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Kings of Rio 59 - Take Back PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lucio Rodrigues (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and MATT GUN (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rodrigues comes to the cage accompanied by Ain't no Sunshine. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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205 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Good chin |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lucio Rodrigues!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, MATT GUN!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Alexandre Firmino and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodrigues closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming GUN to the mat! GUN manages to get full guard.
GUN looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Rodrigues passes GUN's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rodrigues lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
GUN taking some punishment here, with Rodrigues in his half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rodrigues lands a nice short elbow.
Rodrigues wants to control but GUN is keeping him busy.
Rodrigues is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
GUN is not content to let Rodrigues control the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
GUN is trying to stand back up but Rodrigues is controlling him
Rodrigues 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.
GUN wants to get back to his feet.
Rodrigues drops an elbow to the side of GUN's head.
Rodrigues lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Rodrigues lands strikes from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodrigues is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Rodrigues seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Rodrigues lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Rodrigues scoring with strikes to the body and head.
GUN is trying to escape back to his feet but Rodrigues uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Rodrigues lands a nice forearm strike.
Rodrigues thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
GUN wants to get back to his feet.
Rodrigues has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Rodrigues lands an elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
GUN pushes Rodrigues away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Rodrigues gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Rodrigues working the ground and pound.
GUN wants to get back to his feet.
Rodrigues is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. GUN looks calm but he's in trouble here. Rodrigues gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. GUN is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Rodrigues lets go of the hold and GUN can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Lucio Rodrigues!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Falcone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Falcone's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, BLACK HAWK DOWN. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bruno Falcone!
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, Jon Jones!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Edson Gomes and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Jones throws a right and a left that Falcone avoids nicely.
Falcone closes the distance and clinches up with Jones, looking for a takedown. Falcone pushes Jones against the cage but Jones circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Falcone shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jones but Jones pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jones instigates a clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Jones.
Falcone is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruno Falcone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Falcone is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Jones can't fight it off and eventually Falcone manages to take the fight to the floor. Jones looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Jones working a defensive guard here.
Jones is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Jones looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Falcone from controlling successfully.
Jones keeping full guard, as Falcone tries to pass.
Jones really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Falcone. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Falcone drops back looking for a leg! Jones is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Jones manages to kick Falcone off! Falcone jumps back into Jones's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Falcone throws a big right hand that misses.
Jones keeping full guard, as Falcone tries to pass.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jones throws a leg kick which misses Falcone's front leg but catches the back leg as Falcone tries to avoid it.
Falcone is breathing heavily.
Falcone tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Falcone.
Falcone gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jones.
Jones scores with a nice head shot.
It looks like Bruno Falcone has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Falcone's calf.
Jones rushes Falcone and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jones is working Falcone over against the cage.
Jones pushes Falcone back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jones lands a left hand.
Jones gets through Falcone's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jones breaks the clinch.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones shoots and misses
and Falcone counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Jones!
Jones keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Jones is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones blocking the ground and pound.
Falcone landing punches.
Falcone fails to advance to Jones's back.
Falcone moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Jones has worked his arm free - good work by Jones!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Falcone tries for a kimura but Jones is defending well.
Falcone is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Jones knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is looking for a sweep.
Falcone is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Jones is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Falcone tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Falcone has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Falcone throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Falcone lands a decent elbow from side control.
Falcone working the ground and pound.
Falcone is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Jones is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Falcone has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Jones is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Falcone yanks on the arm and Jones is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Falcone.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Bruno Falcone!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Andy Rain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Peppers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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140 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andy Rain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brian Peppers!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Edson Gomes and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rain displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Peppers throws out the jab.
Peppers avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Peppers tries a head kick but it misses.
Rain tries to close the distance and clinch up but Peppers swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Peppers throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rain seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Peppers shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Rain is backing up but Peppers catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Rain covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Peppers Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brian Peppers!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kamaz Otstoev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ashur Perun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Perun has chosen Judith as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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BJJ Brown 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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kamaz Otstoev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ashur Perun!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Daniel Cesar and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perun throws an overhand right that lands on Otstoev's shoulder, as Otstoev tries to avoid the shot.
Perun misses the jab.
Otstoev moves out of range as Perun strikes.
The fighters circling - Perun throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ashur Perun seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Otstoev looks for a takedown but Perun sprawls well.
Perun just misses with a punch to the body.
Perun scores with a shot to the body.
