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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Darrin Bunich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucca Atreides (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Atreides comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Remember the name kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Brawler
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
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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
0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Darrin Bunich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lucca Atreides!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Paulo Santos and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bunich closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Bunich cracks Atreides with a big right hand but Atreides just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Atreides is being controlled here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bunich thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Bunich has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Bunich swings for the body but Atreides moves out of range.
Bunich tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bunich looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Atreides is fending him off so far but Bunich persists. Nope, Atreides circles away and we're back to standing.
Bunich shoots in looking for a takedown. Atreides tries to sprawl out of it but Bunich keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Atreides manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atreides jabs Bunich right on the nose. Bunich blinks but takes it well.
Darrin Bunich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck for Bunich with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darrin Bunich. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Atreides throws a lazy right hand but Bunich sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lucca Atreides is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bunich fails with an attempt to clinch.
Atreides throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bunich fails to land the takedown.
Atreides misses with a hook. Bunich ducked under it nicely.
Atreides with a nice cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunich misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Atreides fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bunich feints and then cracks Atreides's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Atreides down.
A jab from Atreides misses.
Atreides lets loose with a powerful body kick. Bunich will feel that in the morning.
Atreides connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bunich is breathing heavily.
Bunich throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Atreides's waist but Atreides gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bunich off to one side.
Atreides avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Atreides fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bunich.
Bunich shoots in and drives through. Atreides sprawls well.
Atreides checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Atreides punishes Bunich's body with a nice straight punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunich on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bunich gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Atreides.
Bunich ducks right into an uppercut from Atreides.
Bunich misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Atreides lands with a right hand.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Atreides, as that shot connected.
Atreides connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bunich. Bunich circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bunich takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Atreides is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round!Bunich had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Atreides lands with an uppercut that bounces Bunich off the cage and back into rage.
Bunich shoots in for a double leg but Atreides sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bunich takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Bunich is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bunich doesn't manage to clinch there - Atreides circles away.
Bunich throws a sloppy head kick
and Atreides counters with a leg kick.
Atreides tries a head kick but it misses.
Bunich scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Bunich scores with punches from side control.
Atreides being controlled for a moment.
Bunich has knee on belly and moves into mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucca Atreides dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bunich tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Atreides counters with a nice leg kick.
Darrin Bunich is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Atreides swats away the attempt to clinch by Bunich.
Bunich throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bunich shoots in but Atreides avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bunich thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bunich shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Atreides as he avoids it easily.
Bunich tries to clinch but Atreides is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bunich looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Atreides is fending him off so far but Bunich persists. Nope, Atreides circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darrin Bunich. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bunich misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bunich misses with a body kick.
Bunich scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunich lands a few punches from side control.
Bunich is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Atreides taking a bit of punishment here - Bunich scoring with strikes.
Bunich works to advance to full mount. Atreides defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunich breaks from Atreides's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Atreides tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bunich sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Bunich seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Atreides for as long as he can get away with.
Atreides is working to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunich in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Bunich controlling the position easily from mount.
Bunich with a couple of short strikes.
Bunich tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atreides tries to buck Bunich off but Bunich takes his back!
Bunich is riding his opponent, not letting Atreides buck him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darrin Bunich dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Bunich wants to clinch up but Atreides keeps it at a distance.
Bunich shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Atreides's guard.
Atreides can't keep his opponent in guard - Bunich advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Atreides won't allow Bunich to pass to mount.
Still in half guard, Bunich seems content to control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Atreides can do anything to dispel that myth.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Darrin Bunich just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Bunich has his takedown stuffed
and Atreides counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bunich fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lucca Atreides seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bunich throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Atreides's waist but Atreides gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bunich off to one side.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bunich.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darrin Bunich. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atreides misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bunich.
Bunich drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Bunich working away.
Atreides tries to improve position but can't.
Bunich working away.
The referee asks Bunich politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Bunich prefers to stall for the moment though.
