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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cheick Mitrionne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julio Juarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cheick Mitrionne could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Julio Juarez's chin.
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cheick Mitrionne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Julio Juarez!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Daniel Cesar and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Juarez tries to clinch up but Mitrionne circles away and keeps his distance.
Juarez moves in looking to clinch but Mitrionne pushes him off.
Mitrionne has managed to clinch.
Juarez blocks a body shot from Mitrionne.
Mitrionne lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Juarez backwards.
Mitrionne has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Juarez uses from the top position.
Mitrionne trying to keep a closed guard but Juarez is proving a slippery customer.
Mitrionne has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Juarez can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Juarez trying to control the position from guard on top but Mitrionne is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Juarez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mitrionne swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mitrionne is trying to hold Juarez in close to prevent damage but Juarez has managed to pass into half guard.
Mitrionne knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Juarez on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juarez is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Mitrionne is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Julio Juarez!
Julio Juarez decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Akaboshi Aida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pedro Lucas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aida kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Passenger - Iggy Pop. Lucas has chosen Kraddy - Android porn as his entrance music. Aida is coming into this fight with a significant injury, which will no doubt have an effect on his cardio. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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186 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Akaboshi Aida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pedro Lucas!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Seu Braga and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lucas throws a head kick that misses.
Aida is breathing heavily.
Lucas shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Aida counters with a shoot takedown. Lucas fights it but they end up in guard.
Aida won't allow Lucas to sweep him here.
Aida works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Lucas is trying to control but Aida manages to pass to mount!
Lucas keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Lucas flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Lucas is wriggling around trying to escape.
Lucas reaches up and pulls Aida towards him, trying to control the position. Aida manages to get a guillotine from the mount though! This could be big trouble for Lucas! Lucas tries to roll over - now Aida is on the bottom but the guillotine is really deep and Lucas has to tap out! Great work there by Aida!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Akaboshi Aida!
Akaboshi Aida seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lucho Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pablo Cazares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lucho Rodriguez could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Pablo Cazares's 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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lucho Rodriguez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pablo Cazares!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Daniel Cesar and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodriguez misses with a few strikes there.
Cazares throws a push kick but Rodriguez slaps the foot to one side.
Cazares scores with a shot to the body.
Nice shot by Cazares.
Cazares throws out a powerful jab.
Rodriguez cracks Cazares with an open hand slap.
Cazares stuns Rodriguez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cazares dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rodriguez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rodriguez walks into a stiff left hand from Cazares.
Rodriguez throws a jab when Cazares was well out of range.
Cazares fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rodriguez manages to avoid it.
Rodriguez throws a combination that misses
enabling Cazares to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez throws out a leg kick but Cazares moves out of range and Rodriguez only half commits.
Cazares waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rodriguez.
Rodriguez blocks a jab.
Rodriguez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cazares keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez fails to land with a series of punches.
Rodriguez tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice body punch from Cazares.
Rodriguez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cazares bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rodriguez's head.
Rodriguez takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cazares checks a low kick from Rodriguez.
Cazares lands a jab to Rodriguez's midsection.
A head kick misses from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez misses with a few strikes there.
Cazares digs a good hook to Rodriguez's body.
Rodriguez shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Rodriguez throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Rodriguez misses with a left hand
and Cazares cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A head kick misses from Rodriguez.
A telegraphed right hand from Rodriguez misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez throws a right hand that misses
and Cazares cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cazares fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rodriguez misses with a head kick.
Rodriguez is breathing heavily.
Cazares connects with a nice looking jab.
A combination from Rodriguez does no damage.
Nice uppercut lands for Cazares. That snapped Rodriguez's head back.
Rodriguez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cazares connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A punch lands to the side of Rodriguez 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A bone on bone clash there as Cazares blocks the leg kick.
Cazares lands a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cazares misses with a kick to the body.
Cazares lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Rodriguez backs up against the cage.
Rodriguez misses with a double jab
and Cazares counters with a nice uppercut.
