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FMFC 67: Cantrell vs Panzram PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rebaldo Louza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grimjaw Jaegerjack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jaegerjack is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by -. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rebaldo Louza!
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, Grimjaw Jaegerjack!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Daniel Cesar and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Louza tries a head kick but it misses.
Louza shoots and misses
and Jaegerjack counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jaegerjack darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Jaegerjack performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Let's hope that Jaegerjack has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Grimjaw Jaegerjack was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Louza looks to land a combination. Jaegerjack sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Louza doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Jaegerjack to counter with a crisp jab.
Louza takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Louza tries to clinch up.
Jaegerjack throws an off balance right hand
and Louza counters with a straight right hand.
Louza gets a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Louza wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jaegerjack keeps working.
Louza wants to pass to mount but Jaegerjack is defending the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaegerjack is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Louza's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Louza's back!
Jaegerjack keeps control of the position easily here as Louza tries to buck him off.
You can see the frustration on Louza's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Jaegerjack is not going to allow Louza to sit and survive in this position.
Jaegerjack biding his time, controlling Louza.
Jaegerjack is hanging on to Louza's back as he tries to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Louza is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Louza tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Louza tries to hold on but Jaegerjack postures up.
Louza is desperately trying to improve his position but Jaegerjack has a good base and remains in mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jaegerjack avoids the attempt from Louza to control.
Jaegerjack content just to control the position 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.
Louza manages to regain half guard. Good work.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Grimjaw Jaegerjack has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Jaegerjack moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Louza will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rebaldo Louza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jaegerjack looks to land a left hand but Louza moved out of range nicely.
Louza tries for a takedown but Jaegerjack circles away easily
and Jaegerjack counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grimjaw Jaegerjack dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Louza misses with a takedown
and Jaegerjack connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Louza shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Jaegerjack has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Louza is working away from the top position though.
Jaegerjack taking some punishment here, with Louza in his half guard.
Jaegerjack wants to get back to full guard.
Jaegerjack is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Jaegerjack is trying to control but can't.
Jaegerjack is breathing heavily.
Louza is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Jaegerjack is not content to let Louza control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Louza looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Louza trying to control from half guard but Jaegerjack is working away.
Jaegerjack makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Jaegerjack.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Louza stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jaegerjack swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Louza is looking to work some ground and pound but Jaegerjack has wrist control.
Jaegerjack throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Louza landing some decent shots from guard.
Louza looking to sit in guard and control but Jaegerjack gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Louza looking for a sweep. Not yet Louza, not yet.
Jaegerjack trying to control the position from guard on top but Louza is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Louza thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Jaegerjack trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Louza escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jaegerjack gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Louza keeping moving, preventing Jaegerjack from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Louza controls Jaegerjack momentarily but Jaegerjack frees himself.
Louza is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jaegerjack is aware though and is defending well.
Jaegerjack preventing the sweep.
Jaegerjack trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Louza manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Jaegerjack lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Louza!
Louza is trying desperately to improve position.
Louza tries to hold on but Jaegerjack postures up.
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.
Jaegerjack tries to control but Louza wriggling away.
Louza tries to lock up and control but Jaegerjack gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Jaegerjack trying to control but Louza is having none of it.
Louza throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Grimjaw Jaegerjack has got the better of the ground game so far.
Louza is desperately trying to improve his position but Jaegerjack has a good base and remains in mount.
Jaegerjack tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Louza really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Rebaldo Louza will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Louza shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jaegerjack sprawls well. Jaegerjack wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Louza gets slowly back to his feet.
Louza closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Jaegerjack moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Louza looking to pass the guard.
Jaegerjack trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Jaegerjack lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Louza!
Jaegerjack tries to control but Louza wriggling away.
Louza tries to lock up and control but Jaegerjack gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaegerjack controlling from mount.
Louza is desperately trying to improve his position but Jaegerjack has a good base and remains in mount.
Jaegerjack sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Jaegerjack looking to control but Louza is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Louza is wriggling around trying to escape.
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.
Jaegerjack content just to control the position here.
