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QFC Tournament 518 Round 1 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Contreras (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wana Diet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Decent wrestler
Decent elbows
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pablo Contreras!
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, Wana Diet!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Seu Braga and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Diet does no damage.
Diet misses with the combination.
Diet misses with a double jab
and Contreras cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Contreras clinches up against the cage.
Contreras throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Diet is trying to stall.
A frustrated look appears on Diet's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Diet trying to control the position but instead, Contreras has worked for underhooks and has pushed Diet into the cage.
Diet trying to stall but Contreras improves his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Contreras lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Contreras pushes Diet back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Contreras lands an elbow inside.
Contreras lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Contreras lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Contreras stalling the fight.
Diet is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Contreras lands a nice elbow.
Contreras working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Contreras lands an elbow just above Diet 's eye.
Contreras lands a shot to the body.
Diet tries to break the clinch but Contreras is controlling the position.
Diet is trying to break the clinch but Contreras has him pressed against the cage.
Diet taking a breather.
Contreras is working Diet over against the cage.
Diet looks winded!
Contreras lands an elbow inside that Diet shrugs off.
A right handed body shot lands from Contreras.
Contreras lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Contreras lands a left hand that snaps the head of Diet backwards.
Contreras softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Contreras creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Diet's defenses.
Diet tries to circle away but Contreras has him pinned against the cage.
Contreras lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Contreras lands an elbow inside that Diet shrugs off.
Contreras lands a nice elbow.
Diet looking to stall.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Contreras.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Contreras softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nice elbow from Contreras.
Contreras digs a right hand underneath Diet's ribcage. Diet let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Contreras gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Contreras lands a right hand.
Contreras lands a body punch in the clinch.
Contreras lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Diet takes an elbow to the forehead.
Contreras makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Contreras lands an elbow inside that Diet shrugs off.
Diet is rocked!
Contreras lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Diet is still on wobbly legs! Can Contreras finish him?
Nice elbow from Contreras.
Diet seems to have recovered his senses.
Contreras controlling the action here for a moment.
Contreras lands an elbow inside.
Contreras lands a shot to the body.
A short body shot lands from Contreras as the two fighters clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Contreras scores with a nice short uppercut.
Contreras comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Contreras digs a right hand into Diet's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Diet's gas tank.
Contreras lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Diet takes an elbow to the forehead.
Contreras lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Contreras creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Diet's defenses.
Contreras lands an elbow just above Diet 's eye.
Contreras lands a left hand.
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!
Contreras throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Contreras lands an elbow inside.
Contreras gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Contreras lands an elbow inside that Diet shrugs off.
Contreras lands an elbow just above Diet 's eye.
Contreras lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Contreras.
A nice right hand lands inside from Contreras.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Contreras lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Contreras creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Diet's defenses.
Contreras gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Contreras.
Diet is trying to break the clinch but Contreras is controlling him.
Contreras comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Contreras pushes Diet back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Contreras lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nice elbow from Contreras.
Contreras leaning his opponent against the cage.
Contreras lands an elbow inside that Diet shrugs off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Contreras lands an elbow that stopped Diet in his tracks for a moment.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Contreras.
Diet takes an elbow to the forehead.
Contreras lands a body shot in the clinch.
Contreras lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Contreras dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Contreras closes the distance and clinches.
Contreras lands an elbow that stopped Diet in his tracks for a moment.
Contreras lands an elbow that stopped Diet in his tracks for a moment.
Diet is trying to push Contreras away but Contreras has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Diet trying to stall but Contreras improves his position.
Contreras is working Diet over against the cage.
Contreras lands an elbow inside.
Diet takes an elbow to the forehead.
Contreras lands a nice elbow.
Contreras creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Diet's defenses.
Come on Contreras - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Contreras comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Contreras dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Contreras.
Diet is breathing heavily.
Diet trying to control the position but instead, Contreras has worked for underhooks and has pushed Diet into the cage.
Contreras lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Contreras content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Contreras lands a damaging elbow.
Contreras lands a nice shot to the body.
Contreras is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Contreras lands an elbow inside that Diet shrugs off.
Contreras lands an uppercut.
Diet looking to slow down the pace here.
Contreras lands a hook that snaps the head of Diet backwards.
Contreras lands an uppercut.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Contreras gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Contreras lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Contreras working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Contreras comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Contreras pushes Diet back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Contreras throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Diets head.
Contreras creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Diet's defenses.
Diet misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Contreras creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Diet's defenses.
