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Combate FN3: Benitoy vs. Ergun PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jay Cartwright (ranked 2690 p4p, 4391 weight class) and Peanut Butter Pie (ranked 151 p4p, 200 weight class). The key to victory for Jay Cartwright has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jay Cartwright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Peanut Butter Pie!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Edson Gomes and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pie shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pie sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Cartwright looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pie is one step ahead there.
Pie must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Pie tries to free his leg and advance position but Cartwright is retaining full guard.
Cartwright has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Pie should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Cartwright has tightened it up now! Pie should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jay Cartwright!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dustin Hopkins (ranked 6115 p4p, 5898 weight class) and Simon Poulter (ranked 461 p4p, 453 weight class). Dustin Hopkins had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dustin Hopkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Simon Poulter!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Leandro Rodrigues and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hopkins shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Poulter sprawls well. Poulter wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hopkins gets slowly back to his feet.
Poulter misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Horrible takedown attempt by Poulter or perhaps it was just good defense by Hopkins, which made it look bad.
Poulter has his takedown stuffed
and Hopkins counters by moving into the clinch.
Dustin Hopkins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Simon Poulter.
Hopkins is pressed up against the cage. Poulter has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hopkins down to the mat. Hopkins avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Poulter fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hopkins avoids it really well and circles away.
Hopkins shoots for a takedown but Poulter saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Poulter wants to counter with a clinch but Hopkins pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hopkins.
Poulter fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hopkins closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hopkins has Poulter pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Hopkins pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Poulter tumbling to the mat - Hopkins dives into Poulter's guard.
Poulter manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Hopkins on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Poulter throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Poulter fails with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poulter keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Poulter is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Poulter is defended easily by Hopkins.
Hopkins is looking for a counter combo.
Hopkins takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
No luck for Poulter with that takedown attempt.
Hopkins is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Poulter shoots in but no luck this time.
Poulter swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poulter moves in looking to clinch but Hopkins pushes him off.
Poulter lands with a slapping head kick.
Hopkins shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Poulter is trying to defend but Hopkins finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Poulter manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Hopkins keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Poulter is trying to force a seperation but Hopkins has the dominant position.
Poulter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Poulter scores with the left hand. Hopkins knows he should have avoided that one.
Poulter tries to clinch there but Hopkins circles away.
Hopkins is looking to counter the offense by Poulter and move into the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hopkins closes the distance and pushes Poulter back into the cage.
Hopkins stops a takedown attempt from Poulter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Poulter's efforts to push away.
Hopkins has picked Poulter up - he's going for a ride! Hopkins dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hopkins is looking to take a break and control but Poulter is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Poulter regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Hopkins.
Hopkins would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Poulter kicks Hopkins off and gets to his feet.
Hopkins is breathing heavily.
Hopkins circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hopkins misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simon Poulter dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Poulter tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hopkins manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hopkins looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Poulter kicks Hopkins off and gets back to his feet.
Poulter goes for a double leg but Hopkins avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Hopkins continues to drive forward.
Hopkins is looking to counter the offense by Poulter and move into the clinch.
Hopkins misses with a takedown attempt - Poulter sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Poulter wants to counter the offense by Hopkins and move into the clinch position.
Dustin Hopkins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hopkins avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Poulter throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hopkins's waist but Hopkins gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Poulter off to one side.
Hopkins shoots in and bounces Poulter off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hopkins drops back, looking for a kneebar! Poulter looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Poulter looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Poulter!
Hopkins on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hopkins tries to get out of the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poulter is looking to take a break and control but Hopkins is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Poulter is putting a hurting on Hopkins here, landing some big shots from side control.
Hopkins definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Poulter tries to advance to mount but can't.
Hopkins might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Poulter connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Hopkins some visible discomfort.
Hopkins regains half guard.
Hopkins is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poulter controlling the pace.
Hopkins is not content to let Poulter control the position.
Hopkins is trying to control but can't.
