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ECA - Blackest NIght PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Paul Wasika (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yodthanong Photirat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yodthanong Photirat has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Paul Wasika's chin.
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BJJ White Belt
Good knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paul Wasika!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yodthanong Photirat!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Luis Engracia and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Photirat tries to clinch but Wasika moves out of range.
Wasika has closed the distance and engaged Photirat in a clinch.
Photirat managing to block the knees to the body from Wasika.
Wasika lands a nice knee to the body.
Wasika with a knee to the head.
It looks like Yodthanong Photirat has been cut.
Photirat throws an elbow that misses.
Wasika connects with a knee to the head.
Photirat tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wasika with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wasika throws a head punch that misses.
Wasika misses with a knee strike.
Photirat throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wasika blocks it with crossed arms.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Photirat throws an elbow but misses.
Wasika tries to land a knee to the head but Photirat blocks with his arms.
Wasika trying to land knees to the body.
Wasika using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Photirat has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wasika tries a knee to the head but Photirat blocks it.
Wasika throws an elbow but it misses.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Photirat throws an elbow but misses.
Photirat looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Wasika with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Photirat prevents Wasika from breaking the clinch.
Photirat misses with a knee strike.
Wasika is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Photirat with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Photirat crunches a lovely knee into Wasika's ribcage.
Wasika missing with knees to the body.
Wasika using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Photirat has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Photirat tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Photirat fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Photirat misses with an elbow over the top.
Wasika with a knee to the head.
Photirat looking to throw knees to the head but Wasika is blocking nicely.
Photirat tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Photirat looks gassed!
Photirat tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Photirat with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wasika using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Wasika.
Wasika landing knees to the head.
Photirat landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Photirat.
Wasika misses with a knee strike.
Photirat using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wasika has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Photirat throws an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Photirat throws an elbow but misses.
Wasika takes an elbow to the temple.
Wasika trying to land knees to the body.
Photirat avoiding damage as Wasika throws knees to the body.
Wasika misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Photirat.
Photirat landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Photirat.
Photirat tries to land a knee to the head but Wasika blocks with his arms.
Wasika with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wasika lands a knee to the body.
Photirat misses with an elbow strike.
Photirat with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Photirat throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wasika throws an elbow but it misses.
Photirat tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Photirat missing with knees to the body.
Photirat misses with an elbow over the top.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Photirat throws an elbow but misses.
Wasika using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Photirat has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wasika scores a nice knee to the body.
Photirat using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wasika has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wasika wants to stall.
Wasika breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wasika lands with a nice body kick.
Wasika clinches up against the ropes.
Wasika escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wasika moves into the clinch successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wasika using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Photirat has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wasika blocks the elbow strike.
Wasika content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Wasika throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Photirat blocks it with crossed arms.
Wasika throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Photirat blocks it with crossed arms.
Wasika breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Wasika, right into the meat.
Photirat wants to clinch but Wasika slips to the side
and Wasika counters by clinching up.
Photirat misses with an elbow over the top.
Photirat throws an elbow but it misses.
Photirat throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Wasika connects with a nasty looking knee right to Photirat's face.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wasika using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wasika breaks the clinch.
Wasika fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Photirat, pushing him back against the ropes.
Photirat tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wasika throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Photirat blocks it with crossed arms.
Photirat tries a knee to the head but Wasika blocks it.
Wasika with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wasika avoiding damage as Photirat throws knees to the body.
Wasika wants to get back to striking at distance but Photirat won't allow it.
Photirat lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Photirat landing knees to the head.
Photirat throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wasika blocks it with crossed arms.
Wasika tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Photirat lands an elbow just above Wasika 's eye.
Photirat managing to block the knees to the body from Wasika.
Photirat fails to pull guard.
Paul Wasika has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yodthanong Photirat.
Photirat using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wasika has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Photirat looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Photirat has Wasika pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Wasika manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Wasika tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Photirat lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wasika trying to land knees to the body.
Photirat missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Photirat misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wasika.