Diet is pressed against the cage. Contreras pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Diet! Two more big strikes from Contreras and Diet crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Pablo Contreras!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lamont Paterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Guilherme Mendes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lamont Paterson!
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, Guilherme Mendes!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Paulo Santos and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paterson throws a head kick that misses
and Mendes counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Paterson keeping moving, preventing Mendes from controlling successfully.
Mendes drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Mendes jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Mendes makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Mendes postures up.
Paterson keeping full guard, as Mendes tries to pass.
Paterson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendes trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mendes looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mendes forces his way into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendes is trying to work for a kimura but Paterson is defending well.
Paterson is looking to control Mendes's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Paterson avoid being mounted?
Mendes is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Paterson is staying active underneath Mendes, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Paterson trying to hold on to Mendes's head to control him but Mendes postures up.
Mendes wants to pass to mount but Paterson is defending the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Paterson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mendes.
Mendes thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Paterson tries to get to full guard but Mendes has control of the leg.
Paterson actively working from the bottom here.
Mendes trying to pass the guard but Paterson defending well.
Mendes has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Mendes thowing shots but they're missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paterson is bucking up trying to escape but Mendes cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Paterson is trying to escape the mount.
Mendes controlling from the full mount.
Mendes's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Paterson is desperately trying to improve his position but Mendes has a good base and remains in mount.
Mendes takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Mendes avoids the attempt from Paterson to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendes lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Paterson hang on?
Mendes looking to control and managing it successfully.
Paterson tries to hold on but Mendes postures up.
Mendes thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Mendes controlling his opponent.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Paterson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Mendes has hold of Paterson's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Paterson manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Paterson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Guilherme Mendes dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Paterson thows a leg kick but Mendes checks it
and Mendes counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Mendes won't allow Paterson to sweep him here.
Paterson has his foot on Mendes's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mendes works his way back into a safe position though.
Paterson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mendes is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Mendes is working Paterson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Paterson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendes scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Mendes sitting in guard here, content to control.
Paterson looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendes lands a couple of elbows.
Paterson wants to sweep but no luck.
Mendes wants to control from the top but Paterson keeps moving.
Mendes slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
You can see the frustration on Paterson's face as Mendes controls the position.
Paterson is looking to regain half guard here but Mendes keeps moving and retains side control.
Mendes thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Paterson is trying to control Mendes's posture but Mendes avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paterson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Mendes in side control, throwing shots but Paterson defends.
Mendes thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Paterson wants to control but Mendes postures up.
Mendes landing strikes.
Mendes working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paterson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Mendes trying to control the position but Paterson is working away.
Mendes is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Paterson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
You can see the frustration on Paterson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Mendes controls the position.
Paterson is trying to get back to half guard.
Paterson is working hard here to advance position.
Paterson is not content to let Mendes control the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Paterson throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Mendes counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Mendes thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Paterson trying to hold on to Mendes's head to control him but Mendes postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Guilherme Mendes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Paterson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A head kick by Paterson misses
and Mendes counters with a shoot takedown. Paterson fights it but they end up in guard.
Mendes slips nicely into half guard.
Mendes working Paterson over with strikes.
Mendes with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Mendes has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mendes missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendes tries to pass the half guard into mount. Paterson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Mendes seems to be looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paterson trying to get back to full guard but Mendes takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Mendes tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Mendes in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Paterson has given up his back here.
Will Mendes go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Paterson showing good submission defense here.
Paterson wants to control his opponent's hands but Mendes gets his hands free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paterson is trying to break free.
Mendes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mendes is looking for the choke from the back position but Paterson is controlling his hands well.
Mendes has the hooks in. Paterson is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Mendes gets his hands free as Paterson looks to control.
Mendes sinks in the hooks and is looking for the choke. He's got it! Paterson taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Guilherme Mendes!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between JJ Barr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JM Shock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, JJ Barr!
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, JM Shock!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Daniel Cesar and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shock tries to close the distance and clinch but Barr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Some wild striking there from Shock.
Shock throws a nice inside leg kick.
Shock throws a nice head kick!
A punch combination from Shock misses.
Barr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shock moves away.
Barr is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Shock's half guard.
Barr seems to be working for a kimura but Shock defends the submission attempt.
Barr controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barr seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Shock for as long as he can get away with.
Barr working Shock over with strikes.
Barr prevents Shock from improving his position.
Barr decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Shock moves in looking to clinch but Barr pushes him off.
Barr appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Barr circles away from the clinch attempt.
Barr closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Shock's guard.
