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AFC 67 - Fresco vs. Corpuz PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joe Rau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ralek Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joe Rau!
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, Ralek Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Alexandre Firmino and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rau circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rau keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
It looks like Ralek Gracie has been cut.
Rau throws a hook but Gracie avoids it easily.
Gracie tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rau swivels and escapes.
Rau drops Gracie with a left and a right! Oh, Gracie is hurt - Rau dives into side control looking to finish!
Gracie is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rau is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Gracie is trying to escape and Rau transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Gracie is forced to tap! Nice work there by Rau! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Joe Rau!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gerald Brill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boris Mishkin (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 lightweight 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, Gerald Brill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Boris Mishkin!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Felipe Paraventi and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brill is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A punch combination from Mishkin misses.
Mishkin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mishkin rushes Brill and presses him up against the cage.
A knee to the head by Brill.
A knee to the head by Mishkin.
Mishkin lands a nice elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mishkin.
Brill tries a knee to the head but Mishkin blocks it.
Mishkin looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mishkin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mishkin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mishkin lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Gerald Brill has been cut.
Mishkin throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A bit of stalling here from Brill.
Brill tries to stall but Mishkin uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Brill content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Brill missing with knees to the body.
Mishkin tries a knee to the head but Brill blocks it.
Brill avoiding damage as Mishkin throws knees to the body.
Brill blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brill avoids a wild elbow strike from Mishkin.
Mishkin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brill throws a sloppy head kick
and Mishkin counters with a nice uppercut.
Mishkin checks a leg kick.
Mishkin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brill paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brill keeps Mishkin at a distance using the push kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Brill.
A nice inside leg kick there by Brill. That's going to slow Mishkin down.
Mishkin looks gassed!
Mishkin tries to clinch up.
Mishkin throws a head kick that misses
and Brill counters with a head kick.
Brill moves in looking to clinch but Mishkin pushes him off.
Brill moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Mishkin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mishkin tries to clinch but Brill moves away
and Brill counters by clinching up.
Mishkin pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Brill can't break the clinch.
Brill trying to land knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Mishkin lands a knee to the head.
Brill is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Brill connects with a knee to the head.
Brill has Mishkin pushed against the cage.
Mishkin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brill breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brill pushes Mishkin away with a front kick.
Mishkin closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Brill to the mat! Brill manages to get full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brill kicks Mishkin off and gets to his feet.
Mishkin misses with a body kick.
Brill looks to land a body kick but Mishkin moved away.
Mishkin doesn't manage to clinch there - Brill circles away.
Brill tries a head kick but it misses.
Mishkin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mishkin connects with a high kick.
Brill throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Brill wants to clinch but Mishkin slips to the side
and Mishkin counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Brill misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Mishkin misses
and Brill counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Mishkin tries to clinch up but Brill circles away and keeps his distance.
Mishkin moves in looking to clinch but Brill pushes him off.
Brill fails with an attempt to clinch.
Brill throws a head kick that misses.
A punch combination from Mishkin misses.
Brill throws a sloppy head kick
and Mishkin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mishkin tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Brill holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Mishkin misses with an elbow over the top.
Brill tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Brill missing with knees to the body.
Mishkin tries a knee to the head but Brill blocks it.
Mishkin tries to land a knee to the head but Brill blocks with his arms.
Mishkin creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Brill's defenses.
Brill lands a nice knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brill is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mishkin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Brill misses with a knee to the head.
Brill looking to slow down the pace here.
Mishkin looking to throw knees to the head but Brill is blocking nicely.
Brill tries a knee to the head but Mishkin blocks it.
Mishkin tries a knee to the head but Brill blocks it.
Brill missing with knees to the body.
Mishkin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Knees to the body from Brill.
Brill breaks from the clinch.
Mishkin throws a half hearted mid kick.
Brill fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mishkin closes the distance but Brill moves to the side
and Brill counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mishkin's knee momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brill rushes Mishkin and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Brill wants to break the clinch but can't.
Brill takes an elbow to the temple.
Brill lands a nice knee to the body.
Mishkin looking to throw knees to the head but Brill is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gerald Brill dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gerald Brill's cut.
That's time! Brill's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Brill moves in looking to clinch but Mishkin pushes him off.
Brill lands with a slapping head kick.
Brill has closed the distance and engaged Mishkin in a clinch.
Brill blocks an elbow strike from Mishkin.
Mishkin wants to get back to striking at distance but Brill won't allow it.
Brill is trying to maintain a safe position but Mishkin gets an underhook and turns Brill into the cage.
Brill breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mishkin misses with a few strikes there.
Brill keeps the fight on the outside.
Brill pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mishkin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gerald Brill seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mishkin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mishkin wants to clinch.
Mishkin clinches up with Brill and pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mishkin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brill blocks it with crossed arms.
Brill landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Mishkin trying to land knees to the body.