Bunich working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Bunich 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunich thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Atreides is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Bunich working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Bunich trying to control the action but Atreides is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunich controlling the position.
Bunich trying to control the position but Atreides is working away.
Atreides wants to control but Bunich postures up.
Bunich has hold of Atreides's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Atreides tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Bunich cranks the arm and Atreides screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Atreides, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Darrin Bunich!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between George Dillon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ximena Loca (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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192 lbs
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187 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Good kicks
Determined |
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, George Dillon!
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, Ximena Loca!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Paulo Santos and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Loca swats away the attempt to clinch by Dillon.
Loca gets a clinch.
Loca with a knee to the head.
Loca lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Loca misses with an elbow over the top.
Loca with a knee to the head.
Dillon has had enough of the clinch but Loca keeps him there for the moment.
Loca lands a knee to the head.
Loca with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Loca lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dillon is rocked!
Loca lands a big knee to the head and Dillon goes down! Loca pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ximena Loca!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Edgar Plum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sancho Vito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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179 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Brawler
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Edgar Plum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sancho Vito!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Seu Braga and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vito fails to land the takedown.
Vito looks for a takedown but Plum sprawls well.
Plum stuffs the takedown attempt from Vito. Vito gets slowly back to his feet.
Edgar Plum has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sancho Vito.
Plum fails to land with a series of punches.
Vito will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Vito chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Vito misses with a combination
and Plum counters with a three punch combo that has Vito backing up. Vito nods at Plum to acknowledge the strikes.
Vito misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Vito falls off balance throwing a combination
and Plum counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Plum throws a left and a right that both miss
and Vito counters with a nice leg kick.
Plum stalks Vito and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Vito's face. Vito staggers backwards, shaken.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vito misses with a takedown attempt
and Plum counters with a three punch combo that has Vito backing up. Vito nods at Plum to acknowledge the strikes.
Plum is breathing heavily.
Plum defending well as Vito loads up on a big left hand.
Plum lands with a nice combination. Vito backs away looking to recover.
Vito is rocked!
Plum throws a right hand that Vito ducks under and follows up with a left that Vito also avoids with ease.
Vito is still on wobbly legs! Can Plum finish him?
No joy there for Plum, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vito takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A punch combination from Plum misses.
Sancho Vito seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vito slips a jab and a cross from Plum.
Nice uppercut there from Plum.
Plum throws a right hand that Vito ducks under and follows up with a left that Vito also avoids with ease.
Vito shoots for a takedown but Plum saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Plum fails to land with a series of punches.
Vito avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vito slips a jab and a cross from Plum.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plum misses with a double jab.
Plum is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Vito flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Vito is out cold! Plum holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Edgar Plum!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hans Schwanz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luck Chidell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Hans Schwanz has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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215 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hans Schwanz!
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, Luck Chidell!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Matheus Silva and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chidell blocks a head kick by Schwanz.
Schwanz blocks a leg kick.
Nice takedown defense from Schwanz. No joy for Chidell on that attempt.
Schwanz lands with a nice body kick.
Chidell throws out a loose jab but Schwanz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chidell will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nice combo by Schwanz! Oh, that's hurt him - Chidell falls to the canvas and Schwanz follows him into side control.
Chidell is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schwanz 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.
Chidell is still in real trouble! Can Schwanz finish him?
Schwanz stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Chidell seems to have recovered his senses.
A head kick by Schwanz - that's a beauty! Chidell is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Schwanz can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Hans Schwanz!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Donnie Wall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Auville (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wall comes to the cage accompanied by Rolling Stones- Gimme Shelter. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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153 lbs
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Donnie Wall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Auville!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Leandro Rodrigues and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Auville wants to clinch up but Wall keeps it at a distance.
Wall fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Auville, pushing him back against the cage.
Auville breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A slapping leg kick lands for Auville.
Wall has a takedown stuffed.
Auville looks to land a combination but Wall avoids it well.
