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Rebel 3 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tiago Matias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Norris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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170 lbs
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179 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tiago Matias!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chuck Norris!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Leandro Rodrigues and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matias drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Norris keeping moving, preventing Matias from controlling successfully.
Matias wanted to stand there but Norris had control of the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Matias trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Matias throwing strikes but missing.
Matias not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Matias'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.
Matias is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Norris is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Norris has escaped and now he's on top!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris trying to control but Matias is working from the bottom.
Norris preventing the sweep.
Matias wants to stand up but Norris is controlling him.
Matias keeping moving, preventing Norris from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Matias trying to keep a closed guard but Norris is proving a slippery customer.
Matias 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.
Norris trying to control the position from guard on top but Matias is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Norris tries to stand but Matias is controlling from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Norris doesn't manage to clinch there - Matias circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matias is looking to land body kicks.
Norris wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Matias avoids the head kick by Norris.
Matias is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Norris.
Matias fails to land the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norris doesn't manage to clinch there - Matias circles away.
Matias shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Matias showed some decent athleticism there.
Matias with the ground and pound but Norris uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Matias trying to control the position from guard on top but Norris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tiago Matias dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Matias fails with the takedown.
Matias lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Norris circles away quickly and effectively.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Norris tries to clinch but Matias is having none of it.
Norris stuffs the takedown attempt from Matias. Matias gets slowly back to his feet.
Norris wants to clinch up but Matias keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matias shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Norris as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tiago Matias. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Norris tries to close the distance and clinch but Matias swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Chuck Norris is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Matias is looking to clinch.
Norris throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Matias feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Norris's calf.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Matias misses with a body shot.
Norris throws a head kick but Matias moves out of range.
Matias closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Norris is trying to stand back up but Matias is controlling him
Matias is looking for a kimura here.
Matias looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norris is trying to stand up here but Matias is controlling him well.
Matias misses with a head shot. Norris uses the momentum to regain guard.
Matias postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Matias trying to control but Norris is working from the bottom.
Matias has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's four 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.
Matias is looking to work some ground and pound but Norris has wrist control.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Norris throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Tiago Matias seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Norris throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Matias feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Matias has gone for a leg lock! Norris slips out almost immediately though and dives into Matias's guard.
Norris trying to control but Matias is working from the bottom.
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 Tiago Matias 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!
Matias closes this distance looking for a takedown but Norris circles away.
Norris avoids a kick to the body.
Norris leaves Matias with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick by Norris - that's a beauty! Matias is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Norris can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Chuck Norris!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Junior Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Vieira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gabriel Vieira 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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145 lbs
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145 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight 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, Junior Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gabriel Vieira!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Luis Engracia and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vieira checks the leg kick nicely there.
Santos throws a head kick that misses.
Vieira fails with a takedown attempt.
Santos fails with the takedown
and Vieira decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Santos's guard.
Vieira wants to stand and escape but instead Santos has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Santos wants to control from the top but Vieira keeps moving.
Vieira is trying to keep Santos in close.
Santos throwing strikes from guard but Vieira blocks nicely.
Santos postures up in Vieira's guard and throws a big left but Vieira blocks it.
Santos wants to control from the top but Vieira keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos wants to stand and escape but instead Vieira has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Vieira is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Santos looking for a sweep. Not yet Santos, not yet.
Santos has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Vieira throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Santos on the side of the head.
Santos shoots in but no luck this time.
Nice takedown defense from Vieira. No joy for Santos on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Junior Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vieira fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Vieira lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Santos sprawling to the canvas. Vieira follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Santos hang on?
Santos is rocked!
It looks like Junior Santos has been cut.
Santos is breathing heavily.
Vieira is trying to work for a kimura but Santos is defending well.
Oh Santos is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vieira is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Santos!
Vieira tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos seems to have got his legs back now.
Vieira trying to control but Santos is having none of it.
Santos is trying to escape the mount.
Vieira can't control as he wanted to and Santos manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Vieira trying to control the action but Santos is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Despite being in the dominant position, Gabriel Vieira just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Santos closes the distance but Vieira moves to the side
and Vieira counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Santos with a poor takedown
and Vieira counters with a left right combination that sends Santos crashing to the mat - Vieira wastes no time in diving on top of him and pounding Santos out for a TKO! Devastating finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gabriel Vieira!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Arnold Regal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Braga (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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142 lbs
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140 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Arnold Regal!
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, Mike Braga!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Seu Braga and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Regal tries to clinch there but Braga circles away.
Regal ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Braga moves away.
Braga blocks the body kick.
Braga fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Braga.
Braga is looking to clinch.
