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MIDWEEK MASSACRE PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fabio Rodrigues (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Mike Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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179 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fabio Rodrigues!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mike Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Felipe Paraventi and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodrigues throws a series of strikes that have Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew backpedaling.
It looks like Mike Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew has been cut.
Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew looks gassed!
Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew throws a chopping leg kick but Rodrigues manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Rodrigues throws a shot to the body.
Rodrigues really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
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!
Rodrigues moves into the clinch.
Rodrigues breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rodrigues throws a good cross that connects.
Rodrigues throws a left that rocks Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Rodrigues dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew regain composure!
Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew is rocked!
Rodrigues lands some shots froms side control.
Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew is still in real trouble! Can Rodrigues finish him?
Rodrigues taking a breather here.
Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew seems to have recovered his senses.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew can do anything to dispel that myth.
Rodrigues seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew for as long as he can get away with.
Rodrigues decides to stand back up.
Rodrigues scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A head kick lands from Rodrigues that sends Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew to the canvas. Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew tries to scramble back to his feet but Rodrigues brings him back down into side control.
Rodrigues lands a decent elbow from side control.
Rodrigues staying calm.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Rodrigues in side control, just content to control the action for now.
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.
Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew is not content to let Rodrigues control the position.
Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew tries to improve position but can't.
Rodrigues slows the pace down.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Fabio Rodrigues just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Rodrigues scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mike Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Rodrigues does it's job there.
Rodrigues lands a jab to Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew's midsection.
Rodrigues scores with a sloppy right hand. Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew should have avoided that one.
Rodrigues fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rodrigues instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Rodrigues.
Rodrigues has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew regains guard immediately.
Rodrigues stands up and waves to Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew to follow him.
Rodrigues is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Rodrigues fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rodrigues scores with a three punch combo!
Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rodrigues finds it's way round the side to connect with Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew's head.
Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew tries to clinch but Rodrigues moves away
enabling Rodrigues to counter with a crisp jab.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew has eaten all the pies!
Rodrigues works Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew's body with a nice hook.
Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew throws out a leg kick but Rodrigues moves out of range and Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew only half commits.
Rodrigues moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Rodrigues has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rodrigues cracks Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew with a nice body shot.
Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew stops a takedown attempt from Rodrigues.
Rodrigues escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew wants to clinch but Rodrigues slips to the side
and Rodrigues counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rodrigues lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew tries to clinch
and Rodrigues counters with a one-two to the body.
Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew throws a leg kick
and Rodrigues makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew tries to close the distance and clinch but Rodrigues swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rodrigues connects with a body shot.
Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew closes the distance but Rodrigues moves to the side
and Rodrigues counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rodrigues lands with a nice body punch.
Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew tries to clinch there but Rodrigues circles away.
A left and a right from Rodrigues both land. Nice combination.
Rodrigues scores with a body shot.
Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rodrigues checks a low kick from Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew.
Rodrigues scores with a hook to the body. Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
An inside leg kick from Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew misses.
Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fabio Rodrigues dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Rodrigues scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew closes the distance looking to clinch
and Rodrigues counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rodrigues is looking to wear down Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew wants to slow Rodrigues down by chopping away at his legs.
Rodrigues connects with a high kick.
Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Rodrigues.
Rodrigues is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew can do to turn this around?
Rodrigues throws a one two combo.
Rodrigues scores with a three punch combo!
Rodrigues's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Rodrigues duly obliges.
Fabio Rodrigues is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rodrigues closes the distance and clinches up with Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew, looking for a takedown. Rodrigues pushes Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew against the ropes but Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew there as he acknowledges the shot.
Rodrigues misses with a double jab.
Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rodrigues changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew tries to avoid it but Rodrigues manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew to the ground. Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rodrigues instigates a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rodrigues.
A nice left hand lands by Rodrigues.
Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew throws a punch but it's blocked by Rodrigues.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodrigues is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fabio Rodrigues. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rodrigues blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rodrigues scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rodrigues drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew can't find room to land a body shot as Rodrigues controls the action.
The referee calls for Rodrigues to work.
Rodrigues manages to pull guard.
Rodrigues will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Rodrigues controls Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew momentarily but Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew frees himself.
Connects with an elbow from the bottom, proving to the judges that he's still active off his back.
Rodrigues bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew's guard.
Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Rodrigues content to stall in guard here.
Rodrigues wants to control from the top but Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues gets to his feet - Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew follows without any prompting.
Rodrigues lands a with a good body shot.
A low kick from Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew misses
and Rodrigues connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A head kick misses from Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew.
Rodrigues stuns Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rodrigues stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew throws a lazy head kick
and Rodrigues counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Fabio Rodrigues is winning the standup battle so far.
The fight stays on the outside here - Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rodrigues swats away the attempt to clinch by Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew.
Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rodrigues circles away from the clinch attempt
and Rodrigues counters by clinching up.
Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rodrigues holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Rodrigues tries for a takedown. No joy.
Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew misses with the head strike.
Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew is looking to control Rodrigues's arms but Rodrigues gets an underhook and turns him. Now Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew has his back to the ropes.
Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew stops a takedown attempt from Rodrigues.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rodrigues.
Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew throws a punch but it's blocked by Rodrigues.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rodrigues.
Rodrigues content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Rodrigues - that landed with a thud.
Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew throws a punch but it's blocked by Rodrigues.
Rodrigues lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew throws a punch but it's blocked by Rodrigues.
A head punch on the inside from Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew fails to land.
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.
Rodrigues has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew as Rodrigues tries to tie him up.
Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew misses with some punches.
Rodrigues breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rodrigues lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Rodrigues counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew wants to clinch
and Rodrigues counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew tries to clinch but Rodrigues moves away
and Rodrigues counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew tries to clinch
and Rodrigues counters with a nice body shot.
Rodrigues takes the fight into the clinch.
Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew has a couple of punches blocked by Rodrigues.
Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew misses with the head strike.
Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew throws a head punch that misses.
Rodrigues just leaning against Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew, taking a breather.
Rodrigues pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fabio Rodrigues dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mike Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Rodrigues goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Rodrigues moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew tries to clinch but Rodrigues is having none of it.
Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew tries to clinch up
and Rodrigues counters by clinching up.
A body shot lands from Rodrigues.
Rodrigues taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Rodrigues's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rodrigues lands a head kick. Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew tries to clinch up
and Rodrigues counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew thinking.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rodrigues lands with a nice combination. Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew backs away looking to recover.
Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew closes the distance looking to clinch
and Rodrigues counters with a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Rodrigues there.
Rodrigues lands a glancing blow to the side of Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew's head.
Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew tries to clinch up but Rodrigues circles away and keeps his distance.
Rodrigues closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rodrigues escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Rodrigues works Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew's body with a nice hook.
Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew wants to clinch
letting Rodrigues counter with a right hand.
A low kick from Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew misses
and Rodrigues counters with a stiff right hand.
Rodrigues cracks a nice hook into Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew's ribs.
Rodrigues circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rodrigues is working the combinations to good effect here.
Rodrigues lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Rodrigues.
Rodrigues circles away from the clinch attempt
and Rodrigues counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mike Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew throws a leg kick but Rodrigues sees it coming and moves out of range.
Rodrigues checks the leg kick.
Rodrigues throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew clinches but Rodrigues breaks the clinch
and Rodrigues connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew closes the distance looking to clinch
and Rodrigues counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew thinking.
Rodrigues lands with a nice body punch.
Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew throws and low kick but Rodrigues moves out of range easily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Rodrigues.
Rodrigues punishes Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew's body with a nice straight punch.
Rodrigues moves into range and clinches up with Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew.
Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew stops a takedown attempt from Rodrigues.
Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew misses with the head strike.
Rodrigues lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rodrigues stalling in the clinch but Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew improves position.
The referee calls for Rodrigues to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rodrigues manages to pull guard.
Rodrigues throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew stands and steps away. Rodrigues gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew wants to clinch
and Rodrigues counters with a straight right hand.
Rodrigues's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Rodrigues duly obliges.
Fabio Rodrigues is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rodrigues lands a nice looking body kick.
Rodrigues shoots in looking for a takedown. Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew tries to sprawl out of it but Rodrigues keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A nice combination there by Rodrigues.
Rodrigues lands a nice hook to Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew's body. Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rodrigues has taken the fight to the clinch.
Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew letting Rodrigues take a breather here.
Rodrigues jumps guard and drags Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rodrigues lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew!
Rodrigues wants to control the pace but Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew is squirming around nicely.
Mike Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
You get the feeling that Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew really doesn't like being in this position too much.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fabio Rodrigues showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rodrigues has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight for Fabio Rodrigues!
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight for Fabio Rodrigues!
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight for Fabio Rodrigues!
Fabio Rodrigues wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Arturo Ward (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Twiglet Fingers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Twiglet Fingers struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 146.3lbs 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. Twiglet Fingers has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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154 lbs
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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
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arturo Ward!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Twiglet Fingers!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Paulo Santos and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ward shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Fingers pinned against the cage. Fingers gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ward throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Fingers's waist but Fingers gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ward off to one side.
Ward closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Fingers to the mat! Fingers manages to get full guard.
Ward wants to pass the guard but Fingers is keeping the position.
Fingers wants to get back to his feet but Ward is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Fingers is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Ward working some strikes from top position.
Ward drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ward jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Ward stops Fingers from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ward drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ward jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Ward pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fingers is keeping the position for now.
Fingers wants to stand but Ward is controlling the position.
Ward drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ward jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Fingers tries to clinch but Ward moves out of range.
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.
Fingers gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Fingers looks gassed!
Ward prevents Fingers from getting back to his feet.
Ward drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ward jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Ward prevents Fingers from getting back to his feet.
Fingers really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ward. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ward is pushing down on Fingers's leg trying to pass to half guard. Fingers is fighting to maintain full guard but Ward has managed to sneak the leg through.
Ward is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Fingers is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Arturo Ward!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gordon brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Davies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luke Davies has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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207 lbs
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210 lbs
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gordon brown!
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, Luke Davies!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Seu Braga and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
brown shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. brown showed some decent athleticism there.
Davies tries to roll over but brown keeps him under control.
brown wants to stand up but Davies has a hold of him and won't allow it.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Davies trying to control but brown postures up.
brown knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Davies on the ground.
Davies actively working from the bottom here.
Davies is trying to stand back up but brown is controlling him
brown wants to get back to his feet.
brown prevents Davies from standing back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
brown closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - brown lands in his opponent's guard.
Davies should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Davies throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Davies is looking for a triangle but brown pushes his legs off easily.
Davies looks gassed!
brown would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Davies pushes a forearm under brown's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, brown is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Luke Davies!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luke English (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pequeno Urso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luke English could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Pequeno Urso's chin.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Good low kicks
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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, Luke English!
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, Pequeno Urso!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Luis Engracia and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Excellent takedown into side control there by English.
English lands a few punches from side control.
Urso tries to bench press English off him but English keeps the position.
English is chipping away with strikes.
English landing strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
English landing strikes.
Check out the look on English's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Urso looks gassed!
English in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Urso looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! English turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luke English!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Hardcore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ricky Hardcore has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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175 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricky Hardcore!
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, Jose Silva!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Luis Engracia and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva misses with a takedown attempt - Hardcore sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hardcore has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hardcore lands with a light punch inside.
It looks like Jose Silva has been cut.
Hardcore lands with a left to the head.