Barr pushing down on Shock's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Barr is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Shock wants to get back to his feet.
Shock really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Barr. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Barr sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shock regains full guard. Nicely done.
Barr's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Barr decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Shock, up you get!
Shock is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A left and a right from Shock both land. Nice combination.
Barr feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barr is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barr works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Shock is defending against the submission attempts here by Barr.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shock trying to hold on to Barr's head to control him but Barr postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shock on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
JJ Barr dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Shock throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Barr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shock can do to turn this around?
Barr fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Shock, right into the meat.
Shock will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Shock swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barr fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Shock, pushing him back against the cage.
Barr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shock lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Barr drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Shock gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shock misses with a knee to the head.
Barr wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Barr breaks from the clinch.
Barr gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Shock lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Shock lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Barr is looking to break free of the clinch but Shock has double underhooks.
Barr pulls guard.
Barr looking to hit a scissor sweep but Shock is one step ahead there.
Barr might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Barr trying to control the position here.
Barr pushes a forearm under Shock's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Shock is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). JJ Barr!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mike Mill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tong Xiaojian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Good chin |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mike Mill!
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, Tong Xiaojian!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Seu Braga and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xiaojian closes the distance and clinches.
Still in the clinch, Xiaojian scores with a nice short uppercut.
Xiaojian lands a left hand.
Mill is looking to control Xiaojian's arms but Xiaojian gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mill has his back to the cage.
Xiaojian is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Xiaojian lands a hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Mike Mill has been cut.
Xiaojian scores with a shot to the side of Mill's head.
Xiaojian working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Xiaojian lands with a light punch inside.
Xiaojian stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Xiaojian.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Xiaojian.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Xiaojian.
Xiaojian lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xiaojian scores with a shot to the side of Mill's head.
Mill fails to pull guard.
Xiaojian lands a left hand.
Xiaojian lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right from Xiaojian.
Still in the clinch, Xiaojian scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mill is rocked!
Xiaojian's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Xiaojian Throws a clean left jab. Xiaojian Twirls his body and connects with a Spinning Back Fist that connects flush with Mill's chin! Mill crumbles to the ground and Xiaojian follows up with some unanswered strikes. It's all over!! Nice standup skills displayed by Xiaojian!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Tong Xiaojian!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tim Gunner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Eriksen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Eriksen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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140 lbs
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135 lbs
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Brawler
Cuts easily |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tim Gunner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Eriksen!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Emerson Jorge and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick from Eriksen lands but Gunner takes it in his stride.
Gunner scores with a punch to the head.
Eriksen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gunner.
Gunner fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Eriksen, pushing him back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gunner.
Gunner breaks the clinch.
Gunner swats away the attempt to clinch by Eriksen.
Gunner throws a big counter combination but Eriksen scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Eriksen looks to throw the jab but Gunner is out of range.
Eriksen looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gunner is fending him off so far but Eriksen persists. Nope, Gunner circles away and we're back to standing.
Gunner closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Eriksen to the mat! Eriksen manages to get full guard.
Gunner loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Eriksen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Eriksen looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Gunner has picked Eriksen up and slammed him! Eriksen can't keep hold of the triangle and Gunner manages to pass to side control!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Eriksen tries to improve position but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunner working the head with strikes.
Gunner has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Gunner fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Eriksen to the ground. Gunner is now in Eriksen's guard.
Gunner showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Gunner 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.
Eriksen has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Gunner has passed into side control.
Gunner scores with punches from side control.
Gunner controlling from side mount.
Gunner advances to full mount.
Gunner landing strikes from the mount and Eriksen is in trouble!
Eriksen is trying desperately to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunner content just to control the position here.
Eriksen looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Gunner working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Gunner lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Gunner has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Gunner is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Eriksen is defending well though. Gunner let's go of the attempt for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunner not allowing Eriksen to control his hands.
Gunner working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Eriksen is trying to get back to his feet but Gunner has full control of the position and if anything, Eriksen has just worked his way into a worse spot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gunner lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Gunner keeps control of the position easily here as Eriksen tries to buck him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Gunner dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Eriksen jumps guard but Gunner stands there with Eriksen around his waist. Eriksen gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Eriksen blocks a body shot from Gunner.
Gunner breaks from the clinch.
Gunner has closed the distance and engaged Eriksen in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eriksen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gunner is keeping busy.
Gunner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Eriksen tries to clinch but Gunner moves out of range.
Eriksen tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunner has closed the distance and engaged Eriksen in a clinch.
