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Legion 30:Ivanovich vs Overeem PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Barbados Slim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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220 lbs
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220 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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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
5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Barbados Slim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eric Brown!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Mauricio Rocha and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Slim counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Brown thinking.
Brown closes the distance but Slim moves to the side
enabling Slim to counter with a crisp jab.
Slim tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brown was well out of range. Poor timing from Slim.
Brown moves in looking to clinch but Slim pushes him off.
Brown misses with a head kick.
Brown lands a head kick!
Slim misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Brown!
Brown wants to clinch
and Slim counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Brown clinches with his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brown is trying to break the clinch but Slim has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slim wants to break free but Brown has control.
Slim is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Brown is defending well for now.
Brown on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Slim.
Brown is trying to stall.
Brown escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Slim dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Brown tries to clinch up
and Slim counters with a single leg into guard. Brown didn't expect that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Slim won't allow Brown to sweep him here.
Slim throwing strikes from guard but Brown blocks nicely.
Slim trying to control the position from guard on top but Brown is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Slim might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Slim cracks Brown with a solid left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slim wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving.
Slim trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Slim accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Brown looking for a sweep. Not yet Brown, not yet.
Slim working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Brown's head.
Slim looking to pass the guard.
Slim looking to sit in guard and control but Brown gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Brown tries to free his leg and advance position but Slim is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slim pushes a forearm under Brown's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Brown is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Barbados Slim!
As Barbados Slim got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: get on your knees and suck it while i smoke this skunky bong mother FUCKERS!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rob Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dzamal Dzamalov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva comes to the cage accompanied by MC Primo - Diretoria. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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160 lbs
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165 lbs
0 - 5 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rob Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dzamal Dzamalov!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Thiago Cunha and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Silva uses his free foot to push down on Dzamalov's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Dzamalov.
Silva working the ground and pound effectively.
Dzamalov in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
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!
Silva content just to control the position here.
Silva thowing shots but they're missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva lands a big shot there that rocks Dzamalov but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Dzamalov is rocked!
Silva looking to ground and pound but Dzamalov is blocking nicely.
Silva is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Dzamalov is surviving well by controlling Silva's body position as best he can.
Dzamalov blocking the ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva looking for a guillotine from mount but Dzamalov is having none of it.
Silva is landing with some decent strikes but Dzamalov is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to finish this one by submission but Dzamalov is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Silva.
Silva misses with a head shot.
Silva sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Silva looking to secure an arm triangle but Dzamalov defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dzamalov holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Silva tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Silva is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Dzamalov can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Silva controlling his opponent.
Silva seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Dzamalov for as long as he can get away with.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dzamalov wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Silva.
Silva unloading with bombs!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Dzamalov is out cold! Silva jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rob Silva!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Romo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Gabriel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ricardo Gabriel will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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179 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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185 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Romo Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricardo Gabriel!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Mauricio Rocha and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva 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.
Gabriel slaps away a takedown attempt from Silva, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gabriel shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Silva regains full guard. Nicely done.
Silva manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Silva is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Silva dominating with strikes here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gabriel tries to lock up and control but Silva gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Silva prevents Gabriel from getting the reversal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva controlling from the full mount.
Silva thowing shots but they're missing.
Gabriel is trying to escape the mount.
Silva is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Gabriel can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Gabriel is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Silva lands a nice shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva controlling the position easily from mount.
Silva thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gabriel can't escape the position.
Silva landing strikes from the mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva lands a big elbow.
Silva takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Silva can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gabriel is looking to escape.
Silva looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Silva looking to control and managing it successfully.
Silva with good strikes from the mount here!
Gabriel is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva has control of Gabriel's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Gabriel regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Gabriel is still in real trouble! Can Silva finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva raining down shots from the mount!
Silva has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Silva lands a big shot to the head and Gabriel winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Romo Silva!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jose Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitor Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Torres is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Iron Maiden - The Trooper. Jose Aldo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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168 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jose Aldo !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vitor Torres!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Leandro Rodrigues and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torres tries to bum rush Aldo with a series of wild strikes but Aldo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Torres looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Torres misses with the combination.
Torres takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Vitor Torres has been cut.
Torres tries to clinch but Aldo moves out of range.
Aldo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Aldo throws a nice outside leg kick.
OH! Torres has been rocked by a huge right hand and is in deep trouble! Aldo smells blood and charges in for the finish! Aldo unloads a vicious overhand right and connects to the jaw of Torres sending him face first to the canvas! Unbelievable!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jose Aldo !
A very excited looking Jose Aldo rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Killah Bee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Liam Lasher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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195 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Killah Bee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Liam Lasher!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Paulo Santos and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Bee, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lasher tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bee swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice takedown defense from Bee. No joy for Lasher on that attempt.
Liam Lasher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lasher misses with a takedown
and Bee counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Liam Lasher has been cut.
Lasher with a poor takedown
and Bee counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Killah Bee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Liam Lasher.
No luck for Lasher with that takedown attempt.
Bee throws a nice looking combination but Lasher bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lasher with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bee counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bee moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Some wild striking there from Bee.