Wasika with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Photirat misses with an elbow over the top.
Photirat throws a knee to the head but misses.
Photirat using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wasika has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wasika gets underhooks to prevent Photirat's takedown attempt.
Photirat landing knees to the head.
Wasika misses with a knee to the head.
Photirat landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Photirat using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wasika has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wasika misses with a knee to the head.
Wasika tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Photirat tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Photirat drags the fight down to the ground.
Wasika would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Photirat seems keen to control Wasika's posture.
Photirat trying to keep a closed guard but Wasika is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Photirat is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Wasika is trying to stand back up but Photirat is controlling him
Photirat trying to control from half guard but Wasika is working away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wasika is looking to get back to is feet but Photirat passes into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Wasika dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yodthanong Photirat's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Wasika forces Photirat back against the ropes and clinches.
Wasika has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Nice elbow from Photirat.
Wasika with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Photirat lands an elbow inside that Wasika shrugs off.
Wasika misses with a body punch.
Photirat throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wasika gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Photirat.
Photirat avoiding damage as Wasika throws knees to the body.
Photirat throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wasika missing with knees to the body.
Photirat tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wasika connects with a knee to the head.
Wasika lands a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Photirat.
Wasika takes a knee right on the jaw!
A knee to the head by Wasika.
Photirat misses with a knee to the head.
Wasika tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Photirat misses with a knee strike.
Photirat with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wasika is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Photirat is keeping busy.
Photirat is working for takedown but Wasika is calmly controlling the position for now.
Photirat crunches a lovely knee into Wasika's ribcage.
Photirat lands an elbow inside.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Photirat connects with a knee to the head.
Photirat tries to land a knee to the head but Wasika blocks with his arms.
Wasika landing knees to the head.
Wasika connects with a knee to the head.
Photirat misses with an elbow over the top.
Wasika breaks the clinch.
Photirat wants to clinch
and Wasika counters by clinching up.
Wasika landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Photirat takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wasika with a knee to the head.
Wasika lands an elbow inside.
Photirat throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wasika blocks it with crossed arms.
Wasika escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Paul Wasika is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Photirat closes the distance and clinches.
Photirat throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wasika blocks it with crossed arms.
Wasika dodges an elbow strike from Photirat.
Photirat with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wasika blocks the elbow strike.
Wasika misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wasika misses with a knee strike.
Wasika misses with an elbow over the top.
Photirat scores a nice knee to the body.
Photirat gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Photirat tries to score a body lock takedown but Wasika shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Paul Wasika has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yodthanong Photirat.
Photirat tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Photirat throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Photirat misses with an elbow strike.
Wasika looking to throw knees to the head but Photirat is blocking nicely.
Photirat lands a knee to the head.
Wasika with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wasika looking to throw knees to the head but Photirat is blocking nicely.
Wasika wants to get back to striking at distance but Photirat won't allow it.
A knee to the head by Photirat.
Photirat tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wasika landing knees to the body.
Wasika escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wasika is looking to clinch.
A head kick misses from Wasika.
Wasika forces Photirat back against the ropes and clinches.
Wasika on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Photirat managing to block the knees to the body from Wasika.
Photirat is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Wasika gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wasika lands an elbow just above Photirat 's eye.
Photirat fails to pull guard.
Wasika leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Photirat lands an elbow inside.
Wasika tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wasika managing to block the knees to the body from Photirat.
Wasika lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wasika tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Photirat lands an elbow inside that Wasika shrugs off.
Photirat throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wasika blocks it with crossed arms.
Wasika lands a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wasika avoids the elbow strike from Photirat, against the ropes.
Nice elbow from Photirat.
Nice elbow from Wasika.
Wasika misses with an elbow strike.
Wasika misses with a knee strike.
Wasika dodges an elbow strike from Photirat.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wasika.
Wasika lands a knee to the body.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Photirat throws an elbow but misses.
Photirat throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Wasika looking to throw knees to the head but Photirat is blocking nicely.
Paul Wasika has scored more points in the clinch so far.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Photirat throws an elbow but misses.
