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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Diego Veiga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reginald Nefarious (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Veiga comes to the cage accompanied by Enter Sandman. Diego Veiga had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 187.8lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. 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 Reginald Nefarious 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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Diego Veiga!
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, Reginald Nefarious!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Paulo Santos and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Veiga tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nefarious paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Diego Veiga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nefarious keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nefarious drops Veiga with a nice combination! Nefarious dives into Veiga's guard, looking to finish!
Veiga is rocked!
Nefarious controlling from the top position.
Oh Veiga is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nefarious with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Nefarious working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Nefarious throws a big right hand that misses.
Nefarious forces his way into half guard.
Veiga seems to have got his legs back now.
Nefarious working Veiga over with strikes.
Nefarious missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nefarious with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nefarious looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Nefarious looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Nefarious postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Veiga to stand 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.
Nefarious changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Veiga looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Veiga is breathing heavily.
Nefarious lands a decent elbow from side control.
Nefarious scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Veiga to see if he's OK.
The ground and pound from Nefarious seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Veiga tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Nefarious wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Nefarious misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Nefarious is working Veiga over with some ground and pound from side control.
Nefarious throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Nefarious.
Nefarious is chipping away with strikes.
Nefarious working the ground and pound from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nefarious landing a few strikes.
Veiga dodges the ground and pound from Nefarious.
Nefarious is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Veiga will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Nefarious throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Nefarious in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Veiga tries to escape but Nefarious is in control.
Nefarious throwing strikes but Veiga manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Nefarious manages to get back to half guard.
Nefarious is pressing down on Veiga's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Veiga won't allow Nefarious to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nefarious kicks Veiga off and gets to his feet.
Nefarious connects with a good right hand that stumbles Veiga. Veiga circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Veiga throws a series of punches but Nefarious avoids them all with ease.
Veiga tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nefarious paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Veiga lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Nefarious backs up against the cage.
Nefarious cracks a nice hook into Veiga's ribs.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Veiga tries to clinch but Nefarious is having none of it.
Nefarious changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nefarious goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nefarious swats away the attempt to clinch by Veiga.
Veiga with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Nefarious to counter with a crisp jab.
Nefarious is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Veiga hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Reginald Nefarious!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lance Uppercut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derek Whitaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Whitaker is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Korn - Freak on a leash. Lance Uppercut has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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, Lance Uppercut!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Derek Whitaker!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Mauricio Rocha and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uppercut looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Whitaker!
Whitaker working to try and regain half guard.
Uppercut raining down shots from the mount!
Whitaker is trying desperately to improve position.
Whitaker prevents Uppercut from taking his back.
Uppercut working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Uppercut goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Whitaker is on top in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Whitaker looking to pass the guard.
Uppercut trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitaker looking to improve position, pressing down on Uppercut's thigh with his hand. Uppercut seems to be working to lock up a guilotine though... is Whitaker paying attention? Apparently not! He's locked it up tight! Whitaker's face has turned purple! Will he tap? Will he! YES! He's tapped! Uppercut picked his opening and made it count! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Lance Uppercut!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gay Al (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikhail Chigorin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mikhail Chigorin is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gay Al!
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, Mikhail Chigorin!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Thiago Cunha and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Al with that takedown attempt.
Al changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Chigorin looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Chigorin tries to improve position but can't.
Al thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Chigorin is trying to improve his position.
Al landing a few strikes.
Al throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Chigorin tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Al has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Chigorin is looking to reverse the position.
Al wants to control but Chigorin is keeping him busy.
Chigorin is looking for a sweep.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Al closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Al wants to take a breather but Chigorin is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chigorin moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Chigorin wants to sweep but no luck.
Chigorin throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Chigorin trying to strike off his back.
Al thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Al is breathing heavily.
Al trying to control the position from guard on top but Chigorin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Al looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Chigorin is fending him off so far but Al persists. Nope, Chigorin circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice sprawl there from Chigorin as Al shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gay Al. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Al 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.
Chigorin throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Al throwing strikes from guard but Chigorin blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chigorin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Al is one step ahead there.
Al wants to pass the guard but Chigorin is keeping the position.
