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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Valerio Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcelo Dourado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Valerio Gracie has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Valerio Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcelo Dourado!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Matheus Silva and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dourado misses with a body kick.
Dourado lands a left and a right that send Gracie crashing to the mat, dazed. Dourado thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Gracie is rocked!
It looks like Valerio Gracie has been cut.
Dourado throws a right and a left that Gracie avoids nicely.
Oh Gracie is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dourado fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Marcelo Dourado seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dourado throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dourado fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dourado throws a series of punches but Gracie avoids them all with ease.
A head kick by Dourado - that's a beauty! Gracie is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Dourado can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Marcelo Dourado!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mikael Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dan Silva will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mikael Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dan Silva!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Seu Braga and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dan Silva throws a series of strikes that have Mikael Silva backpedaling.
It looks like Mikael Silva has been cut.
Dan Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dan Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Mikael Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dan Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mikael Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Dan Silva.
Jab from Dan Silva.
Good standup being displayed there by Dan Silva as he connects with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mikael Silva keeps the fight on the outside.
Dan Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dan Silva gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Mikael Silva has Dan Silva pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Mikael Silva pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Dan Silva tumbling to the mat - Mikael Silva dives into Dan Silva's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dan Silva isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Mikael Silva stacks Dan Silva on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Mikael Silva!
Mikael Silva is trying to get an arm triangle but Dan Silva is defending well.
Mikael Silva throws an elbow but Dan Silva slips to the side and avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mikael Silva tries for a kimura but Dan Silva is defending well.
Dan Silva pushes Mikael Silva away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Mikael Silva gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Dan Silva trying to control but Mikael Silva flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Mikael Silva 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.
Mikael Silva looking for the choke but no joy.
Mikael Silva not allowing Dan Silva to control his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mikael Silva trying to control.
Mikael Silva thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Mikael Silva working for a choke but Dan Silva is defending well.
Mikael Silva is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Dan Silva defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Mikael Silva not allowing Dan Silva to control his hands.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mikael Silva will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Despite being in the dominant position, Dan Silva just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dan Silva wants to clinch up but Mikael Silva keeps it at a distance.
Dan Silva is looking to clinch but Mikael Silva is avoiding it.
Dan Silva misses with a two punch combination.
Mikael Silva scores a takedown into full mount!
Mikael Silva controlling his opponent.
Mikael Silva is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Dan Silva has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Dan Silva is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mikael Silva is landing with some decent strikes but Dan Silva is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Dan Silva tries to hold on but Mikael Silva pushes him away.
Dan Silva is trying to escape the mount.
A nice elbow there by Mikael Silva.
Dan Silva gets back to half guard.
Mikael Silva is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Mikael Silva is breathing heavily.
Mikael Silva is looking to advance position but Dan Silva won't allow it.
Dan Silva actively working from the bottom here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dan Silva looking for submissions off his back.
Mikael Silva is working for a kimura but Dan Silva is defending it quite comfortably.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dan Silva will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mikael Silva's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Dan Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dan Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dan Silva scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Mikael Silva's cut is getting worse.
Mikael Silva shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dan Silva as he jumps to the side.
Dan Silva throws a series of punches but Mikael Silva moves out of range.
Dan Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mikael Silva looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Dan Silva controls Mikael Silva momentarily but Mikael Silva frees himself.
Dan Silva looking for a guillotine here but Mikael Silva defends easily.
Dan Silva is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mikael Silva trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dan Silva wants to sweep here but Mikael Silva controlling him for the moment.
Dan Silva utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mikael Silva trying to control but Dan Silva is working from the bottom.
Dan Silva keeping full guard, as Mikael Silva tries to pass.
Mikael Silva pushing down on Dan Silva's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Dan Silva avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mikael Silva.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Some wild striking there from Dan Silva.
Mikael Silva misses with a takedown attempt - Dan Silva sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Mikael Silva misses with a takedown attempt - Dan Silva sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mikael Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dan Silva throws a nice looking combination but Mikael Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dan Silva tries to clinch up but Mikael Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Mikael Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mikael Silva tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dan Silva swivels and escapes.
Dan Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dan Silva misses with a body shot.
