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OG 84: Ultimate Fight Club PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Van White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wanderlei Menezes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). White comes into the arena with Hey Baby, Que Paso? blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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156 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Van White!
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, Wanderlei Menezes!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Matheus Silva and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White wants to clinch but Menezes slips to the side
and Menezes holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Menezes jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as White walks away with a smile on his face. Menezes gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Menezes shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
White wants to clinch
and Menezes counters with a single leg into guard. White didn't expect that.
White can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Menezes controls the pace.
White might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
White keeping full guard, as Menezes tries to pass.
Menezes trying to control the position from guard on top but White is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Menezes seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Wanderlei Menezes has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
White fails in his attempt to clinch.
Menezes fails with the takedown.
Van White has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wanderlei Menezes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White moves into the clinch.
White throws a punch but it's blocked by Menezes.
Menezes tries to pull guard but White forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
White misses with a short punch on the inside.
A bit of stalling here from Menezes.
White fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Menezes drags the fight down to the ground.
White trying to control the position from guard on top but Menezes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Menezes is working an open guard so White takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
White closes the distance but Menezes moves to the side
and Menezes moves into the clinch.
White working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, White creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
White tries to throw a body punch but Menezes avoids it by throwing White back against the cage.
White misses with the head strike.
Menezes drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Menezes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Menezes manages to break the clinch.
No luck for Menezes with that takedown attempt.
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!
White is looking to clinch.
White is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
White tries to clinch but Menezes moves away
and Menezes counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in White's guard now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
White is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White keeping full guard, as Menezes tries to pass.
Menezes looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
White knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Menezes on the ground.
White is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Menezes looking to pass the guard.
White striking off his back but it's not causing Menezes any problems.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Menezes slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Wanderlei Menezes wasn't active enough on the ground.
Menezes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Menezes fails with the takedown.
Menezes swats away the attempt to clinch by White.
White wants to clinch
and Menezes counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in White's guard now.
White is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Menezes is controlling him.
Menezes is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wanderlei Menezes dominated that round.
That's time! White's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
White closes the distance but Menezes moves to the side
so Menezes counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Menezes decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on White, up you get!
Menezes shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. White defends it nicely.
Menezes circles away from the clinch attempt
and Menezes holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
White swings wildly with an uppercut but Menezes uses good head movement to avoid it.
White swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Menezes jumps guard but White turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Menezes drags the fight down to the ground.
White is looking to stand up but Menezes won't let him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Menezes wants to stand but White is controlling the position.
White throws a strike but Menezes rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
White is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
White working aggressively here.
White lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Menezes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
White throws a punch but it's blocked by Menezes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Menezes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Menezes jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as White walks away with a smile on his face. Menezes gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Van White has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wanderlei Menezes.
White fails with an attempt to clinch.
White darts in trying to clinch
so Menezes counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
This has been an exciting period of action!
White is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Menezes trying to control but White is working from the bottom.
Menezes tries to free his leg and advance position but White is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Menezes slips nicely into half guard.
White is defending against the submission attempts here by Menezes.
Menezes content to control rather than advance.
White is looking to escape.
Menezes is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Menezes takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White is in trouble now - Menezes has advanced to mount!
White is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
White tries to buck Menezes off but he can't manage it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Menezes controlling from mount.
White tries to lock up and control but Menezes gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Menezes controlling the position easily from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wanderlei Menezes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
White tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Menezes counters with a nice double leg into side control. White won't be happy with that.
Menezes wants to control but White is keeping him busy.
White trying to remain calm as Menezes controls from the top position.
Menezes trying to control the action but White is working from the bottom.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Menezes landing a few strikes.
Menezes controls the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Menezes avoids the strikes from the bottom by White.
Menezes 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 White's shoulder. That is not cool.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Wanderlei Menezes was stalling too much, according to the referee.
White tries to clinch up but Menezes circles away and keeps his distance.
White wants to clinch but Menezes slips to the side
and Menezes counters with a shoot takedown. White fights it but they end up in guard.
Menezes is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Menezes's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Menezes prevents White from getting back to his feet.
Menezes wants to control from the top but White keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Wanderlei Menezes.
White closes the distance but Menezes moves to the side
and Menezes counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in White's guard now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Menezes stops White from standing up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Menezes's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Wanderlei Menezes.
White tries to clinch up
and Menezes counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
White wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Menezes wants to lay and pray for a moment but White keeps working.
