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REFC #14 - Costa x Palhares PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Cook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and CroCop Filipovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Filipovic comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Infected Mushroom - Drop Out kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Daniel Cook looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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193 lbs
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193 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Excellent MT
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Daniel Cook!
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, CroCop Filipovic!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Paulo Santos and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Filipovic connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Filipovic lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Cook backs up against the cage.
Filipovic cracks a nice hook into Cook's ribs.
Filipovic lands with a hook. Cook tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Filipovic throws a leg kick which misses Cook's front leg but catches the back leg as Cook tries to avoid it.
Cook is breathing heavily.
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!
Filipovic jabs at Cook's body.
Filipovic stalks Cook and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Cook's face. Cook staggers backwards, shaken.
Filipovic scores with a shot to the body.
Filipovic lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cook's sensitive parts.
Filipovic digs a good hook to Cook's body.
Filipovic getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Cook takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Filipovic lands a slapping body shot.
Cook tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Filipovic lands an overhand right.
A nice leg kick lands there from Filipovic.
Filipovic is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Cook rather than just go for the knockout.
Cook seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Filipovic shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Cook is backing up but Filipovic catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Cook covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Filipovic Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). CroCop Filipovic!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ozuma Obata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jared Greene (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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170 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ozuma Obata!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jared Greene!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Alexandre Firmino and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greene moves to clinch but Obata breaks away
and Obata counters with a left and a right that stings Greene.
Obata misses with a wild body shot.
Greene keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Greene. Those never looked like landing.
Greene closes the distance looking to clinch
and Obata cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Greene tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Obata to counter with a crisp jab.
Greene is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obata feints with a left and delivers a massive head kick! Greene collapses like a ragdoll! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Ozuma Obata!
An out of breath Ozuma Obata 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 Joao Duarte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Bach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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162 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joao Duarte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jason Bach!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Matheus Silva and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bach avoids the head kick by Duarte.
Bach looks to score with a jab to the body but Duarte is just out of range.
Duarte misses with a head kick.
Bach takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bach walks forward, straight into a front kick from Duarte.
Bach misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Duarte ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bach takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Bach avoids the head kick by Duarte.
Duarte tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Duarte connects with a high kick.
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!
Duarte throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bach.
Duarte uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bach.
Duarte scores with a shot to the body.
Duarte looks to land a combination but Bach avoids it well.
Joao Duarte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Duarte throws a head kick that half lands.
Duarte scores with a head kick.
Bach throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Duarte misses with a head kick.
Duarte bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bach has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Duarte.
Duarte lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bach throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Duarte lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bach circles away quickly and effectively.
Duarte connects with a high kick.
Duarte is breathing heavily.
Duarte slips a jab from Bach.
A combination from Bach does no damage.
Bach takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Bach misses with an uppercut.
A head kick misses from Duarte.
Bach lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Duarte backs up against the cage.
Duarte scores with a nice body kick.
Bach takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Duarte throws a head kick but Bach moves out of range.
Duarte chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A jab from Bach misses.
Bach throws a nice looking combination but Duarte bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Duarte throws a head kick that misses.
Bach blocks a head kick by Duarte.
Duarte throws a head kick but Bach moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bach throws a hook but Duarte blocks it.
Duarte throws a sloppy head kick and Bach moves out of range easily.
Bach throws a nice looking combination but Duarte bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Duarte uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bach.
Duarte lands a high kick!
Duarte on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bach throws an overhand right that lands on Duarte's shoulder, as Duarte tries to avoid the shot.
Duarte keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bach.
Bach might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Nice body kick there by Duarte.
Bach throws a big shot that misses.
No joy there for Bach, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A jab from Bach misses.
Duarte connects with a high kick.
Duarte moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Bach misses with a looping left.
Duarte throws a head kick that misses.
Duarte's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Duarte duly obliges.
Duarte throws a sloppy head kick and Bach moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duarte scores with a spinning back kick!
Duarte lands with a nice body kick.
Bach takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Duarte avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Duarte throws a combination. Bach tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Duarte tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bach missing with a left hand there. Duarte was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Duarte pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Duarte.
Duarte connects with a high kick.
Bach uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bach misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Duarte.
Good leg kick by Duarte there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bach avoids the head kick by Duarte.
Bach thuds his right hand into Duarte's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Duarte throws a head kick that misses.
Bach misses with a two punch combination.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bach avoids the head kick by Duarte.
