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UPG:Rio 1- First Blood PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jean Charles Skarbowsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George LeBanana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jean Charles Skarbowsky could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to George LeBanana's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jean Charles Skarbowsky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, George LeBanana!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Edson Gomes and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
LeBanana checks a low kick from Skarbowsky.
Nice body punch from Skarbowsky.
Skarbowsky closes the distance and pushes LeBanana back into the cage.
Skarbowsky avoiding damage as LeBanana throws knees to the body.
LeBanana takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like George LeBanana has been cut.
Skarbowsky managing to block the knees to the body from LeBanana.
LeBanana tries to throw a body punch but Skarbowsky avoids it by throwing LeBanana back against the cage.
Skarbowsky blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Skarbowsky with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
LeBanana tries to stall but Skarbowsky uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
LeBanana's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
LeBanana takes an elbow to the temple.
A frustrated look appears on LeBanana's face as he tries to break the clinch.
LeBanana takes an elbow to the forehead.
Skarbowsky looking to throw knees to the head but LeBanana is blocking nicely.
Skarbowsky lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
LeBanana working hard to break the clinch.
Nice elbow from Skarbowsky.
Skarbowsky is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
LeBanana looks gassed!
LeBanana has had enough of the clinch but Skarbowsky keeps him there for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skarbowsky avoiding damage as LeBanana throws knees to the body.
Skarbowsky avoiding damage as LeBanana throws knees to the body.
Skarbowsky landing some nice looking knees to the body.
LeBanana tries to circle away but Skarbowsky has him pinned against the cage.
Skarbowsky connects with a knee to the head.
That has opened up George LeBanana's cut even more.
Skarbowsky softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Skarbowsky utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Skarbowsky with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Skarbowsky lands a damaging elbow.
Skarbowsky landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Skarbowsky lands a nice knee to the body.
Skarbowsky landing knees to the head.
The cut above George LeBanana's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Skarbowsky lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Skarbowsky landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
LeBanana with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Skarbowsky using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
LeBanana takes an elbow to the temple.
George LeBanana's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Skarbowsky lands an elbow inside that LeBanana shrugs off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skarbowsky prevents LeBanana from breaking the clinch.
Skarbowsky with a knee to the head.
Skarbowsky connects with a knee to the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at George LeBanana's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jean Charles Skarbowsky!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Renan Ruas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Naseem Hamed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ruas comes to the cage accompanied by ATB- Could you believe. Naseem Hamed will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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194 lbs
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Counter striker
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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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Renan Ruas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Naseem Hamed!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Daniel Cesar and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hamed tries to clinch but Ruas is having none of it.
Ruas will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hamed tries to clinch
and Ruas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ruas will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hamed closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ruas makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Hamed really felt that one!
Ruas shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Renan Ruas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hamed tries to clinch
and Ruas counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Ruas trying to pass the guard but Hamed defending well.
Ruas is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Hamed has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamed has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ruas is working away from the top position though.
Hamed is trying to stand.
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.
Ruas is working for a kimura but Hamed is defending it quite comfortably.
Hamed trying to control from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Naseem Hamed.
The crowd cheers as Hamed lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ruas doesn't seem phased though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ruas moves into the clinch.
Ruas has picked Hamed up - he's going for a ride! Ruas dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Ruas wants to pass the guard but Hamed is defending well.
Ruas looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Ruas is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Ruas there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Hamed is squirming around, avoiding Ruas's attempts to control the action.
Hamed wants to hold on but Ruas pushes him away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hamed is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Renan Ruas dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ruas pushes Hamed up against the cage in a clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Hamed - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Ruas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hamed lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ruas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hamed.
Ruas goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hamed prevents it.
Hamed misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hamed lands a hook to the side of the head.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Hamed is trying to maintain a safe position but Ruas gets an underhook and turns Hamed into the cage.
Hamed scores with a shoulder strike.
Hamed is trying to maintain a safe position but Ruas gets an underhook and turns Hamed into the cage.
Hamed blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hamed lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ruas or not.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamed digs a right hand underneath Ruas's ribcage. Ruas let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hamed lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ruas fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ruas taking a breather.