Nice sprawl there from Dan Silva as Mikael Silva shoots in.
Dan Silva tries to clinch but Mikael Silva moves out of range.
Mikael Silva tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dan Silva swivels and escapes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dan Silva tries to clinch up but Mikael Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Dan Silva's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Dan Silva duly obliges.
Mikael Silva has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dan Silva wants to clinch up but Mikael Silva keeps it at a distance.
Dan Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dan Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mikael Silva is defended easily by Dan Silva.
Dan Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Mikael Silva circles away.
Dan Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dan Silva tries to clinch there but Mikael Silva circles away.
Dan Silva moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Mikael Silva's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Mikael Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dan Silva.
Dan Silva scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Jeez, Mikael Silva's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mikael Silva's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Dan Silva!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jonas Gomez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Mckanze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gomez comes to the cage accompanied by Something in your Mouth. Jonas Gomez had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jonas Gomez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mark Mckanze!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Mauricio Rocha and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mckanze wants to clinch.
Gomez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mckanze swivels and escapes.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Mckanze.
Gomez takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Gomez is trying to control Mckanze's posture but Mckanze avoids it.
Mckanze is putting a hurting on Gomez here, landing some big shots from side control.
Mckanze scoring with punches and elbows.
Gomez manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Gomez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gomez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gomez trying to control from half guard but Mckanze is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Mckanze won't allow Gomez to pass to mount.
Gomez prevents Mckanze from improving his position.
Gomez is looking to take a break and control but Mckanze is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gomez decides to return to a standing position.
Gomez throws a right and a left that Mckanze avoids nicely.
Mckanze doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Gomez counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Mckanze's guard now.
Mckanze looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gomez is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez trying to control the position from guard on top but Mckanze is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gomez could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Gomez drops back, looking for a kneebar! Mckanze looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Mckanze looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Mckanze!
Gomez manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Mckanze has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gomez is working away from the top position though.
Mckanze is staying active underneath Gomez, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Gomez trying to mount his opponent but Mckanze defends it.
Mckanze trying to control here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mckanze won't allow Gomez to pass to mount.
Gomez passes the guard and advances to mount!
Mckanze is in a horrible position here. Gomez smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Mckanze tries to lock up and control but Gomez gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Gomez has control of Mckanze's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Mckanze regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Gomez is breathing heavily.
Mckanze really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
A nice elbow there by Gomez.
Gomez takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Mckanze is squirming around, avoiding Gomez's attempts to control the action.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonas Gomez dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gomez has his takedown stuffed
and Mckanze holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Mckanze blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gomez jumps guard and drags Mckanze to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Mckanze got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gomez has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Mckanze has managed to get both his arms back between Gomez's legs - danger averted.
Mckanze throws a big right hand that misses.
Mckanze must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Gomez looking for a sweep. Not yet Gomez, not yet.
Mckanze in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gomez pulls Mckanze in close to prevent any damage.
Mckanze with a nice head shot there.
Gomez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mckanze.
Mckanze drops back, looking for a kneebar! Gomez looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Gomez looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Gomez!
Gomez in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Mckanze is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mckanze gets back to half guard.
Mckanze looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Gomez with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Gomez seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Mckanze is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Jonas Gomez!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between James Jorge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and jack Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, James Jorge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, jack Santos!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Emerson Jorge and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jorge.
Santos throws a right and a left that Jorge avoids nicely.
Jorge shoots in but Santos avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jorge.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Jorge. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Santos misses with a double jab.
Santos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jorge circles away quickly and effectively.
Jorge shoots in and bounces Santos off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Santos working a defensive guard here.
Jorge controlling from the top position.
Santos has a closed guard, preventing Jorge from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos keeping moving, preventing Jorge from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Santos avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Santos keeping moving, preventing Jorge from controlling successfully.
Jorge is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Santos really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jorge. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Santos wants to stand and escape but Jorge is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Santos scores with a push kick.
Santos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Santos.
jack Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jorge shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Santos is not content to let Jorge control the position.
Jorge perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Jorge is trying to control. Santos wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Jorge is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Santos can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jorge is trying to control the action in half guard but Santos is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Jorge is breathing heavily.
