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REFC #17 - Hayes x Renato PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Totti Pizzato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joao Ribeiro da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ribeiro da Silva has chosen Soulfly - Pain as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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221 lbs
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Brawler
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Totti Pizzato!
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, Joao Ribeiro da Silva!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Mauricio Rocha and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ribeiro da Silva shoots in and bounces Pizzato off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Pizzato is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pizzato being controlled here, momentarily.
Ribeiro da Silva preventing the sweep.
Ribeiro da Silva postures up.
Ribeiro da Silva cracks Pizzato with a solid left hand.
Ribeiro da Silva postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Ribeiro da Silva cracks Pizzato with a solid left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pizzato wants to control the position but Ribeiro da Silva says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribeiro da Silva is taking a breather. Pizzato says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Ribeiro da Silva lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Nice strikes from Ribeiro da Silva there.
Ribeiro da Silva prevents Pizzato from standing back up.
Still in half guard, Ribeiro da Silva seems content to control.
Ribeiro da Silva working over Pizzato with some ground and pound. Pizzato looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ribeiro da Silva working the head and body with strikes.
Ground and pound from Ribeiro da Silva.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ribeiro da Silva is thwarting Pizzato's attempts to control the position.
Ribeiro da Silva stands up out of the half guard.
Pizzato tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ribeiro da Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro da Silva lands a nice shot that snaps Pizzato's head back.
Ribeiro da Silva fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Pizzato is breathing heavily.
Ribeiro da Silva jabs at Pizzato's body.
Donk. Ribeiro da Silva catches Pizzato right on the button with a cross.
Joao Ribeiro da Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ribeiro da Silva shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Pizzato's guard.
Ribeiro da Silva chips away with some ground and pound.
Pizzato controls Ribeiro da Silva momentarily but Ribeiro da Silva frees himself.
Ribeiro da Silva keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Pizzato's head.
Ribeiro da Silva working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ribeiro da Silva keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Pizzato's head.
Ribeiro da Silva is stalling in the full guard.
Pizzato has momentary wrist control but Ribeiro da Silva slips an elbow through the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro da Silva with a nice head shot there.
Ribeiro da Silva landing some decent shots from guard.
Ribeiro da Silva is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ribeiro da Silva scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ribeiro da Silva working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ribeiro da Silva postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Ribeiro da Silva works over Pizzato with some ground and pound from guard.
Ribeiro da Silva's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ribeiro da Silva is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro da Silva connects with a couple of short punches.
Ribeiro da Silva with a nice head shot there.
Pizzato can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ribeiro da Silva controls the pace.
Pizzato 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.
Pizzato keeping full guard, as Ribeiro da Silva tries to pass.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ribeiro da Silva is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Joao Ribeiro da Silva was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Ribeiro da Silva tests Pizzato's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joao Ribeiro da Silva dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ribeiro da Silva scores a takedown into full mount!
Pizzato is looking to improve his position but Ribeiro da Silva isn't that keen on the idea.
Ribeiro da Silva lands a nice shot to the head.
Ribeiro da Silva in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Ribeiro da Silva pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ribeiro da Silva controlling the position easily from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pizzato taking shots to the head.
Pizzato taking shots to the head.
Ribeiro da Silva dominating with strikes here.
Pizzato is rocked!
It looks like Totti Pizzato has been cut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
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!
Ribeiro da Silva postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Pizzato out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Ribeiro da Silva goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Joao Ribeiro da Silva!
Joao Ribeiro da Silva took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jared Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Banner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jared Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bruce Banner!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Mauricio Rocha and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams looking to score a takedown here. Banner is defending well but Williams drives through and ends up in Banner's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Williams trying to control the position from guard on top but Banner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Williams postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Williams trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Williams wants to control from the top but Banner keeps moving.
Williams avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Williams looking to pass the guard.
Williams trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banner has control of Williams's left arm, preventing Williams from doing any damage.
Williams trying to control but Banner is working from the bottom.
Williams trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Banner trying to control the position here.
Williams tries to free his leg and advance position but Banner is retaining full guard.
Williams has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Banner working for a triangle but Williams defends it easily.
Williams looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws a strike but Banner rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Williams knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Banner on the ground.
Williams is looking for a triangle but Banner pushes his legs off easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Banner postures up.
Banner looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Banner drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Banner jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Banner is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Banner drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Banner jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banner drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Williams manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Banner has Williams in his guard.