Perun rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Otstoev moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Perun fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Otstoev manages to avoid it.
A jab lands there for Perun.
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!
Perun throws a sloppy head kick and Otstoev moves out of range easily.
Perun smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Perun throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Otstoev stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Otstoev is breathing heavily.
Perun lands a nice shot to the body.
Perun throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Perun takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perun lands a jab to Otstoev's midsection.
Perun tries to bum rush Otstoev with a series of wild strikes but Otstoev uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Perun jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
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!
Perun misses with an uppercut. Otstoev saw that one coming.
Perun is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Perun throws out a leg kick but Otstoev moves out of range and Perun only half commits.
A big right from Perun misses.
Perun lands a big shot that drops Otstoev! Can he finish him?
Otstoev is rocked!
Otstoev has a closed guard, preventing Perun from standing up.
Oh Otstoev is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Perun stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Otstoev seems to have got his legs back now.
Perun cracks a nice hook into Otstoev's ribs.
Perun with a hook.
Perun ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perun scores with a jab to the body.
Perun cracks Otstoev with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Perun lands with a nice body punch.
Perun throws a right and a left that Otstoev avoids nicely.
Perun slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Perun cracks a nice hook into Otstoev's ribs.
Perun is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round!Otstoev had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Perun waves his right hand out infront of him, looking to distract Otstoev. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Otstoev to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
Perun gets to his feet - Otstoev follows without any prompting.
Perun works Otstoev's body with a nice hook.
Perun cracks Otstoev with a big right hand and Otstoev goes down!
Perun wants to get up but he can't break Otstoev's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Perun connects with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Otstoev looking to control.
Perun really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Otstoev. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Otstoev looking for a guillotine here but Perun defends easily.
Perun won't allow Otstoev to get back to his feet.
Perun gets to his feet - Otstoev follows without any prompting.
Perun throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Perun loads up on a big right hand but Otstoev slips the punch.
Otstoev wants to clinch up but Perun keeps it at a distance.
A jab lands there for Perun.
Perun scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Perun has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perun connects with a good right hand that stumbles Otstoev. Otstoev circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Perun misses with an uppercut. Otstoev saw that one coming.
Perun catches Otstoev napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Otstoev to the canvas!
Perun must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Perun wants to stand but Otstoev has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Perun avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Otstoev might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Otstoev wants to sweep here but Perun controlling him for the moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Perun tries to stand but Otstoev is controlling from the bottom.
Otstoev tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ashur Perun dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A lazy left from Perun finds it's target.
Perun throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Otstoev sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Perun scores with a decent looking hook.
Kamaz Otstoev is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Otstoev staying out of range there.
Perun fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Otstoev is out of range.
Perun keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Perun takes a swing at Otstoev's ribcage but misses.
Perun lands a right hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Perun throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Otstoev sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Perun throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Otstoev tumbling to the canvas!
Perun has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Perun stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Nice sprawl there from Perun as Otstoev shoots in.
Perun circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Otstoev tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Perun wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ashur Perun!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mick Lenny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams comes to the cage accompanied by Young Buck, Ludacris, TI, & The Game - Stomp. Mick Lenny 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ryan Williams!
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, Mick Lenny!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Felipe Paraventi and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lenny scores with a nice strike.
Williams fails with an attempt to clinch.
Williams closes the distance and clinches up with Lenny, looking for a takedown. Williams pushes Lenny against the cage but Lenny circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lenny just misses with a punch to the body.
Lenny swats away the attempt to clinch by Williams.
Lenny lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Williams backs up against the cage.
Williams tries to clinch up but Lenny circles away and keeps his distance.
Lenny will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lenny looks to land a right hand but Williams moved out of range.
Lenny works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Good exchange - Lenny coming out on top.
Lenny clinches up against the cage.
Williams is working for takedown but Lenny is calmly controlling the position for now.
Williams misses with an elbow strike.
Williams looking to stall.
Lenny breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams tries to clinch up
and Lenny counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Ryan Williams has been cut.
Williams closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lenny counters with a nice uppercut.
Williams tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Lenny makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Williams is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab-cross combination lands for Lenny and sends Williams crashing to the mat! Lenny follows him down to the mat - Williams regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Williams is rocked!
Lenny decides to stand up.
Oh Williams is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lenny misses with a jab, cross combination.
Williams showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lenny.
Williams seems to have got his legs back now.
