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SAFA Sundays 3 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Escro Maddox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Milford Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Milford Black was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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160 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Escro Maddox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Milford Black!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Seu Braga and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maddox tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Black swivels and escapes.
Black motions for Maddox to come forward. Black throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Black misses with a head kick.
Black drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Black is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Maddox will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Black wants to lay and pray for a moment but Maddox keeps working.
Black is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Maddox will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Maddox struggling a bit here.
Black trying to control the action but Maddox is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Maddox's face as Black controls the position.
Black tries to move to mount but Maddox blocks the move with his legs.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Maddox has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Black.
Maddox keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maddox throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Black shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Black wants to take a breather but Maddox is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maddox wants to control but Black is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Black passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Maddox!
Black with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Black is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Maddox is surviving well by controlling Black's body position as best he can.
Maddox is desperately trying to improve his position but Black has a good base and remains in mount.
Black wants to take his opponent's back but Maddox doesn't allow it.
Black lands a heavy elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maddox wants to control but Black is having none of it.
Maddox is breathing heavily.
Black has hold of Maddox's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Maddox manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Maddox defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Black.
Black looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Maddox bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
That's four 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.
Black working a defensive guard here.
Maddox trying to control but Black is working from the bottom.
Black not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Black pulls Maddox in close to prevent any damage.
Black escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Maddox gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maddox controls from within his opponent's guard.
Black is controlling Maddox's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Milford Black dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Black shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Maddox keeping moving, preventing Black from controlling successfully.
Black stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Maddox swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Black is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Black stays in close to Maddox's body and controls the position.
Maddox keeping moving, preventing Black from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Black controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Despite being in the dominant position, Milford Black just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Maddox scores with a takedown into Black's guard.
Black working for a triangle but Maddox defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maddox wants to control from the top but Black keeps moving.
Black is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Black has his foot on Maddox's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Maddox works his way back into a safe position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Black working a defensive guard here.
Black working for submissions but it's allowed Maddox to get to half guard.
Maddox is keen to just control but Black is a slippery customer.
Maddox is thwarting Black's attempts to control the position.
Black wants to improve his position but Maddox is controlling well.
Black looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maddox passes into side control, despite Black's attempt to control the position.
Black is looking for a sweep.
Black manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Black is positioning himself well to prevent Maddox advancing to mount.
Maddox is tying to control. Black wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Black is looking to control Maddox's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Black avoid being mounted?
Black looking for submissions off his back.
Maddox is looking to take a break and control but Black is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four 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.
Black is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Maddox is thwarting Black's attempts to control the position.
Black wants to improve his position but Maddox is controlling well.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Maddox throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Black misses with a jab, cross combination.
Maddox misses with a takedown attempt
and Black counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Black.
Black trying to control the position from guard on top but Maddox is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Milford Black showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
A chopping leg kick lands by Maddox.
Black with a lazy takedown attempt
so Maddox counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Black working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Maddox doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Maddox manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Maddox stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Black swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Black looking to control.
Black 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.
Black is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Black looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Maddox has picked Black up and slammed him! Black can't keep hold of the triangle and Maddox manages to pass to side control!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maddox working away.
Black manages to work his way to half guard, despite Maddox's best efforts.
Black is pressing down on Maddox's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Black holds on and takes a little breather.
Black bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Maddox's guard.
Black working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Black preventing the sweep.
Black drops back, looking for a kneebar! Maddox looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Maddox looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Maddox!
Black is working to avoid the ground and pound but Maddox connects with a decent elbow.
Black looks to move to half guard but instead Maddox has passed into mount! Damn!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black is desperately trying to improve his position but Maddox has a good base and remains in mount.
Black is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Black tries to improve his position but Maddox has taken his back! Maddox has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Black tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Maddox Pushes Black away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Escro Maddox!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Muhammed Muhammed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Matthews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Matthews's choice of entrance music: Drown in the Now. John Matthews will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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210 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Muhammed Muhammed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Matthews!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Seu Braga and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Muhammed looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Matthews tries to clinch there but Muhammed circles away.
Muhammed tries to close the distance and clinch but Matthews swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Muhammed will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Muhammed.
Muhammed avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matthews misses with a kick to the body.
Muhammed will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Muhammed Muhammed. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Muhammed avoids the head kick by Matthews.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matthews tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
John Matthews seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Matthews misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Muhammed throws out a loose jab but Matthews uses good head movement to avoid it.
Matthews lands a head kick!
It looks like Muhammed Muhammed has been cut.
Matthews looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Muhammed pushes Matthews up against the cage in a clinch.
Matthews prevents the takedown attempt.
Muhammed is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Matthews can't fight it off and eventually Muhammed manages to take the fight to the floor. Matthews looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Matthews wants to stand but Muhammed is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muhammed tries to free his leg and advance position but Matthews is retaining full guard.