Silva's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Silva is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Silva jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hardcore walks away with a smile on his face. Silva gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hardcore moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
Hardcore scoring well with a low kick there.
Silva looks gassed!
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hardcore scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Silva is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hardcore controlling the action here.
Hardcore stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Silva to get to his feet.
Hardcore tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
Hardcore wants to clinch.
Hardcore fails with the takedown
and Silva holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Hardcore lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hardcore is working Silva over against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardcore slows down the pace here.
Knees to the body from Hardcore.
Hardcore lands with a short shot to the head.
Hardcore stalling the fight.
A shot in the inside from Hardcore.
Hardcore is working on a single leg takedown against the ropes. Silva can't fight it off and eventually Hardcore manages to take the fight to the floor. Silva looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hardcore's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hardcore scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hardcore passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Hardcore stands up and beckons Silva to his feet.
Hardcore darts in trying to clinch
and Silva counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Hardcore manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Silva has Hardcore in his guard.
Hardcore has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Silva has a closed guard, preventing Hardcore from standing up.
Hardcore might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Silva looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hardcore makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Silva is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hardcore wanted to stand there but Silva had control of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hardcore stands and steps away. Silva gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Hardcore misses with a wild combination.
Silva closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Hardcore to the mat! Hardcore manages to get full guard.
Hardcore wants to stand and escape but Silva is having none of it.
Hardcore 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.
Silva drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Silva jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva 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.
Silva thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Silva drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Silva jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hardcore tries to clinch up.
Hardcore tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hardcore fails in his attempt to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Hardcore pushes him off.
Hardcore clinches but Silva breaks the clinch
and Silva counters with a shoot takedown. Hardcore fights it but they end up in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Hardcore dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jose Silva's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A telegraphed right hand from Hardcore misses the target.
Hardcore catches Silva with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Silva closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Hardcore can't do much from the bottom here.
Silva is trying to get an arm triangle but Hardcore is defending well.
Hardcore throws up a few punches.
Hardcore explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Hardcore moves into the clinch.
Hardcore lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hardcore makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Hardcore.
Hardcore lands an uppercut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hardcore scores with a nice hook to the head.
Silva drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hardcore lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Hardcore.
Hardcore scores with a nice hook to the head.
Silva fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Silva jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hardcore walks away with a smile on his face. Silva gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ricky Hardcore has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jose Silva.
A good leg kick by Hardcore.
Hardcore turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hardcore slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hardcore tries to clinch up.
Hardcore misses with the combination.
Hardcore swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Hardcore gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Silva counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Silva.
Hardcore throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
Silva gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Hardcore regains guard.
Hardcore is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Jose Silva has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva stopping the sweep attempt from Hardcore.
Hardcore wants to stand up but Silva is controlling him.
Silva drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Silva as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Hardcore screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Silva! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Jose Silva!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mauricio Rocha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fabricio Pretum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pretum has chosen Quiribamba as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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208 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power |
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Good kicks
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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 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mauricio Rocha!
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, Fabricio Pretum!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Luis Engracia and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rocha.
Pretum tries for a takedown but Rocha sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rocha connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Pretum to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Rocha!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mauricio Rocha!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Carlo Gonzaga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kimbo Pottsy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gonzaga comes to the ring accompanied by Hit me Baby 1 more time = Britney Spears. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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160 lbs
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158 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlo Gonzaga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kimbo Pottsy!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Emerson Jorge and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzaga tries to clinch there but Pottsy circles away.
Pottsy stuffs the takedown attempt from Gonzaga. Gonzaga gets slowly back to his feet.
Gonzaga fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Pottsy sprawls well initially but Gonzaga persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Gonzaga throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gonzaga looks to land a strike but Pottsy avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Pottsy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gonzaga missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Gonzaga connects with a couple of short punches.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Gonzaga throws a big right hand that misses.
Gonzaga 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.
