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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ash Butch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rennon 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the lightweight 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, Ash Butch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rennon Silva!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Edson Gomes and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Butch shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Silva defends it nicely.
Silva tries to clinch up but Butch circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva has a takedown stuffed.
Butch shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Silva as he jumps to the side.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Silva moves into range and clinches up with Butch.
Butch prevents a takedown attempt there.
Ash Butch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rennon Silva.
Butch is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Silva gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Butch prevents the takedown attempt.
Silva is fighting off a takedown attempt but Butch is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Silva to the mat. Silva regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Butch has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Butch working some strikes from top position.
Butch lands a couple of elbows.
Silva wants to stand up but Butch is controlling him.
Butch chips away with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butch landing some decent shots from guard.
Silva is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Butch is controlling him.
Butch works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Butch controlling the action here.
Silva looks like he's trying to stand up.
Butch working the head and body with strikes.
Still in half guard, Butch seems content to control.
Silva tries to kick Butch off but Butch keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Butch lands a nice short elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Butch content to control rather than advance.
Silva pushes Butch off looking to stand but Butch dives back in and keeps control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Butch trying to control the pace.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Silva is looking to escape.
Silva looks gassed!
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Butch shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Silva as he jumps to the side.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Butch swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Butch looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Silva is trying to stand up here but Butch is controlling him well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butch lands strikes from half guard.
Well, if Butch is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Silva tries to kick Butch off but Butch keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Butch sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's four 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.
Butch takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Silva is trying to stand up here but Butch is controlling him well.
Still in half guard, Butch seems content to control.
Butch takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Butch perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Ash Butch just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Butch drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Butch looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Butch'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.
Silva is looking to stand up but Butch isn't so interested in that idea.
Butch showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's six 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.
Butch is working Silva over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Butch content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Silva is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Butch is controlling him.
Butch is in close to Silva's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Butch stays in close to Silva's body and controls the position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to stand and escape but Butch is having none of it.
Silva wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Butch manages to pass to side control.
Butch is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Ash Butch just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Butch fails with a takedown attempt.
That's eight 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.
Butch scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Butch landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Silva wants to get back to his feet.
Butch winds up and cracks Silva with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Butch is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Butch content to control rather than advance.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Butch lands a nice short elbow.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Butch is controlling the pace.
Butch seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Silva for as long as he can get away with.
Silva is trying to stand back up but Butch is controlling him
And that's the end of the fight!
Ash Butch showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Butch has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight for Ash Butch!
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight for Ash Butch!
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight for Ash Butch!
Ash Butch wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Remy Grabowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rakishi Fatu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grabowski comes into the arena with Era - Divano blaring out of the sound system. The key to victory for Remy Grabowski has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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299 lbs
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300 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Remy Grabowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rakishi Fatu!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Felipe Paraventi and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fatu on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Grabowski connects with a body shot.
Fatu takes one to the side of the head.
Grabowski misses with a low kick.
Grabowski fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fatu.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grabowski lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Fatu fails to land the takedown.
A combination from Grabowski does no damage.
Grabowski lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fatu circles away quickly and effectively.
Grabowski dips to his left and cracks Fatu with an uppercut!
Grabowski is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Fatu takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Fatu looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grabowski lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Grabowski scores with a punch to the head.
Fatu takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fatu fails with a takedown attempt.
Grabowski buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Remy Grabowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grabowski cracks Fatu with a good jab.
Grabowski cracks the inside of Fatu's front leg.
Grabowski throws a head kick that half lands.
Grabowski connects with a solid leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grabowski scores with a crisp jab that stopped Fatu in his tracks.
Grabowski feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fatu's calf.
Grabowski connects with a single shot there.
Grabowski scores with a leg kick.
Grabowski connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Grabowski lands a lovely overhand right.
Remy Grabowski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Grabowski scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Fatu doesn't seem bothered though.
Grabowski jabs Fatu right on the nose. Fatu blinks but takes it well.
Grabowski lands an overhand right.
Grabowski cracks the inside of Fatu's front leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grabowski works Fatu's body with a nice hook.
A lazy left from Grabowski finds it's target.
Grabowski connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A nice combination there by Grabowski.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grabowski lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Grabowski smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Grabowski scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Grabowski lands a nice looking body shot.
A good leg kick by Grabowski.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grabowski lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Grabowski connects with a right hand. Fatu shakes it off.
Grabowski thuds his right hand into Fatu's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Grabowski dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Grabowski.
Grabowski throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Fatu on the side of the head.
Grabowski uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Fatu has time to react.
Grabowski plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Grabowski thuds his shin into the meat of Fatu's side.
Grabowski is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Grabowski scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Grabowski cracks Fatu with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Grabowski lands a nice looking body kick.
Grabowski cracks Fatu with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Grabowski lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Grabowski lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Fatu backs up against the cage.
