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UVT 20: The Champions Return PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sub Zero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wellen Dowd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sub Zero has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sub Zero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wellen Dowd!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Matheus Silva and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dowd throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Dowd checks a leg kick.
Dowd connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Dowd scores with a nice strike.
Zero closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Zero lands in his opponent's guard.
Zero trying to control the position from guard on top but Dowd is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dowd looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Dowd keeping full guard, as Zero tries to pass.
Zero drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Zero seems to have locked his on tight now - Dowd screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Zero, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Sub Zero!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wanderlei Pope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Nutlover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harry Nutlover will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wanderlei Pope!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Harry Nutlover!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Mauricio Rocha and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pope scores with a takedown into Nutlover's guard.
Pope won't allow Nutlover to sweep him here.
Nutlover working for a triangle but Pope defends it easily.
Nutlover is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Pope has his hands clasped together but Nutlover extends an breaks Pope's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Nutlover.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Harry Nutlover!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Skinny Boy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adrian Blanchard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Blanchard's choice of entrance music: "Bull's on Parade" by Rage Against the Machine. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight 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, Skinny Boy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Adrian Blanchard!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Seu Braga and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boy changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Blanchard tries to avoid it but Boy manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Blanchard to the ground. Blanchard escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Boy clinches up with Blanchard and pushes him back against the cage.
Blanchard throws a knee to the head but misses.
Blanchard breaks the clinch.
Boy wants to clinch up but Blanchard keeps it at a distance.
Boy tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Blanchard swivels and escapes.
Blanchard gets a clinch.
Blanchard lands a right hand.
Blanchard is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Boy avoiding damage as Blanchard throws knees to the body.
Blanchard is pressed up against the cage. Boy has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Blanchard down to the mat. Blanchard avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Skinny Boy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boy wants to clinch.
Boy throws the left hand but Blanchard avoids the punch easily.
Boy shoots in looking for a takedown. Blanchard tries to sprawl out of it but Boy keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Blanchard manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Boy gets the takedown into side control.
Blanchard is trying to improve his position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blanchard tries to escape but Boy is in control.
Boy working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blanchard wants to get back to his feet.
Boy tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Boy has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Boy is breathing heavily.
Blanchard is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Blanchard wants to control but Boy postures up.
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.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Boy looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Blanchard is fending him off so far but Boy persists. Nope, Blanchard circles away and we're back to standing.
Blanchard clinches with his opponent.
Blanchard breaks the clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Blanchard. No joy for Boy on that attempt.
Blanchard tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Boy shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Blanchard pinned against the cage. Blanchard gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Blanchard fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Boy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Blanchard takes the fight into the clinch.
Boy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Boy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Blanchard prevents the takedown attempt.
Boy has Blanchard pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Blanchard manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Blanchard throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Boy blocks it with crossed arms.
Boy changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Blanchard fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Nice sprawl there from Blanchard as Boy shoots in.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blanchard closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Boy is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Blanchard will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Boy up against the cage.
Blanchard scores a nice knee to the body.
Boy takes an elbow to the forehead.
Blanchard breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Boy will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Boy fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Blanchard sprawls well initially but Boy persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Boy trying to mount his opponent but Blanchard defends it.
Blanchard trying to control but Boy postures up.
Blanchard wants to improve his position but Boy is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boy is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Blanchard has managed to free his arm - good work.
Boy will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Blanchard controlling the position well.
Boy is thwarting Blanchard's attempts to control the position.
Boy is looking for a kimura here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Blanchard moves in looking to clinch but Boy pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Adrian Blanchard will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Boy bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Boy thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Boy working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Blanchard is trying to buck Boy off.
Boy thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Boy prevents Blanchard from escaping the position.
Boy tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Boy has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Boy is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Blanchard knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blanchard is trying to get back to his feet.
Boy tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Boy has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Blanchard is trying to control Boy's posture but Boy avoids it.
Boy tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Boy is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Blanchard is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Boy advances to mount.
Boy swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Blanchard is now in Boy's guard. A big mistake from Boy there, giving up the dominant position!
Blanchard tries to stand but Boy is controlling from the bottom.
Boy escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Blanchard gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boy had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Blanchard is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Boy Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Blanchard's back instead.
Boy is persistently looking for the submission but Blanchard is defending it well.
Blanchard trying to control but not successfully.
Will Boy go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Blanchard tries to escape but Boy has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Will Boy go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blanchard trying to control but not successfully.
Will Boy go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Blanchard wants to escape the position.
Blanchard has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Boy trying to control.
Blanchard tries to roll but Boy sticks to his back.
Blanchard fending off the submission attempt from Boy.
Blanchard has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Skinny Boy dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Blanchard gets caught flat footed, as Boy shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Boy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Blanchard swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Boy pushes down on Blanchard's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Blanchard is not content to let Boy control the position.
Boy is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Boy is looking to advance position but Blanchard won't allow it.
Blanchard manages to get to full guard.
Blanchard keeping moving, preventing Boy from controlling successfully.
Skinny Boy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blanchard keeping full guard, as Boy tries to pass.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Blanchard looking for a sweep. Not yet Blanchard, not yet.
