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UCF 66 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bunda Mole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Hurley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bunda Mole has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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250 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bunda Mole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Josh Hurley!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Edson Gomes and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mole tries to clinch but Hurley is having none of it.
Hurley looks for a takedown but Mole sprawls well.
Mole misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hurley takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hurley fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mole checks it well.
Mole lands a leg kick that knocks Hurley off balance momentarily.
Hurley looks gassed!
Mole moves into the clinch successfully.
Mole using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hurley has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mole tries to land a knee to the head but Hurley blocks with his arms.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Mole with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mole throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mole using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hurley has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hurley jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Mole walks away with a smile on his face. Hurley gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Mole moves in looking to clinch but Hurley pushes him off.
Mole wants to clinch up but Hurley keeps it at a distance.
Mole is looking to clinch but Hurley is avoiding it.
Mole is looking to clinch.
Hurley swinging wildly here.
Nice body kick there by Mole.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hurley keeps the fight on the outside.
Mole lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Mole.
Hurley on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mole. Mole obviously looking to wear him down.
Hurley takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sloppy strikes from Mole. Those never looked like landing.
Mole tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hurley paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mole throws a one two combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mole tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mole lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hurley circles away quickly and effectively.
Mole wants to clinch up but Hurley keeps it at a distance.
Mole tries to clinch but Hurley is having none of it.
Mole tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mole has managed to clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hurley.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mole lands a good knee to the midsection. Hurley won't want to take too many of those.
A knee to the head by Mole.
Mole breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mole moves in looking to clinch but Hurley pushes him off.
Mole is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hurley circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hurley rushes Mole and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mole tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hurley blocks the elbow strike.
Hurley manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Hurley has a closed guard, preventing Mole from standing up.
Hurley is controlling Mole's posture.
Hurley looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mole preventing the sweep.
Hurley has his foot on Mole's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mole works his way back into a safe position though.
Mole would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hurley looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Mole is looking to stand up but Hurley won't let him.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hurley lands a nice shot to the body.
Hurley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hurley shoots for a double leg takedown but Mole sprawls well. He's pushed Hurley's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bunda Mole has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josh Hurley.
Mole closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hurley holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hurley trying to control the position but instead, Mole has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hurley into the cage.
Mole utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bunda Mole dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Mole throws a nice outside leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mole looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hurley tries to close the distance and clinch but Mole swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mole is looking to land body kicks.
Mole tries to clinch
and Hurley counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Mole's guard now.
Hurley stands and steps away. Mole gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Mole closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hurley counters with a nice double leg into side control. Mole won't be happy with that.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hurley prevents Mole from escaping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hurley trying to control the action but Mole is working from the bottom.
Hurley decides to stand back up.
Mole tries to clinch up but Hurley circles away and keeps his distance.
Mole closes the distance and clinches.
That's two 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.
Mole throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hurley is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Mole gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Mole lands a knee to the head.
Hurley managing to block the knees to the body from Mole.
Hurley has Mole pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Mole manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Mole tries a knee to the head but Hurley blocks it.
Hurley lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hurley blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hurley jumps guard and drags Mole to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Mole would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hurley wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Josh Hurley wasn't active enough on the ground.
Hurley circles away from the clinch attempt.
A low kick from Hurley is predictable there
and Mole counters by moving into the clinch.
Mole is trying to maintain a safe position but Hurley gets an underhook and turns Mole into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mole is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hurley is defending well for now.
Mole misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hurley.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mole throws an elbow but misses.
Hurley has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Mole avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Bunda Mole has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josh Hurley.
Mole misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hurley.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mole just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hurley's brow.
Hurley has had enough of the clinch but Mole keeps him there for the moment.
A knee to the head by Mole.
Mole tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hurley has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Mole is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Mole escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hurley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mole.
Hurley shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Mole napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Hurley decides to take the fight back to the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Hurley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Mole shoots in but no luck this time.