Photirat throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wasika blocks it with crossed arms.
Wasika with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Photirat lands an elbow that stopped Wasika in his tracks for a moment.
Wasika with a knee to the head.
Wasika lands a knee to the head.
Wasika misses with a knee to the head.
Wasika lands a nice elbow.
Wasika tries to land knees in the clinch but Photirat avoids the damage to the body.
Photirat gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Wasika.
Photirat throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wasika blocks the elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Photirat missing with knees to the body.
Photirat throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Wasika tries a knee to the head but Photirat blocks it.
Photirat using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wasika has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wasika blocks the elbow strike.
Wasika blocks the elbow strike.
Photirat throws an elbow but it misses.
Photirat lands a knee to the body.
Wasika misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Photirat.
Photirat lands a knee to the body.
Wasika gets underhooks to prevent Photirat's takedown attempt.
Photirat tries to land a knee to the head but Wasika blocks with his arms.
Photirat using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wasika has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wasika has Photirat pressed against the ropes.
Wasika throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wasika throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Photirat blocks it with crossed arms.
Photirat misses with an elbow over the top.
Wasika trying to land knees to the body.
Photirat using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wasika has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wasika with a knee to the head.
Photirat throws a knee to the head but misses.
Photirat misses with a knee to the head.
Photirat misses with a knee to the head.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Photirat throws an elbow but misses.
Photirat wants a takedown.
Wasika with a knee to the head.
Photirat tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Photirat throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wasika blocks it with crossed arms.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wasika.
Wasika has Photirat pushed against the ropes.
Wasika tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wasika looking to slow down the pace here.
Nice elbow from Wasika.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Photirat.
Wasika with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wasika landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Photirat takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wasika on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Photirat throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Wasika misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Photirat.
Photirat misses with a knee to the head.
Photirat scores a nice knee to the body.
Photirat misses with a knee strike.
Wasika misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Photirat.
Photirat misses with a knee strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Photirat.
Photirat lands a nice knee to the body.
Wasika throws a punch but it's blocked by Photirat.
Wasika looking to throw knees to the head but Photirat is blocking nicely.
Photirat misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wasika.
Wasika looking to throw knees to the head but Photirat is blocking nicely.
Photirat throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Wasika working some nice short punches in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Photirat throws an elbow but misses.
Photirat misses with a knee to the head.
Wasika lands a nice elbow.
Wasika misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Photirat.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wasika.
Wasika lands an elbow inside that Photirat shrugs off.
Wasika is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Photirat prevents a body shot from Wasika.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Photirat throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Wasika leaning his opponent against the ropes.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Photirat throws an elbow but misses.
Photirat throws an elbow that misses.
Wasika stalling against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Wasika dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Yodthanong Photirat's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Wasika moves into range and clinches up with Photirat.
Wasika has Photirat pushed against the ropes.
Wasika with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Photirat throws a knee to the head but misses.
Photirat lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Photirat throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Wasika tries to land a knee to the head but Photirat blocks with his arms.
Photirat takes a knee right on the jaw!
Photirat drops down looking for an ankle pick but Wasika pulls his leg out and moves away.
Wasika has Photirat up against the ropes in a clinch.
Wasika landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wasika is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Photirat is keeping busy.
Wasika tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wasika breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Photirat tries to clinch up
and Wasika moves into the clinch.
Wasika throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wasika breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Photirat tries to keep at a distance but Wasika has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wasika blocks an elbow strike from Photirat.
Photirat misses with a knee to the head.
Wasika escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Paul Wasika is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wasika circles away from the clinch attempt
and Wasika holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wasika misses with a knee strike.
Photirat throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Photirat with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Photirat tries to pull guard but Wasika holds him up against the ropes and eventually Photirat drops back down to his feet.
Wasika blocks the elbow strike.
Wasika throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Photirat blocks it with crossed arms.
Wasika is trying to stall.
Wasika landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wasika dodges an elbow strike from Photirat.
Wasika with a knee to the head.
