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Combat 7: Throw it All PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Spartan Chuteboxe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Apasti Makelaris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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260 lbs
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240 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Spartan Chuteboxe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Apasti Makelaris!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Alexandre Firmino and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chuteboxe pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Makelaris scores a takedown into full mount!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Chuteboxe wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Makelaris controlling the pace for now.
A nice elbow there by Makelaris.
It looks like Spartan Chuteboxe has been cut.
Makelaris unloading with bombs!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chuteboxe is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Makelaris is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Makelaris!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Apasti Makelaris!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Barnie Bradstone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robb Spewak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spewak has chosen The German National Anthem as his entrance music. Robb Spewak struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 171.6lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
12 - 13 - 0 |
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182 lbs
16 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Barnie Bradstone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Robb Spewak!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Paulo Santos and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bradstone stuffs the takedown attempt from Spewak. Spewak gets slowly back to his feet.
Spewak doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bradstone counters with a body kick.
Spewak looks gassed!
Bradstone lands with a hook. Spewak tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
It looks like Robb Spewak has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bradstone tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Good exchange - Bradstone coming out on top.
Decent striking displayed by Bradstone there.
Spewak is rocked!
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Bradstone! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Barnie Bradstone!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Karelin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bli Fall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karelin's entrance music is Aleksandr Karelin Intro. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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218 lbs
4 - 9 - 0 |
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211 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
Granite chin |
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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 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alexander Karelin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bli Fall!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Matheus Silva and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fall shoots in but no luck this time.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Fall.
Karelin scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Karelin lands a nice short elbow.
Karelin is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Fall!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fall is looking to get to half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Fall can do anything to dispel that myth.
Karelin postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Fall out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Karelin goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Alexander Karelin!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Helio dos Passos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Helio dos Passos could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Anderson Silva's chin.
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155 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Solid chin |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Helio dos Passos!
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, Anderson Silva!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Thiago Cunha and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva is looking to clinch.
dos Passos shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Silva tries to kick dos Passos off but dos Passos keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
dos Passos is keen to just control but Silva is a slippery customer.
dos Passos is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
dos Passos trying to control the action but Silva is working from the bottom.
dos Passos looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
dos Passos wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silva keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
dos Passos seems to be looking for submissions.
dos Passos missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Silva blocking the ground and pound attempt from dos Passos.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
dos Passos looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Silva pushes dos Passos off but dos Passos dives into side control.
dos Passos has hold of Silva's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Silva seems comfortable defending it but dos Passos has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Silva is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Silva is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but dos Passos couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Helio dos Passos!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Luis Moreno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Melaslavo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luis Moreno has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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192 lbs
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Decent wrestler
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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Luis Moreno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Johnny Melaslavo!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Seu Braga and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moreno closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Moreno lands in his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Melaslavo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Moreno doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Melaslavo is tightening it up a little... Moreno has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Moreno reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Moreno taps out! Nice BJJ there by Melaslavo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Johnny Melaslavo!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wilson Baldoza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kimbo Slice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Baldoza's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Last Resort. Slice is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Hit em' Up. Wilson Baldoza is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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258 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
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277 lbs
14 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Good low kicks
Powerful |
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wilson Baldoza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kimbo Slice!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Daniel Cesar and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left and a right from Slice both land. Nice combination.
Baldoza gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Slice counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Slice throws a right and a left that both miss.
Baldoza shoots for a takedown but Slice saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Baldoza tries for a takedown but Slice circles away easily
and Slice counters with a good low kick that Baldoza was not able to check.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wilson Baldoza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Baldoza showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Slice.
A combination from Baldoza does no damage.
Baldoza shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Slice pinned against the cage. Slice gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Baldoza tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Slice swivels and escapes.
Slice circles away from the clinch attempt
and Slice counters with a three punch combo that has Baldoza backing up. Baldoza nods at Slice to acknowledge the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baldoza tries to clinch but Slice moves out of range.
Baldoza shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Slice as he avoids it easily.
Baldoza with a poor takedown
and Slice counters with a nice body shot.
Wilson Baldoza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Slice closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Slice moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Baldoza takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Slice lands with a shot to the body.
Slice throws a series of strikes that have Baldoza backpedaling.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Slice throws a leg kick which misses Baldoza's front leg but catches the back leg as Baldoza tries to avoid it.
Baldoza is breathing heavily.
Slice with a nice cross.
