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Combat 11: Titans PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Lawrence (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leo Cotterman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lawrence comes to the ring accompanied by Overture. The key to victory for Marcus Lawrence has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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182 lbs
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210 lbs
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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
16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcus Lawrence!
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, Leo Cotterman!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Paulo Santos and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cotterman throws a leg kick but Lawrence sees it coming and moves out of range.
A left and a right from Lawrence both land. Nice combination.
Lawrence manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Cotterman on his heels. He'll look to pass Cotterman's guard now, I'm sure.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Lawrence 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.
Cotterman can't keep his opponent in guard - Lawrence advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Cotterman wants to control but Lawrence is keeping busy.
Cotterman is trying to control but Lawrence manages to pass to mount!
Cotterman is trying desperately to improve position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cotterman trying desperately to get to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cotterman tries to improve his position but Lawrence has taken his back! Lawrence has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Cotterman tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Lawrence pushes Cotterman away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Marcus Lawrence!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alex Ramirez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drake Vendo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ramirez's entrance music is Megadeth-Trust. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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200 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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
18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alex Ramirez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Drake Vendo!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Daniel Cesar and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vendo dives in and scores a takedown into Ramirez's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Vendo won't allow Ramirez to sweep him here.
Ramirez keeping moving, preventing Vendo from controlling successfully.
Vendo tries to stand but Ramirez is controlling from the bottom.
Ramirez has his hands on Vendo's head, controlling the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ramirez looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Ramirez takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vendo is trying to get back to full guard.
Vendo moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Ramirez working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ramirez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Vendo is keeping the position for now.
Ramirez sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Vendo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ramirez can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ramirez engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Ramirez postures up and lands a big shot to Vendo's brow.
Ramirez trying to control the position from guard on top but Vendo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ramirez works over Vendo with some ground and pound from guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ramirez landing some decent shots from guard.
Ramirez slips nicely into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez is nestled in close to Vendo, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ramirez is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Vendo has hold of Ramirez's hands but Ramirez slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ramirez trying to mount his opponent but Vendo defends it.
Ramirez stalling.
Ramirez is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Vendo doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Ramirez.
Ramirez lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Ramirez trying to control from half guard but Vendo is working away.
Vendo is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ramirez pulls his head out easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ramirez takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ramirez winds up and cracks Vendo with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Ramirez dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ramirez gets a takedown into half guard.
Vendo is looking to improve his position.
Ramirez seems to be looking for submissions.
Ramirez lands with a punch from half guard.
Ramirez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Vendo taking some punishment here, with Ramirez in his half guard.
Alex Ramirez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ramirez trying to control the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Vendo is staying active underneath Ramirez, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ramirez is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Ramirez is trying to control. Vendo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ramirez is looking for a kimura here.
Ramirez is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Vendo defends it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Ramirez seems content to control.
Ramirez prevents Vendo from improving his position.
Ramirez tries to pass the half guard into mount. Vendo knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Ramirez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ramirez not doing much here.
Ramirez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ramirez thows a huge punch but Vendo dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vendo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Vendo is breathing heavily.
Ramirez working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ramirez is nestled in close to Vendo, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ramirez scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ramirez passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Vendo!
Ramirez has hold of Vendo's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Vendo manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Ramirez lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
It looks like Drake Vendo has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ramirez lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Vendo is rocked!
Ramirez working for a guillotine from mount but Vendo is in no mood to give up.
Ramirez raining down hammerfists from mount.
Vendo is still in real trouble! Can Ramirez finish him?
Ramirez sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Vendo seems to have recovered his senses.
Ramirez with good strikes from the mount here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ramirez with good strikes from the mount here!
Ramirez looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Ramirez dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Drake Vendo's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Ramirez closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Vendo to the mat! Vendo manages to get full guard.
Ramirez throwing strikes but missing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ramirez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ramirez might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Ramirez slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Ramirez trying to control the position from guard on top but Vendo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ramirez cracks Vendo with a solid left hand.
Ramirez looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez postures up and lands a big shot to Vendo's brow.
Ramirez lands a couple of digs.
Ramirez is in close to Vendo's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ramirez landing some decent shots from guard.
Ramirez keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Vendo's head.
Ramirez sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Ramirez keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Vendo's head.
Vendo can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ramirez controls the pace.
Ramirez 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez trying to control the position from guard on top but Vendo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ramirez's corner is telling him to maintain position.
We're going to have a standup here because Alex Ramirez wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Ramirez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Vendo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ramirez gets caught flat footed, as Vendo shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Ramirez trying to control the position here.
Vendo throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez has his hands on Vendo's head, controlling the position.
Ramirez throwing rabbit punches from the bottom - showing the judges that he's keeping busy.