Chigorin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Chigorin doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Al drops back looking for a leg! Chigorin is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Chigorin manages to kick Al off! Al jumps back into Chigorin's guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Chigorin shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chigorin scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Chigorin chips away with some ground and pound.
Al throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Chigorin postures up.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Chigorin postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Chigorin postures up in Al's guard and throws a big left but Al blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chigorin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Al works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Chigorin pushes down on Al's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Al keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Al is looking to improve his position.
Chigorin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Al fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Chigorin sprawls well initially but Al persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Chigorin is trying to get back to full guard.
Chigorin connecting with a few gentle strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al throwing shots but Chigorin is blocking nicely.
Chigorin works his way to full guard. Good work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Chigorin is on top in guard.
Al utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Chigorin postures up in Al's guard and throws a big left but Al blocks it.
Chigorin throwing strikes from guard but Al blocks nicely.
Chigorin stopping the sweep attempt from Al.
Chigorin cracks Al with a solid left hand.
Al has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Chigorin can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Chigorin distracts Al with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Al working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Chigorin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gay Al dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Al shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Chigorin gets full guard.
Al throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Chigorin keeping full guard, as Al tries to pass.
Al trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Chigorin throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Al preventing the sweep.
Al wants to control from the top but Chigorin keeps moving.
Al 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.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Chigorin changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Al looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al gets back to half guard.
Al is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Chigorin's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Chigorin's back!
Chigorin showing good submission defense here.
Al scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Chigorin is looking for a way out.
Al controlling well, preventing Chigorin from escaping the position.
Al throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Chigorin!
Al connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Chigorin to escape the position.
Chigorin is rocked!
Al is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Chigorin is still in real trouble! Can Al finish him?
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
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!
Al keeps control of the position as Chigorin tries to break free.
Chigorin showing good submission defense here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al keeps control of the position as Chigorin tries to break free.
Al tries to get the hooks in deep but Chigorin pushed the leg off.
Chigorin seems to have recovered his senses.
Al is hanging on to Chigorin's back as he tries to escape.
Al is trying to stick to Chigorin's back but Chigorin is turning into Al. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Al's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Chigorin.
Chigorin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Chigorin working some strikes from top position.
Al lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Chigorin!
Chigorin is looking to get to half guard.
Chigorin wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Al.
Al is landing with some decent strikes but Chigorin is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Gay Al overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Chigorin is desperately trying to improve his position but Al has a good base and remains in mount.
Al lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chigorin can't escape the position.
Chigorin is squirming around, avoiding Al's attempts to control the action.
Chigorin is trying to escape the mount.
Chigorin defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Al.
Chigorin tries to reverse the position but Al maintains control.
Al looking to ground and pound but Chigorin is blocking nicely.
Chigorin is looking to get to half guard.
Al has hold of Chigorin's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Chigorin manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Chigorin is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
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.
Al trying to control but Chigorin is having none of it.
Al has hold of Chigorin's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Chigorin manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Al is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Chigorin can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
BOOM! Al connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Al looking for a guillotine from mount but Chigorin is having none of it.
Al looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Al landing strikes from the mount.
Chigorin really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gay Al dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Chigorin has his takedown stuffed
and Al counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Chigorin looking for a sweep. Not yet Chigorin, not yet.
Chigorin throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Chigorin scores with a nice shot.
Al passes Chigorin's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Chigorin flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Al thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Chigorin's head.
Al wants to pass to mount but Chigorin is defending the position.
Al prevents Chigorin from improving his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Al gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Chigorin counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al tries to roll over but Chigorin keeps him under control.
Chigorin trying to mount his opponent but Al defends it.
Al is looking to improve his position.
Chigorin blocks the strikes from Al.
Chigorin looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Al makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Al.
Chigorin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Al had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Chigorin is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Al Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Chigorin's back instead.
Al lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Al is loading up with his shots from the back and Chigorin is in big trouble! Chigorin taps out to strikes and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Gay Al!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kenta Kobashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mohammed Clay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Kenta Kobashi has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Kenta Kobashi seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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, Kenta Kobashi!
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, Mohammed Clay!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Thiago Cunha and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clay just misses with a punch to the body.
Kobashi takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Mohammed Clay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clay throws a hook to the side of Kobashi's head but Kobashi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Clay misses with a hook.
