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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Big Bob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlo Bertozzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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290 lbs
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270 lbs
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Decent wrestler
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Big Bob!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlo Bertozzi!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Alexandre Firmino and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bertozzi tries to clinch up but Bob circles away and keeps his distance.
Bertozzi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bob to score with a decent uppercut.
It looks like Carlo Bertozzi has been cut.
Bob moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
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!
Bertozzi misses with a double jab
and Bob counters with a nice leg kick.
Bertozzi looks gassed!
Bertozzi wants to clinch
and Bob counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bob cracks the inside of Bertozzi's front leg.
Bob works the jab nicely.
Bob lands with a shot to the body.
Bob lands a big uppercut and Bertozzi crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Bertozzi looks OK. Bob waves Bertozzi back to his feet!
Bob drops Bertozzi with a big left hand! Bertozzi is injured, injured bad! Bob jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Big Bob!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jason Kokucka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Moss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jason Kokucka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jay Moss!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Seu Braga and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moss gets the takedown into side control.
Kokucka is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Moss working away.
Moss remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Kokucka wants to control but Moss postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kokucka is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Kokucka is looking to reverse the position.
Moss controls the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Moss shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Kokucka napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Kokucka is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kokucka is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Moss's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Moss tries to pass to full mount but Kokucka defends it.
Kokucka tries to kick Moss off but Moss keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Moss sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Moss's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kokucka is trying to stand back up but Moss is controlling him
Kokucka is looking for a sweep. Moss is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Moss slows the pace down in half guard.
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.
Moss prevents Kokucka from standing back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kokucka wants to control but Moss is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kokucka is in trouble now - Moss has advanced to mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Moss dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Moss bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Kokucka tries to bench press Moss off him but Moss keeps the position.
Moss content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Moss tries to advance to mount but can't.
Kokucka is trying to work for a sweep but Moss has mounted him!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kokucka is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Moss looking to control and managing it successfully.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moss looking to control but Kokucka is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kokucka really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Moss controlling his opponent.
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.
Kokucka keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Moss showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Kokucka gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
so Moss counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jay Moss.
Kokucka fails with the takedown
and Moss counters with a one-two to the body.
Moss drives through with a takedown into guard.
Moss looking to pass the guard.
Moss is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Kokucka wants to stand and escape but Moss is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kokucka is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kokucka is looking to stand up but Moss isn't so interested in that idea.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Moss's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kokucka keeping moving, preventing Moss from controlling successfully.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Moss misses with a jab, cross combination.
Moss shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Moss misses with a series of wild punches.
Moss tries to clinch there but Kokucka circles away.
Moss shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kokucka defends it nicely.
Moss throws a series of punches but Kokucka avoids them all with ease.
Some wild striking there from Moss.
Moss is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Kokucka's half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kokucka preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Kokucka is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kokucka pushes Moss off looking to stand but Moss dives back in and keeps control.
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.
Moss is looking to advance position but Kokucka won't allow it.
Moss is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jay Moss comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Moss has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jay Moss!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between joe d (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gandalf Mithrandir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). joe d has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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219 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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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
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, joe d!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gandalf Mithrandir!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Paulo Santos and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
d feints and as Mithrandir raises his hands in defense, d changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mithrandir is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
d drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. d seems to have locked his on tight now - Mithrandir screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for d, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). joe d!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pasi Rauha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Faded Faded (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rauha's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Age of Aquarius. This should be a great matchup!
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Solid boxing
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Powerful |
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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
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pasi Rauha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Faded Faded!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Luis Engracia and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Faded throws a low kick, looking for Rauha's leg but Rauha calmly moves out of range.
Rauha darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Rauha is looking to advance position but Faded won't allow it.
Rauha sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Faded defending well though.
Faded is pressing down on Rauha's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Rauha preventing the sweep.
Rauha postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Faded looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Faded is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rauha's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faded keeping moving, preventing Rauha from controlling successfully.