Jaegerjack trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Grimjaw Jaegerjack has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Louza shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Louza seems to be working for a kimura but Jaegerjack defends the submission attempt.
Louza working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Louza missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaegerjack is refusing to be controlled, as Louza sits in half guard.
Jaegerjack wants to get back to his feet.
Jaegerjack takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Louza frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Louza lands a big shot there that rocks Jaegerjack but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Louza jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Jaegerjack manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Louza has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Jaegerjack keeps the fight on the outside.
Jaegerjack's corner calls for a 1-2. Jaegerjack obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Louza with a poor takedown
and Jaegerjack counters with a three punch combo that has Louza backing up. Louza nods at Jaegerjack to acknowledge the strikes.
Louza keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jaegerjack.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Louza dives in and grabs Jaegerjack's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jaegerjack pushes down on Louza's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rebaldo Louza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Louza misses with a takedown
and Jaegerjack counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Louza moves out of range as Jaegerjack strikes.
Rebaldo Louza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jaegerjack throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jaegerjack throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Louza misses with a takedown attempt - Jaegerjack sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jaegerjack might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Louza moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Jaegerjack misses with a hook. Louza ducked under it nicely.
Rebaldo Louza is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jaegerjack jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Louza has his takedown stuffed
and Jaegerjack counters with a nice double leg into side control. Louza won't be happy with that.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jaegerjack just content to control the position.
Louza tries to bench press Jaegerjack off him but Jaegerjack keeps the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Grimjaw Jaegerjack comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jaegerjack has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Grimjaw Jaegerjack!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Wells (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardinho Pancada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ricardinho Pancada will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ben Wells!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricardinho Pancada!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Mauricio Rocha and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pancada uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wells.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pancada. Wells does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pancada closes the distance but Wells moves to the side
and Wells counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pancada tries for a takedown but Wells circles away easily
and Wells cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pancada throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wells.
Pancada throws a sloppy head kick and Wells moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pancada throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Wells counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wells scores with a hook to the body. Pancada takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Pancada misses with a takedown
and Wells counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wells misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Pancada counters with a straight right hand.
Pancada's corner calls for a 1-2. Pancada obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
It looks like Ben Wells has been cut.
Pancada throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Wells on the side of the head.
Pancada misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pancada takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Pancada with a lazy takedown attempt
and Wells counters with a nice body shot.
Ben Wells has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricardinho Pancada.
Pancada throws an off balance right hand
and Wells counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pancada tries to clinch up
and Wells counters with a shoot takedown. Pancada fights it but they end up in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wells cracks Pancada with a solid left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wells trying to control the position from guard on top but Pancada is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wells trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Wells scoring with some ground and pound.
Wells stands up over Pancada, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Wells throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wells working some strikes from top position.
Wells 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.
Wells passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Wells lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Pancada down.
Pancada tries to buck Wells off but Wells is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wells creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Pancada sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Pancada manages to work his way to half guard, despite Wells's best efforts.
Wells is keen to just control but Pancada is a slippery customer.
Wells throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Wells working the head and body with strikes.
Wells missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Wells is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Pancada reverses the position - he's now on top in Wells's guard.
Wells trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
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.
Pancada sitting in guard here, content to control.
Wells lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Pancada!
Pancada takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Wells thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pancada tries to reverse the position but Wells maintains control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Wells dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ben Wells's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Pancada with a lazy takedown attempt
and Wells counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pancada doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Wells counters with a straight right hand.
Pancada defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Wells.
Pancada moves in looking to clinch but Wells pushes him off.
Wells circles away from the clinch attempt
and Wells counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Pancada is looking to clinch but Wells is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pancada closes the distance looking to clinch
and Wells counters with a one-two to the body.
Ricardinho Pancada seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wells throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pancada tries to clinch but Wells is having none of it.
Wells throws a hook but Pancada blocks it.
Wells swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pancada throws a combination that misses
and Wells counters with a single leg into guard. Pancada didn't expect that.
Pancada is trying to control the position but Wells postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pancada lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Wells!
Wells is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pancada looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Wells tries to reverse the position but Pancada maintains control.
Wells is working hard here to advance position.