Gonzaga loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gonzaga throws and elbow that misses. Pottsy uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gonzaga's guard. Nice move by Pottsy!
Gonzaga throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzaga working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Pottsy has passed into half guard!
Gonzaga trying to control but Pottsy postures up.
Gonzaga is looking for a sweep. Pottsy is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gonzaga punching from the bottom.
Gonzaga missing with punches from the bottom.
Pottsy is keen to just control but Gonzaga is a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gonzaga tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Gonzaga looks for a takedown but Pottsy sprawls well.
Gonzaga tries for a takedown but Pottsy sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carlo Gonzaga. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gonzaga is breathing heavily.
Gonzaga doesn't manage to clinch there - Pottsy circles away.
Pottsy stuffs the takedown attempt from Gonzaga. Gonzaga gets slowly back to his feet.
Pottsy lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gonzaga drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pottsy tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gonzaga looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Pottsy is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gonzaga working the ground and pound but Pottsy is defending the strikes.
Gonzaga in side control, throwing shots but Pottsy defends.
Pottsy avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Gonzaga.
Gonzaga tries for a kimura but Pottsy is defending well.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Pottsy tries to score with a low kick but Gonzaga moves his leg out of the way.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pottsy motions for Gonzaga to come forward. Pottsy throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlo Gonzaga dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Gonzaga throws a lazy right hand but Pottsy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gonzaga will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Pottsy throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gonzaga tries for a takedown but Pottsy sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gonzaga shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pottsy as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carlo Gonzaga. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pottsy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonzaga shoots in but no luck this time.
Pottsy lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pottsy lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gonzaga's sensitive parts.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gonzaga takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzaga works over Pottsy's head and body with a nice combination.
Pottsy throws a leg kick but Gonzaga moved away.
Gonzaga moves out of range of the leg kick from Pottsy.
Carlo Gonzaga is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gonzaga shoots in but Pottsy avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gonzaga shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pottsy but Pottsy pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Gonzaga wants to clinch up but Pottsy keeps it at a distance.
Pottsy tries to land a leg kick but Gonzaga saw it coming and moves away.
A jab from Gonzaga misses.
Pottsy tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gonzaga tries for a takedown but Pottsy sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Horrible takedown by Gonzaga or perhaps it was just good defense by Pottsy which made him look bad.
Pottsy throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Pottsy throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gonzaga avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A clash of legs there as Gonzaga blocks the low kick.
Pottsy is looking to chop away at Gonzaga's legs.
Gonzaga closes this distance looking for a takedown but Pottsy circles away.
Gonzaga takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gonzaga checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pottsy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gonzaga checks a leg kick.
Gonzaga checks a leg kick.
Pottsy throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gonzaga is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Gonzaga closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Gonzaga lands in his opponent's guard.
Pottsy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pottsy trying to keep a closed guard but Gonzaga is proving a slippery customer.
Pottsy manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gonzaga manages to get himself to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzaga looking to control but Pottsy passes into half guard.
Gonzaga flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Pottsy is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Gonzaga flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Gonzaga misses with some strikes from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gonzaga with the active half guard here but Pottsy passes nicely into side control.
Pottsy decides to stand back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kimbo Pottsy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Pottsy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gonzaga.
Gonzaga avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Gonzaga changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Pottsy tries to avoid it but Gonzaga manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Pottsy to the ground. Pottsy escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Gonzaga closes the distance and clinches up with Pottsy, looking for a takedown. Gonzaga pushes Pottsy against the ropes but Pottsy circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Gonzaga fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carlo Gonzaga. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pottsy throws a low kick, looking for Gonzaga's leg but Gonzaga calmly moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pottsy motions for Gonzaga to come forward. Pottsy throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pottsy will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gonzaga tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzaga moves in looking to clinch but Pottsy pushes him off.
Pottsy stuffs the takedown attempt from Gonzaga. Gonzaga gets slowly back to his feet.
