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Kings of Rio 61 - Destroyers PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zenon Barriga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Forrest Glover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Solid boxing
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Zenon Barriga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Forrest Glover!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Emerson Jorge and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barriga leaves Glover with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Barriga defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Glover.
Barriga has closed the distance and engaged Glover in a clinch.
Glover drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Barriga gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Zenon Barriga has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Forrest Glover.
Barriga looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Glover turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Glover manages to end up in side control.
Glover tries for a kimura but Barriga is defending well.
Barriga tries to improve position but can't.
Barriga is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Glover has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Glover is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Barriga is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Barriga tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glover working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Barriga is looking for a sweep.
Barriga could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Barriga knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Glover on the ground.
Barriga is working hard here to advance position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Barriga swats away the attempt to clinch by Glover.
Glover has managed to clinch.
Glover prevents a takedown attempt there.
Glover tries for a takedown but Barriga manages to get underhooks.
Glover pulls guard successfully.
Barriga trying to control the position from guard on top but Glover is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Glover is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Glover keeping moving, preventing Barriga from controlling successfully.
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.
Glover trying to keep a closed guard but Barriga is proving a slippery customer.
Glover throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Barriga wants to control from the top but Glover keeps moving.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A clash of legs there as Barriga blocks the low kick.
Glover shoots in but Barriga avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A combination from Barriga does no damage.
Glover fails with an attempt to clinch.
Glover slaps away a takedown attempt from Barriga, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barriga scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Glover misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Barriga looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Glover trying to control here.
Barriga looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Glover with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Barriga is looking to stall here but Glover recovers full guard.
Glover preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Glover pulls Barriga in close to prevent any damage.
Glover utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barriga throwing strikes from guard but Glover blocks nicely.
Glover not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Barriga postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Glover working for a triangle but Barriga defends it easily.
Glover trying to keep a closed guard but Barriga is proving a slippery customer.
Barriga has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Glover to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Barriga is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Glover pulls down on the head and he's put Barriga to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Forrest Glover!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Renan Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Will Hans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva comes to the cage accompanied by Guerreiro. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Counter striker
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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, Renan Silva!
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, Will Hans!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Paulo Santos and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hans throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Hans will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silva 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.
Silva trying to control but Hans is working from the bottom.
Hans wants to get back to his feet but Silva is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hans has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Silva can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Silva looking to sit in guard and control but Hans gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Silva keeping full guard, as Hans tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hans postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Silva is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Hans, into his guard.
Silva passes Hans's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Hans wants to get back to his feet.
Silva is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Silva is trying to control the action in half guard but Hans is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hans looking for submissions off his back.
Silva is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva prevents Hans from improving his position.
Silva trying to control from half guard but Hans is working away.
Silva passes to full mount!
Silva goes for an armbar but Hans turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Hans.
Hans wants to get up but he can't break Silva's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Silva manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hans manages to get himself to full guard.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Hans is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva preventing the sweep.
Hans keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva is really struggling to control Hans but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Silva thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Silva wants to control from the top but Hans keeps moving.
Hans looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Hans is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Hans.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hans throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hans lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hans lands a two punch combo.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva shoots in for a double leg but Hans sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Renan Silva dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Silva misses with a double jab
and Hans counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Silva thinking.
Hans jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hans throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Will Hans seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hans throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hans jabs at Silva's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hans wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hans fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hans tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hans throws a jab but it's blocked by Silva.
Hans takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Silva misses with a looping right.
Silva throws a push kick but Hans slaps the foot to one side.
Silva shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Silva showed some decent athleticism there.
Silva seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hans does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Silva is working for a kimura but Hans is defending it quite comfortably.
Silva passes to side control.
Hans tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hans keeps working.
You can see the frustration on Hans's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Silva thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Hans is looking to regain half guard here but Silva keeps moving and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Hans wants to get back to his feet.
Hans throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Silva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hans.
Hans throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hans swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Hans throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Hans misses with the combination.