Wall closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Wall thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Wall is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wall passes the guard and advances to mount!
Wall throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Auville because Wall loaded up on that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wall wants to finish this one by submission but Auville is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Wall.
Wall lands a nice shot to the head.
Auville blocking the ground and pound.
Wall fails to take his opponent's back.
Wall landing strikes, looking to finish!
Wall throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Auville defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Wall.
Wall jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Auville manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Wall is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wall wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Auville, who protects the arm well.
Wall working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Wall looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Wall is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Auville knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wall is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Auville is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Auville is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Wall thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Wall is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Auville knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's four 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.
Auville is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Wall advances to full mount.
Wall jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Auville manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Wall working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Wall working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donnie Wall dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Auville ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wall moves away.
Auville wants to clinch but Wall slips to the side
and Wall decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Auville's guard.
Wall is pushing down on Auville's leg trying to pass to half guard. Auville is fighting to maintain full guard but Wall has managed to sneak the leg through.
Auville blocking the ground and pound attempt from Wall.
Wall seems to be working for a kimura but Auville defends the submission attempt.
Wall is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Auville avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Wall.
Wall trying to mount his opponent but Auville defends it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wall is working for an americana but Auville has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Wall was thinking about the submission.
Wall distracts Auville with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Wall advances position into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Auville prevents Wall from moving into mount.
Wall tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Wall has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Wall in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wall wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Auville, who protects the arm well.
Auville wants to get back to his feet.
Wall is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Auville is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Wall goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Auville rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Wall's guard! Nice work there by Auville!
Wall is working an open guard so Auville takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Wall decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wall trying to pass the guard but Auville defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wall is working for a kimura but Auville is defending it quite comfortably.
Wall passes the guard and advances to mount!
Auville blocking the ground and pound.
Wall jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Auville manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Wall working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Auville really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wall. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wall working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Wall looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Wall looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Auville prevents Wall from moving into mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donnie Wall dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Auville tries to clinch
and Wall counters with a takedown into side control.
The ground and pound from Wall seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Wall is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Auville is trying to escape and Wall transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Auville is forced to tap! Nice work there by Wall! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Donnie Wall!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hiro Takayama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ned Masterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Takayama comes into the arena with Mama Said Knock You Out blaring out of the sound system. Ned Masterson is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hiro Takayama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ned Masterson!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Matheus Silva and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Masterson tries a head kick but it misses.
Masterson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Takayama shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Masterson pinned against the cage. Masterson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Takayama blocks a head kick by Masterson.
Masterson throws a head kick that misses.
Takayama shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Masterson as he avoids it easily.
Masterson lands a nice shot to the body.
No luck for Takayama with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hiro Takayama. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Masterson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Takayama shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Masterson but Masterson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Takayama is breathing heavily.
Masterson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Left hook, right uppercut from Masterson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takayama takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ned Masterson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Whack! Masterson lands a heavy head kick that drops Takayama. The ref tackles Masterson to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Takayama was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Ned Masterson!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Allmen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Haxon Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Allmen comes into the arena with "Snakebite" by Racer X blaring out of the sound system. This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, James Allmen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Haxon Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Felipe Paraventi and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Allmen.
It looks like Haxon Gracie has been cut.
Gracie fails with the takedown.
Gracie has a takedown stuffed.
Gracie looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Allmen is fending him off so far but Gracie persists. Nope, Allmen circles away and we're back to standing.
James Allmen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Haxon Gracie.
Allmen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Allmen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gracie paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gracie closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Allmen to the mat! Allmen manages to get full guard.
Gracie trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Allmen is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Allmen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gracie passes into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gracie stops Allmen from getting back to his feet.
Gracie wants to free his trapped foot but Allmen is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Gracie shoots in but no luck this time.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Allmen sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Allmen connects with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Allmen throws a hook but Gracie avoids it easily.
Gracie takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Gracie shoots for a takedown but Allmen saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Allmen as he avoids it easily.