Mishkin is breathing heavily.
Mishkin throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Brill is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Brill tries to stall but Mishkin uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Mishkin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mishkin landing knees to the head.
Mishkin takes a knee right on the jaw!
Mishkin missing with knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Mishkin gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mishkin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mishkin tries to clinch but Brill moves out of range.
Brill throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Gerald Brill is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brill tries to clinch
and Mishkin counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mishkin.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mishkin throws an elbow but misses.
Brill has had enough of the clinch but Mishkin keeps him there for the moment.
Brill trying to stall but Mishkin improves his position.
Mishkin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mishkin avoiding damage as Brill throws knees to the body.
Mishkin avoiding damage as Brill throws knees to the body.
Mishkin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mishkin swinging wilding here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brill throws a head kick that misses.
Mishkin tries to clinch there but Brill circles away.
Brill avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brill throws a leg kick but Mishkin checks it.
Mishkin moves out of range of the body kick from Brill.
Mishkin closes the distance looking to clinch
and Brill counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Brill.
Brill trying to land knees to the body.
Mishkin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mishkin doesn't manage to clinch there - Brill circles away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Brill throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mishkin lands an elbow inside.
Mishkin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brill managing to block the knees to the body from Mishkin.
Knees to the body from Brill.
Mishkin misses with a knee to the head.
Brill using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mishkin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mishkin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Brill takes a knee right on the jaw!
Knees in the clinch landing for Brill.
Brill's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mishkin tries to clinch there but Brill circles away.
A head kick by Mishkin misses
and Brill counters with a nice body kick.
Gerald Brill is winning the standup battle so far.
Mishkin takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Brill misses with a body shot
and Mishkin counters with a good, hard body kick but Brill shrugs it off.
Mishkin throws a head kick that misses
and Brill counters with an inside leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Brill.
Mishkin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brill paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mishkin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Brill throws a sloppy head kick
and Mishkin counters by clinching up.
Brill wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mishkin.
Brill blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mishkin lands an elbow inside.
Brill dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Brill wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mishkin breaks the clinch.
Gerald Brill is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mishkin moves into the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Nice elbow from Mishkin.
Mishkin tries to land a knee to the head but Brill blocks with his arms.
Brill creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Brill avoids the elbow strike from Mishkin, against the cage.
Mishkin lands a knee to the body.
Brill scores a nice knee to the body.
Brill scores a nice knee to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mishkin as Brill tries to tie him up.
Knees to the body from Mishkin.
Mishkin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brill looks to land a combination but Mishkin avoids it well.
Brill pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mishkin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Gerald Brill will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gerald Brill's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Mishkin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brill throws a body punch but Mishkin moves out of range.
Mishkin looks to clinch
and Brill counters by clinching up.
Mishkin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mishkin scores with a knee to the head.
Brill managing to block the knees to the body from Mishkin.
Mishkin lands an elbow that stopped Brill in his tracks for a moment.
Brill scores a nice knee to the body.
Brill stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Mishkin scores with a knee to the head.
Mishkin lands an elbow inside.
Mishkin throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mishkin tries a knee to the head but Brill blocks it.
Brill misses with a knee to the head.
Brill landing knees to the head.
Brill breaks the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mishkin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Brill's face.
Mishkin looking to throw knees to the head but Brill is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brill creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mishkin's defenses.
Mishkin pushes off an throws an elbow but Brill leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Brill manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Brill using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Mishkin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mishkin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Brill is looking to control Mishkin's arms but Mishkin gets an underhook and turns him. Now Brill has his back to the cage.
Brill misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mishkin.
Mishkin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Brill wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mishkin misses with an elbow over the top.
With the fighters up against the cage, Brill throws an elbow but misses.
Mishkin lands an elbow inside that Brill shrugs off.
Mishkin lands an elbow inside.
Mishkin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brill blocks it with crossed arms.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Brill blocks an elbow strike from Mishkin.
Mishkin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A body shot lands from Mishkin.
Brill trying to land knees to the body.
Mishkin lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mishkin wants to break free but Brill has control.
Mishkin breaks the clinch.
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.
Brill connects with a high kick.
Brill tries to land a body kick
and Mishkin counters with a single leg into guard. Brill didn't expect that.
Mishkin stopping the sweep attempt from Brill.
Brill not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gerald Brill is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Brill is on top in guard.
Mishkin 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.
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.
Mishkin keeping moving, preventing Brill from controlling successfully.
Boris Mishkin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brill won't allow Mishkin to sweep him here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Boris Mishkin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Brill has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:29
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Gerald Brill!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jew Doh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nobunaga Shirow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Doh comes to the cage accompanied by Hurt - NIN. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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164 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jew Doh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nobunaga Shirow!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Luis Engracia and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shirow throws a head kick that misses.
Nice sprawl there from Doh as Shirow shoots in.
Shirow misses the shot to the body.
