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CCC 4: Raimi vs. Slobberknocke PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Fernando Prado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carlos Gracie will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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150 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fernando Prado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlos Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Emerson Jorge and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prado lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Gracie crumples to the floor! Prado milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Fernando Prado!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Pouncy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Neo Trinity (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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135 lbs
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142 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcus Pouncy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Neo Trinity!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Seu Braga and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pouncy looking to score a takedown here. Trinity is defending well but Pouncy drives through and ends up in Trinity's guard.
Trinity tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pouncy sitting in guard here, content to control.
Pouncy trying to stand up but can't free himself from Trinity's guard.
Trinity looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pouncy is one step ahead there.
Trinity has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Pouncy can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pouncy sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pouncy is looking to stand up but Trinity won't let him.
Pouncy really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Trinity wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Pouncy is now in half guard.
Pouncy is taking a breather. Trinity says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Trinity wants to control but Pouncy is keeping busy.
Pouncy knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Trinity on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pouncy is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Trinity wants to control but Pouncy is keeping busy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Trinity fails with a takedown attempt.
Trinity gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Pouncy counters with a left to the body.
Pouncy closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Trinity did well to prevent Pouncy getting side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pouncy is controlling the pace.
Pouncy tries to pass to full mount but Trinity defends it.
Pouncy wants to stand up but Trinity is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trinity wants to control but Pouncy is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Still in half guard, Pouncy seems content to control.
We're going to have a standup here because Marcus Pouncy wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Pouncy scores with a takedown into Trinity's guard.
Trinity is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Pouncy defends well.
Trinity looks gassed!
Pouncy stays in close to Trinity's body and controls the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pouncy trying to control but Trinity is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Pouncy dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Trinity swats away the attempt to clinch by Pouncy.
Trinity dives in and grabs Pouncy's left leg, looking for a takedown. Pouncy pushes down on Trinity's head and hops out.
Trinity avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Trinity fails to land the takedown.
Pouncy is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Trinity's half guard.
Pouncy is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, Trinity manages to get to full guard.
Trinity looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Trinity is on top in guard.
Pouncy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pouncy has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Trinity stopping the sweep attempt from Pouncy.
Pouncy has a closed guard, preventing Trinity from standing up.
Trinity won't allow Pouncy to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trinity postures up in Pouncy's guard and throws a big left but Pouncy blocks it.
Pouncy keeping full guard, as Trinity tries to pass.
Trinity won't allow Pouncy to sweep him here.
Trinity tries to free his leg and advance position but Pouncy is retaining full guard.
Trinity is breathing heavily.
Pouncy controlling Trinity's posture.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Marcus Pouncy wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Pouncy tries a head kick but it misses.
Trinity with a lazy takedown attempt
and Pouncy counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Marcus Pouncy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Neo Trinity.
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!
Trinity is pressing down on Pouncy's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Trinity wants to sweep here but Pouncy controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pouncy is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Pouncy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Trinity is keeping the position for now.
Pouncy controlling from the top position.
Pouncy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pouncy is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Marcus Pouncy wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Pouncy throws a push kick but Trinity slaps the foot to one side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pouncy is looking to clinch but Trinity is avoiding it.
Trinity gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Pouncy to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Pouncy sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Trinity controls Pouncy momentarily but Pouncy frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Pouncy dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Pouncy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pouncy shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Pouncy is taking a breather. Trinity says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Trinity pushes Pouncy off looking to stand but Pouncy dives back in and keeps control.
Pouncy is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Trinity!
Trinity is trying to escape the mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trinity is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Trinity takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pouncy controlling from the full mount.
Pouncy raining down shots from the mount!
Pouncy looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Pouncy content just to control the position here.
Trinity is looking to improve his position but Pouncy isn't that keen on the idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pouncy lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Trinity hang on?
Pouncy lands a big elbow.
Trinity is looking to improve his position but Pouncy isn't that keen on the idea.
Pouncy stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pouncy looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trinity had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Pouncy defends it easily.
Pouncy controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Trinity looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pouncy has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Pouncy's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Neo Trinity has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Marcus Pouncy wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Pouncy scores a takedown into full mount!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Pouncy cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Pouncy looking to finish Trinity with some ground and pound. This is bad for Trinity!
Pouncy controlling from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus Pouncy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pouncy has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Pouncy!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jhonatan Borge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renato Sobral (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Renato Sobral will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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205 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jhonatan Borge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Renato Sobral!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Thiago Cunha and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decent striking displayed by Sobral there.
Sobral stuffs the takedown attempt from Borge. Borge gets slowly back to his feet.
Borge doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sobral counters with a left to the body.