Baldoza on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Slice scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Slice lands with a nice combination. Baldoza backs away looking to recover.
Baldoza misses with a takedown
and Slice counters with a straight that turns Baldoza's legs to rubber! Slice pushes forward with more strikes and Baldoza goes down, battered and bloody! That's a wrap folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kimbo Slice!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Lawrence (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hash Ishe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lawrence comes to the cage accompanied by Overture. On his way into the cage it seems that Marcus Lawrence has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Marcus Lawrence seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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182 lbs
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167 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcus Lawrence!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hash Ishe!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Mauricio Rocha and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ishe shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Ishe is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Lawrence to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Lawrence shrugs it off.
Lawrence wants to hold on but Ishe pushes him away.
Lawrence is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Ishe has hold of Lawrence's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Lawrence manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Lawrence tries to reverse the position but Ishe maintains control.
Lawrence is bucking up trying to escape but Ishe cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Ishe has control of Lawrence's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Lawrence regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Ishe has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lawrence is wriggling around trying to escape.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Lawrence tries to hold on but Ishe postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ishe with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Ishe working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Ishe trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Lawrence sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Lawrence is trying to stand back up but Ishe is controlling him
Ishe is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Lawrence doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Ishe.
Ishe is trying to control. Lawrence wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ishe is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Ishe prevents Lawrence from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Lawrence moves into full guard.
Ishe drops back looking for a leg! Lawrence is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Lawrence manages to kick Ishe off! Ishe jumps back into Lawrence's guard.
Lawrence is looking for a triangle but Ishe pushes his legs off easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lawrence is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ishe pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lawrence is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ishe drops back, looking for a kneebar! Lawrence looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Lawrence looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Lawrence!
Ishe regains half guard.
Ishe looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ishe wants to control but Lawrence is keeping busy.
Ishe is looking for a sweep. Lawrence is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ishe looking for submissions off his back.
Ishe trying to control here.
Ishe makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Ishe.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence postures up and lands a big shot to Ishe's brow.
Lawrence throws a big right hand that misses.
Ishe trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Ishe looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Lawrence passes into side control.
Lawrence works to advance to full mount. Ishe defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ishe is wriggling around trying to escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lawrence is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Ishe is surviving well by controlling Lawrence's body position as best he can.
Ishe manages to regain half guard. Good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hash Ishe dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lawrence misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ishe closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Ishe trying to control the action but Lawrence is working from the bottom.
Lawrence manages to work his way to half guard, despite Ishe's best efforts.
Ishe seems to be working for a kimura but Lawrence defends the submission attempt.
Lawrence actively working from the bottom here.
Lawrence is defending against the submission attempts here by Ishe.
Ishe prevents Lawrence from standing back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawrence is looking for a sweep. Ishe is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lawrence trying to control from the bottom.
Lawrence looking for submissions off his back.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ishe is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Lawrence trying to control here.
Ishe is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Lawrence defends it well.
Ishe is trying to work for a kimura but Lawrence is defending well.
Ishe with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ishe is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Lawrence is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lawrence is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ishe pulls his head out easily.
Ishe is working for a submission of some sort.
Lawrence wants to sweep but Ishe has passed to side control!
Lawrence is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence is trying to get back to full guard.
Hash Ishe has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ishe is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Lawrence still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Lawrence has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Ishe wants to control but Lawrence postures up.
Ishe tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Lawrence wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Ishe wants to get back to his feet.
Ishe manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Ishe trying to hold on to Lawrence's head to control him but Lawrence postures up.
Ishe looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Lawrence is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ishe defends it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ishe moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Ishe has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Lawrence 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 Ishe.
Lawrence is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Ishe has escaped the position, nice work there.
Lawrence throws a strike aimed at the side of Ishe's head but Ishe avoids it well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ishe is looking to regain half guard here but Lawrence keeps moving and retains side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ishe takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Hash Ishe will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Lawrence shoots in and bounces Ishe off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Ishe looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Lawrence tries to free his leg and advance position but Ishe is retaining full guard.
Lawrence lands a couple of digs.
Ishe is trying to keep Lawrence in close.
Lawrence avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Lawrence is in close to Ishe's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ishe keeping full guard, as Lawrence tries to pass.
Ishe strikes from his own guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ishe has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lawrence can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ishe escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lawrence gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Ishe takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ishe throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Lawrence throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ishe is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ishe utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence is pushing down on Ishe's leg trying to pass to half guard. Ishe is fighting to maintain full guard but Lawrence has managed to sneak the leg through.
