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FWI-11 Intenções Violentas PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeffrey Shambolo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Dover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Jeffrey Shambolo has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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Counter striker
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jeffrey Shambolo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ben Dover!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Alexandre Firmino and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shambolo misses with a two punch combination.
Shambolo throws a nice looking combination but Dover bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Shambolo works Dover's body with a nice hook.
Jeffrey Shambolo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dover throws a leg kick which misses Shambolo's front leg but catches the back leg as Shambolo tries to avoid it.
Dover falls off balance throwing a combination
and Shambolo counters with a single leg into guard. Dover didn't expect that.
Shambolo is stalling in the full guard.
Shambolo stops Dover from standing up.
Dover looking for a sweep. Not yet Dover, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shambolo prevents Dover from getting back to his feet.
Shambolo throwing strikes from guard but Dover blocks nicely.
Shambolo sitting in guard here, content to control.
Dover wants to stand and escape but Shambolo is having none of it.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Shambolo throws a combination that misses
and Dover counters with a slapping leg kick.
Shambolo tries to bum rush Dover with a series of wild strikes but Dover uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Shambolo checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ben Dover is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Dover takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Shambolo blocks a head kick by Dover.
Dover throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A bone on bone clash there as Dover blocks the leg kick.
Shambolo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dover can pounce on him.
Dover misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dover lands a nice leg kick that just misses Shambolo's sensitive parts.
Dover is looking to chop away at Shambolo's legs.
Nice takedown defense from Dover. No joy for Shambolo on that attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shambolo lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Dover throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A bone on bone clash there as Shambolo blocks the leg kick.
A low kick from Shambolo misses
and Dover counters with a slapping leg kick.
Shambolo shoots in but no luck this time.
Dover chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dover misses with a jab, cross combination.
Shambolo lands a right hook to the body.
Dover throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shambolo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Shambolo thows a body shot but no joy.
Dover looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Shambolo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dover can pounce on him.
Dover dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Shambolo. That did some damage!
Dover throws a low kick but Shambolo avoids it.
Shambolo closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Dover misses with a combination
and Shambolo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeffrey Shambolo dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Dover swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Shambolo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dover tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dover misses with a head kick.
Shambolo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Shambolo connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Dover to the floor! Shambolo dives in looking for the finish!
Dover is rocked!
Dover is trying to stand up here but Shambolo is controlling him well.
Dover is still in real trouble! Can Shambolo finish him?
Shambolo decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shambolo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A bone on bone clash there as Shambolo blocks the leg kick.
Dover seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shambolo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dover counters with a thumping low kick.
Shambolo misses with a left hand
and Dover makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Shambolo fails to land the takedown.
Dover swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Shambolo counter with a right hand.
Shambolo takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Shambolo wants to clinch.
Shambolo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dover throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dover moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Shambolo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dover counters with a thumping low kick.
Dover feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Shambolo's calf.
Shambolo takes a swing at Dover's ribcage but misses.
An inside leg kick from Dover misses.
Dover throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dover throws a combination that misses
and Shambolo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A low kick from Shambolo misses
and Dover counters with a head kick. That will keep Shambolo thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Shambolo fails with a takedown attempt.
Shambolo works over Dover's head and body with a nice combination.
Dover throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Jeffrey Shambolo is winning the standup battle so far.
Shambolo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeffrey Shambolo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dover throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shambolo misses with a wild body shot.
Dover misses with a jab, cross combination.
Shambolo misses with the body kick
and Dover counters with a slapping leg kick.
Dover tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Shambolo looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Shambolo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Dover stuffs the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeffrey Shambolo dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Shambolo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Shambolo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Shambolo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dover counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dover.
Shambolo fails with a takedown attempt.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dover.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shambolo doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Dover counters with a nice leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Dover.
Some wild striking there from Dover.
Dover avoids the head kick by Shambolo.
Dover lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dover pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shambolo takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Shambolo throws a leg kick that is checked
and Dover counters with a solid body kick.
Ben Dover has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dover throws a combination that misses
and Shambolo counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Shambolo.
Shambolo postures up in Dover's guard and throws a big left but Dover blocks it.
Dover pulls Shambolo in close to prevent any damage.
Dover is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Shambolo is controlling him.
Shambolo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dover is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dover throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Dover uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shambolo.
Shambolo tries a head kick but it misses.
Shambolo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dover as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeffrey Shambolo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dover throws a nice looking combination but Shambolo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dover throws a right and a left that both miss.
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.
Dover misses with a head kick.
Dover dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Shambolo. That did some damage!
Dover moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dover.
A good leg kick by Dover.
Dover scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Shambolo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Shambolo blocks a head kick by Dover.
Shambolo lands with a nice combination. Dover backs away looking to recover.