Bach throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bach misses with an uppercut.
Bach jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Duarte scores with a head kick.
Duarte displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bach throws out the jab.
Bach has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Duarte.
Bach lands an overhand right.
Duarte tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bach looks to land a left hand but Duarte moved out of range nicely.
Duarte ducks under a wild hook from Bach.
Duarte tries a head kick but it misses.
Duarte moves out of range as Bach strikes.
Duarte lands a high kick!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bach scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Duarte is rocked!
Duarte defending well as Bach loads up on a big left hand.
Oh Duarte is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bach misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bach displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Duarte throws out the jab.
Bach stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Duarte throws a right and a left that Bach avoids nicely.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Bach! Duarte is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jason Bach!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Victor Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kim Kaphwan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Victor Dos Santos has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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155 lbs
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150 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Intelligent |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Victor Dos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kim Kaphwan!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Emerson Jorge and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaphwan checks a low kick from Dos Santos.
Kaphwan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Victor Dos Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dos Santos connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kaphwan lands a high kick!
Dos Santos lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kaphwan is rocked!
Dos Santos wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kaphwan is still on wobbly legs! Can Dos Santos finish him?
Kaphwan looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kaphwan slips under a jab.
Dos Santos throws a hook but Kaphwan blocks it.
Kaphwan is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Dos Santos is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Kaphwan hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Victor Dos Santos!
During a confident post fight interview, Victor Dos Santos thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Xavier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mar Lane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Xavier comes to the cage accompanied by Slipknot - Duality. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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150 lbs
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150 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paulo Xavier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mar Lane!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Daniel Cesar and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lane stuns Xavier with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Xavier misses with a lunging right hand
and Lane counters with a nice body shot.
Xavier steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lane.
Lane throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Xavier takes one to the side of the head.
The fighters circling - Xavier throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Xavier misses with a double jab.
Xavier tests Lane's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lane uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Xavier.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xavier throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Lane tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Xavier is in Lane's guard.
Lane looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Xavier postures up in Lane's guard and throws a big left but Lane blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Xavier throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Xavier is looking to stand up but Lane won't let him.
Xavier not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Lane keeping moving, preventing Xavier from controlling successfully.
Lane is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lane working a defensive guard here.
Xavier looking to pass the guard.
Xavier with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lane is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Xavier throws a strike but Lane rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Xavier working for a triangle but Lane defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lane stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Xavier swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lane trying to control but Xavier is working from the bottom.
Lane got a little sloppy there for a moment and Xavier has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lane has managed to get both his arms back between Xavier's legs - danger averted.
Xavier trying to keep a closed guard but Lane is proving a slippery customer.
Xavier throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Lane wants to control from the top but Xavier keeps moving.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Xavier is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Lane is aware though and is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xavier is trying to control the position but Lane postures up.
Lane forces his way into half guard.
Xavier is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Lane's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Lane's back!
Lane rolls, trying to escape but Xavier keeps control of the position.
Xavier working for the choke.
Xavier controlling well, preventing Lane from escaping the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lane just trying to survive but Xavier is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Lane is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Xavier gets his way!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Xavier working for a choke but Lane is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paulo Xavier dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Xavier just misses with a punch to the body.
Xavier misses with a lunging right hand
and Lane counters with a left to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lane. Xavier does a little dance to reset his feet.
Xavier throws a lazy uppercut
and Lane counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xavier throws a lazy right hand but Lane sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Xavier is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Lane's half guard.
Lane has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Xavier is working away from the top position though.
Xavier is keen to just control but Lane is a slippery customer.
Xavier is stalling here. Lane is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Xavier seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Lane has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Lane goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Xavier rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Lane's guard! Nice work there by Xavier!
Xavier advances to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lane looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Lane works his way to full guard. Good work.
Lane is trying to control the position but Xavier postures up.
Xavier in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Xavier postures up.
Lane is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Xavier sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Lane's guard.
Lane trying to control here.
Xavier throwing shots but Lane is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lane wants to control but Xavier is keeping busy.
Lane might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Xavier kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Mar Lane hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
A telegraphed right hand from Xavier misses the target.
A slow jab from Xavier misses its intended target.
Lane throws a shot to the body.
Lane throws a body punch but Xavier moves out of range.
Xavier missing with a left hand there. Lane was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xavier looks to land a right hand but Lane moved out of range.