Pancada controlling from the full mount.
Pancada can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Wells is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wells is trying desperately to improve position.
Pancada sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
BOOM! Pancada connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Wells is wriggling around trying to escape.
Wells is squirming around, avoiding Pancada's attempts to control the action.
Pancada controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pancada looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Pancada controlling his opponent.
Wells keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Pancada tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ricardinho Pancada will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Ben Wells's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Decent striking displayed by Pancada there.
Pancada moves in looking to clinch but Wells pushes him off.
A combination from Wells does no damage.
Wells connects with a body shot.
Pancada misses with an uppercut.
Pancada throws a poor cross that misses
and Wells counters with a nice double leg into side control. Pancada won't be happy with that.
Pancada dodges the ground and pound from Wells.
Wells lands some shots froms side control.
Wells misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Ben Wells overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wells grinds an elbow into Pancada's temple.
Pancada wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Wells creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Pancada sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Pancada sneaks back into half guard.
Wells is nestled in close to Pancada, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Wells wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pancada keeps working.
Pancada tries to get to full guard but Wells has control of the leg.
Pancada gets full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wells throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pancada looking to control but Wells passes into half guard.
Pancada is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Wells thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Pancada wants to control but Wells passes into side.
Pancada is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Wells controlling the action here.
Wells is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wells thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Pancada is trying to stand up here but Wells is controlling him well.
Pancada manages to get to full guard.
Pancada has momentary wrist control but Wells slips an elbow through the middle.
Wells might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Pancada working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wells.
Wells lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Pancada working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wells.
Pancada wants to stand but Wells is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wells preventing the sweep.
Wells chips away with some ground and pound.
Wells is working Pancada over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Wells throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pancada works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pancada wants to stand and escape but Wells is having none of it.
Wells scoring with some ground and pound.
Wells postures up in Pancada's guard and throws a big left but Pancada blocks it.
Pancada not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Pancada avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wells postures up and lands a big shot to Pancada's brow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ben Wells showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wells has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Wells!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Luciano Contini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ralph Waldo Emerson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Contini comes to the cage accompanied by .. The crowd seem to be enjoying Emerson's choice of entrance music: Welcome to the TerrorDome. Luciano Contini had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 171.4lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Excellent boxer
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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
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Luciano Contini!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ralph Waldo Emerson!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Mauricio Rocha and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Contini lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Contini takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Contini is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Emerson.
Emerson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Contini uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Emerson.
A jab lands there for Contini.
Contini takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Luciano Contini seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Emerson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Contini cracks Emerson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Emerson closes the distance and pushes Contini back into the cage.
Emerson lands a left hand.
Emerson throws a punch but it's blocked by Contini.
Contini misses with a punch on the inside.
Emerson has Contini pressed against the cage.
Emerson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Contini backwards.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Contini blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Contini content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Emerson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Emerson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Emerson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Contini trying to stall but Emerson improves his position.
Contini trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Contini fails to land.
Contini scores with a hook to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Emerson.
Contini blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Emerson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emerson lands an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Emerson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Contini is rocked!
Emerson lands an uppercut.
Oh Contini is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Emerson dips a shoulder and cracks Contini with a mighty uppercut! Contini falls back against the cage and Emerson unloads with a barrage of strikes! Contini is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Emerson screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ralph Waldo Emerson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Junior Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Kaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie comes to the cage accompanied by Forró Japonęs. Kaka has chosen Pjanoo by Eric Prydaz as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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203 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Junior Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricardo Kaka!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Mauricio Rocha and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Kaka napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Kaka is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Gracie is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kaka has escaped the position, nice work there.
Gracie goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Kaka has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Gracie but great work by Kaka.
Gracie gets back to half guard.
Gracie is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kaka's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kaka's back!
Kaka trying to control the position but Gracie manages to sink in the hooks.
Kaka manages to reverse the position and now he's in Gracie's guard. Nice work there by Kaka.
Kaka stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gracie swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gracie working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kaka doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kaka manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaka drops back looking for a leg! Gracie is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Gracie manages to kick Kaka off! Kaka jumps back into Gracie's guard.