Hans jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Silva with a poor takedown
and Hans counters with a straight right hand.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silva bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Hans gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Renan Silva dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Hans shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hans misses with a wild body shot.
Hans misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hans swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
No joy there for Hans, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva avoids the body shot from Hans.
Hans throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hans is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Silva rather than just go for the knockout.
Hans misses with a two punch combination.
Hans tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Hans.
Hans misses with a body shot.
Hans throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.
Hans throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Silva closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Silva lands in his opponent's guard.
Hans throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Silva is stalling in the full guard.
Silva is pushing down on Hans's leg trying to pass to half guard. Hans is fighting to maintain full guard but Silva has managed to sneak the leg through.
Silva is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Hans has managed to free his arm - good work.
Silva is trying to control the action in half guard but Hans is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Silva moves nicely into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hans is not content to let Silva control the position.
Silva gets to mount! Hans was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Silva goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Hans is on top in guard.
Silva controls Hans momentarily but Hans frees himself.
Hans in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hans wants to stand but Silva has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hans got a little sloppy there for a moment and Silva has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hans has managed to get both his arms back between Silva's legs - danger averted.
Silva has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hans can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hansis looking to pass into half guard but Silva pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Silva is in guard.
Will Hans has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hans wants to sweep here but Silva controlling him for the moment.
Silva trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that's the end of the fight!
Renan 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Renan Silva!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sid Fraser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gomer Pyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sid Fraser has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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159 lbs
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BJJ White 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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sid Fraser!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gomer Pyle!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Leandro Rodrigues and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fraser waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Pyle.
Pyle misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fraser lands with a kick to the temple. Pyle shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Fraser closes the distance and clinches.
Pyle is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Fraser pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Fraser pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Knees to the body from Fraser.
Pyle fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Fraser is pressed up against the cage. Pyle has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Fraser down to the mat. Fraser avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Sid Fraser has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gomer Pyle.
Fraser has Pyle up against the cage in a clinch.
A short body shot lands from Fraser as the two fighters clinch.
Nice elbow from Fraser.
It looks like Gomer Pyle has been cut.
A right handed body shot lands from Fraser.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pyle changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Fraser fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Pyle looks gassed!
Look low, kick high! Fraser uses the oldest trick in the book to send Pyle tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Fraser is absolutely delighted - when Pyle wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Sid Fraser!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brock Steiner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fred Palowakski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Palowakski has chosen Burning Down the House as his entrance music. Brock Steiner could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Fred Palowakski's chin.
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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
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brock Steiner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fred Palowakski!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Emerson Jorge and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palowakski tries to clinch there but Steiner circles away.
Palowakski clinches up with Steiner and pushes him back against the cage.
Steiner keeps control of Palowakski as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Palowakski lands with a left to the head.
Steiner is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Steiner wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Palowakski has him pressed against the cage.
Palowakski scores with a nice hook to the head.
Palowakski slows down the pace here.
Palowakski has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Steiner regains guard immediately.
Palowakski pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Steiner is keeping the position for now.
Steiner looking to control.
Steiner keeping moving, preventing Palowakski from controlling successfully.
Palowakski throwing strikes but missing.
Palowakski has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Palowakski throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Steiner works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palowakski trying to control but Steiner is working from the bottom.
Palowakski scoring with some ground and pound.
Steiner keeping moving, preventing Palowakski from controlling successfully.
Palowakski tries to stand but Steiner is controlling from the bottom.
Steiner is trying to control the position but Palowakski postures up.
Steiner is trying to hold Palowakski in close to prevent damage but Palowakski has managed to pass into half guard.
Steiner is looking to control Palowakski's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Steiner avoid being mounted?
Steiner avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Palowakski.
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.
Steiner is trying to control but can't.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Steiner misses with a head kick.
Steiner lands with a cross.
Steiner throws a sloppy head kick and Palowakski moves out of range easily.
Palowakski throws a jab but it's blocked by Steiner.
Palowakski scores with a takedown into Steiner's guard.
Palowakski stands and steps away. Steiner gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Steiner takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Steiner is breathing heavily.