Santos wants to get back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jorge has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Santos throws a head kick that half lands.
Santos defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jorge.
Santos thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Jorge if he has to take too many more of those.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Santos lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Jorge fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jorge darts in and clinches Santos up against the cage.
Jorge has Santos pressed against the cage, preventing Santos from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jorge tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Jorge prevents Santos from breaking the clinch.
Jorge tries to pull guard but Santos holds him up against the cage and eventually Jorge drops back down to his feet.
Santos tries to break the clinch but Jorge is controlling the position.
Jorge has Santos pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Santos manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Jorge wants a takedown but no success here.
Santos is looking to break free of the clinch but Jorge has double underhooks.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A frustrated look appears on Jorge's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jorge swings wildly with an uppercut but Santos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Santos has had enough of the clinch but Jorge keeps him there for the moment.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
James Jorge dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Santos fails to land with a series of punches.
Santos slaps away a takedown attempt from Jorge, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jorge looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Santos is fending him off so far but Jorge persists. Nope, Santos circles away and we're back to standing.
Jorge takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Jorge looks for a takedown but Santos sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Jorge. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jorge.
James Jorge is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Santos misses with a wild combination.
Santos throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Some wild striking there from Santos.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos throws a head kick that Jorge semi-blocks.
Santos explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Nice takedown defense from Santos. No joy for Jorge on that attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Santos delivers a nice body kick.
Santos scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos lands with a kick to the ribs.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Santos.
Santos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jorge circles away quickly and effectively.
Santos swinging wilding here.
jack Santos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Santos throws a nice inside leg kick.
Santos lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Santos lands with a kick to the temple. Jorge shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Santos throws a series of strikes that have Jorge backpedaling.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Santos - that will leave a mark!
A head kick from Santos lands but Jorge takes it in his stride.
Santos throws a series of punches but Jorge avoids them all with ease.
Santos throws a quick inside leg kick.
A left lands for Santos.
No joy there for Santos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Santos feints and then cracks Jorge's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jorge down.
Santos throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Jorge.
Jorge fails with a takedown attempt.
Santos lands a two punch combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos throws a head kick that half lands.
Santos lands with a nice combination. Jorge backs away looking to recover.
Santos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Santos moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Santos pushes Jorge away with a front kick.
Santos throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Santos delivers a nice body kick.
Jorge fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Santos avoids it really well and circles away.
Jorge will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Santos lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Jorge backs up against the cage.
Santos scores with a nice body kick.
Jorge stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Santos.
Santos throws a head kick that half lands.
Santos lands a high kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Santos throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Santos dips to his left and cracks Jorge with an uppercut!
A head kick from Santos lands but Jorge takes it in his stride.
Jorge looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Santos lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Jorge steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Santos. That one must have hurt.
Santos scores with a one two! Jorge had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Santos throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Nice body kick there by Santos.
Santos throws a front kick that sends Jorge stumbling back into the cage.
Santos throws a combination. Jorge tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Santos.
Santos fakes the leg kick and cracks Jorge in the body.
Santos scores with a jab to the head.
Santos bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jorge's head backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Jorge's head.
Santos plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Santos lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Jorge dodges the punch combination from Santos.
Santos lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A left and a right from Santos both land. Nice combination.
Jorge shoots in but Santos avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Santos.
Santos lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Jorge looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Santos explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Jorge chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Santos can pounce on him.
Santos is working the combinations to good effect here.
Santos scores with a kick to the midsection.
Jorge fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jorge tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
jack Santos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Santos throws a nice looking combination but Jorge bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Horrible takedown by Jorge or perhaps it was just good defense by Santos which made him look bad.
Santos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Left hook, right uppercut from Santos.
Santos misses with a jab, cross combination.
Santos throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Jorge falls off balance throwing a combination
and Santos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Santos throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Jorge.
Jorge takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Santos goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Santos throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos misses with a few strikes there.
Jorge shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Santos but Santos pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Santos lands with a kick to the ribs.