Faded not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Faded looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Rauha with a flurry of punches that miss.
Faded lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Rauha!
Rauha keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Faded tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Rauha throws a strike but has given up his back in the process.
Faded tries to get the hooks in deep but Rauha pushed the leg off.
Faded patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Faded looks gassed!
Faded is looking to control Rauha but Rauha is wriggling around and keeping busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rauha manages to reverse the position and now he's in Faded's guard. Nice work there by Rauha.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Faded not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Rauha is looking to advance position but Faded has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Rauha can't escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faded takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Rauha gets back to half guard.
Rauha is trying to get back to full guard.
Faded is keen to just control but Rauha is a slippery customer.
Rauha slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Faded trying to control the position from guard on top but Rauha is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Faded Faded.
Faded shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rauha counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Faded is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rauha working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Rauha passes to full mount!
Rauha putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Rauha with shots to the head and body - Faded looks very uncomfortable down there.
Rauha with a couple of short strikes.
Rauha lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rauha breaks from Faded's wrist control and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pasi Rauha dominated that round.
That's time! Rauha's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Rauha throws a big shot that misses.
Rauha throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Faded was covering up waiting for the punch and Rauha finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Rauha works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Rauha is trying to control the action in half guard but Faded is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Rauha winds up and cracks Faded with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Rauha working Faded over with strikes.
Faded has hold of Rauha's hands but Rauha slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Faded is looking to improve his position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Faded on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Faded is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rauha not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Faded avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rauha.
Rauha prevents Faded from improving his position.
Faded is pressing down on Rauha's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Faded 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.
Rauha throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rauha postures up and lands a big shot to Faded's brow.
Rauha got a little sloppy there for a moment and Faded has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Rauha has managed to get both his arms back between Faded's legs - danger averted.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rauha landing with the ground and pound.
Rauha trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Faded looking for a sweep. Not yet Faded, not yet.
Faded throws his legs up looking for a submission but Rauha uses it to pass to side control.
Rauha landing a few strikes.
Rauha lands a decent elbow from side control.
Rauha scores with punches from side control.
Faded tries to buck Rauha off but Rauha is having none of it.
Faded manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rauha working over Faded with some ground and pound. Faded looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Faded tries to roll over but Rauha keeps him under control.
Rauha is looking to take a break and control but Faded is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rauha works his foot free and advances to mount.
Faded is looking to improve his position but Rauha isn't that keen on the idea.
A nice elbow there by Rauha.
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.
Faded is trying to escape the mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Rauha cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Rauha with a couple of short strikes.
Rauha working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Rauha raining down shots from the mount!
Faded is rocked!
Rauha lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Faded hang on?
Faded is still in real trouble! Can Rauha finish him?
Rauha in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
A nice elbow there by Rauha.
Rauha working away from the top, dropping strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pasi Rauha dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Faded swats away the attempt to clinch by Rauha.
Faded looks to clinch
and Rauha counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Faded thinking.
Faded misses with a takedown
and Rauha counters with a big right hand! Oh Faded is in trouble here! Rauha follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pasi Rauha!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wagner da Conceicao Martins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wagner da Conceicao Martins!
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, Don Nelson!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Thiago Cunha and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nelson shoots in and bounces da Conceicao Martins off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
da Conceicao Martins throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Nelson escapes and throws da Conceicao Martins's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Nelson throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Nelson lands a nice forearm strike.
da Conceicao Martins is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Nelson off and has taken his back!
Nelson turns into da Conceicao Martins and is now in his guard.
Nelson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
da Conceicao Martins is looking to reverse the position.
Nelson should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
da Conceicao Martins is being controlled here.
da Conceicao Martins is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson decides to stand back up. Nelson steps back and let's da Conceicao Martins get back to his feet.
da Conceicao Martins throws a series of punches but Nelson moves out of range.
da Conceicao Martins misses with a few strikes there.
da Conceicao Martins rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nelson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
da Conceicao Martins fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nelson closes the distance and pushes da Conceicao Martins back into the cage.
