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UVT SHOWCASE VIII PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hunter Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and O Fadda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hunter Jones could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to O Fadda's chin.
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150 lbs
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150 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hunter Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, O Fadda!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Luis Engracia and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fadda dives in and grabs Jones's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jones pushes down on Fadda's head and hops out.
Jones tries to clinch but Fadda moves out of range.
Fadda shoots in for a takedown but Jones shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Fadda fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hunter Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of O Fadda.
Fadda shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jones but Jones pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Fadda.
Jones drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Jones tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Jones has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Jones thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Jones thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Fadda rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Jones's guard! Nice work there by Fadda!
Fadda drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Fadda jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Jones looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Fadda passes into side control.
Jones is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Fadda working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Fadda tries for a kimura but Jones is defending well.
Fadda has control of an arm but Jones manages to advance to Fadda's back!
Fadda working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fadda is hanging on to Jones's back as he tries to escape.
Jones holding both Fadda 's hands and preventing any damage.
Jones is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Jones looking very determined here, making life difficult for Fadda.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jones manages to reverse the position and now he's in Fadda's guard. Nice work there by Jones.
Fadda looking for a sweep. Not yet Fadda, not yet.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Fadda darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Fadda moves nicely into side control.
Fadda tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Jones is looking to regain half guard here but Fadda keeps moving and retains side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
O Fadda dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Fadda shoots and misses
and Jones makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Fadda closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Fadda lands in his opponent's guard.
Fadda trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jones looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Fadda has picked Jones up and slammed him! Jones can't keep hold of the triangle and Fadda manages to pass to side control!
Fadda tries to advance to mount but can't.
Jones tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jones tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
I really don't envy Jones right now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fadda doesn't have the hooks in and Jones manages to turn into his guard.
Fadda is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Jones has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Jones wants to control from the top but Fadda keeps moving.
Jones drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Fadda manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Jones has Fadda in his guard.
Fadda advances position into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones is trying to work for a sweep but Fadda has mounted him!
Fadda can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jones is looking to escape.
Jones working to try and regain half guard.
Jones has given up his back. Will we see Fadda going for some submissions?
Fadda is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Jones has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Fadda has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Jones taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Fadda doesn't care though - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). O Fadda!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nat Turner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lae Praye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Praye has chosen Carry That Weight as his entrance music. The key to victory for Nat Turner has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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165 lbs
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163 lbs
6 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very strong |
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nat Turner!
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, Lae Praye!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Mauricio Rocha and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turner drops Praye with a beautiful combination! Praye stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Turner is looking for the KO!
Praye is rocked!
BOOM! Turner lands a beautiful left hook that drops Praye. Praye tries to recover but Turner is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Praye lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nat Turner!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wallys Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Ricardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ricardo has chosen Culo as his entrance music. Wallys Silva has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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205 lbs
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218 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Good chin |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Powerful |
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wallys 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, Ricky Ricardo!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Matheus Silva and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A punch combination from Silva misses.
Silva with a nice cross.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wallys Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva misses with a low kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Silva!
It looks like Ricky Ricardo has been cut.
Ricardo moves into the clinch successfully.
Ricardo turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Ricardo manages to end up in side control.
Ricardo trying to control the position but Silva is working away.
Silva is pushing Ricardo's head away, looking to escape. Ricardo manages to hold on to the position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ricardo in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Ricardo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silva keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ricardo moves into full mount!
Ricardo thowing shots but they're missing.
Silva wants to try and get back to his feet.
Ricardo content just to control the position here.
Ricardo mounts Silva! Really nice guard pass there!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ricardo 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.
Silva is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Ricardo goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Silva turns into him and now he's in Ricardo's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ricardo is trying to control the position but Silva postures up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ricardo is on top in guard.
Ricardo wants to pass the guard but Silva is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ricardo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Silva wants to stand up but Ricardo is controlling him.
Ricardo trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Ricardo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ricardo controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Ricardo passes Silva's left leg - he's now in half guard.
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.
Ricardo is looking to advance position but Silva won't allow it.
Silva avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ricardo.
Silva is looking to escape.
