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KOTB 1: Primórdios PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between PJ McDermott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Inci Yarakos (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, PJ McDermott !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Inci Yarakos!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Daniel Cesar and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yarakos shoots for a takedown but McDermott saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Yarakos clinches.
McDermott presses Yarakos against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
McDermott stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
McDermott dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
McDermott stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Yarakos tries to throw a body punch but McDermott avoids it by throwing Yarakos back against the cage.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Yarakos 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.
McDermott scores with a shoulder strike.
McDermott presses Yarakos against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McDermott lands a left hand.
A nice left hand lands by McDermott .
McDermott lands a shoulder strike.
McDermott lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Yarakos backwards.
Yarakos tries to circle away but McDermott has him pinned against the cage.
McDermott lands a body shot in the clinch.
Yarakos is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDermott lands an uppercut.
McDermott lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Yarakos drops to a knee looking for a takedown but McDermott gets the underhooks and prevents it.
McDermott working some nice short punches in the clinch.
McDermott scores with an uppercut up the middle.
McDermott makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Yarakos is rocked!
McDermott scores with a hook to the body.
Yarakos is still on wobbly legs! Can McDermott finish him?
Yarakos looks winded!
Yarakos tries to pull guard but McDermott won't allow it.
PJ McDermott has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Inci Yarakos.
McDermott lands a shoulder strike.
McDermott creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Yarakos with a big uppercut! Yarakos tries to clinch up but McDermott pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Yarakos to the mat! Yarakos covers up and McDermott unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). PJ McDermott !
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Walood Kassab (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucas Campos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kassab might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Merauder - Life Is Pain. Lucas Campos told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Walood Kassab!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lucas Campos!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Matheus Silva and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danga de danga de dang - Campos scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Walood Kassab has been cut.
Oooooh!!! Campos has knocked Kassab down with a huge combo! Campos steps away and waves a wobbly Kassab back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Kassab is rocked!
Kassab shoots in looking for a takedown but Campos manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kassab's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Oh Kassab is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Campos bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Campos wobbles Kassab with a right hand and the left hook that follows puts him on his rear! Campos dives in with a huge flying punch that connects right on the button and puts Kassab to sleep! - What a violent and spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Lucas Campos!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marc Du Vale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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, James Diaz!
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, Marc Du Vale!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Mauricio Rocha and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Du Vale throws a body shot but no joy.
That kick from Du Vale tenderised Diaz's leg. Diaz is trying to keep his angry face on.
Diaz moves into the clinch successfully.
Du Vale is trying to break the clinch but Diaz is controlling him.
Diaz trying to land knees to the body.
Du Vale is trying to force a seperation but Diaz has the dominant position.
Du Vale wants to break free but Diaz has control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Du Vale pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Diaz takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Du Vale ducks under a wild hook from Diaz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Du Vale scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Du Vale misses with a wild combination.
Diaz feinted with a counter takedown.
Diaz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Diaz on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Du Vale. Du Vale obviously looking to wear him down.
Diaz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Du Vale.
Marc Du Vale is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Du Vale.
Diaz tries to counter by clinching up but Du Vale breaks away and moves out of range.
Du Vale throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Diaz counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Diaz.
A frustrated look appears on Du Vale's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Diaz keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Du Vale's efforts to push away.
Diaz with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Du Vale uses from the top position.
Diaz has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Diaz working for a triangle but Du Vale defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz has control of Du Vale's left arm, preventing Du Vale from doing any damage.
Diaz's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Du Vale lands a body shot.
Du Vale throws a nice outside leg kick.
Diaz has managed to clinch.
Diaz crunches a lovely knee into Du Vale's ribcage.
Diaz jumps guard and drags Du Vale to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Du Vale must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Diaz striking off his back but it's not causing Du Vale any problems.
Diaz is adopting a defensive guard.
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 James Diaz will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Diaz takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Du Vale throws a body kick that misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Du Vale.
Diaz instigates a clinch.
Diaz has hold of one of Du Vale's legs. Du Vale is fighting the takedown attempt but Diaz gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Diaz might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Diaz is stalling in the full guard.
Diaz makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Diaz stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Marc Du Vale seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Du Vale misses with a head kick.
Du Vale misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd cheers as Du Vale lands an impressive looking overhand right. Diaz doesn't seem phased though.
Du Vale throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A cross from Du Vale lands.
Du Vale misses with a combination
and Diaz counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Diaz.
Du Vale is breathing heavily.
Diaz jumps guard.
Diaz seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Diaz throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Du Vale stopping the sweep attempt from Diaz.
Diaz has his hands on Du Vale's head, controlling the position.
Diaz is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Du Vale avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Du Vale stopping the sweep attempt from Diaz.