Gracie manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Gracie tries to control but Kaka wriggling away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Kaka is now in Gracie's guard. A big mistake from Gracie there, giving up the dominant position!
Gracie is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kaka 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.
Gracie is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kaka defends well.
Gracie is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kaka is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gracie is working for a submission of some sort.
Kaka is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gracie pulls his head out easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaka actively working from the bottom here.
Gracie is trying to control. Kaka wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gracie is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Gracie is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Kaka is just riding it out for now. Gracie eventually gives up the hold.
Kaka has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gracie is working away from the top position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gracie takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie is trying to control the action in half guard but Kaka is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kaka is defending against the submission attempts here by Gracie.
Gracie is trying to control the action in half guard but Kaka is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kaka trying to control but Gracie postures up.
Kaka looking for a kimura from the bottom but Gracie passes into side control!
Kaka tries to improve position but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Junior Gracie dominated that round.
That's time! Gracie's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kaka throws a sloppy head kick and Gracie moves out of range easily.
Kaka throws a chopping leg kick but Gracie manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kaka avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ricardo Kaka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie blocks a leg kick.
Kaka looks to land a body kick but Gracie moved away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kaka uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gracie.
Kaka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kaka, right into the meat.
Gracie throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kaka counters with a slapping leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kaka.
Kaka 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.
Kaka slips under a jab from Gracie.
Kaka tried to score with a low kick but Gracie checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie moves out of range as Kaka throws a body kick.
Kaka pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gracie is out of range and Kaka settles back down.
Gracie misses with a hook. Kaka ducked under it nicely.
That kick from Kaka tenderised Gracie's leg. Gracie is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kaka motions for Gracie to come forward. Kaka throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kaka throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gracie misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaka misses with a body kick.
Kaka wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kaka motions for Gracie to come forward. Kaka throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kaka just misses with a punch to the body.
Kaka dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gracie. That did some damage!
Gracie connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kaka's hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaka throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kaka scores with a kick to the body.
Kaka moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gracie throws a hook but Kaka blocks it.
Kaka throws the kick towards the body but Gracie avoids it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kaka throws a sloppy head kick and Gracie moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Kaka showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Some bone on bone action there as Gracie checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kaka throws a leg kick but Gracie checks it.
Kaka tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Gracie is able to avoid easily.
Kaka lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kaka tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donk. Kaka catches Gracie right on the button with a cross.
Kaka misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaka throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kaka looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kaka will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kaka looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kaka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kaka connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Gracie throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kaka sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ricardo Kaka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kaka throws a body punch but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie misses with a hook.
Kaka looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kaka on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kaka staying out of range there.
Kaka throws a sloppy body shot
and Gracie counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie misses with a lunging right hand
and Kaka counters with a body kick that stops Gracie in his tracks momentarily.
Kaka scores with a shot to the body.
Kaka wants to slow Gracie down by chopping away at his legs.
Kaka throws a leg kick but Gracie sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Gracie misses with a straight left.
Gracie is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kaka is looking to score with low kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaka lands a nice looking kick to the body. Gracie takes a step back to recover.
Gracie avoids the head kick by Kaka.
Kaka is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gracie rather than just go for the knockout.
Gracie loads up on a big right hand but Kaka slips the punch.
Kaka scores with a nice body kick.
Kaka throws a combination that misses
and Gracie cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ricardo Kaka comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kaka 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricardo Kaka!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wallid Ismail (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitor Belfort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Belfort has chosen Bate Pesadăo as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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182 lbs
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197 lbs
14 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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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
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wallid Ismail!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vitor Belfort!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Seu Braga and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ismail shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Belfort's guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Belfort holds on and takes a little breather.
Ismail prevents Belfort from getting back to his feet.
Ismail slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Wallid Ismail just wasn't active enough.
Belfort missing with a left hand there. Ismail was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Belfort tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ismail was well out of range. Poor timing from Belfort.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ismail has his takedown stuffed
and Belfort counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Ismail misses with a takedown attempt
and Ismail takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Belfort throws a poor cross that misses
and Ismail counters with a stiff right hand.
Ismail misses with a straight left.