Gunner prevents the takedown attempt.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gunner as Eriksen tries to tie him up.
Gunner is trying to trip Eriksen. He has hold of a leg but Eriksen is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Gunner persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Gunner wanted to stand there but Eriksen had control of the position.
Eriksen throws his legs up looking for a submission but Gunner uses it to pass to side control.
Gunner in side control lands a decent elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunner wants to stand but Eriksen has his arm trapped.
Gunner has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Gunner thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Gunner is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Eriksen can do to turn this around?
Gunner content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Gunner is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Eriksen knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Gunner stands up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunner drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Gunner slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Eriksen is trying to control Gunner's posture but Gunner avoids it.
Gunner controls the position from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eriksen manages to get back to half guard.
Gunner with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gunner is working for a kimura but Eriksen is defending it quite comfortably.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Gunner dominated that second 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Eriksen throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gunner's waist but Gunner gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Eriksen off to one side.
Gunner throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Eriksen was covering up waiting for the punch and Gunner finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Gunner slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Gunner'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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gunner's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eriksen can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Gunner controls the pace.
Eriksen working for submissions but it's allowed Gunner to get to half guard.
Nice strikes from Gunner there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Gunner drops an elbow to the side of Eriksen's head.
Gunner passes to full mount!
Eriksen is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Gunner cracks Eriksen with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Gunner lands a heavy elbow.
Gunner controlling from mount.
Gunner unloading with bombs!
Gunner dominating with strikes here.
Gunner lands a big elbow.
Gunner wants to finish this one by submission but Eriksen is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Gunner.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunner goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Eriksen is on top in guard.
Gunner tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gunner on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Gunner tries to get out of the position.
Gunner has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Eriksen can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gunner looking to hit a scissor sweep but Eriksen is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eriksen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gunner wants to stand and escape but Eriksen is having none of it.
Eriksen is fighting to break Gunner's control of his arms but Gunner is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tim Gunner showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gunner 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 Seu Braga scores the fight for Tim Gunner!
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight for Tim Gunner!
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight for Tim Gunner!
Tim Gunner wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Lehder Rivas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franz Mejer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlos Lehder Rivas!
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, Franz Mejer!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Leandro Rodrigues and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lehder Rivas is looking to clinch but Mejer is avoiding it.
Mejer misses with a two punch combination.
Lehder Rivas throws a big counter combination but Mejer scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Mejer takes one to the chin there.
Lehder Rivas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mejer.
Mejer fails with a takedown attempt.
Sloppy strikes from Mejer. Those never looked like landing.
Good standup being displayed there by Mejer as he connects with a hook.
Mejer is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lehder Rivas rushes Mejer and presses him up against the cage.
Lehder Rivas lands a good knee to the midsection. Mejer won't want to take too many of those.
Lehder Rivas working aggressively here.
A knee to the head by Lehder Rivas.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knees to the body from Lehder Rivas.
Lehder Rivas with a knee to the head.
Lehder Rivas misses with some punches.
Lehder Rivas pushes Mejer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lehder Rivas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mejer tries to throw a body punch but Lehder Rivas avoids it by throwing Mejer back against the cage.
Lehder Rivas lands an uppercut.
Lehder Rivas lands a knee to the head.
Lehder Rivas working Mejer over with knees to the body.
Mejer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mejer wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Mejer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lehder Rivas scores a nice knee to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Mejer is trying to maintain a safe position but Lehder Rivas gets an underhook and turns Mejer into the cage.
Lehder Rivas scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lehder Rivas lands a good knee to the midsection. Mejer won't want to take too many of those.
Lehder Rivas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Lehder Rivas connects with a knee to the head.
Mejer trying to stall but Lehder Rivas improves his position.
Lehder Rivas lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mejer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lehder Rivas lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lehder Rivas utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lehder Rivas lands a knee to the head.
Lehder Rivas is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Mejer is trying to drag Lehder Rivas to the mat but Lehder Rivas just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Mejer is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lehder Rivas lands an uppercut.
Lehder Rivas lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mejer backwards.
Lehder Rivas working Mejer over with knees to the body.
Lehder Rivas makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lehder Rivas prevents a takedown attempt there.
Carlos Lehder Rivas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Franz Mejer.
Lehder Rivas utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lehder Rivas using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lehder Rivas scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lehder Rivas lands a good knee to the midsection. Mejer won't want to take too many of those.
Lehder Rivas misses with the head strike.
Lehder Rivas landing knees to the body.