Nelson taking a breather.
da Conceicao Martins's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A right hook to the body lands for Nelson.
da Conceicao Martins is breathing heavily.
Nelson leaning his opponent against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nelson.
A short right from Nelson.
Nelson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Come on Nelson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson lands a right hand that snaps the head of da Conceicao Martins backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Nelson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nelson stalls.
Nelson continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Don Nelson.
Nelson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Nelson misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Nelson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but da Conceicao Martins is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Nelson working away.
Nelson content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Let's hope that Nelson 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 three minutes gone in the round.
da Conceicao Martins is looking for a sweep.
da Conceicao Martins takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Nelson takes a little break here. da Conceicao Martins wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nelson throwing shots but missing, from side control.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Nelson has eaten all the pies!
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.
Nelson working away.
Nelson decides to stand back up.
Nelson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has da Conceicao Martins pinned against the cage. da Conceicao Martins gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nelson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
da Conceicao Martins taking a breather.
Nelson stalling.
Nelson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from da Conceicao Martins.
da Conceicao Martins looking to throw knees to the head but Nelson is blocking nicely.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Nelson.
da Conceicao Martins misses with a knee to the head.
da Conceicao Martins connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nelson's face.
The referee calls for Nelson to work.
Still in the clinch, Nelson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nelson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nelson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nelson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
da Conceicao Martins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nelson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from da Conceicao Martins.
Nelson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Nelson lands a body punch in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Nelson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
da Conceicao Martins tries to keep at a distance but Nelson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nelson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and da Conceicao Martins avoids it.
da Conceicao Martins throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nelson blocks it with crossed arms.
A right hand to the body from Nelson.
Nelson lands an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nelson.
A short uppercut from Nelson.
Nelson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nelson.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Nelson pushes da Conceicao Martins back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nelson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. da Conceicao Martins is defending well for now.
A right hand to the body from Nelson.
Nelson lands with a right to the head.
Nelson scores with a shoulder strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nelson.
Nelson lands a left hand that snaps the head of da Conceicao Martins backwards.
da Conceicao Martins is rocked!
Nelson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Oh da Conceicao Martins is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nelson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
da Conceicao Martins takes a shot to the head.
Nelson creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends da Conceicao Martins's eyes rolling into the back of his head! da Conceicao Martins drops to his knees and Nelson pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Don Nelson!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shane Valcone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Sabrol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sabrol has chosen Snap Your Fingers Snap Your Neck as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 lbs
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28
178 lbs
15 - 9 - 0 |
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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
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Shane Valcone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricardo Sabrol!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Thiago Cunha and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valcone cracks Sabrol with a good jab.
Sabrol misses with a wild body shot.
Sabrol shoots in for a double leg but Valcone sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sabrol fails with an attempt to clinch.
Valcone misses with a leg kick.
Sabrol throws a hook but Valcone blocks it.
Valcone walks forward, straight into a front kick from Sabrol.
Valcone has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Valcone there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sabrol throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Valcone was covering up waiting for the punch and Sabrol finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Valcone working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sabrol doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sabrol manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sabrol trying to control the position from guard on top but Valcone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Valcone wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Sabrol manages to pass to side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sabrol not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Valcone looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sabrol missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sabrol is working for a kimura but Valcone is defending it quite comfortably.
Valcone moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Sabrol wants to control from the top but Valcone keeps moving.
Valcone is looking for a triangle here but Sabrol uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
That's two 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.
Valcone is trying to control Sabrol's posture but Sabrol avoids it.
Sabrol wants to control but Valcone is keeping him busy.
Valcone is looking to regain half guard here but Sabrol keeps moving and retains side control.
Sabrol in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Sabrol wants to control but Valcone is keeping him busy.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Valcone dodges the ground and pound from Sabrol.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sabrol lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Valcone has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Valcone and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ricardo Sabrol seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Valcone takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sabrol tries to clinch up.