Photirat throws a knee to the head but misses.
A knee to the head by Wasika.
Wasika misses with a knee strike.
Photirat looking to throw knees to the head but Wasika is blocking nicely.
Photirat misses with an elbow over the top.
Photirat throws an elbow that misses.
A body shot lands from Wasika.
Photirat takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wasika scores with a knee to the head.
Wasika tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wasika tries to land a knee to the head but Photirat blocks with his arms.
Photirat looking to throw knees to the head but Wasika is blocking nicely.
Wasika scores with a shoulder strike.
Photirat lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A knee to the head by Photirat.
Photirat throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wasika prevents a takedown attempt there.
Paul Wasika has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yodthanong Photirat.
Photirat looking to throw knees to the head but Wasika is blocking nicely.
Photirat throws an elbow but it misses.
Photirat lands an elbow inside that Wasika shrugs off.
Photirat with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Photirat throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Photirat misses with a knee strike.
Photirat managing to block the knees to the body from Wasika.
Photirat gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wasika misses with a knee strike.
Wasika gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Photirat.
Wasika holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Wasika tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wasika scores with a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wasika with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wasika tries to land a knee to the head but Photirat blocks with his arms.
Wasika looking to stall.
Wasika misses with a knee strike.
Wasika takes a knee right on the jaw!
Photirat dodges an elbow strike from Wasika.
Wasika landing knees to the head.
Photirat lands an elbow inside.
Wasika is rocked!
Wasika dodges an elbow strike from Photirat.
Oh Wasika is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Photirat gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Photirat landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Photirat lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Photirat has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Wasika - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Photirat, and another! Wasika is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Yodthanong Photirat!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bill Gates (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Teppo Pekkarinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pekkarinen has chosen My name is El Muerte as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bill Gates!
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, Teppo Pekkarinen!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Edson Gomes and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gates throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gates looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Gates is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bill Gates seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pekkarinen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gates is looking to chop away at Pekkarinen's legs.
Gates throws a series of punches but Pekkarinen moves out of range.
A lazy left from Pekkarinen finds it's target.
Gates misses with a double jab.
Pekkarinen keeps the fight on the outside.
Pekkarinen feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Pekkarinen looking to pass the guard.
Pekkarinen passes into half guard.
Pekkarinen seems to be looking for submissions.
Pekkarinen is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Pekkarinen is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pekkarinen looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Pekkarinen moves into full mount! Gates won't be happy about that!
Pekkarinen goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Gates is on top in guard.
Pekkarinen isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Gates stacks Pekkarinen on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Gates!
Pekkarinen is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Pekkarinen is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pekkarinen is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Gates off and has taken his back!
Pekkarinen looking for the choke but no joy.
Gates preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Pekkarinen.
Pekkarinen working for a choke but Gates is defending well.
Pekkarinen has the hooks in and he's looking for a rear naked choke here. Gates is defending well but eventually Pekkarinen manages to get an arm under the chin and he's locked on the RNC! Gates has no choice but to tap now! He does! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Teppo Pekkarinen!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jack Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcel Oetztuerk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jack Smith!
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, Marcel Oetztuerk!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Seu Braga and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oetztuerk fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Smith as Oetztuerk shoots in.
Jack Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith throws a head kick that misses.
Oetztuerk tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Smith swivels and escapes.
Jack Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcel Oetztuerk.
Oetztuerk fails with a takedown attempt.
Smith rushes Oetztuerk and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Smith stalling in the clinch but Oetztuerk improves position.
Oetztuerk drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Smith gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Nice elbow from Smith.
A knee to the head by Smith.
Smith is pressed up against the ropes. Oetztuerk has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Smith down to the mat. Smith avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Smith stalks Oetztuerk and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Oetztuerk's face. Oetztuerk staggers backwards, shaken.
Smith throws a nice head kick!
Oetztuerk is rocked!
Smith misses with a series of wild punches.
Oetztuerk is still on wobbly legs! Can Smith finish him?
Oetztuerk fails with a takedown attempt.
