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TWD 37: Valentine vs Streseman PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Artemio Bayagris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
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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, Matt Machida!
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, Artemio Bayagris!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Paulo Santos and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machida fails with an attempt to clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bayagris is defended easily by Machida.
Machida moves in looking to clinch but Bayagris pushes him off.
Machida has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bayagris looking for a takedown.
Bayagris wants to get back to striking at distance but Machida won't allow it.
Machida breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bayagris fails with a takedown attempt.
Matt Machida has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Artemio Bayagris.
Machida tries to close the distance and clinch but Bayagris swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Machida throws a sloppy head kick and Bayagris moves out of range easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bayagris is defended easily by Machida.
Machida rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bayagris moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machida swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bayagris counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Bayagris shoots in for a double leg but Machida sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Machida gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Machida breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Machida doesn't manage to clinch there - Bayagris circles away.
Nice shot by Bayagris.
Bayagris tries to close the distance and clinch but Machida swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Machida is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bayagris.
It looks like Matt Machida has been cut.
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!
Bayagris fails in his attempt to clinch.
Machida moves into the clinch successfully.
Bayagris is working for takedown but Machida is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machida manages to break the clinch.
Machida fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bayagris manages to avoid it.
Bayagris goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Machida throws a combination. Bayagris tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Artemio Bayagris has been cut.
Bayagris shoots for a takedown but Machida saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Machida tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bayagris fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Machida is looking to clinch.
Machida looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bayagris throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Machida's waist but Machida gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bayagris off to one side.
Bayagris has a takedown stuffed.
Bayagris looks gassed!
Bayagris swats away the attempt to clinch by Machida.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machida tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Machida misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Machida moves into the clinch successfully.
Machida using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bayagris has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bayagris jumps guard but Machida turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Machida breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bayagris is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bayagris throws out a powerful jab.
A shot to the liver by Machida. Beautiful body shot.
Bayagris tries for a takedown but Machida sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machida throws a head kick that misses.
Bayagris wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bayagris misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Machida misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bayagris tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Machida paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Machida swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Machida.
Bayagris tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Machida swivels and escapes.
Bayagris moves in looking to clinch but Machida pushes him off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bayagris looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Machida is fending him off so far but Bayagris persists. Nope, Machida circles away and we're back to standing.
Bayagris tries to score a power double leg takedown but Machida sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bayagris somewhat.
Bayagris shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Machida as he avoids it easily.
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 Matt Machida will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Horrible takedown by Bayagris or perhaps it was just good defense by Machida which made him look bad.
Bayagris tries to close the distance and clinch but Machida swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Machida clinches.
Machida 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.
Bayagris takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bayagris is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Machida to keep the fight standing.
Machida breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bayagris looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Good work by Bayagris as he checks the leg kick.
Bayagris tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Machida paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Machida stuffs the takedown.
Matt Machida has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Artemio Bayagris.
Bayagris fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Machida breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bayagris tries to close the distance and clinch up but Machida swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Machida keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Machida throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Machida misses with a wild body shot.
Bayagris shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Machida as he avoids it easily.
Bayagris looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bayagris is breathing heavily.
Machida moves into the clinch.
Machida misses with an elbow over the top.
Machida breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Machida darts in and clinches Bayagris up against the cage.
Bayagris tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Machida just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bayagris is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Machida misses with a knee to the head.
Bayagris throws an elbow but it misses.
Bayagris is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Machida to keep the fight standing.
Bayagris missing with knees to the body.
Bayagris pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Machida tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bayagris manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Machida moves into range and clinches up with Bayagris.
Bayagris tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Machida just stands there and leans against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Machida's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Machida lands with a nice combination. Bayagris backs away looking to recover.
Matt Machida is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Machida throws a nice looking combination but Bayagris bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bayagris avoids the head kick by Machida.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Machida looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bayagris avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bayagris throws a quick inside leg kick.
Machida is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Machida rushes Bayagris and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Machida throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bayagris blocks it with crossed arms.
Machida manages to break the clinch.
Machida closes the distance and clinches.
Bayagris wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Machida breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machida lands a nice hook to Bayagris's body. Bayagris takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Machida avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Machida takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Machida misses with an uppercut. Bayagris saw that one coming.
Machida misses with a head kick.
Machida is looking to wear down Bayagris with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Machida fails in his attempt to clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Machida throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bayagris shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Machida but Machida pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Machida closes the distance and clinches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Machida breaks the clinch.
