side of Brown's head but Brown sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Al Haddad throws a leg kick but Brown sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Brown tries to score a power double leg takedown but Al Haddad sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Brown somewhat.
Brown misses with a lunging right hand
and Al Haddad counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Al Haddad has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Brown is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Al Haddad thows a body shot but no joy.
Al Haddad scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Al Haddad throws a series of punches but Brown avoids them all with ease.
Al Haddad changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Al Haddad lands with an uppercut that bounces Brown off the cage and back into range.
Brown has managed to clinch.
Al Haddad wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Al Haddad prevents Brown from breaking the clinch.
Al Haddad lands a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Haddad has a couple of punches blocked by Brown.
Al Haddad scores with a shot to the side of Brown's head.
Brown tries a body shot but Al Haddad blocks it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Al Haddad lands a right hand that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
A short right from Al Haddad on the inside.
Al Haddad scores with a shoulder strike.
Brown is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Al Haddad doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Al Haddad lands with a left to the head.
Brown is rocked!
The referee calls for Al Haddad to work.
Oh Brown is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Al Haddad fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brown.
Brown blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Al Haddad looking to throw knees to the head but Brown is blocking nicely.
Al Haddad pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brown looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Brown showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Al Haddad.
Al Haddad thows a left - swing and a miss!
Al Haddad throws a series of punches but Brown avoids them all with ease.
Al Haddad misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Al Haddad lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brown circles away quickly and effectively.
Al Haddad loads up on a big right hand but Brown slips the punch.
Elias Al Haddad is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Al Haddad misses with a series of wild punches.
Brown moves out of range as Al Haddad strikes.
Al Haddad throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brown.
Brown blocks a head kick by Al Haddad.
Al Haddad throws a hook to the side of Brown's head but Brown sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Al Haddad comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Brown ducks under a wild hook from Al Haddad.
Al Haddad throws a series of punches but Brown avoids them all with ease.
Al Haddad looks winded!
Brown steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Al Haddad.
Al Haddad misses with an uppercut. Brown saw that one coming.
Brown seems to have got his legs back now.
Al Haddad avoids the head kick by Brown.
Brown moves out of range of the strikes.
Brown tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Al Haddad closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Brown fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nice shot by Al Haddad.
Al Haddad throws a right and a left that both miss.
Brown misses with an uppercut. Al Haddad saw that one coming.
Brown misses with an uppercut. Al Haddad saw that one coming.
Al Haddad on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Al Haddad looks to land a combination but Brown avoids it well.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Al Haddad paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brown doesn't manage to clinch there - Al Haddad circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws the left hand but Al Haddad avoids the punch easily.
Brown wants to clinch but Al Haddad slips to the side
and Al Haddad cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Al Haddad misses with a straight right.
Brown avoids a punch combination nicely.
Al Haddad tries to bum rush Brown with a series of wild strikes but Brown uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Al Haddad takes a swing at Brown's ribcage but misses.
Al Haddad lands with a shot to the body.
Al Haddad lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nice defenses there by Al Haddad.
Brown tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Al Haddad defends well and Brown ends up having to push Al Haddad into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Danny Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brown takes a shot to the head.
Al Haddad is trying to stall.
Al Haddad lands a body shot in the clinch.
Brown doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Haddad escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Brown.
Brown throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brown fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Al Haddad manages to avoid it.
Al Haddad closes the distance and clinches.
Brown is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Al Haddad breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brown misses with a straight left.
Al Haddad lands a slapping body shot.
Al Haddad gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brown moves in looking to clinch but Al Haddad pushes him off.
Brown swinging wildly here.
Al Haddad keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elias Al Haddad dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Al Haddad throws a chopping leg kick but Brown manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Al Haddad throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brown sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Al Haddad misses with a few strikes there.
Al Haddad tries to clinch there but Brown circles away.
Brown misses with an attempted mid kick.
Brown connects with a solid leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Al Haddad. Those never looked like landing.
Brown on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Al Haddad lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brown circles away quickly and effectively.
Al Haddad misses with a looping left.
Some wild striking there from Al Haddad.
Brown is looking to clinch but Al Haddad is avoiding it.
Al Haddad stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Al Haddad wants it to stay on the feet.
Brown takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Al Haddad lands with a hook. Brown tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Elias Al Haddad seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Haddad throws a right and a left that both miss.
Brown misses with the combination.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Al Haddad! Brown is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Elias Al Haddad!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Elias Al Haddad waved his t-shirt featuring Vandal Fight Boutique & Laundry's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tom Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hammer has chosen Kuningas Pähkinä & Setä Tamu - Hei Scully as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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184 lbs
6 - 7 - 0 |
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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tom Rodriguez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marco Hammer!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Leandro Rodrigues and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodriguez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hammer.
Hammer looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Hammer throws a jab but it's blocked by Rodriguez.
Hammer closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Hammer lands in his opponent's guard.
Rodriguez throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rodriguez had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hammer defends it easily.
Rodriguez manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hammer manages to get himself to full guard.
Rodriguez postures up and lands a big shot to Hammer's brow.
Rodriguez is looking to stand up but Hammer won't let him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Rodriguez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rodriguez throws a strike but Hammer rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Rodriguez working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hammer doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hammer manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Rodriguez escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hammer gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rodriguez throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hammer wants to stand and escape but instead Rodriguez has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Rodriguez throwing strikes from guard but Hammer blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hammer wants to stand but Rodriguez is controlling the position.
Rodriguez throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hammer really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rodriguez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rodriguez advances position into side control!
Hammer defending against the ground and pound.
Rodriguez working the head and body with strikes.
The ground and pound from Rodriguez seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Hammer, who protects the arm well.
Rodriguez has hold of Hammer's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Hammer tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Rodriguez cranks the arm and Hammer screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Hammer, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Tom Rodriguez!
Marco Hammer was interviewed post fight and said 'I'm very sorry! I'll be back stronger!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Franco Micheli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stefan Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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192 lbs
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195 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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Franco Micheli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Stefan Silva!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Emerson Jorge and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva instigates a clinch.
Silva is looking to take this one to the mat.
Micheli has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Micheli is blocking nicely.
Silva missing with knees to the body.
Micheli scores a nice knee to the body.
Silva looks winded!
Micheli with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Stefan Silva has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva trying to stall but Micheli improves his position.
Micheli tries to land a knee to the head but Silva blocks with his arms.
Micheli gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Micheli maintains plum control as Silva tries to back straight out! Micheli connects with one knee! Two knees! Three, four, five, six...seven unasnwered knees! Silva blocks the eight but eats the ninth - then collapses! Oh the brutality!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knees). Franco Micheli!
After winning the bout, Franco Micheli 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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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Saloth Sar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Malcolm Blackwood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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268 lbs
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240 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Saloth Sar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Malcolm Blackwood!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Seu Braga and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Sar.
Blackwood on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Sar circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sar throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sar delivers a nice body kick.
Blackwood looks winded!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Both fighters circling a little - Sar finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Sar lands a big head kick that sends Blackwood tumbling to the mat! Sar takes a step backwards and waves Blackwood back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Malcolm Blackwood has been cut.
Sar seems to be stalking Blackwood here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastatic head kick! Blackwood drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Saloth Sar!
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