Ismail on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ismail fails with the takedown
enabling Belfort to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wallid Ismail. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belfort misses with an uppercut
and Ismail counters with a shoot takedown. Belfort fights it but they end up in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ismail won't allow Belfort to get back to his feet.
Belfort 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.
Ismail's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Belfort lands a jab to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belfort looks to land a right hand but Ismail moved out of range.
Ismail shoots in and bounces Belfort off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Ismail looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Ismail trying to control but Belfort is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Wallid Ismail wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Ismail walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ismail misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Belfort to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ismail ducks under a wild hook from Belfort.
Belfort throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ismail sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vitor Belfort dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ismail misses with a hook
and Belfort cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ismail drops his hands momentarily and Belfort takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Belfort misses the shot to the body.
Belfort fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ismail ducks under a wild hook from Belfort.
Ismail gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ismail takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Belfort missing with a left hand there. Ismail was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ismail scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belfort trying to control here.
Ismail prevents Belfort from standing back up.
Ismail content to control rather than advance.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Wallid Ismail just wasn't active enough.
Ismail ducks under a wild hook from Belfort.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sloppy strikes from Belfort. Those never looked like landing.
Ismail misses with a takedown attempt
and Belfort counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ismail is trying hard to land a takedown here. Belfort sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wallid Ismail. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ismail shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Ismail was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Belfort is trying to escape the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ismail tries to control but Belfort wriggling away.
Ismail misses with a head shot.
Ismail looking to control and managing it successfully.
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.
Belfort is working to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Vitor Belfort will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Ismail's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Ismail with a lazy takedown attempt
and Belfort counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Belfort throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ismail keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Belfort is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Ismail clinches.
Belfort misses with the head strike.
Belfort tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ismail's elbow.
Belfort breaks from the clinch.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Belfort enables Ismail to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Belfort manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Belfort looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Belfort trying to keep a closed guard but Ismail is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vitor Belfort has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Ismail uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Belfort.
Ismail lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Vitor Belfort has been cut.
Belfort throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ismail counters with a takedown into side control.
Ismail taking a breather here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belfort wants to get back to his feet.
Belfort is trying to control Ismail's posture but Ismail avoids it.
Ismail trying to control the action but Belfort is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Ismail passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Belfort!
Wallid Ismail overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ismail controlling the pace for now.
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.
Wallid Ismail has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Belfort bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
And that's the end of the fight!
Wallid Ismail showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Belfort 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:29
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vitor Belfort!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Casey Cullen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erwin Ontario (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Erwin Ontario will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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184 lbs
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179 lbs
12 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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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
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Casey Cullen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Erwin Ontario!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Edson Gomes and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ontario uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Cullen swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ontario counters with a nice body shot.
A shot to the body from Ontario misses
and Cullen counters with a right hand to the body.
Cullen swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ontario connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cullen throws a poor cross that misses
and Ontario counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cullen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Cullen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ontario throws a lazy uppercut
and Cullen counters with a left to the body.
Ontario scores with a kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cullen misses with a hook
and Ontario counters with a low kick, right behind Cullen 's knee.
Cullen throws a right hand that misses
letting Ontario counter with a right hand.
Cullen is rocked!
Ontario comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Oh Cullen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cullen is breathing heavily.
Cullen is aggressively charging in as Ontario backs up avoiding any damage. Ontario tosses out a jab and Cullen runs right into it face first! Cullen is out cold! Ontario dropped down on all fours and is barking in Cullen's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Erwin Ontario!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Juan Corrida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akuma Pjiton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Corrida comes into the arena with Guitar Gangsters and Cadillac Blood blaring out of the sound system. Akuma Pjiton is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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180 lbs
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177 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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Juan Corrida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Akuma Pjiton!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Thiago Cunha and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pjiton fails with the takedown
and Corrida counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Pjiton with a poor takedown
and Corrida counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Akuma Pjiton has been cut.
Pjiton misses with a takedown attempt
and Corrida counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Juan Corrida has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Akuma Pjiton.
Corrida misses with a body shot.
Akuma Pjiton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Corrida.
Pjiton blocks a jab.