Poulter lands with a punch from half guard.
Poulter escapes and gets back to his feet.
Hopkins tries for a takedown but Poulter circles away easily
and Poulter counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hopkins is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Poulter jumps guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poulter trying to control the position here.
Poulter lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Hopkins controls Poulter momentarily but Poulter frees himself.
Poulter is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Let's hope that Poulter has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
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.
Poulter connects with a couple of short punches.
Poulter trying to control the position from guard on top but Hopkins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hopkins trying to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Poulter wants to control from the top but Hopkins keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simon Poulter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. And we move into the final round!
Hopkins throws a low kick, looking for Poulter's leg but Poulter calmly moves out of range.
Hopkins doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Poulter cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Poulter shoots for a takedown but Hopkins saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hopkins is looking for a counter combo.
Hopkins has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hopkins wants a takedown but no success here.
Poulter has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hopkins has had enough of the clinch but Poulter keeps him there for the moment.
Hopkins prevents Poulter from breaking the clinch.
Poulter jumps guard but Hopkins turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hopkins jumps guard but Poulter stands there with Hopkins around his waist. Hopkins gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dustin Hopkins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Poulter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Poulter is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hopkins's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Poulter connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hopkins scrambles back to his feet.
Poulter shoots in for a double leg but Hopkins sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poulter closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Hopkins did well to prevent Poulter getting side control.
Hopkins is concentrating on defense, preventing Poulter from advancing position.
Poulter content to control rather than advance.
Hopkins tries to get to full guard but Poulter has control of the leg.
Hopkins knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Poulter on the ground.
Poulter with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Hopkins is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poulter wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hopkins keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Poulter slows the pace down in half guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Hopkins stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hopkins wants it to stay on the feet.
Hopkins blocks a head kick by Poulter.
Hopkins looks for a takedown but Poulter sprawls well.
Poulter moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Poulter is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Hopkins drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Poulter gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hopkins wants a takedown but no success here.
Poulter breaks from the clinch.
Poulter plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Hopkins shoots in but Poulter avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Poulter has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poulter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Poulter shoots in and drives through. Hopkins sprawls well.
Poulter jabs Hopkins to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hopkins shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Poulter is trying to defend but Hopkins finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Poulter moves into full guard.
Poulter has his hands on Hopkins's head, controlling the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that's the end of the fight!
Simon Poulter comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Poulter winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 27:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Simon Poulter!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Ocean (ranked 3493 p4p, 6389 weight class) and Reggie Wilder (ranked 369 p4p, 530 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Billy Ocean has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Billy Ocean seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Billy Ocean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Reggie Wilder!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Seu Braga and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ocean moves into the clinch.
Wilder is trying to pull guard but Ocean turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Wilder looking to stall.
Ocean lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wilder tries to break the clinch but Ocean is controlling the position.
Ocean lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Good body shot from Ocean.
Ocean lands a hook that snaps the head of Wilder backwards.
Ocean is pushing Wilder up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ocean - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right hook to the body lands for Ocean.
Wilder looks winded!
Ocean scores with a shoulder strike.
Ocean lands an uppercut.
Ocean lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wilder backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ocean is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Ocean lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ocean lands a nice uppercut.
Ocean lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ocean makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ocean throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ocean lands a right hand.
Ocean lands a right hand.
Ocean scores with a hook to the body.
Ocean works on Wilder's body with a couple of short punches.
Ocean lands with a right to the head.
Ocean lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ocean.
Ocean lands with a short shot to the head.
Ocean lands a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ocean lands with a right to the head.
Ocean turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Ocean manages to end up in side control.
Wilder is looking for a sweep.
Ocean moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wilder is looking to regain half guard here but Ocean keeps moving and retains side control.
Wilder managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Ocean.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ocean decides to stand back up. Ocean steps back and let's Wilder get back to his feet.
Wilder has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Ocean darts in and clinches Wilder up against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ocean.