Bee will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bee misses with a wild combination.
Lasher shoots in and drives through. Bee sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lasher gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bee counters with a one-two to the body.
Bee avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bee misses with a few strikes there.
Bee keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bee scores with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bee displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That has opened up Liam Lasher's cut even more.
Lasher shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bee cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lasher tries to clinch but Bee moves away
and Bee counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bee swats away the attempt to clinch by Lasher.
Bee throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lasher doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bee counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Lasher looks gassed!
Lasher misses with a takedown
and Bee counters with a nice uppercut.
The cut above Liam Lasher's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Bee throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Killah Bee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lasher fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bee avoids it really well and circles away.
Lasher with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bee connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lasher ducks right into an uppercut from Bee.
Bee misses with a double jab.
Lasher doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bee cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Liam Lasher's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Bee is working the combinations to good effect here.
Bee lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Lasher goes down and covers up as Bee starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Killah Bee!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bartosz Tontyl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Jungle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tontyl comes to the cage accompanied by La Coka Nostra - Gun in Your Mouth. Steve Jungle has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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142 lbs
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140 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bartosz Tontyl!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Steve Jungle!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Leandro Rodrigues and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jungle with a lazy takedown attempt
and Tontyl counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Jungle scores a takedown into full mount!
Tontyl really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Tontyl is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Tontyl really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Jungle lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Jungle in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Tontyl wants to hold on but Jungle pushes him away.
Jungle throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Tontyl because Jungle loaded up on that one.
Jungle with the ground and pound from mount.
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!
Jungle lands a big shot to the head and Tontyl winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Steve Jungle!
Steve Jungle is the new bantamweight champion!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kawamura Yoshimune (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Future (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Yoshimune might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Riverboat Song - Ocean Colour Scene. Future has chosen Menor do Chapa - Humildade e Disciplina 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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165 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kawamura Yoshimune!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Future!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Luis Engracia and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Future stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Yoshimune swats away the attempt to clinch by Future.
Future blocks a low kick nicely.
Yoshimune keeps the fight on the outside.
Future tries to clinch there but Yoshimune circles away.
Future tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yoshimune lands with an overhand left.
Yoshimune throws a body punch but Future moves out of range.
Yoshimune throws the kick towards the body but Future avoids it.
Future bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Future darts in trying to clinch
and Yoshimune counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yoshimune throws the left hand but Future avoids the punch easily.
Future fails with an attempt to clinch.
A shot to the liver by Yoshimune. Beautiful body shot.
Future looks to clinch
and Yoshimune counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Future is lucky that one didn't land flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Future moves to clinch but Yoshimune breaks away
and Yoshimune counters with a good low kick that Future was not able to check.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Future tries to clinch but Yoshimune moves out of range.
Donk. Future catches Yoshimune right on the button with a cross.
Future fails in his attempt to clinch.
Future tries to clinch up
and Yoshimune counters with a nice uppercut.
Jab from Yoshimune.
Future tries to clinch but Yoshimune is having none of it.
Yoshimune scores with a nice strike.
Future is rocked!
Yoshimune tries to land a leg kick but Future saw it coming and moves away.
Future is still on wobbly legs! Can Yoshimune finish him?
A slapping leg kick lands for Yoshimune.
Future fails in his attempt to clinch.
Future is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Future seems to have recovered his senses.
Yoshimune fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Future looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yoshimune throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Future looks gassed!
Yoshimune throws out a leg kick but Future moves out of range and Yoshimune only half commits.
Yoshimune catches Future with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoshimune drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Future right on the button. Future goes down! Yoshimune follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Yoshimune gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kawamura Yoshimune!
A relieved looking Kawamura Yoshimune thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Benny Danare (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abe Nakamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nakamura has chosen Enter the Ninja - Die Antwoord as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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149 lbs
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153 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Benny Danare!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Abe Nakamura!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Emerson Jorge and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakamura drives through and clinches with Danare against the cage.
Nakamura has clasped his hands together around Danare's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Nakamura is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Danare has escaped the position, nice work there.
Danare tries to improve position but can't.
Nakamura working away.
Danare trying to remain calm as Nakamura controls from the top position.
Nakamura tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Nakamura trying to control the position but Danare is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nakamura is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Danare looks calm but he's in trouble here. Nakamura gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Danare is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Nakamura lets go of the hold and Danare can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Abe Nakamura!
A relieved looking Abe Nakamura thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Almer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victorio Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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177 lbs
9 - 4 - 1 |
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180 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
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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
9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Almer!
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, Victorio Nogueira!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Mauricio Rocha and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nogueira tries to clinch up.
Nogueira throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Almer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nogueira.
Donk. Almer catches Nogueira right on the button with a cross.
Nogueira takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jab by Almer.
Nogueira tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nogueira moves in looking to clinch but Almer pushes him off.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nogueira pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A big right from Almer misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nogueira looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nogueira throws a head kick that half lands.
Nogueira tried to score with a low kick but Almer checks it.
Nogueira throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nogueira moves in looking to clinch but Almer pushes him off.