Shambolo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ben Dover.
Well Shambolo 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeffrey Shambolo!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Musse Hasselvall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Freddy Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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187 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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Excellent boxer
Intelligent |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Musse Hasselvall!
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, Freddy Silva!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Leandro Rodrigues and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva throws a right hand that Hasselvall ducks under and follows up with a left that Hasselvall also avoids with ease.
Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silva lands with a big left! Hasselvall is wobbled badly! Silva comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Hasselvall to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Freddy Silva!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Mclovin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andy Silverson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Mclovin might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Sandstorm by Darude. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fedor Mclovin!
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, Andy Silverson!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Seu Braga and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mclovin scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Silverson is refusing to be controlled, as Mclovin sits in half guard.
Mclovin in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Silverson tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Mclovin!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Fedor Mclovin!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Kelso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanchez has chosen No Pity For A Coward as his entrance music. Marco Sanchez is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Good takedowns
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Intelligent |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Michael Kelso!
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, Marco Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Emerson Jorge and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kelso fails to land with a series of punches.
Kelso scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Sanchez regains half guard.
Sanchez tries to roll over but Kelso keeps him under control.
Kelso controlling the action here.
Sanchez is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and Kelso has latched onto it... Big trouble! Kelso pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it Sanchez is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from Kelso!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Michael Kelso!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Suge Knight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barry Zuckercorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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283 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily |
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Suge Knight!
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, Barry Zuckercorn!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Edson Gomes and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Knight misses.
Zuckercorn shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Zuckercorn throws a sloppy head kick and Knight moves out of range easily.
Knight throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zuckercorn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Zuckercorn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Zuckercorn tries to clinch up.
Knight takes a swing at Zuckercorn's ribcage but misses.
Zuckercorn dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Knight. That did some damage!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Knight, right into the meat.
Zuckercorn fails to land with a series of punches.
Zuckercorn misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Knight connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Knight loads up on a big right hand but Zuckercorn slips the punch.
Knight bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Zuckercorn looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knight checks a leg kick.
Suge Knight seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knight cracks Zuckercorn with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Zuckercorn is rocked!
A head kick by Knight - that's a beauty! Zuckercorn is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Knight can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Suge Knight!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dionicio Pizarro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Havvik Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: UGK - Murder. Havvik Brown will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dionicio Pizarro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Havvik Brown!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Alexandre Firmino and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Pizarro shoots in but no luck this time.
Nice takedown defense from Brown. No joy for Pizarro on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dionicio Pizarro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brown misses with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pizarro looks for a takedown but Brown sprawls well.
Nice sprawl there from Brown as Pizarro shoots in.
Brown throws a good cross that connects.
Pizarro could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown moves into range and connects with a jab.
Pizarro shoots in but Brown avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Brown throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Brown lunges at Pizarro with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pizarro's hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pizarro closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Pizarro lands in his opponent's guard.
Pizarro throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pizarro trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pizarro throws and elbow that misses. Brown uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Pizarro's guard. Nice move by Brown!
Pizarro wants to sweep but no luck.
Pizarro is working hard here to advance position.
Pizarro tries to strike from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pizarro looking to hit a scissor sweep but Brown is one step ahead there.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Brown stuffs the takedown.
Pizarro takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Pizarro is rocked!
Pizarro closes this distance looking for a takedown but Brown circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Havvik Brown dominated that round.
That's time! Pizarro's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Brown fails to land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Pizarro has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pizarro there as he acknowledges the shot.
Oh Pizarro is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dionicio Pizarro is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pizarro.
Pizarro closes this distance looking for a takedown but Brown circles away.
Pizarro seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pizarro misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dionicio Pizarro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pizarro needs to keep his hands up - Brown had a free shot at his head there.
Brown thuds his right hand into Pizarro's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Pizarro on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pizarro will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Pizarro misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Brown swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pizarro blocks a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown lands with a right that hurts Pizarro. Pizarro looks to clinch but Brown throws a short knee that drops Pizarro. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Havvik Brown!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Diego Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vinny Habanero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diego Rua is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Diego Rua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vinny Habanero!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Paulo Santos and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Habanero moves into the clinch successfully.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rua.
Rua tries to land a knee to the head but Habanero blocks with his arms.
Habanero taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Rua looking to throw knees to the head but Habanero is blocking nicely.
Rua lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Vinny Habanero has been cut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Rua lands a nice knee to the body.
Rua looking to throw knees to the head but Habanero is blocking nicely.
Rua with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rua tries to land a knee to the head but Habanero blocks with his arms.
Habanero lands a shoulder strike.
Rua using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Habanero stalling against the cage.
Rua misses with a knee strike.
Habanero successfully pulls guard.
Habanero bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rua's guard.
