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TFC 16: Kelly vs. Conner PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Escobar Franco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucho Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Escobar Franco could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Lucho Rodriguez's chin.
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146 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Escobar Franco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lucho Rodriguez!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Seu Braga and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodriguez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Franco counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rodriguez throws a head kick that misses.
Rodriguez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Franco bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rodriguez's head.
A slow jab from Franco misses its intended target.
Rodriguez connects with an inside leg kick.
Rodriguez throws a head kick but Franco moves out of range.
Franco throws a series of punches but Rodriguez avoids them all with ease.
Rodriguez thows a body shot but no joy.
Rodriguez get stunned by a cross and takes another one on the button. Rodriguez stumbles backwards and tries to bounce back off the cage but Franco runs in and jumps on him with a leaping lead hook that puts him out! Wow, that was highlight reel stuff! Awesome finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Escobar Franco!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Matumba Paralanga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renato Marcondes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marcondes has chosen Perry Mason as his entrance music. Matumba Paralanga has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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155 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matumba Paralanga!
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, Renato Marcondes!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Luis Engracia and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marcondes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Paralanga looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Marcondes cracks a nice hook into Paralanga's ribs.
Marcondes lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Marcondes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Marcondes pushes Paralanga up against the cage in a clinch.
The referee calls for Marcondes to work.
Marcondes breaks from the clinch.
Marcondes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Paralanga moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marcondes scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Paralanga walks into a jab.
Paralanga is rocked!
Paralanga blocks a head kick by Marcondes.
Oh Paralanga is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Marcondes scores with a jab to the jaw.
Paralanga loses concentration momentarily and Marcondes pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Paralanga crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Marcondes finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Renato Marcondes!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Renato Marcondes waved his t-shirt featuring xXx - Voodoo Labs - 159+ Energy - $45's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jacques Offembach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Braddock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Offembach's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, System Of A Down - Chop Suey!. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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265 lbs
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Dangerous GnP
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jacques Offembach!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Josh Braddock!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Felipe Paraventi and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Offembach moves into the clinch successfully.
Offembach lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Nice strikes from Offembach there.
Offembach scoring with strikes to the body and head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Offembach winds up and cracks Braddock with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Offembach scores with a big shot! Braddock's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Braddock! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jacques Offembach!
After winning the bout, Jacques Offembach thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alejandro Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Sanders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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BJJ Blue 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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alejandro Rua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, James Sanders!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Mauricio Rocha and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rua drops Sanders with a beautiful combination! Sanders stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Rua is looking for the KO!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rua misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice sprawl there from Rua as Sanders shoots in.
Sanders throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Rua closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Sanders out cold! Sanders corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Alejandro Rua!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anatoly Kopylov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sabin Figaro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Figaro has chosen Coming Home - Instrumental as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Sabin Figaro was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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253 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Basic striking
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anatoly Kopylov!
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, Sabin Figaro!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Mauricio Rocha and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kopylov throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Figaro looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Kopylov!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Figaro tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Kopylov takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Figaro with the ground and pound from mount.
Kopylov is rocked!
Oooh a big shot lands for Figaro! Kopylov is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Sabin Figaro!
Our winner, Sabin Figaro, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Amarrao Mestre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shinzo Vistory (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Amarrao Mestre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Shinzo Vistory!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Mauricio Rocha and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Vistory looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mestre keeps the fight on the outside.
Mestre gets a takedown into half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Vistory is trying to stand back up but Mestre is controlling him
Mestre 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vistory wants to get back to his feet.
Vistory has hold of Mestre's hands but Mestre slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Mestre winds up and cracks Vistory with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Vistory avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mestre.
Mestre 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.
Vistory is trying to stand up here but Mestre is controlling him well.
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!
Mestre scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Mestre 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.
Mestre knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Vistory on the ground.
Mestre scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Mestre winds up and cracks Vistory with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Mestre throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Mestre scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Mestre lands strikes from half guard.
Vistory wants to get back to his feet.
Mestre looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mestre lands with a punch from half guard.