Shirow pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nobunaga Shirow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shirow throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Doh keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
It looks like Nobunaga Shirow has been cut.
Shirow throws a head kick that misses.
Doh tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Shirow swivels and escapes.
Horrible takedown by Doh or perhaps it was just good defense by Shirow which made him look bad.
Doh shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Shirow is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Doh is going olschool here, as he tries to force Shirow to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Shirow shrugs it off.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shirow is trying desperately to improve position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doh throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Doh landing strikes from the mount and Shirow is in trouble!
Doh looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Doh thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Doh looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Shirow avoids a series of strikes thrown by Doh.
Doh is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Shirow is surviving well by controlling Doh's body position as best he can.
Doh has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Doh is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doh punching from mount but Shirow doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Doh has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Shirow's face.
Doh throwing strikes here but Shirow is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Shirow is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Doh working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Shirow is desperately trying to improve his position but Doh has a good base and remains in mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doh goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Shirow turns into him and now he's in Doh's guard.
Shirow postures up in Doh's guard and throws a big left but Doh blocks it.
Shirow wants to control from the top but Doh keeps moving.
Doh throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Shirow trying to control but Doh is working from the bottom.
Shirow stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Doh swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Doh throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Shirow wants to pass the guard but Doh is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Shirow trying to control the position from guard on top but Doh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Shirow throws a sloppy head kick and Doh moves out of range easily.
Shirow walks into a stiff left hand from Doh.
Doh steps into range and cracks Shirow with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Shirow flops backwards and Doh dives into his guard looking to finish!
Shirow is rocked!
Doh postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Shirow covers up, he's hurt! Doh keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Doh and the ref steps in to end the fight! Doh can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jew Doh!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Wilson Viera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tre Tanks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wilson Viera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tre Tanks!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Seu Braga and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tanks avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tanks scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Viera is looking for a sweep.
Tanks lands a decent elbow from side control.
Tanks wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Viera, who protects the arm well.
Viera gets back to half guard.
Viera wants to improve his position but Tanks is controlling well.
Tanks is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tanks is looking for a kimura but Viera is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Tanks to get the leverage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Viera trying to control from the bottom.
Tanks is working for a kimura but Viera is defending it quite comfortably.
Tanks is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Viera defends it well.
Viera makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Viera.
Viera trying to strike off his back.
Viera trying to control the position here.
Tanks won't allow Viera to sweep him here.
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.
Viera on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Viera tries to get out of the position.
Tanks forces his way into half guard.
Tanks is trying to work for a kimura but Viera is defending well.
Tanks looks gassed!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Viera throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Tanks is trying to work for a kimura but Viera is defending well.
Tanks is thwarting Viera's attempts to control the position.
Tanks is working for a kimura but Viera is defending it quite comfortably.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Viera gets full guard.
Tanks works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Viera flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Viera trying to hold on to Tanks's head to control him but Tanks postures up.
Viera is trying to get back to full guard.
Tanks passes to side control.
Tanks is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Viera has escaped the position, nice work there.
Tanks tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Viera manages to get back to half guard.
Viera is pressing down on Tanks's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Tanks trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tanks preventing the sweep.
Tanks drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Viera manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Tanks has Viera in his guard.
Viera distracts Tanks with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tre Tanks dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Viera scores with a sloppy right hand. Tanks should have avoided that one.
Viera looks to score with a jab to the body but Tanks is just out of range.
Viera swinging wilding here.
Viera misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tanks shoots in but no luck this time.
Wilson Viera is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanks shoots in looking for a takedown. Viera tries to sprawl out of it but Tanks keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Viera manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Tanks slips a jab and a cross from Viera.
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.
Tanks staying out of range there.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Tanks shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Viera but Viera pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Wilson Viera has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tre Tanks.
Tanks shoots for a double leg takedown but Viera sprawls well. He's pushed Tanks's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tanks shoots in and drives through. Viera sprawls well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Viera throws a jab but it's blocked by Tanks.
Wilson Viera is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Viera will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tanks fails with a takedown attempt.
Tanks shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Viera pinned against the cage. Viera gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tanks is breathing heavily.
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.
Tanks avoids a punch combination nicely.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Viera lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wilson Viera dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Tanks has a takedown stuffed.
It looks like Tre Tanks has been cut.
Tanks keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tanks looks for a takedown but Viera sprawls well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Viera lands a lovely overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Viera looks to score with a jab to the body but Tanks is just out of range.
Viera misses with a looping left.
Tanks shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wilson Viera has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tre Tanks.
Tanks closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Viera tries to bum rush Tanks with a series of wild strikes but Tanks uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Viera as Tanks shoots in.
Tanks fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tanks takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Viera misses with a wild body shot.
Viera throws a right and a left that Tanks avoids nicely.
Viera misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Viera misses with a looping left.
