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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marco Milani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Milani comes into the arena with Silicone Curitiba blaring out of the sound system. Wilson has chosen Gojira - Backbone as his entrance music. William Wilson acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marco Milani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, William Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Emerson Jorge and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Milani tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wilson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wilson misses with a looping right.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Milani drives through with a takedown into guard.
Wilson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Milani drops back looking for a leg! Wilson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Wilson manages to kick Milani off! Milani jumps back into Wilson's guard.
Milani drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Wilson manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Milani has Wilson in his guard.
Wilson looking to pass the guard.
Wilson landing with the ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Wilson postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Milani is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Milani keeping moving, preventing Wilson from controlling successfully.
Milani has his foot on Wilson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Wilson works his way back into a safe position though.
Wilson preventing the sweep.
Wilson trying to control the position from guard on top but Milani is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wilson chips away with some ground and pound.
Milani keeping full guard, as Wilson tries to pass.
Wilson wants to control from the top but Milani keeps moving.
Milani tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Milani wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Wilson is now in half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
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.
Milani moves into full guard.
Milani tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Wilson is looking to work some ground and pound but Milani has wrist control.
Milani tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Milani looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Milani pulls Wilson in to control the position.
Milani controls Wilson momentarily but Wilson frees himself.
Wilson postures up and lands a big shot to Milani's brow.
Wilson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Milani avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Milani keeping moving, preventing Wilson from controlling successfully.
Milani tries to strike from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Milani is on top in guard.
Wilson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Milani has gone for a leg lock! Wilson slips out almost immediately though and dives into Milani's guard.
Milani bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Wilson's guard.
Milani working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Milani thows a big elbow that misses.
Milani drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Wilson dives on top into guard.
Milani keeping moving, preventing Wilson from controlling successfully.
Milani looking for a sweep. Not yet Milani, not yet.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Wilson trying to control but Milani is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Milani has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Wilson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Wilson slips nicely into half guard.
Milani blocking the ground and pound attempt from Wilson.
Milani is looking to improve his position.
Wilson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Wilson thows a huge punch but Milani dodges it nicely.
Milani is staying active underneath Wilson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Milani is looking for a sweep. Wilson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Wilson is nestled in close to Milani, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Milani tries to get to full guard but Wilson has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but William Wilson will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Milani gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Wilson wants to pass the guard but Milani is keeping the position.
Milani working a defensive guard here.
Wilson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Milani keeping moving, preventing Wilson from controlling successfully.
Milani wants to sweep here but Wilson controlling him for the moment.
Milani looking to control.
Milani keeping moving, preventing Wilson from controlling successfully.
Milani looking to control.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Milani darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Milani is looking for a kimura here.
Milani is working for a kimura but Wilson is defending it quite comfortably.
Milani is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Milani is working for a kimura but Wilson is defending it quite comfortably.
That's two 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.
Milani prevents Wilson from improving his position.
Milani is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Wilson sees it coming and defends easily.
Wilson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Milani.
Milani seems to be working for a kimura but Wilson defends the submission attempt.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Milani tries to score a power double leg takedown but Wilson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Milani somewhat.
Milani throws an overhand right that lands on Wilson's shoulder, as Wilson tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Milani pushes Wilson up against the ropes in a clinch.
Milani leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Wilson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Milani checks a leg kick.
Milani misses with a straight left.
Wilson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Wilson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Milani misses with an uppercut. Wilson saw that one coming.
Wilson scoring well with a low kick there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wilson throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Milani stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Wilson follows into mount!
Milani is rocked!
It looks like Marco Milani has been cut.
Wilson connects with a bit shot that sees Milani covering up! More strikes from Wilson and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Wilson is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). William Wilson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Isaac Ingrahm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JJ Big (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). JJ Big has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Isaac Ingrahm's chin.
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215 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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Counter striker
Solid chin |
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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, Isaac Ingrahm!
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, JJ Big!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Thiago Cunha and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Big decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Big moves nicely into side control.
Big is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Ingrahm has escaped the position, nice work there.
Ingrahm is looking for a sweep.
Ingrahm gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Big is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Ingrahm is surviving well by controlling Big's body position as best he can.