Mestre looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Vistory with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Mestre working the head and body with strikes.
Mestre 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.
Mestre drops an elbow to the side of Vistory's head.
Mestre winds up and cracks Vistory with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Mestre scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Vistory looks like he's trying to stand up.
Mestre takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice strikes from Mestre there.
Mestre winds up and cracks Vistory with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Mestre is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Mestre stops Vistory from getting back to his feet.
Vistory on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Vistory on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Mestre looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Vistory with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Mestre lands with a punch from half guard.
Vistory is trying to stand up here but Mestre is controlling him well.
Vistory looks gassed!
Mestre looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Mestre stops Vistory from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mestre seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Mestre lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Mestre lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Vistory is rocked!
Mestre working over Vistory with some ground and pound. Vistory looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Vistory is still in real trouble! Can Mestre finish him?
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Mestre slips a nice elbow through Vistory's hands, connecting with Vistory's forehead.
Vistory is trying to stand back up but Mestre is controlling him
Mestre is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Mestre is nestled in close to Vistory, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Mestre landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Mestre is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Mestre working Vistory over with strikes.
Mestre seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Vistory on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Mestre connects with a nice short shot to Vistory's temple.
Vistory is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Mestre scores with a couple of nice shots.
Vistory wants to get back to his feet.
Mestre looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Mestre connects with a nice short shot to Vistory's temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mestre working Vistory over with strikes.
Mestre scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mestre lands a nice short elbow.
Nice strikes from Mestre there.
Vistory is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Mestre scores with a couple of nice shots.
Vistory is looking to escape.
Mestre scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Mestre is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Mestre scores with a big shot! Vistory's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Vistory! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Amarrao Mestre!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Morum Grock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leandro Damiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Morum Grock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Leandro Damiao!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Emerson Jorge and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Damiao checks the leg kick nicely there.
Damiao tries to close the distance and clinch but Grock swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Damiao defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Grock.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Damiao enables Grock to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Damiao manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Damiao is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Grock is controlling him.
Grock is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Grock throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Damiao works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damiao wants to get back to his feet but Grock is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Grock trying to control but Damiao is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Morum Grock just wasn't active enough.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grock. Damiao does a little dance to reset his feet.
Leandro Damiao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Grock lands a left and a right that send Damiao crashing to the mat, dazed. Grock thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Damiao!
Damiao gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Damiao wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Grock lands a takedown into guard.
Damiao keeping moving, preventing Grock from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grock throwing strikes from guard but Damiao blocks nicely.
Damiao is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Grock is controlling him.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grock trying to control but Damiao is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Morum Grock wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Damiao throws a sloppy head kick and Grock moves out of range easily.
A jab from Grock misses.
Grock throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Damiao tries to close the distance and clinch up but Grock swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Grock throws a jab but it's blocked by Damiao.
Grock avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Grock changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Damiao tries to avoid it but Grock manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Damiao to the ground. Damiao escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Damiao moves in looking to clinch but Grock pushes him off.
Damiao closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damiao misses with the combination.
Damiao tries to clinch but Grock moves out of range.
Grock swings for the body but Damiao moves out of range.
Damiao tries to clinch up.
Some wild striking there from Grock.
Damiao tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Grock manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Grock throws a jab but it's blocked by Damiao.
Grock misses with a kick to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Damiao fails in his attempt to clinch.
Damiao throws a nice head kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Damiao scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Grock doesn't seem bothered though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Morum Grock dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Grock slips a jab and a cross from Damiao.
Grock lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Damiao circles away quickly and effectively.
Grock closes the distance and pushes Damiao back into the cage.
Damiao being controlled against the cage.
Damiao's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Grock.
Grock feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Grock with a flurry of punches that miss.
Damiao keeping moving, preventing Grock from controlling successfully.
Damiao really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Grock. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grock 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.
Grock is looking to work some ground and pound but Damiao has wrist control.
Grock has gone for a leg lock! Damiao slips out almost immediately though and dives into Grock's guard.
Damiao must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damiao scoring with punches to the head and body.