A combination from Rodriguez does no damage.
Cazares stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Cazares lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Cazares connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cazares is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Rodriguez had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cazares avoids the head kick by Rodriguez.
Cazares jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Cazares dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Cazares lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Rodriguez fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cazares is out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Rodriguez 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Cazares misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rodriguez.
Cazares checks a leg kick.
Rodriguez fails to land with a series of punches.
Cazares throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rodriguez misses with a two punch combination.
Rodriguez throws a nice looking combination but Cazares bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cazares misses with a kick to the body.
Rodriguez walks into a stiff left hand from Cazares.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cazares throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rodriguez fails to land with a series of punches.
Cazares stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Rodriguez has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Rodriguez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Good leg kick by Rodriguez there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rodriguez on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Cazares lands a jab to the nose.
Cazares bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rodriguez's head backwards.
Rodriguez misses with a body shot
and Cazares counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cazares keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rodriguez misses with a straight right.
Cazares throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cazares tries to bum rush Rodriguez with a series of wild strikes but Rodriguez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cazares misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rodriguez avoids a kick to the body.
Pablo Cazares seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rodriguez misses with a leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Cazares checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rodriguez looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Cazares throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez ducks under a wild hook from Cazares.
Rodriguez throws a low kick but Cazares moves out of range easily.
Rodriguez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cazares waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rodriguez.
Rodriguez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cazares moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rodriguez lands a head kick. Cazares smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cazares blocks a head kick by Rodriguez.
Rodriguez walks into a left hand.
Cazares takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Rodriguez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cazares connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cazares 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.
Rodriguez takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lucho Rodriguez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rodriguez. Cazares does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cazares jabs Rodriguez to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cazares with a jab.
Cazares lands with an overhand left.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rodriguez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lucho Rodriguez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rodriguez moves forwards but Cazares connects with a nice, crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Cazares showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Rodriguez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
The crowd cheers as Cazares lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rodriguez doesn't seem phased though.
Rodriguez has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rodriguez there as he acknowledges the shot.
Cazares with a hook.
Rodriguez throws a series of punches but Cazares moves out of range.
Cazares scores with the left hand. Rodriguez knows he should have avoided that one.
Cazares looks to land a left hand but Rodriguez moved out of range nicely.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cazares.
Rodriguez throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Rodriguez throws a jab but it's blocked by Cazares.
Rodriguez throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Rodriguez does no damage.
Cazares scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cazares connects with a body shot.
Cazares moves out of range of the leg kick from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez throws a right and a left that Cazares avoids nicely.
Cazares lands the left hand.
The fighters circling - Rodriguez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rodriguez.
Rodriguez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cazares counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cazares throws a body kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Cazares does no damage.
Cazares cracks Rodriguez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Rodriguez scoring well with a low kick there.
Rodriguez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cazares counters with a straight right hand.
Rodriguez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cazares lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Cazares lands a slapping body shot.
Cazares scores with a punch to the head.
Rodriguez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cazares lands a nice shot that snaps Rodriguez's head back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rodriguez throws a series of punches but Cazares moves out of range.
Rodriguez just misses with a punch to the body.
A shot to the liver by Cazares. Beautiful body shot.
Rodriguez wants to land a leg kick but Cazares is out of range.
Cazares connects with a body shot that sends Rodriguez's belly button to the back.
Cazares keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rodriguez.
Cazares throws a wild body kick that Rodriguez sees coming a mile off.
Some bone on bone action there as Cazares checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Pablo Cazares is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rodriguez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cazares.
Rodriguez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cazares counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rodriguez thinking.
Cazares scores with a decent looking hook.
Cazares lands the left hand.
Lucho Rodriguez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rodriguez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cazares jabs Rodriguez to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cazares slips a jab and a cross from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Pablo Cazares.