Hamed struggles to land a body shot inside as Ruas controls his hands.
A short left from Hamed.
A nice left hand lands by Hamed.
Hamed scores with a hook to the body.
Hamed lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ruas changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hamed fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Renan Ruas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hamed closes the distance and clinches.
Hamed scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hamed slowing the pace effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruas stalling in the clinch but Hamed improves position.
Hamed controlling the action here for a moment.
Ruas tries to pull guard but Hamed won't allow it.
Hamed scores with a shot to the side of Ruas's head.
A short uppercut from Hamed.
Ruas taking a breather.
Ruas fails to pull guard.
Hamed scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ruas goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hamed prevents it.
Ruas tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hamed smiles and moves away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hamed forces Ruas back against the cage and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Hamed on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Hamed.
Hamed managing to block the knees to the body from Ruas.
Hamed is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ruas as Hamed tries to tie him up.
A short uppercut from Hamed.
Hamed tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hamed prevents a body shot from Ruas.
Ruas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hamed scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The referee is keeping an eye on Hamed - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Ruas tries for a takedown but Hamed manages to get underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamed is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hamed stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nice body punch from Hamed.
Hamed lands with a good tight uppercut 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!
Ruas jumps guard but Hamed stands there with Ruas around his waist. Ruas gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hamed.
Hamed lands with a left to the head.
Hamed is trying to stall.
Hamed lands with a light punch inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hamed works on Ruas's body with a couple of short punches.
Hamed lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ruas.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Hamed. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
A right handed body shot lands from Hamed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Naseem Hamed showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Hamed wants to clinch up but Ruas keeps it at a distance.
Hamed tries to clinch
and Ruas counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Hamed wants to stand up but Ruas is controlling him.
Hamed is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Naseem Hamed.
Hamed moves into range and clinches up with Ruas.
Ruas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ruas changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hamed fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamed takes the fight into the clinch.
Ruas wants to get back to striking at distance but Hamed won't allow it.
Hamed looking for a takedown.
Hamed is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ruas tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hamed smiles and moves away.
Ruas looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Renan Ruas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamed clinches up against the cage.
Ruas struggles to land a body shot inside as Hamed controls his hands.
Ruas trying to control the position but instead, Hamed has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ruas into the cage.
Hamed lands with a short shot to the head.
Ruas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hamed digs a right hand into Ruas's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ruas's gas tank.
Naseem Hamed seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hamed lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ruas jumps guard but Hamed stands there with Ruas around his waist. Ruas gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A short right from Hamed on the inside.
Hamed lands a right hand.
It looks like Renan Ruas has been cut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Come on Hamed - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Ruas has Hamed pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hamed manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Hamed prevents the takedown attempt.
Hamed taking a breather.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hamed creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ruas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hamed cracks Ruas with a nice body shot.
Hamed lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hamed controlling the action here for a moment.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ruas tries to pull guard but Hamed holds him up against the cage and eventually Ruas drops back down to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruas's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hamed lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ruas backwards.
Ruas fails to pull guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hamed stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hamed lands a right hand.
Hamed working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ruas tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hamed smiles and moves away.
Hamed is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hamed scores with a hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Naseem Hamed comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hamed 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Naseem Hamed!
Naseem Hamed really struggled to get his t-shirt was on before his hand was raised. Making sure that [JMFC] Arashi Fighting Nutrition Q160 Recovery logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kleber Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dont Tasemebro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dont Tasemebro will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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180 lbs
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186 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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kleber Oliveira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dont Tasemebro!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Mauricio Rocha and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tasemebro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Oliveira was well out of range. Poor timing from Tasemebro.
Oliveira chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tasemebro can pounce on him.
Tasemebro fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Oliveira shoots for a takedown but Tasemebro saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Tasemebro scores with a punch to the head.
It looks like Kleber Oliveira has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oooooh!!! Tasemebro has knocked Oliveira down with a huge combo! Tasemebro steps away and waves a wobbly Oliveira back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Oliveira is rocked!
Tasemebro is looking to slow Oliveira down with leg kicks.
Oh Oliveira is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Oliveira is breathing heavily.