Mole moves to clinch but Hurley breaks away
and Hurley moves into the clinch.
Hurley has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Mole uses from the top position.
Hurley looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mole would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Hurley trying to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Hurley tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mole would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Josh Hurley.
Mole throws a wild body kick that Hurley sees coming a mile off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hurley chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mole can pounce on him.
Mole looks to clinch
and Hurley counters with a nice body shot.
Mole tries to clinch but Hurley is having none of it.
Hurley explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Mole is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mole tries to clinch but Hurley is having none of it.
Mole misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hurley.
Hurley rushes Mole and presses him up against the cage.
Hurley is working for takedown but Mole is calmly controlling the position for now.
Knees to the body from Mole.
Mole slowing the pace effectively.
Hurley lands a body punch in the clinch.
Mole stalling the fight.
That's two 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.
Hurley tries to pull guard but Mole holds him up against the cage and eventually Hurley drops back down to his feet.
Mole lands a knee to the head.
Mole crunches a lovely knee into Hurley's ribcage.
Mole using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hurley has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mole connects with a knee to the head.
Hurley drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bunda Mole has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josh Hurley.
Mole scores with a knee to the head.
Hurley tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Mole smiles and moves away.
Bunda Mole is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hurley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mole tries to clinch but Hurley moves away
and Hurley counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Mole scrambles and gets back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mole gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mole looking to throw knees to the head but Hurley is blocking nicely.
Hurley jumps guard but Mole stands there with Hurley around his waist. Hurley gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hurley has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Mole avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Hurley takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hurley wants a takedown.
Mole connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hurley's face.
Mole using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hurley has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mole landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Mole misses with a knee to the head.
Hurley jumps guard and drags Mole to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Hurley tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hurley is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Mole stands up and waves to Hurley to follow him.
Hurley forces Mole back against the cage and clinches.
Mole throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hurley is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Hurley tries to stall but Mole uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Mole tries to land a knee to the head but Hurley blocks with his arms.
Hurley drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Josh Hurley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hurley has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:29
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Josh Hurley!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zhain Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zeca Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zeca Diaz is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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230 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Zhain Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Zeca Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Paulo Santos and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia lands a left and a right that send Diaz crashing to the mat, dazed. Garcia thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Zeca Diaz has been cut.
Diaz looks gassed!
Diaz on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Garcia. Garcia obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garcia scores with a body shot.
Garcia scores with a nice body kick.
Garcia scoring well with a low kick there.
Garcia jabs Diaz right on the nose. Diaz blinks but takes it well.
Garcia scoring well with a low kick there.
Diaz avoids the head kick by Garcia.
Diaz chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Garcia can pounce on him.
Garcia lands with a shot to the body.
Garcia misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Garcia thuds his shin into the meat of Diaz's side.
Diaz takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Garcia fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Diaz looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Garcia moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Garcia lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Garcia.
Garcia misses with a jab, cross combination.
Garcia lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Garcia.
Zhain Garcia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Diaz eats them both and turns towards Garcia to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Diaz.
Garcia lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Nice shot lands for Garcia.
Garcia lands with a slapping head kick.
Garcia darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Diaz shoots for a double leg takedown but Garcia sprawls well. He's pushed Diaz's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Diaz misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Zhain Garcia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zeca Diaz.
Diaz fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Garcia avoids it really well and circles away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Garcia, as that shot connected.
Zhain Garcia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia misses with a head kick.
Garcia throws a right hand that Diaz ducks under and follows up with a left that Diaz also avoids with ease.
A left and a right from Garcia both land. Nice combination.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Garcia looking to hit a scissor sweep but Diaz is one step ahead there.
Diaz wants to stand but Garcia is controlling his posture from full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garcia is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Diaz defends well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz stopping the sweep attempt from Garcia.
Garcia has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Diaz can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Diaz wanted to stand there but Garcia had control of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Diaz postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Garcia bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Diaz's guard.