Viera misses with a wild body shot.
Viera throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tanks changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Viera tries to avoid it but Tanks manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Viera to the ground. Viera escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
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.
A cross from Viera lands.
That has opened up Tre Tanks's cut even more.
Tanks shoots in for a double leg but Viera sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Tanks looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Tanks steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Viera.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wilson Viera showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Viera has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wilson Viera!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Zi Phan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gordon Ramyay (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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24
190 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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195 lbs
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Basic striking
Granite chin |
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Zi Phan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gordon Ramyay!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Thiago Cunha and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramyay misses with an uppercut. Phan saw that one coming.
Phan shoots in and drives through. Ramyay sprawls well.
Phan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Phan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zi Phan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ramyay looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Phan looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Ramyay!
Phan punching from mount but Ramyay doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Phan thowing shots but they're missing.
Phan scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Ramyay wants to try and get back to his feet.
Phan with shots to the head and body - Ramyay looks very uncomfortable down there.
Phan cracks Ramyay with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Ramyay really wants to buck Phan off and get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phan jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Ramyay is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Ramyay and Phan has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Phan is looking to take a break and control but Ramyay is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ramyay pushes Phan away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Phan gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Ramyay being controlled for a moment.
Phan tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Phan misses with the ground and pound.
Phan landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Ramyay is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Phan in side control lands a decent elbow.
Phan working the ground and pound but Ramyay is defending the strikes.
Ramyay taking punishment in the form of punches.
Ramyay is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Phan is controlling him well.
Ramyay bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Phan shoots in and drives through. Ramyay sprawls well.
Zi Phan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Phan shoots in but Ramyay avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Phan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ramyay swivels and escapes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ramyay throws a sloppy head kick and Phan moves out of range easily.
Phan shoots in for a double leg but Ramyay sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Phan fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Phan blocks a head kick by Ramyay.
Ramyay missing with a left hand there. Phan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Phan fails to land the takedown.
Ramyay pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ramyay keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ramyay keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
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.
Ramyay lands a nice leg kick that just misses Phan's sensitive parts.
Phan is breathing heavily.
Phan feints and as Ramyay raises his hands in defense, Phan changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ramyay is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Phan takes a knee right on the jaw!
Phan is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ramyay gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Ramyay is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Ramyay lands an elbow just above Phan 's eye.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Phan changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ramyay fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Phan fails with the takedown.
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 Zi Phan will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Ramyay throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ramyay walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Phan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ramyay gets caught flat footed, as Phan shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Ramyay pushes Phan off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Phan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ramyay is fending him off so far but Phan persists. Nope, Ramyay circles away and we're back to standing.
Phan drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Phan wants to control from the top but Ramyay keeps moving.
Phan has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Phan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Phan thows a big elbow that misses.
Phan won't allow Ramyay to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phan lands a couple of elbows.
Phan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ramyay keeping moving, preventing Phan from controlling successfully.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Phan looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Ramyay working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Phan.
Ramyay is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Phan is controlling him.
Phan trying to control but Ramyay is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phan throws and elbow that misses. Ramyay uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Phan's guard. Nice move by Ramyay!
Phan doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Phan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Phan wants to hit a switch here but Ramyay passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Phan there!
Ramyay stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramyay throws a head kick that misses.
Phan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ramyay has Phan up against the cage in a clinch.
Ramyay looking to stall.
Phan takes an elbow to the temple.
Phan takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ramyay connects with a nasty looking knee right to Phan's face.
Ramyay lands an elbow inside that Phan shrugs off.
Ramyay using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Phan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ramyay landing knees to the body.
Phan tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ramyay smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zi Phan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ramyay jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramyay stuffs the takedown attempt from Phan. Phan gets slowly back to his feet.
Phan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Phan fails with the takedown.
Ramyay tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Phan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Phan blocks a head kick by Ramyay.
Phan shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Phan with a flurry of punches that miss.
Phan prevents Ramyay from getting back to his feet.
Phan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Zi Phan will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Phan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ramyay as he avoids it easily.
Ramyay throws a big shot that misses.
Phan shoots in for a double leg but Ramyay sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Phan shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zi Phan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ramyay thuds a left hand into Phan's body.
Nice takedown defense from Ramyay. No joy for Phan on that attempt.
Ramyay closes the distance and clinches.
Phan wants a takedown.
Ramyay with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ramyay has Phan pushed against the cage.
Ramyay gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ramyay looking to throw knees to the head but Phan is blocking nicely.
Ramyay has Phan pushed against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ramyay throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramyay throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Phan blocks it with crossed arms.
Phan tries to pull guard but Ramyay holds him up against the cage and eventually Phan drops back down to his feet.
Ramyay comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ramyay gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ramyay lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ramyay with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Phan takes a knee right on the jaw!
Phan tries to score a body lock takedown but Ramyay shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Ramyay with a knee to the head.