Ingrahm tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Big is looking to work his way around to Ingrahm's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Ingrahm is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Big is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Ingrahm can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Ingrahm really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Big jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Ingrahm manages to avoid the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ingrahm is looking to regain half guard here but Big keeps moving and retains side control.
Ingrahm manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Ingrahm makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Ingrahm.
Ingrahm is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Ingrahm wants to sweep here but Big controlling him for the moment.
Ingrahm pulls Big in to control the position.
Ingrahm is trying to control the position but Big postures up.
Ingrahm keeping full guard, as Big tries to pass.
Big is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Big being controlled here momentarily.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Big shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ingrahm as he avoids it easily.
Horrible takedown by Big or perhaps it was just good defense by Ingrahm which made him look bad.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ingrahm.
Big looks gassed!
Ingrahm misses with a double jab.
Ingrahm shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Big as he avoids it easily.
Big shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ingrahm as he jumps to the side.
Isaac Ingrahm has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of JJ Big.
Big throws a series of strikes that have Ingrahm backpedaling.
Ingrahm lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Isaac Ingrahm seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Big shoots in but Ingrahm avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Big shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ingrahm holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Ingrahm utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ingrahm breaks from the clinch.
Ingrahm throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Ingrahm wants to clinch up but Big keeps it at a distance.
Big avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ingrahm tries to close the distance and clinch but Big swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ingrahm moves in looking to clinch but Big pushes him off.
Ingrahm doesn't manage to clinch there - Big circles away.
Big keeps the fight on the outside.
Ingrahm gets the takedown into side control.
Ingrahm landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Ingrahm trying to control the action but Big is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Big is working to avoid the ground and pound but Ingrahm connects with a decent elbow.
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!
The ground and pound from Ingrahm seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Big is looking for a sweep.
Big manages to get back to half guard.
Ingrahm is nestled in close to Big, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Big looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ingrahm trying to control the action but Big is working from the bottom.
Big keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Big looking for submissions off his back.
Big is trying to get back to full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ingrahm wants to stand but Big has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Isaac Ingrahm dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Big avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ingrahm tries to close the distance and clinch but Big swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ingrahm tries to clinch up.
Ingrahm is looking to clinch.
Ingrahm misses with a head kick.
Ingrahm keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Big closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Ingrahm did well to prevent Big getting side control.
Big is breathing heavily.
Big trying to mount his opponent but Ingrahm defends it.
Ingrahm is trying to stand.
Ingrahm trying to control here.
Big is trying to work for a kimura but Ingrahm is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ingrahm is pressing down on Big's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Big pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ingrahm is keeping the position for now.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ingrahm rushes Big and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ingrahm.
Ingrahm lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ingrahm breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ingrahm bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Big tries to buck Ingrahm off but Ingrahm is having none of it.
Ingrahm is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Big has escaped the position, nice work there.
Ingrahm wants to lay and pray for a moment but Big keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Big tries to buck Ingrahm off but Ingrahm is having none of it.
Ingrahm wants to lay and pray for a moment but Big keeps working.
Ingrahm cracks Big with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Big is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Ingrahm off and has taken his back!
Big is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Big is not going to allow Ingrahm to sit and survive in this position.
Ingrahm manages to reverse the position and now he's in Big's guard. Nice work there by Ingrahm.
Big can't keep his opponent in guard - Ingrahm advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Ingrahm wants to get back to his feet.
Ingrahm controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Big is not content to let Ingrahm control the position.
Ingrahm passes to full mount!
Big is working to get back to half guard.
Big is squirming around, avoiding Ingrahm's attempts to control the action.
Ingrahm prevents Big from getting the reversal.
Isaac Ingrahm overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ingrahm raining down shots from the mount!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Ingrahm cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's four 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.
Big tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ingrahm looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Ingrahm lands a big elbow.
Ingrahm working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Ingrahm tries to control but Big wriggling away.
Ingrahm prevents Big from getting the reversal.
Ingrahm lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Big sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Big looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ingrahm controlling the action here.
Big is looking for a sweep. Ingrahm is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Isaac Ingrahm dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Ingrahm throws a series of strikes that have Big backpedaling.
Big closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Ingrahm did well to prevent Big getting side control.
Ingrahm gets back to full guard.
Ingrahm wants to sweep but no luck.