Damiao is looking to work some ground and pound but Grock has wrist control.
Damiao is in close to Grock's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Damiao is fighting to break Grock's control of his arms but Grock is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Damiao accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Grock has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Damiao off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Damiao lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Grock circles away quickly and effectively.
Grock just misses with a punch to the body.
Damiao lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damiao throws a right hand that Grock ducks under and follows up with a left that Grock also avoids with ease.
Damiao tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Grock circles away from the clinch attempt.
Grock throws a body punch but Damiao moves out of range.
Damiao wants to clinch up but Grock keeps it at a distance.
Grock is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Damiao.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Damiao.
Damiao moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Damiao tries to close the distance and clinch but Grock swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Damiao misses with a wild combination.
A nice combination there by Damiao.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damiao connects with a body shot that sends Grock's belly button to the back.
The fight stays on the outside here - Damiao looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Damiao rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Grock moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Grock shoots for a takedown but Damiao saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Damiao lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Grock circles away quickly and effectively.
Damiao feints a jab promting Grock to slip. Damiao then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Grock slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Leandro Damiao seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Damiao is looking to clinch but Grock is avoiding it.
Grock looks to score with a jab to the body but Damiao is just out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Damiao tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Grock feints and as Damiao raises his hands in defense, Grock changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Grock seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Leandro Damiao will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Grock moves into range and clinches up with Damiao.
Damiao breaks from the clinch.
Grock keeps the fight on the outside.
Grock shoots in looking for a takedown but Damiao manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Grock's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Damiao jabs Grock to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Grock on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Damiao feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Grock's calf.
Damiao tries to close the distance and clinch but Grock swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Damiao fails with an attempt to clinch.
Grock is looking to wear down Damiao with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Grock swats away the attempt to clinch by Damiao.
Leandro Damiao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grock misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Damiao, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A combination from Damiao does no damage.
Morum Grock is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Grock scores with a jab.
Damiao misses with a series of wild punches.
Damiao is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Damiao is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Damiao throws a nice looking combination but Grock bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Damiao tries to clinch but Grock moves out of range.
Damiao scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Damiao misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damiao wants to clinch up but Grock keeps it at a distance.
Grock shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Damiao as he jumps to the side.
Damiao darts in trying to clinch
and Grock counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Damiao's guard now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grock throws an elbow that misses. Damiao uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Grock's guard. Nice move by Damiao!
Damiao in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Damiao throws an elbow that misses. Grock uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Damiao's guard. Nice move by Grock!
Grock trying to control but Damiao is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grock throws an elbow that misses. Damiao uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Grock's guard. Nice move by Damiao!
Damiao is looking to work some ground and pound but Grock has wrist control.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Grock is on top in guard.
Grock looking to sit in guard and control but Damiao gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Grock pulls Damiao in close to his closed guard and prevents Damiao from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damiao lands a couple of elbows.
Damiao throwing strikes from guard but Grock blocks nicely.
Grock is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grock 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! Damiao is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Morum Grock!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Copello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaaskelainen Magamedov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Copello comes into the arena with Por una cabeza - Carlos Gardel blaring out of the sound system. Magamedov is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Linkin Park feat. Jay-Z - Dirt off your shoulder. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlos Copello!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jaaskelainen Magamedov!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Leandro Rodrigues and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magamedov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Copello slaps away a takedown attempt from Magamedov, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Copello misses with a two punch combination.
Magamedov fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Copello lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Copello.
It looks like Jaaskelainen Magamedov has been cut.
Copello throws a right hand that Magamedov ducks under and follows up with a left that Magamedov also avoids with ease.
Magamedov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Copello manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Magamedov has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Magamedov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Carlos Copello seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Copello.
Copello leaves Magamedov with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Carlos Copello has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jaaskelainen Magamedov.
Magamedov tries for a takedown but Copello sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Copello looks to land a combination but Magamedov avoids it well.
Magamedov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Copello.
Copello misses with a double jab.
Magamedov dodges the punch combination from Copello.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magamedov moves in looking to clinch but Copello pushes him off.