Diaz is controlling Du Vale's posture.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Diaz moves into range and clinches up with Du Vale.
Diaz taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Diaz slows down the pace here.
Du Vale is trying to force a seperation but Diaz has the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that James Diaz will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Du Vale wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Diaz stalling the fight.
Diaz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Du Vale tries to bum rush Diaz with a series of wild strikes but Diaz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Du Vale takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Du Vale is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Du Vale misses with a few strikes there.
Diaz missing with a left hand there. Du Vale was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Du Vale throws a fast counter high kick but Diaz manages to duck under it in time.
Du Vale chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Diaz closes the distance and pushes Du Vale back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Du Vale's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Diaz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Diaz has picked Du Vale up - he's going for a ride! Diaz dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Du Vale is looking to escape.
Diaz trying to control the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
James Diaz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Du Vale throws a low kick but Diaz avoids it.
Du Vale scores with a head kick. Diaz tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Diaz clinches.
The referee is keeping an eye on Diaz - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Du Vale wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Diaz has him pressed against the cage.
Diaz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Du Vale is trying to break the clinch but Diaz is controlling him.
Du Vale is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz jumps guard but Du Vale turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Diaz manages to pull guard.
Diaz tries to land a sweep but no joy.
James Diaz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Diaz pulls Du Vale in close to prevent any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Diaz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Diaz, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Diaz!
James Diaz tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jacare Romero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thatcher Halverson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jacare Romero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Thatcher Halverson!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Emerson Jorge and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romero tries a head kick but it misses.
Halverson with the counter takedown but Romero avoids it easily.
Halverson shoots in but Romero avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Halverson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Romero's waist but Romero gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Halverson off to one side.
Halverson gets a double leg takedown into Romero's guard.
Halverson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Romero manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Halverson manages to get himself to full guard.
Halverson striking off his back.
Halverson trying to control the position.
Halverson 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romero trying to control the position from guard on top but Halverson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Halverson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Romero is one step ahead there.
Halverson striking off his back but it's not causing Romero any problems.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halverson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Halverson looking to control.
Romero trying to control but Halverson is working from the bottom.
Halverson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Romero defends well.
Halverson looking for a sweep. Not yet Halverson, not yet.
Romero has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Halverson controls Romero momentarily but Romero frees himself.
Romero content to stall in guard here.
Romero is sitting in close to Halverson's body. Halverson has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Romero is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Romero is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Halverson.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Thatcher Halverson!
Thatcher Halverson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shaun Hale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Papas Kanamun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shaun Hale had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 207.4lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Shaun Hale!
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, Papas Kanamun!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Matheus Silva and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hale drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Hale knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kanamun on the ground.
Kanamun is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kanamun pushes a forearm under Hale's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Hale is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Papas Kanamun!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Soler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jorge Soler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Don Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Luis Engracia and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soler fails with a takedown attempt.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Soler crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Wilson - the referee stops the clock and Soler gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Wilson. Soler manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Wilson stuffs the takedown.
Wilson tries a quick counter leg kick but Soler is wise to it.
Soler closes the distance and clinches up with Wilson, looking for a takedown. Soler pushes Wilson against the cage but Wilson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jorge Soler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wilson lands a high kick!
It looks like Jorge Soler has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Soler tries for a takedown but Wilson circles away easily
and Wilson counters with a big head kick but Soler shrugs it off.
Soler is rocked!
Wilson circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Soler drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Wilson follows Soler to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Don Wilson!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Neon Uno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mirko Vukovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Neon Uno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mirko Vukovic!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Mauricio Rocha and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vukovic walks into a jab.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Uno enables Vukovic to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Uno manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Uno controls Vukovic momentarily but Vukovic frees himself.
Vukovic controlling from the top position.
Uno is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Vukovic's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Uno could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Uno is trying to keep Vukovic in close.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vukovic slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Vukovic working some strikes from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uno is trying to control the position but Vukovic postures up.
Uno wants to control but Vukovic passes easily into half guard.
Uno wants to control but Vukovic is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Vukovic looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Uno is fending him off so far but Vukovic persists. Nope, Uno circles away and we're back to standing.
Vukovic scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Vukovic landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
It looks like Neon Uno has been cut.
Uno is trying to get back to half guard.
Uno struggling a bit here.
Uno is not content to let Vukovic control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Uno's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Vukovic controls the position from side control.
Uno is trying to improve his position.
Uno trying to remain calm as Vukovic controls from the top position.
Uno is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Vukovic is looking to take a break and control but Uno is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vukovic gets to mount! Uno was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Vukovic cracks Uno with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Neon Uno's cut is getting worse.
Uno wants to hold on but Vukovic pushes him away.