Tasemebro ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tasemebro throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Tasemebro looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tasemebro throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Oliveira stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Oliveira takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Tasemebro moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tasemebro lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Oliveira takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tasemebro scores with a hook to the body. Oliveira takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tasemebro is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A head kick by Tasemebro - that's a beauty! Oliveira is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Tasemebro can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Dont Tasemebro!
Dont Tasemebro decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between SErg Garz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darien Michaels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). SErg Garz has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, SErg Garz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Darien Michaels!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Felipe Paraventi and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garz tries for a takedown but Michaels circles away easily
and Michaels counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Michaels.
Michaels trying to control the position from guard on top but Garz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Garz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Michaels landing some decent shots from guard.
Garz thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Michaels controlling from the top position.
Garz wants to get back to his feet but Michaels is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Michaels wants to control from the top but Garz keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels throws a strike but Garz rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Garz stands and throws Michaels's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Garz working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Garz looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garz sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Michaels is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Michaels is trying to control Garz's posture but Garz avoids it.
Garz is trying to get an arm triangle but Michaels is defending well.
Garz will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Michaels is looking to reverse the position.
Garz is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Michaels is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garz tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Garz has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Michaels tries to bench press Garz off him but Garz keeps the position.
Garz is trying to get an arm triangle but Michaels is defending well.
Michaels regains half guard, as Garz was trying to land strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garz is trying to control the action in half guard but Michaels is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Michaels can do anything to dispel that myth.
Michaels is looking for a sweep. Garz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Garz wants to stand but Michaels has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Garz is looking for a kimura here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garz is breathing heavily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garz is working for a kimura but Michaels is defending it quite comfortably.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Darien Michaels will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Michaels shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Garz manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Michaels trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Garz throwing short punches from the bottom.
Michaels is looking to work some ground and pound but Garz has wrist control.
Garz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Michaels tries to free his leg and advance position but Garz is retaining full guard.
Michaels throws a strike but Garz rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Michaels looking for a sweep. Not yet Michaels, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels keeping moving, preventing Garz from controlling successfully.
Michaels avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Michaels holds on and takes a little breather.
Michaels keeping moving, preventing Garz from controlling successfully.
We're going to have a standup here because SErg Garz wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Michaels changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Garz looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michaels wants to lay and pray for a moment but Garz keeps working.
The strikes coming from Michaels are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Michaels lands a decent elbow from side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Michaels lands a decent elbow from side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garz is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Michaels has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Garz on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Michaels working the ground and pound.
Michaels looks up at the clock and then as Garz takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Michaels smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Michaels in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michaels working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Garz is rocked!
Michaels landing a few strikes.
Oh Garz is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Michaels lands a strong strike to the head of Garz. That's dazed him! Michaels looking to finish here. Garz is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Michaels lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Darien Michaels!
An out of breath Darien Michaels thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between WiLL Crush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cody Huber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Huber has chosen Stronger - Kanye West as his entrance music. The key to victory for WiLL Crush has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, WiLL Crush!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cody Huber!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Leandro Rodrigues and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huber shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Crush working to try and regain half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Crush trying desperately to get to his feet.
Huber controlling from mount.
Huber is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Crush is surviving well by controlling Huber's body position as best he can.
Huber controlling the position easily from mount.
Crush tries to hold on but Huber postures up.
Huber looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Huber cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Huber looking to control and managing it successfully.
Huber connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crush tries to lock up and control but Huber gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Huber looking for a guillotine from mount but Crush is having none of it.
Crush wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Huber landing shots from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Huber cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Huber controlling the position easily from mount.
Huber landing strikes from the mount and Crush is in trouble!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Huber is working for a guillotine from mount but Crush frees his head quite easily.
Huber with shots to the head and body - Crush looks very uncomfortable down there.
Huber is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Crush is surviving well by controlling Huber's body position as best he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huber landing strikes from the mount and Crush is in trouble!
Huber raining down hammerfists from mount.
Crush is trying to stand up.
Huber connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Huber working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Crush is rocked!
Huber is working for a guillotine from mount but Crush frees his head quite easily.