White on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
White avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Menezes.
Menezes trying to control the pace.
Let's hope that Menezes 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.
Wanderlei Menezes has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
White darts in trying to clinch
and Menezes counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Menezes trying to control but White is working from the bottom.
Menezes content to stall in guard here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Menezes wants to control from the top but White keeps moving.
Wanderlei Menezes is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Menezes seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Van White has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Wanderlei Menezes wasn't active enough on the ground.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Menezes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wanderlei Menezes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Menezes winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 27:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wanderlei Menezes!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Psycho Power Ranger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Baroa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Power Ranger comes to the cage accompanied by Bodies- Drowning Pool. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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183 lbs
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174 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Psycho Power Ranger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jose Baroa!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Paulo Santos and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Power Ranger throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Baroa tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Power Ranger is in Baroa's guard.
Baroa keeping moving, preventing Power Ranger from controlling successfully.
Baroa working a defensive guard here.
Power Ranger throws an elbow that misses. Baroa uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Power Ranger's guard. Nice move by Baroa!
Power Ranger had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Baroa defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Baroa sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Power Ranger's guard.
Baroa is looking to take a break and control but Power Ranger is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Power Ranger tries to roll over but Baroa keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Power Ranger looking for submissions off his back.
Power Ranger is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Baroa pulls his head out easily.
Power Ranger gets back to full guard.
Power Ranger on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Power Ranger tries to get out of the position.
Power Ranger looking to hit a scissor sweep but Baroa is one step ahead there.
Baroa stands up and waves to Power Ranger to follow him.
Power Ranger scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baroa tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Baroa manages to get back to half guard.
Baroa trying to control from the bottom.
Baroa blocking the ground and pound attempt from Power Ranger.
Baroa is trying to stand.
Baroa is looking for a sweep. Power Ranger is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Power Ranger sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Power Ranger looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Power Ranger is trying to work for a kimura but Baroa is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Baroa tries to roll over but Power Ranger keeps him under control.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Power Ranger in particular looking to stall.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Baroa keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Psycho Power Ranger dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Power Ranger drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Baroa tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Baroa is trying to improve his position.
You can see the frustration on Baroa's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Baroa is trying to escape the position but Power Ranger is controlling the position.
Power Ranger is chipping away with strikes.
What's Baroa going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Power Ranger seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Baroa struggling a bit here.
Baroa tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Power Ranger landing strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Power Ranger wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Baroa, who protects the arm well.
Baroa is trying to control Power Ranger's posture but Power Ranger avoids it.
Power Ranger creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Baroa sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Power Ranger working the ground and pound.
Sloppy strikes there by Power Ranger.
Baroa tries to buck Power Ranger off but Power Ranger is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Power Ranger in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Baroa is looking for a sweep.
Baroa is trying to control Power Ranger's posture but Power Ranger avoids it.
Power Ranger scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Baroa to see if he's OK.
Baroa is trying to escape the position but Power Ranger is controlling the position.
Power Ranger connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Baroa some visible discomfort.
Power Ranger working the ground and pound from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Power Ranger landing a few strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Baroa tries to improve position but can't.
Power Ranger working the body and head with strikes.
Baroa struggling a bit here.
Power Ranger in side control lands a decent elbow.
Power Ranger working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Power Ranger in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Psycho Power Ranger dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Power Ranger shoots in and gets a takedown into Baroa's guard.
Power Ranger trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Power Ranger looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Power Ranger looking to pass the guard.
Baroa manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Power Ranger manages to get himself to full guard.
Power Ranger wants to hit a switch here but Baroa passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Power Ranger there!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Power Ranger wants to hold on but Baroa pushes him away.
Baroa misses with a head shot.
Baroa throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Power Ranger tries to lock up and control but Baroa gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Baroa prevents Power Ranger from getting the reversal.
Baroa looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Power Ranger is desperately trying to improve his position but Baroa has a good base and remains in mount.
Power Ranger is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Power Ranger is wriggling around trying to escape.
Power Ranger tries to hold on but Baroa pushes him away.
Psycho Power Ranger is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Psycho Power Ranger overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Power Ranger sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Power Ranger is looking for a sweep. Baroa is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Baroa wants to stand up but Power Ranger is controlling the position.
Power Ranger regains full guard. Nicely done.
Baroa trying to control the position from guard on top but Power Ranger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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!
