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REFC #20 - Thorn x David PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nurjan Nurjas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Arona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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212 lbs
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205 lbs
6 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nurjan Nurjas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricardo Arona!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Alexandre Firmino and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nurjas is looking to clinch but Arona is avoiding it.
Arona shoots in and gets a takedown into Nurjas's guard.
Arona 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.
Nurjas looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Arona drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Arona jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Arona pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nurjas is keeping the position for now.
Arona 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.
Arona drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Arona jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Nurjas might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Nurjas has his foot on Arona's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Arona works his way back into a safe position though.
Arona pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nurjas is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arona is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Arona is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Arona is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Nurjas is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Nurjas has escaped and now he's on top!
Nurjas trying to stand up but can't free himself from Arona's guard.
Arona is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Arona is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Nurjas has his hands clasped together but Arona extends an breaks Nurjas's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Arona.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ricardo Arona!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Diego Pinha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pinha comes into the arena with Bate Pesadão ( Pregador Luo ) blaring out of the sound system. Diego Pinha has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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213 lbs
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223 lbs
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BJJ Blue 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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Diego Pinha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Robson Silva!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Thiago Cunha and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pinha keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silva looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Silva feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Silva throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pinha works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Pinha utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Silva cracks Pinha with a solid left hand.
Pinha avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Silva lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Silva scoring with some ground and pound.
Silva lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Silva postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Pinha looking for a sweep. Not yet Pinha, not yet.
Silva showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Silva is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Pinha's guard.
Still in half guard, Silva seems content to control.
Silva sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pinha defending well though.
Silva thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Silva thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pinha's head.
Silva has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Silva slips a nice elbow through Pinha's hands, connecting with Pinha's forehead.
Silva throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Pinha is not content to let Silva control the position.
Silva drops an elbow to the side of Pinha's head.
Silva not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Silva working over Pinha with some ground and pound. Pinha looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Silva scoring with strikes to the body and head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva winds up and cracks Pinha with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Silva trying to control from half guard but Pinha is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Silva scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Pinha wants to control but Silva is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Nice strikes from Silva there.
Silva is trying to control. Pinha wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Silva lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Silva looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Pinha with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Silva is pressing down on Pinha's thigh, looking to free his foot. Pinha is holding on for now.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Silva connects with a nice short shot to Pinha's temple.
Silva scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Silva working the head and body with strikes.
Nice strikes from Silva there.
Pinha is breathing heavily.
Silva content to control rather than advance.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Silva takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Silva slips a nice elbow through Pinha's hands, connecting with Pinha's forehead.
Silva lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Pinha is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Silva scores with a couple of nice shots.
Silva is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Silva working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva lands strikes from half guard.
Silva scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Silva looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Pinha is rocked!
Silva lands with a punch from half guard.
Oh Pinha is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Pinha! More strikes land and this one is all over! Silva jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Robson Silva!
During a confident post fight interview, Robson Silva 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Jose Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zeh Duarte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zeh Duarte is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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185 lbs
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192 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Counter striker
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jose Gracie!
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, Zeh Duarte!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Mauricio Rocha and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duarte rushes Gracie and presses him up against the ropes.
Duarte lands a nice uppercut.
Duarte misses with a body punch.
Duarte lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Duarte lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gracie.
Duarte scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Duarte pushes Gracie back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Duarte.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
A nice left hand lands by Duarte.
A hook to the body from Duarte.
Duarte stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Duarte lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Duarte.
Gracie is rocked!
Duarte presses Gracie against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Oh Gracie is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Duarte pushes Gracie against the ropes. Duarte is working some dirty boxing. Duarte pushes off with a quick right hook! Gracie goes down! Gracie tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Duarte moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zeh Duarte!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dark Bori (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jared Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dark Bori had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 157.1lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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168 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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163 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dark Bori!
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, Jared Williams!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Emerson Jorge and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Bori to the ground. Williams is now in Bori's guard.
Bori wants to sweep but no luck.
Bori keeping moving, preventing Williams from controlling successfully.
Williams looking to pass the guard.
Williams stays in close to Bori's body and controls the position.
Bori is looking to stand up but Williams isn't so interested in that idea.
Bori wants to control but Williams passes easily into half guard.
Williams is taking a breather. Bori 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.
Williams prevents Bori from standing back up.
Bori is looking to improve his position.
Bori is trying to stand back up but Williams is controlling him
Williams passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Bori!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Williams in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Bori is working to get back to half guard.
Williams trying to control but Bori is having none of it.
Williams takes Bori's back.
Bori is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
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!
Bori 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 Williams gets his way!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bori breaks Williams's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Bori lands a couple of digs.
Williams controlling Bori's posture.
Bori trying to control but Williams is working from the bottom.
Williams managing to control the position.
Bori would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bori trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bori avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Williams looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bori avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Williams working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bori doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bori manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bori is looking to stand up but Williams won't let him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bori postures up.
