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SCF 27 - Give Them Hell PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Josh James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Williams (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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270 lbs
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230 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter striker
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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
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Josh James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Williams!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Thiago Cunha and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams tries to clinch but James moves away
so James counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
James loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Williams wants to stand and escape but James is having none of it.
James throwing strikes from guard but Williams blocks nicely.
James throws an elbow that misses. Williams uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in James's guard. Nice move by Williams!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Williams drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and James dives on top into guard.
James postures up and lands a big shot to Williams's brow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
James throws a big elbow that misses.
James throws a big right hand that misses.
James throws an elbow that misses. Williams uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in James's guard. Nice move by Williams!
That's one minute gone in the round.
James trying to control the position.
Williams advances to half guard.
James regains full guard. Nicely done.
James manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Williams manages to get himself to full guard.
James advances position into side control!
James throwing strikes but Williams manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
James is trying to control Williams's posture but Williams avoids it.
Williams trying to control the position but James is working away.
James sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James gets back to full guard.
James is looking for a triangle but Williams pushes his legs off easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
James escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Williams gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
James bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Williams's guard.
Williams wants to stand but James is controlling the position.
James postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
James lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
James content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
James passes Williams's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams is trying to stand.
James looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
James is trying to control. Williams wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Williams wants to get back to full guard.
Williams avoiding damage under a succession of punches from James.
James takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Williams is trying to stand.
James lands strikes from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
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!
James thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Williams is staying active underneath James, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
James throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Williams keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
James working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
James throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
James working Williams over with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh James dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch but James swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Williams tries to clinch but fails miserably
and James decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Williams's guard.
Williams pushes James off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Williams gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and James counters with a right hand to the body.
James looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
James throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Williams works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
James lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
James postures up and lands a big shot to Williams's brow.
James 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.
James is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
James pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Williams is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as James accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Williams keeping moving, preventing James from controlling successfully.
Williams avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
James postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
James missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
James slips nicely into half guard.
Josh James overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
James wants to control but Williams is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams is trying to stand.
James is looking for a kimura but Williams is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for James to get the leverage.
James looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Williams is defending against the submission attempts here by James.
Williams is trying to stand.
James is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Williams!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James punishing his opponent with strikes.
Williams is rocked!
James postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Williams out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! James goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Josh James!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brock Wrestler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Sydal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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200 lbs
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185 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter striker
KO power |
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Counter striker
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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, Brock Wrestler!
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, Matt Sydal!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Leandro Rodrigues and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wrestler tries to clinch but Sydal is having none of it.
Sydal with a lazy takedown attempt
so Wrestler counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Sydal keeping full guard, as Wrestler tries to pass.
Wrestler throws an elbow that misses. Sydal uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Wrestler's guard. Nice move by Sydal!
Sydal preventing the sweep.
Wrestler on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Wrestler tries to get out of the position.
Sydal throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sydal 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.
Sydal is looking to work some ground and pound but Wrestler has wrist control.
Wrestler knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sydal on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wrestler working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sydal.
Wrestler looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sydal is one step ahead there.
Wrestler utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sydal accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sydal slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Sydal scores with punches from side control.
Sydal is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Wrestler has escaped the position, nice work there.
Sydal is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Wrestler knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sydal is trying to get an arm triangle but Wrestler is defending well.
Sydal wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Wrestler, who protects the arm well.
Sydal tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Wrestler is trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sydal throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Wrestler defending against the ground and pound.
Sydal tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sydal has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Sydal working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sydal swings around for an armbar but Wrestler sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Sydal's guard.
Sydal keeping moving, preventing Wrestler from controlling successfully.
Wrestler postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sydal wants to stand up but Wrestler is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Sydal dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Sydal misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Wrestler shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sydal but Sydal pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sydal dives in and grabs Wrestler's left leg, looking for a takedown. Wrestler pushes down on Sydal's head and hops out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sydal misses with a takedown
and Wrestler counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Brock Wrestler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Sydal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wrestler trying to control the position from guard on top but Sydal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wrestler throws a strike but Sydal rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Sydal thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Sydal looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wrestler preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wrestler wants to sweep here but Sydal controlling him for the moment.