Oh Crush is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Crush takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Huber's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cody Huber!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johny Blaze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacky Chan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jacky Chan has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Johny Blaze's chin.
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160 lbs
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162 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 - 30 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Johny Blaze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jacky Chan!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Mauricio Rocha and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Blaze misses.
Blaze moves out of range as Chan throws a body kick.
Chan shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Blaze looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Chan slips a straight right by Blaze.
Chan scores with a leg kick.
Blaze lands a two punch combo.
Blaze fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Chan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Blaze tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Blaze connects with a good right hand that stumbles Chan. Chan circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Blaze throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A clash of legs there as Blaze blocks the low kick.
Blaze looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A solid body kick from Blaze.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blaze throws a head kick that misses.
Blaze gets tackled into the cage by Chan. Chan maintains the clinch.
Blaze creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Blaze throws an elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaze misses with a knee to the head.
Blaze pushes off an throws an elbow but Chan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Blaze tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Chan is trying to break free.
Blaze tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chan avoids it.
Blaze tries a knee to the head but Chan blocks it.
Blaze looking to throw knees to the head but Chan is blocking nicely.
Blaze with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Chan blocks an elbow strike.
Chan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Blaze blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chan taking a breather.
Blaze throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chan swings wildly with an uppercut but Blaze uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blaze is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chan is defending well for now.
Chan stalling the fight.
Blaze misses with a knee to the head.
Blaze with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Blaze tries to land knees in the clinch but Chan avoids the damage to the body.
Blaze blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chan lands an uppercut.
Chan pressing his opponent against the cage.
Blaze throws an elbow that misses.
Blaze trying to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaze is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chan is defending well for now.
Chan is looking to break free of the clinch but Blaze has double underhooks.
Chan blocks the elbow strike.
Blaze throws a knee to the head but misses.
Blaze pushes off an throws an elbow but Chan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Blaze is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chan is defending well for now.
Blaze misses with a knee to the head.
Blaze is breathing heavily.
Chan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Blaze with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Chan avoiding damage as Blaze throws knees to the body.
Blaze blocks a body shot from Chan.
Blaze tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chan avoids it.
A head punch on the inside from Chan fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chan can't find room to land a body shot as Blaze controls the action.
Blaze throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Chan blocks it with crossed arms.
Blaze tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Chan misses with a body punch.
Chan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Blaze missing with knees to the body.
Chan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Chan blocks the elbow strike.
Chan avoids the elbow strike from Blaze, against the cage.
Chan has a couple of punches blocked by Blaze.
Blaze misses with a knee strike.
Chan can't break the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blaze tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chan avoids it.
Chan can't find room to land a body shot as Blaze controls the action.
Chan leaning his opponent against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johny Blaze dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Blaze scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Blaze pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Blaze throws a head kick but Chan moves out of range.
Good shot there by Blaze.
Chan throws a front kick that sends Blaze stumbling back into the cage.
Johny Blaze seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blaze misses with a kick to the body.
Blaze takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Chan lands a head kick!
Blaze misses with an uppercut. Chan saw that one coming.
Blaze throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Johny Blaze is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chan ducks under a wild hook from Blaze.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Chan.
A head kick from Chan lands but Blaze takes it in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chan attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Blaze smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Chan moves out of range as Blaze strikes.
Chan pivots, looking for a leg kick but Blaze is out of range and Chan settles back down.
Chan throws a leg kick which misses Blaze's front leg but catches the back leg as Blaze tries to avoid it.
Chan blocks a leg kick.
Blaze throws a sloppy head kick and Chan moves out of range easily.
Blaze throws a half hearted mid kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Blaze. That's going to slow Chan down.
Blaze throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A head kick misses from Blaze.
Chan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Blaze steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Chan. That one must have hurt.
Blaze chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Chan can pounce on him.
Chan avoids the head kick by Blaze.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Blaze.
Crunch! Chan slams his shin into Blaze's torso.
Blaze blocks a head kick by Chan.
Blaze misses with a head kick.
Chan throws a leg kick which misses Blaze's front leg but catches the back leg as Blaze tries to avoid it.
