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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Vieira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oro Sein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gabriel Vieira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Oro Sein!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Leandro Rodrigues and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vieira looks to score with a jab to the body but Sein is just out of range.
Vieira throws a series of punches but Sein avoids them all with ease.
Vieira rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sein moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sein thuds a left hand into Vieira's body.
Sein scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Vieira doesn't seem bothered though.
Sein's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Sein duly obliges.
Vieira drops his hands momentarily and Sein takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sein looks to land a combination. Vieira sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Vieira fails with the takedown.
Jab, jab by Sein - just one landing.
Sein misses with a double jab
and Vieira counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sein throws a nice looking combination but Vieira bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sein dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vieira lands a nice hook to Sein's body. Sein takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vieira tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sein paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vieira showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sein.
Vieira tries for a takedown but Sein sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sein lands with an uppercut that bounces Vieira off the cage and back into rage.
Vieira walks into a stiff left hand from Sein.
Vieira misses with an uppercut. Sein saw that one coming.
Sein keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sein digs a good hook to Vieira's body.
Sein scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Vieira misses with a double jab
and Sein counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vieira throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sein counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sein fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Vieira tries to clinch up
and Sein counters with a straight right hand.
Gabriel Vieira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sein bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sein digs a good hook to Vieira's body.
Vieira throws a combination that misses
and Sein counters with a left to the body.
Oro Sein is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vieira tries to clinch but Sein moves out of range.
Vieira takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Vieira throws a body punch but Sein moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sein comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sein connects with a nice looking jab.
Sein staying out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oro Sein dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Sein lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Vieira 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Vieira swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sein counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A left lands for Sein.
Vieira lands a nice shot to the body.
Sein keeps the fight on the outside.
Sein is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Vieira takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sein lands an overhand right.
Vieira doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sein counters with a stiff right hand.
Vieira falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sein counters with a straight right hand.
Sein lands with a nice body punch.
Vieira throws a one two combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vieira swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sein counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vieira takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sein scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sein moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Vieira darts in trying to clinch
and Sein counters with a stiff right hand.
Sein ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sein smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sein throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Vieira stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Vieira walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Danga de danga de dang - Sein scores with a four punch combination!
Sein lands with a nice combination. Vieira backs away looking to recover.
Vieira is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sein Rushes Vieira and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Vieira is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Sein Piles on the pressure and Vieira crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Oro Sein!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Lilja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roberto Monteiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). David Lilja has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, David Lilja!
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, Roberto Monteiro!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Luis Engracia and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monteiro is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Monteiro defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lilja.
Lilja shoots in but Monteiro avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Monteiro throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Lilja was covering up waiting for the punch and Monteiro finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Monteiro throws a big right hand that misses.
Monteiro trying to control but Lilja is working from the bottom.
Lilja working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Monteiro.
Lilja has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Monteiro decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lilja shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Monteiro is trying to defend but Lilja finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Lilja is breathing heavily.
Lilja trying to control from half guard but Monteiro is working away.
Monteiro trying to control here.
Lilja wants to lay and pray for a moment but Monteiro keeps working.
Monteiro looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Monteiro slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Monteiro trying to strike off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monteiro manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Lilja blocking the ground and pound.
Monteiro looking to control and managing it successfully.
Monteiro wants to finish this one by submission but Lilja is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Monteiro.
Monteiro controlling his opponent.
Monteiro trying to control but Lilja is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roberto Monteiro dominated that round.
That's time! Lilja's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Monteiro with a poor takedown
and Lilja counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Monteiro wants to control but Lilja is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Monteiro moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Monteiro working a defensive guard here.
Lilja decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Monteiro, up you get!
Monteiro shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lilja counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lilja postures up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Roberto Monteiro.
Monteiro wants to clinch
and Lilja counters with a takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monteiro can't do much from the bottom here.
Monteiro manages to work his way to half guard, despite Lilja's best efforts.
Monteiro gets back to full guard.
Lilja wants to stand but Monteiro has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Monteiro not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Monteiro bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lilja's guard.