Big wants to pass the guard but Ingrahm is keeping the position.
Big won't allow Ingrahm to sweep him here.
Bigis looking to pass into half guard but Ingrahm pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Ingrahm is in guard.
Ingrahm is stalling in the full guard.
Big is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ingrahm trying to control the position from guard on top but Big is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Big looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Big is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ingrahm wants to control from the top but Big keeps moving.
Ingrahm is working Big over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ingrahm wants to pass the guard but Big is keeping the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ingrahm shoots and misses
and Big counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Big.
Big passes Ingrahm's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Big is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Ingrahm doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Big.
Ingrahm gets full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ingrahm is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Ingrahm is trying to keep Big in close.
Big slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Big advances nicely into full mount.
Ingrahm is trying desperately to improve position.
Big is trying to take his opponent's back.
Ingrahm keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Isaac Ingrahm is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Big jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Ingrahm is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Ingrahm and Big has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Ingrahm manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Big wants to get back to full guard.
Big is refusing to be controlled, as Ingrahm sits in half guard.
Big looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Ingrahm is looking to take a break and control but Big is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Big gets the takedown into side control.
Big is working to tighten is grip on Ingrahm's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Ingrahm has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Big is really squeezing tight and eventually Ingrahm passes out! Big breaks the hold and jumps onto the ropes to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). JJ Big!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeremiah Trout (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Helio Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dos Santos has chosen CLICK CLICK BOOM as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Helio Dos Santos is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jeremiah Trout!
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, Helio Dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Alexandre Firmino and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Dos Santos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Trout tries a head kick but it misses.
No joy there for Dos Santos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Trout swats away the attempt to clinch by Dos Santos.
Trout throws a head kick that misses.
Trout lands with a slapping head kick.
Trout avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dos Santos gets a clinch.
Dos Santos has Trout pushed against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Dos Santos creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dos Santos just leaning against Trout, taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Helio Dos Santos.
Trout misses with a body kick.
Dos Santos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dos Santos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dos Santos on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Dos Santos is looking to clinch.
Dos Santos tries to clinch up.
Horrible takedown by Dos Santos or perhaps it was just good defense by Trout which made him look bad.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trout lands a big head kick that sends Dos Santos tumbling to the mat! Trout takes a step backwards and waves Dos Santos back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Dos Santos is rocked!
It looks like Helio Dos Santos has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dos Santos moves in looking to clinch but Trout pushes him off.
Jeremiah Trout is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dos Santos pushes Trout up against the ropes in a clinch.
Trout blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dos Santos stalling in the clinch.
Dos Santos wants to stall.
Trout gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Dos Santos.
Trout stops a takedown attempt from Dos Santos.
Jeremiah Trout has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Helio Dos Santos.
Dos Santos looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dos Santos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dos Santos leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Dos Santos blocks an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trout keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dos Santos's efforts to push away.
Dos Santos looking to slow down the pace here.
Dos Santos fails to pull guard.
Dos Santos wants a takedown but no success here.
Dos Santos wants to stall.
Trout looking to slow down the pace here.
Dos Santos misses with a punch on the inside.
Trout letting Dos Santos take a breather here.
Trout tries to break free but Dos Santos pushes him back against the ropes.
Dos Santos wants to stall.
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.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Helio Dos Santos.
Dos Santos tries to clinch up.
Dos Santos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Trout swats away the attempt to clinch by Dos Santos.
Dos Santos tries to clinch there but Trout circles away.
Dos Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Trout paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dos Santos avoids the head kick by Trout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dos Santos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Trout circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremiah Trout dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Helio Dos Santos's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Trout lands with a slapping head kick.
Dos Santos moves out of range as Trout throws a body kick.
Trout misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dos Santos looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Trout lands a nice looking kick to the body. Dos Santos takes a step back to recover.
Jeremiah Trout is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Trout lands with a kick to the ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Trout connects with a solid leg kick.
Trout tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Trout throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dos Santos is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trout lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Trout throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dos Santos takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Trout. Dos Santos shrugs it off though.
Trout misses with a head kick.
Trout misses with a head kick.
Jeremiah Trout is winning the standup battle so far.
Dos Santos tries to clinch up.
