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FFB 66: Muerte vs. Silva PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roger Paiva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Ramirez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ramirez has chosen Get Money by Stat Quo & Young Jeezy as his entrance music. Thiago Ramirez looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roger Paiva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Ramirez!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Leandro Rodrigues and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paiva clinches up against the cage.
Ramirez prevents the takedown attempt.
Paiva tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ramirez smiles and moves away.
Paiva drives through with a takedown into guard.
Paiva postures up and lands a big shot to Ramirez's brow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Paiva accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Paiva postures up and lands a big shot to Ramirez's brow.
Paiva showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Paiva landing some decent shots from guard.
Paiva trying to control but Ramirez is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ramirez has momentary wrist control but Paiva slips an elbow through the middle.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Paiva with a nice head shot there.
Paiva is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paiva works over Ramirez with some ground and pound from guard.
Ramirez keeping moving, preventing Paiva from controlling successfully.
Ramirez wants to stand but Paiva is controlling the position.
Paiva might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Paiva showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Paiva throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ramirez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Paiva trying to control but Ramirez is working from the bottom.
Paiva stops Ramirez from standing up.
Ramirez looks gassed!
Paiva trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Ramirez sizes up Paiva with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Paiva staying out of range there.
Paiva feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Paiva lands a couple of digs.
Ramirez wants to stand and escape but Paiva is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paiva postures up and lands a big shot to Ramirez's brow.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ramirez has momentary wrist control but Paiva slips an elbow through the middle.
Paiva distracts Ramirez with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Paiva trying to control but Ramirez is working from the bottom.
Paiva really is a fat lump.
Ramirez wants to stand but Paiva is controlling the position.
Ramirez wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Paiva manages to pass to side control.
Paiva is working for a kimura but Ramirez is defending it quite comfortably.
Ramirez pushes Paiva off looking to stand but Paiva dives back in and keeps control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paiva is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ramirez defends it well.
Paiva landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Paiva stops Ramirez from getting back to his feet.
Paiva is nestled in close to Ramirez, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Paiva is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Paiva wants to take a breather but Ramirez is having none of it.
Paiva not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ramirez looks like he's trying to stand up.
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.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Paiva.
Paiva working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Ramirez is pushing Paiva's head away, looking to escape. Paiva manages to hold on to the position though.
Ramirez takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Paiva 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.
A lull in the action here.
Ramirez is trying to buck Paiva off.
Paiva trying to control the action but Ramirez is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Paiva goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Ramirez rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Paiva's guard! Nice work there by Ramirez!
Ramirez stands up out of Paiva's guard for a moment - Paiva manages to land a nice upkick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roger Paiva dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ramirez throws a jab when Paiva was well out of range.
Paiva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ramirez bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ramirez throws a series of strikes that have Paiva backpedaling.
Paiva shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Paiva showed some decent athleticism there.
Paiva is taking a breather. Ramirez says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Paiva is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Paiva takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ramirez is staying active underneath Paiva, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ramirez is looking to escape.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Paiva connects with a nice short shot to Ramirez's temple.
Ramirez wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Paiva working the head and body with strikes.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paiva working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Paiva landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Paiva is controlling the pace.
Ramirez is looking to escape.
Paiva lands strikes from half guard.
Paiva is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Paiva lands strikes from half guard.
Ramirez has one foot on Paiva's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Ramirez misses with a hook. Paiva ducked under it nicely.
A slow jab from Ramirez misses its intended target.
Paiva closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paiva tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Paiva has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Paiva working the ground and pound.
Ramirez wants to get back to his feet.
Ramirez is not content to let Paiva control the position.
Roger Paiva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Paiva lands a nice forearm strike.
Ramirez is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Paiva asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paiva looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Ramirez is not content to let Paiva control the position.
Paiva misses with the ground and pound.
Ramirez is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Paiva is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Ramirez knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Paiva lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez wants to get back to his feet.
Ramirez taking a bit of punishment here - Paiva scoring with strikes.
Ramirez is pushing Paiva's head away, looking to escape. Paiva manages to hold on to the position though.
Paiva cracks Ramirez with a big elbow.
Ramirez bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Ramirez darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Paiva wants to clinch up but Ramirez keeps it at a distance.
Ramirez throws a lazy right hand but Paiva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Paiva shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ramirez as he jumps to the side.
The fighters circling - Ramirez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Paiva moves away from the strike by Ramirez.
Ramirez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Paiva shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ramirez pinned against the cage. Ramirez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
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 Roger Paiva will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Paiva shoots in for a double leg but Ramirez sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Paiva shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Paiva was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
You get the feeling that Ramirez really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Paiva punishing his opponent with strikes.
Paiva with shots to the head and body - Ramirez looks very uncomfortable down there.
Ramirez tries to buck Paiva off but he can't manage it.
Paiva scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Ramirez?
Paiva looking to finish Ramirez with some ground and pound. This is bad for Ramirez!
Ramirez is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Paiva lands a big elbow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ramirez wants to try and get back to his feet.
Paiva has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Ramirez's face.
Ramirez wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paiva has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Ramirez's face.
Ramirez's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Paiva landing strikes from the mount and Ramirez is in trouble!
Ramirez is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Paiva working the ground and pound effectively.