Monteiro trying to control the position from guard on top but Lilja is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lilja has a closed guard, preventing Monteiro from standing up.
Lilja is working an open guard so Monteiro takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Monteiro with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lilja counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
David Lilja has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roberto Monteiro.
Monteiro tries to roll over but Lilja keeps him under control.
Lilja is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Monteiro doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Lilja.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lilja wants to stand up but Monteiro is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Lilja dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Monteiro has a takedown stuffed.
Monteiro swinging wildly here.
Monteiro closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lilja circles away.
Roberto Monteiro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lilja shoots in but Monteiro avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Monteiro tries for a takedown but Lilja circles away easily
and Lilja counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Monteiro's guard now.
David Lilja has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roberto Monteiro.
Lilja has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Monteiro is proving hard to escape from.
Monteiro tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monteiro is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Lilja is controlling him.
Lilja postures up.
Monteiro is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Monteiro uses his free foot to push down on Lilja's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Lilja.
Monteiro is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Lilja is surviving well by controlling Monteiro's body position as best he can.
Monteiro looking to control but Lilja is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Lilja working to try and regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monteiro tries to control but Lilja wriggling away.
Monteiro sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Lilja is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Monteiro unloads with some shots from mount but Lilja bucks and avoids them well.
Monteiro throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Monteiro looking to ground and pound but Lilja is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Lilja clearly takes 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.
Monteiro misses with a takedown attempt
and Lilja counters with a nice double leg into side control. Monteiro won't be happy with that.
Monteiro manages to get back to half guard.
Monteiro controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Monteiro gets back to full guard.
Lilja thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Monteiro uses the cage to get back to his feet.
David Lilja is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Lilja swats away the attempt to clinch by Monteiro.
Monteiro shoots in but Lilja avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monteiro closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lilja circles away.
David Lilja has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roberto Monteiro.
Lilja misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Lilja keeps the fight on the outside.
Monteiro shoots and misses
and Lilja counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Monteiro!
Lilja avoids the attempt from Monteiro to control.
Monteiro is squirming around, avoiding Lilja's attempts to control the action.
Monteiro is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lilja punching from mount but Monteiro doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Lilja has hold of Monteiro's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Monteiro manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Lilja unloads with some shots from mount but Monteiro bucks and avoids them well.
Monteiro wants to hold on but Lilja pushes him away.
Lilja thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Lilja wants to control the pace but Monteiro is squirming around nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Monteiro is working to get back to half guard.
Lilja avoids the attempt from Monteiro to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Lilja had his way with Roberto Monteiro in that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Horrible takedown by Monteiro or perhaps it was just good defense by Lilja which made him look bad.
Lilja swats away the attempt to clinch by Monteiro.
Lilja changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Monteiro tries to avoid it but Lilja manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Monteiro to the ground. Monteiro escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Monteiro with a poor takedown
so Lilja counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Lilja won't allow Monteiro to get back to his feet.
Lilja wants to stand but Monteiro has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Lilja decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Monteiro tries for a takedown but Lilja sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
David Lilja has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roberto Monteiro.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monteiro has his takedown stuffed
and Lilja counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Monteiro!
Lilja is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Monteiro has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Lilja looking to control but Monteiro is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Lilja looking for a guillotine from mount but Monteiro is having none of it.
Lilja prevents Monteiro from getting the reversal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lilja with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Lilja throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Monteiro tries to hold on but Lilja postures up.
Monteiro might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Lilja kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
David Lilja overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lilja throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Monteiro because Lilja loaded up on that one.
Monteiro sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Roberto Monteiro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Monteiro looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that's the end of the fight!
David Lilja showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lilja 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight for David Lilja!
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight for David Lilja!
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight for David Lilja!
David Lilja wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rodrigo Turtchin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xervian Naciamento (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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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rodrigo Turtchin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Xervian Naciamento!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Alexandre Firmino and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Naciamento fails with an attempt to clinch.
Turtchin leaves Naciamento with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Turtchin swings for the body but Naciamento moves out of range.
Turtchin scores with a punch to the head.
It looks like Xervian Naciamento has been cut.
Naciamento shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Turtchin's guard.
Turtchin wants to sweep but no luck.