It looks like Rakishi Fatu has been cut.
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!
Grabowski connects with a good right hand that stumbles Fatu. Fatu circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Fatu tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Grabowski takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Grabowski lands a head kick!
A decent looking cross lands there for Grabowski.
Grabowski is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Fatu takes one on the button.
Grabowski turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Grabowski connects with a high kick.
Fatu takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Grabowski with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Grabowski feints and then cracks Fatu's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fatu down.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Grabowski lands a two punch combo.
Fatu's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Grabowski moves into range and connects with a jab.
Grabowski lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Grabowski lands a two punch combo.
Fatu is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Grabowski.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice shot lands for Grabowski.
Grabowski lands with a straight right. Fatu didn't see that one coming.
Fatu walks into a jab.
Fatu is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Grabowski cracks the inside of Fatu's front leg.
Grabowski throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Grabowski digs a good body shot into Fatu's ribs.
Grabowski turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Grabowski stalks Fatu and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Fatu's face. Fatu staggers backwards, shaken.
Grabowski cracks Fatu with a right hand to the side of the head.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Grabowski.
Grabowski lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fatu takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Grabowski.
A jab lands there for Grabowski.
Grabowski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Grabowski plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Fatu has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Grabowski moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A punch combination from Grabowski misses.
Remy Grabowski is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grabowski connects with a single shot there.
Rakishi Fatu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Grabowski lands a high kick!
And that's the end of the fight!
Remy Grabowski showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Grabowski has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight for Remy Grabowski!
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight for Remy Grabowski!
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight for Remy Grabowski!
Remy Grabowski wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Danny Aguirre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Popper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Aguirre might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Devlin - Giant . John Popper acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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130 lbs
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130 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Danny Aguirre!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Popper!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Mauricio Rocha and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aguirre throws a right hand that Popper ducks under and follows up with a left that Popper also avoids with ease.
Popper shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Popper was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Popper looking to control but Aguirre is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Popper thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Popper is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Aguirre to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Aguirre shrugs it off.
Popper thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Popper trying to control but Aguirre is having none of it.
Popper jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Aguirre manages to avoid the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Popper wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Aguirre, who protects the arm well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Popper working the ground and pound but Aguirre is defending the strikes.
Aguirre really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Popper is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Aguirre's half guard.
Aguirre regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Popper.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Popper seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Popper stops Aguirre from standing up.
Popper wants to control from the top but Aguirre keeps moving.
Aguirre preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aguirre keeping moving, preventing Popper from controlling successfully.
Aguirre is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Aguirre misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Popper closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Aguirre did well to prevent Popper getting side control.
Well, if Popper is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Aguirre regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Popper.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Popper trying to control but Aguirre is working from the bottom.
Aguirre wants to stand but Popper is controlling the position.
Popper looking to pass the guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Aguirre avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Aguirre is looking to stand up but Popper isn't so interested in that idea.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Aguirre misses with a few strikes there.
Popper shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Popper looks gassed!
Aguirre throws a series of punches but Popper avoids them all with ease.
Aguirre throws a right hand that Popper ducks under and follows up with a left that Popper also avoids with ease.
Aguirre throws a right and a left that both miss.
Popper looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Aguirre!
Popper trying to control but Aguirre is having none of it.
Popper unloads with some shots from mount but Aguirre bucks and avoids them well.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Popper throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Popper throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Aguirre because Popper loaded up on that one.
Aguirre really wants to buck Popper off and get back to his feet.
Popper thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Popper throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Popper wants to control the pace but Aguirre is squirming around nicely.
Aguirre tries to hold on but Popper pushes him away.
Popper is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Aguirre wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Aguirre avoids a series of strikes thrown by Popper.
Popper tries to control but Aguirre wriggling away.
Popper misses with a head shot.
That's eight 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.
Popper jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Aguirre is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Aguirre and Popper has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
The ground and pound from Popper seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Popper wants to stand but Aguirre has his arm trapped.
Aguirre is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Popper has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Popper tries for a kimura but Aguirre is defending well.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Aguirre explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Popper slips a jab and a cross from Aguirre.
Aguirre misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Aguirre throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Aguirre throws a one two combo.
Popper tries to score a power double leg takedown but Aguirre sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Popper somewhat.
Danny Aguirre is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Aguirre misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Some wild striking there from Aguirre.
Popper shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Aguirre's guard.
Aguirre wants to stand and escape but Popper is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Popper comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Popper has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight for John Popper!
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight for John Popper!
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight for John Popper!
John Popper wins by unanimous decision!
John Popper is the new bantamweight champion!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Wladimir Reis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Enselmo Ramirez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reis comes to the cage accompanied by Racionais MCs - A Vida é Desafio. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wladimir Reis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Enselmo Ramirez!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Edson Gomes and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramirez misses with a kick to the body.