Paiva with shots to the head and body - Ramirez looks very uncomfortable down there.
Paiva landing shots from mount.
Ramirez is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
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.
Paiva landing shots from mount.
Ramirez wants to try and get back to his feet.
A nice elbow there by Paiva.
Ramirez takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Paiva landing strikes, looking to finish!
Paiva lands a big shot there that rocks Ramirez but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Paiva is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Paiva lands a heavy elbow.
A nice elbow there by Paiva.
Paiva is landing with some decent strikes but Ramirez is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Ramirez is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Ramirez is in a horrible position here. Paiva smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Paiva cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paiva won't let Ramirez get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Paiva with the ground and pound from mount.
Paiva scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Ramirez in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Thiago Ramirez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ramirez is trying to stand up.
Ramirez is in a horrible position here. Paiva smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Ramirez is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Paiva looking to secure an arm triangle but Ramirez defends it well.
Paiva lands a big shot there that rocks Ramirez but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Ramirez really wants to buck Paiva off and get back to his feet.
Paiva can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ramirez is looking to escape.
The referee warns Ramirez that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Paiva cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Ramirez in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Paiva scoring with strikes but Ramirez is staying in there.
Paiva looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Paiva landing strikes from the mount and Ramirez is in trouble!
Ramirez wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Paiva with good strikes from the mount here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ramirez taking shots to the head.
Roger Paiva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ramirez is squirming around, avoiding Paiva's attempts to control the action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roger Paiva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Paiva, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roger Paiva!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeganathan Mondero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Albert Gore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jeganathan Mondero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Albert Gore!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Paulo Santos and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gore waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Mondero.
Gore gets caught flat footed, as Mondero shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Mondero trying to control the position from guard on top but Gore is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mondero is really struggling to control Gore but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Mondero seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Mondero with a nice head shot there.
Mondero throwing strikes from guard but Gore blocks nicely.
Mondero drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Mondero jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gore is pulling down on Mondero's head to control his posture.
Gore keeping full guard, as Mondero tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mondero working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mondero trying to control the position from guard on top but Gore is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mondero throws a big right hand that misses.
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.
Mondero postures up in Gore's guard and throws a big left but Gore blocks it.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Mondero is looking to clinch but Gore is avoiding it.
Mondero tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gore swivels and escapes.
Mondero shoots in but Gore avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Mondero misses with a two punch combination.
Gore swats away the attempt to clinch by Mondero.
Mondero shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gore pinned against the cage. Gore gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeganathan Mondero. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gore shoots in but Mondero avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Mondero doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Gore makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Mondero ducks under a wild hook from Gore.
Gore swats away the attempt to clinch by Mondero.
Mondero shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Mondero was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Mondero tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gore regains half guard.
Mondero is keen to just control but Gore is a slippery customer.
Mondero 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.
Mondero will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Gore is doing well to control the position and prevent Mondero from advancing to side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeganathan Mondero dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Mondero misses with a takedown
and Gore counters with a takedown into side control.
Gore is looking to take a break and control but Mondero is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mondero struggling a bit here.
Mondero is trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mondero can't do much from the bottom here.
Mondero manages to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mondero misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Mondero shoots and misses
and Gore counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Mondero's guard now.
Gore must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Gore won't allow Mondero to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mondero keeping moving, preventing Gore from controlling successfully.
Mondero wants to hit a switch here but Gore passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Mondero there!
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Gore. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Mondero is trying desperately to improve position.
Gore avoids the attempt from Mondero to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mondero can't escape the position.
Mondero is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Mondero is looking to improve his position but Gore isn't that keen on the idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mondero sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Mondero looking for submissions off his back.
Mondero looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gore content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Mondero wants to improve his position but Gore is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Albert Gore showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Gore circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gore lands a head shot.
Mondero shoots in and bounces Gore off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Mondero trying to control the position from guard on top but Gore is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mondero drops back, looking for a kneebar! Gore looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Gore looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Gore!
Mondero is trying to control Gore's posture but Gore avoids it.
Albert Gore has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Jeganathan Mondero just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Mondero fails with the takedown
so Gore counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Gore trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mondero has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Gore should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Mondero has tightened it up now! Gore should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jeganathan Mondero!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Ducks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Izzy Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ducks comes to the cage accompanied by It's Raining Men. Izzy Davis acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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280 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Frank Ducks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Izzy Davis!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Matheus Silva and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Davis shoots in for a double leg but Ducks sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Davis looks for a takedown but Ducks sprawls well.
Davis closes the distance and clinches up with Ducks, looking for a takedown. Davis pushes Ducks against the cage but Ducks circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Frank Ducks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Izzy Davis.
Ducks feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Davis's calf.
Davis misses with a body kick.
Ducks dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Davis. That did some damage!
Davis looks gassed!
Davis sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An inside leg kick lands from Ducks.
Ducks looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Davis is fending him off so far but Ducks persists. Nope, Davis circles away and we're back to standing.
Ducks scores with a head kick.
It looks like Izzy Davis has been cut.
Ducks goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Ducks throws a head kick that misses.
Ducks throws a head kick that Davis semi-blocks.
The fighters circling - Ducks throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ducks lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That has opened up Izzy Davis's cut even more.