Power Ranger pulls Baroa in close to prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Power Ranger shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Baroa is looking to get back to is feet but Power Ranger passes into side control.
The referee asks Power Ranger politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Power Ranger prefers to stall for the moment though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baroa is trying to get back to his feet.
Baroa is being controlled here.
Power Ranger seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Baroa for as long as he can get away with.
Baroa can't do much from the bottom here.
Jose Baroa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Psycho Power Ranger just wasn't active enough.
Power Ranger drives through with a takedown into guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Psycho Power Ranger showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Power Ranger 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Psycho Power Ranger!
In his post fight interview, Psycho Power Ranger started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gustavo Marins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paulo Magron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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218 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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205 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Intelligent |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gustavo Marins!
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, Paulo Magron!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Mauricio Rocha and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marins misses with a wild combination.
Marins misses with a jab, cross combination.
Marins throws a series of punches but Magron avoids them all with ease.
Marins throws a series of punches but Magron avoids them all with ease.
Magron rushes Marins and presses him up against the cage.
Marins breaks from the clinch.
Magron shoots for a takedown but Marins saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Marins looks to land a combination. Magron sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Marins stuffs the takedown attempt from Magron. Magron gets slowly back to his feet.
Gustavo Marins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Left hook, right uppercut from Marins.
Marins stuffs the takedown.
Gustavo Marins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paulo Magron.
Marins swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Marins scores with a three punch combo!
Marins lands a jab-cross combination.
Marins moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A nice combination there by Marins.
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!
Marins looks to land a combination but Magron avoids it well.
Marins looks to land a combination but Magron avoids it well.
Marins is working the combinations to good effect here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marins misses with a double jab
and Magron counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Magron gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Marins will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Marins misses with the combination.
Marins will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Marins rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Magron moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Magron slips a jab and a cross from Marins.
A punch combination from Marins misses.
Magron looks for a takedown but Marins sprawls well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marins lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Magron circles away quickly and effectively.
Marins misses with the combination.
Marins misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Magron moves in looking to clinch but Marins pushes him off.
Marins scores with a three punch combo!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Marins!
Gustavo Marins is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Magron misses with a few strikes there.
Marins lands a nice shot to the body.
Magron shoots in but no luck this time.
Marins feints a jab promting Magron to slip. Marins then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Magron slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Marins digs a good hook to Magron's body.
Marins scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Marins shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Magron eats them both and turns towards Marins to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marins throws a right and a left that Magron avoids nicely.
Good standup being displayed there by Marins as he connects with a hook.
A combination from Marins does no damage.
Marins keeps the fight on the outside.
Magron wants to clinch up but Marins keeps it at a distance.
Marins misses with a wild combination.
Marins lands with a good body shot.
Magron shoots in for a takedown but Marins shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Magron looks winded!
Marins lands with a nice combination. Magron backs away looking to recover.
Magron takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Magron has a takedown stuffed.
Marins throws a series of punches but Magron moves out of range.
Marins digs a good hook to Magron's body.
Marins fails to land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magron tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Marins throws a right and a left that both miss.
Marins works over Magron's head and body with a nice combination.
A combination from Marins does no damage.
Magron pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Magron fails to land the takedown.
Magron rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Marins moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Marins throws a right hand that Magron ducks under and follows up with a left that Magron also avoids with ease.
Marins throws a series of punches but Magron moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marins throws a series of punches but Magron avoids them all with ease.
Marins throws a series of strikes that have Magron backpedaling.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marins tries to bum rush Magron with a series of wild strikes but Magron uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Magron tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Marins scores with a body shot.
Marins misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gustavo Marins dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Marins misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Magron fails in his attempt to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Marins.
Magron fails with an attempt to clinch.
Magron avoids a punch combination nicely.
Marins circles away from the clinch attempt.
Some wild striking there from Marins.
Some wild striking there from Marins.
Marins goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Gustavo Marins is winning the standup battle so far.
A combination from Marins does no damage.
Marins jabs at Magron's body.
Marins throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Magron.
Marins misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Magron is defended easily by Marins.
Marins looks to land a combination. Magron sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Magron shoots in and drives through. Marins sprawls well.
Marins misses with a jab, cross combination.
Marins misses with the combination.