Well Cazares 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 27:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pablo Cazares!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dois Pra Um (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Barbosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barbosa has chosen Shoot Out as his entrance music. 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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dois Pra Um!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Victor Barbosa!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Emerson Jorge and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pra Um shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Pra Um showed some decent athleticism there.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Pra Um throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Barbosa wants to control but Pra Um is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Pra Um thows a huge punch but Barbosa dodges it nicely.
Barbosa wants to get back to full guard.
Pra Um missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Pra Um throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Pra Um slips a nice elbow through Barbosa's hands, connecting with Barbosa's forehead.
Pra Um is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Pra Um drops an elbow to the side of Barbosa's head.
Barbosa is controlling Pra Um's trapped leg to prevent Pra Um from advancing to side control.
Pra Um throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barbosa has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Pra Um is working away from the top position though.
Barbosa avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Pra Um.
Barbosa is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pra Um lands strikes from half guard.
Barbosa really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Pra Um. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Barbosa blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pra Um.
Barbosa is looking for a sweep. Pra Um is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Barbosa has hold of Pra Um's hands but Pra Um slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Barbosa trying to control but Pra Um postures up.
Barbosa blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pra Um.
Pra Um thows a huge punch but Barbosa dodges it nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pra Um lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pra Um seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Pra Um thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Barbosa's head.
Barbosa wants to control but Pra Um is keeping busy.
Pra Um missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Barbosa is looking to improve his position.
Pra Um is looking to advance position but Barbosa won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pra Um lands with a punch from half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pra Um 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.
Pra Um lands strikes from half guard.
Pra Um working the head and body with strikes.
Pra Um winds up and cracks Barbosa with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Pra Um working Barbosa over with strikes.
Barbosa on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Pra Um throwing shots but Barbosa is blocking nicely.
Pra Um seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pra Um takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Barbosa is trying to control but can't.
Pra Um drops an elbow to the side of Barbosa's head.
Pra Um thows a huge punch but Barbosa dodges it nicely.
Barbosa avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Pra Um.
Pra Um slips a nice elbow through Barbosa's hands, connecting with Barbosa's forehead.
Barbosa blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pra Um.
Pra Um thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Barbosa's head.
Pra Um not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Pra Um not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Pra Um not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Pra Um works his way into side control.
Barbosa looks gassed!
Pra Um grinds an elbow into Barbosa's temple.
Check out the look on Pra Um's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barbosa takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Pra Um lands a few punches from side control.
Pra Um lands a nice forearm strike.
Pra Um scoring with punches from side control.
Pra Um scores with punches from side control.
Pra Um grinds an elbow into Barbosa's temple.
Pra Um cracks Barbosa with a big right hand but Barbosa just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Barbosa tries to buck Pra Um off but Pra Um is having none of it.
Pra Um in side control lands a decent elbow.
Pra Um working the head with strikes.
Barbosa takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Pra Um lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Barbosa down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barbosa tries to buck Pra Um off but Pra Um is having none of it.
Pra Um lands a nice forearm strike.
Pra Um in side control lands a decent elbow.
Pra Um grinds an elbow into Barbosa's temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dois Pra Um 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.
Pra Um gets the takedown into side control.
Pra Um 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.
Pra Um lands a decent elbow from side control.
Pra Um trying to control the position but Barbosa is working away.
Pra Um working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Barbosa is rocked!
Barbosa is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Pra Um lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Pra Um is chipping away with strikes.
Pra Um tries to score with some ground and pound. Barbosa controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Pra Um lands a nice forearm strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pra Um connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Barbosa some visible discomfort.
Barbosa is still in real trouble! Can Pra Um finish him?
Pra Um lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Barbosa is working to avoid the ground and pound but Pra Um connects with a decent elbow.
Pra Um working the head with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pra Um working the ground and pound.
Barbosa is breathing heavily.
Pra Um is chipping away with strikes.
Pra Um tries for a kimura but Barbosa is defending well.
Pra Um cracks Barbosa with a big right hand but Barbosa just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Barbosa is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Barbosa takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Barbosa is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Pra Um in side control lands a decent elbow.