Magamedov fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Copello works over Magamedov's head and body with a nice combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Magamedov shoots in for a takedown but Copello shows good takedown defense.
Copello dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Copello throws a perfectly timed hook that sends Magamedov crashing down! Magamedov tries to stagger back to his feet but Copello just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused Magamedov asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carlos Copello!
An out of breath Carlos Copello thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abelinha Amarela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arturo Feitosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Feitosa's choice of entrance music: W&W - Cookie Jar. Abelinha Amarela has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Abelinha Amarela!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Arturo Feitosa!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Edson Gomes and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Amarela takes a swing at Feitosa's ribcage but misses.
Amarela lands with a right hand.
It looks like Arturo Feitosa has been cut.
Amarela connects with a nice looking jab.
Abelinha Amarela seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Amarela scores with a jab to the jaw.
Amarela cracks Feitosa with a hook to the temple - Feitosa is on wobbly legs here! Amarela swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Feitosa falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Amarela wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Abelinha Amarela!
Abelinha Amarela decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rob Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Conner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kelly's entrance music is R Kelly - Real talk. A fine choice. Conner has chosen Godsmack - Time Bomb as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rob Kelly!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tim Conner!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Alexandre Firmino and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kelly loads up on a big right hand but Conner slips the punch.
Kelly missing with a left hand there. Conner was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Conner lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Conner misses with a straight left.
Conner thows a left - swing and a miss!
A swing and a miss from Kelly.
Kelly ducks under a wild hook from Conner.
Kelly throws an off balance right hand
and Conner counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kelly throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Conner's waist but Conner gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kelly off to one side.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kelly. Conner does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kelly rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Conner counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Conner displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Conner lands with a hook. Kelly tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Conner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kelly was well out of range. Poor timing from Conner.
Kelly throws a shot from downtown. Conner moves away and avoids it.
Tim Conner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Conner looks to score with a jab to the body but Kelly is just out of range.
Kelly tries to move into range but Conner moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kelly throws a looping overhand right but Conner ducks down to avoid it.
Conner swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Conner throws an overhand right that lands on Kelly's shoulder, as Kelly tries to avoid the shot.
Conner throws a body punch but Kelly moves out of range.
Kelly moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kelly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Conner is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Conner ducks under a wild hook from Kelly.
Nice body punch from Kelly.
Conner takes a swing at Kelly's ribcage but misses.
Kelly throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Conner sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly tries to bum rush Conner with a series of wild strikes but Conner uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kelly closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Kelly lands in his opponent's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Conner manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Conner can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kelly is looking to escape.
Kelly is looking to improve his position but Conner isn't that keen on the idea.
Conner tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Kelly slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly tries to roll over but Conner keeps him under control.
Conner wants to take a breather but Kelly is having none of it.
Kelly wants to improve his position but Conner is controlling well.
Kelly trying to control from the bottom.
Kelly is looking to improve his position.
Conner trying to control the action but Kelly is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Tim Conner.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kelly darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
No joy there for Kelly, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A telegraphed right hand from Kelly misses the target.
Kelly lands a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly swings for the body but Conner moves out of range.
Rob Kelly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Conner keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kelly.
Conner thows a body shot but no joy.
Kelly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kelly. Conner does a little dance to reset his feet.
Conner has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Conner blocks a jab.
Conner misses the shot to the body.
Kelly with a poor takedown
and Conner connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kelly throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kelly throws a lazy uppercut
and Conner counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Conner takes a swing at Kelly's ribcage but misses.
Conner closes the distance and pushes Kelly back into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Rob Kelly will probably get the nod.
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.
Kelly takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Conner blocks a jab.
Conner throws a leg kick but Kelly sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Conner throws a hook to the side of Kelly's head but Kelly sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big right from Kelly misses.
Kelly jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kelly avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kelly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Conner moves away.
Kelly swings for the body but Conner moves out of range.
A jab from Conner finds it's way through Kelly's defenses.
Rob Kelly is winning the standup battle so far.
Conner takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Conner cracks Kelly with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A slow jab from Conner misses its intended target.