Sobral misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sobral thuds his right hand into Borge's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sobral moves out of range of the body kick.
Sobral drops Borge with a nice combination! Sobral dives into Borge's guard, looking to finish!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Borge working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sobral doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Borge is tightening it up a little... Sobral has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Sobral reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Sobral taps out! Nice BJJ there by Borge!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Jhonatan Borge!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lennon Gazzola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fernando Pontes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fernando Pontes will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lennon Gazzola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fernando Pontes!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Mauricio Rocha and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pontes bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Pontes working the head with strikes.
Gazzola is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pontes moves into full mount!
Gazzola prevents Pontes from taking his back.
Gazzola working to try and regain 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!
Gazzola tries to hold on but Pontes pushes him away.
Gazzola knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pontes on the ground.
Pontes tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Pontes cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
It looks like Lennon Gazzola has been cut.
Pontes is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Gazzola can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Pontes postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Gazzola looks a forlorn figure.
Lennon Gazzola's cut is getting worse.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pontes lands a big shot there that rocks Gazzola but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Gazzola is desperately trying to improve his position but Pontes has a good base and remains in mount.
Pontes with a couple of short strikes.
Gazzola is rocked!
Lennon Gazzola's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Lennon Gazzola's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Fernando Pontes!
A very excited looking Fernando Pontes made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Liam Dennehy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dennehy's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Homeland. 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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240 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Liam Dennehy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Junior Dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Leandro Rodrigues and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dos Santos goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Dos Santos has managed to clinch.
Knees to the body from Dennehy.
Dennehy lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Junior Dos Santos has been cut.
Dennehy lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
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!
Dennehy content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Dennehy lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dos Santos tries to break free but Dennehy pushes him back against the cage.
Dos Santos takes an elbow to the forehead.
Dennehy lands a knee to the head.
Dos Santos tries to break free but Dennehy pushes him back against the cage.
Dennehy with a knee to the head.
Dos Santos looks gassed!
Dennehy with a knee to the head.
Dos Santos takes an elbow to the temple.
Dennehy lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dennehy scores with a knee to the head.
Dennehy lands a damaging elbow.
Dos Santos working hard to break the clinch.
Dennehy connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dos Santos's face.
Dennehy with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos working hard to break the clinch.
Dennehy stalling against the cage.
Dennehy lands an elbow just above Dos Santos 's eye.
Dennehy lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That has opened up Junior Dos Santos's cut even more.
Dennehy landing knees to the head.
Dennehy landing knees to the head.
Dennehy scores a nice knee to the body.
Dennehy connects with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Dennehy.
Dennehy connects with a knee to the head.
Dennehy lands an elbow that stopped Dos Santos in his tracks for a moment.
Dennehy connects with a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dennehy landing knees to the body.
Dos Santos takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dennehy lands an elbow that stopped Dos Santos in his tracks for a moment.
Dennehy landing knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dennehy lands a nice elbow.
A knee to the head by Dennehy.
A knee to the head by Dennehy.
Nice elbow from Dennehy.
A knee to the head by Dennehy.
Dennehy lands a good knee to the midsection. Dos Santos won't want to take too many of those.
Dennehy landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dennehy unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dennehy lands an elbow inside.
Dennehy lands a knee to the head.
Dennehy connects with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Dennehy.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dennehy.
Dennehy lands a good knee to the midsection. Dos Santos won't want to take too many of those.
Dennehy lands an elbow inside that Dos Santos shrugs off.
Dos Santos takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Dennehy.
Dennehy throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dennehy lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Dos Santos wants to break free but Dennehy has control.
Dos Santos takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dennehy with a knee to the head.
Dos Santos is trying to break the clinch but Dennehy has him pressed against the cage.
Dennehy with a knee to the head.
Dennehy lands an elbow inside that Dos Santos shrugs off.
Dennehy lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A knee to the head by Dennehy.
Dos Santos is trying to push Dennehy away but Dennehy has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Dennehy lands a nice elbow.
Dennehy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dos Santos wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dennehy tries to land a knee to the head but Dos Santos blocks with his arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dennehy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dos Santos is trying to force a seperation but Dennehy has the dominant position.
Dos Santos has had enough of the clinch but Dennehy keeps him there for the moment.
Dennehy lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dennehy obliges.
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!
Dennehy lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Dennehy blocks an uppercut.
Dennehy lands a knee to the head.
Dos Santos takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nice elbow from Dennehy.
Dos Santos wants to break free but Dennehy has control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dos Santos working hard to break the clinch.
Dennehy lands an elbow just above Dos Santos 's eye.
Dennehy connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dos Santos's face.