Ducks throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ducks lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ducks lets loose with a powerful body kick. Davis will feel that in the morning.
Davis avoids the head kick by Ducks.
A head kick from Ducks lands but Davis takes it in his stride.
Davis takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The cut above Izzy Davis's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Davis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ducks just misses with a punch to the body.
Ducks knocks Davis to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?
Davis is rocked!
Ducks decides to stand back up. Ducks steps back and let's Davis get back to his feet.
Davis is still on wobbly legs! Can Ducks finish him?
Ducks changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Davis seems to have recovered his senses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ducks scores with a push kick.
Ducks circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Davis drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Ducks follows Davis to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frank Ducks!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cyan Garimonde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Johnson (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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270 lbs
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255 lbs
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Brawler
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cyan Garimonde!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bob Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Mauricio Rocha and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garimonde doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnson circles away.
Johnson throws a hook to the side of Garimonde's head but Garimonde sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Garimonde shoots for a takedown but Johnson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Garimonde closes the distance and clinches up with Johnson, looking for a takedown. Garimonde pushes Johnson against the cage but Johnson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Johnson. No joy for Garimonde on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cyan Garimonde. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Garimonde.
Garimonde shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Johnson as he jumps to the side.
Garimonde scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Johnson wants to control but Garimonde is keeping busy.
Garimonde missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Johnson is on the bottom, trying to hold on to half guard. He's throwing a few small shots here, to keep his opponent honest.
Garimonde is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Johnson sees it coming and defends easily.
Garimonde thows a huge punch but Johnson dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garimonde prevents Johnson from standing back up.
Garimonde is pressing down on Johnson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Johnson is holding on for now.
Garimonde is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Johnson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Garimonde. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Garimonde is breathing heavily.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Garimonde looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Garimonde looks to land a right hand but Johnson moved out of range.
Johnson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bob Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Garimonde slips a straight right by Johnson.
Garimonde moves away from the strike by Johnson.
Garimonde keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johnson lands a jab to the head.
Garimonde tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Johnson swivels and escapes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson scores with a nice strike.
Johnson throws a shot to the body.
Garimonde on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Garimonde misses with an attempted mid kick.
Garimonde fails with the takedown.
Johnson drops Garimonde with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Garimonde! Johnson dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (strikes). Bob Johnson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Fisher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Bakunin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fisher comes to the cage accompanied by Cannibal Corpse - Hammer Smashed Face. George Fisher has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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300 lbs
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290 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, George Fisher!
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, Igor Bakunin!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Luis Engracia and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fisher wants to clinch up but Bakunin keeps it at a distance.
Fisher takes a swing at Bakunin's ribcage but misses.
Fisher is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fisher blocks a jab.
Bakunin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bakunin works the jab nicely.
Bakunin shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Fisher keeping moving, preventing Bakunin from controlling successfully.
Fisher throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Bakunin scoring with some ground and pound.
Fisher tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bakunin trying to control the position from guard on top but Fisher is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fisher not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Fisher seems keen to control Bakunin's posture.
Bakunin avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bakunin with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fisher tries to strike from the bottom.
Bakunin working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Fisher looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Fisher trying to control the position.
Fisher throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Fisher looking to control.
Bakunin trying to control the position from guard on top but Fisher is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fisher throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fisher needs to keep his hands up - Bakunin had a free shot at his head there.
Bakunin closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
You can see the frustration on Fisher's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fisher is trying to get back to half guard.
Bakunin working the body and head with strikes.
Bakunin lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Bakunin trying to control the action but Fisher is working from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bakunin goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Fisher has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Bakunin but great work by Fisher.
Bakunin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bakunin is looking to reverse the position.
Fisher in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Bakunin is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Fisher's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bakunin is trying to get back to full guard.
Bakunin is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bakunin trying to control but Fisher postures up.
Fisher lands with a punch from half guard.
Bakunin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bakunin misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Bakunin gets back to full guard.
Bakunin looking to control.
Fisher sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Fisher postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Bakunin wants to sweep but no luck.
Fisher is looking to work some ground and pound but Bakunin has wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fisher slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Fisher working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Check out the look on Fisher's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Fisher working the ground and pound.
Bakunin can't do much from the bottom here.
Bakunin regains half guard.
Fisher blocks the strikes from Bakunin.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bakunin is looking to improve his position.
Bakunin wants to control but Fisher is keeping busy.
Fisher scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Igor Bakunin dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bakunin stuns Fisher with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Fisher scores with a jab to the jaw.
It looks like Igor Bakunin has been cut.
Fisher tries to clinch but Bakunin is having none of it.
Nice uppercut lands for Bakunin. That snapped Fisher's head back.
Bakunin scores with a takedown into Fisher's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fisher wants to sweep here but Bakunin controlling him for the moment.
Fisher thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Fisher keeping moving, preventing Bakunin from controlling successfully.
Fisher thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Fisher has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bakunin can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Fisher will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Bakunin stays in close to Fisher's body and controls the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bakunin trying to control the position from guard on top but Fisher is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bakunin cracks a nice hook into Fisher's ribs.
Bakunin looks to land a right hand but Fisher moved out of range.
Fisher checks the leg kick nicely there.
Fisher tries to close the distance and clinch but Bakunin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fisher shoots for a double leg takedown but Bakunin sprawls well. He's pushed Fisher's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fisher scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bakunin doesn't seem bothered though.