Marins looks to land a combination but Magron avoids it well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Marins tries to bum rush Magron with a series of wild strikes but Magron uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Magron shoots for a double leg takedown but Marins sprawls well. He's pushed Magron's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Gustavo Marins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paulo Magron.
Marins scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Magron avoids a punch combination nicely.
Marins swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marins will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Marins comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Magron slips a jab and a cross from Marins.
Marins throws a body punch but Magron moves out of range.
Magron slips a jab and a cross from Marins.
Some wild striking there from Marins.
Magron lands a head kick!
A punch combination from Marins misses.
Marins throws a body punch but Magron moves out of range.
Magron misses with a takedown attempt - Marins sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marins swinging wildly here.
Gustavo Marins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marins throws a right and a left that both miss.
Marins fails to land with a series of punches.
Magron shoots for a takedown but Marins saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Marins throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Magron.
Marins lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Magron tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Marins misses with a few strikes there.
Marins throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Magron makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Marins really felt that one!
Magron tries to close the distance and clinch up but Marins swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Magron doesn't manage to clinch there - Marins circles away.
Horrible takedown by Magron or perhaps it was just good defense by Marins which made him look bad.
Marins is looking to wear down Magron with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Marins works over Magron's head and body with a nice combination.
Marins lands a nice hook to Magron's body. Magron takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marins throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Magron.
Marins misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Marins lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Magron circles away quickly and effectively.
Marins fails to land with a series of punches.
Marins stuffs the takedown.
Marins staying out of range there.
Marins lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Magron circles away quickly and effectively.
Marins connects with a nice looking jab.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Marins!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
No joy there for Marins, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Magron avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Magron is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Magron fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gustavo Marins dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Magron takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Magron misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marins.
A left and a right from Marins both land. Nice combination.
Marins swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Magron dodges the punch combination from Marins.
Magron shoots in but Marins avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Magron has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Magron moves in looking to clinch but Marins pushes him off.
Marins lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A combination from Marins does no damage.
Magron slips a jab and a cross from Marins.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Marins lands an overhand right.
Marins displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marins throws a series of punches but Magron avoids them all with ease.
Marins throws a nice looking combination but Magron bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Magron dodges the punch combination from Marins.
Marins misses with a jab, cross combination.
Marins misses with a body shot.
Magron misses with a body shot.
Magron changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Marins tries to avoid it but Magron manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Marins to the ground. Marins escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Marins stuns Magron with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Marins looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Marins feints a jab promting Magron to slip. Marins then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Magron slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Marins throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Marins stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Marins wants it to stay on the feet.
Gustavo Marins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paulo Magron.
Magron showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Marins.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marins throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Magron counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Marins throws a right and a left that Magron avoids nicely.
Marins keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Some wild striking there from Marins.
Magron takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Magron dodges the punch combination from Marins.
Magron showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Marins.
Marins misses with a wild combination.
Magron shoots in and gets a takedown into Marins's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Magron is looking to stand up but Marins won't let him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marins is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Magron is controlling him.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Marins controls Magron momentarily but Magron frees himself.
Marins on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Marins tries to get out of the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Gustavo Marins.
Marins jabs at Magron's body.
Marins lands a body shot.
Marins will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Marins connects with the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Magron is defended easily by Marins.
Some wild striking there from Marins.
Marins cracks a nice hook into Magron's ribs.
Marins looks to land a combination. Magron sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Magron showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Marins.
Some wild striking there from Marins.
Marins goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marins lands a right hook to the body.
Paulo Magron has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gustavo Marins is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Magron fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Marins avoids it really well and circles away.
Marins will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gustavo Marins showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Marins, 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gustavo Marins!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Hellstorm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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255 lbs
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250 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
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alexander Hellstorm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jon Jones!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Alexandre Firmino and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Hellstorm with that takedown attempt.
Hellstorm tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jones swivels and escapes.
Jones closes the distance and pushes Hellstorm back into the cage.
Jones lands a takedown into guard.
Jones postures up in Hellstorm's guard and throws a big left but Hellstorm blocks it.
Hellstorm is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Jones got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hellstorm has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jones has managed to get both his arms back between Hellstorm's legs - danger averted.
Jones pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hellstorm is keeping the position for now.
Hellstorm had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jones defends it easily.
Hellstorm is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jones defends well.
Jones not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones looking to pass the guard.
Jones in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hellstorm is trying to control the position but Jones postures up.
Jones landing some decent shots from guard.