Lenny closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lenny escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Williams wants to clinch
and Lenny counters with a left and a right that hurts Williams! He wobbles and falls to the floor - he's in big trouble! Lenny jumps into full mount!
Lenny tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Williams is desperately trying to improve his position but Lenny has a good base and remains in mount.
Williams wants to control but Lenny is having none of it.
Williams blocking the ground and pound.
Lenny wants to get back to his feet but Williams is holding on tight.
Williams is desperately trying to improve his position but Lenny has a good base and remains in mount.
Williams is working hard here to advance position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lenny wants to stand but Williams is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Williams can't escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lenny get's back to his feet.
Williams has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Lenny fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Williams looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lenny lands with a straight right. Williams didn't see that one coming.
Lenny looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lenny drops Williams with a left and a right! Oh, Williams is hurt - Lenny dives into side control looking to finish!
This has been an exciting period of action!
You can see the frustration on Williams's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Williams is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Lenny is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Lenny tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Williams is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lenny stands up.
Lenny jabs at Williams's body.
Williams ducks right into an uppercut from Lenny.
Lenny lands an overhand right.
Lenny slaps away a takedown attempt from Williams, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Williams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lenny lands a head shot.
Williams gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lenny.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lenny moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Williams goes down! Can Lenny finish him!?
Lenny seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Lenny wanted to stand there but Williams had control of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mick Lenny dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ryan Williams's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lenny clinches with his opponent.
Lenny is trying to force a seperation but Williams has the dominant position.
Lenny digs a right hand into Williams's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Williams's gas tank.
Lenny's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lenny lands with a shot to the body.
Williams clinches but Lenny breaks the clinch
and Lenny counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lenny with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mick Lenny seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lenny closes the distance and pushes Williams back into the cage.
Lenny has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lenny taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Lenny wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lenny manages to break the clinch.
Williams moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Williams has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lenny finds it's way round the side to connect with Williams's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lenny connects with the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lenny lands with a big right hook that stumbles Williams - he's out on his feet here! Lenny follows up with another monster hook that separates Williams from consciousness! Williams falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Lenny stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mick Lenny!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Masakatsu Gomi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mateo Sobral (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gomi comes to the cage accompanied by Lose Yourself. Sobral comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Prodigy - Smack My Bitch Up kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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167 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Masakatsu Gomi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mateo Sobral!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Paulo Santos and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sobral throws a nice looking combination but Gomi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sobral doesn't manage to clinch there - Gomi circles away.
Sobral pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gomi is out of range and Sobral settles back down.
Gomi looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sobral keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sobral takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Sobral shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gomi pinned against the cage. Gomi gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sobral is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Gomi's half guard.
Gomi looking for submissions off his back.
Sobral is looking for a kimura here.
Gomi is trying to control but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomi is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sobral pulls his head out easily.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Sobral moves nicely into side control.
Sobral stands up.
Gomi throws a combination that misses
and Sobral counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Sobral is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Gomi doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Sobral.
Sobral looks gassed!
Gomi gets full guard.
Sobral is sitting in close to Gomi's body. Gomi has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Sobral is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Sobral is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Gomi.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Masakatsu Gomi!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ameliano Cassemiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitor Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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173 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ameliano Cassemiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vitor Souza!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Felipe Paraventi and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cassemiro misses with a wild combination.
Cassemiro lands with a nice combination. Souza backs away looking to recover.
Souza throws the left hand but Cassemiro avoids the punch easily.
Cassemiro misses with the combination.
Vitor Souza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cassemiro goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Vitor Souza has been cut.
Souza dodges the punch combination from Cassemiro.
Souza fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fighters circling - Souza throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Souza looks to throw the jab but Cassemiro is out of range.
Cassemiro swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cassemiro keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Souza.
A jab-cross combination lands for Cassemiro and sends Souza crashing to the mat! Cassemiro follows him down to the mat - Souza regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Souza is rocked!
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!
Souza won't allow Cassemiro to pass to mount.
Souza looking for submissions off his back.
Cassemiro is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Souza is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ameliano Cassemiro!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nelson Adeleye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lotus Tinkle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adeleye comes to the cage accompanied by The Last of the Mohicans. Tinkle has chosen Jungle Jam as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nelson Adeleye!
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, Lotus Tinkle!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Mauricio Rocha and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adeleye pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Adeleye ducks under a wild hook from Tinkle.