Pottsy throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Good work by Gonzaga as he checks the leg kick.
Pottsy tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gonzaga shoots for a takedown but Pottsy saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Gonzaga shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pottsy throws a low kick but Gonzaga avoids it.
Horrible takedown by Gonzaga or perhaps it was just good defense by Pottsy which made him look bad.
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.
Pottsy tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Carlo Gonzaga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pottsy throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Pottsy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gonzaga checks the leg kick.
Gonzaga checks a leg kick.
Pottsy pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gonzaga is out of range and Pottsy settles back down.
Pottsy attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kimbo Pottsy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A head kick misses from Gonzaga.
Gonzaga gets a takedown into half guard.
Pottsy wants to control but Gonzaga is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pottsy is looking to escape.
Gonzaga throws a strike but Pottsy avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Pottsy keeping moving, preventing Gonzaga from controlling successfully.
Gonzaga postures up.
Gonzaga postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Pottsy is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Gonzaga, into his guard.
Pottsy trying to control the position from guard on top but Gonzaga is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Pottsy looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Gonzaga looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Pottsy passes into side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kimbo Pottsy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Pottsy has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight for Kimbo Pottsy!
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight for Kimbo Pottsy!
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight for Kimbo Pottsy!
Kimbo Pottsy wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Smeer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oscar Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the ring it seems that Frank Smeer has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Frank Smeer seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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263 lbs
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250 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Frank Smeer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Oscar Silva!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Mauricio Rocha and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smeer closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Silva to the mat! Silva manages to get full guard.
Silva has an active guard here but Smeer has managed to pass into half guard.
Silva is defending against the submission attempts here by Smeer.
Smeer passes into side control, despite Silva's attempt to control the position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Silva is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Smeer working the head with strikes.
Silva really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Smeer. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Silva can't do much from the bottom here.
Check out the look on Smeer's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Silva is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Smeer is working to tighten is grip on Silva's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Silva has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Smeer is really squeezing tight and eventually Silva passes out! Smeer breaks the hold and jumps onto the ropes to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Frank Smeer!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lyoto Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gordon Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva comes to the ring accompanied by Goldberg Theme. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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, Lyoto Silva!
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, Gordon Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Edson Gomes and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Thomas gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A jab from Silva finds it's way through Thomas's defenses.
It looks like Gordon Thomas has been cut.
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!
Some wild striking there from Thomas.
Silva fails to land the takedown.
Thomas closes the distance and clinches up with Silva, looking for a takedown. Thomas pushes Silva against the ropes but Silva circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Thomas fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Thomas as Silva shoots in.
Thomas closes this distance looking for a takedown but Silva circles away.
Lyoto Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gordon Thomas.
Silva throws a one two combo.
Silva keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Thomas shoots in looking for a takedown. Silva tries to sprawl out of it but Thomas keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Silva manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas scores with a takedown into Silva's guard.
Silva might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Thomas looks gassed!
Silva wants to stand and escape but Thomas is having none of it.
Silva is looking for a triangle but Thomas pushes his legs off easily.
Thomas has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Silva is proving hard to escape from.
Silva manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Thomas manages to get himself to full guard.
Silva stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Gordon Thomas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva tries to clinch but Thomas moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Thomas takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Silva lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Thomas at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Thomas circles away.
Thomas takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Silva is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Silva scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Silva lands a right hook to the body.
Silva connects with a body shot.
Thomas takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Silva fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Thomas looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Silva stuffs the takedown.
Silva with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Silva cracks a nice hook into Thomas's ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silva looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Silva throws a right hand that Thomas ducks under and follows up with a left that Thomas also avoids with ease.
Thomas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thomas circles away quickly and effectively.
Thomas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Good exchange - Silva coming out on top.
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Thomas tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
Silva throws a leg kick but Thomas checks it.
Silva wants to clinch.
Silva stalks Thomas and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Thomas's face. Thomas staggers backwards, shaken.