Ramyay lands a damaging elbow.
Phan being controlled against the cage.
Ramyay tries to land a knee to the head but Phan blocks with his arms.
Phan takes an elbow to the forehead.
Phan tries to score a body lock takedown but Ramyay shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Ramyay stalling in the clinch but Phan improves position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phan takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ramyay taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Ramyay.
Ramyay tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Phan tries to pull guard but Ramyay won't allow it.
Ramyay lands an elbow inside.
Phan tries to score a body lock takedown but Ramyay shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Ramyay looking to throw knees to the head but Phan is blocking nicely.
Ramyay creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Phan's defenses.
Phan is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ramyay gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Ramyay unloads a knee to the mid-section. Phan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ramyay connects with a knee to the head.
Phan takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ramyay lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ramyay lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Phan is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ramyay gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Ramyay scores a nice knee to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Ramyay.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramyay connects with a nasty looking knee right to Phan's face.
A knee to the head by Ramyay.
Ramyay lands an elbow inside.
Ramyay gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ramyay lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ramyay lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Gordon Ramyay has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Phan goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ramyay prevents it.
Nice elbow from Ramyay.
Ramyay with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ramyay is trying to stall.
Ramyay looking to throw knees to the head but Phan is blocking nicely.
Phan has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Ramyay avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Phan takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ramyay prevents a takedown attempt there.
Ramyay scores with a knee to the head.
Ramyay stalling in the clinch but Phan improves position.
Phan takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ramyay looking to throw knees to the head but Phan is blocking nicely.
Phan blocks an elbow strike.
Ramyay misses with a knee to the head.
Ramyay misses with a knee strike.
Phan tries to pull guard but Ramyay won't allow it.
Phan goes for a takedown attempt but Ramyay pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Phan misses with a takedown attempt - Ramyay sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Zi Phan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Phan misses with a takedown attempt - Ramyay sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gordon Ramyay comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Phan has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:29
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gordon Ramyay!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tong Po (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Royce Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Po's entrance music is Meatloaf - In The Land Of The Pigs... A fine choice. 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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178 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tong Po!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Royce Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Seu Braga and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Po tries to clinch there but Gracie circles away.
Po throws a looping overhand right but Gracie ducks down to avoid it.
Po tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gracie shoots in looking for a takedown. Po tries to sprawl out of it but Gracie keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Po manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Po wants to clinch.
Po doesn't manage to clinch there - Gracie circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Po fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Po looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gracie swats away the attempt to clinch by Po.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Po is looking to clinch but Gracie is avoiding it.
Po fails in his attempt to clinch.
Po wants to clinch up but Gracie keeps it at a distance.
Po misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Po fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gracie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Po is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Po goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Po wants to clinch.
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.
Po moves in looking to clinch but Gracie pushes him off.
Po tries to clinch up but Gracie circles away and keeps his distance.
Po tries to close the distance and clinch but Gracie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Po fails in his attempt to clinch.
Po throws a jab but it's blocked by Gracie.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Po tries to clinch up.
Po doesn't manage to clinch there - Gracie circles away.
Po tries to clinch but Gracie is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Po wants to clinch.
Po tries to clinch up but Gracie circles away and keeps his distance.
Gracie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Po was well out of range. Poor timing from Gracie.
Po tries to clinch up but Gracie circles away and keeps his distance.
Gracie keeps the fight on the outside.
Po tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Po tries to close the distance and clinch but Gracie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Po is looking to clinch but Gracie is avoiding it.
Po pushes Gracie away with a front kick.
Tong Po is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Po throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Royce Gracie has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Po tries to clinch up but Gracie circles away and keeps his distance.
Gracie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gracie scores a takedown into full mount!
Gracie takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gracie has his arm under Po's chin here. Game over son! Gracie squeezes tightly and Po is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Royce Gracie!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pika Kalei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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174 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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pika Kalei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Edson Gomes and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kalei takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Pika Kalei has been cut.
Kalei looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
Kalei tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kalei swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Johnson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Johnson lands the left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson rushes Kalei and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Johnson lands an elbow just above Kalei 's eye.
Kalei dodges an elbow strike from Johnson.
Kalei unloads a knee to the mid-section. Johnson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Johnson misses with a knee to the head.
Johnson throws an elbow but it misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Johnson throws an elbow but misses.
Nice elbow from Johnson.
Pika Kalei's cut is getting worse.
Johnson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by Kalei.
Kalei with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kalei missing with knees to the body.
Johnson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Johnson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kalei is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Kalei wants to stall.
Knees to the body from Johnson.
Kalei dodges an elbow strike from Johnson.
Kalei fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Johnson avoiding damage as Kalei throws knees to the body.
Johnson throws an elbow that misses.
Johnson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kalei can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Johnson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kalei is breathing heavily.
Johnson avoiding damage as Kalei throws knees to the body.