Adeleye displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tinkle throws out the jab.
Tinkle scores with a nice right hand.
Adeleye ducks under a wild hook from Tinkle.
Tinkle scores with a shot to the body.
Adeleye jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tinkle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tinkle connects with the punch.
Tinkle looks to land a left hand but Adeleye moved out of range nicely.
Adeleye steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tinkle.
Nice defenses there by Tinkle.
Adeleye walks into a stiff left hand from Tinkle.
Tinkle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Adeleye was well out of range. Poor timing from Tinkle.
Tinkle connects with the punch.
Adeleye is rocked!
Tinkle swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tinkle takes a swing at Adeleye's ribcage but misses.
Tinkle takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tinkle thuds his right hand into Adeleye's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Oh Adeleye is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tinkle changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A big left from Tinkle misses.
Adeleye seems to have got his legs back now.
Tinkle lands a slapping body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tinkle comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Adeleye is breathing heavily.
Tinkle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tinkle drops Adeleye with a left and a right! Oh, Adeleye is hurt - Tinkle dives into side control looking to finish!
Adeleye sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Tinkle wants to pass the guard but Adeleye is defending well.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Tinkle in particular looking to stall.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tinkle's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adeleye wants to improve his position but Tinkle is controlling well.
Adeleye is working hard here to advance position.
Adeleye actively working from the bottom here.
Adeleye wants to improve his position but Tinkle is controlling well.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Adeleye!
Adeleye misses with a straight left.
Tinkle with a nice cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adeleye takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Adeleye missing with a left hand there. Tinkle was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tinkle lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Tinkle rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Adeleye moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A punch lands to the side of Adeleye 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tinkle throws a left and a right that both miss
and Adeleye counters with a takedown into side control.
Tinkle regains half guard there - taking advantage of Adeleye's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Adeleye is looking to take a break and control but Tinkle is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tinkle is looking for a sweep. Adeleye is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tinkle is trying is best to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Adeleye is looking to advance position but Tinkle won't allow it.
Tinkle is looking for a sweep. Adeleye is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Adeleye is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Tinkle changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tinkle missing with a left hand there. Adeleye was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Adeleye misses with a body shot.
Tinkle fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tinkle misses with a hook to the body
and Adeleye counters with a nice body shot.
Tinkle loads up on a big right hand but Adeleye slips the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lotus Tinkle dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Adeleye ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tinkle lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Adeleye at a distance.
Decent striking displayed by Tinkle there.
Some wild striking there from Tinkle.
Tinkle misses with a hook.
A big left from Tinkle misses.
Adeleye looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tinkle is fending him off so far but Adeleye persists. Nope, Tinkle circles away and we're back to standing.
Tinkle thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tinkle scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Adeleye thows a body shot but no joy.
Adeleye misses the shot to the body.
Adeleye thows a body shot but no joy.
Tinkle dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tinkle scores with a decent looking hook.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Adeleye slips under a jab.
Tinkle lunges at Adeleye with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Adeleye's hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tinkle cracks Adeleye on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Adeleye falls backwards against the cage. Tinkle follows up with more strikes that drop Adeleye to his knees. Tinkle keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Adeleye! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lotus Tinkle!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Arealius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Enrique Morales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arealius comes to the cage accompanied by Ministry Rock. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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190 lbs
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188 lbs
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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
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anthony Arealius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Enrique Morales!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Emerson Jorge and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morales fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Arealius is out of range.
Morales shoots in for a takedown but Arealius shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Anthony Arealius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morales tries to clinch up but Arealius circles away and keeps his distance.
No joy there for Arealius, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Arealius has closed the distance and engaged Morales in a clinch.
Morales doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Arealius lands a shot to the body.
Morales wants a takedown but no success here.
Nice body punch from Arealius - that landed with a thud.
Arealius breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Arealius throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Arealius is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Arealius has closed the distance and engaged Morales in a clinch.
A short body shot lands from Arealius as the two fighters clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Morales is trying to stall.
The referee calls for Arealius to work.
Morales is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Arealius gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Anthony Arealius has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Enrique Morales.
Arealius is leaning against Morales and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Morales trying to control the position but instead, Arealius has worked for underhooks and has pushed Morales into the cage.
Arealius jumps guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arealius had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Morales is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Arealius Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Morales's back instead.
Arealius is looking for the choke from the back position but Morales is controlling his hands well.
Arealius biding his time, controlling Morales.