Valcone misses with an uppercut. Sabrol saw that one coming.
Valcone will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Valcone thows a leg kick but Sabrol checks it
and Sabrol counters with a series of strikes. Valcone will be more careful next time no doubt.
Valcone is rocked!
Valcone throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Oh Valcone is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sabrol connects with a stiff jab that staggers Valcone - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ricardo Sabrol!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sean Combs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arnold Gutt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Combs comes to the cage accompanied by Break Stuff. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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275 lbs
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277 lbs
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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
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sean Combs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Arnold Gutt!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Paulo Santos and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Combs shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gutt pinned against the cage. Gutt gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Combs throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Arnold Gutt has been cut.
Gutt turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gutt displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Combs.
Gutt delivers a nice body kick.
Combs is breathing heavily.
Gutt closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Gutt working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Gutt.
It looks like Sean Combs has been cut.
Combs being controlled against the cage.
Gutt lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Combs wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sean Combs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Combs is working for takedown but Gutt is calmly controlling the position for now.
Gutt lands with a right to the head.
Gutt scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gutt digs a right hand underneath Combs's ribcage. Combs let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Gutt digs a right hand into Combs's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Combs's gas tank.
A left hand lands to the body for Gutt.
Gutt lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gutt lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gutt lands with a light punch inside.
Still in the clinch, Gutt scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gutt lands a body punch.
Gutt makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Stalling in the clinch from Gutt.
Combs can't get the takedown.
Gutt lands a shoulder strike.
Gutt lands a shoulder strike.
Gutt lands a left hand that snaps the head of Combs backwards.
Gutt has Combs pressed against the cage, preventing Combs from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gutt has Combs pressed against the cage.
Gutt lands a right hand.
Gutt lands a left hand.
Gutt lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gutt digs a right hand into Combs's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Combs's gas tank.
A short left from Gutt.
A right hand to the body from Gutt.
Gutt makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from Gutt on the inside.
Combs misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gutt has Combs pressed against the cage.
Combs drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gutt digs a right hand underneath Combs's ribcage. Combs let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Gutt.
Gutt scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gutt scores with a shot to the side of Combs's head.
Gutt lands a left hand that snaps the head of Combs backwards.
Gutt makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gutt lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Combs backwards.
Gutt lands a hook that snaps the head of Combs backwards.
Gutt is pressed up against the cage. Combs has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Gutt down to the mat. Gutt avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gutt throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gutt has taken the fight to the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gutt.
Gutt works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gutt lands an uppercut.
Gutt scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sean Combs's cut is getting worse.
Gutt stops a takedown attempt from Combs.
Gutt lands with a right to the head.
Gutt lands a shoulder strike.
Gutt lands with a left to the head.
Combs is rocked!
Gutt creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Combs with a big uppercut! Combs tries to clinch up but Gutt pushes him back against the cage and lands another moster strike that crumples Combs to the mat! Combs covers up and Gutt unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Arnold Gutt!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mic Swick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and jeremy renfro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Swick comes to the cage accompanied by Exhibit A - Jay Electronica. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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26
182 lbs
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176 lbs
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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
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mic Swick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, jeremy renfro!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Edson Gomes and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
renfro scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Swick tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but renfro presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Swick tries to buck renfro off but he can't manage it.
Swick is working to get back to half guard.
Swick wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Swick is squirming around, avoiding renfro's attempts to control the action.
renfro throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Swick because renfro loaded up on that one.
Swick wants to hold on but renfro pushes him away.
renfro landing strikes, looking to finish!
renfro looking to control but Swick is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
renfro throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Swick is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Swick tries to hold on but renfro postures up.
Swick's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
renfro wants to control the pace but Swick is squirming around nicely.
renfro scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Swick?
Swick tries to hold on but renfro postures up.