Diaz trying to keep a closed guard but Garcia is proving a slippery customer.
Garcia trying to control but Diaz is working from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Diaz is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zhain Garcia dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zeca Diaz's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Diaz takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Garcia is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Diaz can do to turn this around?
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Diaz crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Garcia - the referee stops the clock and Diaz gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Garcia. Diaz manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Garcia cracks Diaz with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Diaz gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Garcia.
Garcia turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Garcia.
Garcia lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Garcia throws a head kick that misses.
Garcia keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A low kick from Diaz misses
and Garcia counters with a slapping leg kick.
Garcia cracks Diaz with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Garcia lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Garcia.
Garcia moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Garcia is working the combinations to good effect here.
Diaz slips a jab and a cross from Garcia.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz tries to clinch but Garcia moves away
and Garcia connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Diaz instigates a clinch.
Diaz tries for a takedown. No joy.
Garcia avoiding damage.
Garcia is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Diaz pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Garcia pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zhain Garcia is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Garcia throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Diaz looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Garcia uses the cage to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Garcia connects with a solid leg kick.
Diaz with a poor takedown
letting Garcia counter with a right hand.
Zhain Garcia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zeca Diaz.
Diaz with a poor takedown
and Garcia counters with a low kick, right behind Diaz 's knee.
A right-left combo lands from Garcia.
Diaz moves into the clinch.
Diaz takes an elbow to the temple.
Garcia's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Diaz shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Garcia counters with a stiff right hand.
Diaz throws a body punch but Garcia moves out of range.
Garcia throws a right and a left that Diaz avoids nicely.
Garcia displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Diaz.
Garcia pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Diaz back to the cage. Garcia follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Diaz throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Garcia's waist but Garcia gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Diaz off to one side.
Diaz takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Diaz misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Garcia fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Diaz scores a takedown into full mount!
Garcia is in all sorts of trouble here.
Diaz controlling from mount.
Diaz with good strikes from the mount here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Garcia turns into him and now he's in Diaz's guard.
Garcia engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garcia cracks Diaz with a solid left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zhain Garcia dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Zeca Diaz's cut.
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.
Garcia goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Garcia scores with a nice head shot.
Diaz on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Garcia throws a leg kick which misses Diaz's front leg but catches the back leg as Diaz tries to avoid it.
Garcia throws a sloppy head kick and Diaz moves out of range easily.
Garcia throws a series of strikes that have Diaz backpedaling.
Garcia feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Diaz's calf.
Danga de danga de dang - Garcia scores with a four punch combination!
Garcia pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Garcia scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nice uppercut lands for Garcia. That snapped Diaz's head back.
Garcia gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diaz wants to control from the top but Garcia keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz gets to his feet - Garcia follows without any prompting.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Diaz tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Garcia counters with a one-two to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Garcia. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Garcia.
Diaz moves to clinch but Garcia breaks away
and Garcia makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Garcia connects with a solid leg kick.
Garcia fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Diaz.
Diaz takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Diaz tries for a takedown but Garcia sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Garcia ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Garcia avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Diaz's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Garcia pushes Diaz away with a front kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia misses with a head kick.
Garcia will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Garcia throws a shot to the body.
Garcia misses with a jab, cross combination.
Diaz with a poor takedown
and Garcia counters with a three punch combo that has Diaz backing up. Diaz nods at Garcia to acknowledge the strikes.
Garcia takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A chopping leg kick lands by Garcia.
Diaz drives through and clinches with Garcia against the cage.
Garcia breaks from the clinch.
Diaz shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Garcia defends it nicely.
Zhain Garcia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zeca Diaz.
Diaz throws a head kick but Garcia moves out of range.
Garcia uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Garcia.
Garcia with a jab.
Garcia lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Diaz.
Garcia throws a one two combo.
Garcia fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Diaz looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Diaz throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Garcia's waist but Garcia gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Diaz off to one side.
Diaz takes a kick to the side of the head.