Vukovic with good strikes from the mount here!
Jeez, Neon Uno's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Neon Uno's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mirko Vukovic!
After the fight, Mirko Vukovic 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Zimbardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gregor Barnett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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243 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bruce Zimbardo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gregor Barnett!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Paulo Santos and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnett fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zimbardo lands a high kick!
Zimbardo scores with a leg kick.
Zimbardo feints and then cracks Barnett's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Barnett down.
Barnett just misses with a punch to the body.
Zimbardo scores with a hook.
Zimbardo keeps the fight on the outside.
Zimbardo throws a quick counter kick to the body but Barnett avoids it.
Barnett on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nice body punch from Zimbardo.
Barnett tries to close the distance and clinch but Zimbardo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zimbardo throws a hook but Barnett blocks it.
Zimbardo connects with a right hand. Barnett shakes it off.
Barnett is looking to clinch.
Barnett takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barnett sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Barnett looks to land a combination. Zimbardo sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Barnett throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Zimbardo is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zimbardo lands a jab.
Barnett wants to clinch.
Zimbardo scores with a sloppy right hand. Barnett should have avoided that one.
It looks like Gregor Barnett has been cut.
Zimbardo cracks Barnett with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Barnett shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Zimbardo scores with a jab to the jaw.
Zimbardo dips to his left and cracks Barnett with an uppercut!
Zimbardo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Zimbardo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barnett tries to clinch up.
Barnett takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barnett bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Barnett throws a series of strikes that have Zimbardo backpedaling.
It looks like Bruce Zimbardo has been cut.
The fighters circling - Zimbardo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A head kick from Zimbardo lands but Barnett takes it in his stride.
Zimbardo's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Zimbardo duly obliges.
Zimbardo is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Barnett wants to clinch but Zimbardo slips to the side
and Zimbardo counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Barnett is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Barnett scores with a shot to the body.
Zimbardo keeps the fight on the outside.
Barnett tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Barnett lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Barnett.
Gregor Barnett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barnett looks winded!
Barnett wants to clinch but Zimbardo slips to the side
and Zimbardo counters with a thumping low kick.
Zimbardo shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Barnett eats them both and turns towards Zimbardo to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
That has opened up Gregor Barnett's cut even more.
Zimbardo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Zimbardo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Zimbardo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zimbardo scores with a head kick. Barnett tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Sloppy strikes from Barnett. Those never looked like landing.
A thudding body kick lands there by Zimbardo!
Barnett avoids the body shot from Zimbardo.
Zimbardo pushes Barnett away with a front kick.
Barnett has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Zimbardo.
Zimbardo lands with a kick to the temple. Barnett shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Zimbardo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Zimbardo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Zimbardo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Barnett walks into a stiff left hand from Zimbardo.
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!
An inside leg kick lands from Zimbardo.
Barnett takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Zimbardo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnett doesn't manage to clinch there - Zimbardo circles away.
Zimbardo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Zimbardo works Barnett's body with a nice hook.
Zimbardo lands with a hook. Barnett tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A left lands for Zimbardo.
Barnett takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Zimbardo lands a big head kick that sends Barnett tumbling to the mat! Zimbardo takes a step backwards and waves Barnett back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Barnett moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Zimbardo with a nice cross.
Zimbardo goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Barnett is rocked!
The cut above Gregor Barnett's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A jab lands there for Zimbardo.
Barnett is still on wobbly legs! Can Zimbardo finish him?
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Zimbardo! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Bruce Zimbardo!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ezekiel Puchowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Skyfirge Bunga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Puchowski comes to the cage accompanied by Twitching Tongues - Eyes Adjust. 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 Skyfirge Bunga was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ezekiel Puchowski!
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, Skyfirge Bunga!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Seu Braga and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puchowski connects with a crisp jab.
Bunga has a takedown stuffed.
Puchowski digs a good body shot into Bunga's ribs.
Bunga with a lazy takedown attempt
and Puchowski counters with a leg kick then a big left hand that sends Bunga down! Puchowski is looking to finish but Bunga is intelligently defending himself.
Puchowski gets to his feet. Bunga looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Bunga slips a jab and a cross from Puchowski.
As Puchowski backs off Bunga throws a huge counter combo but Puchowski manages to avoid it all.
Nice jab there from Puchowski.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Puchowski throws a right and a left that both miss.
Puchowski steps into range and cracks Bunga with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Bunga flops backwards and Puchowski dives into his guard looking to finish!
Bunga is rocked!
It looks like Skyfirge Bunga has been cut.
Bunga trying to control the position.
Bunga is still in real trouble! Can Puchowski finish him?
Puchowski stands up and waves to Bunga to follow him.