Jorge tries to clinch but Santos is having none of it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Santos bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos pushes Jorge away with a front kick.
Santos scores with a jab to the body.
Jorge takes a kick to the side of the head.
Santos throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Jorge shoots for a double leg takedown but Santos sprawls well. He's pushed Jorge's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Jorge. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jorge fails with the takedown.
Santos throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jorge counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Santos tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Santos wants to stand but Jorge is controlling the position.
Jorge stopping the sweep attempt from Santos.
Jorge trying to control but Santos is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos wants to stand and escape but Jorge is having none of it.
Santos keeping moving, preventing Jorge from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Santos lets loose with a powerful body kick. Jorge will feel that in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Santos misses with a double jab.
jack Santos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jorge sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A head kick from Santos lands but Jorge takes it in his stride.
Santos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jorge moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jorge dodges the punch combination from Santos.
Santos cracks Jorge with an open hand slap.
Santos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jorge shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Santos defends it nicely.
Nice body kick there by Santos.
Jorge shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Santos sprawls well. Santos wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jorge gets slowly back to his feet.
Jorge closes the distance and clinches up with Santos, looking for a takedown. Jorge pushes Santos against the cage but Santos circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Santos feints and then cracks Jorge's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jorge down.
Santos scores with a kick to the body.
Jorge looks for a takedown but Santos sprawls well.
Santos throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Jorge takes a kick to the side of the head.
A head kick from Santos lands but Jorge takes it in his stride.
Santos explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Santos delivers a nice body kick.
Santos throws a nice head kick!
Jorge dodges the punch combination from Santos.
Jorge shoots in but Santos avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jorge gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A jab from Santos does it's job there.
And that's the end of the fight!
jack Santos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Santos has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:29
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:29
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... jack Santos!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Royce Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hector Casados (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Casados's choice of entrance music: Monster. Royce Gracie could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Hector Casados's chin.
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181 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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Royce Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hector Casados!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Mauricio Rocha and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Casados tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hector Casados seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Casados tries to clinch but Gracie is having none of it.
Casados tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gracie swivels and escapes.
Casados moves into the clinch.
Casados scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Casados.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Casados breaks the clinch.
Casados tries to clinch up.
Casados pushes Gracie up against the cage in a clinch.
Gracie tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Casados manages to break the clinch.
Gracie circles away from the clinch attempt.
Casados tries to close the distance and clinch but Gracie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Casados tries to clinch but Gracie is having none of it.
Casados fails with the takedown.
Casados pushes Gracie up against the cage in a clinch.
Casados manages to break the clinch.
Casados is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gracie gets the takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Casados is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Gracie has just dragged him back down to the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Casados is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Gracie off and has taken his back!
Casados looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Gracie covers up after that shot from Casados.
Casados is working for a rear naked choke. Gracie is not defending it well and Casados has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! Gracie refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of Gracie's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Hector Casados!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rashawn Curry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shifiinity Powel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shifiinity Powel has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rashawn Curry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Shifiinity Powel!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Alexandre Firmino and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Powel shoots in for a takedown but Curry shows good takedown defense.
Curry throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Powel stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Powel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Powel needs to keep his hands up - Curry had a free shot at his head there.
Curry scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Powel tries a head kick but it misses.
Curry stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Curry wants it to stay on the feet.
Curry lands a body shot.
Powel ducks right into an uppercut from Curry.
Powel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Curry.
Curry lands a jab to Powel's midsection.
Curry connects with the punch.
Powel on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Curry bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Curry lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Curry throws a series of strikes that have Powel backpedaling.
Curry connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Curry takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Curry goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Nice straight punches there by Curry. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Curry.
Powel takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A swing and a miss from Powel.
A cross from Curry lands.
Powel fails with a takedown attempt.
Rashawn Curry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shifiinity Powel.
Powel looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powel ducks right into an uppercut from Curry.
Powel is looking to clinch.
Curry is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Curry cracks Powel with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Curry is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Powel fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Curry scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Powel doesn't seem bothered though.
Curry throws out a powerful jab.
A punch lands to the side of Powel 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Curry lands a jab to the head.