Sydal stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wrestler swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sydal throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sydal drops back looking for a leg! Wrestler is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Wrestler manages to kick Sydal off! Sydal jumps back into Wrestler's guard.
Sydal missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Matt Sydal has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sydal throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wrestler works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sydal drops back, looking for a kneebar! Wrestler looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Wrestler looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Wrestler!
Sydal sneaks out the side door and pushes Wrestler away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Sydal with a lazy takedown attempt
and Wrestler counters with a nice double leg into side control. Sydal won't be happy with that.
Sydal parries the strikes from Wrestler easily there. Wrestler is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Sydal to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sydal is not content to let Wrestler control the position.
Sydal regains half guard there - taking advantage of Wrestler's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Sydal has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wrestler throwing shots but Sydal is blocking nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sydal makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
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 Brock Wrestler will probably get the nod.
That's time! Wrestler's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Wrestler slaps away a takedown attempt from Sydal, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sydal looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Sydal seems to be working for a kimura but Wrestler defends the submission attempt.
Wrestler has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sydal is working away from the top position though.
Sydal is trying for a kimura here. Wrestler looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Sydal wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Matt Sydal!
Matt Sydal tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Esteban Colberto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones has chosen what's new pussycat as his entrance music. Esteban Colberto could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tom Jones's chin.
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183 lbs
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183 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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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
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Esteban Colberto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tom Jones!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Alexandre Firmino and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Colberto has his takedown stuffed
and Jones moves into the clinch.
Jones will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Colberto up against the cage.
Jones scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jones digs a right hand underneath Colberto's ribcage. Colberto let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jones.
Colberto's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Jones lands an elbow just above Colberto 's eye.
Colberto looking for a takedown.
Jones using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Colberto stalling in the clinch but Jones improves position.
Colberto really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Jones working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Colberto taking a breather.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jones.
Jones lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Colberto or not.
Colberto tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Esteban Colberto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Jones lands an uppercut.
Colberto is rocked!
Jones has a couple of punches blocked by Colberto.
Colberto is trying to drag Jones to the mat but Jones just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Jones scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Oh Colberto is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Colberto.
Jones working aggressively here.
Colberto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Colberto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Colberto.
Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
Colberto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jones has Colberto pressed against the cage. He pushes Colberto back and as he springs towards him off the cage, Jones throws a beautiful elbow that sends Colberto crashing to the floor! Jones piles on the pressure with more strikes! Colberto is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tom Jones!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bob Ferdinand (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emerson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bob Ferdinand has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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201 lbs
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190 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
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Brawler
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bob Ferdinand!
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, Emerson Silva!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Mauricio Rocha and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva has taken the fight to the clinch.
Silva slows down the pace here.
Silva prevents a takedown attempt there.
Ferdinand drops down looking for an ankle pick but Silva pulls his leg out and moves away.
Silva tries to sprawl but Ferdinand drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Silva is trying to control but can't.
Ferdinand is working for a kimura but Silva is defending it quite comfortably.
Silva wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferdinand trying to control the pace.
Silva trying to control here.
Ferdinand is working for a submission of some sort.
Silva trying to control from the bottom.
Silva is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Silva is looking to control Ferdinand's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Silva avoid being mounted?
Silva is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferdinand passes the guard and advances to mount!
Silva is wriggling around trying to escape.
Ferdinand wants to finish this one by submission but Silva is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Ferdinand.
Silva tries to lock up and control but Ferdinand gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Silva can't escape the position.
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.
Ferdinand is looking to work his way around to Silva's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Silva tries to lock up and control but Ferdinand gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Ferdinand can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Silva is looking to escape.
Silva defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Ferdinand.
Silva keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Silva tries to lock up and control but Ferdinand gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Silva looks out of his depth in this position - he's holding on tight.
Ferdinand has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Silva is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bob Ferdinand!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Moji Joaninho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Algenir Mira (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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185 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Moji Joaninho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Algenir Mira!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Felipe Paraventi and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joaninho misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mira ducks under a wild hook from Joaninho.
Jab from Joaninho.
Joaninho swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mira.
Mira ducks under a wild hook from Joaninho.
Mira misses the jab.
Some wild striking there from Joaninho.
Mira throws a right hand that Joaninho ducks under and follows up with a left that Joaninho also avoids with ease.
Joaninho works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Joaninho tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mira was well out of range. Poor timing from Joaninho.