Ricardo seems to be working for a kimura but Silva defends the submission attempt.
Silva is trying to stand.
Ricardo passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Silva!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ricky Ricardo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ricky Ricardo's cut.
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.
Ricardo defending well as Silva loads up on a big left hand.
Ricardo blocks a head kick by Silva.
Ricardo closes the distance and pushes Silva back into the cage.
Ricardo tries to pull guard but Silva holds him up against the cage and eventually Ricardo drops back down to his feet.
Ricardo pulls guard effortlessly.
Ricardo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Silva is one step ahead there.
Ricardo looking for a guillotine here but Silva defends easily.
Ricardo looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Silva is defending well. Ricardo quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Silva has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Ricardo celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ricky Ricardo!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Billy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wilson comes into the arena with Rush - YYZ - Live In Rio blaring out of the sound system. Chuck Billy is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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270 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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262 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin |
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Excellent boxer
Solid chin |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Wilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chuck Billy!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Luis Engracia and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Billy darts in and clinches Wilson up against the cage.
Billy is pressed up against the cage. Wilson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Billy down to the mat. Billy avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Billy tries to clinch up.
Billy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Billy moves into range and clinches up with Wilson.
Billy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Billy scores with a hook to the body.
Billy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Billy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A body shot lands from Billy.
Billy lands a left hand.
Wilson breaks the clinch.
Billy defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Wilson.
Wilson tries to clinch but Billy moves away
and Billy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like John Wilson has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Billy pushes Wilson up against the cage in a clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Billy.
Wilson is breathing heavily.
Wilson is trying to break the clinch but Billy has him pressed against the cage.
A body shot lands from Billy.
Billy lands an uppercut.
Billy works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Billy lands a body shot.
Billy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Billy rushes Wilson and presses him up against the cage.
Wilson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Billy is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Wilson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Billy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from Billy.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A nice left hand lands by Billy.
Billy works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Billy presses Wilson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short uppercut from Billy.
Billy pushes Wilson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Billy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wilson tries to pull guard but Billy holds him up against the cage and eventually Wilson drops back down to his feet.
Billy breaks from the clinch.
Billy instigates a clinch.
Billy gets through Wilson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wilson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Billy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Billy lands a hook that snaps the head of Wilson backwards.
Billy breaks the clinch.
Billy moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson takes a shot to the head.
Still in the clinch, Billy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Billy lands with a left to the head.
Billy lands a body punch in the clinch.
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!
Billy scores with a hook to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Billy.
Billy gets through Wilson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Billy lands with a right to the head.
Billy lands a shoulder strike.
Wilson is rocked!
Billy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Oh Wilson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Billy moves into the clinch.
Billy creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Wilson's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Wilson drops to his knees and Billy pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chuck Billy!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Severo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Jacobs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Severo's entrance music is Hallowed Be Thy Name. A fine choice. Jacobs has chosen Come Out Swinging as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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264 lbs
3 - 5 - 0 |
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255 lbs
7 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
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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
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlos Severo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mark Jacobs!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Seu Braga and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jacobs keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Severo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jacobs bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Severo's head.
Jacobs swats away the attempt to clinch by Severo.
Jacobs lands a really nice looking cross but Severo seems unphased.
Severo closes the distance and pushes Jacobs back into the cage.
Severo goes for a takedown attempt but Jacobs pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carlos Severo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Severo throws a shot from downtown. Jacobs moves away and avoids it.
Severo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jacobs swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Severo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jacobs as he jumps to the side.
Severo could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jacobs throws a right and a left that Severo avoids nicely.
Severo wants to clinch.
Severo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jacobs sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jacobs scores with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacobs lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Severo takes one to the side of the head.
Severo throws a series of punches but Jacobs moves out of range.
Severo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Severo tries to clinch but Jacobs moves out of range.
The fighters circle, before Jacobs throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Severo's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Jacobs lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Mark Jacobs!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grant Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and brook Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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274 lbs
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260 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Basic striking
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Grant Mitchell!
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, brook Ortiz!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Alexandre Firmino and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Ortiz misses.