Silva tests Thomas's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Silva throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Silva lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lyoto Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gordon Thomas's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Silva scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Thomas wants to clinch.
No luck for Thomas with that takedown attempt.
Thomas throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Silva's waist but Silva gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Thomas off to one side.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Silva drops Thomas with a nice combination! Silva dives into Thomas's guard, looking to finish!
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!
Silva would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Silva gets to his feet. Thomas looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Silva looks to land a combination. Thomas sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thomas ducks right into an uppercut from Silva.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas tries to clinch up.
Lyoto Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Thomas takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Silva lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Thomas tries for a takedown but Silva sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lyoto Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gordon Thomas.
Silva throws a series of punches but Thomas moves out of range.
Thomas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thomas takes one to the side of the head.
Thomas takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Silva shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Thomas pinned against the cage. Thomas gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Thomas throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thomas misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt
and Thomas counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Thomas.
Thomas is working for takedown but Silva is calmly controlling the position for now.
Thomas tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Silva smiles and moves away.
Lyoto Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
A shot to de liver by Silva. Beautiful body shot.
Thomas fails with a takedown attempt.
A jab lands there for Silva.
Silva dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Thomas. That did some damage!
Silva gets the takedown into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva scoring with punches from side control.
Silva stands up.
Silva lands with an overhand left.
Thomas fails with the takedown.
Thomas fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Thomas has a takedown stuffed.
Silva digs a good body shot into Thomas's ribs.
Thomas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Thomas keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Silva, as that shot connected.
Silva throws a right hand that Thomas ducks under and follows up with a left that Thomas also avoids with ease.
Silva scores with a nice right hand.
Thomas clinches with his opponent.
Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Thomas won't allow it.
Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Thomas has double underhooks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Thomas won't allow it.
Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silva ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Silva no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Silva trying to keep a closed guard but Thomas is proving a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lyoto Silva dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gordon Thomas's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Thomas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Thomas clinches with his opponent.
Thomas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thomas shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Danga de danga de dang - Silva scores with a four punch combination!
Silva throws a low kick, looking for Thomas's leg but Thomas calmly moves out of range.
Silva changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Silva.
Silva scores with a sloppy right hand. Thomas should have avoided that one.
Silva throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Silva wants to clinch up but Thomas keeps it at a distance.
Silva throws a shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva has a takedown stuffed.
Thomas has his takedown stuffed
and Silva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A low kick from Thomas misses
and Silva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Silva jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Silva connects with a single shot there.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Thomas has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Thomas needs to keep his hands up - Silva had a free shot at his head there.
Silva stalks Thomas and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Thomas's face. Thomas staggers backwards, shaken.
Silva gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Silva wants to stand up but Thomas is controlling him.
Thomas trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Thomas!
Thomas throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Thomas tries to lock up and control but Silva gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Thomas really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Silva lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Thomas hang on?
Silva lands with some strikes.
A nice elbow there by Silva.
Silva tries to control but Thomas wriggling away.
Thomas takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas wants to control but Silva is having none of it.
Silva cracks Thomas with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Silva breaks from Thomas's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Thomas is in all sorts of trouble here.
Thomas is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Silva lands a nice shot to the head.
Silva landing punches.
Thomas throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Silva lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Silva with shots to the head and body - Thomas looks very uncomfortable down there.
Silva lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Thomas is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands a heavy elbow.
Thomas really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Silva. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The referee warns Thomas that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Lyoto Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Thomas swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Thomas is wriggling around trying to escape.
Silva wants to control the pace but Thomas is squirming around nicely.
Thomas working to try and regain half guard.
Silva controlling the position easily from mount.
Silva wants to control the pace but Thomas is squirming around nicely.
Gordon Thomas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thomas throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lyoto Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Silva, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight for Lyoto Silva!
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight for Lyoto Silva!
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight for Lyoto Silva!
Lyoto Silva wins by unanimous decision!
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