Pjiton misses with a takedown
and Corrida counters with a nice double leg into side control. Pjiton won't be happy with that.
Pjiton prevents Corrida from improving position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pjiton takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Pjiton tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Corrida works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Pjiton tries to bench press Corrida off him but Corrida keeps the position.
Pjiton taking a bit of punishment here - Corrida scoring with strikes.
Pjiton tries to bench press Corrida off him but Corrida keeps the position.
Pjiton taking punishment in the form of punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pjiton tries to buck Corrida off but Corrida is having none of it.
Corrida landing strikes.
Corrida scoring with punches and elbows.
Pjiton takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pjiton wants to get back to his feet.
Corrida in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Pjiton tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Corrida creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Corrida is putting a hurting on Pjiton here, landing some big shots from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Corrida working the body and head with strikes.
Corrida cracks Pjiton with a big elbow.
Corrida advances to full mount.
Corrida with a couple of short strikes.
Corrida lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corrida punishing his opponent with strikes.
Pjiton is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Corrida postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Pjiton badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Corrida around the waist but Corrida pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Corrida is the winner by TKO! Corrida jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Juan Corrida!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Solomon Zook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenneth Bradsted (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zook comes to the cage accompanied by God's Gonna Cut You Down. Bradsted has chosen Dawn of Demise - ...and blood will flow as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Great elbows
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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
13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Solomon Zook!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kenneth Bradsted!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Luis Engracia and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bradsted tries to land a front kick but Zook steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Some bone on bone action there as Zook checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bradsted throws a nice inside leg kick.
Zook throws a sloppy head kick
and Bradsted counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Zook moves into the clinch.
Zook prevents a body shot from Bradsted.
The referee calls for Bradsted to work.
Zook lands a left hand.
Zook looking to throw knees to the head but Bradsted is blocking nicely.
Bradsted wants to get back to striking at distance but Zook won't allow it.
Bradsted makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bradsted is looking to control Zook's arms but Zook gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bradsted has his back to the cage.
Zook using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bradsted has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bradsted escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bradsted misses with the body kick
and Zook counters with a monster head kick that knocks Bradsted out cold! He topples like fallen a tree, crashing to the mat! Timbeeeeeerrr!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Solomon Zook!
Solomon Zook retains his middleweight title!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Carl Panzram (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spinbob Cantrell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cantrell has chosen Scorpions - Winds of Change as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carl Panzram!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Spinbob Cantrell!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Mauricio Rocha and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cantrell misses with a right hand
so Panzram counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Panzram landing with the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cantrell keeping moving, preventing Panzram from controlling successfully.
Panzram works over Cantrell with some ground and pound from guard.
Cantrell is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Panzram looking to sit in guard and control but Cantrell gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Cantrell looking to pass the guard.
Panzram keeping moving, preventing Cantrell from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cantrell has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Panzram is proving hard to escape from.
Panzram can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Cantrell controls the pace.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Cantrell stopping the sweep attempt from Panzram.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Spinbob Cantrell was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Panzram gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Panzram takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Cantrell jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Panzram avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Panzram throws a big shot that misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Panzram blocks the leg kick.
Cantrell wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panzram ducks under a wild hook from Cantrell.
A slow jab from Cantrell misses its intended target.
A bone on bone clash there as Panzram blocks the leg kick.
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.
Panzram throws a lazy right hand but Cantrell sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Panzram misses with a looping left.
Cantrell misses with a hook
and Panzram counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Cantrell's guard now.
Panzram scoring with punches to the head and body.
Cantrell is trying to control the position but Panzram postures up.
Panzram postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Panzram lands a couple of elbows.
Cantrell utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cantrell keeping full guard, as Panzram tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carl Panzram dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
An inside leg kick from Cantrell misses.
Cantrell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Panzram.
Danga de danga de dang - Cantrell scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Carl Panzram has been cut.
Cantrell misses with a few strikes there.
Panzram circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cantrell throws a low kick, looking for Panzram's leg but Panzram calmly moves out of range.
Panzram chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cantrell can pounce on him.