Xavier misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lane.
Xavier looks to land a right hand but Lane moved out of range.
An inside leg kick from Xavier misses.
Lane comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lane throws a body punch but Xavier moves out of range.
Lane is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Xavier rather than just go for the knockout.
Nice shot lands for Lane.
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 Paulo Xavier will probably get the nod.
That's time! Xavier's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Xavier is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Xavier attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Paulo Xavier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Xavier fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lane manages to avoid it.
Lane throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Xavier tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Xavier uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lane.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Lane throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lane stuffs the takedown attempt from Xavier. Xavier gets slowly back to his feet.
Xavier tries to bum rush Lane with a series of wild strikes but Lane uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A big right from Xavier misses.
Lane keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Xavier.
Xavier tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lane paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xavier clinches up with Lane and pushes him back against the cage.
Xavier breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Xavier throws a jab when Lane was well out of range.
Xavier staying out of range there.
Xavier throws a leg kick that misses.
Xavier tries to clinch but Lane is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xavier misses with a looping left.
Lane gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Xavier throws a poor cross that misses
and Lane cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lane works over Xavier's head and body with a nice combination.
Lane closes this distance looking for a takedown but Xavier circles away.
Paulo Xavier is winning the standup battle so far.
Lane shoots in and bounces Xavier off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Xavier working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lane doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Xavier is tightening it up a little... Lane has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Lane reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Lane taps out! Nice BJJ there by Xavier!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Paulo Xavier!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fabricio Costa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rousimar Palhares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
191 lbs
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185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fabricio Costa!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rousimar Palhares!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Seu Braga and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palhares looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Costa wants to control but Palhares passes into side.
Palhares happy to just control the position for now.
Costa tries to bench press Palhares off him but Palhares keeps the position.
Costa is being controlled here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Costa wants to control but Palhares postures up.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Costa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Palhares closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Costa did well to prevent Palhares getting side control.
Palhares with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Costa is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palhares seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Rousimar Palhares has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Palhares shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Costa as he jumps to the side.
No luck for Palhares with that takedown attempt.
Costa gets caught flat footed, as Palhares shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Palhares slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Costa is trying to hold Palhares in close to prevent damage but Palhares has managed to pass into half guard.
Costa is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Palhares pulls his head out easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Palhares not doing much here.
Costa is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Palhares jumps into side control!
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Costa tries to buck Palhares off but Palhares is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rousimar Palhares dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Palhares shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Palhares trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Palhares is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Costa throws his legs up looking for a submission but Palhares uses it to pass to side control.
You can see the frustration on Costa's face as Palhares controls the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Let's hope that Palhares has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Rousimar Palhares hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Costa wants to clinch.
Palhares is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Costa's half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Costa tries to get to full guard but Palhares has control of the leg.
Palhares is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Costa wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costa trying to control from the bottom.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Palhares is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Fabricio Costa has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Costa gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Palhares to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Costa being controlled here, momentarily.
Costa looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palhares is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Palhares throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Costa tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Palhares is in Costa's guard.
Costa is trying to keep Palhares in close.
Costa is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Palhares controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rousimar Palhares showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!
Costa gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Palhares to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Palhares is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Costa looking for subs off his back but Palhares has passed one foot through into half guard.
Palhares passes to side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palhares controls the position.
Costa is looking for a sweep.
Palhares controlling from side mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palhares tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Palhares is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Costa's shoulder. That is not cool.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palhares's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Rousimar Palhares was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Palhares circles away from the clinch attempt.
Costa throws a leg kick which misses Palhares's front leg but catches the back leg as Palhares tries to avoid it.
Palhares fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Costa to the ground. Palhares is now in Costa's guard.
Palhares showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Rousimar Palhares hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Palhares shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Palhares was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Palhares looking to control and managing it successfully.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Costa is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rousimar Palhares really dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Palhares shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Palhares was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Rousimar Palhares has got the better of the ground game so far.
Costa is working to get back to half guard.
Palhares controlling his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Rousimar Palhares was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Palhares tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Costa doesn't manage to clinch there - Palhares circles away.
Costa tries to clinch but Palhares moves out of range.
Costa rushes Palhares and presses him up against the cage.
Costa prevents the takedown attempt.
Costa is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Costa connects with a knee to the head.
Costa lands a knee to the head.
Costa scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Rousimar Palhares has been cut.
Costa looking to stall.