A jab from Fisher misses.
Bakunin closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Fisher sneaks back into half guard.
Bakunin sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Fisher has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bakunin is working away from the top position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fisher tries to roll over but Bakunin keeps him under control.
Ground and pound from Bakunin.
Fisher actively working from the bottom here.
Bakunin is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Fisher taking some punishment here, with Bakunin in his half guard.
Fisher is trying to control but can't.
Fisher looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bakunin working Fisher over with strikes.
Igor Bakunin has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fisher has hold of Bakunin's hands but Bakunin slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Bakunin is thwarting Fisher's attempts to control the position.
Bakunin seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Fisher does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Bakunin passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Fisher!
Fisher manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Fisher is not content to let Bakunin control the position.
Fisher is trying to get back to full guard.
Bakunin seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Fisher on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fisher trying to control here.
Fisher on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Fisher tries to get out of the position.
Bakunin tries to pass the half guard into mount. Fisher knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bakunin lands a nice short elbow.
Bakunin is looking to take a break and control but Fisher is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Fisher is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Fisher looking for submissions off his back.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bakunin winds up and cracks Fisher with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Igor Bakunin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Igor Bakunin's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Bakunin misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Fisher counters with a nice body shot.
Fisher tries to close the distance and clinch but Bakunin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bakunin throws a head kick but Fisher moves out of range.
Horrible takedown by Bakunin or perhaps it was just good defense by Fisher which made him look bad.
Bakunin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fisher.
Fisher moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
George Fisher is winning the standup battle so far.
Fisher avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bakunin shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Fisher pinned against the cage. Fisher gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Fisher fails with an attempt to clinch.
A combination from Fisher does no damage.
Fisher looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
George Fisher is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bakunin connects with a good right hand that stumbles Fisher. Fisher circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bakunin throws a leg kick but Fisher moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fisher fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bakunin manages to avoid it.
Bakunin shoots in looking for a takedown. Fisher tries to sprawl out of it but Bakunin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Fisher manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
George Fisher has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Igor Bakunin.
Bakunin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fisher fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bakunin manages to avoid it.
Bakunin shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bakunin showed some decent athleticism there.
Fisher trying to control but Bakunin postures up.
Bakunin blocks the strikes from Fisher.
Bakunin is trying to control. Fisher wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Fisher is looking to improve his position.
Fisher on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fisher is not content to let Bakunin control the position.
Fisher tries to roll over but Bakunin keeps him under control.
Fisher taking some punishment here, with Bakunin in his half guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Fisher throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fisher throws a shot to the body.
Bakunin scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A shot to the body from Fisher misses
and Fisher takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fisher showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bakunin.
Fisher misses with a takedown
and Bakunin counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bakunin is in close to Fisher's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Fisher looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Bakunin passes into half guard.
Bakunin is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fisher is looking for a sweep. Bakunin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bakunin working Fisher over with strikes.
Bakunin is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Fisher can't escape the position.
Igor Bakunin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bakunin looking to control and managing it successfully.
Bakunin tries to control but Fisher wriggling away.
George Fisher has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish 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.
Fisher tries to hold on but Bakunin postures up.
Bakunin looking to control and managing it successfully.
Bakunin looking to control but Fisher is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Fisher keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bakunin lands with some strikes.
Bakunin looking to control and managing it successfully.
Bakunin blocks Fisher's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Igor Bakunin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bakunin winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Igor Bakunin!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Doug Hoo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kjell Dillon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hoo comes to the cage accompanied by Middle Distance Runner by Sea Wolf. Dillon has chosen Pipes & Drums 1st Battalion Scots Guards as his entrance music. 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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290 lbs
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268 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Doug Hoo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kjell Dillon!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Mauricio Rocha and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dillon looks for a takedown but Hoo sprawls well.
Dillon misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Dillon decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Dillon tries to pass to full mount but Hoo defends it.
Dillon is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Dillon thows a huge punch but Hoo dodges it nicely.
Dillon wants to control but Hoo is keeping him busy.
Dillon thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hoo's head.
Hoo trying to control here.
Hoo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dillon trying to mount his opponent but Hoo defends it.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hoo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kjell Dillon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dillon misses with a takedown attempt
and Hoo counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Doug Hoo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kjell Dillon.
Hoo is controlling the pace.
Dillon flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Dillon slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Dillon throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dillon looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hoo is one step ahead there.
Dillon has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Hoo has passed into side control.
Dillon throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Dillon wants to control but Hoo postures up.
Hoo trying to control the position but Dillon is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Dillon shoots in and bounces Hoo off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Hoo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Dillon with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dillon trying to control but Hoo is working from the bottom.
Hoo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dillon gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hoo is breathing heavily.
Dillon lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dillon trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Hoo manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Dillon looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Dillon is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Dillon is trying to control the action in half guard but Hoo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Dillon throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kjell Dillon will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Dillon scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Dillon passes the guard and advances to mount!
Dillon lands a nice shot to the head.
Dillon tries to control but Hoo wriggling away.
Dillon looking to finish Hoo with some ground and pound. This is bad for Hoo!