Mitchell looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ortiz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ortiz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ortiz throws a right hand that Mitchell ducks under and follows up with a left that Mitchell also avoids with ease.
Mitchell stuffs the takedown.
Ortiz connects with a jab.
Mitchell misses with the combination.
Ortiz throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mitchell counters with a takedown into side control.
Ortiz wants to get back to his feet but Mitchell drags him back down.
Ortiz on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Ortiz is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Mitchell has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mitchell landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Mitchell is putting a hurting on Ortiz here, landing some big shots from side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ortiz tries to improve position but can't.
Mitchell is putting a hurting on Ortiz here, landing some big shots from side control.
Ortiz taking a bit of punishment here - Mitchell scoring with strikes.
It looks like brook Ortiz has been cut.
Mitchell lands a nice forearm strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Ortiz looks to land a right hand but Mitchell moved out of range.
Ortiz throws a series of punches but Mitchell moves out of range.
Ortiz 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.
Ortiz wants to stand but Mitchell is controlling his posture from full guard.
Ortiz looks gassed!
Mitchell punching from the bottom - just letting Ortiz know he's still in a fight.
Ortiz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mitchell works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mitchell manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Ortiz cracks Mitchell with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ortiz slips a jab and a cross from Mitchell.
Ortiz throws a hook but Mitchell blocks it.
Mitchell fails to land with a series of punches.
Ortiz throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mitchell counters with a stiff right hand.
Mitchell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz fails with the takedown
and Mitchell counters with a series of strikes. Ortiz will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ortiz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mitchell.
Ortiz wants to clinch but Mitchell slips to the side
and Mitchell counters with a three punch combo that has Ortiz backing up. Ortiz nods at Mitchell to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mitchell bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Ortiz taking a bit of punishment here - Mitchell scoring with strikes.
Mitchell just content to control the position.
Mitchell lands a decent elbow from side control.
Mitchell scores with a couple of short elbows.
Ortiz taking a bit of punishment here - Mitchell scoring with strikes.
Mitchell working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Ortiz is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Mitchell is controlling him well.
Ortiz is trying to escape the position but Mitchell is controlling the position.
Mitchell blocks the strikes from Ortiz.
Mitchell stands up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz shoots and misses
and Mitchell counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Grant Mitchell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of brook Ortiz.
Ortiz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mitchell counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Ortiz!
Mitchell controlling from mount.
Mitchell is landing with some decent strikes but Ortiz is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Mitchell is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Ortiz can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Mitchell putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
A nice elbow there by Mitchell.
Mitchell lands a nice shot to the head.
Mitchell is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Ortiz wants to hold on but Mitchell pushes him away.
Mitchell working Ortiz over with strikes here.
Mitchell has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Ortiz's face.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mitchell is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Mitchell looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The cut above brook Ortiz's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Ortiz can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Ortiz flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Mitchell with shots to the head and body - Ortiz looks very uncomfortable down there.
Mitchell blocks Ortiz's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Mitchell cracks Ortiz with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Mitchell lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Ortiz hang on?
Ortiz is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Mitchell looking to control and managing it successfully.
Mitchell lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Ortiz somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ortiz throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mitchell counters with a series of strikes. Ortiz will be more careful next time no doubt.
Mitchell has managed to clinch.
Mitchell is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Ortiz can't fight it off and eventually Mitchell manages to take the fight to the floor. Ortiz looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Mitchell gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grant Mitchell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on brook Ortiz's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Mitchell is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ortiz.
Ortiz lands with a right hand.
Ortiz gets the takedown into side control.
Ortiz decides to stand back up. Ortiz steps back and let's Mitchell get back to his feet.
Ortiz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mitchell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ortiz tries to clinch but Mitchell moves away
and Mitchell counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
brook Ortiz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ortiz has his takedown stuffed
and Mitchell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Grant Mitchell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mitchell falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ortiz counters with a one-two to the body.
Mitchell misses with a series of wild punches.
Mitchell lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Mitchell looks to land a combination but Ortiz avoids it well.
Ortiz is breathing heavily.