Dennehy working Dos Santos over with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Liam Dennehy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Junior Dos Santos's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Dennehy closes the distance and clinches.
Dennehy lands a damaging elbow.
Dennehy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dos Santos is trying to break the clinch but Dennehy is controlling him.
Dennehy putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dos Santos in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dennehy.
Dennehy landing knees to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dennehy with a knee to the head.
Dennehy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dos Santos can do to turn this around?
Dos Santos can't break the clinch.
Dennehy with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dennehy lands a nice elbow.
Dennehy with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dennehy connects with a knee to the head.
Dennehy scores with a knee to the head.
Dos Santos looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dennehy lands an elbow inside that Dos Santos shrugs off.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dennehy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dennehy connects with a knee to the head.
Dennehy lands a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dennehy.
Dennehy scores with a knee to the head.
Dennehy scores with a knee to the head.
Dos Santos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dennehy missing with knees to the body.
Dos Santos can't find room to land a body shot as Dennehy controls the action.
Dos Santos working hard to break the clinch.
Dennehy lands a nice elbow.
Dos Santos tries to circle away but Dennehy has him pinned against the cage.
Dennehy with a knee to the head.
Dennehy scores with a knee to the head.
Dennehy with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dennehy prevents Dos Santos from breaking the clinch.
Dennehy lands an elbow just above Dos Santos 's eye.
Dennehy comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Dos Santos working hard to break the clinch.
Dennehy lands a nice knee to the body.
Dennehy lands a damaging elbow.
Dennehy scores with a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dos Santos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dos Santos instigates a clinch.
Dos Santos wants to get back to striking at distance but Dennehy won't allow it.
Dennehy using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dennehy landing knees to the body.
Dennehy connects with a knee to the head.
Dennehy lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Knees to the body from Dennehy.
Dennehy connects with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dennehy scores with a knee to the head.
Dos Santos takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dennehy misses with a knee to the head.
Dos Santos is trying to force a seperation but Dennehy has the dominant position.
Dos Santos wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dennehy has him pressed against the cage.
Dos Santos has had enough of the clinch but Dennehy keeps him there for the moment.
Dos Santos is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dos Santos wants to get back to striking at distance but Dennehy won't allow it.
Dennehy connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dos Santos's face.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dennehy.
Dennehy lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dennehy landing knees to the head.
Dennehy landing knees to the head.
Dennehy lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A frustrated look appears on Dos Santos's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dennehy tries a knee to the head but Dos Santos blocks it.
Dennehy misses with a knee strike.
Dos Santos tries to break free but Dennehy pushes him back against the cage.
Dennehy prevents Dos Santos from breaking the clinch.
Dennehy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dos Santos blocks it with crossed arms.
Dos Santos is looking to break free of the clinch but Dennehy has double underhooks.
Dennehy landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dennehy misses with an elbow strike.
Dennehy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dennehy lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dos Santos has had enough of the clinch but Dennehy keeps him there for the moment.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dennehy obliges.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dennehy lands an elbow just above Dos Santos 's eye.
Dennehy lands a good knee to the midsection. Dos Santos won't want to take too many of those.
Dennehy is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Dennehy looks to throw an elbow but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Liam Dennehy dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Junior Dos Santos's cut.
That's time! Dennehy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Dennehy tries to clinch but Dos Santos moves out of range.
Dos Santos's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Dos Santos duly obliges.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dos Santos is looking to break free of the clinch but Dennehy has double underhooks.
Dos Santos takes an elbow to the forehead.
Dennehy gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Dennehy.
Dennehy lands a nice elbow.
Dennehy connects with a knee to the head.
Dennehy using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dennehy gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Dennehy utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dennehy connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dos Santos's face.
Dennehy with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Dennehy.
Dennehy is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Dennehy with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dennehy landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dennehy connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dos Santos's face.
Dennehy scores with a knee to the head.
Dos Santos avoiding damage as Dennehy throws knees to the body.
Dos Santos wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dos Santos avoiding damage as Dennehy throws knees to the body.
Dos Santos is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Dennehy tries a knee to the head but Dos Santos blocks it.
Dos Santos wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dennehy lands an elbow just above Dos Santos 's eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dennehy lands a good knee to the midsection. Dos Santos won't want to take too many of those.
Dos Santos is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dennehy comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Dennehy lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dennehy misses with a knee to the head.
Dennehy is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Dennehy tries to land a knee to the head but Dos Santos blocks with his arms.
Dos Santos is trying to break the clinch but Dennehy has him pressed against the cage.
Dos Santos wants to get back to striking at distance but Dennehy won't allow it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dennehy connects with a knee to the head.