Thiago Almer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nogueira fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Almer has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Almer takes a swing at Nogueira's ribcage but misses.
Almer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nogueira.
Nogueira moves out of range of the body kick from Almer.
Nogueira wants to clinch.
Almer digs a good hook to Nogueira's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira tries to score with a low kick but Almer moves his leg out of the way.
Almer swats away the attempt to clinch by Nogueira.
Almer throws the kick towards the body but Nogueira avoids it.
Some bone on bone action there as Almer checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nogueira doesn't manage to clinch there - Almer circles away.
Almer throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Nogueira tries to work over Almer's front leg with a kick but Almer checks it.
Almer lands with a nice body punch.
Nogueira uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Almer.
Nogueira tries to close the distance and clinch but Almer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nogueira throws a head kick that half lands.
Almer clobbers Nogueira with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nogueira moves out of range as Almer throws a body kick.
Nogueira throws a half hearted mid kick.
Almer is looking to slow Nogueira down with leg kicks.
Nogueira checks the leg kick nicely there.
Almer misses with a wild body shot.
Nogueira fakes the leg kick and cracks Almer in the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nogueira clinches up against the cage.
Nogueira pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Nogueira missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nogueira looking to throw knees to the head but Almer is blocking nicely.
Nogueira looking to throw knees to the head but Almer is blocking nicely.
Almer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Almer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Almer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Almer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A telegraphed right hand from Almer misses the target.
Nice cross by Almer.
Nogueira takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nogueira is rocked!
Nogueira tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Almer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nogueira is still on wobbly legs! Can Almer finish him?
Almer misses with a wild body shot.
Almer changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nogueira looks gassed!
Nice body kick there by Almer.
Almer throws an overhand right that drops Nogueira like a sack of potatoes! Almer dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thiago Almer!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Igor Ivanovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alistar Overeem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Overeem's choice of entrance music: right above it lil wayne. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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26
263 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
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287 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
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BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Igor Ivanovich!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alistar Overeem!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Mauricio Rocha and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Overeem lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Igor Ivanovich has been cut.
Overeem misses with a two punch combination.
Ivanovich scores with a nice right hand.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Overeem, right into the meat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Overeem lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Ivanovich thumps Overeem with a low kick.
Ivanovich misses with a leg kick.
Overeem throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ivanovich lands a jab to the nose.
Ivanovich takes a swing at Overeem's ribcage but misses.
Overeem checks a leg kick nicely.
Overeem falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Ivanovich to counter with a crisp jab.
Overeem lands a lovely overhand right.
Ivanovich defending well as Overeem loads up on a big left hand.
Ivanovich throws a shot from downtown. Overeem moves away and avoids it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ivanovich.
Ivanovich looks to score with a jab to the body but Overeem is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A cross from Ivanovich lands.
Overeem throws a low kick, looking for Ivanovich's leg but Ivanovich calmly moves out of range.
Overeem misses with a series of wild punches.
Overeem looks gassed!
Overeem misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ivanovich.
Ivanovich lands a lovely overhand right.
Overeem on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Ivanovich.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ivanovich tries a head kick but it misses.
Overeem walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Overeem swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ivanovich connects with a crisp jab.
Overeem is rocked!
Ivanovich lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Overeem is still on wobbly legs! Can Ivanovich finish him?
Ivanovich wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ivanovich dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Overeem. That did some damage!
Overeem seems to have recovered his senses.
Ivanovich scores with a body shot.
Alistar Overeem seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Overeem takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ivanovich is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Ivanovich throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ivanovich swings for the body but Overeem moves out of range.
Overeem pushes Ivanovich away with a front kick.
Ivanovich fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ivanovich lands with a kick to the ribs.
Ivanovich lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Overeem at a distance.
Overeem looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ivanovich fakes the leg kick and cracks Overeem in the body.
Overeem doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Overeem takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Overeem takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Overeem has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ivanovich.
Ivanovich stuns Overeem with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ivanovich ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ivanovich changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Overeem keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Overeem keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ivanovich throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Overeem throws a jab but it's blocked by Ivanovich.
Ivanovich just misses with a punch to the body.
Ivanovich throws a leg kick which misses Overeem's front leg but catches the back leg as Overeem tries to avoid it.
Overeem avoids the head kick by Ivanovich.
Overeem has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ivanovich finds it's way round the side to connect with Overeem's head.
An inside leg kick lands from Ivanovich.
Overeem takes a kick to the side of the head.
Ivanovich scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ivanovich. Overeem shrugs it off though.
Ivanovich lands a nice leg kick that just misses Overeem's sensitive parts.
Overeem shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ivanovich fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Overeem has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Overeem uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ivanovich.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Overeem.
Nice body punch from Ivanovich.
Ivanovich jabs at Overeem's body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ivanovich!
Ivanovich lands a left and a right that send Overeem crashing to the mat, dazed. Ivanovich thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Ivanovich thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Overeem if he has to take too many more of those.
Ivanovich lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Overeem falls backwards - clearly groggy! Ivanovich dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Igor Ivanovich!
Igor Ivanovich retains his heavyweight title!
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