Habanero trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Habanero is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Habanero looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Habanero loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Habanero trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Habanero throws a big right hand that misses.
Habanero postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Habanero slips nicely into half guard.
Rua is breathing heavily.
Habanero is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Habanero thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Habanero missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Habanero thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rua's head.
Habanero thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rua's head.
Habanero is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Rua defends it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Habanero is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Rua!
Habanero putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Habanero has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The referee warns Rua that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Habanero fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Habanero lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Habanero connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Rua'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.
Rua defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Habanero.
Rua is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Rua bucks Habanero off and manages to get back to his feet!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua moves into range and clinches up with Habanero.
Habanero has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Rua regains guard immediately.
Habanero postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rua wants to stand and escape but Habanero is having none of it.
Habanero passes into half guard.
Habanero is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Habanero is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Rua pushes Habanero off and gets back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua looks to clinch
so Habanero counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Rua is looking to stand up but Habanero isn't so interested in that idea.
Rua utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Habanero in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Habanero lands a couple of digs.
Habanero lands a couple of decent looking shots.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Habanero wants to control from the top but Rua keeps moving.
Habanero throwing strikes but missing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rua wants to stand and escape but Habanero is having none of it.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Habanero misses with a wild combination.
Rua takes the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vinny Habanero dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vinny Habanero's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Rua forces Habanero back against the cage and clinches.
Rua tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Habanero misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rua.
A bit of stalling here from Habanero.
Rua is pressed up against the cage. Habanero has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Rua down to the mat. Rua avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Rua tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rua wants to clinch
and Habanero counters by clinching up.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rua.
Rua connects with a nasty looking knee right to Habanero's face.
Rua connects with a knee to the head.
Rua blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rua connects with a nasty looking knee right to Habanero's face.
Habanero tries to land knees in the clinch but Rua avoids the damage to the body.
Habanero tries a knee to the head but Rua blocks it.
A knee to the head by Rua.
Rua looking to throw knees to the head but Habanero is blocking nicely.
Rua landing knees to the head.
Rua throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Habanero blocks it with crossed arms.
Habanero lands a nice shot to the body.
Rua looking to throw knees to the head but Habanero is blocking nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rua blocks an uppercut.
Habanero jumps guard.
Habanero lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Rua!
Habanero landing strikes, looking to finish!
Rua knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Habanero on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Habanero raining down shots from the mount!
Habanero misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Habanero breaks from Rua's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Rua tries to buck Habanero off but he can't manage it.
Habanero working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Habanero is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Rua has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Habanero punching from mount but Rua doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Rua'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.
A nice elbow there by Habanero.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Habanero connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Habanero lands with some strikes.
Habanero unloading with bombs!
Habanero lands with some strikes.
Rua is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Habanero unloading with bombs!
Oh Rua is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Habanero working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Rua looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Habanero! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Vinny Habanero!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Calico James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rory Margarito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Margarito has chosen Darude - Sandstorm 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Calico James!
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, Rory Margarito!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Alexandre Firmino and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Margarito throws a combination but it was largely blocked by James.
Margarito throws a combination but it was largely blocked by James.
Margarito misses with a jab, cross combination.
Margarito throws a combination but it was largely blocked by James.
Margarito lands a jab-cross combination.
James is rocked!
James scores with a takedown into Margarito's guard.
Oh James is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
James throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
James seems to have got his legs back now.
James stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Margarito swivels though and keeps the full guard.
James with a nice head shot there.
James stands and throws Margarito's legs to the side, diving into side control.
James has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Margarito is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. James yanks on the arm and Margarito is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by James.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Calico James!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Forrest Griffon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Del Carma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Griffon comes to the cage accompanied by I'm Shipping out to Boston by Dropkick Murphys. Del Carma is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: 300 Violin Orchestra-Jorge Quintero. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Forrest Griffon!
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, Anderson Del Carma!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Paulo Santos and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Del Carma loads up on a big right hand but Griffon slips the punch.
No joy there for Del Carma, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Griffon goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Del Carma swinging wilding here.
Griffon dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Del Carma. That did some damage!
Griffon shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Griffon is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Del Carma is in real trouble.
Del Carma is trying to stand back up.
Del Carma is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Griffon missing with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffon is looking for the choke from the back position but Del Carma is controlling his hands well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Griffon lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Del Carma hold on?!
Del Carma looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Griffon 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.
Griffon punishes Del Carma with strikes from the back mount.
Del Carma is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Griffon is persistently looking for the submission but Del Carma is defending it well.
Del Carma defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Griffon is breathing heavily.
Del Carma trying to get back to his feet but Griffon is in full control for now.
Del Carma has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Griffon.
Griffon throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Griffon is persistently looking for the submission but Del Carma is defending it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Del Carma is really stuck here.