Banner looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Williams is defending well. Banner quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Williams has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Banner celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bruce Banner!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryushi Fujita (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bleh Wha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Fujita might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Metallica-One. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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300 lbs
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300 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Good chin |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super 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, Ryushi Fujita!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bleh Wha!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Seu Braga and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fujita has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Fujita there as he acknowledges the shot.
It looks like Ryushi Fujita has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wha scores with a nice right hand.
Wha jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wha misses with a looping left.
Fujita shoots in for a takedown but Wha shows good takedown defense.
Fujita gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Wha gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Fujita is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bleh Wha!
Bleh Wha was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Gray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dudu Acauan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dudu Acauan looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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191 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Great elbows
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, David Gray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dudu Acauan!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Daniel Cesar and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gray swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Acauan.
Acauan looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Acauan is looking to clinch but Gray is avoiding it.
Gray buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gray scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Decent striking displayed by Gray there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gray fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gray scores with a jab to the body.
Gray gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Gray.
A short uppercut from Gray.
Gray is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Gray creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Acauan's defenses.
It looks like Dudu Acauan has been cut.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gray obliges.
Gray lands a nice elbow.
Gray lands a damaging elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gray lands a nice elbow.
Gray lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gray lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Acauan or not.
Gray manages to break the clinch.
Acauan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gray throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Acauan crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). David Gray!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Melekh David (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Twighy Pupples (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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132 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Brawler
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Melekh David!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Twighy Pupples!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Leandro Rodrigues and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pupples misses with a takedown
and David moves into the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from David.
David keeps control of Pupples as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
David breaks the clinch.
David has taken the fight to the clinch.
David lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pupples is rocked!
David breaks from the clinch.
Pupples gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling David to counter with a crisp jab.
Pupples is still on wobbly legs! Can David finish him?
David moves out of range of the body kick from Pupples.
Pupples shoots and misses
and David counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Pupples seems to have recovered his senses.
Melekh David has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Twighy Pupples.
David scores with a nice hook to the head.
David lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pupples backwards.
David throws a big uppercut that drops Pupples! More strikes from David and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Pupples lies dazed against the cage as David celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Melekh David!
Melekh David opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Freddy Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darwin Drascoe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alves comes to the cage accompanied by Trik Turner - Friends and Family. Drascoe has chosen Pull Me Back To Earth as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Freddy Alves could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Darwin Drascoe's chin.
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170 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
10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Freddy Alves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Darwin Drascoe!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Leandro Rodrigues and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alves will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
An inside leg kick from Drascoe misses.
Darwin Drascoe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alves swinging wildly here.
Drascoe misses with a two punch combination.
Drascoe is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Alves lands a two punch combo.
Alves cracks Drascoe with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Alves closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Drascoe did well to prevent Alves getting side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drascoe blocking the ground and pound attempt from Alves.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alves throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Alves is trying to control. Drascoe wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Drascoe avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Alves.
Alves not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Drascoe wants to stand back up but Alves manages to pass into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Drascoe is trying to control Alves's posture but Alves avoids it.
Alves looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Drascoe wants to get back to his feet but Alves is dominant here and he's now got Drascoe's back!
Alves scores with strikes from the back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves lands punches and elbows.
Drascoe covers up after that shot from Alves.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alves working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Alves has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Alves lands strikes to the head.
Drascoe covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Alves working for the choke.
Alves controlling from the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drascoe avoids the strikes from Alves.
Alves trying to control.
Alves connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Drascoe to escape the position.
Alves lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Drascoe.
Drascoe is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alves punches Drascoe on the ear.
Drascoe is still in real trouble! Can Alves finish him?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves looking for the RNC.
Drascoe seems to have recovered his senses.
Alves lands strikes to the head.
Alves is landing with strikes from the back.
Alves gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Drascoe trying to control but not successfully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alves keeps control of the position easily here as Drascoe tries to buck him off.
Drascoe just trying to survive but Alves is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Freddy Alves dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Alves misses with an uppercut.
Alves keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Alves scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Alves throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Alves moves away from the strike by Drascoe.
Drascoe tries to clinch up but Alves circles away and keeps his distance.
Alves misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Alves throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Alves connects with a body shot.
Drascoe has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Drascoe there as he acknowledges the shot.
Alves throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alves throws a nice looking combination but Drascoe bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
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!
Drascoe is looking to clinch.
Drascoe is looking to clinch but Alves is avoiding it.
Alves misses with a jab, cross combination.
Drascoe shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Alves but Alves pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Alves scores with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Alves circles away from the clinch attempt.