Jones should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Jones decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Alexander Hellstorm seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones blocks a head kick by Hellstorm.
Jones shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Hellstorm's guard.
Jones drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Jones jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Jones postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hellstorm swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jones decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Hellstorm, up you get!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Hellstorm napping and manages to drive through into side control!
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Hellstorm is breathing heavily.
Jones throws a strike aimed at the side of Hellstorm's head but Hellstorm avoids it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Hellstorm is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jon Jones!
A determined Jon Jones didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael G Dias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anderson Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rafael G Dias!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Luis Engracia and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
G Dias shoots in and drives through. Silva sprawls well.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and G Dias moves out of range easily.
Silva feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to G Dias's calf.
G Dias misses with a takedown attempt - Silva sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
G Dias looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Silva is fending him off so far but G Dias persists. Nope, Silva circles away and we're back to standing.
Anderson Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rafael G Dias.
Silva shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but G Dias is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
G Dias wants to stand and escape but Silva is having none of it.
Silva pushes down on G Dias's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Silva tries to pass to full mount but G Dias defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
G Dias has one foot on Silva's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
G Dias dives in and scores a takedown into Silva's guard.
Silva throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
G Dias postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Silva looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
G Dias is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
G Dias drops back, looking for a kneebar! Silva looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Silva looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Silva!
Silva tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but G Dias is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
G Dias wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Silva is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. G Dias knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, G Dias has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Silva in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
G Dias is pushing Silva's head away, looking to escape. Silva manages to hold on to the position though.
G Dias is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
G Dias avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Silva.
Silva has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Silva moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, G Dias has worked his arm free - good work by G Dias!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
G Dias wants to get back to his feet.
G Dias takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Silva trying to control the position but G Dias is working away.
G Dias is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Silva asserts his dominance and retains side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if G Dias can do anything to dispel that myth.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva wants to control for a moment but G Dias uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anderson Silva dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Silva scores with a kick to the midsection.
G Dias takes a kick to the side of the head.
Silva throws a nice inside leg kick.
Silva thuds his right hand into G Dias's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Silva slaps away a takedown attempt from G Dias, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silva connects with a leg kick. G Dias looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Silva throws a looping overhand right but G Dias ducks down to avoid it.
Silva misses with the combination.
Silva lands with a kick to the temple. G Dias shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva misses with the combination.
Silva gets caught flat footed, as G Dias shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Silva controlling G Dias's posture.
G Dias drops back looking for a leg! Silva is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Silva manages to kick G Dias off! G Dias jumps back into Silva's guard.
G Dias drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Silva manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now G Dias has Silva in his guard.
Silva wants to stand but G Dias is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
G Dias is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Silva is controlling him.
Silva is in close to G Dias's body, working some short punches and elbows.
G Dias is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to control from the top but G Dias keeps moving.
Silva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. G Dias is keeping the position for now.
Silva won't allow G Dias to get back to his feet.
Silvais looking to pass into half guard but G Dias pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now G Dias is in guard.
G Dias pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silva is keeping the position for now.
G Dias is sitting in close to Silva's body. Silva has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! G Dias is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, G Dias is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Silva.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Anderson Silva!
An out of breath Anderson Silva thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Renzo Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Alverez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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159 lbs
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Renzo Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Alverez!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Luis Engracia and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Gracie working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Gracie tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alverez struggling a bit here.
Alverez is holding Gracie down, trying to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Alverez knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The strikes coming from Gracie are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Gracie is looking to take a break and control but Alverez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Alverez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alverez is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Gracie is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Alverez knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Sloppy strikes there by Gracie.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alverez gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Alverez is trying to get back to full guard.
Alverez is controlling Gracie's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Alverez wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alverez controlling the position for now.
Alverez is trying to control but can't.
Gracie looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Alverez is staying active underneath Gracie, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Renzo Gracie dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Alverez thows a body kick. Gracie tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Alverez has Gracie up against the cage in a clinch.
Alverez lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Alverez - that landed with a thud.
Alverez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Alverez works on Gracie's body with a couple of short punches.
Gracie jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Alverez walks away with a smile on his face. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Alverez clinches with his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alverez scores with a shot to the side of Gracie's head.
Alverez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Alverez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Alverez lets loose with a powerful body kick. Gracie will feel that in the morning.