Palowakski takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Brock Steiner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Steiner misses with a wild combination.
Brock Steiner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Palowakski slips a straight right by Steiner.
Palowakski fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Steiner, pushing him back against the cage.
Steiner wants to stall.
Palowakski lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steiner misses with a short punch on the inside.
Steiner stalling in the clinch but Palowakski improves position.
Palowakski makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Palowakski lands a hook that snaps the head of Steiner backwards.
Steiner is trying to force a seperation but Palowakski has the dominant position.
The referee calls for Palowakski to work.
Palowakski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Steiner thows a body shot but no joy.
Palowakski takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Steiner misses with a hook. Palowakski ducked under it nicely.
Steiner misses with a hook.
A decent looking cross lands there for Palowakski.
Steiner misses with a straight right.
Steiner throws a jab but it's blocked by Palowakski.
Palowakski shoots in and bounces Steiner off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Palowakski slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Palowakski trying to control the position from guard on top but Steiner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Steiner being controlled here, momentarily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Palowakski throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fred Palowakski 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.
Palowakski instigates a clinch.
Palowakski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Steiner lands a left and a right that send Palowakski crashing to the mat, dazed. Steiner thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Fred Palowakski has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Steiner throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Palowakski crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Brock Steiner!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ronilson Ribeiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and dan marshall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Ribeiro might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Endrah - Turns Blue . marshall has chosen shawty like a melody as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. dan marshall is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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300 lbs
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300 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple 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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ronilson Ribeiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, dan marshall!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Luis Engracia and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
marshall stuffs the takedown attempt from Ribeiro. Ribeiro gets slowly back to his feet.
Nice sprawl there from marshall as Ribeiro shoots in.
Ribeiro is trying hard to land a takedown here. marshall sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ronilson Ribeiro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ribeiro shoots in for a takedown but marshall shows good takedown defense.
Ronilson Ribeiro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ribeiro shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says marshall as he avoids it easily.
Ribeiro changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. marshall tries to avoid it but Ribeiro manages to keep hold of a leg and drag marshall to the ground. marshall escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ribeiro shoots in but marshall avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ribeiro changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. marshall tries to avoid it but Ribeiro manages to keep hold of a leg and drag marshall to the ground. marshall escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ribeiro misses with a takedown attempt - marshall sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
marshall scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Ribeiro won't allow marshall to pass to mount.
marshall is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
marshall is working for a kimura but Ribeiro is defending it quite comfortably.
marshall is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Ribeiro is just riding it out for now. marshall eventually gives up the hold.
That's one minute gone in the round.
marshall seems to be working for a kimura but Ribeiro defends the submission attempt.
marshall 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.
marshall looks gassed!
Ribeiro is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! marshall is tapping! Great win for Ribeiro!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Ronilson Ribeiro!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rami Raakalainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Euclides Cunhha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cunhha has chosen Raimundus - Eu quero ver o oco as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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205 lbs
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204 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rami Raakalainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Euclides Cunhha!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Luis Engracia and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cunhha shoots in for a takedown but Raakalainen shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Raakalainen misses with a series of wild punches.
Cunhha takes one to the chin there.
Horrible takedown by Cunhha or perhaps it was just good defense by Raakalainen which made him look bad.
Some wild striking there from Raakalainen.
Raakalainen throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Cunhha crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Rami Raakalainen!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scott Geistman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerald Fitzlarry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Geistman comes to the cage accompanied by Twist. Scott Geistman has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Scott Geistman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gerald Fitzlarry!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Luis Engracia and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Geistman moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Gerald Fitzlarry has been cut.
Geistman cracks Fitzlarry with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Geistman has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Fitzlarry to stand back up!
Fitzlarry is rocked!