Vendo is fighting to break Ramirez's control of his arms but Ramirez is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Ramirez trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Ramirez working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Vendo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Ramirez is tightening it up a little... Vendo has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Vendo reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Vendo taps out! Nice BJJ there by Ramirez!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Alex Ramirez!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Henric Andersen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robb Spewak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andersen comes to the ring accompanied by Sultans Of Swing. Spewak has chosen The German National Anthem as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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182 lbs
17 - 12 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin |
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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
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Henric Andersen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Robb Spewak!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Felipe Paraventi and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Spewak, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Robb Spewak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Andersen moves into the clinch successfully.
Andersen trying to stall but Spewak improves his position.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Andersen is trying to break the clinch but Spewak is controlling him.
Spewak effectively controlling the action here.
Spewak misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Andersen.
Andersen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Andersen can't break the clinch.
Andersen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Spewak lands a nice knee to the body.
Spewak tries to land a knee to the head but Andersen blocks with his arms.
Spewak tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Andersen avoids it.
Andersen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Spewak has him pressed against the ropes.
Knees in the clinch landing for Spewak.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spewak misses with a knee strike.
Spewak tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spewak gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Spewak avoiding damage as Andersen throws knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Andersen as Spewak tries to tie him up.
Spewak misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Andersen.
Spewak misses with a knee strike.
Spewak blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Andersen has had enough of the clinch but Spewak keeps him there for the moment.
Spewak avoids a wild elbow strike from Andersen.
Andersen avoiding damage as Spewak throws knees to the body.
Spewak stalling the fight.
Spewak with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Spewak misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Andersen.
Andersen manages to break the clinch.
Andersen fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andersen wants to clinch
and Spewak counters with a series of strikes. Andersen will be more careful next time no doubt.
Spewak shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Andersen but Andersen pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Spewak tries to score a power double leg takedown but Andersen sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Spewak somewhat.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Spewak is defended easily by Andersen.
Henric Andersen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robb Spewak.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Andersen doesn't manage to clinch there - Spewak circles away.
Andersen connects with a solid leg kick.
Spewak shoots for a takedown but Andersen saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spewak shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Spewak looks gassed!
Andersen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Spewak with a lazy takedown attempt
and Andersen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Andersen lands with a cross.
Andersen throws a nice looking combination but Spewak bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Andersen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Henric Andersen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Spewak changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Andersen tries to avoid it but Spewak manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Andersen to the ground. Andersen escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Spewak misses with a takedown attempt
and Andersen counters with a solid body kick.
Andersen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Andersen lands a nice shot that snaps Spewak's head back.
Spewak shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Andersen sprawls well. Andersen wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Spewak gets slowly back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Andersen tries to clinch but Spewak is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andersen tries to close the distance and clinch but Spewak swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Andersen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice body punch from Andersen.
Andersen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Spewak has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Andersen tries to clinch up but Spewak circles away and keeps his distance.
Andersen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Andersen taking a breather.
Andersen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Spewak's face.
Andersen is trying to break the clinch but Spewak is controlling him.
Andersen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henric Andersen dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Spewak with a poor takedown
and Andersen counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Andersen.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Spewak tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Andersen avoids it.
Spewak throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Andersen blocks it with crossed arms.
Andersen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Andersen lands with a right to the head.
Spewak scores a nice knee to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Andersen.
Spewak misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Andersen.
Andersen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Andersen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Henric Andersen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Andersen sizes up Spewak with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Spewak scores with a takedown into Andersen's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Spewak looking to pass the guard.
Spewak is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andersen is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Spewak trying to control but Andersen is working from the bottom.
Spewak might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Andersen kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Andersen looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Andersen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Spewak is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spewak pushing down on Andersen's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Spewak trying to control from half guard but Andersen is working away.
Spewak is thwarting Andersen's attempts to control the position.
Andersen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Andersen looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Spewak is looking for a kimura but Andersen is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Spewak to get the leverage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spewak is trying to control. Andersen wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andersen looking for submissions off his back.
Spewak wants to work for an arm triangle but Andersen is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Andersen works his way to full guard. Good work.
Andersen keeping moving, preventing Spewak from controlling successfully.
Spewak must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Andersen looking for a sweep. Not yet Andersen, not yet.
Spewak trying to control but Andersen is working from the bottom.
Andersen is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Andersen is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Spewak doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Andersen.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andersen is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Spewak is trying to control but Andersen passes into side control!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Andersen scores with punches from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Henric Andersen will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Andersen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Spewak with a lazy takedown attempt
and Andersen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Spewak swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Andersen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Spewak gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Andersen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Andersen - that will leave a mark!
Andersen connects with a leg kick. Spewak looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Andersen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Andersen breaks the clinch.
Andersen tries to clinch but Spewak is having none of it.
Andersen has Spewak up against the ropes in a clinch.
Spewak takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Andersen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Spewak takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spewak avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Spewak fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Henric Andersen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robb Spewak.
Andersen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Andersen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Andersen is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Spewak tries to bum rush Andersen with a series of wild strikes but Andersen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Andersen connects with a single shot there.
