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RFC: Wednesday Fight Night 14 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Hoehne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Byrd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hoehne comes to the cage accompanied by Monster. Michael Byrd is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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170 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matthew Hoehne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Byrd!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Matheus Silva and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoehne shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Byrd is trying to defend but Hoehne finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Hoehne wants to pass the guard but Byrd is defending well.
Hoehne is working for a submission of some sort.
Hoehne not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hoehne trying to control the action but Byrd is working from the bottom.
Byrd is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Byrd regains full guard. Nicely done.
Hoehne throwing strikes from guard but Byrd blocks nicely.
Hoehne has gone for a leg lock! Byrd slips out almost immediately though and dives into Hoehne's guard.
Byrd trying to control but Hoehne is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Byrd is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Byrd stopping the sweep attempt from Hoehne.
Byrd trying to control but Hoehne is working from the bottom.
Byrd decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Hoehne, up you get!
Hoehne doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Byrd counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hoehne slaps away a takedown attempt from Byrd, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hoehne has his takedown stuffed
and Byrd counters by clinching up.
Hoehne tightens his grip and picks Byrd up, before dumping him to the ground. Byrd manages to land in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoehne drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hoehne jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Hoehne is breathing heavily.
Byrd working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hoehne doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hoehne manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Byrd tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hoehne passes Byrd's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Hoehne is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Hoehne throwing shots but Byrd is blocking nicely.
Byrd has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Hoehne. Oh but Byrd has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Hoehne goes limp - he's gone! Byrd jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Michael Byrd!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dave Rio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ken Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dave Rio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ken Martin!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Daniel Cesar and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martin tries for a takedown but Rio circles away easily
and Rio counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Martin's guard now.
Rio is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Rio slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
A lull in the action here as Rio stalls from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Martin throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Martin is looking for a sweep.
Rio wants to control but Martin is keeping him busy.
Martin being controlled for a moment.
Dave Rio has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Martin scores with a takedown into Rio's guard.
Martin must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Martin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rio has Martin pulled in close to control his posture.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Dave Rio.
Martin scores with a takedown into Rio's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin advances position into side control!
Rio is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Martin off and has taken his back!
Martin tries to break free.
Martin is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Rio.
Martin tries to roll but Rio sticks to his back.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rio really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Martin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Rio controlling well, preventing Martin from escaping the position.
Martin is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
We're going to have a standup here because Dave Rio wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Martin shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rio as he jumps to the side.
Martin looks winded!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martin tries for a takedown but Rio sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Rio dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Martin fails with the takedown
and Rio counters with a nice body shot.
Martin closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Rio is trying to control Martin's posture but Martin avoids it.
Martin tries to advance to mount but can't.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Dave Rio overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Martin in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Rio avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Martin.
Rio gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rio controlling the position for now.
Rio trying to control from the bottom.
Rio has his hands clasped together around Martin's back. He's all about the action.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Dave Rio wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Martin fails with a takedown attempt.
Martin is breathing heavily.
Martin with a lazy takedown attempt
and Rio cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dave Rio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ken Martin.
Martin fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rio pinned against the cage. Rio gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ken Martin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Martin misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rio counters with a left to the body.
Martin doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Rio counters with a stiff right hand.
Martin with a lazy takedown attempt
and Rio counters with a straight right hand.
Martin misses with a takedown attempt
and Rio cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Martin with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Rio counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin tries for a takedown but Rio circles away easily
and Rio counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Martin shoots in looking for a takedown. Rio tries to sprawl out of it but Martin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rio manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Martin doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Martin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Martin tries for a takedown but Rio circles away easily
enabling Rio to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ken Martin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. This is the final round!
Martin misses with a takedown
and Rio counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Martin gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Rio counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Martin with a poor takedown
letting Rio counter with a right hand.
Dave Rio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ken Martin.
Martin misses with a takedown attempt
and Rio counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Martin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Martin has his takedown stuffed
and Rio counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin with a poor takedown
and Rio counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Martin with a poor takedown
and Rio cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Martin fails with the takedown
and Rio counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Martin thinking.
Rio leaves Martin with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rio counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rio stuffs the takedown attempt from Martin. Martin gets slowly back to his feet.
Martin gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Rio counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin shoots and misses
and Rio counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Martin fails with the takedown
and Rio counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Martin gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Rio counters with a nice body shot.
Rio keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Martin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin has his takedown stuffed
and Rio counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rio defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Martin.
Martin misses with a takedown attempt
and Rio counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Martin tries for a takedown but Rio circles away easily
and Rio counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Dave Rio.
I think Rio has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:28
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:29
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Dave Rio!
A less than humble Dave Rio misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lorenzo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luc Carole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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179 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lorenzo Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Luc Carole!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Emerson Jorge and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circle momentarily. Carole darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Carole.