Bunga seems to have recovered his senses.
Bunga fails with the takedown.
Ezekiel Puchowski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Skyfirge Bunga.
Bunga looks winded!
Puchowski looks for the body kick but Bunga saw that one coming.
Bunga takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Puchowski bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Bunga! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
Bunga has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Cozad MMA Rio. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puchowski gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Puchowski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Puchowski fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Puchowski clinches up with Bunga and pushes him back against the cage.
Puchowski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Puchowski catches Bunga napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Bunga to the canvas!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Puchowski stands and steps away. Bunga gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Puchowski clinches up against the cage.
Puchowski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Puchowski ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bunga takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Puchowski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Puchowski has taken the fight to the clinch.
Puchowski breaks from the clinch.
Puchowski cracks Bunga with a big right hand and Bunga goes down!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puchowski stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Puchowski misses with a double jab.
Puchowski waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Bunga. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Bunga to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
Puchowski decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Bunga, up you get!
Puchowski jabs Bunga to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Puchowski plants his feet and throws a 3 punch combo. Miss, miss, boom! The third punch, a big right hook, connects right on the temple and drops Bunga to the mat, unconscious! This fight is all over! Bunga just couldn't keep out of the way of the whole flurry of punches!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ezekiel Puchowski!
Ezekiel Puchowski really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that The Adrenaline Matrix logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thiagus Davaru Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Santos Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davaru Silva comes to the cage accompanied by Body Head Bangerz feat. Lil' Boosie & Young Bleed - I Smoke, I Drank. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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240 lbs
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260 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Thiagus Davaru Silva!
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, Gabriel Santos Silva!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Matheus Silva and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Davaru Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Davaru Silva really is a fat lump.
Santos Silva blocks a jab.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Davaru Silva.
Santos Silva throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Davaru Silva knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Santos Silva on the ground.
Santos Silva is looking to reverse the position.
Davaru Silva trying to control the position but Santos Silva is working away.
Santos Silva regains half guard.
Santos Silva looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Santos Silva is trying to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davaru Silva is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Santos Silva doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Davaru Silva.
Davaru Silva is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos Silva wants to get back to full guard.
Davaru Silva is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Santos Silva is looking to escape.
Davaru Silva wants to pass the guard but Santos Silva is defending well.
Davaru Silva 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.
Davaru Silva trying to pass the guard but Santos Silva defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Davaru Silva wants to work for an arm triangle but Santos Silva is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Davaru Silva tries to pass the half guard into mount. Santos Silva knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Davaru Silva is looking for a kimura but Santos Silva is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Davaru Silva to get the leverage.
Davaru Silva prevents Santos Silva from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Davaru Silva is thwarting Santos Silva's attempts to control the position.
Davaru Silva is working for a submission of some sort.
Santos Silva is trying to stand back up but Davaru Silva is controlling him
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos Silva tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Davaru Silva is keen to just control but Santos Silva is a slippery customer.
Santos Silva won't allow Davaru Silva to pass to mount.
Davaru Silva moves into full mount! Santos Silva won't be happy about that!
Santos Silva is squirming around, avoiding Davaru Silva's attempts to control the action.
Davaru Silva fails to advance to Santos Silva's back.
Santos Silva sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Davaru Silva is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Santos Silva sees it coming and defends easily.
Santos Silva looking for submissions off his back.
Santos Silva trying to hold on to Davaru Silva's head to control him but Davaru Silva postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos Silva is trying to stand up here but Davaru Silva is controlling him well.
Davaru Silva is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Davaru Silva tries to pass to full mount but Santos Silva defends it.
Davaru Silva seems to be working for a kimura but Santos Silva defends the submission attempt.
Santos Silva is staying active underneath Davaru Silva, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Davaru Silva is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Santos Silva defends it well.
Davaru Silva is trying to control the action in half guard but Santos Silva is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Santos Silva looks like he's trying to stand up.
Davaru Silva wants to pass the guard but Santos Silva is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiagus Davaru Silva dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Santos Silva shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Santos Silva showed some decent athleticism there.
Santos Silva is looking to take a break and control but Davaru Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Davaru Silva actively working from the bottom here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Davaru Silva manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Davaru Silva working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Santos Silva doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Santos Silva manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Santos Silva throwing strikes but missing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos Silva content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Davaru Silva has locked up a guillotine! Davaru Silva's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Santos Silva is holding on here and Davaru Silva must be using up a lot of energy. Santos Silva has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Davaru Silva gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Thiagus Davaru Silva!
Thiagus Davaru Silva took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
In defeat, Gabriel Santos Silva stepped up to the mic, saying 'If you think you have seen the last of me, think again, the gorilla will be back and madder than ever.'.
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