Matthews wants to get back to his feet but Muhammed is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Muhammed tries to free his leg and advance position but Matthews is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Matthews wants to get back to his feet but Muhammed is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Muhammed pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Matthews is keeping the position for now.
Muhammed trying to control but Matthews is working from the bottom.
Muhammed throwing strikes but missing.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Muhammed takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matthews throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Muhammed looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Matthews is fending him off so far but Muhammed persists. Nope, Matthews circles away and we're back to standing.
Muhammed is breathing heavily.
Muhammed tries to bum rush Matthews with a series of wild strikes but Matthews uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Matthews blocks a jab.
Matthews lands a head kick that stumbles Muhammed and the fighters go to the mat.
Muhammed is rocked!
Matthews is looking to stand up but Muhammed won't let him.
Oh Muhammed is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Matthews postures up.
Muhammed looking to hit a scissor sweep but Matthews is one step ahead there.
Muhammed has a closed guard, preventing Matthews from standing up.
Muhammed seems to have got his legs back now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matthews stands and steps away. Muhammed gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Muhammed has a takedown stuffed.
Muhammed wants to clinch but Matthews slips to the side
and Matthews counters with a left and a right that stings Muhammed.
Matthews throws a right and a left that Muhammed avoids nicely.
Muhammed closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Muhammed has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Matthews is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Muhammed yanks on the arm and Matthews is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Muhammed.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Muhammed Muhammed!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between rollior Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Armen Tanzarian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie's entrance music is hip hop. A fine choice. Tanzarian has chosen Steve Winwood - Higher Love as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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217 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, rollior Gracie!
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, Armen Tanzarian!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Thiago Cunha and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tanzarian thows a body shot but no joy.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Tanzarian.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tanzarian trying to control the action but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Tanzarian tries to move to mount but Gracie blocks the move with his legs.
Gracie really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Gracie is trying to improve his position.
Tanzarian cracks Gracie with a big elbow.
Tanzarian working the head and body with strikes.
Tanzarian lands some shots froms side control.
Tanzarian working the head and body with strikes.
Gracie gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Tanzarian is nestled in close to Gracie, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Tanzarian lands strikes from half guard.
Tanzarian seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Gracie is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Tanzarian is tapping! Great win for Gracie!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). rollior Gracie!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sly Stallone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rathen Holton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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245 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sly Stallone!
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, Rathen Holton!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Thiago Cunha and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holton throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Holton shoots in looking for a takedown. Stallone tries to sprawl out of it but Holton keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Stallone manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Holton takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Holton looks for a takedown but Stallone sprawls well.
Stallone fails to land with a series of punches.
Holton takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Stallone lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Holton backs up against the cage.
Stallone fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Holton swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Stallone to counter with a crisp jab.
Stallone throws a series of punches but Holton moves out of range.
Stallone misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stallone throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Holton is rocked!
Holton dodges the punch combination from Stallone.
Holton is still on wobbly legs! Can Stallone finish him?
Stallone throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Holton seems to have recovered his senses.
Stallone throws a left and a right that both miss
and Holton counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Stallone's guard now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Stallone has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Holton off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
A punch combination from Stallone misses.
Holton shoots for a takedown but Stallone saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sly Stallone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rathen Holton.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holton shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Stallone as he avoids it easily.
Holton looks gassed!
Holton tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Stallone swivels and escapes.
Holton gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Stallone misses with a few strikes there.
Nice cross by Stallone.
Stallone fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Stallone throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Holton stumbling backwards into the cage! Holton bounces back off the cage towards Stallone, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Stallone lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Stallone celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Sly Stallone!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Francisco Frankelstein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keijo Kurko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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184 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Francisco Frankelstein!
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, Keijo Kurko!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Luis Engracia and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frankelstein cracks Kurko with a big right hand and Kurko goes down!
It looks like Keijo Kurko has been cut.
Kurko looking to hit a scissor sweep but Frankelstein is one step ahead there.
Frankelstein has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kurko has his foot on Frankelstein's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Frankelstein works his way back into a safe position though.
Kurko wants to sweep here but Frankelstein controlling him for the moment.
Kurko looking for a guillotine here but Frankelstein defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurko has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Frankelstein can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
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.
Kurko 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.
Frankelstein would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurko has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Frankelstein can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Frankelstein knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kurko on the ground.
Kurko has a closed guard, preventing Frankelstein from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kurko keeping busy on the bottom but Frankelstein has passed one foot through into half guard.
Frankelstein wants to stand up but Kurko is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Francisco Frankelstein dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Keijo Kurko's cut.