Lehder Rivas dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Lehder Rivas tries to throw a body punch but Mejer avoids it by throwing Lehder Rivas back against the cage.
Lehder Rivas crunches a lovely knee into Mejer's ribcage.
Lehder Rivas lands with a left to the head.
Mejer wants to break free but Lehder Rivas has control.
Lehder Rivas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lehder Rivas lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lehder Rivas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mejer.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lehder Rivas.
Lehder Rivas using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lehder Rivas landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lehder Rivas misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mejer working hard to break the clinch.
Mejer wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lehder Rivas is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lehder Rivas throws a punch but it's blocked by Mejer.
Lehder Rivas working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lehder Rivas landing knees to the body.
Mejer taking a breather.
Mejer blocking some punches.
Lehder Rivas landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Mejer wants to stall.
Lehder Rivas missing with knees to the body.
Lehder Rivas tries a knee to the head but Mejer blocks it.
Lehder Rivas is breathing heavily.
Mejer is looking to control Lehder Rivas's arms but Lehder Rivas gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mejer has his back to the cage.
Lehder Rivas throws a head punch that misses.
Lehder Rivas stalling in the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lehder Rivas missing with knees to the body.
Mejer fails to pull guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Lehder Rivas dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Donk. Mejer catches Lehder Rivas right on the button with a cross.
Lehder Rivas closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lehder Rivas with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mejer jumps guard but Lehder Rivas stands there with Mejer around his waist. Mejer gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Mejer taking a breather.
A bit of stalling here from Lehder Rivas.
Lehder Rivas tries a body shot but Mejer blocks it.
Mejer takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lehder Rivas misses with a body punch.
Mejer tries to pull guard but Lehder Rivas forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Lehder Rivas keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mejer's efforts to push away.
Mejer tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lehder Rivas just stands there and leans against the cage.
Carlos Lehder Rivas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Franz Mejer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lehder Rivas connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mejer's face.
Mejer takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lehder Rivas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lehder Rivas lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lehder Rivas unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A head punch on the inside from Lehder Rivas fails to land.
Lehder Rivas throws a head punch that misses.
Mejer is trying to stall.
Lehder Rivas putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mejer in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A short left from Lehder Rivas.
Lehder Rivas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mejer avoids it.
Mejer wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lehder Rivas lands a left hand.
Lehder Rivas missing with knees to the body.
Mejer looking to slow down the pace here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lehder Rivas obliges.
Mejer takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lehder Rivas using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lehder Rivas taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Lehder Rivas putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mejer in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lehder Rivas unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mejer lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lehder Rivas scores a nice knee to the body.
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!
Lehder Rivas misses with a punch on the inside.
Lehder Rivas throws a punch but it's blocked by Mejer.
Lehder Rivas missing with knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Mejer stalling in the clinch but Lehder Rivas improves position.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Mejer seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Mejer wants to stall.
Mejer is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Mejer tries to pull guard but Lehder Rivas holds him up against the cage and eventually Mejer drops back down to his feet.
Mejer blocks an uppercut.
Lehder Rivas crunches a lovely knee into Mejer's ribcage.
Mejer is trying to maintain a safe position but Lehder Rivas gets an underhook and turns Mejer into the cage.
Lehder Rivas lands a nice uppercut.
Lehder Rivas lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lehder Rivas unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Lehder Rivas lands a left hand.
Lehder Rivas lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mejer backwards.
Mejer is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Franz Mejer.
Mejer connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lehder Rivas's hands.
Mejer jabs Lehder Rivas right on the nose. Lehder Rivas blinks but takes it well.
Mejer is looking to land body kicks.
Mejer throws a half hearted mid kick.
Mejer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lehder Rivas walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Mejer tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lehder Rivas is able to avoid easily.
Mejer misses with a body kick.
Lehder Rivas moves in looking to clinch but Mejer pushes him off.
Carlos Lehder Rivas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lehder Rivas clinches with his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lehder Rivas lands with a light punch inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lehder Rivas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lehder Rivas is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Stalling in the clinch from Lehder Rivas.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lehder Rivas.
Mejer jumps guard but Lehder Rivas turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A hook to the body from Lehder Rivas.
Knees to the body from Lehder Rivas.
Lehder Rivas gets through Mejer's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lehder Rivas landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lehder Rivas unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mejer lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lehder Rivas working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lehder Rivas misses with the head strike.
Mejer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lehder Rivas misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Lehder Rivas dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Mejer with a nice cross.