Boy passes Blanchard's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Boy is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Blanchard is just riding it out for now. Boy eventually gives up the hold.
Blanchard makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Blanchard rushes Boy and presses him up against the cage.
Boy is fighting off a takedown attempt but Blanchard is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Boy to the mat. Boy regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boy wants to sweep here but Blanchard controlling him for the moment.
Boy is looking for a triangle but Blanchard pushes his legs off easily.
Blanchard looking to pass the guard.
Boy working a defensive guard here.
Boy is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Blanchard has his hands clasped together but Boy extends an breaks Blanchard's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Boy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Skinny Boy!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Max Cavalera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Bobles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cavalera comes to the cage accompanied by Territory. Ray Bobles has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Max Cavalera's chin.
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Max Cavalera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ray Bobles!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Matheus Silva and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Cavalera as Bobles shoots in.
Bobles throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cavalera's waist but Cavalera gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bobles off to one side.
Bobles tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cavalera swivels and escapes.
Max Cavalera has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ray Bobles.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Cavalera.
Cavalera thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Bobles is looking to reverse the position.
Cavalera is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Bobles is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Cavalera is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Bobles has escaped the position, nice work there.
Cavalera thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Bobles tries to bench press Cavalera off him but Cavalera keeps the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cavalera tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Cavalera has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Cavalera is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Bobles is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Cavalera is breathing heavily.
Bobles manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bobles moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Bobles looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bobles is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Cavalera advances position into side control!
Cavalera thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bobles is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bobles sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Bobles looking for submissions off his back.
Cavalera is looking for a kimura but Bobles is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Cavalera to get the leverage.
Bobles wants to get back to full guard.
Cavalera works his way into side control.
Cavalera is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Bobles is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Bobles tries to improve position but can't.
Cavalera tries for a kimura but Bobles is defending well.
Cavalera advances nicely into full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cavalera looking for a guillotine from mount but Bobles is having none of it.
Bobles is working to get back to half guard.
Bobles manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Cavalera is looking for a kimura here.
Cavalera prevents Bobles from improving his position.
Cavalera looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bobles with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bobles actively working from the bottom here.
Cavalera has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Bobles is trying to escape the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cavalera with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Cavalera wants to finish this one by submission but Bobles is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Cavalera.
Bobles keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Bobles bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Cavalera is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bobles pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cavalera is keeping the position for now.
Cavalera pushes a forearm under Bobles's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Bobles is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Max Cavalera!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Lukens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clarence Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Johnny Lukens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Clarence Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Emerson Jorge and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Thomas throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Lukens tumbling to the canvas!
It looks like Johnny Lukens has been cut.
Thomas trying to control but Lukens is working from the bottom.
Lukens has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Thomas can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Lukens tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Thomas trying to control but Lukens is working from the bottom.
Thomas is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Lukens has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Thomas is looking to defend but Lukens has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Thomas! Lukens pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Thomas taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Johnny Lukens!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Gardens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andreas Hansson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andreas Hansson will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcus Gardens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andreas Hansson!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Thiago Cunha and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hansson waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Gardens.
Gardens shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Hansson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Gardens could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Gardens working for a submission but Hansson is keeping him at bay.
Hansson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hansson is squirming around, avoiding Gardens's attempts to control the action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gardens working for a submission but Hansson is keeping him at bay.
Hansson has given up his back.
Gardens looking to break Hansson's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Hansson remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Gardens will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Gardens patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Gardens avoiding Hansson 's attempts to control his hands.
Hansson tries to escape but Gardens has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Hansson manages to reverse the position and now he's in Gardens's guard. Nice work there by Hansson.
Gardens tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hansson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gardens might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hansson postures up and lands a big shot to Gardens's brow.
Gardens is looking for a triangle but Hansson pushes his legs off easily.
Hansson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gardens is keeping the position for now.
Gardens lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Hansson!
Gardens is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Hansson has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Hansson!
Gardens is breathing heavily.
Hansson lands a couple of elbows.
Hansson looking to pass the guard.
Gardens has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hansson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hansson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gardens looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hansson is one step ahead there.
Gardens has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Hansson is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Gardens.
Hansson advances to full mount.
Gardens is trying desperately to improve position.
Gardens prevents Hansson from taking his back.
Hansson breaks from Gardens's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Gardens keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Hansson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gardens is looking to escape.
Gardens tries to reverse the position but Hansson maintains control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hansson unloading with bombs!
Hansson is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Gardens is surviving well by controlling Hansson's body position as best he can.
Hansson wants to control the pace but Gardens is squirming around nicely.
Gardens working to try and regain half guard.
Hansson wants to control the pace but Gardens is squirming around nicely.
Gardens can't escape the position.
Hansson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Gardens's face.
Gardens tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hansson tries to control but Gardens wriggling away.
Hansson prevents Gardens from getting the reversal.
That's four 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.
Gardens is squirming around, avoiding Hansson's attempts to control the action.
Gardens is trying to escape the mount.
Hansson wants to take Gardens's back but he can't do it this time.
Gardens can't escape the position.