Diaz swinging wildly here.
Garcia dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Diaz. That did some damage!
Diaz fails with a takedown attempt.
Garcia throws a series of strikes that have Diaz backpedaling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia throws a nice inside leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Garcia.
No luck for Diaz with that takedown attempt.
Diaz avoids the head kick by Garcia.
Garcia circles away from the clinch attempt.
Garcia lands a head shot.
Zhain Garcia is winning the standup battle so far.
Diaz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Garcia moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garcia blocks the body kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Garcia - that will leave a mark!
Diaz gets a takedown into half guard.
Zeca Diaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zhain Garcia is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Garcia trying to control but Diaz postures up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zhain Garcia showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Garcia, 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:26
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:26
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zhain Garcia!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pedreiro Jiujiteiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Delfim Delfim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jiujiteiro comes to the cage accompanied by Chão de Giz. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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230 lbs
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260 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pedreiro Jiujiteiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Delfim Delfim!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Paulo Santos and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Delfim lands a left and a right that send Jiujiteiro crashing to the mat, dazed. Delfim thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Jiujiteiro is rocked!
It looks like Pedreiro Jiujiteiro has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jiujiteiro wants to clinch.
Oh Jiujiteiro is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jiujiteiro tries to clinch up.
Delfim swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jiujiteiro seems to have got his legs back now.
Delfim misses with a series of wild punches.
Jiujiteiro forces Delfim back against the cage and clinches.
Jiujiteiro breaks the clinch.
Delfim with a hook.
Delfim slips a straight right by Jiujiteiro.
Jiujiteiro will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jiujiteiro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jiujiteiro tries to clinch up.
Delfim connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Jiujiteiro! He's out on his feet! Delfim rushes in and drops Jiujiteiro with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Delfim Delfim!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Xavier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wanderlei Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruno Xavier has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bruno Xavier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wanderlei Silva!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Alexandre Firmino and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xavier shoots in but no luck this time.
Silva throws a head kick but Xavier moves out of range.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Xavier avoids the head kick by Silva.
Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Xavier fails with a takedown attempt.
Xavier fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruno Xavier. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Xavier shoots in looking for a takedown. Silva tries to sprawl out of it but Xavier keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Silva manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Silva tries to clinch there but Xavier circles away.
Xavier tries for a takedown but Silva sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Xavier fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva swinging wildly here.
Silva takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Silva throws a nice looking combination but Xavier bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Xavier tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Silva swivels and escapes.
Jab, jab by Silva - just one landing.
It looks like Bruno Xavier has been cut.
Silva lands a left and a right that send Xavier crashing to the mat, dazed. Silva thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Xavier is rocked!
Xavier is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
Oh Xavier is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Silva throws an overhand right that has Xavier reeling! Silva follows up with more punches and Xavier is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Wanderlei Silva!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Elton Larouche (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ric Slobberknocker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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211 lbs
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KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Elton Larouche!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ric Slobberknocker!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Daniel Cesar and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slobberknocker throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Larouche slips a straight right by Slobberknocker.
Larouche rushes Slobberknocker and presses him up against the cage.
Larouche lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Ric Slobberknocker has been cut.
Larouche lands a damaging elbow.
Larouche lands an elbow inside that Slobberknocker shrugs off.
Larouche creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Slobberknocker's defenses.
That has opened up Ric Slobberknocker's cut even more.
Larouche lands an elbow inside.
Slobberknocker wants to break the clinch but can't.
Slobberknocker wants to break free but Larouche has control.
Slobberknocker can't break the clinch.
Larouche creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nice elbow from Larouche.
The cut above Ric Slobberknocker's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Larouche utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Larouche.
Ric Slobberknocker's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ric Slobberknocker's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Elton Larouche!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fatih Emir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felipe Moreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Emir might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to i kill people. Moreira has chosen Samba de janeiro - bellini as his entrance music. Felipe Moreira has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Fatih Emir's chin.