Naciamento is looking to advance position but Turtchin has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Naciamento is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Turtchin postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Naciamento looks a forlorn figure.
Turtchin avoids the attempt from Naciamento to control.
Turtchin controlling his opponent.
Naciamento is trying to escape the mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turtchin controlling from mount.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Naciamento is looking to improve his position but Turtchin isn't that keen on the idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Turtchin sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Turtchin jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Naciamento manages to avoid the submission attempt.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Rodrigo Turtchin.
A combination from Turtchin does no damage.
Naciamento has a takedown stuffed.
Turtchin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Turtchin misses with a hook.
Turtchin misses with a two punch combination.
Naciamento avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodrigo Turtchin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Xervian Naciamento's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Turtchin misses with a two punch combination.
Decent striking displayed by Turtchin there.
Rodrigo Turtchin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Turtchin throws a right and a left that Naciamento avoids nicely.
Turtchin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Some wild striking there from Turtchin.
No joy there for Turtchin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Turtchin stuns Naciamento with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Turtchin works Naciamento's body with a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Naciamento on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Naciamento is breathing heavily.
A punch combination from Turtchin misses.
Turtchin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Naciamento showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Turtchin.
Naciamento moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Turtchin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Turtchin fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rodrigo Turtchin is winning the standup battle so far.
Turtchin bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Naciamento! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
Naciamento is rocked!
That has opened up Xervian Naciamento's cut even more.
Turtchin stays in close to Naciamento's body and controls the position.
Naciamento is still in real trouble! Can Turtchin finish him?
Naciamento seems to have recovered his senses.
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!
Turtchin'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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turtchin has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Rodrigo Turtchin.
Turtchin scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Turtchin lands a big shot that drops Naciamento! Can he finish him?
Turtchin showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodrigo Turtchin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Xervian Naciamento'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.
Good shot there by Turtchin.
Turtchin scores with a shot to the body.
Naciamento swings away with a body shot that misses
and Turtchin lands a stunning uppercut that sends Naciamento to the mat!
The cut above Xervian Naciamento's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Turtchin is taking a breather. Naciamento says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Rodrigo Turtchin.
Turtchin connects with a superb combination that knocks Naciamento out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles Turtchin before he can land any more shots to the unconscious Naciamento!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Rodrigo Turtchin!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Phliip Sagat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Ribeiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ribeiro has chosen musica Tema do pride as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Phliip Sagat has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Phliip Sagat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gabriel Ribeiro!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Seu Braga and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sagat swats away the attempt to clinch by Ribeiro.
Sagat is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ribeiro closes the distance but Sagat moves to the side
and Sagat counters by clinching up.
A short body shot lands from Sagat as the two fighters clinch.
Sagat throws an elbow that misses.
Sagat stalling.
Sagat manages to pull guard.
Ribeiro content to stall in guard here.
Ribeiro prevents Sagat from getting back to his feet.
Ribeiro passes into half guard.
Sagat is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ribeiro tries to pass the half guard into mount. Sagat knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sagat is looking for a sweep. Ribeiro is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ribeiro decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Ribeiro tries to clinch
and Sagat counters by moving into the clinch.
Sagat cracks Ribeiro with a nice body shot.
Ribeiro gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sagat.
Sagat scores with a knee to the head.
Sagat manages to break the clinch.
Ribeiro swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sagat counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ribeiro trying to stall but Sagat improves his position.
Ribeiro has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sagat prevents Ribeiro from breaking the clinch.
Sagat connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ribeiro's face.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Sagat tries a knee to the head but Ribeiro blocks it.
A right handed body shot lands from Sagat.
Sagat is leaning against Ribeiro and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ribeiro looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ribeiro gets underhooks to prevent Sagat's takedown attempt.
Sagat goes for a takedown attempt but Ribeiro pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Phliip Sagat. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sagat takes the fight into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sagat decides to pull guard.
Sagat being controlled here, momentarily.
Let's hope that Ribeiro 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phliip Sagat dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Ribeiro circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ribeiro counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ribeiro avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ribeiro clinches but Sagat breaks the clinch
and Sagat counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Sagat.
Ribeiro trying to control the position but instead, Sagat has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ribeiro into the cage.