Curry scores with a decent looking hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Curry getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Powel is rocked!
Curry drops Powel with a naaaaasty hook - Powel is in real trouble here! Curry dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rashawn Curry!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Simo Katama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexey Rykov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Katama comes to the cage accompanied by New Divide. This should be a great matchup!
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BJJ Blue 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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Simo Katama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alexey Rykov!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Daniel Cesar and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rykov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Katama on the side of the head.
It looks like Simo Katama has been cut.
Rykov blocks a head kick by Katama.
Good exchange - Rykov coming out on top.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Katama throws a wild body kick that Rykov sees coming a mile off.
Rykov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Katama ducks into an uppercut from Rykov and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Alexey Rykov!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leon Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexandre Ribeiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garcia comes to the cage accompanied by Vendetta. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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193 lbs
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185 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Leon Garcia!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alexandre Ribeiro!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Paulo Santos and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ribeiro takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ribeiro shoots for a double leg takedown but Garcia sprawls well. He's pushed Ribeiro's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Garcia throws a sloppy head kick and Ribeiro moves out of range easily.
No luck for Ribeiro with that takedown attempt.
Garcia throws a body kick that misses.
Ribeiro shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Garcia but Garcia pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Leon Garcia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexandre Ribeiro.
Garcia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ribeiro was well out of range. Poor timing from Garcia.
Leon Garcia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ribeiro closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Ribeiro lands in his opponent's guard.
Ribeiro prevents Garcia from getting back to his feet.
Garcia wriggles free and stands up.
A good leg kick by Garcia.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribeiro throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ribeiro drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ribeiro 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.
Ribeiro looks gassed!
Garcia wants to get back to his feet but Ribeiro is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Ribeiro looking to pass the guard.
Garcia pushes Ribeiro off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Ribeiro avoids the head kick by Garcia.
A head kick misses from Garcia.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Garcia.
Garcia lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Garcia thows a body kick. Ribeiro tries to catch it but that hurt him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garcia misses with an uppercut.
Nice body kick from Garcia.
Garcia connects with a high kick.
Garcia connects with a body shot.
Garcia connects with a crisp jab.
Garcia pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ribeiro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ribeiro misses with a two punch combination.
Garcia throws a sloppy head kick and Ribeiro moves out of range easily.
Garcia just misses with a punch to the body.
Garcia tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro shoots in for a takedown but Garcia shows good takedown defense.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Garcia.
Garcia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Garcia lands a big head kick that sends Ribeiro to the canvas! Garcia follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leon Garcia!
Leon Garcia retains his middleweight title!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Little Druida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Banner Bo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Banner Bo was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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204 lbs
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205 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Little Druida!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Banner Bo!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Seu Braga and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Druida attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Druida shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Druida showed some decent athleticism there.
Druida is trying to work for a kimura but Bo is defending well.
Bo should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Bo actively working from the bottom here.
Druida thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Druida prevents Bo from improving his position.
Bo looking for submissions off his back.
Bo won't allow Druida to pass to mount.
Bo tries to roll over but Druida keeps him under control.
Bo is pressing down on Druida's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Druida is looking to work some ground and pound but Bo has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Druida.
Druida swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Druida throws a series of strikes that have Bo backpedaling.
Druida fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bo on the side of the head.
Bo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Druida moves in looking to clinch but Bo pushes him off.
Bo drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bo drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Druida dives on top into guard.
Druida missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bo is trying to control the position but Druida postures up.
Bo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Bo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Druida is aware though and is defending well.
Bo looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Druida tries to free his leg and advance position but Bo is retaining full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bo is on top in guard.
Druida has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bo trying to control but Druida is working from the bottom.
Druida controls Bo momentarily but Bo frees himself.
Bo drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bo jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Druida working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Druida manages to escape and get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bo shoots in and bounces Druida off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Bo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Druida is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Druida is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bo is aware though and is defending well.
Bo stands and throws Druida's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Bo has an Americana. Druida didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Bo is delighted and gyrates infront of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Bo hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Banner Bo!
Banner Bo is the new light heavyweight champion!
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