That's time! Frankelstein's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Frankelstein throws a nice looking combination but Kurko bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Frankelstein gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Frankelstein wants to stand up but Kurko is controlling him.
Kurko stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Frankelstein throws a leg kick but Kurko sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurko showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Frankelstein.
Kurko avoids the body shot from Frankelstein.
Nice jab there from Frankelstein.
No joy there for Frankelstein, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kurko scores a takedown into full mount!
Kurko looking for a guillotine from mount but Frankelstein is having none of it.
Kurko is breathing heavily.
Kurko throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Frankelstein because Kurko loaded up on that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frankelstein is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Kurko wants to finish this one by submission but Frankelstein is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Kurko.
Frankelstein really wants to buck Kurko off and get back to his feet.
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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurko trying to control but Frankelstein is having none of it.
Kurko working for a guillotine from mount but Frankelstein is in no mood to give up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Frankelstein is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keijo Kurko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Keijo Kurko's cut.
That's time! Frankelstein's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Kurko tries to clinch up.
Frankelstein throws a series of punches but Kurko moves out of range.
Frankelstein throws a solid leg kick but Kurko takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Frankelstein.
Kurko fails with the takedown.
Kurko shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Frankelstein but Frankelstein pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Frankelstein lands with a nice combination. Kurko backs away looking to recover.
Frankelstein throws a series of punches but Kurko moves out of range.
Frankelstein looks to land a right hand but Kurko moved out of range.
Kurko moves away from the strike by Frankelstein.
Kurko shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Francisco Frankelstein has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Keijo Kurko.
Frankelstein throws a nice looking combination but Kurko bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Frankelstein throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kurko showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Frankelstein.
Frankelstein swinging wilding here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurko tries to bum rush Frankelstein with a series of wild strikes but Frankelstein uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kurko checks a leg kick.
A big right from Frankelstein misses.
Kurko fails with the takedown.
Frankelstein moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kurko.
Kurko takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Good exchange - Frankelstein coming out on top.
Frankelstein misses with a double jab
and Kurko counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Frankelstein keeping full guard, as Kurko tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frankelstein wants to get back to his feet but Kurko is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Kurko wants to stand but Frankelstein is controlling his posture from full guard.
Kurko tries to free his leg and advance position but Frankelstein is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frankelstein keeping moving, preventing Kurko from controlling successfully.
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.
Kurko postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kurko looking to pass the guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Frankelstein throws a nice looking combination but Kurko bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kurko shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Frankelstein as he jumps to the side.
Kurko fails with the takedown.
Kurko avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Francisco Frankelstein showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Frankelstein 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:28
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Francisco Frankelstein!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fred Collins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bubba Biscuits (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Biscuits has chosen Humpty Dance as his entrance music. Bubba Biscuits has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Fred Collins's chin.
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240 lbs
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255 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fred Collins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bubba Biscuits!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Daniel Cesar and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Biscuits walks into a jab.
Biscuits showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Collins.
Collins swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Biscuits fails to land the takedown.
Biscuits walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Collins misses with a hook.
Collins lands a nice hook to Biscuits's body. Biscuits takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Collins throws a left that rocks Biscuits and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Collins dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Biscuits regain composure!
Biscuits is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Biscuits tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Biscuits is still in real trouble! Can Collins finish him?
Collins stands up and beckons Biscuits to his feet.
Collins lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Biscuits is looking to close the distance but Collins sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Biscuits crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Biscuits is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Fred Collins!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dylan Fisher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate Daaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fisher comes to the cage accompanied by Pearl Jam - Porch. Nate Daaz is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dylan Fisher!
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, Nate Daaz!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Daniel Cesar and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fisher moves into the clinch successfully.
Daaz landing knees to the body.
Daaz misses with a knee strike.
Daaz stalling in the clinch but Fisher improves position.
Daaz tries a knee to the head but Fisher blocks it.
Daaz is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Fisher manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Daaz tries to land a knee to the head but Fisher blocks with his arms.
Fisher just leaning against Daaz, taking a breather.
Daaz taking a breather.
Fisher is working for takedown but Daaz is calmly controlling the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daaz landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Fisher stalling.
Fisher breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fisher scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Daaz stops Fisher from passing to mount.
Daaz is looking to reverse the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daaz is trying to control Fisher's posture but Fisher avoids it.
Fisher goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Daaz rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Fisher's guard! Nice work there by Daaz!
Fisher tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Fisher working for a triangle but Daaz defends it easily.
Fisher is breathing heavily.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fisher tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Daaz tries to clinch up.
Daaz wants to clinch but Fisher slips to the side
and Fisher makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Daaz really felt that one!
Daaz tries to clinch up.
Daaz works Fisher's body with a nice hook.
Daaz moves in looking to clinch but Fisher pushes him off.
Daaz tries to clinch up.