Ribeiro drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sagat lands a knee to the head.
Sagat really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Sagat keeps control of Ribeiro as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sagat lands a nice uppercut.
Sagat with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ribeiro wants to break free but Sagat has control.
Sagat keeps control of Ribeiro as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sagat leaning his opponent against the cage.
Sagat jumps guard but Ribeiro stands there with Sagat around his waist. Sagat gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Sagat is working for takedown but Ribeiro is calmly controlling the position for now.
Sagat content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Ribeiro wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sagat has him pressed against the cage.
Sagat content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Sagat lands a nice shot to the body.
Ribeiro looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sagat breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sagat doesn't manage to clinch there - Ribeiro circles away.
Ribeiro tries to bum rush Sagat with a series of wild strikes but Sagat uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Sagat tries to clinch there but Ribeiro circles away.
Sagat tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sagat is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ribeiro closes the distance but Sagat moves to the side
and Sagat counters by clinching up.
Sagat working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sagat effectively controlling the action here.
Sagat breaks the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sagat circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sagat counters by moving into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phliip Sagat dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A punch lands to the side of Sagat 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ribeiro darts in trying to clinch
and Sagat moves into the clinch.
Sagat tries to score a body lock takedown but Ribeiro shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Sagat misses with a knee strike.
Sagat jumps guard but Ribeiro stands there with Sagat around his waist. Sagat gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Sagat jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ribeiro walks away with a smile on his face. Sagat gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Phliip Sagat. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ribeiro throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sagat takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sagat tries to clinch
and Ribeiro counters with a straight right hand.
Sagat ducks under a wild hook from Ribeiro.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribeiro tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Sagat counters with a body kick that stops Ribeiro in his tracks momentarily.
Phliip Sagat is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ribeiro takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sagat tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ribeiro counters with a nice uppercut.
A big right from Ribeiro misses.
Sagat fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sagat tries to clinch but Ribeiro is having none of it.
Ribeiro tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Sagat moves into the clinch.
Ribeiro blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sagat leaning his opponent against the cage.
Sagat lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sagat slowing the pace effectively.
Ribeiro trying to stall but Sagat improves his position.
Sagat is pushing Ribeiro up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Ribeiro has had enough of the clinch but Sagat keeps him there for the moment.
Sagat tries a knee to the head but Ribeiro blocks it.
A knee to the head by Sagat.
Sagat landing knees to the head.
Ribeiro managing to block the knees to the body from Sagat.
Sagat escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ribeiro circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sagat moves in looking to clinch but Ribeiro pushes him off.
No joy there for Ribeiro, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phliip Sagat clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sagat tries to clinch but Ribeiro is having none of it.
Sagat ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ribeiro pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ribeiro circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ribeiro counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sagat thinking.
Sagat darts in trying to clinch
and Ribeiro counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sagat moves in looking to clinch but Ribeiro pushes him off.
Ribeiro wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribeiro avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sagat wants to clinch up but Ribeiro keeps it at a distance.
Nice shot by Ribeiro.
Sagat forces Ribeiro back against the cage and clinches.
Ribeiro blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sagat drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ribeiro gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Ribeiro tries to break the clinch but Sagat is controlling the position.
Ribeiro jumps guard but Sagat stands there with Ribeiro around his waist. Ribeiro gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Sagat landing knees to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sagat tries a knee to the head but Ribeiro blocks it.
Ribeiro wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sagat has him pressed against the cage.
Sagat goes for a takedown attempt but Ribeiro pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Ribeiro tries to clinch up
and Sagat counters by moving into the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Sagat scores with a nice short uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Ribeiro's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sagat tries a knee to the head but Ribeiro blocks it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sagat.
Sagat has Ribeiro pressed against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sagat crunches a lovely knee into Ribeiro's ribcage.
Phliip Sagat has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sagat keeps control of Ribeiro as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sagat lands a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phliip Sagat had his way with Gabriel Ribeiro in 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. This is the final round!
Sagat tries to clinch there but Ribeiro circles away.
A telegraphed right hand from Sagat misses the target.
Sagat ducks under a wild hook from Ribeiro.