Arealius is hanging on to Morales's back as he tries to escape.
Morales is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Morales is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Arealius is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Morales knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Morales for a finish.
Morales is trying to stand back up.
Morales looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arealius slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Arealius loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Morales hold on?
Arealius tightening his grip on Morales, looking for the choke.
Arealius has Morales flattened out and is raining down punches.
Morales is trying to get back to his feet but Arealius has full control of the position and if anything, Morales has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Arealius looking for the choke from the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morales is in bad spot here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Morales is trying to stand back up.
Morales can't escape the position.
Arealius is punishing Morales with strikes - can he finish him?!
Arealius lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Morales takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Morales rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Arealius keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Arealius stands up out of the half guard.
Arealius throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arealius fails to land with a series of punches.
Morales shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Arealius sprawls well. Arealius wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Morales gets slowly back to his feet.
Morales shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Morales takes one to the chin there.
No joy there for Arealius, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Morales moves out of range as Arealius strikes.
Arealius shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Morales is trying to control but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Arealius wants to lay and pray for a moment but Morales keeps working.
Morales regains full guard. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Arealius dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Morales avoids the body shot from Arealius.
Morales staying out of range there.
Danga de danga de dang - Morales scores with a four punch combination!
Morales fails with a takedown attempt.
Arealius connects with a solid leg kick.
Arealius pushes Morales up against the cage in a clinch.
Morales can't break the clinch.
Arealius displaying some good clinch control by pressing Morales up against the cage.
Arealius has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Morales is trying to keep an underhook but Arealius manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Arealius controlling the action here.
Morales is breathing heavily.
Morales tries to kick Arealius off but Arealius keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Morales is staying active underneath Arealius, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arealius stalling away here and it's allowed Morales to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Arealius advances to half guard.
Arealius landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Arealius landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Morales is pressing down on Arealius's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Arealius sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Morales looking for a sweep. Not yet Morales, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arealius wants to control from the top but Morales keeps moving.
Arealius throws a big right hand that misses.
Morales escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Arealius gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Arealius in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Arealius looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Morales is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Arealius defends well.
Arealius's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Arealius has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morales trying to keep a closed guard but Arealius is proving a slippery customer.
Arealius postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Morales working a defensive guard here.
Arealius pushes down on Morales's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Morales is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Arealius's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Arealius's back!
Arealius is trying escape back to his feet. He turns into his opponent's guard and eventually finds his way back to his feet.
Morales tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Arealius counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Arealius.
Arealius passes into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morales wants to get back to full guard but Arealius has mounted him!
Arealius takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Arealius with a couple of short strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Arealius tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Arealius wants to control the pace but Morales is squirming around nicely.
Arealius content just to control the position here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morales tries to reverse the position but Arealius maintains control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Arealius dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Arealius avoids a punch combination nicely.
Arealius throws the left hand but Morales avoids the punch easily.
A left lands for Morales.
Arealius clinches up with Morales and pushes him back against the cage.
Morales is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Arealius pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Morales misses with a punch on the inside.
Morales jumps guard but Arealius stands there with Morales around his waist. Morales gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Arealius breaks from the clinch.
Arealius throws a combination. Morales tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Morales darts in trying to clinch
and Arealius counters with a nice double leg into guard.
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!
Arealius is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Morales takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Arealius postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Morales wants to get back to his feet but Arealius passes into half guard.
Morales is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arealius looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Arealius works his foot free and advances to mount.
Arealius swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Morales is now in Arealius's guard. A big mistake from Arealius there, giving up the dominant position!
Arealius is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Morales trying to control but Arealius is working from the bottom.
Anthony Arealius is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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.
Arealius is adopting a defensive guard.
Arealius keeping moving, preventing Morales from controlling successfully.
Morales postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Arealius is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Morales, into his guard.
Arealius wants to pass the guard but Morales is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arealius is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Morales is trying to control the position but Arealius postures up.
Arealius is stalling in the full guard.
Morales is looking for a triangle here but Arealius uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Arealius slows the pace down.
Enrique Morales has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Arealius's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Morales takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Morales is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Arealius asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Morales is trying to improve his position.
Arealius happy to just control the position for now.
Morales throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anthony Arealius showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Arealius 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anthony Arealius!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pasha Dasari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Sawyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dasari's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Stinkfist. Tommy Sawyer is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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140 lbs
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150 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pasha Dasari!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tommy Sawyer!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Emerson Jorge and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sawyer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pasha Dasari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab, jab by Dasari - just one landing.