Johnson throws an elbow that misses.
Kalei avoids the elbow strike from Johnson, against the cage.
Kalei tries a knee to the head but Johnson blocks it.
Johnson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Johnson misses with an elbow over the top.
Kalei trying to land knees to the body.
Johnson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Pika Kalei's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Kalei takes an elbow to the forehead.
Johnson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kalei takes an elbow to the forehead.
Johnson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kalei tries to land a knee to the head but Johnson blocks with his arms.
Kalei missing with knees to the body.
Kalei trying to land knees to the body.
Kalei jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Johnson walks away with a smile on his face. Kalei gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pika Kalei. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kalei takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Jeez, Pika Kalei's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Pika Kalei's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). John Johnson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Siouxsie Banshees (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chubbs Peterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chubbs Peterson told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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19
220 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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20
213 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Good knees
Very strong |
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Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Siouxsie Banshees!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chubbs Peterson!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Leandro Rodrigues and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peterson throws a shot from downtown. Banshees moves away and avoids it.
Peterson blocks a head kick by Banshees.
Banshees displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Peterson throws out the jab.
Banshees ducks under a wild hook from Peterson.
Banshees throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Banshees slips a straight right by Peterson.
Banshees uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Peterson.
Banshees bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Peterson looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A good leg kick by Banshees.
Banshees scores with a jab to the body.
Banshees punishes Peterson's body with a nice straight punch.
A head kick lands from Banshees that sends Peterson to the canvas. Peterson tries to scramble back to his feet but Banshees brings him back down into side control.
It looks like Chubbs Peterson has been cut.
Banshees controlling the position.
Banshees has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banshees stands up and we're back to a striking position.
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.
A shot to the body from Peterson misses
and Banshees finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Peterson misses with a hook to the body
and Banshees counters with a straight right hand.
Peterson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Banshees doesn't manage to clinch there - Peterson circles away.
Banshees lands with a thumping leg kick.
Banshees cracks the inside of Peterson's front leg.
Banshees thumps Peterson with a low kick.
Banshees fails with an attempt to clinch.
Banshees tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Banshees tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peterson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Banshees manages to avoid it.
Banshees tries to clinch up but Peterson circles away and keeps his distance.
Banshees tries to clinch up but Peterson circles away and keeps his distance.
Peterson keeps the fight on the outside.
Peterson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Banshees counters with a low kick, right behind Peterson 's knee.
Peterson swats away the attempt to clinch by Banshees.
Peterson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Peterson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Banshees.
Banshees digs a good hook to Peterson's body.
Peterson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Banshees.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banshees throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Peterson's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good leg kick by Banshees there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Banshees tries to close the distance and clinch up but Peterson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Banshees pushes Peterson away with a front kick.
Banshees scoring well with a low kick there.
Peterson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Banshees throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Peterson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Banshees can pounce on him.
Banshees scores with a jab to the body.
Peterson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Peterson swats away the attempt to clinch by Banshees.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Siouxsie Banshees dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chubbs Peterson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Banshees is looking to clinch but Peterson is avoiding it.
Banshees has Peterson up against the cage in a clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Banshees.
Banshees working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Banshees swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Banshees missing with knees to the body.
Peterson is trying to break free.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knees in the clinch landing for Banshees.
Banshees is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Peterson can do to turn this around?
Peterson has had enough of the clinch but Banshees keeps him there for the moment.
Banshees lands a nice knee to the body.
Banshees unloads a knee to the mid-section. Peterson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Banshees lands a damaging elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Banshees.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Banshees landing knees to the head.
Banshees lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Banshees unloads a knee to the mid-section. Peterson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Banshees lands a knee to the head.
Banshees landing knees to the body.
Peterson can't break the clinch.
Knees to the body from Banshees.
Banshees landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Banshees lands an elbow inside.
Banshees landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Peterson takes an elbow to the temple.
Banshees lands a nice elbow.
Banshees crunches a lovely knee into Peterson's ribcage.
Peterson takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banshees lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Banshees scores with a shoulder strike.
Peterson can't break the clinch.
Peterson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Banshees landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Banshees landing knees to the body.
Banshees lands an elbow just above Peterson 's eye.
A knee to the head by Banshees.
Banshees lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Peterson backwards.
Banshees throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Banshees's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Banshees landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Banshees looking to throw knees to the head but Peterson is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Banshees.
Banshees misses with a knee strike.
Banshees lands a knee to the body.
Banshees gets through Peterson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Banshees unloads a knee to the mid-section. Peterson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Peterson takes a shot to the head.
Peterson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Peterson wants to break free but Banshees has control.
Banshees landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Banshees looking to throw knees to the head but Peterson is blocking nicely.
Peterson wants to break free but Banshees has control.
Peterson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Banshees.
Banshees tries a knee to the head but Peterson blocks it.
Peterson wants to break free but Banshees has control.