Dillon thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Dillon with good strikes from the mount here!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dillon goes for an armbar but Hoo turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Hoo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dillon is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dillon wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Hoo is now in half guard.
Dillon has a hand on Hoo's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Hoo takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Dillon is wriggling around trying to escape.
Hoo avoids the attempt from Dillon to control.
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.
Dillon is trying to escape the mount.
Dillon wants to hold on but Hoo pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dillon sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Dillon gets full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dillon is keeping the position for now.
Dillon seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Hoo wants to control from the top but Dillon keeps moving.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dillon is on top in guard.
Dillon throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dillon stands and throws Hoo's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Dillon trying to control the action but Hoo is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Dillon swings around for an armbar but Hoo sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Dillon's guard.
Dillon has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hoo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dillon has his foot on Hoo's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hoo works his way back into a safe position though.
Dillon looking to control.
Dillon has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Hoo is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Dillon.
Kjell Dillon has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hoo is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Dillon has escaped the position, nice work there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kjell Dillon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Dillon with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hoo counters with a nice double leg into side control. Dillon won't be happy with that.
Dillon sneaks back into half guard.
Dillon misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Dillon tries to get to full guard but Hoo has control of the leg.
Dillon slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Dillon looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hoo is one step ahead there.
Dillon working for a triangle but Hoo defends it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoo trying to control the position from guard on top but Dillon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dillon wants to sweep here but Hoo controlling him for the moment.
Dillon wants to hit a switch here but Hoo passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Dillon there!
Dillon tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hoo with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Dillon gets back to half guard.
Dillon flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Hoo is thwarting Dillon's attempts to control the position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Dillon manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Dillon is looking for a triangle but Hoo pushes his legs off easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dillon 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.
Dillon is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Dillon wants to improve his position but instead Hoo has moved into half guard.
Dillon wants to control but Hoo is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Dillon misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Dillon has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hoo is working away from the top position though.
Doug Hoo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dillon is trying to get back to full guard.
Dillon looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ground and pound from Hoo.
Dillon is concentrating on defense, preventing Hoo from advancing position.
Hoo is trying to work for a kimura but Dillon is defending well.
Kjell Dillon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dillon is trying to control but can't.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Doug Hoo.
I think Dillon has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kjell Dillon!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bro Ham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Claude McCracken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McCracken has chosen Danger is Go! as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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22
159 lbs
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21
167 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bro Ham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Claude McCracken!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Edson Gomes and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCracken takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ham stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
McCracken takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nice body punch from Ham.
Nice sprawl there from Ham as McCracken shoots in.
A telegraphed right hand from Ham misses the target.
Ham connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
McCracken fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
McCracken slips a straight right by Ham.
Ham swings for the body but McCracken moves out of range.
McCracken bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McCracken moves out of range of the strikes.
McCracken shoots for a double leg takedown but Ham sprawls well. He's pushed McCracken's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bro Ham has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Claude McCracken.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ham darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bro Ham is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ham misses with a jab, cross combination.
McCracken shoots in for a double leg but Ham sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
McCracken checks a low kick from Ham.
McCracken displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ham throws out the jab.
The crowd cheers as Ham lands an impressive looking overhand right. McCracken doesn't seem phased though.
Good standup being displayed there by Ham as he connects with a hook.
McCracken on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A jab from Ham misses.
Ham throws a hook to the side of McCracken's head but McCracken sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McCracken uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ham.
Ham tries to work over McCracken's front leg with a kick but McCracken checks it.
Ham swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McCracken tries to close the distance and clinch but Ham swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ham throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ham misses with a two punch combination.
Ham misses with a series of wild punches.
Ham misses the jab.
McCracken shoots in but no luck this time.
Ham thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice body punch from Ham.
McCracken uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ham.
McCracken tries to clinch but Ham moves out of range.
Ham pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McCracken shoots for a double leg takedown but Ham sprawls well. He's pushed McCracken's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCracken looks for a takedown but Ham sprawls well.
Ham throws an overhand right that lands on McCracken's shoulder, as McCracken tries to avoid the shot.
Ham swings for the body but McCracken moves out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Ham as McCracken shoots in.
McCracken shoots in but Ham avoids the takedown attempt easily.
McCracken bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Excellent takedown into side control there by McCracken.
Ham tries to buck McCracken off but McCracken is having none of it.
Ham gets back to half guard.
McCracken is working for a submission of some sort.
McCracken looks gassed!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ham looking for submissions off his back.
Ham is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Ham wants to get back to his feet.
Ham is controlling McCracken's trapped leg to prevent McCracken from advancing to side control.
Ham is looking to control McCracken's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ham avoid being mounted?
McCracken is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Ham has managed to free his arm - good work.
Ham looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bro Ham 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.
Ham sizes up McCracken with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nice jab there from McCracken.
McCracken uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ham.
McCracken shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ham as he jumps to the side.
McCracken takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ham swats away the attempt to clinch by McCracken.
No luck for McCracken with that takedown attempt.
Ham looks to land a combination but McCracken avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ham throws a low kick but McCracken avoids it.
Ham misses with a hook.
McCracken fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McCracken shoots for a takedown but Ham saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bro Ham has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Claude McCracken.
McCracken shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ham as he avoids it easily.