Kobashi gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Clay has had enough of the clinch but Kobashi keeps him there for the moment.
Kobashi taking a breather.
Kobashi lands a body punch in the clinch.
Clay wants to get back to striking at distance but Kobashi won't allow it.
Kobashi lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kobashi lands a nice shot to the body.
Clay looks gassed!
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!
Kobashi lands an elbow that stopped Clay in his tracks for a moment.
Kobashi using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kobashi lands a nice knee to the body.
Kobashi breaks from the clinch.
Kobashi gets a clinch.
Kobashi stalling in the clinch.
Kobashi could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Kobashi drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Clay can't break the clinch.
Kobashi breaks the clinch.
Kobashi shoots in but Clay avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nice takedown defense from Clay. No joy for Kobashi on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenta Kobashi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clay misses the jab.
Kobashi fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Horrible takedown by Kobashi or perhaps it was just good defense by Clay which made him look bad.
Clay stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Clay misses with a series of wild punches.
Clay lands a really nice looking cross but Kobashi seems unphased.
Clay lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kobashi takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Clay tests Kobashi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kobashi is rocked!
Kobashi shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Clay as he jumps to the side.
Oh Kobashi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mohammed Clay is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kobashi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kobashi seems to have got his legs back now.
Clay fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jab, jab by Clay - just one landing.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Kobashi.
The strikes coming from Kobashi are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clay avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Kobashi.
Kobashi trying to control the position but Clay is working away.
Kobashi postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Kobashi lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Kobashi landing strikes.
Kobashi lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Kobashi takes a little break here. Clay wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Clay is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Kobashi advances to full mount.
Clay is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Kobashi takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Kobashi lands a big shot there that rocks Clay but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clay takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Kobashi tries to control but Clay wriggling away.
Kobashi is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Clay can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A nice elbow there by Kobashi.
A nice elbow there by Kobashi.
Kobashi wants to control the pace but Clay is squirming around nicely.
Clay is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
The referee warns Clay that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Clay is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Clay tries to hold on but Kobashi postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kobashi controlling from mount.
Kobashi looking to control but Clay is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kobashi lands a big shot there that rocks Clay but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Kobashi trying to control but Clay is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Clay working to try and regain half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Clay is trying to stand up.
Kobashi tries to control but Clay wriggling away.
Kobashi raining down shots from the mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenta Kobashi dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Clay fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Clay throws a looping overhand right but Kobashi ducks down to avoid it.
Kobashi shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Clay as he jumps to the side.
Kobashi tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Clay swivels and escapes.
Jab by Clay.
Kobashi looks for a takedown but Clay sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenta Kobashi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Clay drops Kobashi with a right and a left! Clay comes rushing in but Kobashi regains his composure and manages to keep Clay in guard.
Clay trying to control the position from guard on top but Kobashi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Clay postures up.
Kobashi has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Clay would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Kobashi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Clay has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Kobashi is proving hard to escape from.
Kobashi trying to keep a closed guard but Clay is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clay won't allow Kobashi to sweep him here.
Clay is looking to stand up but Kobashi won't let him.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kobashi drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kobashi prevents Clay from getting back to his feet.
Clay really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kobashi. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kobashi connects with a couple of short punches.
Kobashi avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kobashi passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Kobashi trying to control the action but Clay is working from the bottom.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Kobashi tries to advance to mount but can't.
Kobashi trying to control the position but Clay is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clay is looking to reverse the position.
Clay is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Clay is pushing Kobashi's head away, looking to escape. Kobashi manages to hold on to the position though.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kobashi fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Clay gets caught flat footed, as Kobashi shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Clay wants to get back to his feet but Kobashi is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Kobashi wants to pass the guard but Clay is keeping the position.
Kobashi wants to control from the top but Clay keeps moving.
Kobashi tries to free his leg and advance position but Clay is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clay wants to get back to his feet but Kobashi is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Kobashi cracks Clay with a solid left hand.
Clay controlling Kobashi's posture.
Clay keeping moving, preventing Kobashi from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kobashi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Clay.
Kobashi shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Clay but Clay pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kobashi moves forwards but Clay connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kobashi misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kobashi ducks under a wild hook from Clay.