Peterson breaks from the clinch.
Peterson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Banshees.
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.
A slow jab from Banshees misses its intended target.
Peterson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Peterson loads up on a big right hand but Banshees slips the punch.
Peterson misses with a looping left.
Banshees wants to clinch.
Peterson cracks Banshees with a right hand to the side of the head.
Banshees tries to clinch but Peterson moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Peterson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Siouxsie Banshees dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Chubbs Peterson's cut.
That's time! Banshees's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Peterson throws a body punch but Banshees moves out of range.
Banshees tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Peterson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Banshees tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Peterson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Banshees is looking to clinch.
Banshees lands with a nice body kick.
Chubbs Peterson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Banshees throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Banshees connects with a solid leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Banshees tries to clinch up but Peterson circles away and keeps his distance.
Peterson thuds a left hand into Banshees's body.
Peterson lands a head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Banshees.
Banshees looks to throw the jab but Peterson is out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Banshees.
Banshees takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Banshees connects with a high kick.
Peterson looks to land a right hand but Banshees moved out of range.
Banshees moves into the clinch.
Banshees tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Peterson can't break the clinch.
Peterson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Banshees scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banshees scores with a knee to the head.
Banshees is leaning against Peterson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Peterson can't break the clinch.
Banshees misses with a knee to the head.
Peterson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Peterson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Peterson is trying to break the clinch but Banshees has him pressed against the cage.
Peterson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Peterson wants to break free but Banshees has control.
Banshees lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Banshees.
The referee calls for Banshees to work.
Knees in the clinch landing for Banshees.
Banshees lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Banshees scores with a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banshees landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Banshees connects with a nasty looking knee right to Peterson's face.
Banshees misses with an elbow over the top.
Banshees misses with a knee to the head.
Peterson wants to get back to striking at distance but Banshees won't allow it.
Banshees looking to stall.
Peterson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Banshees has him pressed against the cage.
Banshees tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Banshees throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Siouxsie Banshees is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Peterson tries to break the clinch but Banshees is controlling the position.
Banshees with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Banshees tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Banshees tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
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.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Banshees just misses with a elbow thrown towards Peterson's brow.
Knees in the clinch landing for Banshees.
Chubbs Peterson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Peterson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Peterson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Banshees has him pressed against the cage.
Peterson tries to break the clinch but Banshees is controlling the position.
Peterson wants to get back to striking at distance but Banshees won't allow it.
Peterson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Banshees missing with knees to the body.
Peterson has had enough of the clinch but Banshees keeps him there for the moment.
Banshees lands an elbow that stopped Peterson in his tracks for a moment.
Peterson has had enough of the clinch but Banshees keeps him there for the moment.
Banshees keeps control of Peterson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Peterson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Siouxsie Banshees showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Banshees 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:26
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:26
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Siouxsie Banshees!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Angel Concepcion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Floyd Sumerweather (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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163 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Angel Concepcion!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Floyd Sumerweather!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Felipe Paraventi and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sumerweather throws a body punch but Concepcion moves out of range.
Concepcion checks a leg kick.
Concepcion closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Sumerweather to the mat! Sumerweather manages to get full guard.
Sumerweather is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Concepcion throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sumerweather wants to stand but Concepcion is controlling the position.
Concepcion sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Concepcion wants to pass the guard but Sumerweather is keeping the position.
Concepcion has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Sumerweather wants to stand and escape but Concepcion is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Concepcion drops back, looking for a kneebar! Sumerweather looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Sumerweather looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Sumerweather!
Concepcion tries to improve position but can't.
Concepcion is working hard here to advance position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sumerweather decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Concepcion ducks right into an uppercut from Sumerweather.
Sumerweather swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Concepcion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Concepcion shoots in and drives through. Sumerweather sprawls well.
Sumerweather waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Concepcion.
Concepcion thows a body shot but no joy.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sumerweather 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 Concepcion has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Concepcion and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Floyd Sumerweather seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Concepcion fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Angel Concepcion. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sumerweather throws out a leg kick but Concepcion moves out of range and Sumerweather only half commits.
Concepcion slips a jab from Sumerweather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Concepcion takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Concepcion keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sumerweather misses with a looping left.
Concepcion uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sumerweather.
Concepcion shoots for a double leg takedown but Sumerweather sprawls well. He's pushed Concepcion's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Horrible takedown by Concepcion or perhaps it was just good defense by Sumerweather which made him look bad.
Sumerweather throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sumerweather throws a hook to the side of Concepcion's head but Concepcion sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sumerweather throws a solid leg kick but Concepcion takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sumerweather.
Concepcion checks a leg kick.
Sumerweather throws a predictable looking body shot
and Concepcion counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Concepcion trying to control but Sumerweather is working from the bottom.
Sumerweather can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Concepcion controls the pace.