Mitchell misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell throws a combination. Ortiz tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Ortiz misses with a double jab
and Mitchell counters with a shoot takedown. Ortiz fights it but they end up in guard.
Mitchell connects with a couple of short punches.
Mitchell gets to his feet. Ortiz looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Mitchell throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mitchell swinging wilding here.
Mitchell comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ortiz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mitchell.
Ortiz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mitchell.
Ortiz dodges the punch combination from Mitchell.
Mitchell throws a combination that misses
and Ortiz counters with a two punch combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ortiz.
Ortiz throws a combination that misses
and Mitchell counters with a single leg into guard. Ortiz didn't expect that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ortiz is working an open guard so Mitchell takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Mitchell's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Mitchell duly obliges.
Ortiz misses with a double jab
and Mitchell counters with a three punch combo that has Ortiz backing up. Ortiz nods at Mitchell to acknowledge the strikes.
Ortiz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mitchell counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Mitchell.
Mitchell preventing the sweep.
Mitchell stands and steps away. Ortiz gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Mitchell throws a series of punches but Ortiz avoids them all with ease.
Mitchell throws a right and a left that Ortiz avoids nicely.
Ortiz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mitchell counters with a one-two to the body.
Mitchell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ortiz can do to turn this around?
Ortiz misses with a takedown attempt
and Mitchell counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mitchell misses with a few strikes there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Ortiz misses its intended target.
Mitchell misses with a two punch combination.
Ortiz misses with a takedown
and Mitchell counters with a three punch combo that has Ortiz backing up. Ortiz nods at Mitchell to acknowledge the strikes.
Grant Mitchell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of brook Ortiz.
Mitchell stalks Ortiz and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ortiz's face. Ortiz staggers backwards, shaken.
Mitchell lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Ortiz with a lazy takedown attempt
and Mitchell counters with a stiff right hand.
Mitchell throws a series of punches but Ortiz avoids them all with ease.
Ortiz misses with a combination
letting Mitchell counter with a right hand.
Mitchell throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ortiz.
Ortiz misses with a double jab
and Mitchell counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ortiz goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
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.
A lazy body kick from Ortiz
and Mitchell counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mitchell attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Left hook, right uppercut from Mitchell.
Mitchell throws a nice looking combination but Ortiz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ortiz throws a combination that misses
and Mitchell counters with a left and a right that stings Ortiz.
Grant Mitchell is winning the standup battle so far.
Ortiz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mitchell counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Ortiz!
Mitchell connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Mitchell controlling the pace for now.
Mitchell lands a nice shot to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mitchell dominating with strikes here.
Mitchell lands a nice shot to the head.
Mitchell won't let Ortiz get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Ortiz can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grant Mitchell dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on brook Ortiz's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Ortiz misses with a combination
and Mitchell counters with a left and a right that stings Ortiz.
Ortiz tries for a takedown but Mitchell circles away easily
and Mitchell counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Mitchell working over Ortiz with some ground and pound. Ortiz looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Mitchell working over Ortiz with some ground and pound. Ortiz looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ortiz kicks Mitchell off and gets back to his feet.
Ortiz shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Mitchell counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Mitchell misses with a two punch combination.
Ortiz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ortiz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Danga de danga de dang - Mitchell scores with a four punch combination!
Mitchell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ortiz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mitchell checks the leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ortiz fails with the takedown
and Mitchell counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Grant Mitchell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of brook Ortiz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Mitchell does no damage.
Mitchell throws a right and a left that Ortiz avoids nicely.
Mitchell ducks under a wild hook from Ortiz.
Mitchell tries to bum rush Ortiz with a series of wild strikes but Ortiz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mitchell throws a right hand that Ortiz ducks under and follows up with a left that Ortiz also avoids with ease.
Ortiz has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ortiz tries for a takedown but Mitchell circles away easily
and Mitchell counters with a left and a right that stings Ortiz.
Mitchell closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Ortiz to the mat! Ortiz manages to get full guard.
Mitchell decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Ortiz tries for a takedown but Mitchell circles away easily
and Mitchell counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ortiz shoots and misses
and Mitchell counters with a nice uppercut.