Ocean gets through Wilder's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ocean scores with a shoulder strike.
Ocean lands with a short shot to the head.
Ocean makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ocean lands a body punch.
Ocean lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ocean digs a right hand into Wilder's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Wilder's gas tank.
Still in the clinch, Ocean scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ocean lands with a light punch inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A right hook to the body lands for Ocean.
Ocean works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ocean lands a right hand.
Ocean lands with a light punch inside.
 Wilder is rocked!
Ocean is stalling here.
Ocean works on Wilder's body with a couple of short punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Ocean.
Ocean lands a nice shot to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ocean creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ocean lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wilder is still on wobbly legs! Can Ocean finish him?
Ocean lands a left hand.
A short body shot lands from Ocean as the two fighters clinch.
Ocean gets through Wilder's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ocean unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Wilder! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Ocean is unloading with more strikes now! Wilder drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Billy Ocean!
Billy Ocean was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Michael Mulligan (ranked 2834 p4p, 6126 weight class) and Deair Shaw (ranked 338 p4p, 567 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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, Michael Mulligan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Deair Shaw!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Luis Engracia and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shaw ducks under a wild hook from Mulligan.
Mulligan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Shaw's head.
Shaw slips under a jab.
Mulligan wants to clinch.
Shaw slips under a jab from Mulligan.
Shaw throws a counter combo.
Mulligan has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Alpha Brasil 🇧🇷 in the buildup to the fight.
Mulligan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mulligan takes a kick to the side of the head.
Mulligan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Shaw, pushing him back against the cage.
Mulligan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mulligan really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Mulligan tries to break the clinch but Shaw is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shaw's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mulligan misses with a hook.
Sloppy strikes from Shaw. Those never looked like landing.
Shaw moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shaw tries to stall but Mulligan uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Mulligan breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaw tries to clinch but Mulligan is having none of it.
Shaw fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mulligan misses with a head kick.
Shaw gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Shaw goes for a takedown in the clinch but Mulligan prevents it.
Mulligan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mulligan misses with a hook. Shaw ducked under it nicely.
Mulligan moves into the clinch.
Shaw breaks from the clinch.
Mulligan throws a jab when Shaw was well out of range.
Shaw is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Mulligan with a body shot.
A jab from Mulligan misses.
Horrible takedown attempt by Shaw or perhaps it was just good defense by Mulligan, which made it look bad.
Mulligan lands a right hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Mulligan misses
letting Shaw counter with a right hand.
Mulligan fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Shaw on the side of the head.
Mulligan misses with a two punch combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shaw moves out of range as Mulligan strikes.
Mulligan rushes Shaw and presses him up against the cage.
Shaw's coach down at Triple XXX was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Shaw's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Mulligan stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Mulligan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mulligan throws a jab when Shaw was well out of range.
Shaw fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mulligan, pushing him back against the cage.
Shaw breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mulligan darts in and clinches Shaw up against the cage.
Mulligan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Shaw drops down looking for an ankle pick but Mulligan pulls his leg out and moves away.
Michael Mulligan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Deair Shaw.
Shaw looks winded!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mulligan lands a big head kick that sends Shaw tumbling to the mat! Mulligan takes a step backwards and waves Shaw back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Shaw is rocked!
Shaw slips a jab and a cross from Mulligan.
Shaw is still on wobbly legs! Can Mulligan finish him?
Shaw shoots in for a takedown but Mulligan shows good takedown defense.
Mulligan looks to land a combination but Shaw avoids it well.
Mulligan sets himself, and Shaw steps forward looking for the clinch! Mulligan avoids it this time.
Mulligan drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Shaw right on the button. Shaw goes down! Mulligan follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Mulligan gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Mulligan!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Cozad (ranked 4476 p4p, 2420 weight class) and Ivan Sergeev (ranked 455 p4p, 276 weight class). Cozad comes into the arena with Nothin' But A G Thang- Dr. Dre ft. Snoop Dogg blaring out of the sound system. The key to victory for Mike Cozad has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ White 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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mike Cozad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ivan Sergeev!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Daniel Cesar and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cozad wants to clinch
and Sergeev counters with a shoot takedown. Cozad fights it but they end up in guard.