Matt Machida is winning the standup battle so far.
Machida circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Machida dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Machida's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Machida keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bayagris cracks Machida with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bayagris shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Machida but Machida pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Machida misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Machida throws a nice head kick!
Bayagris shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Machida pinned against the cage. Machida gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Matt Machida has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Artemio Bayagris.
Machida swings for the body but Bayagris moves out of range.
Machida lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Bayagris shoots in but Machida avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bayagris tries for a takedown but Machida circles away easily
and Bayagris takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bayagris takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Machida throws a nice head kick!
Machida moves into range and clinches up with Bayagris.
Matt Machida has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Machida breaks from the clinch.
Bayagris misses with a takedown attempt - Machida sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bayagris shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Machida pinned against the cage. Machida gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Machida tries to clinch but Bayagris is having none of it.
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!
Machida tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bayagris swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Machida. No joy for Bayagris on that attempt.
A big head kick from Machida and Bayagris is sent sprawling to the canvas!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Machida scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Machida lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Machida lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Machida scoring with some ground and pound.
Machida stands and steps away. Bayagris gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Bayagris avoids the head kick by Machida.
Machida wants to clinch.
Machida throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bayagris tries to clinch but Machida moves away
and Machida makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machida misses with a few strikes there.
Bayagris is trying hard to land a takedown here. Machida sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bayagris looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Machida is fending him off so far but Bayagris persists. Nope, Machida circles away and we're back to standing.
Matt Machida is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Machida lands with a kick to the ribs.
Machida scores with a kick to the body.
Machida is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bayagris keeps the fight on the outside.
Machida doesn't manage to clinch there - Bayagris circles away.
No luck for Bayagris with that takedown attempt.
Machida tries to clinch up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machida has managed to clinch.
Machida throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bayagris is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bayagris is trying desperately to land a takedown but Machida is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Bayagris.
Machida breaks from the clinch.
Machida throws a nice head kick!
Bayagris is looking to clinch but Machida is avoiding it.
Matt Machida is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bayagris is looking to clinch but Machida is avoiding it.
Bayagris shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Machida as he avoids it easily.
Artemio Bayagris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bayagris throws a nice outside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Machida showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Machida 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Machida!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kartik Yay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gambit Wolverine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kartik Yay could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Gambit Wolverine's chin.
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178 lbs
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190 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Brawler
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kartik Yay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gambit Wolverine!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Leandro Rodrigues and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yay slips a jab and a cross from Wolverine.
Yay drives through with a takedown into Wolverine's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Wolverine can't keep his opponent in guard - Yay advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Yay is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Wolverine doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Yay.
Yay thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Wolverine's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wolverine is staying active underneath Yay, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Wolverine blocking the ground and pound attempt from Yay.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yay wants to control but Wolverine is keeping him busy.
Yay maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Wolverine could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Yay has cracked it and Wolverine is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Yay!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kartik Yay!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Niko Belich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gab Contreras (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gab Contreras has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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144 lbs
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145 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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Niko Belich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gab Contreras!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Mauricio Rocha and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Contreras throws a lazy right hand but Belich sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Belich tries to bum rush Contreras with a series of wild strikes but Contreras uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Belich throws a nice looking combination but Contreras bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Belich scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Contreras keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Belich.
Contreras lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Belich circles away quickly and effectively.
Contreras walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Belich lands a nice shot that snaps Contreras's head back.
Contreras swings widly with a right hand
and Belich counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Belich lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Contreras at a distance.
Belich misses with a double jab.
Contreras swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Belich counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Contreras fails to land with a series of punches.
Belich bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belich connects with a body shot that sends Contreras's belly button to the back.
Belich throws out a loose jab but Contreras uses good head movement to avoid it.
Contreras throws a right and a left that Belich avoids nicely.
Niko Belich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Belich lands with an uppercut that bounces Contreras off the cage and back into range.
Contreras uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Belich.
Belich throws a lazy right hand but Contreras sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Belich moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Belich scores with a three punch combo!
Belich throws a right hand that Contreras ducks under and follows up with a left that Contreras also avoids with ease.
Belich connects with the punch.
Niko Belich is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Contreras ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Belich moves away.
Contreras throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Belich counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Belich throws a right hand that Contreras ducks under and follows up with a left that Contreras also avoids with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Contreras throws a lazy right hand but Belich sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Contreras on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Belich misses with a hook.