Alves circles away from the clinch attempt.
Drascoe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Alves.
Drascoe tries to close the distance and clinch but Alves swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Alves lands a nice hook to Drascoe's body. Drascoe takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Alves blocks a head kick by Drascoe.
Alves misses with a few strikes there.
Alves throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A swing and a miss from Alves.
Drascoe showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Alves.
Alves throws a series of punches but Drascoe avoids them all with ease.
Drascoe throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Freddy Alves is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves scores with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alves drives through with a takedown into Drascoe's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Alves might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Alves engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Alves's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Alves loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Alves throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Drascoe utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Alves is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Drascoe tries to clinch up but Alves circles away and keeps his distance.
Alves is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Drascoe can do to turn this around?
Drascoe gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Drascoe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A cross from Alves lands.
Alves avoids a punch combination nicely.
Alves cracks Drascoe with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Drascoe looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Alves finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alves looks to land a combination but Drascoe avoids it well.
Alves looks to land a left hand but Drascoe moved out of range nicely.
Alves looks to score with a jab to the body but Drascoe is just out of range.
Drascoe instigates a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drascoe holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Alves stalling.
Drascoe has Alves pushed against the cage.
Drascoe looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Drascoe pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Drascoe tries to clinch up.
Drascoe rushes Alves and presses him up against the cage.
Drascoe is trying to stall.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Drascoe being controlled against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Freddy Alves dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Drascoe wants to clinch.
A low kick from Alves misses
and Drascoe counters with a big head kick but Alves shrugs it off.
Freddy Alves is winning the standup battle so far.
Alves is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Drascoe.
Drascoe tries to clinch but Alves moves out of range.
Alves rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Drascoe moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Drascoe wants to clinch.
Alves throws a jab but it's blocked by Drascoe.
Alves waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Drascoe.
Drascoe wants to clinch up but Alves keeps it at a distance.
Drascoe misses with a head kick.
Drascoe fails to land the takedown.
Alves swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drascoe looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Drascoe throws a right and a left that both miss.
Alves thows a body shot but no joy.
Alves lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Alves wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Drascoe takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Good standup being displayed there by Alves as he connects with a hook.
Drascoe swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The fighters circle momentarily. Alves darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Alves will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drascoe tries to close the distance and clinch but Alves swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Alves lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Drascoe circles away quickly and effectively.
Drascoe showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Alves.
Alves lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves misses with a jab, cross combination.
Alves fails to land with a series of punches.
Drascoe looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A punch combination from Alves misses.
Drascoe tries to clinch but Alves is having none of it.
Oooooh!!! Alves has knocked Drascoe down with a huge combo! Alves steps away and waves a wobbly Drascoe back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Alves misses with a series of wild punches.
Drascoe moves out of range of the strikes.
Alves avoids a punch combination nicely.
Drascoe has Alves up against the cage in a clinch.
Alves manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Drascoe fails to land.
Drascoe is trying to drag Alves to the mat but Alves just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Alves lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Alves breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Alves shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Alves connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Alves landing punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves drops a big elbow. That's hurt Drascoe! More shots from Alves and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Freddy Alves!
Freddy Alves thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Litwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Choker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Choker has chosen Lose Youself - Eminem as his entrance music. Robert Litwin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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290 lbs
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291 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight 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, Robert Litwin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jay Choker!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Edson Gomes and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Choker closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Litwin's guard.
Litwin looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Choker's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Litwin is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Litwin wants to get back to his feet but Choker is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Choker got a little sloppy there for a moment and Litwin has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Choker has managed to get both his arms back between Litwin's legs - danger averted.
Litwin has momentary wrist control but Choker slips an elbow through the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Choker's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Litwin has his foot on Choker's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Choker works his way back into a safe position though.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Choker lands a couple of digs.
Choker wants to control from the top but Litwin keeps moving.
Choker landing some decent shots from guard.
Litwin is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Choker is aware though and is defending well.
Choker trying to control but Litwin is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Choker looking to pass the guard.
Litwin working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Choker doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Choker manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Choker is working Litwin over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
It looks like Robert Litwin has been cut.
Litwin on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Litwin tries to get out of the position.
Litwin is breathing heavily.
Choker distracts Litwin with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Choker is in close to Litwin's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Robert Litwin's cut is getting worse.
Choker with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Choker postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Robert Litwin's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Robert Litwin's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jay Choker!