Hansson working Gardens over with strikes here.
Hansson wants to control the pace but Gardens is squirming around nicely.
Gardens tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hansson trying to control but Gardens is having none of it.
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 Marcus Gardens will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Gardens looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Hansson wants to get back to full guard.
Hansson is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Gardens pulls his head out easily.
Gardens is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Gardens wants to pass the guard but Hansson is defending well.
Hansson gets full guard.
Gardens drops back looking for a leg! Hansson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hansson manages to kick Gardens off! Gardens jumps back into Hansson's guard.
Hansson 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.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hansson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Gardens is looking to get to half guard.
Hansson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hansson lands a nice shot to the head.
Hansson is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Gardens has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Gardens is wriggling around trying to escape.
Gardens slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Gardens looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hansson is looking to take a break and control but Gardens is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hansson is looking to advance position but Gardens won't allow it.
Gardens gets full guard.
Gardens working for a triangle but Hansson defends it easily.
Hansson trying to control but Gardens is working from the bottom.
Gardens has a closed guard, preventing Hansson from standing up.
Hansson trying to control the position from guard on top but Gardens is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hansson tries to free his leg and advance position but Gardens is retaining full guard.
Hansson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hansson trying to control but Gardens is working from the bottom.
Gardens is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gardens looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hansson forces his way into half guard.
Gardens is pressing down on Hansson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Gardens looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hansson tries to free his leg and advance position but Gardens is retaining full guard.
Gardens pushes a forearm under Hansson's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Hansson is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Marcus Gardens!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Amadeo Assis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cumpadi Washington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Assis comes into the arena with Mv Bill- Falcao blaring out of the sound system. Cumpadi Washington looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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195 lbs
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191 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Counter striker
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Amadeo Assis!
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, Cumpadi Washington!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Leandro Rodrigues and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Washington drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Assis tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Washington wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Assis gets back to half guard.
Assis moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Assis manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Washington manages to get himself to full guard.
Assis thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Assis drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Assis jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Assis wants to pass the guard but Washington is keeping the position.
Washington had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Assis 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 Assis's back instead.
Washington is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Assis knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Assis for a finish.
Washington looks gassed!
Assis breaks Washington's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Assis pushes down on Washington's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Assis looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Assis passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Washington!
Assis working for a guillotine from mount but Washington is in no mood to give up.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Assis looking to secure an arm triangle but Washington defends it well.
Assis is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Washington is surviving well by controlling Assis's body position as best he can.
Washington stops Assis from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Washington tries to reverse the position but Assis maintains control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Washington is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Washington defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Assis.
Washington really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Assis has isolated one of Washington's arms. Washington looking to fight him off but Assis twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Amadeo Assis!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Alvarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Butter Bean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Butter Bean 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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300 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Alvarez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Butter Bean!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Paulo Santos and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alvarez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bean is fending him off so far but Alvarez persists. Nope, Bean circles away and we're back to standing.
Bean sends Alvarez crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Bean is motioning to the referee to let Alvarez up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Alvarez is rocked!
It looks like Thiago Alvarez has been cut.
Alvarez looks for a takedown but Bean sprawls well.
Alvarez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thiago Alvarez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alvarez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bean paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Alvarez.
Bean lands with a nice body punch.
Thiago Alvarez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alvarez 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!
Bean lands a brutal uppercut that launches Alvarez off his feet! Alvarez tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Butter Bean!
Butter Bean is the new super heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between DeAndre Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Svenn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyson comes to the cage accompanied by Slam. Svenn has chosen We Taking Over as his entrance music. Tom Svenn has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, DeAndre Tyson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tom Svenn!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Daniel Cesar and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyson pushes Svenn up against the cage in a clinch.
Tyson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Tom Svenn has been cut.
Tyson pulls guard effortlessly.
Svenn chips away with some ground and pound.
Svenn passes Tyson's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Svenn wants to pass the guard but Tyson is defending well.
Svenn seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Tyson is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Tom Svenn!
Tom Svenn is the new welterweight champion!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Albert Fish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Mbugua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). William Mbugua struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 186.5lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. The key to victory for Albert Fish has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Albert Fish!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, William Mbugua!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Matheus Silva and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mbugua moves away from the strike by Fish.
A big left from Fish misses.
Fish takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Fish misses with an uppercut.
Mbugua plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Mbugua lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A combination from Fish does no damage.
Mbugua staying out of range there.
Mbugua throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Fish.
Fish misses with a body shot.
Fish is looking to clinch but Mbugua is avoiding it.
Mbugua slips under a jab.
Fish misses with a body shot.
Mbugua moves into range and clinches up with Fish.
Mbugua breaks from the clinch.
Mbugua throws a right and a left that Fish avoids nicely.
Mbugua throws a head kick that half lands.
Fish throws out a loose jab but Mbugua uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fish has managed to clinch.
Fish breaks from the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Fish.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fish is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mbugua.
Fish lands a hook that stumbles Mbugua back into the cage. Fish follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Mbugua to the canvas! Fish pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Mbugua has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Albert Fish!
Albert Fish retains his middleweight title!
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