Pra Um working the head and body with strikes.
Pra Um in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pra Um scoring with punches and elbows.
Pra Um scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Barbosa to see if he's OK.
Pra Um misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pra Um throws a strike aimed at the side of Barbosa's head but Barbosa avoids it well.
Pra Um creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Pra Um scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Barbosa to see if he's OK.
Pra Um lands some shots froms side control.
Pra Um scores with a couple of short elbows.
Pra Um working the head with strikes.
Barbosa wants to control but Pra Um postures up.
Barbosa takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Pra Um landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Pra Um is looking to take a break and control but Barbosa is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pra Um lands a nice forearm strike.
Pra Um lands some shots froms side control.
Barbosa seems to have recovered his senses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pra Um is putting a hurting on Barbosa here, landing some big shots from side control.
Pra Um working the ground and pound.
Pra Um landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Pra Um landing a few strikes.
Barbosa can't do much from the bottom here.
Pra Um lands a nice forearm strike.
Barbosa struggling a bit here.
Pra Um is putting a hurting on Barbosa here, landing some big shots from side control.
Barbosa takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Pra Um landing a few strikes.
Pra Um working the body and head with strikes.
Barbosa takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pra Um working the ground and pound from side control.
Pra Um is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barbosa can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa is not content to let Pra Um control the position.
Barbosa taking a bit of punishment here - Pra Um scoring with strikes.
Pra Um scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Barbosa to see if he's OK.
Barbosa is working to avoid the ground and pound but Pra Um connects with a decent elbow.
Pra Um lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Barbosa takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Barbosa taking punishment in the form of punches.
Pra Um cracks Barbosa with a big elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pra Um connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Barbosa some visible discomfort.
Barbosa taking punishment in the form of punches.
Barbosa takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dois Pra Um dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Pra Um moves into range and clinches up with Barbosa.
Barbosa has Pra Um pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Barbosa pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Pra Um tumbling to the mat - Barbosa dives into Pra Um's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Pra Um is on top in guard.
Pra Um works over Barbosa with some ground and pound from guard.
Pra Um throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Barbosa utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pra Um working some strikes from top position.
Pra Um throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Barbosa works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Barbosa tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dois Pra Um overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pra Um wants to control from the top but Barbosa keeps moving.
Barbosa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pra Um with a nice head shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pra Um is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Pra Um throwing strikes but missing.
Pra Um scoring with punches to the head and body.
Pra Um landing some decent shots from guard.
Pra Um content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Pra Um makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Pra Um 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.
Pra Um scoring with punches to the head and body.
Pra Um postures up.
Pra Um loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pra Um throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pra Um working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Barbosa working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pra Um.
Pra Um throwing strikes but missing.
Pra Um content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
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!
Barbosa keeping moving, preventing Pra Um from controlling successfully.
Pra Um looking to pass the guard.
Pra Um trying to control but Barbosa is working from the bottom.
Pra Um lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Pra Um working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Pra Um advances position into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pra Um connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Barbosa some visible discomfort.
Pra Um tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Pra Um is working Barbosa over with some ground and pound from side control.
Barbosa is looking to regain half guard here but Pra Um keeps moving and retains side control.
Pra Um is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Barbosa knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Pra Um scores with a couple of short elbows.
Barbosa tries to bench press Pra Um off him but Pra Um keeps the position.
Barbosa takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Pra Um scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pra Um working the ground and pound.
Pra Um lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Barbosa down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pra Um lands some shots froms side control.
Pra Um working the ground and pound.
Pra Um cracks Barbosa with a big right hand but Barbosa just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Pra Um in side control lands a decent elbow.
Pra Um stands up.
Pra Um throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Barbosa was covering up waiting for the punch and Pra Um finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pra Um content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dois Pra Um showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pra Um 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:26
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:26
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dois Pra Um!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Oduvaldo Pereira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andrew Jackson is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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164 lbs
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170 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Oduvaldo Pereira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andrew Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Leandro Rodrigues and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson moves into the clinch.