Joaninho just misses with a punch to the body.
Mira steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Joaninho.
Mira moves out of range as Joaninho strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mira moves forwards but Joaninho connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Joaninho with a jab.
Mira is rocked!
Joaninho changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mira is still on wobbly legs! Can Joaninho finish him?
Mira swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Joaninho makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mira looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Joaninho batters Mira with a massive right followed by a huge left! Mira is out on his feet looking like a zombie as Joaninho lands a final crushing right hand to drop Mira to the mat with a gruesome thud! Joaninho is running around like a mad man after that fight and for good reason!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Moji Joaninho!
Moji Joaninho very nearly forgot to thank RMC - Rio Mma Clothing amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Pierce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Romo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rafael Pierce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Romo Silva!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Daniel Cesar and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pierce shoots in and bounces Silva off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Silva keeping full guard, as Pierce tries to pass.
Pierce won't allow Silva to sweep him here.
Silva managing to control the position.
Pierce stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Silva is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Pierce gets back to full guard.
Pierce working for a triangle but Silva defends it easily.
Pierce looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Pierce looking for subs off his back but Silva has passed one foot through into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Pierce is refusing to be controlled, as Silva sits in half guard.
Pierce is looking to improve his position.
Silva perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Pierce is looking for a sweep. Silva is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Silva trying to mount his opponent but Pierce defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Pierce punching from the bottom.
Silva thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pierce's head.
Pierce is refusing to be controlled, as Silva sits in half guard.
Silva prevents Pierce from improving his position.
Silva is looking to take a break and control but Pierce is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Silva looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Pierce looking for submissions off his back.
Pierce lands with a few short shots to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva controlling the pace.
Silva winds up and cracks Pierce with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Pierce is trying to get back to full guard.
Silva lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Pierce tries to roll over but Silva keeps him under control.
Pierce is looking to get back to is feet but Silva passes into side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Silva lands some shots froms side control.
Pierce gets back to half guard.
Pierce is not content to let Silva control the position.
Silva is taking a breather. Pierce 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Silva 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pierce wants to improve his position but Silva is controlling well.
Silva content to control rather than advance.
Silva looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Romo Silva.
Pierce fails with the takedown
and Silva counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pierce avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Silva.
Pierce is refusing to be controlled, as Silva sits in half guard.
Silva controlling the action here.
Pierce is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Romo Silva dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Silva fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Pierce shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rafael Pierce seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pierce fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Pierce shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Silva counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rafael Pierce. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Pierce shoots and misses
and Silva counters with a shoot takedown. Pierce fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva is stalling in the full guard.
Pierce throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva trying to control but Pierce is working from the bottom.
Silva cracks Pierce with a solid left hand.
Silva sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Silva has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Silva advances to half guard.
Pierce tries to roll over but Silva keeps him under control.
Silva looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Silva trying to pass the guard but Pierce defending well.
Pierce regains full guard. Nicely done.
Pierce wants to sweep but no luck.
Silva showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Silva passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Pierce manages to work his way to half guard, despite Silva's best efforts.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pierce is refusing to be controlled, as Silva sits in half guard.
Silva scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Pierce trying to control here.
Silva is taking a breather. Pierce 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.
Silva takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Pierce actively working from the bottom here.
Pierce looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is nestled in close to Pierce, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Pierce is staying active underneath Silva, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Silva is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Silva is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Silva lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Silva frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Silva looking to control but Pierce is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Silva with good strikes from the mount here!
Silva content just to control the position here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pierce can't escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva with good strikes from the mount here!
Silva lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Pierce is squirming around, avoiding Silva's attempts to control the action.
Pierce is desperately trying to improve his position but Silva has a good base and remains in mount.
Silva has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Pierce's face.
Pierce is trying desperately to improve position.
Silva controlling from mount.
Pierce is looking to get to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pierce is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Pierce wants to hold on but Silva pushes him away.
Silva trying to control but Pierce is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Romo Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Pierce with a lazy takedown attempt
so Silva counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Silva controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Silva is in close to Pierce's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Silva loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Silva got a little sloppy there for a moment and Pierce has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Silva has managed to get both his arms back between Pierce's legs - danger averted.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pierce 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.
Silva working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Pierce's head.
Silva stays in close to Pierce's body and controls the position.