Bori has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Williams is proving hard to escape from.
Williams managing to control the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Let's hope that Williams 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.
Williams is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Bori wants to get up but he can't break Williams's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bori wants to stand and escape but instead Williams has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jared Williams dominated that round.
That's time! Bori's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Williams shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Williams looks to land a left hand but Bori moved out of range nicely.
Williams tries for a takedown but Bori circles away easily
and Bori counters with a two punch combo.
Bori displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Williams.
Dark Bori has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jared Williams.
Williams throws a right and a left that both miss.
Williams fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bori avoids a punch combination nicely.
Williams is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bori scores with a kick to the midsection.
Williams tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Bori manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Williams takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
It looks like Jared Williams has been cut.
Sloppy strikes from Bori. Those never looked like landing.
Bori tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Williams paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Williams shoots and misses
and Bori counters with a series of strikes. Williams will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bori lands a left and a right that send Williams crashing to the mat, dazed. Bori thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Williams is rocked!
Dark Bori is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bori looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Williams is still on wobbly legs! Can Bori finish him?
Nice takedown defense from Bori. No joy for Williams on that attempt.
Williams seems to have recovered his senses.
Bori is looking to clinch.
Bori lands with a right and another and another! Williams is in big trouble! Bori lands again and this time it's lights out for Williams! A quality knockout there for Bori.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Dark Bori!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mar Lane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ban Midou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ban Midou struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 146.4lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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150 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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154 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Very quick |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mar Lane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ban Midou!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Luis Engracia and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lane bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Midou's head.
Midou tries to clinch but Lane moves away
and Lane counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Lane stands and throws Midou's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The referee asks Lane politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Lane prefers to stall for the moment though.
Midou really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lane. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lane is working to tighten is grip on Midou's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Midou has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Lane is really squeezing tight and eventually Midou passes out! Lane breaks the hold and jumps onto the ropes to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Mar Lane!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between CroCop Filipovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Enzo Mafra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Filipovic's entrance music is Infected Mushroom - Drop Out . A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Mafra's choice of entrance music: Apaga mais não bate - Apocalipse 16. CroCop Filipovic has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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193 lbs
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182 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, CroCop Filipovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Enzo Mafra!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Luis Engracia and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Filipovic misses with a series of wild punches.
Filipovic feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mafra's calf.
Filipovic turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Filipovic throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mafra closes the distance and clinches.
Mafra is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Filipovic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Filipovic scores with a jab. Mafra acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Filipovic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mafra tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mafra misses the body punch
and Filipovic counters with a one-two to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mafra shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Filipovic is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mafra gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Filipovic counters with a straight right hand.
Mafra tries to move into range but Filipovic moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Mafra tries a head kick but it misses.
CroCop Filipovic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mafra takes a jab right on the kisser.
Mafra on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Filipovic connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Filipovic cracks Mafra with an open hand slap.
Mafra looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Filipovic wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Filipovic scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Filipovic connects with a combination that backs up Mafra into the ropes. Filipovic lands a flurry of punches that gets past Mafra's guard. Mafra is down and the referee has seen enough. It is all over! Filipovic bursts into tears - this win obviously means a huge amount to him.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). CroCop Filipovic!
CroCop Filipovic decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Raphael Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Arona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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176 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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192 lbs
8 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Raphael Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricardo Arona!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Luis Engracia and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie gets a clinch.
Gracie wants a takedown but no success here.
Arona is looking to take this one to the mat.
Arona looking for a takedown.
Arona can't get the takedown.
Raphael Gracie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricardo Arona.
Gracie has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Arona uses from the top position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Gracie looking for a triangle here. Arona is fighting it but it looks tight! Gracie pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Arona is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Raphael Gracie!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marduk Thorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Melekh David (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thorn kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Rob Dougan - Clubbed to Death. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marduk Thorn!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Melekh David!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Felipe Paraventi and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thorn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
David lands an overhand right.
A head kick misses from Thorn.
Thorn tries to clinch but David is having none of it.
David tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Thorn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Thorn doesn't manage to clinch there - David circles away.
David has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Thorn.
Thorn stuffs the takedown.
David throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Thorn tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. David is in Thorn's guard.
David missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
David is looking to work some ground and pound but Thorn has wrist control.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
David wants to pass the guard but Thorn is keeping the position.
David is looking to work some ground and pound but Thorn has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
David trying to control the position from guard on top but Thorn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
David drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Thorn dives on top into guard.
David is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
David has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Thorn has passed into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
David is looking to reverse the position.
David sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
David looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
David is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorn wants to get back to his feet.
David regains full guard. Nicely done.
Thorn wants to stand and escape but instead David has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
David pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Thorn is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
David looking to sit in guard and control but Thorn gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
David looking for a sweep. Not yet David, not yet.