Fisher shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Daaz pinned against the cage. Daaz gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Fisher shoots in and drives through. Daaz sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dylan Fisher. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Daaz looks to clinch
and Fisher counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daaz lands a knee to the head.
Fisher swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fisher slows down the pace here.
Fisher tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Daaz smiles and moves away.
Daaz closes the distance but Fisher moves to the side
and Fisher moves into the clinch.
Daaz with a knee to the head.
Daaz landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Daaz prevents Fisher from breaking the clinch.
Fisher managing to block the knees to the body from Daaz.
Fisher managing to block the knees to the body from Daaz.
Knees to the body from Fisher.
Daaz stalling in the clinch but Fisher improves position.
Daaz has Fisher pushed against the cage.
Daaz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Daaz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fisher tries to pull guard but Daaz won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fisher drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Fisher can't break the clinch.
Daaz landing knees to the body.
Daaz tries to land knees in the clinch but Fisher avoids the damage to the body.
Fisher avoiding damage.
Fisher on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Daaz will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Fisher up against the cage.
Daaz tries to land a knee to the head but Fisher blocks with his arms.
Daaz connects with a nasty looking knee right to Fisher's face.
Fisher escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fisher looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Fisher throws a jab but it's blocked by Daaz.
Daaz moves out of range of the strikes.
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 Dylan Fisher will probably get the nod.
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.
Fisher takes the fight into the clinch.
Daaz is trying to stall.
Fisher has had enough of the clinch but Daaz keeps him there for the moment.
Fisher stalls.
Fisher tries to pull guard but Daaz won't allow it.
A knee to the head by Daaz.
Fisher managing to block the knees to the body from Daaz.
Daaz looking to slow down the pace here.
Daaz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fisher breaks from the clinch.
Fisher swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Daaz clinches but Fisher breaks the clinch
and Fisher counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Daaz is breathing heavily.
Fisher closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fisher manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fisher thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Fisher pulls Daaz in to control the position.
Fisher looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Daaz stopping the sweep attempt from Fisher.
Daaz avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Daaz wants to stand but Fisher is controlling his posture from full guard.
Fisher working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Daaz doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Daaz manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daaz stands and steps away. Fisher gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Fisher darts in and clinches Daaz up against the cage.
Daaz trying to stall but Fisher improves his position.
Daaz with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A bit of stalling here from Daaz.
Daaz wants to stall.
Daaz tries a knee to the head but Fisher blocks it.
Fisher stalling.
Fisher on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Daaz looking to slow down the pace here.
Daaz misses with a knee strike.
Daaz with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fisher tries to break the clinch but Daaz is controlling the position.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daaz using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fisher has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Daaz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Daaz landing knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Daaz.
Daaz is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Knees to the body from Daaz.
Daaz has Fisher pushed against the cage.
Fisher tries to pull guard but Daaz holds him up against the cage and eventually Fisher drops back down to his feet.
Fisher avoiding damage as Daaz throws knees to the body.
Daaz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fisher avoiding damage as Daaz throws knees to the body.
Daaz missing with knees to the body.
Fisher breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fisher closes this distance looking for a takedown but Daaz circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dylan Fisher. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Daaz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Daaz lets loose with a powerful body kick. Fisher will feel that in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fisher throws a wild body kick that Daaz sees coming a mile off.
Daaz instigates a clinch.
Daaz connects with a nasty looking knee right to Fisher's face.
Daaz throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fisher blocks it with crossed arms.
Daaz tries a knee to the head but Fisher blocks it.
A knee to the head by Daaz.
Fisher breaks the clinch.
Fisher looks for a takedown but Daaz sprawls well.
Daaz clinches up with Fisher and pushes him back against the cage.
The is referee keeping an eye on Fisher - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Fisher breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Daaz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fisher.
Fisher fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Daaz, pushing him back against the cage.
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 Dylan Fisher will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Fisher throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Daaz's waist but Daaz gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Fisher off to one side.
Dylan Fisher is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Daaz.
Daaz tries to clinch but Fisher moves away
and Fisher counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Daaz!
Daaz trying desperately to get to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Daaz is squirming around, avoiding Fisher's attempts to control the action.
Daaz is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Fisher tries to control but Daaz wriggling away.
Fisher dominating with strikes here.
Fisher postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Daaz looks a forlorn figure.
Daaz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fisher looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Fisher has control of Daaz's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Daaz regains control of the situation pretty easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fisher punishing his opponent with strikes.
Daaz is rocked!
Fisher unloading with bombs!
Fisher is working for a guillotine from mount but Daaz frees his head quite easily.
Daaz is wriggling around trying to escape.
Fisher tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Daaz is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Daaz is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Fisher locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Daaz is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dylan Fisher!
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