Geistman lands with a right and another and another! Fitzlarry is in big trouble! Geistman lands again and this time it's lights out for Fitzlarry! A quality knockout there for Geistman.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Scott Geistman!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joe Rogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brenno Penna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rogan's entrance music is Pressure - Swollen Members. A fine choice. Penna has chosen APOCALYPSE NOW as his entrance music. Brenno Penna will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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189 lbs
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192 lbs
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Basic striking
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joe Rogan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brenno Penna!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Emerson Jorge and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rogan takes the fight into the clinch.
Rogan gets underhooks to prevent Penna's takedown attempt.
Rogan pulls guard.
Rogan keeping moving, preventing Penna from controlling successfully.
Penna looking to pass the guard.
Penna drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Penna jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Penna wanted to stand there but Rogan had control of the position.
Penna 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.
Penna trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rogan is trying to control the position but Penna postures up.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Rogan shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Rogan has control of Penna's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Penna regains control of the situation pretty easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penna is desperately trying to improve his position but Rogan has a good base and remains in mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Penna is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Penna looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Penna manages to reverse the position and now he's in Rogan's guard. Nice work there by Penna.
Penna drops back looking for a leg! Rogan is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Rogan manages to kick Penna off! Penna jumps back into Rogan's guard.
Penna wants to pass the guard but Rogan is keeping the position.
Penna won't allow Rogan to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Rogan controls Penna momentarily but Penna frees himself.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Rogan circles away from the clinch attempt
so Rogan counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Rogan passes Penna's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Rogan is looking for a kimura but Penna is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Rogan to get the leverage.
Penna looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Rogan trying to control from half guard but Penna is working away.
Penna looking for submissions off his back.
Penna looks gassed!
Penna looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penna tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Rogan has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Rogan is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Penna is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Joe Rogan!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mandla Bangizwe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and DeAngelo Kenner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kenner has chosen ''Death Wish'' by Jadakiss feat. Lil Wayne as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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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24
230 lbs
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260 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mandla Bangizwe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, DeAngelo Kenner!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Emerson Jorge and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kenner works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kenner looks to throw the jab but Bangizwe is out of range.
Bangizwe has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bangizwe there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kenner blocks a head kick by Bangizwe.
Kenner throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kenner misses with a low kick.
Kenner changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bangizwe misses with a wild body shot.
Kenner looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Bangizwe!
A nice elbow there by Kenner.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bangizwe holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Kenner tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Kenner lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Bangizwe is rocked!
Bangizwe is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Oh Bangizwe is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kenner connects with a bit shot that sees Bangizwe covering up! More strikes from Kenner and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Kenner is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). DeAngelo Kenner!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pavel Katasonov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Europha Emanuel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Katasonov comes to the cage accompanied by In Extremo - Wind. Emanuel comes into a darkened arena with his song building. I'm Not Jesus - Apocalyptica kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Europha Emanuel acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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164 lbs
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163 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pavel Katasonov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Europha Emanuel!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Emerson Jorge and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emanuel tries to clinch there but Katasonov circles away.
Katasonov moves out of range of the strikes.
Emanuel misses with a looping right.
Emanuel fails in his attempt to clinch.
Katasonov misses with a straight left.
The fight stays on the outside here - Emanuel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Emanuel wants to clinch up but Katasonov keeps it at a distance.
Emanuel tries to clinch up.
Katasonov avoids the body shot from Emanuel.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Emanuel tries to clinch but Katasonov moves out of range.
Emanuel moves in looking to clinch but Katasonov pushes him off.
Katasonov staying out of range there.
Emanuel clinches up against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Katasonov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Katasonov blocks an uppercut.
Katasonov is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Emanuel can't fight it off and eventually Katasonov manages to take the fight to the floor. Emanuel looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Katasonov preventing the sweep.
Emanuel is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Katasonov drops back, looking for a kneebar! Emanuel looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Emanuel looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Emanuel!
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Katasonov is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Emanuel off and has taken his back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emanuel manages to reverse the position and now he's in Katasonov's guard. Nice work there by Emanuel.
Emanuel avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Emanuel tries to free his leg and advance position but Katasonov is retaining full guard.
Emanuel trying to control the position from guard on top but Katasonov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Katasonov 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.