Concepcion trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sumerweather pushes Concepcion off and scrambles back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Floyd Sumerweather dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Concepcion shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Concepcion prevents Sumerweather from getting back to his feet.
Concepcion trying to control the position from guard on top but Sumerweather is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sumerweather is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Concepcion dives into side control.
Sumerweather is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Concepcion is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Sumerweather is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Concepcion just content to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Concepcion is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Sumerweather has escaped the position, nice work there.
Concepcion goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Sumerweather has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Concepcion but great work by Sumerweather.
Sumerweather decides to take the fight back to the feet.
No luck for Concepcion with that takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Concepcion tries to clinch there but Sumerweather circles away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Concepcion.
Concepcion tries for a takedown but Sumerweather sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Angel Concepcion. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sumerweather misses the jab.
Sumerweather misses with a combination
and Concepcion counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Concepcion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sumerweather wants to stand but Concepcion is controlling the position.
Concepcion forces his way into half guard.
Concepcion is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Sumerweather sees it coming and defends easily.
Concepcion trying to pass the guard but Sumerweather defending well.
Concepcion seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sumerweather does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Concepcion is trying to work for a kimura but Sumerweather is defending well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
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.
Sumerweather is not content to let Concepcion control the position.
Sumerweather is trying to stand back up but Concepcion is controlling him
Concepcion is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Sumerweather has managed to free his arm - good work.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Concepcion misses with an uppercut.
Sumerweather punishes Concepcion's body with a nice straight punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Angel Concepcion dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sumerweather cracks Concepcion with an open hand slap.
Concepcion misses with a straight left.
Sumerweather misses with a wild body shot.
Concepcion looks to land a left hand but Sumerweather moved out of range nicely.
A jab from Sumerweather misses.
Concepcion shoots in looking for a takedown. Sumerweather tries to sprawl out of it but Concepcion keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sumerweather manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sumerweather paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Concepcion misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A cross from Concepcion lands.
Sumerweather throws a body punch but Concepcion moves out of range.
Concepcion keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sumerweather.
Sumerweather looks to land a right hand but Concepcion moved out of range.
Sumerweather thuds his right hand into Concepcion's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sumerweather tries to bum rush Concepcion with a series of wild strikes but Concepcion uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Concepcion fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Angel Concepcion. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sumerweather swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Sumerweather misses with a double jab
and Concepcion counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Concepcion will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sumerweather throws a combination that misses
so Concepcion counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Concepcion with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Concepcion trying to control but Sumerweather is working from the bottom.
Concepcion slips nicely into half guard.
Concepcion content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Concepcion works his way into full mount!
Sumerweather is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
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.
Sumerweather taking shots to the head.
Angel Concepcion overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Concepcion trying to control but Sumerweather is having none of it.
Concepcion tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Sumerweather is squirming around, avoiding Concepcion's attempts to control the action.
Concepcion takes Sumerweather's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Sumerweather is in trouble.
Sumerweather is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Angel Concepcion did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sumerweather swats away the attempt to clinch by Concepcion.
Sumerweather gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Concepcion slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Sumerweather wants to get back to his feet but Concepcion is dominant here and he's now got Sumerweather's back!
Concepcion has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Sumerweather has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Will Concepcion go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sumerweather is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Sumerweather is trying to stand back up.
Concepcion is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Sumerweather is defending well though. Concepcion let's go of the attempt for now.
Concepcion is looking for a choke. Sumerweather gets to his feet with his opponent on his back and slams him to the mat. Sumerweather manages to squirm out of the attempted choke and turns into his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sumerweather gets to his feet - Concepcion follows without any prompting.
Sumerweather looks to throw the jab but Concepcion is out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Sumerweather. No joy for Concepcion on that attempt.
Floyd Sumerweather is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Concepcion defending well as Sumerweather loads up on a big left hand.
A low kick from Sumerweather misses
and Concepcion counters with a takedown into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sumerweather pushes Concepcion away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Concepcion gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Concepcion trying to control the action but Sumerweather is working from the bottom.
Concepcion is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Sumerweather is trying to escape and Concepcion transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Sumerweather is forced to tap! Nice work there by Concepcion! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Angel Concepcion!
Angel Concepcion retains his lightweight title!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jacques Fresco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jasper Corpuz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jasper Corpuz struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 156.3lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jacques Fresco!
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, Jasper Corpuz!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Alexandre Firmino and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fresco bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Corpuz! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
It looks like Jasper Corpuz has been cut.
Corpuz has his foot on Fresco's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Fresco works his way back into a safe position though.
Fresco stopping the sweep attempt from Corpuz.
Fresco cracks Corpuz with a solid left hand.
Corpuz is rocked!
Fresco is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Corpuz is still in real trouble! Can Fresco finish him?
Fresco gets to his feet and stands over Corpuz, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Corpuz felt that one! Fresco unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Corpuz from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jacques Fresco!
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