Oetztuerk seems to have recovered his senses.
Oetztuerk looks gassed!
Smith lands a high kick!
Smith throws a sloppy head kick and Oetztuerk moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith throws a nice inside leg kick.
Smith throws a right hand that Oetztuerk ducks under and follows up with a left that Oetztuerk also avoids with ease.
Smith feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Oetztuerk's calf.
Smith is looking to slow Oetztuerk down with leg kicks.
Smith throws a leg kick which misses Oetztuerk's front leg but catches the back leg as Oetztuerk tries to avoid it.
Smith moves into range and clinches up with Oetztuerk.
Oetztuerk tries to pull guard but Smith won't allow it.
Oetztuerk tries to pull guard but Smith holds him up against the ropes and eventually Oetztuerk drops back down to his feet.
Oetztuerk tries to pull guard but Smith holds him up against the ropes and eventually Oetztuerk drops back down to his feet.
Smith misses with a knee strike.
Smith wants to stall.
Smith avoiding damage.
Oetztuerk is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Oetztuerk has had enough of the clinch but Smith keeps him there for the moment.
Smith tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Oetztuerk manages to pull guard.
Oetztuerk looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Oetztuerk looking for a triangle here. Smith is fighting it but it looks tight! Oetztuerk pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Smith is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Marcel Oetztuerk!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Troy Washington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Everaldo Jorge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jorge comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Evans Entrance kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Everaldo Jorge 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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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Troy Washington!
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, Everaldo Jorge!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Seu Braga and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Washington connects with a single shot there.
It looks like Everaldo Jorge has been cut.
Washington tries to clinch there but Jorge circles away.
Jorge fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Washington checks it well.
Washington shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jorge pinned against the cage. Jorge gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jorge shoots in but no luck this time.
Washington chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jorge can pounce on him.
Jorge fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jorge throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Washington.
Jorge feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Jorge preventing the sweep.
Jorge trying to control but Washington is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Washington had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Jorge is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Washington Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Jorge's back instead.
Jorge manages to scramble and ends up in full guard, under a barage of strikes . Great composure from Jorge.
Washington advances position into side control!
Jorge parries the strikes from Washington easily there. Washington is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Jorge to escape.
Washington is looking to take a break and control but Jorge is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Washington tries to advance to mount but can't.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Washington tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Jorge manages to get back to half guard.
Jorge is staying active underneath Washington, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Washington is working for a submission of some sort.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jorge closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Washington is looking to regain half guard here but Jorge keeps moving and retains side control.
Jorge takes a little break here. Washington wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jorge thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Jorge takes a little break here. Washington wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Jorge working away.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Washington is looking for a sweep.
Washington manages to get back to half guard.
Washington moves into full guard.
Washington is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Washington trying to keep a closed guard but Jorge is proving a slippery customer.
Washington is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Jorge regains full guard. Nicely done.
Washington working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jorge keeping moving, preventing Washington from controlling successfully.
Jorge looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Washington trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Troy Washington will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Everaldo Jorge's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Washington fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Washington misses with a hook.
Jorge shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Washington looking for a sweep. Not yet Washington, not yet.
Jorge postures up.
Jorge pushes down on Washington's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Jorge is keen to just control but Washington is a slippery customer.
Jorge not doing much here.
Jorge is thwarting Washington's attempts to control the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Washington is trying to control but Jorge manages to pass to mount!
Washington regains half guard.
Washington is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jorge stalling.
Washington trying to get back to full guard but Jorge takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jorge prevents Washington from getting the reversal.
Jorge can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Washington is looking to escape.
Jorge content just to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Washington looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Washington tries to escape the position.
Jorge is riding his opponent, not letting Washington buck him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Despite being in the dominant position, Everaldo Jorge just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jorge closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Jorge lands in his opponent's guard.
Washington looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Washington working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jorge doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jorge manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Washington keeping full guard, as Jorge tries to pass.
Jorge slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Everaldo Jorge showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Everaldo Jorge'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. This is the final round!