Braga tries to score a power double leg takedown but Regal sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Braga somewhat.
Arnold Regal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Braga.
Regal avoids the head kick by Braga.
Braga shoots in looking for a takedown. Regal tries to sprawl out of it but Braga keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Regal manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Regal clinches up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Braga stalling the fight.
A frustrated look appears on Regal's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Braga has Regal pressed against the cage, preventing Regal from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Braga is trying to stall.
Braga can't break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Regal is looking to break free of the clinch but Braga has double underhooks.
Braga manages to break the clinch.
Braga tries for a takedown but Regal sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Regal is looking to clinch but Braga is avoiding it.
Regal looks to land a combination but Braga avoids it well.
Regal just misses with a punch to the body.
Regal stuffs the takedown.
Braga tries to clinch
and Regal counters with a lovely straight right hand!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Braga.
Regal throws a sloppy head kick and Braga moves out of range easily.
Braga fails with the takedown
and Regal counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Regal trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Braga kicks Regal off and gets to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Regal throws a lazy right hand but Braga sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Regal misses with a two punch combination.
Regal scores with a body shot.
Regal closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Regal throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Braga.
Regal really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Regal fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Braga sprawls well initially but Regal persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Braga is trying to maintain the position but Regal is very close to passing his half guard.
Regal throwing shots but Braga is blocking nicely.
Braga slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Regal stands and steps away. Braga gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Regal swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Regal 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Regal keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Braga moves in looking to clinch but Regal pushes him off.
Regal tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Braga tries to clinch there but Regal circles away.
Braga with a poor takedown
and Regal counters with a straight right hand.
Braga wants to clinch.
Regal fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Braga on the side of the head.
No joy there for Regal, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Braga circles away from the clinch attempt
and Braga cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Regal swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Regal misses with a few strikes there.
Regal misses with a few strikes there.
A slow jab from Regal misses its intended target.
Braga tries to clinch up
and Regal connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Braga gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Regal counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Braga misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Braga wants to control but Regal is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Braga is trying to get back to full guard.
Regal slows the pace down in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arnold Regal dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Braga avoids a punch combination nicely.
Braga keeps the fight on the outside.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Braga.
Regal is looking to clinch but Braga is avoiding it.
Braga with a poor takedown
and Regal counters with a three punch combo that has Braga backing up. Braga nods at Regal to acknowledge the strikes.
Regal tries a head kick but it misses.
Braga moves forwards but Regal connects with a nice, crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Braga fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Arnold Regal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Braga.
Regal throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Braga.
Regal throws a right and a left that Braga avoids nicely.
Braga scores with a three punch combo!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Regal has Braga up against the cage in a clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Regal is looking to break free of the clinch but Braga has double underhooks.
Regal has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Braga avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Braga goes for a takedown in the clinch but Regal prevents it.
Regal wants to break free but Braga has control.
Regal tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Braga smiles and moves away.
Arnold Regal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Regal fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Braga manages to avoid it.
Regal throws a right and a left that both miss.
Regal fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Regal as Braga shoots in.
Braga closes the distance and clinches up with Regal, looking for a takedown. Braga pushes Regal against the cage but Regal circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Regal misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Regal throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Braga holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Regal wants to break free but Braga has control.
Regal can't break the clinch.
Braga goes for a takedown attempt but Regal pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Regal fails with an attempt to clinch.
Regal throws a head kick that misses.
Regal falls off balance throwing a combination
and Braga counters with a left and a right that stings Regal.
Regal tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Braga counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Braga has taken the fight to the clinch.
Braga breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Braga fails with the takedown
and Regal counters with a shoot takedown. Braga fights it but they end up in guard.
Braga is breathing heavily.
Braga is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Regal knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Braga on the ground.
Regal is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Braga is trying to keep Regal in close.
Braga escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Regal gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Regal wants to control from the top but Braga keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Regal throwing strikes but missing.
Braga has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Regal can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Regal has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Braga can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Regal controls the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arnold Regal dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Regal misses with a few strikes there.
Braga shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Regal sprawls well. Regal wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Braga gets slowly back to his feet.
Regal throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Regal throws a jab when Braga was well out of range.
Regal fails with an attempt to clinch.
Regal throws a series of punches but Braga avoids them all with ease.
No joy there for Regal, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Regal bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Regal working away.
Regal controls the position from side control.
Arnold Regal overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Regal tries for a kimura but Braga is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Regal working away.
Braga sneaks back into half guard.
Braga moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Braga is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Braga manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Braga throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Regal because Braga loaded up on that one.
Braga controlling from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Braga trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Regal tries to hold on but Braga postures up.