Ham throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent McCracken stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
McCracken is breathing heavily.
McCracken fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ham throws a looping overhand right but McCracken ducks down to avoid it.
Ham fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Danga de danga de dang - Ham scores with a four punch combination!
McCracken is rocked!
It looks like Claude McCracken has been cut.
Ham throws a series of punches but McCracken avoids them all with ease.
Ham throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McCracken sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCracken will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
McCracken keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ham throws a right hand that McCracken ducks under and follows up with a left that McCracken also avoids with ease.
McCracken looks for a takedown but Ham sprawls well.
Ham thows a body shot but no joy.
Ham throws a lazy right hand but McCracken sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McCracken shoots in looking for a takedown. Ham tries to sprawl out of it but McCracken keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ham manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ham misses with a hook.
Claude McCracken is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCracken tries to clinch but Ham moves out of range.
McCracken shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ham but Ham pushes him off and we're back to square one.
McCracken shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ham as he jumps to the side.
Ham throws a hook but McCracken avoids it easily.
Ham throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ham attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ham lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A jab from Ham misses.
Ham scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. McCracken doesn't seem bothered though.
Ham fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bro Ham is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ham swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McCracken takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
McCracken takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ham misses the shot to the body.
Ham scores with a jab. McCracken acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A slow jab from Ham misses its intended target.
Ham tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McCracken was well out of range. Poor timing from Ham.
Ham keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McCracken moves out of range of the strikes.
McCracken staying out of range there.
Ham throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bro Ham dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Claude McCracken's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Ham just misses with a punch to the body.
McCracken closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ham circles away.
Bro Ham seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ham takes a swing at McCracken's ribcage but misses.
McCracken will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ham throws a hook but McCracken blocks it.
Ham throws the left hand but McCracken avoids the punch easily.
Nice takedown defense from Ham. No joy for McCracken on that attempt.
Bro Ham has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Claude McCracken.
Ham lands a straight punch to the body, keeping McCracken at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ham throws a looping overhand right but McCracken ducks down to avoid it.
Ham takes a swing at McCracken's ribcage but misses.
McCracken takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ham fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but McCracken is out of range.
McCracken slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Ham. No joy for McCracken on that attempt.
McCracken moves out of range of the strikes.
McCracken closes the distance and clinches up with Ham, looking for a takedown. McCracken pushes Ham against the cage but Ham circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nice defenses there by McCracken.
An inside leg kick lands from Ham.
Ham throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ham cracks a nice hook into McCracken's ribs.
McCracken tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ham ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McCracken moves away.
Ham stuffs the takedown.
Ham swings for the body but McCracken moves out of range.
McCracken ducks under a wild hook from Ham.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCracken changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ham tries to avoid it but McCracken manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ham to the ground. Ham escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ham throws a looping overhand right but McCracken ducks down to avoid it.
Ham keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ham tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McCracken was well out of range. Poor timing from Ham.
Ham darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ham throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ham throws an overhand right that lands on McCracken's shoulder, as McCracken tries to avoid the shot.
Ham lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
McCracken looks for a takedown but Ham sprawls well.
A lazy left from Ham finds it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ham connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
McCracken is still on wobbly legs! Can Ham finish him?
Ham is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McCracken can do to turn this around?
A jab from Ham misses.
Ham stuffs the takedown attempt from McCracken. McCracken gets slowly back to his feet.
McCracken seems to have recovered his senses.
McCracken uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ham.
Ham misses with a hook.
Ham drops McCracken with a left and a right! Oh, McCracken is hurt - Ham dives into side control looking to finish!
Ham advances nicely into full mount.
McCracken in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Ham lands a big elbow.
Ham tries to control but McCracken wriggling away.
McCracken is wriggling around trying to escape.
Claude McCracken has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bro Ham is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCracken is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Ham looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bro Ham showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ham 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:25
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bro Ham!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cyborg Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Angelito Barraquinha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Silva might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Sandstorm. Barraquinha is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Mamas & The Papas - Dream a little dream of me. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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24
195 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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20
195 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good 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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cyborg Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Angelito Barraquinha!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Emerson Jorge and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva takes a swing at Barraquinha's ribcage but misses.
Silva throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Silva throws a right and a left that Barraquinha avoids nicely.
Barraquinha fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Silva, pushing him back against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Barraquinha.
Silva wants to break free but Barraquinha has control.
Silva is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Barraquinha is keeping busy.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Barraquinha using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Silva is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Barraquinha is keeping busy.
Barraquinha misses with a knee to the head.
Barraquinha with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!
Silva is breathing heavily.
Knees to the body from Barraquinha.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barraquinha crunches a lovely knee into Silva's ribcage.
Silva takes an elbow to the forehead.
Barraquinha using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Barraquinha digs a right hand underneath Silva's ribcage. Silva let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Barraquinha throws a knee to the head but misses.
Barraquinha unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Barraquinha lands a knee to the body.
Silva takes a shot to the head.
Barraquinha creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Silva's defenses.
Barraquinha using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Barraquinha using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Barraquinha.
Barraquinha landing knees to the head.
It looks like Cyborg Silva has been cut.
Silva takes an elbow to the temple.
Barraquinha tries a knee to the head but Silva blocks it.