Silva gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Carole lands a right hook to the body.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Carole.
Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Carole.
Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A looping hook to the body misses from Carole. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Carole throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Silva.
Carole misses with a straight right.
Carole lands a nice hook to Silva's body. Silva takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Carole.
Carole throws a left and a right that both miss
and Silva makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Carole throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Carole throws a jab but it's blocked by Silva.
A slow jab from Silva misses its intended target.
Carole lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Good leg kick by Carole there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Carole misses with a right hand
and Silva counters with a one-two to the body.
Carole fails with an attempt to clinch.
Carole slips a jab and a cross from Silva.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Carole.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carole moves into the clinch.
Carole with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Carole looks winded!
Silva successfully pulls guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Carole is fighting to break Silva's control of his arms but Silva is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Silva's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Carole throws a sloppy strike and Silva has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Carole is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Silva!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Lorenzo Silva!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Santana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karim Al Abib (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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184 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lucas Santana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Karim Al Abib!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Paulo Santos and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santana pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Al Abib throws a jab when Santana was well out of range.
Al Abib tries for a takedown but Santana circles away easily
and Santana cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Santana throws a head kick that misses
and Al Abib counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Al Abib.
Santana breaks from the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Santana.
Al Abib fails with the takedown.
Santana throws a head kick but Al Abib moves out of range.
Al Abib moves out of range of the body kick from Santana.
Al Abib takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Santana tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Al Abib slips a jab and a cross from Santana.
Santana tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Santana misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice sprawl there from Santana as Al Abib shoots in.
Lucas Santana has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Karim Al Abib.
Al Abib tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Santana swivels and escapes.
Al Abib looks winded!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Santana.
Santana lands a big head kick that sends Al Abib tumbling to the mat! Santana takes a step backwards and waves Al Abib back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Al Abib is rocked!
It looks like Karim Al Abib has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Santana throws a quick head kick that knocks Al Abib silly! This fight is all over! What a finish! Santana is up on the cage, taking in the applause from the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Lucas Santana!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Fabiano Contreiras (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Murilo Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Contreiras comes to the cage accompanied by Whiskey in the jar. Souza comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Talib Kweli-Palookas kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Fabiano Contreiras has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the 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, Fabiano Contreiras!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Murilo Souza!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Paulo Santos and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Souza throws a head kick that misses.
Souza misses with a series of wild punches.
A nice combination there by Souza.
Nice defenses there by Contreiras.
Contreiras takes a jab right on the kisser.
Contreiras fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Souza sprawls well initially but Contreiras persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Souza actively working from the bottom here.
Contreiras wants to stand up but Souza has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Souza makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Souza.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Contreiras's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Souza manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Souza goes for an armbar but Contreiras turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Contreiras.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souza has his hands on Contreiras's head, controlling the position.
Contreiras might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Let's hope that Souza has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza looking to hit a scissor sweep but Contreiras is one step ahead there.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Murilo Souza was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Contreiras throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Contreiras avoids the body shot from Souza.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Souza swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Contreiras scores with a punch to the head.
Souza shoots in but Contreiras avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Souza tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Contreiras manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Souza just misses with a punch to the body.
Souza closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Souza keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Contreiras's efforts to push away.
Contreiras breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Murilo Souza dominated that round.
That's time! Contreiras's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nice defenses there by Contreiras.
Souza tries to close the distance and clinch up but Contreiras swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Contreiras throws a jab when Souza was well out of range.
Contreiras takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Souza looks to throw the jab but Contreiras is out of range.
Souza lands a lovely overhand right.
Souza misses with a body shot
and Contreiras counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Souza misses the jab.
Contreiras throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Souza sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza throws a chopping leg kick but Contreiras manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Souza misses with an uppercut.
Souza swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Contreiras.
Contreiras uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Souza.
Some bone on bone action there as Contreiras checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Contreiras fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A jab from Souza misses.
Contreiras slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Contreiras blocks the leg kick.
Contreiras throws an off balance right hand
and Souza counters with a right hand to the body.
A shot to the liver by Souza. Beautiful body shot.
Souza loads up on a big right hand but Contreiras slips the punch.
A lazy left from Souza finds it's target.
Souza closes this distance looking for a takedown but Contreiras circles away.
Contreiras ducks under a wild hook from Souza.
Souza jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Souza misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza throws a good cross that connects.
Contreiras fails with a takedown attempt.
Contreiras misses the jab.
Souza punishes Contreiras's body with a nice straight punch.
Souza closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Souza misses with a hook.
Murilo Souza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Souza connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Contreiras checks a leg kick.
Souza is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Contreiras ducks under a wild hook from Souza.