Blaze blocks a head kick by Chan.
Chan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
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!
Chan tries to circle away but Blaze has him pinned against the cage.
Chan tries to circle away but Blaze has him pinned against the cage.
Blaze tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chan avoids it.
Blaze tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Blaze misses with a knee strike.
Chan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaze tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Chan dodges an elbow strike from Blaze.
Chan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Blaze misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chan.
Chan misses with the head strike.
Blaze missing with knees to the body.
Chan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Blaze tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Blaze is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chan is defending well for now.
Blaze misses with a knee to the head.
Chan throws a punch but it's blocked by Blaze.
Chan will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Blaze up against the cage.
Chan managing to block the knees to the body from Blaze.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chan swings wildly with an uppercut but Blaze uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Blaze has him pressed against the cage.
Chan tries to stall but Blaze uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Chan avoids a wild elbow strike from Blaze.
Chan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Blaze tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chan avoids it.
Chan blocks the elbow strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blaze blocks a body shot from Chan.
Blaze is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chan is defending well for now.
Chan displaying some good clinch control by pressing Blaze up against the cage.
Blaze prevents a body shot from Chan.
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 Johny Blaze will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Chan tries to clinch but Blaze is having none of it.
Blaze pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fighters circling - Blaze throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Blaze throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A low kick from Blaze misses
and Chan makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Blaze is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Blaze pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Blaze looks to land a combination but Chan avoids it well.
A good leg kick by Chan.
Blaze throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chan moves out of range as Blaze throws a body kick.
Chan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Blaze has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Blaze looks for the body kick but Chan saw that one coming.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Chan delivers a nice body kick.
Chan moves out of range as Blaze strikes.
Blaze throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaze misses with a head kick.
Chan scores with a spinning back kick!
Chan throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Blaze.
Blaze throws the left hand but Chan avoids the punch easily.
Blaze throws the kick towards the body but Chan avoids it.
Blaze takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Blaze throws a lazy head kick
and Chan counters with a good low kick that Blaze was not able to check.
Chan lands with a nice body kick.
Blaze throws a head kick that misses.
Chan feints and then cracks Blaze's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Blaze down.
Chan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chan throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Blaze throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Blaze stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Chan.
Chan thumps Blaze with a low kick.
Jacky Chan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Chan there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Johny Blaze is winning the standup battle so far.
Chan feints and then cracks Blaze's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Blaze down.
A nice inside leg kick there by Chan. That's going to slow Blaze down.
Blaze chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Chan can pounce on him.
Blaze steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Chan. That one must have hurt.
Blaze throws a head kick that misses.
Chan scores with a head kick. Blaze tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chan blocks a head kick by Blaze.
Blaze will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Blaze throws a sloppy head kick and Chan moves out of range easily.
Chan scores with a kick to the midsection.
A good leg kick by Chan.
Chan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Blaze throws a right and a left that Chan avoids nicely.
Blaze 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.
Blaze throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chan bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A head kick misses from Blaze.
Chan tries a head kick but it misses.
Chan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Chan lands with a kick to the temple. Blaze shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Chan throws a leg kick which misses Blaze's front leg but catches the back leg as Blaze tries to avoid it.
Chan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chan blocks a head kick by Blaze.
Nice body kick there by Chan.
A slapping leg kick lands for Chan.
Chan checks the leg kick.
Blaze rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Chan thumps Blaze with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blaze avoids a kick to the body.
Chan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Blaze.
Chan blocks a jab.
Blaze gets tackled into the cage by Chan. Chan maintains the clinch.
Blaze throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Chan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Blaze tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Chan will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Blaze up against the cage.
Blaze tries to land a knee to the head but Chan blocks with his arms.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blaze looks to throw an elbow but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jacky Chan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Blaze 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johny Blaze!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Rocco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cheick Mitrionne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Antonio Rocco has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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145 lbs
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18
145 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Antonio Rocco!
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, Cheick Mitrionne!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Alexandre Firmino and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mitrionne displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rocco.
Rocco pushes Mitrionne up against the cage in a clinch.