Pereira wants to get back to striking at distance but Jackson won't allow it.
Jackson stops a takedown attempt from Pereira.
Jackson gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Jackson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Pereira wants to stand but Jackson is controlling the position.
Jackson advances position into side control!
Jackson tries to advance to mount but can't.
Jackson trying to control the position but Pereira is working away.
Pereira being controlled for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pereira is not content to let Jackson control the position.
Jackson is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Pereira's shoulder. That is not cool.
Pereira takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Jackson tries to advance to mount but Pereira denies him.
Jackson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Pereira tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Jackson tries to control but Pereira wriggling away.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Jackson has hold of Pereira's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Pereira manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson breaks from Pereira's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Jackson looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You get the feeling that Pereira really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Jackson controlling his opponent.
Jackson swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Andrew Jackson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between War Tank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Bummer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robert Bummer will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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265 lbs
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275 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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, War Tank!
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, Robert Bummer!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Thiago Cunha and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bummer lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like War Tank has been cut.
Tank throws a series of punches but Bummer moves out of range.
A combination from Bummer does no damage.
Tank throws a body punch but Bummer moves out of range.
Bummer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tank slips a jab and a cross from Bummer.
Bummer misses with a takedown attempt
and Tank counters with a takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tank trying to control the action but Bummer is working from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bummer can do anything to dispel that myth.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Check out the look on Tank's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Tank wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bummer keeps working.
Bummer is trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tank throwing strikes but Bummer manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Bummer creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Tank sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Tank can't do much from the bottom here.
Tank parries the strikes from Bummer easily there. Bummer is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Tank to escape.
Bummer looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Bummer landing strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bummer wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tank keeps working.
Bummer in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Bummer wants to stand but Tank has his arm trapped.
Bummer working away.
Tank gets back to half guard.
Tank manages to get to full guard.
Bummer stopping the sweep attempt from Tank.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bummer drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Tank dives on top into guard.
Bummer should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Tank trying to control the position from guard on top but Bummer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bummer is looking for a triangle but Tank pushes his legs off easily.
Bummer looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bummer isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Tank stacks Bummer on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Tank!
Tank decides to stand back up.
Bummer swinging wildly here.
Bummer gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Tank to score an easy takedown into full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tank trying to control but Bummer is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
War Tank dominated that round.
The cut man is working on War Tank's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Tank lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
War Tank is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tank misses with a two punch combination.
Bummer throws a body punch but Tank moves out of range.
Tank misses with a wild combination.
Tank tries to bum rush Bummer with a series of wild strikes but Bummer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tank lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tank wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A combination from Bummer does no damage.
Tank clinches with his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tank gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Tank wants to control but Bummer is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tank has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bummer wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Tank.
Tank tries to control but Bummer wriggling away.
Tank prevents Bummer from getting the reversal.
War Tank overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tank working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Bummer is looking to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tank working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Tank swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Bummer is now in Tank's guard. A big mistake from Tank there, giving up the dominant position!
Tank looking to control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tank keeping full guard, as Bummer tries to pass.
Tank is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bummer regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Tank.
Tank wants to stand but Bummer has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Tank stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bummer swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tank trying to control the position from guard on top but Bummer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tank passes Bummer's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Tank sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bummer defending well though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bummer actively working from the bottom here.
Tank is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Tank thows a huge punch but Bummer dodges it nicely.
Tank is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Bummer doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Tank.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bummer wants to control the action here but instead Tank manages to pass to full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
War Tank dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on War Tank's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Danga de danga de dang - Tank scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Robert Bummer has been cut.
Tank decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Tank is thwarting Bummer's attempts to control the position.
Bummer actively working from the bottom here.
Tank is looking for a kimura here.
Tank trying to control from half guard but Bummer is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tank controlling the action here.
Bummer is trying to control but can't.
Tank seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Tank escapes and gets back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tank lands a nice looking body shot.