Jorge shoots in and bounces Washington off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Jorge tries to free his leg and advance position but Washington is retaining full guard.
Jorge preventing the sweep.
Washington keeping full guard, as Jorge tries to pass.
Washington is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Washington is looking for a triangle but Jorge pushes his legs off easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jorge slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Washington is looking for a triangle but Jorge pushes his legs off easily.
Washington controls Jorge momentarily but Jorge frees himself.
That's two 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.
Jorge works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Jorge slows the pace down in half guard.
Washington pushes Jorge off looking to stand but Jorge dives back in and keeps control.
Washington is trying to maintain the position but Jorge is very close to passing his half guard.
Jorge has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Washington wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Good control from Jorge.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jorge has the hooks in. Washington is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Jorge controls the action.
Despite being in the dominant position, Everaldo Jorge just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jorge shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Jorge was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Washington has given up his back. Will we see Jorge going for some submissions?
Jorge just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Washington prevents Jorge from getting a body triangle.
Washington is in bad spot here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Washington prevents Jorge from getting a body triangle.
Washington turns into Jorge and is now in his guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Everaldo Jorge comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jorge 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:29
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 28:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Everaldo Jorge!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frank Kingston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cassiano Victor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Victor is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Enigma - Hello and welcome. Cassiano Victor has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Frank Kingston's chin.
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175 lbs
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178 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Frank Kingston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cassiano Victor!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Leandro Rodrigues and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kingston scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Victor looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Victor has Kingston up against the ropes in a clinch.
Victor manages to pull guard.
Victor throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Victor has his feet on Kingston's thighs here. He's pushed Kingston off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Kingston screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Cassiano Victor!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kris Crunkel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Reis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crunkel comes into the arena with Am I Evil blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Reis's choice of entrance music: Choke - Hybrid (feat. John Graham). Thiago Reis will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kris Crunkel!
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, Thiago Reis!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Emerson Jorge and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crunkel looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Reis dodges the punch combination from Crunkel.
Crunkel changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Reis looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Reis sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Reis is trying to get back to full guard.
Reis is pressing down on Crunkel's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Reis pulls Crunkel in to control the position.
Reis is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Reis passes to side control.
Reis working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Crunkel sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crunkel is pressing down on Reis's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Crunkel is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Reis stands up over Crunkel, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Reis won't allow Crunkel to sweep him here.
Crunkel is working hard here to advance position.
Crunkel keeping moving, preventing Reis from controlling successfully.
Reis chips away with some ground and pound.
Crunkel isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Reis stacks Crunkel on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Reis!
Reis has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Crunkel is breathing heavily.
Reis in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Crunkel sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Crunkel is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Reis uses his free foot to push down on Crunkel's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Crunkel.
Reis has control of Crunkel's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Crunkel regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Reis wants to control the pace but Crunkel is squirming around nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crunkel is in a horrible position here. Reis smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Reis with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Reis prevents Crunkel from getting the reversal.
Reis throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Reis scoring with strikes but Crunkel is staying in there.
Crunkel might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Reis tries to control but Crunkel wriggling away.
Crunkel can't escape the position.
Reis working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Reis cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Reis is landing with some decent strikes but Crunkel is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Reis trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Reis connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reis is working for a guillotine from mount but Crunkel frees his head quite easily.
A nice elbow there by Reis.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Reis with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Crunkel is looking to get to half guard.
Reis lands a heavy elbow.
Reis with a couple of short strikes.
Reis punishing his opponent with strikes.
Reis in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Reis looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Reis with shots to the head and body - Crunkel looks very uncomfortable down there.
Reis looking for a guillotine from mount but Crunkel is having none of it.
Reis has isolated one of Crunkel's arms. Crunkel looking to fight him off but Reis twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Thiago Reis!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shang Tsung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Demian Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tsung's entrance music is Mortal Kombat Theme Remix. A fine choice. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Demian Maia was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Shang Tsung!
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, Demian Maia!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Paulo Santos and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tsung misses with an attempted mid kick.