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190 lbs
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193 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fatih Emir!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Felipe Moreira!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Seu Braga and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emir's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Moreira connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Emir scrambles back to his feet.
Moreira scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Moreira working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Moreira is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Emir has escaped the position, nice work there.
Moreira tries for a kimura but Emir is defending well.
Emir manages to work his way to half guard, despite Moreira's best efforts.
Emir missing with punches from the bottom.
Moreira throwing shots but Emir is blocking nicely.
Moreira wants to work for an arm triangle but Emir is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Moreira is working for a submission of some sort.
Emir is looking to control Moreira's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Emir avoid being mounted?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moreira is looking to advance position but Emir won't allow it.
Moreira lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Moreira tries to pass to full mount but Emir defends it.
Emir is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Moreira's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Moreira's back!
Emir looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Emir is working the ground and pound. Can Moreira escape?
Moreira wants to escape the position.
Moreira preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Emir.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moreira manages to reverse the position and now he's in Emir's guard. Nice work there by Moreira.
Moreira missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Emir is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Moreira wants to pass the guard but Emir is keeping the position.
Emir is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Moreira defends well.
Moreira postures up and lands a big shot to Emir's brow.
Emir throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Emir is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Emir utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moreira passes Emir's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Moreira works his way into side control.
Moreira tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Moreira has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Emir manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Moreira is looking for a sweep. Emir is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Emir is looking for a kimura but Moreira is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Emir to get the leverage.
Moreira looking for submissions off his back.
Emir wants to lay and pray for a moment but Moreira keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moreira is trying to get back to full guard.
Emir not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Emir prevents Moreira from improving his position.
Moreira gets full guard.
Moreira has momentary wrist control but Emir slips an elbow through the middle.
Emir with a flurry of punches that miss.
Moreira trying to keep a closed guard but Emir is proving a slippery customer.
Moreira wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Felipe Moreira dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Moreira throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Emir throws a right and a left that Moreira avoids nicely.
Emir stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Emir wants it to stay on the feet.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Emir misses with a takedown attempt - Moreira sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Emir throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Moreira.
Emir throws a looping overhand right but Moreira ducks down to avoid it.
Moreira fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Emir, pushing him back against the cage.
Moreira has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Emir is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Moreira tries to pull guard but Emir holds him up against the cage and eventually Moreira drops back down to his feet.
Fatih Emir has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Felipe Moreira.
Moreira jumps guard but Emir stands there with Moreira around his waist. Moreira gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Moreira tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Emir just stands there and leans against the cage.
Moreira jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Emir walks away with a smile on his face. Moreira gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Emir avoids the head kick by Moreira.
Emir throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Moreira.
Emir fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Emir blocks a head kick by Moreira.
Moreira throws a leg kick which misses Emir's front leg but catches the back leg as Emir tries to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emir throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Moreira wants to clinch.
Emir ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Moreira moves away.
Moreira closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Emir did well to prevent Moreira getting side control.
Moreira is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Emir trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Moreira is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Emir is just riding it out for now. Moreira eventually gives up the hold.
Emir is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moreira moves into full mount! Emir won't be happy about that!
Emir can't escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Moreira lands a big elbow.
Moreira moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Emir has worked his arm free - good work by Emir!
An elbow from Moreira crashes against the mat.
Emir manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Moreira wants to control but Emir is keeping busy.
Emir missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Moreira is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Emir's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Emir's back!
Emir just trying to survive but Moreira is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emir staying busy and making it hard for Moreira to control.
Moreira is not going to allow Emir to sit and survive in this position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Moreira has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Emir is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Moreira is trying to stick to Emir's back but Emir is turning into Moreira. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Moreira's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Emir.
Moreira had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Emir defends it easily.
Emir has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Emir wants to control from the top but Moreira keeps moving.
Felipe Moreira has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emir makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Emir trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Moreira had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Emir defends it easily.
Moreira manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Moreira moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Emir has worked his arm free - good work by Emir!