Kobashi shoots for a takedown but Clay saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Clay takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A choreographed right hand from Clay misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kobashi throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Clay's waist but Clay gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kobashi off to one side.
Clay throws a big shot that misses.
Clay throws out a loose jab but Kobashi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Clay misses with a looping left.
Kobashi gets a clinch.
Kobashi prevents Clay from breaking the clinch.
Come on Kobashi - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Clay wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kobashi using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kobashi using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Clay wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kobashi is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Clay is keeping busy.
Kobashi slows down the pace here.
Kobashi has Clay pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Clay manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Clay has had enough of the clinch but Kobashi keeps him there for the moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kobashi wants a takedown.
Clay wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kobashi lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Clay wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Good body shot from Kobashi.
Clay wants to break the clinch but can't.
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 Kenta Kobashi will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Kobashi fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Mohammed Clay seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Clay throws a shot from downtown. Kobashi moves away and avoids it.
Kobashi defending well as Clay loads up on a big left hand.
Clay misses the shot to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Clay as Kobashi shoots in.
Kobashi takes one to the chin there.
Clay throws a hook but Kobashi blocks it.
Clay jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Clay throws an overhand right that lands on Kobashi's shoulder, as Kobashi tries to avoid the shot.
Kobashi shoots in but Clay avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenta Kobashi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Clay misses with a series of wild punches.
Kobashi staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clay swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice takedown defense from Clay. No joy for Kobashi on that attempt.
Clay thuds a left hand into Kobashi's body.
Clay takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kobashi throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Clay's waist but Clay gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kobashi off to one side.
Clay misses with a straight right.
Kobashi shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Clay's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kobashi drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kobashi jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Kobashi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kobashi content to stall in guard here.
Clay keeping moving, preventing Kobashi from controlling successfully.
Kobashi stays in close to Clay's body and controls the position.
Clay pulls Kobashi in to control the position.
Kobashi wants to control from the top but Clay keeps moving.
Kobashi might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Kobashi stops Clay from standing up.
Clay is wriggling around but Kobashi manages to pass to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Kobashi in particular looking to stall.
Kobashi is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Clay!
Kobashi avoids the attempt from Clay to control.
Clay wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Clay is bucking up trying to escape but Kobashi cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Clay wants to control but Kobashi is having none of it.
Kobashi trying to control but Clay is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clay is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Clay can't escape the position.
Kobashi with shots to the head and body - Clay looks very uncomfortable down there.
Kobashi tries to control but Clay wriggling away.
Kenta Kobashi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kobashi lands with some strikes.
Clay is rocked!
Oooooh, big shot lands for Kobashi! Clay is hurt baaadly! Kobashi is firing away with more strikes - Clay is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Kenta Kobashi!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Henrique Leme (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Allen Ivory (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Leme might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Vale Tudo. Henrique Leme is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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205 lbs
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205 lbs
2 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Henrique Leme!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Allen Ivory!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Seu Braga and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ivory looks for a takedown but Leme sprawls well.
Leme tries for a takedown but Ivory circles away easily
and Ivory counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Leme is looking to stand up but Ivory isn't so interested in that idea.
Leme keeping moving, preventing Ivory from controlling successfully.
Ivory in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Leme is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Ivory is working Leme over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ivory shoots in but Leme avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ivory shoots in but Leme avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Henrique Leme has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Allen Ivory.
Some wild striking there from Ivory.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivory looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Ivory has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Leme is looking to escape.
Leme is breathing heavily.
Leme wants to stand back up but Ivory manages to pass into side control.
Ivory cracks Leme with a big elbow.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Leme tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Ivory is riding his opponent, not letting Leme buck him off.
Ivory is looking for the choke from the back position but Leme is controlling his hands well.
Leme is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Ivory is looking for the choke from the back position but Leme is controlling his hands well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leme trying to get back to his feet but Ivory is in full control for now.
Leme is trying escape back to his feet. He turns into his opponent's guard and eventually finds his way back to his feet.
Leme doesn't manage to clinch there - Ivory circles away.
Leme fails in his attempt to clinch.
Leme tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Leme tries to clinch but Ivory is having none of it.
Ivory misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ivory circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ivory counters with a nice low kick that buckles Leme's knee momentarily.
Ivory throws a head kick that misses.