Trout throws a head kick but Dos Santos moves out of range.
Trout lands a head kick. Dos Santos smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Trout pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos darts in and clinches Trout up against the ropes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dos Santos pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Trout has had enough of the clinch but Dos Santos keeps him there for the moment.
Trout looking to stall.
Dos Santos breaks the clinch.
Dos Santos fails with an attempt to clinch.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Trout.
Trout throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Trout.
Dos Santos tries to clinch up but Trout circles away and keeps his distance.
Trout throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Dos Santos.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Trout avoids it really well and circles away.
Dos Santos shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Trout pinned against the cage. Trout gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jeremiah Trout has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Helio Dos Santos.
Dos Santos takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Trout pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dos Santos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dos Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Trout swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trout tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dos Santos slips under a jab.
Dos Santos has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Trout.
Dos Santos closes the distance and clinches up with Trout, looking for a takedown. Dos Santos pushes Trout against the ropes but Trout circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Trout throws a sloppy head kick and Dos Santos moves out of range easily.
Trout pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Trout lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dos Santos's sensitive parts.
Trout throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Trout scores with a head kick.
Dos Santos takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremiah Trout dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Helio Dos Santos's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Trout scores with a head kick.
Dos Santos fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Trout avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Trout scores with a push kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Trout finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Trout lands a head kick. Dos Santos smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Dos Santos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dos Santos fails to land the takedown.
Trout lands a head kick!
Dos Santos is still on wobbly legs! Can Trout finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trout lands a big head kick that sends Dos Santos to the canvas! Trout follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeremiah Trout!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between David Icke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sheldon Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maia has chosen Basket Case as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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185 lbs
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193 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, David Icke!
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, Sheldon Maia!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Matheus Silva and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maia looks for a takedown but Icke sprawls well.
Nice shot by Icke.
Icke connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Maia on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Icke connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Maia's hands.
Maia shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Maia showed some decent athleticism there.
Maia passes to full mount!
Maia wants to control the pace but Icke is squirming around nicely.
Maia has hold of Icke's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Icke manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maia tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Maia trying to control but Icke is having none of it.
Icke is trying to stand up.
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.
Maia works his way to his opponent's back.
Maia has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Icke has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Maia is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Icke defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Maia is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Icke is defending well though. Maia let's go of the attempt for now.
Well, with Maia on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Icke is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maia trying to control momentarily.
Maia might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Icke kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Maia is working on the RNC. He looks like he's got it but Icke won't tap... Oh, he's out! The ref rips Maia off his unconscious opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Sheldon Maia!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dennis Reynolds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sizzle Snappe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reynolds's entrance music is Birds of War. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Snappe's choice of entrance music: The Power. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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175 lbs
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177 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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Excellent MT
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dennis Reynolds!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sizzle Snappe!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Daniel Cesar and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reynolds lands a head kick. Snappe smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Snappe checks a leg kick.
Reynolds tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Reynolds keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A head kick misses from Reynolds.
Snappe shoots in but no luck this time.
Snappe avoids the head kick by Reynolds.
Snappe will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dennis Reynolds has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sizzle Snappe.
Reynolds pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Snappe blocks a low kick nicely.
Snappe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reynolds throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Snappe doesn't manage to clinch there - Reynolds circles away.
Snappe avoids the head kick by Reynolds.
Dennis Reynolds seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reynolds tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Snappe counters with a nice uppercut.
Reynolds misses with a head kick.
Snappe tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Reynolds swivels and escapes.
Reynolds does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Reynolds tried to score with a low kick but Snappe checks it.
Reynolds checks the leg kick nicely there.
Dennis Reynolds is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A head kick by Reynolds misses
and Snappe counters with a slapping leg kick.
Snappe missing with a left hand there. Reynolds was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Snappe tried to score with a low kick but Reynolds checks it.
Reynolds throws a sloppy head kick and Snappe moves out of range easily.
Reynolds throws a leg kick that misses.
Snappe misses with a leg kick
and Reynolds counters with a slapping leg kick.
Snappe fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Reynolds, right into the meat.
Reynolds stuffs the takedown attempt from Snappe. Snappe gets slowly back to his feet.
Snappe moves out of range of the body kick from Reynolds.