Contreras misses with a wild body shot.
Belich scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Belich scores with a shot to the body.
Belich missing with a left hand there. Contreras was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Contreras tries to bum rush Belich with a series of wild strikes but Belich uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Contreras takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Belich scores with a body shot.
Contreras slips a straight right by Belich.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Belich. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Belich.
Contreras thuds his right hand into Belich's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Belich pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Belich throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Contreras on the side of the head.
Contreras misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Belich just misses with a punch to the body.
Belich throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Belich fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Contreras looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Contreras has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Contreras there as he acknowledges the shot.
Contreras takes a swing at Belich's ribcage but misses.
Belich takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Contreras looks to score with a jab to the body but Belich is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Contreras misses with a jab to the body
and Contreras takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Contreras takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Belich with a jab.
Nice combo by Contreras! Oh, that's hurt him - Belich falls to the canvas and Contreras follows him into side control.
Belich is rocked!
It looks like Niko Belich has been cut.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Contreras scoring with punches and elbows.
Oh Belich is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Contreras controlling the position from side mount.
Belich is working to avoid the ground and pound but Contreras connects with a decent elbow.
Contreras content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Belich on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Belich tries to get out of the position.
Contreras is trying to get an arm triangle but Belich is defending well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Contreras decides to stand back up.
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 Niko Belich will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Niko Belich's cut.
That's time! Belich's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Belich misses the jab.
Belich seems to have got his legs back now.
Belich looks to land a left hand but Contreras moved out of range nicely.
Contreras uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Belich.
A looping hook to the body misses from Contreras. Belich does a little dance to reset his feet.
Belich connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Contreras's hands.
Contreras just misses with a punch to the body.
Contreras misses with a looping left.
Niko Belich is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Belich throws a lazy uppercut
and Contreras counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Belich tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Contreras manages to move to mount!
Contreras controlling from the full mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Belich is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Contreras has taken his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Contreras is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Contreras looking for the choke but no joy.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Contreras has good solid back control here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Contreras struggling to keep hold of the position.
Belich won't enjoy being in this position. Contreras looking for the choke. Oh... he's slipped the arm under the neck - Belich is tapping - it's over boys! Contreras picks up the submission victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Gab Contreras!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Glen Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Van Chooke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva comes into the arena with Like a G6 blaring out of the sound system. Chooke has chosen Demigodz - Empire Strikes Back as his entrance music. 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Glen Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Van Chooke!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Matheus Silva and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chooke throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Silva was covering up waiting for the punch and Chooke finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Chooke decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Chooke shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Chooke with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Chooke controlling his opponent.
Silva is working to get back to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chooke tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Let's hope that Chooke has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Chooke gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Chooke cracks Silva with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Chooke tries to score a power double leg takedown but Silva sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Chooke somewhat.
Silva throws a nice looking combination but Chooke bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Chooke throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A jab from Chooke misses.
Silva misses with a double jab.
Chooke throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Silva on the side of the head.
It looks like Glen Silva has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Chooke.
Silva is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva gets caught flat footed, as Chooke shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Silva is rocked!
Chooke stands and throws Silva's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Chooke is trying to get an arm triangle but Silva is defending well.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Silva tries to bench press Chooke off him but Chooke keeps the position.
Chooke cracks Silva with a big elbow.
Silva is looking for a sweep.
Chooke is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Silva is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Chooke tries for a kimura but Silva is defending well.
Chooke working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Silva is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Chooke off and has taken his back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chooke turns into Silva and is now in his guard.
Silva is working an open guard so Chooke takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Chooke throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Silva misses with the combination.
Silva throws a series of punches but Chooke avoids them all with ease.
Nice takedown defense from Silva. No joy for Chooke on that attempt.
Chooke throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Silva displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Chooke.
Glen Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Van Chooke.
Chooke fails with a takedown attempt.
Chooke is trying hard to land a takedown here. Silva sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Silva misses with the combination.
Chooke shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Silva as he jumps to the side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva swinging wildly here.
Silva lands a jab-cross combination.
Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chooke moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
No luck for Chooke with that takedown attempt.
Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chooke circles away quickly and effectively.
Silva throws a series of punches but Chooke avoids them all with ease.
Sloppy strikes from Silva. Those never looked like landing.
Glen Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva misses with the combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chooke cracks Silva with a good jab.
Chooke bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva being controlled for a moment.