Barraquinha lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Barraquinha.
Barraquinha lands a knee to the body.
Barraquinha connects with a knee to the head.
Barraquinha using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Barraquinha lands a knee to the body.
Barraquinha landing knees to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Barraquinha landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Barraquinha with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Barraquinha lands a knee to the body.
Barraquinha landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Barraquinha as the two fighters clinch.
Barraquinha landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Barraquinha using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Barraquinha gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Barraquinha lands a knee to the body.
Barraquinha lands an elbow that stopped Silva in his tracks for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barraquinha lands a nice knee to the body.
Barraquinha landing knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Barraquinha.
Barraquinha with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Barraquinha connects with a nasty looking knee right to Silva's face.
Barraquinha scores a nice knee to the body.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Barraquinha lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Barraquinha connects with a knee to the head.
Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Barraquinha has double underhooks.
Barraquinha landing knees to the head.
Barraquinha tries a knee to the head but Silva blocks it.
Silva wants to break free but Barraquinha has control.
Barraquinha unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Silva avoiding damage as Barraquinha throws knees to the body.
Silva pressing his opponent against the cage.
Barraquinha tries to land a knee to the head but Silva blocks with his arms.
Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barraquinha lands a nice knee to the body.
Barraquinha with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Barraquinha prevents Silva from breaking the clinch.
Silva can't break the clinch.
Barraquinha lands a knee to the head.
Silva manages to break the clinch.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barraquinha plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Silva cracks a nice hook into Barraquinha's ribs.
Silva throws a series of punches but Barraquinha moves out of range.
Barraquinha throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Silva's head.
Silva has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Barraquinha finds it's way round the side to connect with Silva's head.
Barraquinha throws a nice outside leg kick.
Barraquinha lands with a nice body kick.
Barraquinha connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Silva throws a hook but Barraquinha avoids it easily.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Barraquinha takes the fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Barraquinha.
Barraquinha lands a shoulder strike.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Barraquinha lands a nice knee to the body.
Barraquinha with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Barraquinha landing knees to the head.
Nice elbow from Barraquinha.
Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Barraquinha has double underhooks.
Barraquinha lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Barraquinha landing knees to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barraquinha looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
Barraquinha creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Silva's defenses.
Barraquinha throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barraquinha landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Barraquinha.
Barraquinha lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Silva taking a breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Angelito Barraquinha dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cyborg Silva's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Barraquinha has Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
Barraquinha trying to land knees to the body.
Silva tries to break the clinch but Barraquinha is controlling the position.
Barraquinha unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Barraquinha lands an elbow inside.
Barraquinha with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Barraquinha tries a knee to the head but Silva blocks it.
Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silva avoiding damage as Barraquinha throws knees to the body.
Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Barraquinha has him pressed against the cage.
Angelito Barraquinha seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Barraquinha looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
Silva is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Silva dodges an elbow strike from Barraquinha.
Barraquinha using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silva checks the leg kick nicely there.
Barraquinha has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Silva swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva swinging wilding here.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Barraquinha lands with an uppercut that bounces Silva off the cage and back into rage.
A thudding body kick lands there by Barraquinha!
Barraquinha scoring well with a low kick there.
Barraquinha misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Barraquinha lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Barraquinha pushes Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
Barraquinha with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Barraquinha throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva blocks an elbow strike from Barraquinha.
Nice elbow from Barraquinha.
Barraquinha tries a knee to the head but Silva blocks it.
Barraquinha tries to land a knee to the head but Silva blocks with his arms.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barraquinha. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barraquinha lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Silva checks a low kick from Barraquinha.
Silva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Barraquinha counters with an outside leg kick.
Silva misses with a combination
and Barraquinha counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Barraquinha goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Silva blocks a head kick by Barraquinha.
Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Barraquinha counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Silva throws a jab when Barraquinha was well out of range.
Silva misses with a two punch combination.
Barraquinha chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Silva throws a left and a right that both miss
and Barraquinha holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barraquinha unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Barraquinha lands an elbow that stopped Silva in his tracks for a moment.
Silva misses with a punch to the body.
Barraquinha throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Barraquinha.
Barraquinha looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
Barraquinha prevents Silva from breaking the clinch.
Barraquinha misses with an elbow strike.
Barraquinha tries a knee to the head but Silva blocks it.
Silva tries to break the clinch but Barraquinha is controlling the position.
Silva has had enough of the clinch but Barraquinha keeps him there for the moment.
Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Barraquinha lands a knee to the head.
Silva can't break the clinch.
Barraquinha lands an elbow that stopped Silva in his tracks for a moment.
Barraquinha crunches a lovely knee into Silva's ribcage.
Barraquinha creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Silva's defenses.
Barraquinha throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Barraquinha.
Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Barraquinha has double underhooks.
Barraquinha lands an elbow inside.
Barraquinha throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Barraquinha lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Silva.
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.
Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Barraquinha has double underhooks.
Barraquinha looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Barraquinha has him pressed against the cage.
Barraquinha using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Barraquinha tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Barraquinha throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Barraquinha throws an elbow that misses.
Barraquinha keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Silva avoids the elbow strike from Barraquinha, against the cage.
Barraquinha scores with a knee to the head.
Silva can't break the clinch.
Silva takes an elbow to the temple.
Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Barraquinha has him pressed against the cage.
Barraquinha landing knees to the body.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
Barraquinha connects with a nasty looking knee right to Silva's face.
Barraquinha being controlled against the cage.
Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Angelito Barraquinha showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Cyborg Silva's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Barraquinha connects with a high kick.
Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
Silva misses with a straight left.
Silva takes a swing at Barraquinha's ribcage but misses.
Barraquinha closes the distance and clinches.
Barraquinha connects with a knee to the head.
Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Barraquinha has double underhooks.
Barraquinha prevents Silva from breaking the clinch.
Barraquinha with a knee to the head.
Barraquinha scores a nice knee to the body.
Barraquinha looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
Knees to the body from Barraquinha.
Knees in the clinch landing for Barraquinha.
Barraquinha unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Barraquinha lands a nice knee to the body.
Silva wants to break free but Barraquinha has control.
Barraquinha connects with a knee to the head.
Silva is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Silva's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Barraquinha has him pressed against the cage.
Barraquinha tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is pushing Barraquinha up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Barraquinha with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Silva avoiding damage as Barraquinha throws knees to the body.
Barraquinha has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.
Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
Barraquinha landing knees to the head.
Silva manages to break the clinch.
Silva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barraquinha.
Barraquinha closes the distance and clinches.
Barraquinha lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Barraquinha prevents Silva from breaking the clinch.
Barraquinha using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Barraquinha.
Barraquinha misses with an elbow over the top.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Barraquinha has him pressed against the cage.
Barraquinha throws an elbow that misses.
Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Barraquinha lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Barraquinha throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Barraquinha throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva is looking to control Barraquinha's arms but Barraquinha gets an underhook and turns him. Now Silva has his back to the cage.
Barraquinha is leaning against Silva and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Barraquinha throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Barraquinha has double underhooks.
Barraquinha blocks the elbow strike.
Barraquinha misses with a knee to the head.
Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Barraquinha using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Silva takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Silva is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Barraquinha looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
Barraquinha scores with a hook to the body.
Barraquinha lands a nice knee to the body.
Barraquinha tries to land a knee to the head but Silva blocks with his arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to break the clinch but Barraquinha is controlling the position.
Barraquinha unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Barraquinha looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
Barraquinha lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Silva.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Barraquinha has him pressed against the cage.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Barraquinha has him pressed against the cage.
Barraquinha landing knees to the body.
Barraquinha using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Barraquinha prevents Silva from breaking the clinch.
Silva breaks the clinch.
Barraquinha misses with the combination.
Cyborg Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barraquinha.
Good leg kick by Barraquinha there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Barraquinha clinches up against the cage.
Barraquinha with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Barraquinha won't allow it.
Barraquinha tries a knee to the head but Silva blocks it.
Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Barraquinha won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva.
Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Barraquinha using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Angelito Barraquinha is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Barraquinha landing knees to the head.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!
Barraquinha unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Barraquinha throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Barraquinha.
Barraquinha with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Barraquinha misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Barraquinha has him pressed against the cage.
Barraquinha blocks a body shot from Silva.
And that's the end of the fight!
Angelito Barraquinha comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Barraquinha has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 26:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 26:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Angelito Barraquinha!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Krendal Svorak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buster Hymen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Svorak comes to the cage accompanied by David Bowie - Heroes. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Krendal Svorak!
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, Buster Hymen!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Daniel Cesar and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab lands there for Svorak.
Hymen lands a big shot that drops Svorak! Can he finish him?
Svorak is rocked!
It looks like Krendal Svorak has been cut.
Svorak preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Svorak looking to control.
Svorak is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Svorak has his foot on Hymen's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hymen works his way back into a safe position though.
Svorak can't keep his opponent in guard - Hymen advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Hymen is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hymen is looking to advance position but Svorak won't allow it.
Hymen lands with a punch from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Svorak moves into full guard.
Svorak escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hymen gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hymen stands up and waves to Svorak to follow him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hymen scores with a body shot.
Svorak shoots in and drives through. Hymen sprawls well.
Hymen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Svorak is breathing heavily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hymen.
Hymen drops Svorak with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Svorak looks back up at him and smiles so Hymen waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Oh Svorak is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hymen grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Svorak takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Hymen cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Buster Hymen!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Muerte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giant Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Muerte!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Giant Silva!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Leandro Rodrigues and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Muerte has time to react.
Silva takes a swing at Muerte's ribcage but misses.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Muerte changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Silva tries to avoid it but Muerte manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Silva to the ground. Silva escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Muerte takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Silva lands with a straight right. Muerte didn't see that one coming.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Muerte manages to avoid it.
Muerte tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Muerte scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Silva wants to control but Muerte postures up.
Silva gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Muerte has control of Silva's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Silva regains control of the situation pretty easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva can't escape the position.
Silva defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Muerte.
Muerte is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Silva can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Silva really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Muerte. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Silva working to try and regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Silva stops Muerte from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Muerte is working hard here to advance position.
Muerte working for a guillotine from mount but Silva is in no mood to give up.
Silva tries to lock up and control but Muerte gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Muerte prevents Silva from getting the reversal.
Muerte is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Muerte extends the arm and Silva is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Thiago Muerte!
Thiago Muerte retains his super heavyweight title!
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