Sergeev controls from within his opponent's guard.
It looks like Sergeev might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Cozad not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sergeev passes Cozad's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Sergeev frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Sergeev sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Sergeev throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Cozad has his hands clasped together but Sergeev breaks the hold and Cozad is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Sergeev!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ivan Sergeev!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fabricio Bettin (ranked 4095 p4p, 1834 weight class) and Ricky Conway (ranked 515 p4p, 275 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fabricio Bettin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricky Conway!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Felipe Paraventi and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Conway showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bettin.
Bettin throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Conway counter with a right hand.
Conway lands with a good body shot.
Bettin tries to clinch up
and Conway counters with a nice uppercut.
Bettin throws an off balance right hand
and Conway counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Conway ducks right into an uppercut from Bettin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bettin tries to close the distance and clinch but Conway swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A nice side step and Conway releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Bettin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Conway counters with a straight right hand.
Conway lands a jab-cross combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bettin tests Conway's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bettin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Conway paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Conway is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bettin with a body shot.
Conway just misses with a punch to the body.
Bettin ducks right into an uppercut from Conway.
Fabricio Bettin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Conway ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bettin looks to clinch
and Conway counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bettin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Conway counters with a straight right hand.
Conway lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
 Bettin is rocked!
Bettin misses with the combination.
Conway throws a hook but Bettin avoids it easily.
Bettin looks to clinch
letting Conway counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conway lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Oh Bettin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Conway lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ricky Conway!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Ricky Conway made sure he mentioned MKFC , along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between John Michael Benitoy (ranked 1361 p4p, 1771 weight class) and Ergun Cerrahoglu (ranked 161 p4p, 204 weight class). Benitoy comes to the cage accompanied by Gangsta's Paradise. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Michael Benitoy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ergun Cerrahoglu!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Emerson Jorge and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cerrahoglu gets tackled into the cage by Benitoy. Benitoy maintains the clinch.
Benitoy goes for a takedown in the clinch but Cerrahoglu prevents it.
Cerrahoglu stalls.
Benitoy is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Cerrahoglu is keeping busy.
Benitoy is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Cerrahoglu gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Benitoy gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Benitoy trying to control the action but Cerrahoglu is working from the bottom.
Cerrahoglu wants to control but Benitoy is keeping busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benitoy is trying to control the action in half guard but Cerrahoglu is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Cerrahoglu is trying to maintain the position but Benitoy is very close to passing his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benitoy seems to be working for a kimura but Cerrahoglu defends the submission attempt.
Benitoy prevents Cerrahoglu from improving his position.
Cerrahoglu holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Benitoy is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Benitoy seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Cerrahoglu has recovered full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Cerrahoglu trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Benitoy won't allow Cerrahoglu to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Benitoy works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Benitoy seems to be looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Benitoy is just content to waste time from the top position. Cerrahoglu takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Benitoy with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Cerrahoglu working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Benitoy.
Cerrahoglu is adopting a defensive guard.
Cerrahoglu working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benitoy with a nice head shot there.
Cerrahoglu had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Benitoy defends it easily.
Benitoy looking to sit in guard and control but Cerrahoglu gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Cerrahoglu wants to control from the top but Benitoy keeps moving.
Benitoy is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Benitoy is trying to keep Cerrahoglu in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benitoy looking for a sweep. Not yet Benitoy, not yet.
Benitoy trying to keep a closed guard but Cerrahoglu is proving a slippery customer.
Cerrahoglu must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Cerrahoglu stopping the sweep attempt from Benitoy.
Benitoy manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Cerrahoglu manages to get himself to full guard.
Benitoy passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Benitoy working away.
The referee asks Benitoy politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Benitoy prefers to stall for the moment though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Michael Benitoy dominated that round.