Maia misses with a takedown attempt - Tsung sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Maia looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tsung is fending him off so far but Maia persists. Nope, Tsung circles away and we're back to standing.
Tsung throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Maia bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Tsung struggling a bit here.
Tsung sneaks back into half guard.
Tsung has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Maia is working away from the top position though.
Maia is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Tsung is just riding it out for now. Maia eventually gives up the hold.
Maia is thwarting Tsung's attempts to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsung is defending against the submission attempts here by Maia.
Maia trying to pass the guard but Tsung defending well.
Tsung is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Maia's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Maia's back!
I really don't envy Maia right now.
Maia defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Tsung's arms.
Tsung doesn't have the hooks in and Maia manages to turn into his guard.
Maia postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Tsung is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Maia, into his guard.
Maia looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsung is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Tsung passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Tsung wants to lay and pray for a moment but Maia keeps working.
Maia is looking to reverse the position.
Maia looks to move to half guard but instead Tsung has passed into mount! Damn!
Tsung can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Maia is looking to escape.
Maia is trying desperately to improve position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maia regains half guard.
Tsung is looking to take a break and control but Maia is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tsung keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Maia looking for submissions off his back.
Tsung trying to control from half guard but Maia is working away.
Maia gets back to full guard.
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.
Tsung trying to control but Maia is working from the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Tsung is sitting in close to Maia's body. Maia has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Tsung is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Tsung is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Maia.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Demian Maia!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nicholas Castle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fredson Reis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Castle comes to the ring accompanied by Why can`t we be friend - Smash Mouth. Reis has chosen Blood Red Sandman - Lordi as his entrance music. Fredson Reis has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Nicholas Castle's chin.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nicholas Castle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fredson Reis!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Thiago Cunha and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castle shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Reis fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Castle checks it well.
Reis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Reis stuffs the takedown attempt from Castle. Castle gets slowly back to his feet.
Reis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Castle avoids a punch combination nicely.
Reis tries to bum rush Castle with a series of wild strikes but Castle uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Oooh a lovely combination from Reis sends Castle down but not out. Reis dives into side control looking to finish.
Castle is rocked!
It looks like Nicholas Castle has been cut.
Castle wants to control but Reis postures up.
Oh Castle is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Reis creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Reis tries to move to full mount but Castle actually manages to regain half guard.
Reis prevents Castle from standing back up.
Castle slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Castle working for a triangle but Reis defends it easily.
Castle seems to have got his legs back now.
Reis trying to stand up but can't free himself from Castle's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castle is looking for a triangle but Reis pushes his legs off easily.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Castle looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Reis stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Castle fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Reis, pushing him back against the ropes.
Reis is stalling here.
Reis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Good work by Castle as he checks the leg kick.
Reis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fredson Reis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Castle fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nicholas Castle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Castle is breathing heavily.
Reis throws a right and a left that Castle avoids nicely.
Castle looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Fredson Reis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Reis!
Nice body punch from Reis.
Reis lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Castle shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castle stops Reis from standing up.
Reis scrambles and gets back to his feet.
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!
Castle takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Castle moves out of range of the leg kick from Reis.
Castle looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Reis is fending him off so far but Castle persists. Nope, Reis circles away and we're back to standing.
Castle closes this distance looking for a takedown but Reis circles away.
Reis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Reis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Reis crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Castle - the referee stops the clock and Reis gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Castle. Reis manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Castle scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Reis is looking to escape.
Reis is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Castle stops Reis from getting back to his feet.
Castle is working for a submission of some sort.
Castle decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castle fails to land the takedown.
Castle tries for a takedown but Reis sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Reis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Reis scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Reis jabs at Castle's body.
Reis lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Reis throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Castle on the side of the head.
Castle shoots in but Reis avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Castle throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Reis's waist but Reis gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Castle off to one side.
A combination from Reis does no damage.
Reis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Castle moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Castle throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Reis's waist but Reis gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Castle off to one side.
Castle misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Reis swings for the body but Castle moves out of range.