Our winner, Jay Choker, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jorn Anthriel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ban Midou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jorn Anthriel could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ban Midou's chin.
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153 lbs
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154 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jorn Anthriel!
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, Ban Midou!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Daniel Cesar and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Midou swings widly with a right hand
and Anthriel counters with a nice right hand that sends Midou toppling to the canvas! Midou scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Anthriel finish him?!
Midou is rocked!
It looks like Ban Midou has been cut.
Jorn Anthriel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Midou shoots in looking for a takedown. Anthriel tries to sprawl out of it but Midou keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Anthriel manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Midou is still on wobbly legs! Can Anthriel finish him?
Anthriel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Midou seems to have recovered his senses.
Anthriel dances in with a quick combination. Midou is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Anthriel snaps Midou's head back. Midou stumbles backwards against the cage. Anthriel steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Midou's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Midou just didn't come prepared.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jorn Anthriel!
Our winner, Jorn Anthriel, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Khalid Hayes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clyde Renato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hayes might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Flight of Icarus. Renato is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: "Radio Video" by System of a Down. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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203 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Khalid Hayes!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Clyde Renato!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Matheus Silva and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hayes thuds his shin into the meat of Renato's side.
Renato throws a looping overhand right but Hayes ducks down to avoid it.
Hayes motions for Renato to come forward. Hayes throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Khalid Hayes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hayes ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hayes shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hayes throws a predictable looking body shot
and Renato counters with a left and a right that stings Hayes.
Renato shoots in but Hayes avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hayes with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Renato with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Hayes to counter with a crisp jab.
Hayes cracks a nice hook into Renato's ribs.
Renato checks a leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hayes. That's going to slow Renato down.
Khalid Hayes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Hayes.
Hayes lands an overhand right.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Hayes.
Hayes lands a head shot.
Renato throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hayes scores with a jab to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hayes connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Renato's hands.
Renato on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Renato takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Renato misses with a straight right.
Hayes punishes Renato's body with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayes gets caught flat footed, as Renato shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Renato won't allow Hayes to get back to his feet.
Hayes knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Renato on the ground.
Hayes pulls Renato in close to prevent any damage.
Hayes tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Renato trying to control the position from guard on top but Hayes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Renato trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hayes tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hayes keeping full guard, as Renato tries to pass.
Renato throwing strikes but missing.
Renato won't allow Hayes to get back to his feet.
Hayes looking to hit a scissor sweep but Renato is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Renato shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hayes sprawls well. Hayes wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Renato gets slowly back to his feet.
Khalid Hayes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Clyde Renato.
Renato fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hayes throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Renato throws a body punch but Hayes moves out of range.
Hayes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Renato.
Hayes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Renato throws out a loose jab but Hayes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Renato gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hayes counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Renato thinking.
Hayes lands the left hand.
Hayes is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Hayes looks to land a combination but Renato avoids it well.
Renato is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hayes.
Renato takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sloppy strikes from Renato. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Renato misses with a low kick.
Renato changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hayes tries to avoid it but Renato manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hayes to the ground. Hayes escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khalid Hayes dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Renato wants to clinch but Hayes slips to the side
and Renato takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hayes fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hayes.
Hayes scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Renato doesn't seem bothered though.
Renato fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hayes digs a good hook to Renato's body.
Renato fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hayes closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Renato moves out of range as Hayes throws a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayes just misses with a punch to the body.
Hayes works the jab nicely.
Renato takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice uppercut there from Hayes.
Hayes throws a front kick aimed at Renato's knee but Renato avoids it well.
Renato tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hayes was well out of range. Poor timing from Renato.
Nice body punch from Hayes.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hayes.
Hayes changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Renato is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good shot there by Hayes.
Renato is rocked!
Hayes connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Renato out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Khalid Hayes!
Khalid Hayes retains his light heavyweight title!
Khalid Hayes decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Kiedis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eduardo Pizzato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnny Kiedis could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Eduardo Pizzato's chin.
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22
165 lbs
9 - 0 - 0 |
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21
150 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Johnny Kiedis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eduardo Pizzato!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Thiago Cunha and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pizzato stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kiedis.
Pizzato looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Pizzato misses with a takedown
and Kiedis counters with a head kick that drops Pizzato to the mat! Pizzato scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Pizzato is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kiedis flashes Pizzato a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Pizzato's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Pizzato crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Kiedis punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Johnny Kiedis!
During a confident post fight interview, Johnny Kiedis thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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