Leme tries to clinch up but Ivory circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leme tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ivory swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Henrique Leme is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Leme tries to clinch but Ivory moves out of range.
Ivory swats away the attempt to clinch by Leme.
Leme is looking to clinch.
Leme tries to clinch but Ivory moves out of range.
Ivory lands with a nice combination. Leme backs away looking to recover.
Leme wants to clinch.
Leme moves in looking to clinch but Ivory pushes him off.
Leme tries to clinch but Ivory moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Leme looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice sprawl there from Leme as Ivory shoots in.
Leme tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ivory counters with a takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Leme is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Ivory tries for a kimura but Leme is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ivory tries for a kimura but Leme is defending well.
Ivory wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Leme, who protects the arm well.
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!
Leme takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Ivory grinds an elbow into Leme's temple.
Ivory works to advance to full mount. Leme defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Leme tries to buck Ivory off but he can't manage it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leme trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Leme tries to buck Ivory off but Ivory takes his back!
Ivory lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Allen Ivory dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ivory drives through with a takedown into guard.
Leme wants to stand but Ivory is controlling the position.
Ivory trying to control but Leme is working from the bottom.
Leme will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ivory is stalling in the full guard.
Ivory passes Leme's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Ivory looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Leme with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Leme on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ivory postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Leme to stand up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Leme tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ivory swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ivory tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Leme swivels and escapes.
Leme takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Leme rushes Ivory and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivory tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Leme lands an elbow that stopped Ivory in his tracks for a moment.
Leme lands an elbow just above Ivory 's eye.
Ivory wants a takedown but no success here.
Henrique Leme has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Allen Ivory.
Ivory goes for a takedown in the clinch but Leme prevents it.
Leme lands a knee to the head.
Ivory throws an elbow that misses.
Ivory tries for a takedown. No joy.
Leme throws an elbow that misses.
Ivory jumps guard but Leme stands there with Ivory around his waist. Ivory gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ivory is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Leme gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Ivory has Leme pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Leme manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Ivory tries to pull guard but Leme holds him up against the cage and eventually Ivory drops back down to his feet.
Leme looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ivory tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ivory tries to pull guard but Leme won't allow it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Leme.
Ivory jumps guard but Leme stands there with Ivory around his waist. Ivory gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ivory is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Ivory fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Leme with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Leme misses with a knee strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivory changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Leme fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Leme stuffs the takedown attempt from Ivory. Ivory gets slowly back to his feet.
Leme fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ivory misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Leme rushes Ivory and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Leme lands a knee to the head.
Ivory is rocked!
Ivory takes an elbow to the temple.
Ivory is still on wobbly legs! Can Leme finish him?
Leme with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Leme has Ivory pressed against the cage. He pushes Ivory back and as he springs towards him off the cage, Leme throws a beautiful elbow that sends Ivory crashing to the floor! Leme piles on the pressure with more strikes! Ivory is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Henrique Leme!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Scott Hode (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Finn Murray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murray comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Macarron Chacarron kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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159 lbs
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155 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
KO power |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight 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, Scott Hode!
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, Finn Murray!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Mauricio Rocha and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murray ducks under a wild hook from Hode.
Murray thows a body shot but no joy.
Hode connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Murray is rocked!
Murray just misses with a punch to the body.
Murray is still on wobbly legs! Can Hode finish him?
Murray cracks Hode with an uppercut from hell and Hode crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Murray's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
Hode is rocked!
It looks like Scott Hode has been cut.
Murray stopping the sweep attempt from Hode.
Oh Hode is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Murray seems to have recovered his senses.
Hode seems to have got his legs back now.
Hode looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hode 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hode throws his legs up looking for a submission but Murray uses it to pass to side control.
Murray wants to stand but Hode has him controlled and pulls him back into his guard.
Hode looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hode looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Murray passes into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hode tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Murray presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Murray prevents Hode from getting the reversal.
Murray really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hode. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hode is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hode regains half guard.
Murray escapes and gets back to his feet.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hode loads up on a big right hand but Murray slips the punch.
An inside leg kick lands from Murray.
Hode is breathing heavily.
Both fighters circling a little - Murray finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Hode displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Murray throws out the jab.
Murray lands with a shot to the body.
Hode shoots in for a double leg but Murray sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Murray throws a head kick that misses.