Contreiras closes this distance looking for a takedown but Souza circles away.
Souza lands a jab to the nose.
Souza throws a combination. Contreiras tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Souza changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A low kick from Souza is predictable there
and Contreiras connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Murilo Souza showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Souza tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Contreiras was well out of range. Poor timing from Souza.
Contreiras throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Souza misses with a leg kick
and Contreiras counters with a body kick that stops Souza in his tracks momentarily.
Souza throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Souza pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Murilo Souza seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Good work by Contreiras as he checks the leg kick.
Contreiras uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Souza.
A big right from Souza misses.
Souza tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza tries to close the distance and clinch but Contreiras swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Contreiras stuffs the takedown.
Contreiras checks a low kick from Souza.
A telegraphed right hand from Souza misses the target.
Souza throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Contreiras throws a body punch but Souza moves out of range.
An inside leg kick from Souza misses.
Souza tries to clinch but Contreiras is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souza throws a leg kick but Contreiras sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Souza misses with an uppercut.
Souza tries to work over Contreiras's front leg with a kick but Contreiras checks it.
Contreiras misses with a wild body shot.
Souza keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Souza fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A lazy left from Contreiras finds it's target.
Souza takes a swing at Contreiras's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Contreiras avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Contreiras throws a predictable looking body shot
and Souza connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Souza swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Contreiras.
A slow jab from Souza misses its intended target.
Contreiras throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Contreiras slips a jab from Souza.
Contreiras swats away the attempt to clinch by Souza.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Souza is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Contreiras.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Souza tries to land a leg kick but Contreiras saw it coming and moves away.
Contreiras displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Souza throws out the jab.
Contreiras doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Souza throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Contreiras blocks a jab.
Contreiras swats away the attempt to clinch by Souza.
Fabiano Contreiras has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Murilo Souza is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Souza wants to clinch up but Contreiras keeps it at a distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Murilo Souza comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Souza has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 27:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Murilo Souza!
A relieved looking Murilo Souza thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ademar Mota (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Royce Gracy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracy has chosen Hall Of Fame as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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19
186 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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26
170 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ademar Mota!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Royce Gracy!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Matheus Silva and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mota misses with a looping right.
Mota avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mota thows a body shot but no joy.
Mota scores with a nice strike.
An inside leg kick lands from Mota.
Gracy dives in and scores a takedown into Mota's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Mota looking for a sweep. Not yet Mota, not yet.
Gracy won't allow Mota to get back to his feet.
Mota is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gracy advances to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracy thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Mota avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gracy.
Gracy sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Gracy throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Mota is trying to stand up here but Gracy is controlling him well.
Gracy wants to take a breather but Mota is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gracy wants to clinch.
Mota misses with a low kick.
Mota fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gracy.
Gracy closes the distance and clinches up with Mota, looking for a takedown. Gracy pushes Mota against the cage but Mota circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Gracy decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Gracy trying to control from half guard but Mota is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mota tries to get to full guard but Gracy has control of the leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracy thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gracy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mota keeps working.
Royce Gracy has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Gracy looks to land a body kick but Mota moved away.
Ademar Mota is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mota. Gracy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mota tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice takedown defense from Mota. No joy for Gracy on that attempt.
A jab lands there for Mota.
Gracy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mota leaves Gracy with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ademar Mota has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Royce Gracy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mota.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ademar Mota will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Mota lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gracy tries to close the distance and clinch but Mota swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gracy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mota scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gracy in his tracks.
Mota scores with a jab to the jaw.
Mota lands a big head kick that sends Gracy tumbling to the mat! Mota takes a step backwards and waves Gracy back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Gracy is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gracy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mota can pounce on him.
Gracy is still on wobbly legs! Can Mota finish him?
Royce Gracy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mota connects with an inside leg kick.
Gracy seems to have recovered his senses.
Mota dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mota drops Gracy with a naaaaasty hook - Gracy is in real trouble here! Mota dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ademar Mota!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Obasi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Onkel Joakim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Onkel Joakim has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with John Obasi's chin.
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26
195 lbs
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187 lbs
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Obasi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Onkel Joakim!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Edson Gomes and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Obasi.
Obasi tries a head kick but it misses.
Joakim pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Joakim throws a sloppy head kick and Obasi moves out of range easily.
Obasi avoids the head kick by Joakim.
Joakim getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Joakim takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
It looks like Onkel Joakim has been cut.
Obasi moves in looking to clinch but Joakim pushes him off.
Obasi wants to clinch.
A jab from Joakim misses.
Joakim misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Obasi tries to clinch there but Joakim circles away.
Obasi shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Obasi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Obasi utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joakim avoiding damage as Obasi throws knees to the body.
Obasi effectively controlling the action here.