It looks like Chooke might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Van Chooke dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Glen Silva's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Chooke looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Silva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silva swinging wildly here.
Chooke looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Chooke misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Chooke.
Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Chooke is defended easily by Silva.
Glen Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Van Chooke.
Chooke works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Silva throws a series of punches but Chooke avoids them all with ease.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chooke lands a lovely overhand right.
A telegraphed right hand from Chooke misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Chooke decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Chooke is looking for a kimura but Silva is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Chooke to get the leverage.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Chooke in particular looking to stall.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Silva is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Chooke pulls his head out easily.
Silva is looking to get back to is feet but Chooke passes into side control.
Chooke 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 Silva's shoulder. That is not cool.
Chooke looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Chooke is trying to get an arm triangle but Silva is defending well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
You can see the frustration on Silva's face as Chooke controls the position.
Chooke stands up and we're back to a striking position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chooke throws a combination that misses
and Silva counters with a series of strikes. Chooke will be more careful next time no doubt.
Chooke might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Chooke changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Silva tries to avoid it but Chooke manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Silva to the ground. Silva escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
Chooke avoids a punch combination nicely.
Van Chooke seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chooke fails to land with a series of punches.
Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Chooke cracks Silva with a right hand to the side of the head.
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Chooke lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Silva throws a right and a left that Chooke avoids nicely.
Chooke drives through with a takedown into Silva's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Silva working for a triangle but Chooke defends it easily.
Chooke sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chooke thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Chooke sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Silva's guard.
Silva tries to roll over but Chooke keeps him under control.
Chooke looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chooke seems to be looking for submissions.
Silva actively working from the bottom here.
Still in half guard, Chooke seems content to control.
Chooke works his foot free and advances to mount.
Chooke has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Chooke controlling from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chooke looking to finish with strikes here!
Chooke thowing shots but they're missing.
Silva tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Chooke thowing shots but they're missing.
Van Chooke has got the better of the ground game so far.
Chooke is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Silva to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Silva shrugs it off.
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!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chooke controlling from mount.
Chooke's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Van Chooke showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Glen Silva's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Silva stuffs the takedown attempt from Chooke. Chooke gets slowly back to his feet.
Chooke throws a hook but Silva blocks it.
Chooke fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Silva avoids it really well and circles away.
Chooke avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silva moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Chooke fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nice defenses there by Silva.
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silva looks to land a combination but Chooke avoids it well.
Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chooke fails to land with a series of punches.
Chooke tries for a takedown but Silva sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Glen Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Van Chooke.
Silva throws a series of punches but Chooke avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chooke misses with a hook.
Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silva throws a right hand that Chooke ducks under and follows up with a left that Chooke also avoids with ease.
Van Chooke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Donk. Chooke catches Silva right on the button with a cross.
Chooke lands a lovely overhand right.
Chooke throws a right and a left that both miss.
Chooke listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Chooke.
Chooke throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Chooke showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
Chooke misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Chooke throws a shot from downtown. Silva moves away and avoids it.
Glen Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Silva misses with a double jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A combination from Silva does no damage.
Chooke connects with a nice looking jab.
Chooke looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Silva stuffs the takedown.
Chooke dodges the punch combination from Silva.
Chooke looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Chooke 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.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Chooke from controlling successfully.
Glen Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Chooke escapes and throws Silva's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Silva tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chooke in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Silva is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Van Chooke!
An out of breath Van Chooke 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dark Bori (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Markus Serdal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Markus Serdal enters the cage!
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164 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dark Bori!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Markus Serdal!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Paulo Santos and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Serdal throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bori.
Bori tries to clinch there but Serdal circles away.
Serdal closes the distance and clinches.
Serdal looking for a takedown.
Serdal's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Danga de danga de dang - Serdal scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Dark Bori has been cut.
Serdal avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Serdal tries to clinch but Bori is having none of it.
Serdal lands with a slapping head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice defenses there by Bori.
Serdal misses with a head kick.
Serdal throws a head kick that misses
and Bori counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bori.
Bori stops a takedown attempt from Serdal.
Serdal prevents Bori from breaking the clinch.
Serdal drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dark Bori has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Markus Serdal.
Serdal pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Serdal scores with a four punch combination!
Bori swats away the attempt to clinch by Serdal.
Bori takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bori is rocked!
Bori misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Oh Bori is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bori is breathing heavily.
Serdal lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bori circles away quickly and effectively.