Costa connects with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costa taking a breather.
Costa tries for a takedown but Palhares manages to get underhooks.
Palhares is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Costa gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Costa missing with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Costa obliges.
Palhares is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Costa gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Fabricio Costa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rousimar Palhares.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Costa unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Palhares is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Costa is defending well.
Palhares gets underhooks to prevent Costa's takedown attempt.
Costa stops a takedown attempt from Palhares.
Palhares is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Palhares wants a takedown but no success here.
Costa unloads a knee to the mid-section. Palhares lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Costa on the inside.
Nice body punch from Costa - that landed with a thud.
Palhares wants a takedown.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Palhares is looking to take this one to the mat.
Palhares takes a knee right on the jaw!
Costa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Palhares backwards.
Costa lands a good knee to the midsection. Palhares won't want to take too many of those.
Costa lands a good knee to the midsection. Palhares won't want to take too many of those.
Costa unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Costa wants to stall.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Costa tries to break the clinch but Palhares is controlling the position.
Costa trying to stall but Palhares improves his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fabricio Costa had his way with Rousimar Palhares in that round.
The cut man is working on Rousimar Palhares's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Costa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Costa lands a head kick!
Palhares scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Costa tries to improve position but can't.
Costa is working hard here to advance position.
Palhares taking a breather here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Costa is looking to reverse the position.
Costa can't do much from the bottom here.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Palhares changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Costa looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Costa is letting Palhares control him for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Costa sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Palhares trying to control the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Rousimar Palhares was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Palhares closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Costa did well to prevent Palhares getting side control.
Costa regains full guard. Nicely done.
Palhares content to stall in guard here.
Palhares prevents Costa from getting back to his feet.
Palhares controlling from the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Rousimar Palhares was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Costa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Palhares manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Palhares throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Costa's waist but Costa gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Palhares off to one side.
A nice leg kick lands there from Costa.
Palhares shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Palhares showed some decent athleticism there.
Palhares is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Palhares looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Fabricio Costa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rousimar Palhares comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Palhares has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 46:49
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 46:49
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rousimar Palhares!
Rousimar Palhares is the new middleweight champion!
A relieved looking Rousimar Palhares 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Filemom Macarenco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Pereira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Filemom Macarenco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Pereira!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Thiago Cunha and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pereira looks to land a right hand but Macarenco moved out of range.
Pereira looks to land a combination. Macarenco sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Filemom Macarenco has been cut.
Thiago Pereira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pereira instigates a clinch.
A short right from Pereira on the inside.
Macarenco takes a shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pereira goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pereira lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pereira working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pereira throws a punch but it's blocked by Macarenco.
Pereira throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pereira is working Macarenco over against the cage.
Pereira throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Macarenco is breathing heavily.
Pereira lands with a right to the head.
Pereira gets through Macarenco's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pereira lands with a light punch inside.
Macarenco takes a shot to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pereira.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pereira pushes Macarenco back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Pereira working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pereira scores with a shoulder strike.
A body shot lands from Pereira.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pereira is leaning against Macarenco and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Pereira lands a right hand that snaps the head of Macarenco backwards.
A short left from Pereira.
Pereira lands a nice shot to the body.
Pereira working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Macarenco is rocked!
Filemom Macarenco's cut is getting worse.
Pereira lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Oh Macarenco is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A nice right hand lands inside from Pereira.
Macarenco seems to have got his legs back now.
Pereira lands a body punch.
Pereira lands a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pereira.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pereira lands a shot to the body.
Pereira lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Good body shot from Pereira.
Pereira throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Macarencos head.
A short uppercut from Pereira.
Pereira throws a big uppercut that drops Macarenco! More strikes from Pereira and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Macarenco lies dazed against the cage as Pereira celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thiago Pereira!
In his post fight interview, Thiago Pereira started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Randy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugo Rossi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Randy kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Dropkick Murphys - I'm Shipping Up To Boston. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paulo Randy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hugo Rossi!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Mauricio Rocha and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rossi looks for a takedown but Randy sprawls well.
Randy fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rossi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rossi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rossi takes one to the side of the head.
Randy shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Rossi's guard.
Randy wants to control from the top but Rossi keeps moving.
Rossi looking for a guillotine here but Randy defends easily.
Randy has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rossi is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Randy has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Rossi to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Randy is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Rossi pulls down on the head and he's put Randy to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Hugo Rossi!
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