Kelly cracks Conner with an open hand slap.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Conner.
Kelly throws a looping overhand right but Conner ducks down to avoid it.
Kelly looks to score with a jab to the body but Conner is just out of range.
Conner slips under a jab from Kelly.
Kelly lands a nice shot that snaps Conner's head back.
Kelly lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Conner.
Conner jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Conner moves in looking to clinch but Kelly pushes him off.
Conner fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kelly is out of range.
Conner clinches.
Kelly lands a nice shot to the body.
Kelly avoids the elbow strike from Conner, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conner lands a damaging elbow.
Kelly is leaning against Conner and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Conner throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kelly can't get the takedown.
Conner throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kelly is trying to maintain a safe position but Conner gets an underhook and turns Kelly into the cage.
Kelly can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Conner trying to land knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Conner tries to work over Kelly's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Conner lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly is looking to break free of the clinch but Conner has double underhooks.
Conner manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Conner manages to break the clinch.
Conner lands with a shot to the body.
Conner wants to clinch.
Conner tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kelly manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kelly lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Kelly looks to land a right hand but Conner moved out of range.
Conner lands a lovely overhand right.
Conner connects with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Conner.
Conner throws a sloppy head kick and Kelly moves out of range easily.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Conner - that will leave a mark!
Kelly listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Conner staying out of range there.
The crowd cheers as Kelly lands an impressive looking overhand right. Conner doesn't seem phased though.
A swing and a miss from Kelly.
Kelly has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kelly there as he acknowledges the shot.
Conner looks to land a combination but Kelly avoids it well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kelly throws a body punch but Conner moves out of range.
Kelly misses with a straight left.
Kelly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tim Conner will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Kelly steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Conner. That one must have hurt.
Kelly throws a right hand that misses
and Conner counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kelly ducks under a wild hook from Conner.
A shot to the liver by Conner. Beautiful body shot.
Kelly throws a jab but it's blocked by Conner.
Conner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Conner throws a body kick that misses.
Conner tries to clinch there but Kelly circles away.
Kelly misses with a looping right.
Kelly looks to score with a jab to the body but Conner is just out of range.
Kelly keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kelly throws the left hand but Conner avoids the punch easily.
Kelly misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly scores with a jab. Conner acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Conner feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kelly's calf.
Conner misses with an attempted mid kick.
A jab lands there for Conner.
A big right from Kelly misses.
Conner lands a nice looking body shot.
Conner displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kelly throws out the jab.
Kelly has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kelly there as he acknowledges the shot.
Conner wants to clinch.
Kelly keeps the fight on the outside.
Kelly loads up on a big right hand but Conner slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conner lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kelly circles away quickly and effectively.
The fighters circling - Conner throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kelly slips under a jab.
Conner misses with an uppercut. Kelly saw that one coming.
Kelly swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A slow jab from Kelly misses its intended target.
Kelly looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Conner!
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!
Kelly raining down hammerfists from mount.
Kelly with shots to the head and body - Conner looks very uncomfortable down there.
Kelly with the ground and pound from mount.
Conner tries to buck Kelly off but he can't manage it.
Kelly tries to control but Conner wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conner is in all sorts of trouble here.
Kelly is landing with some decent strikes but Conner is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Conner is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Kelly is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Conner can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Kelly postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Conner looks a forlorn figure.
Kelly fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Kelly connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Conner tries to hold on but Kelly pushes him away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kelly can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Conner is looking to escape.
Kelly looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly landing strikes from the mount.
Conner tries to hold on but Kelly pushes him away.
Kelly landing shots from mount.
Conner blocking the ground and pound.
Conner blocking the ground and pound.
Conner taking shots to the head.
You get the feeling that Conner really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Conner takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Conner is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Kelly with the ground and pound from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kelly can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Conner is looking to escape.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rob Kelly showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kelly has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 for Rob Kelly!
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight for Rob Kelly!
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight for Rob Kelly!
Rob Kelly wins by unanimous decision!
Rob Kelly is the new welterweight champion!
Rob Kelly bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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