Serdal closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bori seems to have got his legs back now.
Bori working hard to break the clinch.
Serdal goes for a takedown attempt but Bori pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bori rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Serdal moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Serdal tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Serdal misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Serdal misses with a double jab.
Serdal wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Serdal throws a series of punches but Bori moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Serdal misses with a few strikes there.
Markus Serdal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Serdal takes the fight into the clinch.
Serdal looking for a takedown.
Serdal breaks from the clinch.
Serdal throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Serdal misses with a series of wild punches.
Serdal shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Bori napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Bori sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Serdal passes to side control.
Bori is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Serdal has hold of Bori's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Bori seems comfortable defending it but Serdal has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Bori is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Bori is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Serdal couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Markus Serdal!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marcos Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaarlo Gustav (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcos Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kaarlo Gustav!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Luis Engracia and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gustav pushes Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gustav misses with an uppercut. Silva saw that one coming.
Silva throws a right and a left that Gustav avoids nicely.
Silva throws a right hand that Gustav ducks under and follows up with a left that Gustav also avoids with ease.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gustav misses with a left hand
and Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A looping hook to the body misses from Gustav. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gustav misses with a right hand
and Silva counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gustav.
Gustav scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Gustav moves out of range as Silva throws a body kick.
Gustav fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
Gustav throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Silva moves out of range of the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jab, jab by Gustav - just one landing.
Silva lands a glancing blow to the side of Gustav's head.
Gustav misses the jab.
Silva defending well as Gustav loads up on a big left hand.
Gustav lands a jab.
Silva jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Gustav.
A big right from Gustav misses.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gustav.
Gustav misses with an uppercut. Silva saw that one coming.
Gustav cracks Silva with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Gustav throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Silva throws a head kick but Gustav moves out of range.
Silva misses with a looping right.
Nice straight punches there by Gustav. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gustav.
Gustav throws an overhand right that lands on Silva's shoulder, as Silva tries to avoid the shot.
Gustav takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gustav.
Gustav misses with a right hand
and Silva counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Gustav is rocked!
Kaarlo Gustav is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gustav misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Gustav is still on wobbly legs! Can Silva finish him?
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Silva engages and cracks Gustav with a massive lead left hook - Gustav tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Silva is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Marcos Silva!
During a confident post fight interview, Marcos Silva thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mikko Takatukka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Pierce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mikko Takatukka has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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170 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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164 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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mikko Takatukka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rafael Pierce!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Thiago Cunha and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pierce tries to move into range but Takatukka moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Pierce.
Takatukka throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pierce scores with a takedown into Takatukka's guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Takatukka is trying to keep Pierce in close.
Pierce drops back looking for a leg! Takatukka is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Takatukka manages to kick Pierce off! Pierce jumps back into Takatukka's guard.
Pierce advances to half guard.
Takatukka is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Pierce seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Takatukka is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Rafael Pierce!
Rafael Pierce spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jose Maldini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sylvain Sauvage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sylvain Sauvage 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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159 lbs
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180 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
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jose Maldini!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sylvain Sauvage!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Felipe Paraventi and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maldini rushes Sauvage and presses him up against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Sauvage scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sauvage lands a good knee to the midsection. Maldini won't want to take too many of those.
Sauvage lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Jose Maldini has been cut.
Sauvage just leaning against Maldini, taking a breather.
Maldini tries to pull guard but Sauvage forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Sauvage dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Sauvage lands a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sauvage with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sauvage lands an elbow that stopped Maldini in his tracks for a moment.
Sauvage lands a nice elbow.
Sauvage with a knee to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Sauvage.
Maldini is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sauvage landing knees to the body.
Oh Maldini is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Maldini is breathing heavily.
Sauvage unloads a knee to the mid-section. Maldini lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A bit of stalling here from Sauvage.
Sauvage lands an elbow that stopped Maldini in his tracks for a moment.
Nice elbow from Sauvage.
Sauvage pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Maldini! Sauvage unloads with more strikes and Maldini sinks to his knees! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sylvain Sauvage!
A victorious Sylvain Sauvage thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hernando Cortez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergio Postiga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Postiga's choice of entrance music: Tacata. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hernando Cortez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sergio Postiga!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Edson Gomes and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cortez shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Postiga counters with a crisp one two that drops Cortez! Postiga thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Cortez to his feet! Cortez is in big trouble!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cortez shoots in looking for a takedown but Postiga manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Cortez's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Postiga rushes Cortez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Cortez misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Postiga.