Emanuel in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katasonov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Katasonov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Katasonov keeps the fight on the outside.
Emanuel just misses with a punch to the body.
Katasonov moves out of range of the strikes.
Emanuel tries to clinch there but Katasonov circles away.
Emanuel tries to clinch but Katasonov moves out of range.
Katasonov keeps the fight on the outside.
Emanuel misses with a looping right.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Katasonov.
Katasonov connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Emanuel some visible discomfort.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Katasonov tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Katasonov has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Emanuel is not content to let Katasonov control the position.
Katasonov is trying to get an arm triangle but Emanuel is defending well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Emanuel is trying to control Katasonov's posture but Katasonov avoids it.
Emanuel is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pavel Katasonov dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Emanuel looks to land a left hand but Katasonov moved out of range nicely.
Emanuel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Katasonov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A swing and a miss from Katasonov.
Katasonov feints and as Emanuel raises his hands in defense, Katasonov changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Emanuel trying to keep a closed guard but Katasonov is proving a slippery customer.
Emanuel is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Emanuel keeping moving, preventing Katasonov from controlling successfully.
Emanuel lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Katasonov!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Katasonov is looking to get to half guard.
Emanuel thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Katasonov is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Emanuel has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Katasonov's face.
Katasonov is working to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Emanuel is landing with some decent strikes but Katasonov is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
It looks like Pavel Katasonov has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emanuel misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Emanuel cracks Katasonov with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Emanuel with the ground and pound from mount.
Katasonov is rocked!
Emanuel landing punches.
Oh Katasonov is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Katasonov is squirming around, avoiding Emanuel's attempts to control the action.
The referee warns Katasonov that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Pavel Katasonov's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Katasonov slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Katasonov seems to have got his legs back now.
Emanuel not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Katasonov moves into full guard.
Katasonov 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 three minutes gone in the round.
Emanuel in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Katasonov controls Emanuel momentarily but Emanuel frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Emanuelis looking to pass into half guard but Katasonov pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Katasonov is in guard.
Emanuel looking to control.
Katasonov drops back, looking for a kneebar! Emanuel looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Emanuel looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Emanuel!
The strikes coming from Emanuel are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Europha Emanuel has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four 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.
Katasonov is looking for a sweep.
Katasonov managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Emanuel.
Katasonov is looking to regain half guard here but Emanuel keeps moving and retains side control.
Katasonov manages to get back to half guard.
Emanuel is trying to control. Katasonov wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Katasonov tries to get to full guard but Emanuel has control of the leg.
Emanuel missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Katasonov gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Europha Emanuel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Pavel Katasonov's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Emanuel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Emanuel needs to keep his hands up - Katasonov had a free shot at his head there.
Emanuel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Emanuel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Katasonov moves away.
Emanuel misses with an uppercut. Katasonov saw that one coming.
Emanuel tries to close the distance and clinch but Katasonov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Emanuel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Katasonov shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Emanuel but Emanuel pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Emanuel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Katasonov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emanuel misses with a body shot.
Emanuel fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Katasonov on the side of the head.
Katasonov shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Katasonov was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Katasonov looking to control but Emanuel is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Katasonov scoring with strikes but Emanuel is staying in there.
Katasonov scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Emanuel?
Emanuel really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Katasonov controlling from the full mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Katasonov breaks from Emanuel's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Emanuel wants to hold on but Katasonov pushes him away.
Katasonov looking to control and managing it successfully.
Emanuel is trying desperately to improve position.
Emanuel has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Katasonov landing shots from mount.
Katasonov can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Emanuel is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emanuel is in all sorts of trouble here.
Katasonov controlling the pace for now.
Katasonov goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Emanuel turns into him and now he's in Katasonov's guard.
Emanuel advances position into side control!
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.
Katasonov tries to buck Emanuel off but Emanuel is having none of it.
Emanuel scores with a couple of short elbows.
Jeez, Pavel Katasonov's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Pavel Katasonov's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Europha Emanuel!
Europha Emanuel is the new lightweight champion!
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