Ramirez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Reis really is built like a bowling ball. I wonder if he'd roll if you pushed him down a hill...
Reis closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Reis lands in his opponent's guard.
Ramirez is looking to stand up but Reis isn't so interested in that idea.
Reis thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Reis pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ramirez is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Reis wants to control from the top but Ramirez keeps moving.
Ramirez wants to get back to his feet but Reis is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Reis drops back looking for a leg! Ramirez is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ramirez manages to kick Reis off! Reis jumps back into Ramirez's guard.
Reis stops Ramirez from standing up.
Reis sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Ramirez's guard.
Reis is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Ramirez doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Reis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez is not content to let Reis control the position.
Ramirez missing with punches from the bottom.
Reis trying to control from half guard but Ramirez is working away.
Ramirez wants to get back to his feet.
Reis is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ramirez defends it well.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ramirez is trying to stand back up but Reis is controlling him
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Ramirez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
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.
Ramirez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ramirez pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ramirez misses with a body kick.
Ramirez throws a leg kick but Reis moved away.
Reis bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Reis tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Reis is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Ramirez is trying to escape and Reis transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Ramirez is forced to tap! Nice work there by Reis! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Wladimir Reis!
Wladimir Reis retains his lightweight title!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marco Polo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nizoni Auer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nizoni Auer will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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263 lbs
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265 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marco Polo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nizoni Auer!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Seu Braga and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Polo takes one on the button.
Polo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Polo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Auer, pushing him back against the cage.
Auer tries to land knees in the clinch but Polo avoids the damage to the body.
Auer wants a takedown.
Polo breaks the clinch.
Marco Polo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Auer moves into range and connects with a jab.
Auer throws a right and a left that Polo avoids nicely.
Polo shoots for a takedown but Auer saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Polo tries for a takedown but Auer sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marco Polo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Polo takes one to the side of the head.
A nice combination there by Auer.
Auer is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Auer lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Auer stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Auer wants it to stay on the feet.
Auer lands a really nice looking cross but Polo seems unphased.
Auer fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Horrible takedown by Polo or perhaps it was just good defense by Auer which made him look bad.
Auer throws a nice looking combination but Polo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Auer lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Auer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Polo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Auer pinned against the cage. Auer gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Polo dodges the punch combination from Auer.
Polo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Auer swinging wildly here.
Nizoni Auer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheers as Auer lands an impressive looking overhand right. Polo doesn't seem phased though.
Auer lands a jab to the nose.
Polo walks into a left hand.
Auer scores with a shot to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Auer. No joy for Polo on that attempt.
Polo walks into a jab.
Polo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Auer.
Auer stalks Polo and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Polo's face. Polo staggers backwards, shaken.
Auer lunges at Polo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Polo's hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Polo shoots in but no luck this time.
Polo is breathing heavily.
Auer throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Polo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Polo closes the distance and clinches up with Auer, looking for a takedown. Polo pushes Auer against the cage but Auer circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Auer lands a head shot.
Polo fails to land the takedown.
Auer connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Auer lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Marco Polo has been cut.
Auer closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Auer has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Auer closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Auer is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Polo had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Auer clobbers Polo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Polo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Auer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Polo circles away quickly and effectively.
Auer paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Donk. Auer catches Polo right on the button with a cross.
Auer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Polo. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Auer lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Auer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Auer tries to bum rush Polo with a series of wild strikes but Polo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Auer connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Auer fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Auer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Auer throws a series of punches but Polo moves out of range.
Auer lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A lazy left from Auer finds it's target.
Auer listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Polo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Auer misses with a double jab.
Polo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A shot to de liver by Auer. Beautiful body shot.
Auer lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Some wild striking there from Auer.
Auer scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Auer moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Auer throws a one two combo.
Auer lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Polo ducks right into an uppercut from Auer.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Auer!
Polo shoots in and drives through. Auer sprawls well.
Polo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Auer lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Auer scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Auer lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Auer.
Auer displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Auer scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Polo takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Auer changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Auer throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Polo on the side of the head.
Auer throws a combination. Polo tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Auer connects with a body shot.
Polo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Polo looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Auer changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Auer scores with a one two! Polo had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Polo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Auer displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Auer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Auer punishes Polo's body with a nice straight punch.
Polo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Auer jabs Polo right on the nose. Polo blinks but takes it well.
Auer throws a series of strikes that have Polo backpedaling.
Auer comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Auer lands a right hook to the body.
Polo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Auer throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Auer lands a jab to the head.
Auer scores with a three punch combo!
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Auer fails to land with a series of punches.
Auer keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Auer connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Polo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Polo gets the takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Auer tries to improve position but can't.
Auer really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Polo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Auer wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Polo in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Auer is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Marco Polo!
Marco Polo retains his heavyweight title!
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