Dasari moves into the clinch.
Nice elbow from Dasari.
It looks like Tommy Sawyer has been cut.
Sawyer wants a takedown.
Dasari lands a damaging elbow.
Dasari pressing his opponent against the cage.
Dasari manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Dasari is controlling Sawyer's posture.
Sawyer trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dasari trying to control the position here.
Sawyer stops Dasari from standing up.
Sawyer wants to control from the top but Dasari keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dasari looking for a guillotine here but Sawyer defends easily.
Sawyer won't allow Dasari to sweep him here.
Sawyer trying to control but Dasari is working from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Dasari clinches with his opponent.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dasari.
Dasari connects with a knee to the head.
Sawyer wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dasari landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dasari lands an elbow inside that Sawyer shrugs off.
Dasari lands a knee to the head.
Dasari manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Dasari lands an elbow just above Sawyer 's eye.
Dasari unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sawyer lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sawyer looks gassed!
Sawyer is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Dasari working Sawyer over with knees to the body.
Dasari gets control of Sawyer's arms and successfully pulls guard. Dasari will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Dasari has control of Sawyer's left arm, preventing Sawyer from doing any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sawyer looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dasari bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sawyer's guard.
Dasari slips nicely into half guard.
Dasari is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Dasari wants to work for an arm triangle but Sawyer is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Dasari wants to take a breather but Sawyer is having none of it.
Dasari is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Sawyer doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Dasari.
Dasari throws a strike but Sawyer avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dasari drops back, looking for a kneebar! Sawyer looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Sawyer looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Sawyer!
Sawyer wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dasari keeps working.
Dasari is looking to regain half guard here but Sawyer keeps moving and retains side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dasari prevents Sawyer from moving into mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pasha Dasari dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tommy Sawyer's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Dasari has managed to clinch.
Sawyer is trying to force a seperation but Dasari has the dominant position.
Nice body punch from Dasari - that landed with a thud.
Dasari gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sawyer.
Dasari content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Sawyer jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Dasari walks away with a smile on his face. Sawyer gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Dasari has Sawyer up against the cage in a clinch.
Dasari works on Sawyer's body with a couple of short punches.
A bit of stalling here from Dasari.
Dasari pulls Sawyer into guard.
Dasari utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sawyer drops back looking for a leg! Dasari is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Dasari manages to kick Sawyer off! Sawyer jumps back into Dasari's guard.
Dasari looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sawyer pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dasari is keeping the position for now.
Sawyer sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Dasari's guard.
Dasari moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Sawyer is fighting to break Dasari's control of his arms but Dasari is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Sawyer trying to control the position from guard on top but Dasari is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sawyer preventing the sweep.
Dasari manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Dasari landing strikes from the mount and Sawyer is in trouble!
Sawyer slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Dasari decides to return to a standing position.
Sawyer throws a body kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dasari gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dasari stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Dasari with a knee to the head.
Sawyer is breathing heavily.
Dasari leaning against his opponent.
Dasari landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dasari with a knee to the head.
Sawyer takes an elbow to the temple.
Dasari is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Dasari lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sawyer goes for a takedown attempt but Dasari pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Pasha Dasari has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommy Sawyer.
Dasari scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sawyer in his tracks.
Dasari closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Dasari lands a damaging elbow.
Sawyer tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Dasari just stands there and leans against the cage.
Sawyer drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dasari jumps guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sawyer looking to pass the guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dasari is on top in guard.
Sawyer has an active guard here but Dasari has managed to pass into half guard.
Dasari takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Dasari is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dasari scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Sawyer won't allow Dasari to pass to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pasha Dasari dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tommy Sawyer's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Dasari leaves Sawyer with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Dasari rushes Sawyer and presses him up against the cage.
Dasari working Sawyer over with knees to the body.
Dasari landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dasari unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dasari content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Dasari lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sawyer or not.
Dasari lands a nice knee to the body.
Dasari scores a nice knee to the body.
Dasari drags the fight down to the ground.
Dasari bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sawyer's guard.
Dasari lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dasari slips nicely into half guard.
Dasari moves into full mount! Sawyer won't be happy about that!
Dasari scoring with strikes but Sawyer is staying in there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dasari controlling the position easily from mount.
Dasari trying to control but Sawyer is having none of it.