Tank connects with a right hand. Bummer shakes it off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tank closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Tank lands in his opponent's guard.
Tank is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bummer can do to turn this around?
Tank distracts Bummer with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Tank won't allow Bummer to sweep him here.
Tank trying to control the position from guard on top but Bummer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tank is really struggling to control Bummer but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bummer looking to control.
Tank looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of War Tank.
Tank rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bummer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bummer just misses with a punch to the body.
Tank closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Tank lands in his opponent's guard.
Robert Bummer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tank looking to sit in guard and control but Bummer gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
War Tank is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tank working a defensive guard here.
Bummer wants to control from the top but Tank keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bummer lands a couple of digs.
And that's the end of the fight!
War Tank showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tank 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 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... War Tank!
A relieved looking War Tank thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kily Gonzales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Rocco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kily Gonzales has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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153 lbs
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145 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kily Gonzales!
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, Antonio Rocco!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Edson Gomes and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rocco fails with the takedown.
Gonzales looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Gonzales slaps away a takedown attempt from Rocco, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Rocco tries to score a power double leg takedown but Gonzales sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rocco somewhat.
Kily Gonzales has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Rocco.
Gonzales shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Rocco is trying to defend but Gonzales finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Gonzales controlling the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzales stops Rocco from getting back to his feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Kily Gonzales just wasn't active enough.
Rocco moves in looking to clinch but Gonzales pushes him off.
Rocco uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rocco moves to clinch but Gonzales breaks away
and Gonzales counters with a shoot takedown. Rocco fights it but they end up in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rocco wants to improve his position but instead Gonzales has moved into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Gonzales in particular looking to stall.
Gonzales uses his free foot to push down on Rocco's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Rocco.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gonzales controlling from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rocco is trying to stand but he's just given Gonzales his back.
Gonzales biding his time, looking for the opening.
Gonzales is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Rocco has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Gonzales has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Rocco taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Gonzales doesn't care though - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Kily Gonzales!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Naseem Hamed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Euclides Cunhha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cunhha has chosen Raimundus - Eu quero ver o oco as his entrance music. Euclides Cunhha has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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204 lbs
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World class boxer
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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 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Naseem Hamed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Euclides Cunhha!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Edson Gomes and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid leg kick lands there for Hamed.
Cunhha looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Hamed moves into the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Hamed.
Hamed gets through Cunhha's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hamed works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A body shot lands from Hamed.
Hamed pushes Cunhha back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hamed creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hamed lands an uppercut.
Hamed presses Cunhha against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hamed lands a left hand.
Hamed working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamed is leaning against Cunhha and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cunhha letting Hamed take a breather here.
Hamed lands a left hand.
Still in the clinch, Hamed scores with a nice short uppercut.
A body shot lands from Hamed.
Hamed scores with a shoulder strike.
Cunhha is rocked!
Hamed dips a shoulder and cracks Cunhha with a mighty uppercut! Cunhha falls back against the cage and Hamed unloads with a barrage of strikes! Cunhha is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Hamed screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Naseem Hamed!
Naseem Hamed gave a mention to [JMFC] Arashi Fighting Nutrition Q160 Recovery in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between SErg Garz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darien Michaels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). SErg Garz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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183 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, SErg Garz!
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, Darien Michaels!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Daniel Cesar and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garz with a lazy takedown attempt
and Michaels counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Michaels.
Michaels must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Garz is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Michaels is aware though and is defending well.
Garz will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Michaels stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Garz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Michaels trying to control the position from guard on top but Garz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Michaels engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darien Michaels has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Garz misses with a takedown attempt
and Michaels counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Garz!
Michaels cracks Garz with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Michaels is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Garz can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garz is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Michaels landing strikes from the mount and Garz is in trouble!
Garz is breathing heavily.
Michaels punishing his opponent with strikes.
Garz is rocked!
Garz in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Oh Garz is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Michaels really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Garz. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Michaels postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Garz in real trouble here! The ref calls for Garz to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Darien Michaels!
Darien Michaels decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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