Moreira looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Emir is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Felipe Moreira 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.
Moreira closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Emir did well to prevent Moreira getting side control.
Moreira wants to free his trapped foot but Emir is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Emir is looking to control Moreira's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Emir avoid being mounted?
Emir is not content to let Moreira control the position.
Emir looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Moreira throwing shots but Emir is blocking nicely.
Moreira wants to lay and pray for a moment but Emir keeps working.
Emir trying to control but Moreira postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moreira misses with a head shot. Emir uses the momentum to regain guard.
Emir striking off his back but it's not causing Moreira any problems.
Emir can't keep his opponent in guard - Moreira advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Emir missing with punches from the bottom.
Emir won't allow Moreira to pass to mount.
Moreira thows a huge punch but Emir dodges it nicely.
Moreira works his foot free and advances to mount.
Emir really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
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.
Moreira has hold of Emir's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Emir manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Moreira putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Moreira is landing with some decent strikes but Emir is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Moreira swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Emir is now in Moreira's guard. A big mistake from Moreira there, giving up the dominant position!
Emir throws a big right hand that misses.
Moreira tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Moreira is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moreira looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Emir makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Emir advances position into side control!
Emir scores with punches from side control.
Moreira is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Emir is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Moreira is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Moreira looking for a sweep but Emir has passed into full mount! Oh no!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moreira tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Moreira regains half guard.
Moreira is looking for a sweep. Emir is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Emir is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Moreira is refusing to be controlled, as Emir sits in half guard.
Emir seems to be looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Felipe Moreira really 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.
Emir darts in trying to clinch
and Moreira counters with a big head kick but Emir shrugs it off.
Emir throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Moreira scores with a head kick. Emir tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Moreira shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Emir defends it nicely.
Moreira fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Emir avoids it really well and circles away.
Moreira tries a head kick but it misses.
Fatih Emir is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Moreira gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Emir content to stall in guard here.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Emir stopping the sweep attempt from Moreira.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emir throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Emir postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Emir trying to control but Moreira is working from the bottom.
Emir preventing the sweep.
Emir trying to control the position from guard on top but Moreira is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Moreira is trying to keep Emir in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Emir throws a series of punches but Moreira moves out of range.
Moreira doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Emir counters with a two punch combo.
Fatih Emir has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Felipe Moreira.
Moreira slips a straight right by Emir.
Moreira lands a leg kick that knocks Emir off balance momentarily.
A head kick misses from Moreira.
Moreira on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Moreira throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Emir tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Moreira was well out of range. Poor timing from Emir.
Emir rushes Moreira and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Moreira breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Emir closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Moreira did well to prevent Emir getting side control.
Emir is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Moreira is just riding it out for now. Emir eventually gives up the hold.
Moreira is pressing down on Emir's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moreira is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Moreira looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Emir puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Emir is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Moreira manages to get to full guard.
Moreira has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Emir can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emir trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Moreira has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Emir doesn't defend quickly enough and Moreira has managed to lock this one up! Can Emir escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Moreira on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Felipe Moreira! Felipe Moreira retains his middleweight title!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Louis Velasquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Muay Thai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Velasquez might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Brother Louie. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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22
212 lbs
9 - 0 - 0 |
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26
212 lbs
12 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Louis Velasquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Muay Thai!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Daniel Cesar and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Velasquez lands the left hand.
Muay Thai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thai throws a low kick but Velasquez avoids it.
Thai lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Velasquez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Thai slips a jab and a cross from Velasquez.
Velasquez just misses with a punch to the body.
Velasquez takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Thai misses with a head kick.
Velasquez avoids the head kick by Thai.
Velasquez just misses with a punch to the body.
Thai lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Some bone on bone action there as Velasquez checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Thai looks for the body kick but Velasquez saw that one coming.
Thai moves out of range as Velasquez strikes.
Velasquez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thai manages to avoid it.