Murray swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hode moves out of range as Murray throws a body kick.
Hode throws out a loose jab but Murray uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murray connects with a stiff jab that staggers Hode - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Finn Murray!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ben Gorden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renato Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Bring Da Ruckus. Renato Gracie has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ben Gorden's chin.
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142 lbs
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22
140 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ben Gorden!
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, Renato Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Edson Gomes and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gorden lands with a nice combination. Gracie backs away looking to recover.
Gracie looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gorden is fending him off so far but Gracie persists. Nope, Gorden circles away and we're back to standing.
Gorden closes the distance and clinches.
Gorden breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gracie looks for a takedown but Gorden sprawls well.
Gorden throws a lazy right hand but Gracie sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gracie decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Gorden works his way to full guard. Good work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie passes into half guard.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but Gorden defending well.
Gracie is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Gorden doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Gracie.
Gorden gets back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorden keeping full guard, as Gracie tries to pass.
Gorden seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Gracie postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Gorden is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Gracie, into his guard.
Gracie looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gorden is one step ahead there.
Gracie is looking for a triangle but Gorden pushes his legs off easily.
Gorden stopping the sweep attempt from Gracie.
Gorden sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Gracie's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gorden controlling the action here.
Gracie tries to get to full guard but Gorden has control of the leg.
Gracie is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Gorden pulls his head out easily.
Gracie wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gorden content to control rather than advance.
Gorden postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Gracie to stand up.
Gorden lands a slapping body shot.
No luck for Gracie with that takedown attempt.
Ben Gorden has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Renato Gracie.
Gorden misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gracie.
Renato Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gorden moves into the clinch successfully.
Gracie wants to get back to striking at distance but Gorden won't allow it.
Gorden escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gorden decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Gracie regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gorden has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Gracie is proving hard to escape from.
Gracie looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Gorden passes into side control.
Gracie tries to bench press Gorden off him but Gorden keeps the position.
Gracie is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Gorden stands up and beckons Gracie to his feet.
Gracie will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gorden doesn't manage to clinch there - Gracie circles away.
Gracie shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Gorden counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Gorden gets underhooks to prevent Gracie's takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Gorden dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Gorden looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Gracie is trying to get back to full guard.
Gracie actively working from the bottom here.
Gorden is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Gracie works his way to full guard. Good work.
Gracie is looking for a triangle but Gorden pushes his legs off easily.
Gracie working for a triangle but Gorden defends it easily.
Gorden stays in close to Gracie's body and controls the position.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gorden gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Gorden passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Gracie is trying to get back to half guard.
Gorden stands up.
Gracie drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie stands and throws Gorden's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Gorden manages to get back to half guard.
Gorden is trying to stand.
Gracie wants to free his trapped foot but Gorden is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Gracie trying to work for an americana but Gorden has managed to regain full guard.
Gorden keeping full guard, as Gracie tries to pass.
Gracieis looking to pass into half guard but Gorden pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Gorden is in guard.
Gorden looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looking for a sweep. Not yet Gracie, not yet.
Gorden stands and steps away. Gracie gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Gorden looks to land a right hand but Gracie moved out of range.
Gracie defending well as Gorden loads up on a big left hand.
Gracie doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Gorden counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Gracie looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Gracie isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Gorden stacks Gracie 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 Gorden!
Gracie tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gorden wants to control but Gracie is keeping him busy.
Gracie tries to improve position but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Gorden trying to control the action but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Gorden prevents Gracie from improving his position.
Gracie actively working from the bottom here.
Ben Gorden overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gracie is staying active underneath Gorden, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Gracie 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.
Gorden manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Gorden slips under a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Gorden dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Gracie gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Gorden counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Gorden.
Gorden breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gorden throws a series of punches but Gracie avoids them all with ease.
Gorden tries to land a front kick but Gracie steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Gorden looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gracie has his takedown stuffed
and Gorden counters with a two punch combo.
Gorden is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gracie bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Gorden sneaks out the side door and pushes Gracie away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Gorden throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A big right from Gorden misses.
Gracie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gorden closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Gracie jumps guard but Gorden stands there with Gracie around his waist. Gracie gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ben Gorden has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Renato Gracie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorden breaks the clinch.