Cortez is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Postiga pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hernando Cortez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Postiga has a couple of punches blocked by Cortez.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cortez.
Postiga gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Cortez.
Cortez manages to pull guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Cortez controlling the position.
Postiga trying to control the position from guard on top but Cortez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cortez is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Cortez is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Postiga tries to free his leg and advance position but Cortez is retaining full guard.
Postiga preventing the sweep.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Sergio Postiga wasn't active enough on the ground.
Postiga throws a sloppy head kick and Cortez moves out of range easily.
Cortez scores with a takedown into Postiga's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Postiga avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Postiga has momentary wrist control but Cortez slips an elbow through the middle.
Cortez postures up in Postiga's guard and throws a big left but Postiga blocks it.
Cortez postures up in Postiga's guard and throws a big left but Postiga blocks it.
Postiga wants to stand up but Cortez is controlling him.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cortez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cortez is looking to work some ground and pound but Postiga has wrist control.
Cortez is in close to Postiga's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cortez landing with the ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cortez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Postiga manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Cortez manages to get himself to full guard.
Cortez is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Postiga wants to control from the top but Cortez keeps moving.
Postiga controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Cortez working a defensive guard here.
Postiga drops back looking for a leg! Cortez is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Cortez manages to kick Postiga off! Postiga jumps back into Cortez's guard.
Cortez keeping moving, preventing Postiga from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Sergio Postiga has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Postiga connects with a jab.
Cortez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cortez throws a jab when Postiga was well out of range.
Postiga throws a jab but it's blocked by Cortez.
Postiga throws a series of punches but Cortez avoids them all with ease.
Cortez closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Postiga blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cortez.
Postiga is trying to get back to full guard.
Cortez takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cortez is trying to control the action in half guard but Postiga is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Cortez 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.
Cortez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Cortez seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Postiga does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Cortez is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cortez stops Postiga from getting back to his feet.
Cortez thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Postiga's head.
Cortez keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Postiga is looking to control Cortez's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Postiga avoid being mounted?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cortez lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Cortez looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Postiga trying to hold on to Cortez's head to control him but Cortez postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sergio Postiga will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Cortez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Postiga swivels and escapes.
Cortez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Postiga as he jumps to the side.
Postiga doesn't manage to clinch there - Cortez circles away.
Cortez misses with a double jab.
Postiga keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hernando Cortez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cortez scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Postiga tries to buck Cortez off but Cortez is having none of it.
I wouldn't like to be where Postiga is right now.
Postiga is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Cortez lands a nice short elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Postiga trying to hold on to Cortez's head to control him but Cortez postures up.
Postiga is looking to escape.
Cortez seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Cortez throwing shots but Postiga is blocking nicely.
Cortez is keen to just control but Postiga is a slippery customer.
Cortez thows a huge punch but Postiga dodges it nicely.
Cortez is looking to advance position but Postiga won't allow it.
Cortez lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Cortez not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Postiga trying to hold on to Cortez's head to control him but Cortez postures up.
Cortez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cortez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Postiga defending well though.
Cortez is working for a kimura but Postiga is defending it quite comfortably.
Postiga moves into full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cortez lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Cortez wants to control from the top but Postiga keeps moving.
Postiga tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cortez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Postiga is keeping the position for now.
Cortez postures up in Postiga's guard and throws a big left but Postiga blocks it.
Hernando Cortez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Postiga has momentary wrist control but Cortez slips an elbow through the middle.
Cortez throws a big elbow that misses.
Cortez scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Cortez is looking to work some ground and pound but Postiga has wrist control.
Cortez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cortez postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Postiga is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Postiga preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cortez wants to control from the top but Postiga keeps moving.
Postiga uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Hernando Cortez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cortez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Postiga circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cortez shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Postiga sprawls well. Postiga wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cortez gets slowly back to his feet.
Postiga tries to close the distance and clinch but Cortez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cortez misses with a straight right.
Cortez misses with a takedown attempt
and Postiga counters with a lovely shot 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!
Postiga tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cortez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cortez shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Cortez wants to control but Postiga is keeping him busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cortez is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Cortez wants to take a breather but Postiga is having none of it.
Cortez thows a huge punch but Postiga dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hernando Cortez dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Cortez fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Postiga sprawls well initially but Cortez persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Cortez prevents Postiga from improving his position.
Postiga is trying to control but can't.