Thai throws a head kick but Velasquez moves out of range.
A combination from Velasquez does no damage.
Velasquez lands a nice looking body shot.
Velasquez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Velasquez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Velasquez throws a nice looking combination but Thai bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Velasquez. Thai does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thai takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Velasquez misses with a series of wild punches.
Thai throws a head kick but Velasquez moves out of range.
Thai tries to close the distance and clinch but Velasquez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Thai looks to land a body kick but Velasquez moved away.
Thai misses with the combination.
Velasquez thuds a left hand into Thai's body.
Velasquez jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Velasquez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Velasquez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thai manages to avoid it.
Velasquez throws a shot to the body.
Thai tries to clinch up.
Thai throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Velasquez counters with a nice body shot.
Thai looks gassed!
Velasquez cracks a nice hook into Thai's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thai avoids a punch combination nicely.
Thai tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Velasquez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Velasquez scores with a punch to the head.
It looks like Muay Thai has been cut.
Velasquez thows a body shot but no joy.
Velasquez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thai circles away quickly and effectively.
Velasquez works the jab nicely.
Velasquez throws the left hand but Thai avoids the punch easily.
Velasquez lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Velasquez shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Thai eats them both and turns towards Velasquez to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Thai is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Velasquez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Velasquez bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Thai's head backwards.
Velasquez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thai was well out of range. Poor timing from Velasquez.
Thai takes one on the button.
Velasquez is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Velasquez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thai.
Velasquez bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thai on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Thai bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Velasquez takes a swing at Thai's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Velasquez. Thai does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thai wants to clinch
and Velasquez counters with a right hand to the body.
Nice shot lands for Velasquez.
Velasquez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thai moves away.
Velasquez is looking to wear down Thai with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Velasquez jabs Thai to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Velasquez lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Velasquez looks to land a combination but Thai avoids it well.
Thai on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Thai throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Velasquez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thai needs to keep his hands up - Velasquez had a free shot at his head there.
Velasquez lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Velasquez scores with a shot to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Velasquez!
Jab by Velasquez.
That has opened up Muay Thai's cut even more.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Velasquez lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Thai takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Velasquez uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Velasquez lands a nice shot that snaps Thai's head back.
Velasquez avoids the head kick by Thai.
Velasquez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Velasquez digs a good hook to Thai's body.
A shot to the liver by Velasquez. Beautiful body shot.
Velasquez lands with a nice body punch.
Velasquez connects with a body shot.
Velasquez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thai was well out of range. Poor timing from Velasquez.
Velasquez scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Velasquez thows a body shot but no joy.
Velasquez lands a right hook to the body.
Velasquez swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Thai.
Thai has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Thai on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Thai takes a body punch but keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Louis Velasquez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Muay Thai'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.
Velasquez lands a jab to Thai's midsection.
Velasquez just misses with a punch to the body.
Louis Velasquez is winning the standup battle so far.
Thai takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Velasquez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thai ducks right into an uppercut from Velasquez.
Velasquez darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Thai moves forwards but Velasquez connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Thai throws a half hearted mid kick.
Velasquez punishes Thai's body with a nice straight punch.
Thai takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Velasquez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thai was well out of range. Poor timing from Velasquez.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Thai might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Velasquez has got the better of the exchanges.
Velasquez swings for the body but Thai moves out of range.
Nice cross by Velasquez.
Velasquez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thai can do to turn this around?
Velasquez swings for the body but Thai moves out of range.
Jab, jab by Velasquez - just one landing.
Thai is breathing heavily.
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!
Velasquez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Velasquez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thai avoids the body shot from Velasquez.
Velasquez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Velasquez.
Velasquez stuns Thai with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Velasquez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Velasquez bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Thai takes one to the side of the head.
Velasquez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Velasquez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Velasquez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thai.
Velasquez lands with a straight right. Thai didn't see that one coming.
Velasquez scores with a crisp jab that stopped Thai in his tracks.