Gracie shoots and misses
and Gorden counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Gorden.
Gorden breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gracie tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Gorden counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Gorden is keen to just control but Gracie is a slippery customer.
Gorden wants to get back to his feet.
Gracie gets back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Gorden is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Gracie Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Gorden's back instead.
Gracie is looking for the choke from the back position but Gorden is controlling his hands well.
Well, with Gracie on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Gorden is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Gorden tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Gracie looking for a guillotine from mount but Gorden is having none of it.
Gracie with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Gorden trying desperately to get to his feet.
Gorden is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Gracie has taken his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Gracie is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Gracie is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Gorden is defending well though. Gracie let's go of the attempt for now.
Gorden trying to get back to his feet but Gracie is in full control for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Gorden is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Gracie has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Gorden taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Renato Gracie!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Richard Okusaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ping Wong (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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289 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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300 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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Brawler
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Richard Okusaka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ping Wong!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Felipe Paraventi and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wong shoots for a takedown but Okusaka saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Okusaka with a lazy takedown attempt
and Wong counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Wong controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Okusaka throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Wong is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Okusaka could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Okusaka pulls Wong in close to his closed guard and prevents Wong from doing any damage or advancing position.
Wong is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Let's hope that Wong has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wong stands and throws Okusaka's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Wong content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Wong trying to control the action but Okusaka is working from the bottom.
Wong working away.
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.
Okusaka is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Wong controlling the position from side mount.
Wong is looking to take a break and control but Okusaka is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Despite being in the dominant position, Ping Wong just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Wong drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wong accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Okusaka wants to sweep but no luck.
Wong not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Okusaka is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Wong is stalling in the full guard.
That's four 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.
Wong throwing strikes but missing.
Wong sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Wong's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wong wants to control from the top but Okusaka keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ping Wong dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Wong misses with a takedown attempt
and Okusaka counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Okusaka controls from within his opponent's guard.
Wong keeping moving, preventing Okusaka from controlling successfully.
Wong bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Okusaka's guard.
Wong controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okusaka trying to keep a closed guard but Wong is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wong trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Wong seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Wong trying to control the position from guard on top but Okusaka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Despite being in the dominant position, Ping Wong just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Wong bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okusaka is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Okusaka's face as Wong controls the position.
Wong scoring with punches from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wong controls the position.
Wong wants to control but Okusaka is keeping him busy.
A lull in the action here.
Wong working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Wong postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Okusaka tries to bench press Wong off him but Wong keeps the position.
Wong lands some shots froms side control.
Wong in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Despite being in the dominant position, Ping Wong just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Okusaka misses with a takedown attempt
and Wong counters with a nice double leg into side control. Okusaka won't be happy with that.
Wong content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ping Wong showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Okusaka fails with the takedown
and Wong counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Wong must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Okusaka had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Wong is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Okusaka Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Wong's back instead.
Okusaka has got one arm under Wong's chin. This could be trouble... Wong trying to control the other hand but Okusaka gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Wong has tapped out! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Richard Okusaka!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Brian Fantana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dameon Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fantana comes into the arena with You! Me! Dancing! blaring out of the sound system. Machida has chosen Brazilian Death as his entrance music. Brian Fantana could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dameon Machida's chin.
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142 lbs
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144 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brian Fantana!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dameon Machida!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Emerson Jorge and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machida tries to close the distance and clinch but Fantana swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Machida wants to clinch.
Machida shoots for a takedown but Fantana saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Fantana scores a takedown into full mount!
Fantana lands a big elbow.
Machida working to try and regain half guard.
Fantana thowing shots but they're missing.
Machida is trying desperately to improve position.
Fantana has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Machida tries to hold on but Fantana pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Machida is desperately trying to improve his position but Fantana has a good base and remains in mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fantana trying to control but Machida is having none of it.
Fantana lands a big elbow.
Machida is looking to improve his position but Fantana isn't that keen on the idea.
A nice elbow there by Fantana.
Machida is rocked!
Fantana controlling his opponent.
Machida is still in real trouble! Can Fantana finish him?
Fantana has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Machida's face.
Fantana controlling the position easily from mount.
Fantana cracks Machida with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brian Fantana!
Brian Fantana retains his bantamweight title!
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