Sawyer in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Dasari raining down shots from the mount!
Dasari landing strikes, looking to finish!
Sawyer is in all sorts of trouble here.
Pasha Dasari overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dasari goes for an armbar but Sawyer turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Sawyer.
Dasari keeping full guard, as Sawyer tries to pass.
Dasari wriggles free and stands up.
Dasari takes the fight into the clinch.
Sawyer is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Dasari gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Pasha Dasari has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Dasari lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sawyer or not.
Dasari decides to pull guard.
Dasari is adopting a defensive guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sawyer tries to free his leg and advance position but Dasari is retaining full guard.
Dasari manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sawyer manages to get himself to full guard.
Dasari sitting in guard here, content to control.
Dasari trying to control but Sawyer is working from the bottom.
Dasari looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Dasari avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Dasari scoring with punches to the head and body.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sawyer avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dasari throwing strikes but missing.
Dasari lands a couple of digs.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dasari pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sawyer is keeping the position for now.
Sawyer wants to stand but Dasari is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pasha Dasari clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Tommy Sawyer's cut.
That's time! Dasari's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Dasari forces Sawyer back against the cage and clinches.
Dasari gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Sawyer is looking for a triangle but Dasari pushes his legs off easily.
Dasari is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sawyer can do to turn this around?
Dasari looking to pass the guard.
Dasari throwing strikes but missing.
Dasari postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sawyer is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dasari sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Dasari is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Dasari has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dasari looking to pass the guard.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Dasari is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Dasari preventing the sweep.
Sawyer working a defensive guard here.
Sawyer looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dasari got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sawyer has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dasari has managed to get both his arms back between Sawyer's legs - danger averted.
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.
Dasari gets to his feet. Sawyer looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Dasari forces Sawyer back against the cage and clinches.
Sawyer has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Dasari is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Dasari stalling the fight.
Dasari putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sawyer in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dasari obliges.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dasari obliges.
Dasari lands a knee to the body.
Sawyer can't get the takedown.
Knees to the body from Dasari.
A shot in the inside from Dasari.
Dasari slows down the pace here.
Sawyer jumps guard but Dasari stands there with Sawyer around his waist. Sawyer gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Pasha Dasari has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommy Sawyer.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Dasari takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Dasari manages to pull guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sawyer trying to control the position from guard on top but Dasari is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dasari looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dasari pulls Sawyer in to control the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dasari is on top in guard.
Dasari throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
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.
Sawyer is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dasari is aware though and is defending well.
Dasari passes Sawyer's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Sawyer is trying to maintain the position but Dasari is very close to passing his half guard.
Dasari frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Dasari lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Sawyer hang on?
Dasari lands a big elbow.
Dasari in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Sawyer can't escape the position.
Sawyer taking shots to the head.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Dasari cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pasha Dasari had his way with Tommy Sawyer in that round.
The cut man is working on Tommy Sawyer's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Dasari gets a clinch.
Dasari landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Good body shot from Dasari.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dasari.
A right hook to the body lands for Dasari.
Dasari landing knees to the head.
Dasari gets control of Sawyer's arms and successfully pulls guard. Dasari will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Dasari manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sawyer manages to get himself to full guard.
Sawyer working a defensive guard but Dasari passes into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Dasari lands a nice short elbow.
Sawyer is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Dasari scores with a couple of nice shots.
Sawyer is looking to improve his position.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Sawyer on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dasari takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Dasari wants to control but Sawyer is keeping him busy.
Sawyer trying to control but Dasari postures up.
Dasari wants to work for an arm triangle but Sawyer is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Dasari thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sawyer's head.
The fighters are battling for position here. Sawyer manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Dasari stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sawyer swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sawyer wants to sweep here but Dasari controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sawyer seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Dasari looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Dasari postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Sawyer looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dasari is one step ahead there.
Dasari gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sawyer.
Sawyer gets caught flat footed, as Dasari shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Sawyer can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Dasari controls the pace.
Dasari 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.
Sawyer is looking for a triangle but Dasari pushes his legs off easily.
Dasari scoring with some ground and pound.
Sawyer is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Dasari is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Tommy Sawyer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pasha Dasari is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dasari has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Sawyer throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Dasari sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Sawyer tries to strike from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pasha Dasari showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dasari 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 50:45
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 50:45
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pasha Dasari!
Pasha Dasari is the new featherweight champion!
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FIGHT
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