Sagat tries to clinch up but Ribeiro circles away and keeps his distance.
Sagat is looking to clinch but Ribeiro is avoiding it.
Ribeiro darts in trying to clinch
and Sagat counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ribeiro closes the distance but Sagat moves to the side
and Sagat counters by clinching up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sagat fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ribeiro is trying to break free.
Sagat displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ribeiro up against the cage.
Sagat with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sagat is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Sagat tries to pull guard but Ribeiro holds him up against the cage and eventually Sagat drops back down to his feet.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sagat.
Sagat misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ribeiro.
Sagat throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ribeiros head.
Sagat tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ribeiro is looking to break free of the clinch but Sagat has double underhooks.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sagat creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sagat dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Ribeiro tries to circle away but Sagat has him pinned against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ribeiro is trying to break the clinch but Sagat is controlling him.
Sagat successfully pulls guard.
Sagat wants to control but Ribeiro passes easily into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ribeiro works his foot free and advances to mount.
Ribeiro prevents Sagat from getting the reversal.
Ribeiro avoids the attempt from Sagat to control.
Ribeiro content just to control the position here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gabriel Ribeiro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ribeiro landing strikes from the mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Phliip Sagat showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sagat, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight for Phliip Sagat!
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight for Phliip Sagat!
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight for Phliip Sagat!
Phliip Sagat wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mike Braga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Plutonio Napalm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike Braga has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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146 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mike Braga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Plutonio Napalm!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Felipe Paraventi and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Braga misses with a series of wild punches.
Braga misses with a jab, cross combination.
Braga misses with a wild combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Braga. Napalm does a little dance to reset his feet.
Braga misses with a two punch combination.
Braga connects with a jab.
Napalm moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A shot to the liver by Braga. Beautiful body shot.
Braga misses with a jab, cross combination.
Braga scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Napalm avoids the body shot from Braga.
Braga lands a nice looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Napalm blocks a jab.
Napalm shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Braga pinned against the cage. Braga gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Braga connects with a single shot there.
Braga lands a jab to the head.
Braga throws a shot to the body.
Braga with a nice cross.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Napalm.
Horrible takedown by Napalm or perhaps it was just good defense by Braga which made him look bad.
Mike Braga has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Plutonio Napalm.
Braga throws a series of punches but Napalm avoids them all with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Napalm takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Napalm closes this distance looking for a takedown but Braga circles away.
Napalm moves forwards but Braga connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Braga wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Napalm looks gassed!
Braga throws a nice looking combination but Napalm bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Braga is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Napalm avoids a punch combination nicely.
Braga misses with a series of wild punches.
Mike Braga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Napalm looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Braga dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Braga throws a nice looking combination but Napalm bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Braga is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Braga rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Napalm moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Braga misses with a few strikes there.
A punch combination from Braga misses.
Braga stuns Napalm with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Braga fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Napalm looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Braga throws a right and a left that Napalm avoids nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice sprawl there from Braga as Napalm shoots in.
Jab by Braga.
Braga scores with a body shot.
Napalm is breathing heavily.
Napalm on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Braga.
Mike Braga is winning the standup battle so far.
Braga will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mike Braga is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Braga scores with a jab.
Braga drops Napalm with a right and a left! Braga comes rushing in but Napalm regains his composure and manages to keep Braga in guard.
Napalm is rocked!
It looks like Plutonio Napalm has been cut.
Braga tries to free his leg and advance position but Napalm is retaining full guard.
Napalm is still in real trouble! Can Braga finish him?
Braga trying to control but Napalm is working from the bottom.
Napalm working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Braga.
Napalm working for a triangle but Braga defends it easily.
Napalm seems to have recovered his senses.
Braga really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Napalm is pulling down on Braga's head to control his posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Napalm working for a triangle but Braga defends it easily.
Napalm looking for a guillotine here but Braga defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Braga lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Napalm keeping moving, preventing Braga from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Braga dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Plutonio Napalm's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Braga scores with a crisp jab that stopped Napalm in his tracks.
Braga connects with a right hand. Napalm shakes it off.