Regal keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Braga looking to control but Regal is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Regal is trying desperately to improve position.
Braga takes Regal's back.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Braga lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Regal hold on?!
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Braga comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Regal has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:28
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arnold Regal!
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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Louis Storm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva comes to the cage accompanied by Deth Kult Social Club. Louis Storm has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Miguel Silva's chin.
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215 lbs
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205 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple 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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Miguel Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Louis Storm!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Leandro Rodrigues and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva misses with a looping right.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Storm pushes him off.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Storm circles away.
Storm shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Silva pinned against the cage. Silva gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Silva is looking to clinch but Storm is avoiding it.
Storm scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Silva is trying to get back to half guard.
Silva is trying to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Storm tries to move into full mount but can't pass Silva's legs.
Silva is trying to buck Storm off.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Storm is trying to get an arm triangle but Silva is defending well.
Storm is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Silva is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Storm landing strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Storm passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Silva!
Silva is desperately trying to improve his position but Storm has a good base and remains in mount.
Silva wants to hold on but Storm pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Silva decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to clinch up but Storm keeps it at a distance.
Silva tries to work over Storm's front leg with a kick but Storm checks it.
Silva tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Storm.
Silva tries to clinch there but Storm circles away.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Storm circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Silva tries to clinch but Storm moves out of range.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Storm swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Storm swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva throws a nice looking combination but Storm bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Storm stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Silva.
Storm looks gassed!
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Storm circles away.
Silva tries to clinch but Storm moves out of range.
Silva tries to clinch up but Storm circles away and keeps his distance.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Storm avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Silva dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Storm keeps the fight on the outside.
Louis Storm is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva tries to clinch up but Storm circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva tries to clinch but Storm is having none of it.
Silva wants to clinch.
Storm swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva tries to clinch up but Storm circles away and keeps his distance.
Miguel Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Storm circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries to clinch there but Storm circles away.
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silva tries to clinch up but Storm circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva forces Storm back against the cage and clinches.
Silva is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Silva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silva lands a right hand that snaps the head of Storm backwards.
Storm is breathing heavily.
Silva lands an uppercut.
Silva holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Silva lands an elbow inside.
A short uppercut from Silva.
Storm takes a shot to the head.
Silva pressing his opponent against the cage.
Silva scores with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Storm has Silva pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Silva manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Silva.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Silva.
Silva stalling against the cage.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
Silva lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Silva lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Storm or not.
Silva gets through Storm's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Silva taking a breather.
Storm blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Storm takes an elbow to the temple.
A short uppercut from Silva.
Silva working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Storm takes an elbow to the temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silva working aggressively here.
Silva with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Silva.
Silva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silva throws a punch but it's blocked by Storm.
Silva stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Storm blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silva comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Silva lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Storm or not.
Storm letting Silva take a breather here.
Silva lands with a short shot to the head.
Silva lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Silva - that landed with a thud.
Silva lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Silva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silva lands an elbow inside that Storm shrugs off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silva throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Silva lands an uppercut.
Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Storm's face.
Silva works on Storm's body with a couple of short punches.
Silva lands with a right to the head.
Silva scores with a shot to the side of Storm's head.
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silva lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Storm backwards.
Silva working Storm over with knees to the body.
Silva digs a right hand underneath Storm's ribcage. Storm let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Storm takes a shot to the head.
Silva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Silva.
Silva stalls.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva lands an elbow just above Storm 's eye.
Storm takes an elbow to the temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Silva dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Silva moves into range and clinches up with Storm.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Storm.
Storm takes an elbow to the forehead.
Silva taking a breather.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
Silva is struggling to control the position.
Miguel Silva has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Silva has a couple of punches blocked by Storm.
Silva stalling in the clinch but Storm improves position.
Silva leaning his opponent against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Miguel Silva.
Storm circles away from the clinch attempt.
Storm takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Storm closes this distance looking for a takedown but Silva circles away.
Silva closes the distance and clinches.
Storm jumps guard but Silva stands there with Storm around his waist. Storm gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Silva.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Storm uses good head movement to avoid it.
Storm is working for takedown but Silva is calmly controlling the position for now.
Miguel Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Louis Storm.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Storm uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva throws a punch but it's blocked by Storm.
A shot in the inside from Silva.
A nice left hand lands by Silva.
Silva lands with a light punch inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Storm's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Silva lands a left hand that snaps the head of Storm backwards.
Silva lands an elbow just above Storm 's eye.
Silva lands a right hand.
Nice body punch from Silva - that landed with a thud.
Silva has a couple of punches blocked by Storm.
Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silva gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Silva lands an elbow just above Storm 's eye.
Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silva lands an elbow inside that Storm shrugs off.
Silva misses with the head strike.
Silva lands a right hand.
Storm blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silva softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Silva pressing his opponent against the cage.
Storm takes an elbow to the temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva working aggressively here.
Storm being controlled against the cage.
Silva lands an elbow that stopped Storm in his tracks for a moment.
A short right from Silva on the inside.
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Silva stalls.
A right hook to the body lands for Silva.
Silva lands an elbow inside.
Nice elbow from Silva.
Silva scores with a nice hook to the head.
Miguel Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silva scores with a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Storm takes an elbow to the forehead.
Silva lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Storm backwards.
Silva controlling the action here for a moment.
Silva lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Louis Storm has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Silva gets through Storm's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva.
Silva gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A short right from Silva.
Silva utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Miguel Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Silva, 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:26
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:26
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miguel Silva!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aiden Marx (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Sewell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michael Sewell is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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217 lbs
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205 lbs
8 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Aiden Marx!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Michael Sewell!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Alexandre Firmino and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marx misses with a two punch combination.
Sewell misses the shot to the body.
Marx tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sewell paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sewell gets a clinch.
Sewell pulls guard successfully.
Marx wanted to stand there but Sewell had control of the position.
Sewell 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.
Sewell is working an open guard so Marx takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Aiden Marx seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marx scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sewell looks gassed!
Marx will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Marx lands a nice looking kick to the body. Sewell takes a step back to recover.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An inside leg kick lands from Marx.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marx lands a left and a right that send Sewell crashing to the mat, dazed. Marx thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Sewell is rocked!
It looks like Michael Sewell has been cut.
Marx feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Sewell crashing to the mat! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Aiden Marx!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between JJ Big (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luan Sousa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sousa has chosen Voodoo Child as his entrance music. Luan Sousa is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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200 lbs
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Counter striker
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, JJ Big!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Luan Sousa!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Felipe Paraventi and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Big.
Sousa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Big feints and as Sousa raises his hands in defense, Big changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Big prevents Sousa from getting back to his feet.
Big drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Big jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Big won't allow Sousa to get back to his feet.
Big drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Sousa manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Big has Sousa in his guard.
Big is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sousa is aware though and is defending well.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Sousa tries to stand but Big is controlling from the bottom.
Big working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sousa doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sousa manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Big is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sousa defends well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Big working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sousa doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Big is tightening it up a little... Sousa has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Sousa reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Sousa taps out! nice BJJ there by Big!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). JJ Big!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Victor Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julian The Fury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Fury has chosen Eminem - White America as his entrance music. 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 Julian The Fury was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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196 lbs
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Victor Dos Santos!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Julian The Fury!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Felipe Paraventi and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dos Santos throws a right and a left that both miss.
The Fury wants to clinch.
The Fury tries to clinch but Dos Santos is having none of it.
The Fury fails with an attempt to clinch.
The Fury lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Dos Santos looks for a takedown but The Fury sprawls well.
The Fury doesn't manage to clinch there - Dos Santos circles away.
The Fury wants to clinch.
Dos Santos misses with a double jab
and The Fury holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Dos Santos looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The Fury wants the takedown. Dos Santos is fighting it off but The Fury persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Dos Santos's guard against the cage.
The Fury postures up in Dos Santos's guard and throws a big left but Dos Santos blocks it.
Dos Santos wants to stand up but The Fury is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Fury works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The Fury throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The Fury sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dos Santos defending well though.
The Fury throwing shots but Dos Santos is blocking nicely.
Dos Santos avoiding damage under a succession of punches from The Fury.
The Fury missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dos Santos keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - The Fury looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dos Santos gets a takedown into half guard.
Dos Santos is breathing heavily.
The Fury looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Dos Santos knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for The Fury on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Fury gets full guard.
Dos Santos is sitting in close to The Fury's body. The Fury has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Dos Santos is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Dos Santos is tapping! That was a very nice submission by The Fury.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Julian The Fury!
Julian The Fury is the new middleweight champion!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Richter Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolai Volkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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Brawler
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Richter Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nikolai Volkov!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Felipe Paraventi and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Gracie.
Volkov tries to clinch but Gracie is having none of it.
Gracie fails with the takedown.
Volkov tries to clinch but Gracie is having none of it.
Gracie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Volkov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gracie swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Volkov avoids the head kick by Gracie.
Gracie pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nikolai Volkov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Volkov digs a good hook to Gracie's body.
Gracie throws a sloppy head kick and Volkov moves out of range easily.
Volkov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Volkov connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Gracie tumbling to the canvas! Volkov pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Gracie was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Nikolai Volkov!
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