Swick is working to get back to half guard.
Swick reaches up and holds on to renfro to control the position.
renfro looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
renfro trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Swick holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as renfro tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
renfro throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's two 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.
Swick trying desperately to get to his feet.
renfro throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
renfro misses with a head shot.
renfro in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Swick is squirming around, avoiding renfro's attempts to control the action.
renfro tries to push Swick's head away but Swick is holding on tight.
Swick sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
renfro stops Swick from getting back to his feet.
renfro trying to control the action but Swick is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swick trying to control here.
renfro is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Swick is trying is best to control the position here.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Swick.
renfro fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Swick lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
renfro tries to score a power double leg takedown but Swick sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten renfro somewhat.
Swick darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
renfro throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Swick's waist but Swick gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing renfro off to one side.
Mic Swick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of jeremy renfro.
renfro showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Swick.
A combination from Swick does no damage.
Swick goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Mic Swick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice takedown defense from Swick. No joy for renfro on that attempt.
Swick misses with a two punch combination.
Swick is breathing heavily.
Swick stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Swick wants it to stay on the feet.
Swick lands a jab to the nose.
Swick throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Swick lands with an uppercut that bounces renfro off the cage and back into rage.
Swick misses with a series of wild punches.
Swick keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
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 Mic Swick 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.
renfro closes the distance and clinches up with Swick, looking for a takedown. renfro pushes Swick against the cage but Swick circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Swick scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
renfro shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Swick uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by renfro.
Swick throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by renfro.
A leg kick checked by Swick.
renfro tries to clinch but Swick moves out of range.
Swick lands with a nice body punch.
Swick connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
renfro throws a lazy head kick
letting Swick counter with a right hand.
Swick misses with a series of wild punches.
Swick circles away from the clinch attempt
and Swick counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swick circles away from the clinch attempt
and Swick counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in renfro's guard now.
Swick throws a strike but renfro rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Swick is looking to stand up but renfro isn't so interested in that idea.
renfro tries to free his leg and advance position but Swick is retaining full guard.
Swick wants to stand up but renfro is controlling him.
Swick keeping moving, preventing renfro from controlling successfully.
Swick on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Swick tries to get out of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
renfro looking to pass the guard.
Swick manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Swick throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
renfro has his takedown stuffed
and Swick counters with a three punch combo that has renfro backing up. renfro nods at Swick to acknowledge the strikes.
Mic Swick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of jeremy renfro.
renfro misses with a takedown
and Swick counters with a left and a right that stings renfro.
It looks like jeremy renfro has been cut.
Swick scores with a head kick.
renfro misses the shot to the body.
Swick throws a right and a left that both miss.
renfro misses with a looping left.
Swick connects with a right hand. renfro shakes it off.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from renfro is defended easily by Swick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swick lands a really nice looking cross but renfro seems unphased.
Swick tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and renfro is able to avoid easily.
Swick circles away from the clinch attempt.
renfro looks to clinch
and Swick counters with a right hand to the body.
Swick throws a nice looking combination but renfro bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Swick misses with a wild combination.
renfro shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Swick sprawls well. Swick wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. renfro gets slowly back to his feet.
Swick scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. renfro doesn't seem bothered though.
Swick misses with a two punch combination.
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.
Excellent takedown into side control there by renfro.
renfro in side control lands a decent elbow.
renfro has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
renfro tries for a kimura but Swick is defending well.
Swick is trying to buck renfro off.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
renfro misses with the ground and pound.
An elbow from renfro crashes against the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Swick explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from renfro is defended easily by Swick.
renfro throws a lazy head kick
and renfro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Swick scores with a jab to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mic Swick dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on jeremy renfro's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Swick thumps renfro with a low kick.
renfro tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Swick counters with a three punch combo that has renfro backing up. renfro nods at Swick to acknowledge the strikes.
renfro closes the distance looking to clinch
and Swick makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Swick digs a good body shot into renfro's ribs.
renfro swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Swick counters with a two punch combo.