Snappe is looking to clinch but Reynolds is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Reynolds moves out of range of the leg kick from Snappe.
Reynolds throws a leg kick that is checked
so Snappe counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Reynolds not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Snappe trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Snappe drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Reynolds dives on top into guard.
Snappe had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Reynolds defends it easily.
Snappe working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Reynolds has passed into half guard!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds prevents Snappe from improving his position.
Snappe is looking to get back to full guard here but Reynolds has managed to pass to side control instead.
Reynolds gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Reynolds moves into the clinch.
Reynolds misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Snappe.
Snappe drops down looking for an ankle pick but Reynolds pulls his leg out and moves away.
Reynolds moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dennis Reynolds dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Reynolds throws a half hearted mid kick.
Snappe misses with the body kick
and Reynolds counters with a slapping leg kick.
Reynolds throws a leg kick but Snappe checks it.
Reynolds avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Reynolds tries to clinch up
and Snappe counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snappe drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Reynolds dodges the ground and pound from Snappe.
Snappe tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Snappe has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snappe creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Reynolds sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Snappe swings around for an armbar but Reynolds sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Snappe's guard.
Snappe is trying to control the position but Reynolds postures up.
Snappe is working an open guard so Reynolds takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Reynolds tries to work over Snappe's front leg with a kick but Snappe checks it.
Reynolds chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Snappe shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Reynolds as he avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Reynolds lands with a slapping head kick.
Reynolds throws a leg kick which misses Snappe's front leg but catches the back leg as Snappe tries to avoid it.
Snappe checks a leg kick nicely.
Reynolds has closed the distance and engaged Snappe in a clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Reynolds obliges.
Reynolds tries a knee to the head but Snappe blocks it.
Reynolds landing knees to the head.
Snappe jumps into guard, dragging Reynolds to the mat.
Reynolds has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Snappe to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Reynolds is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Snappe pulls down on the head and he's put Reynolds to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Sizzle Snappe!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pietrus North (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vincent Castillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think North might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to F Her Gently. Castillo has chosen Chop Chop Master Onion as his entrance music. Pietrus North has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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24
195 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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187 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Great low kicks
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pietrus North!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vincent Castillo!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Seu Braga and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
North plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Vincent Castillo has been cut.
North moves forwards but Castillo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Castillo blocks a leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Castillo misses.
Castillo blocks a head kick by North.
Castillo tries to score with a low kick but North moves his leg out of the way.
North on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Castillo. Castillo obviously looking to wear him down.
North throws and low kick but Castillo moves out of range easily.
North checks a low kick from Castillo.
Castillo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
North avoids the head kick by Castillo.
Nice body kick from North.
Castillo tries to bum rush North with a series of wild strikes but North uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A low kick from North misses
and Castillo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Castillo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Castillo throws a leg kick
and North counters with a nice leg kick.
Castillo scores with a spinning back kick!
North is breathing heavily.
North avoids the head kick by Castillo.
Castillo throws a sloppy head kick and North moves out of range easily.
North takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Castillo misses with a head kick.
Castillo with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castillo feints a jab and as North dips his head, Castillo unleashes a brutal head kick that catches North right on the jaw! Timbeeer! North falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the ropes! Castillo smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Vincent Castillo!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Apollo Need (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bjorn Svenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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25
195 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
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201 lbs
6 - 0 - 1 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Apollo Need!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bjorn Svenson!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Daniel Cesar and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Need takes a swing at Svenson's ribcage but misses.
Need tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Svenson was well out of range. Poor timing from Need.
Need scores with a shot to the body.
Svenson rushes Need and presses him up against the ropes.
Svenson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Svenson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Need jumps guard but Svenson stands there with Need around his waist. Need gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Need tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Svenson just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Svenson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Svenson lands with a right to the head.
Svenson has a couple of punches blocked by Need.
Need wants to get back to striking at distance but Svenson won't allow it.
Svenson lands with a right to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Svenson.
Need tries to break free but Svenson pushes him back against the ropes.
Svenson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Svenson misses with the head strike.
Svenson pushes Need back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Good body shot from Svenson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Need jumps guard but Svenson stands there with Need around his waist. Need gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Apollo Need. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Svenson is stalling here.