Lehder Rivas rushes Mejer and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mejer tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lehder Rivas just stands there and leans against the cage.
Lehder Rivas is pushing Mejer up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Lehder Rivas lands a knee to the body.
Mejer taking a breather.
Lehder Rivas putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mejer in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lehder Rivas stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mejer looking to stall.
Mejer struggles to land a body shot inside as Lehder Rivas controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mejer takes a knee to the side of the body.
Mejer is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lehder Rivas tries to throw a body punch but Mejer avoids it by throwing Lehder Rivas back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lehder Rivas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lehder Rivas lands with a left to the head.
Lehder Rivas with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mejer is looking to control Lehder Rivas's arms but Lehder Rivas gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mejer has his back to the cage.
Lehder Rivas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mejer is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Mejer letting Lehder Rivas take a breather here.
Mejer jumps guard but Lehder Rivas turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lehder Rivas obliges.
Carlos Lehder Rivas has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mejer is trying to pull guard but Lehder Rivas turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Carlos Lehder Rivas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Franz Mejer.
Mejer takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lehder Rivas is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mejer can do to turn this around?
Lehder Rivas lands with a right to the head.
Lehder Rivas lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lehder Rivas lands a good knee to the midsection. Mejer won't want to take too many of those.
Lehder Rivas lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lehder Rivas landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lehder Rivas stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mejer is looking to control Lehder Rivas's arms but Lehder Rivas gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mejer has his back to the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Mejer is trying to pull guard but Lehder Rivas has him pressed against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mejer is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mejer blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Lehder Rivas fails to land.
Lehder Rivas taking a breather.
Lehder Rivas misses with a knee to the head.
Lehder Rivas lands a left hand.
Lehder Rivas landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lehder Rivas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mejer avoids it.
Mejer trying to stall but Lehder Rivas improves his position.
Lehder Rivas lands with a short shot to the head.
Mejer managing to block the knees to the body from Lehder Rivas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lehder Rivas swings wildly with an uppercut but Mejer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lehder Rivas is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lehder Rivas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mejer.
Mejer misses with a body punch.
Mejer is trying to pull guard but Lehder Rivas has him pressed against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Mejer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lehder Rivas using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Mejer tries to stall but Lehder Rivas uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lehder Rivas throws a knee to the head but misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Lehder Rivas throws a head punch that misses.
Mejer is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mejer jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lehder Rivas walks away with a smile on his face. Mejer gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mejer swats away the attempt to clinch by Lehder Rivas.
Mejer connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Mejer throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lehder Rivas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A combination from Mejer does no damage.
Mejer misses with a double jab
and Lehder Rivas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mejer just misses with a punch to the body.
Franz Mejer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mejer cracks Lehder Rivas with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Mejer lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lehder Rivas backs up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A punch combination from Mejer misses.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mejer is defended easily by Lehder Rivas.
And that's the end of the fight!
Carlos Lehder Rivas showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lehder Rivas, 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 for Carlos Lehder Rivas!
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight for Carlos Lehder Rivas!
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight for Carlos Lehder Rivas!
Carlos Lehder Rivas wins by unanimous decision!
After the fight, Carlos Lehder Rivas was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Cameron Khalifa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonny Donay (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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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cameron Khalifa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jonny Donay!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Seu Braga and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Khalifa misses.
Khalifa clinches with his opponent.
Donay blocks a body shot from Khalifa.
Khalifa misses with a punch to the body.
Donay is looking for a takedown.
Donay lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Khalifa is in trouble now - Donay has advanced to mount!
Donay with good strikes from the mount here!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Donay won't let Khalifa get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Donay looking to finish Khalifa with some ground and pound. This is bad for Khalifa!
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!
Donay lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Khalifa is rocked!
Donay has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Khalifa wants to try and get back to his feet.
Oh Khalifa is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Donay postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Khalifa in real trouble here! The ref calls for Khalifa to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jonny Donay!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Henry Thiago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Skaggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Henry Thiago!
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, Ryan Skaggs!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Thiago Cunha and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skaggs moves into range and clinches up with Thiago.
Thiago is looking to take this one to the mat.
Skaggs escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Skaggs has closed the distance and engaged Thiago in a clinch.
Skaggs breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Skaggs.
Thiago avoids the head kick by Skaggs.
Thiago attempts a counter takedown but Skaggs avoids it well and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skaggs scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
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.
Skaggs trying to control the action but Thiago is working from the bottom.
Skaggs missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thiago is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Skaggs is tapping! Great win for Thiago!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Henry Thiago!
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