Swick dodges the punch combination from renfro.
Swick swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Swick throws a chopping leg kick but renfro manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
renfro defending well as Swick loads up on a big left hand.
Swick blocks a head kick by renfro.
renfro tries for a takedown but Swick sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
renfro looks to clinch
and Swick counters with a left and a right that stings renfro.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swick throws a one two combo.
Swick circles away from the clinch attempt
and Swick counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Swick stuffs the takedown.
renfro fails in his attempt to clinch.
Swick connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Swick lands with a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from renfro. Swick does a little dance to reset his feet.
Swick avoids the head kick by renfro.
Swick lands a body shot.
Mic Swick is winning the standup battle so far.
Swick lands with a good body shot.
No joy there for Swick, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swick swings for the body but renfro moves out of range.
renfro shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Swick defends it nicely.
Mic Swick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of jeremy renfro.
renfro avoids the body shot from Swick.
renfro fails with a takedown attempt.
Mic Swick is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A lazy body kick from renfro
and Swick counters with a left and a right that stings renfro.
renfro slips a jab and a cross from Swick.
Swick ducks down and throws a hook to the body but renfro moves away.
renfro fails with the takedown
and Swick counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Swick defends well against a solid takedown attempt from renfro.
renfro avoids a punch combination nicely.
renfro drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Mic Swick is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swick looking to control.
renfro throws a big right hand that misses.
renfro missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
renfro wants to control from the top but Swick keeps moving.
renfro preventing the sweep.
Swick is trying to control the position but renfro postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
renfro advances to half guard.
Swick is trying to stand up here but renfro is controlling him well.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Swick will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
renfro throws a right hand that Swick ducks under and follows up with a left that Swick also avoids with ease.
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.
renfro misses with a kick to the body.
Swick goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Swick throws a combination but it was largely blocked by renfro.
renfro throws a leg kick that misses.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Swick.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
renfro tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Swick wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Swick taking a breather here.
Swick'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.
Swick tries to stand but renfro is controlling his head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mic Swick showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Swick, 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mic Swick!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Pato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Kelso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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211 lbs
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217 lbs
13 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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ADCC Champion
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alex Pato!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Michael Kelso!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Luis Engracia and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kelso connects with the punch.
Pato throws a sloppy head kick and Kelso moves out of range easily.
Kelso shoots in for a takedown but Pato shows good takedown defense.
Pato throws a nice head kick!
Alex Pato seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A right-left combo lands from Pato.
Pato throws a big shot that misses.
A jab lands there for Pato.
Kelso throws the left hand but Pato avoids the punch easily.
Pato fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kelso.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pato looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pato lands a head shot.
Kelso throws a hook but Pato avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pato moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Pato lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
No joy there for Pato, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kelso shoots in but no luck this time.
Pato rushes Kelso and presses him up against the cage.
Pato misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kelso.
Pato's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pato thuds a left hand into Kelso's body.
Crunch! Pato slams his shin into Kelso's torso.
Pato tries to clinch but Kelso moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Kelso throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Pato.
Kelso throws an overhand right that lands on Pato's shoulder, as Pato tries to avoid the shot.
Kelso tries to clinch but Pato moves away
and Pato counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kelso thinking.
Kelso walks into a straight right hand from Pato.
Kelso throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Pato has Kelso up against the cage in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kelso changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Pato fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Alex Pato has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Kelso.
Kelso keeps the fight on the outside.
Pato fails to land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pato lands a lovely overhand right.
Kelso closes the distance looking to clinch
and Pato counters with a straight right hand.
Pato throws an overhand right that lands on Kelso's shoulder, as Kelso tries to avoid the shot.
Kelso misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pato.
Pato misses with a hook. Kelso ducked under it nicely.
Pato slips a straight right by Kelso.