Lawrence scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The fighters are battling for position here. Ishe manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lawrence throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ishe escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lawrence gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Lawrence throwing strikes but missing.
Ishe looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lawrence is one step ahead there.
Ishe working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Lawrence has passed into half guard!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ishe looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Lawrence is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Ishe has managed to free his arm - good work.
Ishe trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
BOOM! Lawrence connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lawrence lands a big shot there that rocks Ishe but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Lawrence scoring with strikes but Ishe is staying in there.
Lawrence looking to secure an arm triangle but Ishe defends it well.
Ishe regains half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ishe looking for submissions off his back.
Lawrence is working for a submission of some sort.
Lawrence missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ishe is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Lawrence's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Lawrence's back!
Well, with Ishe on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Lawrence is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Lawrence is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Marcus Lawrence did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
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.
Ishe gets a double leg takedown into Lawrence's guard.
Ishe trying to control the position from guard on top but Lawrence is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ishe thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Ishe tries to free his leg and advance position but Lawrence is retaining full guard.
Ishe won't allow Lawrence to sweep him here.
Ishe showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Ishe has gone for a leg lock! Lawrence slips out almost immediately though and dives into Ishe's guard.
Lawrence is in close to Ishe's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ishe had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Lawrence defends it easily.
Ishe is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawrence trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lawrence throwing strikes but missing.
Ishe utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ishe has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lawrence can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ishe had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Lawrence defends it easily.
Lawrence scoring with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence trying to move into half guard but instead Ishe has managed to sweep!
Lawrence looking for a triangle here. Ishe is fighting it but it looks tight! Lawrence pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Ishe is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Marcus Lawrence!
Marcus Lawrence retains his welterweight title!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gordon Ramyay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Regan Hendricks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Regan Hendricks has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gordon Ramyay!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Regan Hendricks!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Paulo Santos and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramyay closes the distance and pushes Hendricks back into the cage.
Ramyay lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Regan Hendricks has been cut.
Ramyay comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ramyay lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hendricks tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ramyay smiles and moves away.
Ramyay rushes Hendricks and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ramyay with a knee to the head.
Hendricks takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ramyay lands a knee to the head.
Ramyay with a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ramyay connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hendricks's face.
Ramyay scores with a knee to the head.
Ramyay lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That has opened up Regan Hendricks's cut even more.
Ramyay connects with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramyay lands a damaging elbow.
Ramyay creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hendricks's defenses.
Ramyay lands an elbow that stopped Hendricks in his tracks for a moment.
Ramyay lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hendricks looks gassed!
Hendricks tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ramyay lands an elbow that stopped Hendricks in his tracks for a moment.
Hendricks takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ramyay lands an elbow inside.
Ramyay with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ramyay.
Ramyay lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The cut above Regan Hendricks's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Ramyay lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hendricks is rocked!
Ramyay has Hendricks pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Hendricks is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Ramyay - that's hurt Hendricks badly! Oh, another knee lands and Hendricks is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Hendricks doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Gordon Ramyay!
Gordon Ramyay retains his middleweight title!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnnie Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Walker comes into the arena with Tap you out blaring out of the sound system. Dos Santos has chosen This is Halloween as his entrance music. Junior Dos Santos has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Johnnie Walker's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Johnnie Walker!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Junior Dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Mauricio Rocha and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker shoots in for a takedown but Dos Santos shows good takedown defense.
Walker has a takedown stuffed.
Dos Santos throws an overhand right that lands on Walker's shoulder, as Walker tries to avoid the shot.
Dos Santos throws a right hand that misses
and Walker counters with a takedown into side control.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Dos Santos tries to escape but Walker is in control.
Dos Santos managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Walker.
Dos Santos takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Walker working the head with strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Walker throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Dos Santos managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Walker.
Walker tries to advance to mount but can't.
Walker tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker scoring with punches from side control.
Dos Santos is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Walker working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Walker is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Dos Santos has escaped the position, nice work there.
Walker is trying to get an arm triangle but Dos Santos is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos taking a bit of punishment here - Walker scoring with strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
You can see the frustration on Dos Santos's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Walker tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Walker 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.
Walker lands a few punches from side control.
Walker has an Americana. Dos Santos didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Walker is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Walker hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Johnnie Walker!
Johnnie Walker retains his heavyweight title!
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