Castle tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Reis swivels and escapes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reis looks to land a left hand but Castle moved out of range nicely.
Reis stuffs the takedown attempt from Castle. Castle gets slowly back to his feet.
Castle walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Castle misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Castle shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Reis pinned against the cage. Reis gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Castle dodges the punch combination from Reis.
Reis punishes Castle's body with a nice straight punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Reis.
Reis lands an overhand right.
Reis fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Castle looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reis looks to land a combination. Castle sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Castle lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Fredson Reis has been cut.
Castle shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Reis as he jumps to the side.
Castle looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Reis is fending him off so far but Castle persists. Nope, Reis circles away and we're back to standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fredson Reis dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Reis looks to throw the jab but Castle is out of range.
A combination from Reis does no damage.
Reis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Castle throws out the jab.
Reis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Reis throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Castle counters with a shoot takedown. Reis fights it but they end up in guard.
Castle gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Castle avoids a punch combination nicely.
Reis throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Castle shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Castle dodges the punch combination from Reis.
Castle shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Reis as he jumps to the side.
Reis scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Reis keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nicholas Castle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Castle closes this distance looking for a takedown but Reis circles away.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Castle crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Reis - the referee stops the clock and Castle gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Reis. Castle manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Reis moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
No joy there for Reis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Reis.
Castle shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Reis pinned against the cage. Reis gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Reis lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Castle misses with a takedown attempt - Reis sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Castle misses with a takedown attempt - Reis sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Castle scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Reis is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Castle is controlling him well.
Reis is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Castle is looking to take a break and control but Reis is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Reis pushes Castle away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Castle gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Reis really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Castle. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reis is trying to improve his position.
Reis is trying to get back to his feet.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Reis bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Castle's head.
Reis uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Castle fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Reis scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Castle throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Reis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Castle throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Reis's waist but Reis gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Castle off to one side.
Reis will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nice shot lands for Reis.
Castle moves in looking to clinch but Reis pushes him off.
Castle takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Reis stuffs the takedown.
Reis misses with a two punch combination.
A left and a right from Reis both land. Nice combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reis throws a leg kick
enabling Castle to counter with a crisp jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Reis, as that shot connected.
Reis scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Reis misses with a kick to the body.
Castle fails with a takedown attempt.
Reis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Castle looks for a takedown but Reis sprawls well.
Castle looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Reis is fending him off so far but Castle persists. Nope, Reis circles away and we're back to standing.
Castle closes the distance and clinches up with Reis, looking for a takedown. Castle pushes Reis against the ropes but Reis circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Castle scores with a takedown into Reis's guard.
Reis wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Castle manages to pass to side control.
Castle seems to be working for a kimura but Reis defends the submission attempt.
Reis is trying to stand back up but Castle is controlling him
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castle uses his free foot to push down on Reis's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Reis.
Reis wants to get back to his feet.
Reis tries to reverse the position but Castle maintains control.
Castle wants to control the pace but Reis is squirming around nicely.
Reis tries to buck Castle off but he can't manage it.
Nicholas Castle overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Castle gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Reis lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Castle backs up against the ropes.
Castle closes the distance and clinches up with Reis, looking for a takedown. Castle pushes Reis against the ropes but Reis circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Castle scores a takedown into full mount!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reis tries to buck Castle off but he can't manage it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Nicholas Castle will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A jab lands there for Reis.
Reis tries to keep at a distance but Castle has taken the fight into the clinch.
Reis wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Castle has him pressed against the ropes.
Castle fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Castle fails to pull guard.
Castle can't break the clinch.
Castle tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Reis just stands there and leans against the ropes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nicholas Castle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Castle tries to pull guard but Reis holds him up against the ropes and eventually Castle drops back down to his feet.
Reis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Left hook, right uppercut from Reis.
Reis lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Reis works over Castle's head and body with a nice combination.
Reis throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Castle colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Reis as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Castle is left battered and dazed whilst Reis and his camp cheer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fredson Reis!
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