Allmen misses with a wild combination.
Gracie shoots in and drives through. Allmen sprawls well.
Gracie looks gassed!
No joy there for Allmen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gracie looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Allmen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gracie avoids the body shot from Allmen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allmen swinging wilding here.
Allmen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gracie's head backwards.
Horrible takedown by Gracie or perhaps it was just good defense by Allmen which made him look bad.
A swing and a miss from Allmen.
Allmen tries to clinch there but Gracie circles away.
Gracie takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Allmen misses with the combination.
Gracie tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Allmen swivels and escapes.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gracie.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allmen throws a series of punches but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie fails with the takedown.
Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Allmen.
Gracie changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Allmen tries to avoid it but Gracie manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Allmen to the ground. Allmen escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Gracie scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Allmen is pushing Gracie's head away, looking to escape. Gracie manages to hold on to the position though.
Gracie trying to control the action but Allmen is working from the bottom.
The ground and pound from Gracie seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Gracie wants to take a breather but Allmen manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Gracie.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Allmen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Haxon Gracie's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gracie looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Gracie fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A jab from Allmen misses.
James Allmen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Allmen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Allmen but Allmen pushes him off and we're back to square one.
James Allmen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Haxon Gracie.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gracie.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Gracie was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie thowing shots but they're missing.
Allmen blocking the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie trying to control but Allmen is having none of it.
Gracie throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Allmen because Gracie loaded up on that one.
Allmen is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Gracie lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Gracie throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Gracie cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Gracie looking to finish with strikes here!
Gracie content just to control the position here.
Allmen holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Gracie tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Gracie punching from mount but Allmen doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Gracie landing strikes, looking to finish!
Gracie tries to control but Allmen wriggling away.
Allmen avoids a series of strikes thrown by Gracie.
Allmen avoids a series of strikes thrown by Gracie.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries to control but Allmen wriggling away.
Allmen takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Gracie has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gracie landing strikes, looking to finish!
Gracie working for a guillotine from mount but Allmen is in no mood to give up.
Gracie misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Allmen is in all sorts of trouble here.
Gracie with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Gracie can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Allmen is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allmen gets back to half guard.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but Allmen is defending well.
Allmen is refusing to be controlled, as Gracie sits in half guard.
Allmen regains full guard. Nicely done.
Allmen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gracie works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Gracie is trying to control the action in half guard but Allmen is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Allmen manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Haxon Gracie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Haxon Gracie's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Allmen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gracie paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Allmen has his takedown stuffed
and Gracie counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Gracie tries to free his leg and advance position but Allmen is retaining full guard.
Gracie stopping the sweep attempt from Allmen.
Allmen is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gracie is controlling him.
Gracie drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gracie jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Gracie postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Allmen keeping full guard, as Gracie tries to pass.
Allmen is looking to stand up but Gracie isn't so interested in that idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allmen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Gracie tries a head kick but it misses.
Gracie shoots and misses
and Allmen counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Allmen.
Gracie is looking to sweep but instead, Allmen has passed into half guard.
Gracie is looking to control Allmen's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gracie avoid being mounted?
Gracie is trying to get back to full guard.
Gracie works his way to full guard. Good work.
Allmen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gracie is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allmen looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Allmen working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Gracie's head.
Gracie is working an open guard so Allmen takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Allmen plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Allmen shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Gracie counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie stalling away here and it's allowed Allmen to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allmen is looking for a triangle but Gracie pushes his legs off easily.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Allmen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie postures up in Allmen's guard and throws a big left but Allmen blocks it.
Haxon Gracie has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gracie throws a strike but Allmen rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Gracie manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
A nice elbow there by Gracie.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looking to finish Allmen with some ground and pound. This is bad for Allmen!
Gracie putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Allmen really wants to buck Gracie off and get back to his feet.
Allmen is working to get back to half guard.
Allmen tries to hold on but Gracie postures up.