Thorn wants to stand but David is controlling his posture from full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Melekh David dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Thorn throws a nice outside leg kick.
David looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Thorn avoiding damage under a succession of punches from David.
Thorn looks like he's trying to stand up.
Thorn avoiding damage under a succession of punches from David.
Melekh David has got the better of the ground game so far.
David missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
David looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
David is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
David works his way into full mount!
David is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Thorn is surviving well by controlling David's body position as best he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
David punishing his opponent with strikes.
David lands a nice shot to the head.
David is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
David working the ground and pound effectively.
David can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Thorn is looking to escape.
Thorn knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for David on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
David looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
David tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
David looking to finish with strikes here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
David moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Thorn has worked his arm free - good work by Thorn!
David is looking to take a break and control but Thorn is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Thorn takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
David wants to control for a moment but Thorn uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Melekh David showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Thorn's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
David takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
David fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thorn manages to avoid it.
Thorn takes one to the chin there.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! David crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Thorn - the referee stops the clock and David gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Thorn. David manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
David shoots in but no luck this time.
David scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
David throwing shots but Thorn is blocking nicely.
David is trying to work for a kimura but Thorn is defending well.
David is looking to take a break and control but Thorn is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorn makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
David lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
David lands a jab to the nose.
Melekh David is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
David manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Thorn on his heels. He'll look to pass Thorn's guard now, I'm sure.
David trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
David trying to control but Thorn is working from the bottom.
David in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
David in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
David content to stall in guard here.
David trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
David trying to control the position from guard on top but Thorn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
David looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
David stays in close to Thorn's body and controls the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Melekh David.
Thorn looks for the body kick but David saw that one coming.
Thorn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thorn closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The fighters circle momentarily. David darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
David has a takedown stuffed.
Marduk Thorn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thorn throws a body punch but David moves out of range.
David avoids the head kick by Thorn.
David lands a really nice looking cross but Thorn seems unphased.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by David or perhaps it was just good defense by Thorn which made him look bad.
Marduk Thorn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Melekh David.
Thorn tries to clinch up.
David moves out of range of the body kick.
Thorn throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Thorn - that will leave a mark!
Thorn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by David.
This has been an exciting period of action!
David avoids the body shot from Thorn.
David ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
David doesn't manage to clinch there - Thorn circles away.
Thorn lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Marduk Thorn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
David tries to clinch up but Thorn circles away and keeps his distance.
Thorn throws a quick inside leg kick.
Thorn throws a head kick that misses.
Thorn displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from David.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Melekh David really dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Thorn throws a head kick that misses.
David avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
David moves into the clinch successfully.
David jumps guard.
David working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Thorn doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but David is tightening it up a little... Thorn has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Thorn reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Thorn taps out! Nice BJJ there by David!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Melekh David!
Melekh David is the new featherweight champion!
In his post fight interview, Melekh David 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 Jorn Anthriel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugo Rossi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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153 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
5 - 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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hugo Rossi!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Mauricio Rocha and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rossi shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Anthriel pinned against the ropes. Anthriel gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Rossi throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Anthriel's waist but Anthriel gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rossi off to one side.
Rossi slips a straight right by Anthriel.
Anthriel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rossi.
Jorn Anthriel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hugo Rossi.
Rossi dodges the punch combination from Anthriel.
Rossi's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Anthriel connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Rossi scrambles back to his feet.
Rossi fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Rossi scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Anthriel is trying to get back to full guard.
Rossi trying to advance position but Anthriel counters by regaining guard.
Rossi drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Anthriel dives on top into guard.
Anthriel trying to stand up but can't free himself from Rossi's guard.
Rossi keeping moving, preventing Anthriel from controlling successfully.
Rossi looking for a guillotine here but Anthriel defends easily.
Anthriel sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rossi working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Anthriel doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Anthriel manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Anthriel is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Anthriel got a little sloppy there for a moment and Rossi has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Anthriel has managed to get both his arms back between Rossi's legs - danger averted.
Anthriel is looking to stand up but Rossi won't let him.
Anthriel wants to control from the top but Rossi keeps moving.
Anthriel has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Rossi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anthriel wants to get up but he can't break Rossi's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anthriel avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Rossi looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Anthriel is defending well. Rossi quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Anthriel has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Rossi celebrates on the ropes, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Hugo Rossi!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Otavio Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Kiedis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Otavio Nogueira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Johnny Kiedis!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Matheus Silva and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kiedis scores with a hook.
It looks like Otavio Nogueira has been cut.
Kiedis misses with a head kick.
Nogueira moves forwards but Kiedis connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nogueira is rocked!
Nogueira wants to stay close but Kiedis steps back to make room for something. Nogueira seems frozen to the spot and bam! huge swing of the leg from Kiedis and Nogueira drops like he has been shot! A huge head kick and it's all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Johnny Kiedis!
Johnny Kiedis seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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