Need tries for a takedown. No joy.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Need.
Need jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Svenson walks away with a smile on his face. Need gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Need swings for the body but Svenson moves out of range.
Need staying out of range there.
Apollo Need seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Need lands a nice hook to Svenson's body. Svenson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Need misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Need will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bjorn Svenson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Need misses with a wild combination.
Nice cross by Svenson.
Need fails with a takedown attempt.
Need avoids a punch combination nicely.
Need shoots in but Svenson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Need swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Need takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Need fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Need tries to score a power double leg takedown but Svenson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Need somewhat.
Svenson instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svenson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Need blocks a body shot from Svenson.
Svenson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Need is trying to trip Svenson. He has hold of a leg but Svenson is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Need persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Svenson wants to stand but Need is controlling the position.
Svenson wriggles free and stands up.
Need slips a jab from Svenson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Svenson takes the fight into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Need.
Need tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Svenson smiles and moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Svenson. Need does a little dance to reset his feet.
Need looks to land a combination but Svenson avoids it well.
Need is looking to wear down Svenson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Need gets the takedown into side control.
Need throws a strike aimed at the side of Svenson's head but Svenson avoids it well.
Need is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Svenson's shoulder. That is not cool.
Need has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Need throws a series of punches but Svenson avoids them all with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bjorn Svenson will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Need looks for a takedown but Svenson sprawls well.
Need gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Svenson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Need has Svenson pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Svenson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Apollo Need. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Svenson throws a head punch that misses.
Svenson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Need is trying to drag Svenson to the mat but Svenson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Svenson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Svenson is working Need over against the ropes.
Svenson lands a shoulder strike.
Svenson can't find room to land a body shot as Need controls the action.
Svenson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A right hand to the body from Svenson.
Need is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Svenson fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Need blocks a body shot from Svenson.
A shot in the inside from Svenson.
Knees to the body from Svenson.
Svenson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Need backwards.
Svenson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Svenson is working Need over against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Svenson fails to land.
A right hand to the body from Svenson.
Need being controlled against the ropes.
Need escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Svenson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Need swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Need misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Need misses with a body shot
and Svenson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Need shoots in and bounces Svenson off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Svenson pushes Need off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Need avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Svenson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Need throws a combination that misses
and Svenson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Need shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Need is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Svenson is squirming around, avoiding Need's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svenson is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Svenson is breathing heavily.
Need trying to control but Svenson is having none of it.
Need is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Svenson is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Need is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Svenson to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Svenson shrugs it off.
Need wants to control the pace but Svenson is squirming around nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Need controlling from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bjorn Svenson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Need shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Svenson counters with a nice uppercut.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Need.
Need content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Svenson is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Need asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Need is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Svenson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Svenson is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Need is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Svenson will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
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.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Apollo Need just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Need swats away the attempt to clinch by Svenson.
Svenson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Need displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Need throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Svenson counter with a right hand.
Svenson moves away from the strike by Need.
Need changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Svenson tries to avoid it but Need manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Svenson to the ground. Svenson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Need misses.
Svenson is looking to clinch.
Need shoots in for a double leg but Svenson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Apollo Need. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Need swinging wildly here.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Svenson lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Svenson.
Svenson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Need's efforts to push away.
Svenson throws a punch but it's blocked by Need.
Svenson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Svenson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Svenson.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Svenson lands a body shot.
Svenson misses with a punch on the inside.
Svenson lands a right hand.
Need jumps guard but Svenson stands there with Need around his waist. Need gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Svenson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Need pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Svenson closes the distance and clinches.
Svenson digs a right hand into Need's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Need's gas tank.
Svenson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Svenson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Svenson lands a body punch.
Need fails to pull the fight into his guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Need's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short left from Svenson.
Apollo Need has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bjorn Svenson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bjorn Svenson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A right hand to the body from Svenson.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bjorn Svenson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Svenson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bjorn Svenson!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Bell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Arruda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kevin Bell has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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175 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kevin Bell!
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, Igor Arruda!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Edson Gomes and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bell plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Bell lands with a slapping head kick.
Arruda is rocked!
Bell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Arruda is still on wobbly legs! Can Bell finish him?
Arruda avoids the head kick by Bell.