Mitchell goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ortiz smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ortiz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mitchell counters with a two punch combo.
Mitchell fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Ortiz sprawls well initially but Mitchell persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Ortiz works his way to full guard. Good work.
Mitchell prevents Ortiz from getting back to his feet.
Ortiz is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Ortiz throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Ortiz is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mitchell is controlling him.
Ortiz pushes Mitchell off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Ortiz misses with a takedown attempt
and Mitchell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mitchell throws a series of punches but Ortiz moves out of range.
Ortiz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mitchell counters with a one-two to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Ortiz shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Mitchell counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Mitchell wants to control from the top but Ortiz keeps moving.
Ortiz is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Grant Mitchell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ortiz wants to stand up but Mitchell is controlling him.
brook Ortiz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ortiz doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Ortiz doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Ortiz doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Mitchell is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Grant Mitchell overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Ortiz lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ortiz.
A big right from Ortiz misses.
Mitchell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ortiz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mitchell counters with a single leg into guard. Ortiz didn't expect that.
Ortiz wants to stand and escape but Mitchell is having none of it.
Mitchell sitting in guard here, content to control.
Mitchell decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Ortiz, up you get!
Ortiz throws a combination that misses
and Mitchell counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ortiz wants to get back to his feet but Mitchell is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mitchell sitting in guard here, content to control.
Connects with an elbow from the bottom, proving to the judges that he's still active off his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Grant Mitchell showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mitchell 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Grant Mitchell!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Broqui Lesmar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rogerio Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lesmar kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is SMC Hoodrats. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Broqui Lesmar!
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, Rogerio Alves!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Mauricio Rocha and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Alves.
Alves fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Alves gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Lesmar to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Lesmar stands up over Alves, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Lesmar is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Alves throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Lesmar escapes and throws Alves's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Alves wants to control but Lesmar postures up.
Alves takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lesmar decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Alves gets caught flat footed, as Lesmar shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves keeping moving, preventing Lesmar from controlling successfully.
Lesmar with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lesmar is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Lesmar preventing the sweep.
Lesmar got a little sloppy there for a moment and Alves has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lesmar has managed to get both his arms back between Alves's legs - danger averted.
Alves looks gassed!
Lesmar with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Lesmar distracts Alves with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alves preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lesmar lands a couple of elbows.
It looks like Rogerio Alves has been cut.
Lesmar stands up over Alves, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Lesmar works over Alves with some ground and pound from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesmar lands a couple of elbows.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alves looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Lesmar working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Alves's head.
Lesmar is stalling in the full guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Lesmar connects with a couple of short punches.
Lesmar keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Alves's head.
Lesmar with a nice head shot there.
Lesmar has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Lesmar working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Lesmar passes Alves's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Lesmar is nestled in close to Alves, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Lesmar there.
Lesmar takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Alves taking some punishment here, with Lesmar in his half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Lesmar lands a nice short elbow.
Lesmar scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Lesmar looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Lesmar looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Alves with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ground and pound from Lesmar.
Lesmar seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Alves does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Alves is trying to control but can't.
Alves is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Lesmar scores with a couple of nice shots.
That has opened up Rogerio Alves's cut even more.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lesmar is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lesmar looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Lesmar with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Lesmar is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Alves sees it coming and defends easily.
Lesmar working over Alves with some ground and pound. Alves looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Lesmar is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Lesmar working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Lesmar takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alves is looking for a sweep. Lesmar is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nice strikes from Lesmar there.
Lesmar is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Broqui Lesmar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rogerio Alves's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lesmar looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Lesmar landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Alves regains full guard. Nicely done.
Alves working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Lesmar has passed into half guard!
Alves wants to control but Lesmar is keeping busy.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Lesmar connects with a nice short shot to Alves's temple.
Alves is breathing heavily.
Lesmar lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Lesmar scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Lesmar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Alves can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesmar winds up and cracks Alves with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Nice strikes from Lesmar there.
The cut above Rogerio Alves's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Lesmar landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Rogerio Alves's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Rogerio Alves's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Broqui Lesmar!
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