Velasquez throws a combination that misses
and Thai counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Thai avoids the body shot from Velasquez.
Velasquez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Thai wants to clinch.
Velasquez scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velasquez cracks Thai with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Velasquez lands a glancing blow to the side of Thai's head.
Thai takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Velasquez thows a body shot but no joy.
Thai takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Thai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Velasquez.
Velasquez digs a good body shot into Thai's ribs.
Velasquez scores with a punch to the head.
Velasquez takes a swing at Thai's ribcage but misses.
Velasquez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Thai takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Velasquez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Thai looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A shot to the liver by Velasquez. Beautiful body shot.
Thai takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velasquez jabs at Thai's body.
Thai tries to clinch
letting Velasquez counter with a right hand.
Thai takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Velasquez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Velasquez cracks a nice hook into Thai's ribs.
Thai takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Velasquez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thai manages to avoid it.
Velasquez clobbers Thai with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Velasquez feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Thais jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Thai takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Velasquez scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Velasquez ducks under a wild hook from Thai.
Velasquez scores with a hook.
Velasquez scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The cut above Muay Thai's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thai on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Velasquez scores with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thai walks into a left hand.
Velasquez throws a body punch but Thai moves out of range.
Velasquez scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nice straight punches there by Velasquez. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Velasquez.
Velasquez looks to score with a jab to the body but Thai is just out of range.
Thai closes the distance but Velasquez moves to the side
and Velasquez counters with a nice body shot.
Thai walks into a stiff left hand from Velasquez.
Thai takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Velasquez listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Velasquez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Velasquez throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Velasquez lands a nice shot to the body.
Thai has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Thai there as he acknowledges the shot.
Thai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thai showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Velasquez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Louis Velasquez dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Muay Thai's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Velasquez connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Thai tries to clinch up
and Velasquez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Velasquez feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Thais jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A swing and a miss from Velasquez.
Thai is looking to land body kicks.
Muay Thai is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thai tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Velasquez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Velasquez getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Thai slips a jab and a cross from Velasquez.
Thai loads up on a big right hand but Velasquez slips the punch.
Velasquez scores with a jab to the jaw.
Some wild striking there from Thai.
Velasquez digs a good body shot into Thai's ribs.
Velasquez dips to his left and cracks Thai with an uppercut!
Thai takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velasquez is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Velasquez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thai manages to avoid it.
Velasquez just misses with a punch to the body.
Jab, jab by Velasquez - just one landing.
Sloppy strikes from Thai. Those never looked like landing.
Velasquez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Thai throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Velasquez's head.
Velasquez throws a hook but Thai blocks it.
Thai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Velasquez.
Velasquez connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Thai's hands.
Velasquez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Thai looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Velasquez swinging wildly here.
Thai looks for the body kick but Velasquez saw that one coming.
Thai throws a head kick that misses
and Velasquez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Thai darts in trying to clinch
and Velasquez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velasquez lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Velasquez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Thai takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Thai takes one to the chin there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Velasquez scores with a jab. Thai acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Thai on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Velasquez thows a body shot but no joy.
A head kick by Thai misses
and Velasquez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A shot to the liver by Velasquez. Beautiful body shot.
Velasquez connects with a body shot that sends Thai's belly button to the back.
Thai doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Velasquez pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Thai back to the cage. Velasquez follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Velasquez works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Muay Thai's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Velasquez thuds a left hand into Thai's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velasquez misses with a few strikes there.
Velasquez takes a swing at Thai's ribcage but misses.
Thai takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Danga de danga de dang - Velasquez scores with a four punch combination!
Velasquez works Thai's body with a nice hook.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Velasquez, as that shot connected.
Thai needs to keep his hands up - Velasquez had a free shot at his head there.
Velasquez lands a nice hook to Thai's body. Thai takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Velasquez with a nice cross.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Velasquez!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Muay Thai's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Louis Velasquez!
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FIGHT
RATING
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