Griffon lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Del Carma hold on?!
Del Carma holding both Griffon 's hands and preventing any damage.
Griffon looking for the choke but no joy.
Del Carma rolls, trying to escape but Griffon keeps control of the position.
Del Carma controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Del Carma showing good submission defense here.
Del Carma is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffon lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Griffon is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Del Carma up.
Del Carma is rocked!
Griffon is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Del Carma showing good submission defense here.
Griffon looking for the choke but no joy.
Griffon is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Del Carma defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Del Carma is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffon is persistently looking for the submission but Del Carma is defending it well.
Del Carma is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Griffon is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Griffon gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Griffon gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Griffon apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Griffon moves out of range of the strikes.
Griffon scores with a takedown into Del Carma's guard.
Griffon prevents Del Carma from getting back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Griffon is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Del Carma striking off his back, scoring a few points.
Del Carma throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Forrest Griffon dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Del Carma throws a right hand that Griffon ducks under and follows up with a left that Griffon also avoids with ease.
Griffon is looking to clinch but Del Carma is avoiding it.
Del Carma moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Forrest Griffon has been cut.
Del Carma misses with a wild combination.
Del Carma throws a leg kick
and Griffon counters with a good low kick that Del Carma was not able to check.
Del Carma lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Griffon sprawling to the canvas. Del Carma follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Griffon hang on?
Griffon is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Del Carma scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Oh Griffon is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Forrest Griffon overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Griffon works his way to full guard. Good work.
Griffon seems to have got his legs back now.
Del Carma distracts Griffon with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Del Carma wants to stand but Griffon is controlling his posture from full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Del Carma postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Griffon looking for a guillotine here but Del Carma defends easily.
Del Carma wants to stand but Griffon is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Del Carma trying to control but Griffon is working from the bottom.
Del Carma throwing strikes from guard but Griffon blocks nicely.
Del Carma trying to control the position from guard on top but Griffon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Griffon striking off his back but it's not causing Del Carma any problems.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Griffon scores a takedown into full mount!
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.
Del Carma tries to hold on but Griffon pushes him away.
Griffon is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Del Carma can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Del Carma has given up his back here.
Griffon lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Griffon is punishing Del Carma with strikes - can he finish him?!
Griffon is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Griffon cracks Del Carma with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Del Carma from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Griffon scores with punches and elbows.
Griffon is persistently looking for the submission but Del Carma is defending it well.
Del Carma has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Griffon throwing sloppy strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Del Carma is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Griffon gets his way!
Del Carma is trying to stand back up.
Del Carma can't escape the position.
Del Carma holding both Griffon 's hands and preventing any damage.
Del Carma really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Griffon. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Griffon controlling well, preventing Del Carma from escaping the position.
Del Carma is trying to get back to his feet but Griffon has full control of the position and if anything, Del Carma has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Griffon seems to be going for a rear naked choke. He has an arm under Del Carma's chin but Del Carma turns very nicely into Griffon's guard. Good BJJ skills being displayed there by Del Carma.
Griffon looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Griffon has a closed guard, preventing Del Carma from standing up.
Del Carma must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Griffon lands with a thumping leg kick.
Griffon scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Griffon tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Griffon has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Del Carma is looking for a sweep.
Griffon wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Del Carma, who protects the arm well.
Griffon is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Del Carma has escaped the position, nice work there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Griffon fails to land a wild elbow strike.
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 Forrest Griffon will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Forrest Griffon's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! 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.
Del Carma throws a combination that misses
and Griffon counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Del Carma throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Griffon counters with a nice double leg into side control. Del Carma won't be happy with that.
Griffon scores with a couple of short elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Del Carma on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Del Carma manages to work his way to half guard, despite Griffon's best efforts.
Griffon missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Del Carma taking some punishment here, with Griffon in his half guard.
Griffon works his way into side control.
Del Carma is trying to improve his position.
Griffon looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Griffon is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Del Carma knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Del Carma is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Griffon is controlling him well.
Del Carma takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffon tries for a kimura but Del Carma is defending well.
Griffon looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Del Carma sneaks back into half guard.
Del Carma looks like he's trying to stand up.
Del Carma is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Griffon has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Griffon misses with a head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffon prevents Del Carma from getting the reversal.
Griffon blocks Del Carma's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Del Carma is working to get back to half guard.
Griffon breaks from Del Carma's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Griffon looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Griffon unloads with some shots from mount but Del Carma bucks and avoids them well.
Griffon landing strikes from the mount.
Del Carma is still in real trouble! Can Griffon finish him?
Griffon looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Griffon working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Del Carma turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Griffon off and cradles Del Carma's limp body as Griffon celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Forrest Griffon!
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