Gracie throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Allmen is squirming around, avoiding Gracie's attempts to control the action.
Allmen gets back to half guard.
Allmen is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Haxon Gracie just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Haxon Gracie's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Gracie doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Allmen counters with a shoot takedown. Gracie fights it but they end up in guard.
Gracie is trying to keep Allmen in close.
Allmen works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Allmen looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Gracie moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Gracie has a closed guard, preventing Allmen from standing up.
Gracie throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Gracie trying to strike off his back.
Allmen preventing the sweep.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allmen thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Allmen circles away easily
and Allmen counters with a one-two to the body.
Gracie takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Allmen shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Allmen showed some decent athleticism there.
Allmen stands up and beckons Gracie to join him on the feet.
Nice shot by Allmen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Allmen throws a combination. Gracie tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Allmen throws a series of strikes that have Gracie backpedaling.
Allmen cracks Gracie with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Allmen fails to land with a series of punches.
A head kick misses from Allmen.
Haxon Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie shoots and misses
and Gracie takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
James Allmen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Haxon Gracie.
Gracie takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gracie has his takedown stuffed
and Allmen counters with a nice uppercut.
Gracie gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Allmen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allmen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Allmen tries to clinch up but Gracie circles away and keeps his distance.
Gracie has his takedown stuffed
enabling Allmen to counter with a crisp jab.
Gracie shoots and misses
so Allmen counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Allmen preventing the sweep.
Allmen sitting in guard here, content to control.
Gracie tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Allmen trying to stand up but can't free himself from Gracie's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie trying to keep a closed guard but Allmen is proving a slippery customer.
Gracie looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Allmen has picked Gracie up and slammed him! Gracie can't keep hold of the triangle and Allmen manages to pass to side control!
Allmen takes a little break here. Gracie wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Allmen decides to stand up, so the ref orders Gracie to his feet.
Gracie keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gracie takes one on the button.
Gracie tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Allmen had his way with Haxon Gracie in that round.
The cut man is working on Haxon Gracie's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Allmen rushes Gracie and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Allmen breaks the clinch.
Allmen throws a shot from downtown. Gracie moves away and avoids it.
Allmen drives through with a takedown into guard.
Gracie looking for a sweep. Not yet Gracie, not yet.
Gracie throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Allmen won't allow Gracie to sweep him here.
Allmen is looking to stand up but Gracie won't let him.
Allmen has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Gracie looking for a sweep. Not yet Gracie, not yet.
Gracie is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Allmen circles away easily
and Allmen counters with a two punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to de liver by Allmen. Beautiful body shot.
Gracie has his takedown stuffed
letting Allmen counter with a right hand.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but Allmen shows good takedown defense.
James Allmen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Haxon Gracie.
Gracie shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Allmen counters with a straight right hand.
Allmen throws a body punch but Gracie moves out of range.
Allmen is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A nice combination there by Allmen.
Gracie with a poor takedown
and Allmen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gracie shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Allmen counters with a two punch combo.
Allmen misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie misses with a takedown
and Allmen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gracie gets a takedown into half guard.
Gracie is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Allmen defends it well.
Allmen makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Allmen stuffs the takedown attempt from Gracie. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet.
Gracie shoots in but no luck this time.
Gracie bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Allmen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gracie fails with the takedown
and Allmen counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Gracie!
Allmen controlling from the full mount.
Allmen trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Gracie tries to hold on but Allmen postures up.
Gracie sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allmen is thwarting Gracie's attempts to control the position.
Allmen passes to side control.
Gracie tries to buck Allmen off but Allmen is having none of it.
Gracie manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Gracie is looking for a sweep. Allmen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Allmen is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Gracie gets full guard.
Allmen stands up from Gracie's guard - Allmen perhaps looking for a knockout.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Allmen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Allmen has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 48:46
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 48:46
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 48:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Allmen!
James Allmen is the new welterweight champion!
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