Kelso looks to land a left hand but Pato moved out of range nicely.
Pato tries to clinch up.
Kelso slips a jab from Pato.
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.
Pato lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kelso throws a predictable looking body shot
and Pato counters with a slapping leg kick.
Pato lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Pato tries to close the distance and clinch but Kelso swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kelso falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pato counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kelso's knee momentarily.
Kelso shoots in for a takedown but Pato shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kelso gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Pato lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pato throws a front kick that sends Kelso stumbling back into the cage.
Pato gets in close and instigates a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Pato dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
No joy there for Pato, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kelso does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Pato scores with a hook to the body. Kelso takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A left and a right from Pato both land. Nice combination.
Kelso shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Pato's guard.
Pato wants to stand up but Kelso is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kelso loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Pato wants to stand up but Kelso is controlling him.
Kelso sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Pato's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelso is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Pato is just riding it out for now. Kelso eventually gives up the hold.
Kelso is looking to stall here but Pato recovers full guard.
Kelso postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Pato is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Kelso, into his 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.
Kelso looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pato is one step ahead there.
Kelso has his foot on Pato's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Pato works his way back into a safe position though.
Kelso looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Pato has picked Kelso up and slammed him! Kelso can't keep hold of the triangle and Pato manages to pass to side control!
Kelso is looking for a sweep.
Kelso is breathing heavily.
Pato stands up and beckons Kelso to his feet.
Pato rushes Kelso and presses him up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pato breaks from the clinch.
Kelso looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Kelso missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Pato keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Pato is looking to escape.
Kelso moves into full mount! Pato won't be happy about that!
Pato is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Kelso lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Kelso throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelso unloads with some shots from mount but Pato bucks and avoids them well.
Kelso thowing shots but they're missing.
Pato is trying to stand.
Kelso misses with a head shot.
You get the feeling that Pato really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Kelso goes for an armbar but Pato turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Pato.
Kelso is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Michael Kelso will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Pato lands a right hook to the body.
Alex Pato is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pato is looking to clinch but Kelso is avoiding it.
Pato scores with a nice strike.
Pato tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kelso swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pato has managed to clinch.
Pato with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A bit of stalling here from Pato.
Pato pushes Kelso back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pato lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kelso backwards.
Kelso wants a takedown.
Pato connects with a knee to the head.
Pato works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kelso takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pato content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Pato breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pato throws a nice head kick!
Kelso misses with a double jab
and Kelso takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pato looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jab by Pato.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pato tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Alex Pato is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fighters circling - Kelso throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pato lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kelso circles away quickly and effectively.
Pato tries to close the distance and clinch but Kelso swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Alex Pato is winning the standup battle so far.
Kelso has his takedown stuffed
and Pato makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Pato ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pato scores with a punch to the head.
Kelso swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pato counters with a three punch combo that has Kelso backing up. Kelso nods at Pato to acknowledge the strikes.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pato.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelso misses with a takedown
and Pato counters with a stiff right hand.
Alex Pato has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Kelso.
Pato throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kelso misses the shot to the body.
Pato throws a sloppy head kick and Kelso moves out of range easily.
Kelso closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Pato throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pato is looking to clinch but Kelso is avoiding it.
Kelso shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pato as he avoids it easily.
Kelso misses with a takedown
and Pato counters with a big head kick but Kelso shrugs it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pato thumps Kelso with a low kick.
Pato throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Pato fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Pato lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Pato tries to clinch but Kelso moves out of range.
Pato tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pato comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pato takes a swing at Kelso's ribcage but misses.
Pato is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kelso can do to turn this around?
Kelso closes the distance looking to clinch
and Pato counters with a big head kick but Kelso shrugs it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Pato clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kelso needs to keep his hands up - Pato had a free shot at his head there.
Kelso throws the left hand but Pato avoids the punch easily.
Kelso gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Pato counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kelso looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kelso takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kelso takes one to the side of the head.