Alverez works Gracie's body with a nice hook.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but Alverez shows good takedown defense.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice takedown defense from Alverez. No joy for Gracie on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Renzo Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alverez has closed the distance and engaged Gracie in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alverez lands a shoulder strike.
Gracie tries to pull guard but Alverez holds him up against the cage and eventually Gracie drops back down to his feet.
Alverez lands a right hand.
Alverez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alverez digs a good hook to Gracie's body.
Alverez lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
It looks like Renzo Gracie has been cut.
Alverez fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Gracie to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Gracie looks to clinch but Alverez throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Gracie taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Thiago Alverez!
Thiago Alverez really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Dynamic Nutrition $35 159 Recovery logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Felipe Melo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiagulu Paiskbah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Melo comes to the cage accompanied by Fort Minor - Remember the name. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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20
230 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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21
288 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
KO power |
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Basic striking
Granite chin |
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Felipe Melo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiagulu Paiskbah!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Thiago Cunha and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paiskbah shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Melo manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Melo keeping moving, preventing Paiskbah from controlling successfully.
Melo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Paiskbah wants to pass the guard but Melo is keeping the position.
Paiskbah slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Melo wants to sweep but no luck.
Melo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Melo lands a high kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melo throws a one two combo.
It looks like Thiagulu Paiskbah has been cut.
Melo throws a lazy head kick
and Paiskbah counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Paiskbah looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Melo is looking to improve his position.
Paiskbah slows the pace down in half guard.
Paiskbah working the head and body with strikes.
Melo is staying active underneath Paiskbah, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Paiskbah is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Melo tries to kick Paiskbah off but Paiskbah keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paiskbah controlling the action here.
Melo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Melo tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Paiskbah has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Paiskbah has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Melo is squirming around, avoiding Paiskbah's attempts to control the action.
Melo is bucking up trying to escape but Paiskbah cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paiskbah working Melo over with strikes here.
Paiskbah working the ground and pound effectively.
It looks like Felipe Melo has been cut.
Oooh a big shot lands for Paiskbah! Melo is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Thiagulu Paiskbah!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Spud Spud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Touquinho Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spud comes to the cage accompanied by Lobby. Touquinho Silva has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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168 lbs
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162 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Spud Spud!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Touquinho Silva!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Mauricio Rocha and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva lands a left and a right that send Spud crashing to the mat, dazed. Silva thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Spud Spud has been cut.
Spud Spud seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A shot to the liver by Silva. Beautiful body shot.
Spud shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Silva pinned against the cage. Silva gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Spud's corner calls for a 1-2. Spud obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Spud lands a nice hook to Silva's body. Silva takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Spud.
Spud rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Spud lands a jab to Silva's midsection.
Silva misses with a double jab.
Spud just misses with a punch to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Silva, as that shot connected.
Spud is rocked!
Spud throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.
Oh Spud is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Crack! Silva connects with the perfect overhand right and Spud falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Silva!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Touquinho Silva!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gaius Arabi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sinkaram Hamzah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arabi comes into the arena with Genesis - Justice blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165 lbs
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160 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gaius Arabi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sinkaram Hamzah!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Luis Engracia and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arabi slips under a jab from Hamzah.
Arabi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Arabi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A jab from Hamzah misses.
A shot to the liver by Hamzah. Beautiful body shot.
Hamzah misses with a wild combination.
Hamzah looks to land a right hand but Arabi moved out of range.
Hamzah displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Arabi.
Arabi has a takedown stuffed.
Arabi fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gaius Arabi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hamzah. Arabi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hamzah stuffs the takedown.
Hamzah scores with a nice strike.
Decent striking displayed by Hamzah there.
Hamzah throws a shot to the body.
Hamzah on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Arabi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hamzah.
Arabi shoots in looking for a takedown. Hamzah tries to sprawl out of it but Arabi keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hamzah manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
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!
Hamzah changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hamzah throws the left hand but Arabi avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arabi takes one on the button.
Arabi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Arabi avoids the body shot from Hamzah.
Hamzah scores with a punch to the head.
Hamzah lands with a nice body punch.
Hamzah throws an overhand right that lands on Arabi's shoulder, as Arabi tries to avoid the shot.
Sinkaram Hamzah is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hamzah moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Arabi is rocked!
Arabi throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hamzah counters with a crisp right that sends Arabi to the canvas! Hamzah follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sinkaram Hamzah!
Sinkaram Hamzah is the new lightweight champion!
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hype
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