Rocco drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rocco jumps guard but Mitrionne stands there with Rocco around his waist. Rocco gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Rocco. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mitrionne gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Rocco.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rocco.
Mitrionne is trying to drag Rocco to the mat but Rocco just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Mitrionne lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Rocco wants to get back to his feet.
Rocco wants to sweep but Mitrionne has passed to side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rocco tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Mitrionne wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Mitrionne decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Rocco scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mitrionne in his tracks.
Mitrionne dives in and grabs Rocco's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rocco pushes down on Mitrionne's head and hops out.
Rocco fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rocco is defended easily by Mitrionne.
Mitrionne fails to land the takedown.
Mitrionne looks gassed!
Rocco stuffs the takedown attempt from Mitrionne. Mitrionne gets slowly back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rocco shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mitrionne as he jumps to the side.
Mitrionne takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Rocco tries to clinch but Mitrionne moves out of range.
Rocco scores with the left hand. Mitrionne knows he should have avoided that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mitrionne throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rocco connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mitrionne gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rocco.
Mitrionne is rocked!
Mitrionne throws a combination that misses
and Rocco rattles Mitrionne with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Mitrionne tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Rocco dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Mitrionne stiff and motionless on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Antonio Rocco!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Julio Juarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paulo Randy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Juarez has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Julio Juarez had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Julio Juarez!
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, Paulo Randy!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Alexandre Firmino and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Randy stuns Juarez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Juarez. That's going to slow Randy down.
Randy blocks a head kick by Juarez.
Randy cracks Juarez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Randy scores with a nice head shot.
Randy lands a nice looking body shot.
Randy scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Randy scores with a body shot.
Juarez is breathing heavily.
Randy thows a body shot but no joy.
Randy cracks Juarez with a right hand to the side of the head.
Randy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Juarez.
Juarez really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Randy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juarez throws a head kick but Randy moves out of range.
Juarez throws a head kick but Randy moves out of range.
Randy catches Juarez with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Randy lands with an uppercut that bounces Juarez off the cage and back into range.
Nice straight punches there by Randy. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Randy.
Juarez throws a sloppy body shot
and Randy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Randy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Juarez.
Randy connects with a body shot that sends Juarez's belly button to the back.
Juarez misses with a kick to the body.
Randy scores with a decent looking hook.
Randy lands an overhand right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juarez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Randy throws a combination. Juarez tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Juarez is rocked!
Nice body punch from Randy.
Oh Juarez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Juarez is holding his hands too far apart here. Randy throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Juarez is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Paulo Randy!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kily Gonzales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and WiLL Frankstein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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19
153 lbs
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150 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kily Gonzales!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, WiLL Frankstein!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Daniel Cesar and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzales scores with a takedown into Frankstein's 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.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Gonzales is stalling in the full guard.
Gonzales trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Kily Gonzales.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gonzales checks a leg kick.
Gonzales moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Frankstein throws a leg kick but Gonzales sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzales closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Frankstein did well to prevent Gonzales getting side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gonzales takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Frankstein wants to get back to his feet.
Frankstein looks gassed!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Still in half guard, Gonzales seems content to control.
Kily Gonzales has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Gonzales pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Frankstein 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.
Gonzales throws a nice head kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Gonzales passes Frankstein's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gonzales content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Kily Gonzales wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Frankstein gets caught flat footed, as Gonzales shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Frankstein can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Gonzales controls the pace.
Gonzales in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Kily Gonzales just wasn't active enough.
Frankstein gets caught flat footed, as Gonzales shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Gonzales advances position into side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Frankstein looks calm but he's in trouble here. Gonzales gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Frankstein is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Gonzales lets go of the hold and Frankstein can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kily Gonzales!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mitsuyo Maeda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bongo Bass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bass comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Bad Man by Skillinjah kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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142 lbs
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134 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mitsuyo Maeda!
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, Bongo Bass!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Thiago Cunha and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maeda shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Maeda working Bass over with strikes.
Bass is looking to control Maeda's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bass avoid being mounted?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ground and pound from Maeda.
Maeda is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Maeda lands a nice short elbow.
Bass trying to control here.
Maeda seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Bass is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Mitsuyo Maeda!
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