Cortez wants to pass the guard but Postiga is defending well.
Postiga tries to get to full guard but Cortez has control of the leg.
Postiga wants to get back to his feet.
Postiga wants to control but Cortez is keeping busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Cortez is nestled in close to Postiga, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Postiga is looking for a sweep. Cortez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Postiga is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cortez throwing shots but Postiga is blocking nicely.
Cortez lands strikes from half guard.
Cortez seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Cortez looks to land a strike but Postiga avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Cortez scoring with some ground and pound.
Cortez is in close to Postiga's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Cortez advances to half guard.
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!
Cortez is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Postiga slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Postiga takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cortez prevents Postiga from getting back to his feet.
Cortez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cortez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Postiga avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cortez slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Cortez thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Postiga tries to escape but Cortez is in control.
Postiga managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Cortez.
Cortez lands a few punches from side control.
Postiga is looking to regain half guard here but Cortez keeps moving and retains side control.
Cortez is putting a hurting on Postiga here, landing some big shots from side control.
Cortez works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Cortez creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Postiga sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cortez lands a few punches from side control.
Cortez is looking to take a break and control but Postiga is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Postiga sneaks back into half guard.
Postiga on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Cortez drops an elbow to the side of Postiga's head.
Cortez trying to control the action but Postiga is working from the bottom.
Postiga has hold of Cortez's hands but Cortez slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Postiga is looking to improve his position.
Cortez passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Postiga!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cortez breaks from Postiga's wrist control and lands an elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Postiga is squirming around, avoiding Cortez's attempts to control the action.
Cortez landing strikes from the mount.
Postiga wants to control but Cortez is having none of it.
Cortez in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Postiga is rocked!
Cortez postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! Postiga is out cold - huge knockout for Cortez!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Hernando Cortez!
Hernando Cortez 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Phoenix Valentine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Onizuka Stresemann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Valentine comes to the cage accompanied by Liquid Tension Experiment - Acid Rain. Stresemann has chosen Takashi Sorimachi - Poison as his entrance music. Phoenix Valentine 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 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Phoenix Valentine!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Onizuka Stresemann!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Mauricio Rocha and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Valentine.
Valentine misses with a low kick.
Valentine shoots in looking for a takedown. Stresemann tries to sprawl out of it but Valentine keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Stresemann manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Stresemann jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Valentine fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Stresemann avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Phoenix Valentine. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Valentine dives in and grabs Stresemann's left leg, looking for a takedown. Stresemann pushes down on Valentine's head and hops out.
Stresemann moves out of range of the leg kick from Valentine.
Stresemann misses with an uppercut.
A big right from Stresemann misses.
Stresemann waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Valentine.
Valentine moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Valentine drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stresemann tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Valentine wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Valentine in side control lands a decent elbow.
Stresemann tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Valentine wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Stresemann gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Stresemann is looking to improve his position.
Ground and pound from Valentine.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Valentine is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Valentine takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Valentine is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stresemann on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Stresemann gets full guard.
Stresemann looking to hit a scissor sweep but Valentine is one step ahead there.
Stresemann can't keep his opponent in guard - Valentine advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentine working Stresemann over with strikes.
Valentine trying to control from half guard but Stresemann is working away.
Valentine content to control rather than advance.
Valentine not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Valentine working over Stresemann with some ground and pound. Stresemann looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Valentine 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.
Stresemann wants to control but Valentine is keeping busy.
Stresemann wants to improve his position but Valentine is controlling well.
Stresemann has hold of Valentine's hands but Valentine slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Valentine seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Stresemann is trying to get back to full guard.
Valentine is trying to control the action in half guard but Stresemann is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Stresemann is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Valentine there.
Valentine prevents Stresemann from improving his position.
Stresemann actively working from the bottom here.
Valentine 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.
Valentine uses his free foot to push down on Stresemann's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Stresemann.
Valentine lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Stresemann hang on?
Stresemann tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Valentine scores with a couple of good head shots there.
It looks like Onizuka Stresemann has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice elbow there by Valentine.
Stresemann is rocked!
Stresemann keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Stresemann is still in real trouble! Can Valentine finish him?
Stresemann is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Stresemann seems to have recovered his senses.
Valentine lands a big shot there that rocks Stresemann but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Valentine! Stresemann is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Phoenix Valentine!
Phoenix Valentine retains his light heavyweight title!
Our winner, Phoenix Valentine, 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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