Dos Santos wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dennehy has him pressed against the cage.
Dennehy comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Dennehy putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dos Santos in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dos Santos has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dennehy trying to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos is trying to break free.
Dennehy is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Dennehy lands an elbow that stopped Dos Santos in his tracks for a moment.
Dennehy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dos Santos's efforts to push away.
A frustrated look appears on Dos Santos's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dennehy keeps control of Dos Santos as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Still in the clinch, Dos Santos scores with a nice short uppercut.
Knees to the body from Dennehy.
Dennehy lands a damaging elbow.
Dos Santos is trying to break the clinch but Dennehy has him pressed against the cage.
Dennehy putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dos Santos in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dennehy landing knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dos Santos takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees to the body from Dennehy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dennehy.
Dennehy lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dennehy lands a nice knee to the body.
Dennehy lands an elbow inside.
Dennehy lands an elbow just above Dos Santos 's eye.
Dennehy working Dos Santos over with knees to the body.
Dennehy with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dennehy comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Junior Dos Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dennehy unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dos Santos lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dennehy.
Dennehy lands an elbow inside that Dos Santos shrugs off.
Nice elbow from Dennehy.
Liam Dennehy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dennehy working Dos Santos over with knees to the body.
Dennehy comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Dennehy lands a good knee to the midsection. Dos Santos won't want to take too many of those.
And that's the end of the fight!
Liam Dennehy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dennehy, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Liam Dennehy!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fabiano Martins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Silva (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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25
185 lbs
4 - 1 - 1 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fabiano Martins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anderson Silva!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Daniel Cesar and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martins misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Martins closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Martins fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Silva sprawls well initially but Martins persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Nice strikes from Martins there.
Martins wants to stand up but Silva has a hold of him and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva is trying to control but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Martins controlling the pace.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martins stops Silva from getting back to his feet.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Anderson Silva hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Silva connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Martins momentarily.
Martins shoots in and bounces Silva off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Silva has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Martins is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Silva.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Martins's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Silva wants to get back to his feet.
Silva looks gassed!
Silva wants to get back to full guard.
Silva is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Martins decides to stand and escape the position.
Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
Martins scores with a takedown into Silva's guard.
Martins cracks Silva with a solid left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martins stays in close to Silva's body and controls the position.
Martins lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martins wants to pass the guard but Silva is keeping the position.
Martins working some strikes from top position.
Martins advances to half guard.
Silva is in trouble now - Martins has advanced to mount!
Martins lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Silva hang on?
Martins takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Martins putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martins connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Silva is working to get back to half guard.
Silva flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Martins lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Silva is rocked!
Martins is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Silva can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Silva is still in real trouble! Can Martins finish him?
Martins lands with some strikes.
Silva reaches up to try and pull Martins in and control his posture, but Martins latches on to an arm and pivots quickly for an armbar! Silva taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Fabiano Martins!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Inti Raimi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ric Slobberknocker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Inti Raimi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ric Slobberknocker!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Edson Gomes and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raimi throws a right and a left that Slobberknocker avoids nicely.
Slobberknocker scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Raimi scores with a punch to the head.
Raimi on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Raimi slips a jab from Slobberknocker.
Slobberknocker lands a slapping body shot.
Slobberknocker fails to land with a series of punches.
Slobberknocker slips a jab from Raimi.
Slobberknocker takes one to the chin there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Raimi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Raimi throws a sloppy head kick and Slobberknocker moves out of range easily.
Slobberknocker rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Raimi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Raimi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Slobberknocker swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Slobberknocker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Slobberknocker dodges the punch combination from Raimi.
Slobberknocker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Slobberknocker. Raimi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Raimi closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A punch lands to the side of Slobberknocker 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Raimi lands with a kick to the temple. Slobberknocker shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Raimi misses with an uppercut.
Slobberknocker cracks Raimi with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Slobberknocker throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Raimi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Raimi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Good standup being displayed there by Raimi as he connects with a hook.
Raimi clinches with his opponent.
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!
Raimi ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Raimi no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Raimi trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raimi throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Slobberknocker trying to control the position from guard on top but Raimi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Raimi looking for a guillotine here but Slobberknocker defends easily.
Raimi doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Raimi is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Slobberknocker is aware though and is defending well.
Raimi had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Slobberknocker defends it easily.
Raimi 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.
Slobberknocker working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raimi keeping moving, preventing Slobberknocker from controlling successfully.
Raimi throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Slobberknocker has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Raimi to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Slobberknocker is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Raimi pulls down on the head and he's put Slobberknocker to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Inti Raimi!
Inti Raimi is the new light heavyweight champion!
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