Arruda seems to have recovered his senses.
Arruda shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bell really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bell lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Arruda crumples to the floor! Bell milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Kevin Bell!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Plant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcus Plant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rocky Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Seu Braga and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Plant closes the distance and clinches up with Thomas, looking for a takedown. Plant pushes Thomas against the ropes but Thomas circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Thomas misses with a wild body shot.
Thomas lands a big uppercut and Plant crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Plant looks OK. Thomas waves Plant back to his feet!
It looks like Marcus Plant has been cut.
Thomas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Plant circles away quickly and effectively.
Thomas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thomas looks to land a left hand but Plant moved out of range nicely.
Thomas keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Thomas lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Plant at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thomas misses with a hook. Plant ducked under it nicely.
Plant shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Thomas but Thomas pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcus Plant. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Plant shoots in for a double leg but Thomas sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Plant shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Thomas but Thomas pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Plant closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Thomas is trying to improve his position.
Thomas prevents Plant from improving position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas is trying to get back to his feet.
Plant tries to advance to mount but Thomas denies him.
Plant wants to control but Thomas is keeping him busy.
Plant tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Plant wants to lay and pray for a moment but Thomas keeps working.
Plant controlling the position.
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.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Plant fails with a takedown attempt.
Thomas throws a body kick that misses.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Plant is defended easily by Thomas.
Plant takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Plant is breathing heavily.
Thomas lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Plant falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Rocky Thomas!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lyoto Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dick Nasty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Machida comes to the ring accompanied by For Whom The Bell Tolls. Nasty has chosen Veteran as his entrance music. Dick Nasty has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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
10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lyoto Machida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dick Nasty!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Emerson Jorge and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machida throws a head kick that Nasty semi-blocks.
Nasty swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nasty lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nasty throws a right and a left that Machida avoids nicely.
Dick Nasty seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A chopping leg kick lands by Machida.
Nasty misses with a looping left.
Nasty looks to score with a jab to the body but Machida is just out of range.
Nasty doesn't manage to clinch there - Machida circles away.
Machida slips a jab and a cross from Nasty.
Nasty throws a nice looking combination but Machida bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nasty throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nasty swings for the body but Machida moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Nasty misses the target.
Nasty misses with a wild body shot.
Nasty is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Machida rather than just go for the knockout.
Machida throws a shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Nasty throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Machida tries a head kick but it misses.
Nasty misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Machida - that will leave a mark!
Nasty is looking to clinch.
Nasty looks to throw the jab but Machida is out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Nasty.
Nasty throws a predictable looking body shot
and Machida counters with a good low kick that Nasty was not able to check.
Nasty throws a series of punches but Machida avoids them all with ease.
Nasty lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Machida circles away quickly and effectively.
Machida ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nasty moves away.
Nasty throws a hook but Machida avoids it easily.
Machida misses with a head kick.
Nasty misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nasty misses with a looping left.
Machida throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Machida misses with a two punch combination.
Machida walks into a straight right hand from Nasty.
Machida ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machida connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Machida swings for the body but Nasty moves out of range.
Nasty moves out of range of the leg kick from Machida.
Nasty connects with the punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nasty swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nasty connects with a crisp jab.
Nasty displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Machida throws out the jab.
Nasty displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Nasty ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Machida moves away.
Machida misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nasty wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Machida shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nasty connects with a looping right hand.
Nasty misses with a two punch combination.
Nasty looks to throw the jab but Machida is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nasty misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Machida counters with a crisp one two that drops Nasty! Machida thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Nasty to his feet! Nasty is in big trouble!
Nasty is rocked!
Nasty smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nasty is still on wobbly legs! Can Machida finish him?
Nasty jabbing away but nothing is landing.
No joy there for Nasty, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nasty seems to have recovered his senses.
Nasty tries to clinch up but Machida circles away and keeps his distance.
Nasty dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nasty clinches but Machida breaks the clinch
and Machida counters with a leg kick.
Nasty tries to close the distance and clinch up but Machida swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nasty misses with a body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Nasty scores with a jab to the body.
Nasty misses with a jab to the body
and Machida counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Machida circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Nasty to the canvas! Nasty doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Machida keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lyoto Machida!
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