Obasi tries to land knees in the clinch but Joakim avoids the damage to the body.
Obasi's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Obasi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Obasi working Joakim over with knees to the body.
Obasi taking a breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obasi looking to throw knees to the head but Joakim is blocking nicely.
Obasi has Joakim pressed against the cage.
Joakim tries to break free but Obasi pushes him back against the cage.
Obasi misses with a knee strike.
Obasi taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by John Obasi.
Obasi tries to bum rush Joakim with a series of wild strikes but Joakim uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Joakim throws a sloppy head kick
and Obasi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Obasi takes one to the side of the head.
Obasi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Joakim throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Joakim uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Obasi.
Joakim misses with a kick to the body.
Obasi scores with a decent looking hook.
Obasi rushes Joakim and presses him up against the cage.
Joakim takes an elbow to the temple.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Obasi putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Joakim in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Joakim working hard to break the clinch.
Obasi has Joakim pushed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obasi tries to land knees in the clinch but Joakim avoids the damage to the body.
Obasi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Obasi misses with an elbow over the top.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Obasi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Joakim avoids it.
Joakim wants to get back to striking at distance but Obasi won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Obasi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Onkel Joakim's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Obasi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Joakim moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Obasi throws a sloppy head kick and Joakim moves out of range easily.
Obasi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Joakim looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Onkel Joakim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Joakim tries to keep at a distance but Obasi has taken the fight into the clinch.
Obasi manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Obasi lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Obasi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Joakim has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Joakim blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Obasi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Joakim's efforts to push away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joakim tries to stall but Obasi uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Joakim is trying to break the clinch but Obasi has him pressed against the cage.
Obasi misses with a knee strike.
Obasi slowing the pace effectively.
Joakim on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Joakim is looking to break free of the clinch but Obasi has double underhooks.
Obasi stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Obasi seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Joakim doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obasi is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Obasi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Joakim has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Obasi missing with knees to the body.
Obasi utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Obasi crunches a lovely knee into Joakim's ribcage.
Obasi pressing his opponent against the cage.
Obasi tries a knee to the head but Joakim blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obasi will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Joakim up against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by John Obasi.
Joakim throws a head kick that misses.
Joakim throws a sloppy head kick and Obasi moves out of range easily.
Obasi wants to clinch up but Joakim keeps it at a distance.
Obasi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Joakim.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Joakim.
Joakim goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Joakim pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Joakim swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Obasi moves into the clinch.
Joakim is looking to break free of the clinch but Obasi has double underhooks.
Obasi landing knees to the head.
Joakim looking to stall.
Obasi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Joakim is defending well for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Obasi missing with knees to the body.
Obasi connects with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Obasi dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Onkel Joakim's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Some wild striking there from Joakim.
Joakim tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Obasi was well out of range. Poor timing from Joakim.
Joakim swings for the body but Obasi moves out of range.
Joakim dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Obasi. That did some damage!
Joakim dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A head kick misses from Joakim.
Obasi doesn't manage to clinch there - Joakim circles away.
Obasi wants to clinch up but Joakim keeps it at a distance.
Joakim misses with a double jab
and Obasi counters with a left and a right that stings Joakim.
Joakim pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Obasi connects with a single shot there.
Joakim tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Joakim walks into a jab.
That has opened up Onkel Joakim's cut even more.
Joakim takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Joakim scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obasi has closed the distance and engaged Joakim in a clinch.
Obasi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Obasi utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Obasi stalling.
Obasi misses with a knee strike.
Obasi slowing the pace effectively.
Joakim avoiding damage as Obasi throws knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obasi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Joakim has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Joakim letting Obasi take a breather here.
Joakim manages to break the clinch.
Joakim misses with an attempted mid kick.
Obasi wants to clinch.
Obasi moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Obasi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Joakim keeps Obasi at a distance using the push kick.
Obasi rushes Joakim and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joakim wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Obasi pressing his opponent against the cage.
Obasi prevents Joakim from breaking the clinch.
Obasi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A knee to the head by Obasi.
Obasi manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Obasi is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joakim wants to break free but Obasi has control.
Onkel Joakim has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Joakim can't break the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Joakim tries to land knees in the clinch but Obasi avoids the damage to the body.
Joakim wants to stall.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A bit of stalling here from Obasi.
Obasi misses with a knee to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Obasi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Obasi 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Obasi!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Helms (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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27
183 lbs
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21
184 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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Brawler
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Excellent boxer
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Daniel Ortiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlos Helms!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Seu Braga and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking cross lands there for Helms.
Helms moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ortiz misses with a takedown attempt - Helms sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ortiz tries to clinch up.
Helms scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Ortiz has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ortiz there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ortiz is rocked!
Helms grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Ortiz takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Helms cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Carlos Helms!
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