That's time! Benitoy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Benitoy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
John Michael Benitoy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benitoy gets a double leg takedown into Cerrahoglu's guard.
Cerrahoglu looking to control.
Benitoy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Benitoy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cerrahoglu tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Benitoy prevents Cerrahoglu from getting back to his feet.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Cerrahoglu can do anything to dispel that myth.
Benitoy stopping the sweep attempt from Cerrahoglu.
Benitoy working some strikes from top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benitoy throws a big right hand that misses.
Benitoy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cerrahoglu can do to turn this around?
Cerrahoglu trying to control the position here.
Cerrahoglu keeping moving, preventing Benitoy from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cerrahoglu wants to sweep but no luck.
Cerrahoglu trying to control the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Benitoy has a takedown stuffed.
Cerrahoglu throws a shot to the body.
Benitoy changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Cerrahoglu tries to avoid it but Benitoy manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Cerrahoglu to the ground. Cerrahoglu escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A low kick lands for Cerrahoglu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benitoy gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Cerrahoglu counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Michael Benitoy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cerrahoglu has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Benitoy clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Benitoy manages to stand up with Cerrahoglu still on his back. Eventually Cerrahoglu drops to his feet and we're back in the standing position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Benitoy shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Cerrahoglu napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Cerrahoglu is looking for a sweep.
Cerrahoglu controls the position for a moment.
Cerrahoglu is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
John Michael Benitoy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benitoy not doing much here.
Benitoy is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Nice strikes from Benitoy there.
Benitoy thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Benitoy missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Cerrahoglu trying to hold on to Benitoy's head to control him but Benitoy postures up.
Benitoy is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Cerrahoglu defends it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cerrahoglu controlling the position for now.
Cerrahoglu wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are battling for position here. Cerrahoglu manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Benitoy makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Benitoy's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Benitoy stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Benitoy fails to land the takedown.
Benitoy throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cerrahoglu's waist but Cerrahoglu gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Benitoy off to one side.
Cerrahoglu tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Michael Benitoy dominated that second 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Cerrahoglu looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Benitoy!
Cerrahoglu is putting a hurting on Benitoy here, landing some big shots from side control.
Benitoy is trying to control Cerrahoglu's posture but Cerrahoglu avoids it.
Cerrahoglu creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Benitoy tries to buck Cerrahoglu off but Cerrahoglu is having none of it.
Cerrahoglu wants to stand but Benitoy has him controlled and pulls him back into his guard.
Benitoy 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benitoy 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.
Cerrahoglu looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cerrahoglu content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Cerrahoglu trying to control but Benitoy is working from the bottom.
Benitoy looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Cerrahoglu puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Benitoy is not content to let Cerrahoglu control the position.
Cerrahoglu throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Benitoy is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Benitoy trying to hold on to Cerrahoglu's head to control him but Cerrahoglu postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Benitoy slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Cerrahoglu would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Benitoy controlling the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Benitoy is on top in guard.
Benitoy scoring with punches to the head and body.
Cerrahoglu pulls Benitoy in close to prevent any damage.
Cerrahoglu wants to get back to his feet but Benitoy is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cerrahoglu looking for a guillotine here but Benitoy defends easily.
Benitoy landing with the ground and pound.
Ergun Cerrahoglu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Benitoy preventing the sweep.
Benitoy stops Cerrahoglu from standing up.
Benitoy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Benitoy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
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.
Benitoy wants to control from the top but Cerrahoglu keeps moving.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Cerrahoglu is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cerrahoglu is looking to clinch but Benitoy is avoiding it.
Benitoy misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cerrahoglu closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Cerrahoglu lands in his opponent's guard.
Cerrahoglu wants to pass the guard but Benitoy is keeping the position.
Benitoy is trying to control the position from the bottom.
John Michael Benitoy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ergun Cerrahoglu.
I think Benitoy 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:28
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Michael Benitoy!
John Michael Benitoy took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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