Braga connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Napalm! He's out on his feet! Braga rushes in and drops Napalm with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Mike Braga!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Evanildo Bechara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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220 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Evanildo Bechara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andre Silva!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Alexandre Firmino and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bechara lands a front kick.
Silva fails with the takedown.
Silva shoots for a double leg takedown but Bechara sprawls well. He's pushed Silva's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A punch combination from Bechara misses.
Silva lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Silva takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Silva looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
It's a brutal combination of punches from Bechara! Silva is backing up but he can't get away as Bechara lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Silva and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Evanildo Bechara!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Romulo Costa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Smyth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scott Smyth told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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135 lbs
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143 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight 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, Romulo Costa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Scott Smyth!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Edson Gomes and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Costa misses the jab.
A big left from Smyth misses.
A combination from Smyth does no damage.
Smyth works Costa's body with a nice hook.
Costa really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Costa misses with a few strikes there.
Danga de danga de dang - Costa scores with a four punch combination!
Smyth lands a jab to Costa's midsection.
Costa throws a sloppy body shot
and Smyth counters with a stiff right hand.
Smyth slips under a jab.
Costa throws a combination that misses
and Smyth counters with a two punch combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A cross from Smyth lands.
Costa misses with a double jab
and Smyth counters with a right hand to the body.
Smyth does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Costa swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Smyth counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Smyth with a jab.
Costa misses with a shot to the body
and Smyth counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Smyth keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Costa is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smyth scoring well with a low kick there.
Smyth cracks a nice hook into Costa's ribs.
Smyth catches Costa with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A lazy left from Smyth finds it's target.
Oh Costa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Costa slips under a jab.
Costa seems to have got his legs back now.
Costa takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Smyth lands with an overhand left.
Smyth moves out of range as Costa strikes.
Smyth is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Smyth connects with a nice looking jab.
Costa takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Smyth closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Costa! Smyth dives in looking to finish! Costa is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Scott Smyth!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Trent Hondo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and En Sabah Nur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sabah Nur is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Apocalipse Now. Trent Hondo is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Trent Hondo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, En Sabah Nur!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Edson Gomes and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sabah Nur uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hondo.
Hondo misses the shot to the body.
Sabah Nur slips under a jab from Hondo.
Nice defenses there by Hondo.
Hondo throws a hook to the side of Sabah Nur's head but Sabah Nur sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hondo looks to land a right hand but Sabah Nur moved out of range.
Sabah Nur connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hondo slips under a jab.
Hondo loads up on a big right hand but Sabah Nur slips the punch.
Hondo thows a body shot but no joy.
Hondo ducks under a wild hook from Sabah Nur.
Hondo throws a body punch but Sabah Nur moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hondo looks to land a right hand but Sabah Nur moved out of range.
Sabah Nur slips under a jab.
Sabah Nur fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hondo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hondo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hondo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hondo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hondo misses with a hook to the body
and Sabah Nur counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hondo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sabah Nur just misses with a punch to the body.
Sabah Nur tries to close the distance and clinch but Hondo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hondo needs to keep his hands up - Sabah Nur had a free shot at his head there.
It looks like Trent Hondo has been cut.
Hondo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hondo punishes Sabah Nur's body with a nice straight punch.
Nice combo by Sabah Nur! Oh, that's hurt him - Hondo falls to the canvas and Sabah Nur follows him into side control.
Hondo is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sabah Nur lands a strong strike to the head of Hondo. That's dazed him! Sabah Nur looking to finish here. Hondo is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Sabah Nur lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). En Sabah Nur!
En Sabah Nur is the new welterweight champion!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Sobral (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vinicius Ferrari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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185 lbs
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26
175 lbs
9 - 4 - 1 |
Good takedowns
Brawler
Good in bed |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricardo Sobral!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vinicius Ferrari!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Seu Braga and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferrari lands a body shot.
Ferrari displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sobral.
Nice takedown defense from Ferrari. No joy for Sobral on that attempt.
Sobral shoots in for a takedown but Ferrari shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricardo Sobral. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sobral is breathing heavily.
Sobral takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ferrari walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Sobral drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Ferrari swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Sobral's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vinicius Ferrari!
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