Spewak gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Andersen counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Andersen.
Andersen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Spewaks head.
Andersen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Andersen scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Andersen moves into range and clinches up with Spewak.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spewak prevents Andersen from breaking the clinch.
Andersen managing to block the knees to the body from Spewak.
Spewak is trying to maintain a safe position but Andersen gets an underhook and turns Spewak into the ropes.
Andersen tries to circle away but Spewak has him pinned against the ropes.
Andersen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Spewak using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Andersen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Henric Andersen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spewak tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Andersen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Spewak shoots and misses
and Andersen counters with a nice kick to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Andersen. Those never looked like landing.
Spewak takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Spewak has his takedown stuffed
and Andersen counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andersen moves into the clinch.
Andersen manages to break the clinch.
Spewak takes a jab right on the kisser.
Spewak misses with a takedown attempt
and Andersen counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Spewak is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Andersen tries to clinch up but Spewak circles away and keeps his distance.
Andersen lands a high kick!
Robb Spewak has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A right-left combo lands from Andersen.
Spewak is rocked!
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!
Spewak looks up at the clock. Bad move! Andersen lands a right hand from hell, dropping Spewak. Andersen pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Henric Andersen!
After the big win, Henric Andersen made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors ***** Supertouch Clothing ***** and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jim Johnsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raffael Massaro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raffael Massaro told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jim Johnsson!
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, Raffael Massaro!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Felipe Paraventi and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnsson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Massaro pinned against the ropes. Massaro gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Massaro changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Johnsson tries to avoid it but Massaro manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Johnsson to the ground. Johnsson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Massaro shoots in but no luck this time.
Johnsson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Massaro tries to roll over but Johnsson keeps him under control.
Johnsson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Massaro has managed to free his arm - good work.
Massaro makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Massaro shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Johnsson counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Massaro's guard now.
Jim Johnsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raffael Massaro.
Johnsson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Johnsson trying to control but Massaro is working from the bottom.
Massaro trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Massaro can't keep his opponent in guard - Johnsson advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Johnsson prevents Massaro from standing back up.
Massaro wants to get back to full guard but Johnsson has mounted him!
Johnsson prevents Massaro from getting the reversal.
Johnsson is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Massaro to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Massaro shrugs it off.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnsson has hold of Massaro's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Massaro manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Massaro wants to hold on but Johnsson pushes him away.
Johnsson is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Massaro has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Johnsson has hold of Massaro's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Massaro manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Johnsson is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Massaro to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Massaro shrugs it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnsson tries to control but Massaro wriggling away.
Massaro wants to control but Johnsson is having none of it.
Johnsson has isolated one of Massaro's arms. Massaro looking to fight him off but Johnsson twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jim Johnsson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Barry Badridge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Heist Vans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Heist Vans enters the ring!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Barry Badridge!
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, Heist Vans!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Matheus Silva and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Badridge circles away from the clinch attempt
and Badridge connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Badridge throws a shot from downtown. Vans moves away and avoids it.
Badridge lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Badridge will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vans takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Vans moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Badridge dodges an elbow strike from Vans.
Badridge is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Vans to keep the fight standing.
Vans manages to pull guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Vans keeping moving, preventing Badridge from controlling successfully.
Badridge is sitting in close to Vans's body. Vans has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Badridge is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Badridge is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Vans.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Heist Vans!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Romulo Mendes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andrew Hughes!
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, Romulo Mendes!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Daniel Cesar and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendes will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mendes shoots in for a double leg but Hughes sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Mendes blocks a head kick by Hughes.
Hughes checks a low kick from Mendes.
Mendes circles away from the clinch attempt
and Mendes counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hughes won't be happy with that.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Mendes looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Mendes looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Hughes is avoiding damage well.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Mendes looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Hughes knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mendes on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes dodges the ground and pound from Mendes.
Mendes is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Hughes has escaped the position, nice work there.
Mendes is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Hughes looks calm but he's in trouble here. Mendes gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Hughes is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Mendes lets go of the hold and Hughes can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Romulo Mendes!
A determined Romulo Mendes didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chen Shui Bai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown comes to the ring accompanied by Dope - I'm Back. Chen Shui Bai has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Mark Brown's 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
9 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mark Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chen Shui Bai!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Leandro Rodrigues and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shui Bai throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A low kick from Shui Bai is predictable there
and Brown counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Shui Bai!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Shui Bai is desperately trying to improve his position but Brown has a good base and remains in mount.
Brown with the ground and pound from mount.
Brown looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Shui Bai tries to hold on but Brown pushes him away.
Brown scoring with strikes but Shui Bai is staying in there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shui Bai sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Brown scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Shui Bai blocking the ground and pound attempt from Brown.
Brown is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Shui Bai defends it well.
Brown throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Shui Bai looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Shui Bai actively working from the bottom here.
Brown is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Brown 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! Shui Bai is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mark Brown!
Mark Brown took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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