Pierce looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Silva passes into side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierce tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Silva wriggles his own leg back out and remains in 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.
Silva landing strikes.
Silva lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Pierce down.
Silva is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Pierce will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Pierce manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Silva is looking to control Pierce's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Silva avoid being mounted?
Silva keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Silva is looking to improve his position.
Pierce is pressing down on Silva's thigh, looking to free his foot. Silva is holding on for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Silva has control of Pierce's left arm, preventing Pierce from doing any damage.
Silva manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Pierce is in all sorts of trouble here.
Silva looking to control and managing it successfully.
Pierce is squirming around, avoiding Silva's attempts to control the action.
Silva is landing with some decent strikes but Pierce is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva landing strikes from the mount.
Silva looking to finish Pierce with some ground and pound. This is bad for Pierce!
Silva tries to control but Pierce wriggling away.
Silva landing strikes from the mount.
Pierce is rocked!
Silva scoring with strikes but Pierce is staying in there.
Oh Pierce is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Silva prevents Pierce from getting the reversal.
Silva loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Pierce scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Silva land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Silva stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Romo Silva!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Romo Silva made sure he mentioned Down Under! - Supplements (AXES), along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tim Buck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Braulio Baptista (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Braulio Baptista has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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177 lbs
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182 lbs
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BJJ White 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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tim Buck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Braulio Baptista!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Felipe Paraventi and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baptista fails with a takedown attempt.
Baptista looks to score with a jab to the body but Buck is just out of range.
Buck connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Baptista's hands.
Buck swings for the body but Baptista moves out of range.
Buck connects with a single shot there.
Buck shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Buck takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Baptista on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Buck avoids the body shot from Baptista.
A big left from Buck misses.
Buck throws a leg kick but Baptista moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baptista shoots in for a takedown but Buck shows good takedown defense.
Buck throws a hook to the side of Baptista's head but Baptista sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Baptista misses the shot to the body.
Buck fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Baptista looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Buck misses with the combination.
Buck throws the left hand but Baptista avoids the punch easily.
A big right from Buck misses.
Buck works the jab nicely.
Tim Buck is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A slow jab from Buck misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baptista misses the body punch
and Buck counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Baptista thinking.
Buck connects with a leg kick. Baptista looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Buck thows a body shot but no joy.
Baptista doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Buck misses with a hook to the body
and Baptista counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Buck's guard now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Baptista pushing down on Buck's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Baptista maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Buck could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Baptista has cracked it and Buck is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Baptista!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Braulio Baptista!
Braulio Baptista thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Floyd Purell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seifer Shinra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shinra has chosen Final Fantasy 7 Boss Battle Theme as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Seifer Shinra is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Floyd Purell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Seifer Shinra!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Mauricio Rocha and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shinra fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Shinra is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Purell's half guard.
Purell on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Purell tries to get out of the position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Purell is looking to escape.
Ground and pound from Shinra.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shinra missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Shinra lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ground and pound from Shinra.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shinra tries to pass the half guard into mount. Purell knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Purell has hold of Shinra's hands but Shinra slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Shinra is looking to advance position but Purell won't allow it.
Shinra is trying for a kimura here. Purell looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Shinra wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Seifer Shinra!
A relieved looking Seifer Shinra thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mister Vengeance (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Madison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vengeance comes to the cage accompanied by Melt-Banana - Shield For Your Eyes, A Beast in the Well on Your Hand. Sam Madison has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Mister Vengeance's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mister Vengeance!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sam Madison!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Emerson Jorge and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vengeance displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Madison throws out the jab.
Madison misses with a body shot.
Vengeance gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Madison misses with some punches.
Vengeance working Madison over with knees to the body.
Madison can't find room to land a body shot as Vengeance controls the action.
Vengeance lands an elbow that stopped Madison in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Sam Madison has been cut.
Vengeance unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Madison throws a punch but it's blocked by Vengeance.
Vengeance landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Madison takes an elbow to the temple.
Madison wants to break the clinch but can't.
Vengeance lands a damaging elbow.
Vengeance lands a nice knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Madison tries to work over Vengeance's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vengeance drags the fight down to the ground.
Vengeance looking for a triangle here. Madison is fighting it but it looks tight! Vengeance pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Madison is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Mister Vengeance!
In his post fight interview, Mister Vengeance started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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