Kelso doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Pato counters with a nice uppercut.
Pato is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pato cracks Kelso with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Pato throws a series of punches but Kelso avoids them all with ease.
Pato tries to clinch but Kelso moves out of range.
Pato tries to clinch up but Kelso circles away and keeps his distance.
Pato scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kelso doesn't seem bothered though.
Pato throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kelso on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kelso shoots and misses
and Pato counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Alex Pato has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Kelso.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pato lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kelso backs up against the cage.
Pato fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pato ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kelso misses with a jab to the body
and Pato counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kelso has his takedown stuffed
and Pato counters with a nice body kick.
Kelso is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Kelso misses the jab.
Kelso tries to close the distance and clinch but Pato swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kelso misses with a takedown
and Pato counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pato lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Pato takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kelso takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pato plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Pato tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kelso blocks a head kick by Pato.
Kelso misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pato circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kelso misses with a takedown
and Pato counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelso takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kelso takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Pato staying out of range there.
Pato fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pato tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pato gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kelso is trying to drag Pato to the mat but Pato just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Pato breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pato circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Pato had his way with Michael Kelso in that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Pato connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kelso fails with the takedown
enabling Pato to counter with a crisp jab.
Pato connects with a jab.
Pato instigates a clinch.
Pato breaks from the clinch.
Kelso blocks a head kick by Pato.
Pato lands a glancing blow to the side of Kelso's head.
Pato doesn't manage to clinch there - Kelso circles away.
Kelso shoots and misses
and Pato moves into the clinch.
Pato tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelso drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Pato gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Alex Pato has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Kelso.
Kelso is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Pato pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kelso ducks right into an uppercut from Pato.
Pato misses with a kick to the body.
Pato throws a one two combo.
Kelso has his takedown stuffed
and Pato counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kelso with a lazy takedown attempt
and Pato counters with a big head kick but Kelso shrugs it off.
Kelso blocks a head kick by Pato.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pato lands a head kick. Kelso smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Kelso fails with the takedown
and Pato counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Michael Kelso has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kelso shoots and misses
and Pato holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Pato with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kelso decides to pull guard.
Kelso working a defensive guard here.
Pato has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kelso has his foot on Pato's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Pato works his way back into a safe position though.
Pato is looking to stand up but Kelso won't let him.
Pato decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Kelso, up you get!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelso takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pato scores with a hook.
Kelso takes one to the side of the head.
Pato scores with the left hand. Kelso knows he should have avoided that one.
Pato lands a really nice looking cross but Kelso seems unphased.
Pato tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pato swinging wildly here.
Kelso has his takedown stuffed
and Pato counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelso avoids the head kick by Pato.
Pato throws the left hand but Kelso avoids the punch easily.
Pato has Kelso up against the cage in a clinch.
Pato lands a knee to the head.
Pato breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pato misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kelso stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kelso gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Pato counters with a lovely shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Pato showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Pato 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 50:43
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 49:43
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 50:42
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Pato!
Alex Pato retains his light heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Norberto da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gregory Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). da Silva comes to the cage accompanied by Bon Jovi - It's My Life. Gregory Black acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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293 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Norberto da Silva!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gregory Black!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Mauricio Rocha and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. da Silva defends it nicely.
Black keeps the fight on the outside.
da Silva stuffs the takedown.
da Silva is looking to clinch but Black is avoiding it.
da Silva tries to clinch there but Black circles away.
da Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Norberto da Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Black shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Black was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
da Silva wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Black.
da Silva is looking to get to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Black in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
da Silva tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Black in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
da Silva is in all sorts of trouble here.
da Silva tries to hold on but Black pushes him away.
Black with shots to the head and body - da Silva looks very uncomfortable down there.
Black lands a heavy elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Black working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Black postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks da Silva out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Black goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Gregory Black!
Gregory Black is the new super heavyweight champion!
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