Cantrell moves to clinch but Panzram breaks away
and Panzram connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cantrell fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Panzram changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Panzram shoots and misses
and Cantrell counters with a series of strikes. Panzram will be more careful next time no doubt.
Cantrell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Panzram.
Cantrell throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Cantrell wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cantrell lands a head shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cantrell.
Cantrell lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cantrell.
Cantrell with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Panzram misses with a takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Panzram showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cantrell.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Cantrell wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Spinbob Cantrell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Carl Panzram's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Panzram shoots and misses
and Cantrell counters with a nice leg kick.
Panzram throws a jab when Cantrell was well out of range.
Panzram checks a leg kick.
Cantrell tries to close the distance and clinch up but Panzram swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cantrell tries to close the distance and clinch up but Panzram swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Panzram blocks the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Panzram gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Cantrell counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Spinbob Cantrell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cantrell tries to clinch there but Panzram circles away.
Cantrell throws a head kick that misses
and Panzram counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Panzram thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Nice strikes from Panzram there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cantrell trying to control here.
Panzram passes the guard and advances to mount!
Cantrell wants to hold on but Panzram pushes him away.
Panzram prevents Cantrell from getting the reversal.
Panzram goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Cantrell is on top in guard.
Cantrell must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Panzram keeping moving, preventing Cantrell from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panzram controls Cantrell momentarily but Cantrell frees himself.
Panzram 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.
Cantrell trying to control but Panzram is working from the bottom.
Panzram will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Cantrell pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Panzram is keeping the position for now.
Panzram trying to keep a closed guard but Cantrell is proving a slippery customer.
Panzram tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Spinbob Cantrell wasn't active enough on the ground.
Panzram gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Cantrell counters with a low kick, right behind Panzram 's knee.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carl Panzram. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Cantrell feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Panzram's calf.
Panzram chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cantrell can pounce on him.
Cantrell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cantrell cracks Panzram with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Spinbob Cantrell really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Carl Panzram's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Cantrell tries a low kick but Panzram avoids it.
Cantrell throws a sloppy head kick and Panzram moves out of range easily.
A big left from Cantrell misses.
Panzram gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Cantrell makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Panzram moves forwards but Cantrell connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cantrell is looking to clinch but Panzram is avoiding it.
Panzram throws a looping overhand right but Cantrell ducks down to avoid it.
Panzram takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Cantrell misses with a kick to the body.
Cantrell buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Spinbob Cantrell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Panzram connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Cantrell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A good leg kick by Cantrell.
Cantrell wants to clinch up but Panzram keeps it at a distance.
Cantrell turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Panzram is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panzram tries for a takedown but Cantrell circles away easily
and Cantrell counters with an outside leg kick.
Cantrell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Panzram paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Panzram doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Cantrell counters with a nice body kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carl Panzram. That's going to take a lot out of him.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cantrell scores with a nice right hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cantrell.
Cantrell moves away from the strike by Panzram.
Panzram takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Panzram stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cantrell.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Spinbob Cantrell dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Carl Panzram's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Cantrell throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Panzram checks a leg kick nicely.
Panzram blocks a jab.
Cantrell throws the kick towards the body but Panzram avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cantrell misses with a straight right.
Panzram doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Cantrell counters with a body kick that stops Panzram in his tracks momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cantrell lands a head kick. Panzram smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Cantrell misses with a head kick.
Panzram gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Cantrell counters with a thumping low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Panzram avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Panzram on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Panzram has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cantrell.
Cantrell throws a combination. Panzram tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cantrell, right into the meat.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cantrell throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Panzram sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cantrell missing with a left hand there. Panzram was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cantrell misses with a hook
and Panzram counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cantrell throws a low kick but it's checked well by Panzram.
Cantrell throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
so Panzram counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cantrell is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Cantrell slows the pace down in half guard.
Panzram moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Cantrell wants to pass the guard but Panzram is keeping the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Panzram has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Cantrell has passed into side control.
Carl Panzram has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Panzram is looking to reverse the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Spinbob Cantrell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Cantrell 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 46:49
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 46:49
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Spinbob Cantrell! Spinbob Cantrell retains his welterweight title!
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