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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Somjit Boonjumnong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kim Kallstrom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boonjumnong comes into the arena with The Ecstasy of Gold (cover version) - Yo Yo Ma blaring out of the sound system. Kallstrom has chosen God Hates Us as his entrance music. Somjit Boonjumnong could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kim Kallstrom's chin.
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183 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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Somjit Boonjumnong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kim Kallstrom!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Daniel Cesar and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kallstrom rushes Boonjumnong and presses him up against the cage.
Kallstrom breaks the clinch.
Kallstrom misses with a two punch combination.
Kallstrom tries to bum rush Boonjumnong with a series of wild strikes but Boonjumnong uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kallstrom misses with a double jab.
Boonjumnong closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kallstrom counters by moving into the clinch.
Kallstrom pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Boonjumnong shoots for a double leg takedown but Kallstrom sprawls well. He's pushed Boonjumnong's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Boonjumnong tries to clinch up
and Kallstrom counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kallstrom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boonjumnong has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kallstrom avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kallstrom's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kallstrom fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kallstrom closes the distance and clinches.
Kallstrom breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kallstrom throws a nice looking combination but Boonjumnong bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kallstrom scores with a three punch combo!
Kallstrom forces Boonjumnong back against the cage and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boonjumnong is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Somjit Boonjumnong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kallstrom's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kallstrom fails to land with a series of punches.
Kim Kallstrom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kallstrom swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Boonjumnong avoids a punch combination nicely.
Boonjumnong feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kallstroms jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kallstrom throws a jab but it's blocked by Boonjumnong.
Kim Kallstrom is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kallstrom throws a series of punches but Boonjumnong moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boonjumnong tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kallstrom counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kallstrom.
Kallstrom breaks from the clinch.
Boonjumnong misses with a wild body shot.
Kallstrom throws a series of punches but Boonjumnong moves out of range.
Kallstrom gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Boonjumnong takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Somjit Boonjumnong has been cut.
Kallstrom pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Kallstrom.
Kallstrom misses with a two punch combination.
Kallstrom throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kallstrom takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Boonjumnong tries to clinch but Kallstrom moves away
and Kallstrom moves into the clinch.
Kallstrom's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A punch combination from Kallstrom misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kallstrom throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kallstrom throws a series of punches but Boonjumnong moves out of range.
Kallstrom lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Boonjumnong circles away quickly and effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kim Kallstrom dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Somjit Boonjumnong's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Boonjumnong fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kallstrom avoids it really well and circles away.
Boonjumnong tries to clinch but Kallstrom moves away
and Kallstrom counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kallstrom manages to break the clinch.
Boonjumnong fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kallstrom throws a series of punches but Boonjumnong avoids them all with ease.
Boonjumnong moves to clinch but Kallstrom breaks away
and Kallstrom holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kallstrom manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boonjumnong tries to clinch but Kallstrom is having none of it.
Kallstrom throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kallstrom throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kallstrom misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kallstrom lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Boonjumnong circles away quickly and effectively.
Kallstrom moves out of range of the strikes.
A combination from Kallstrom does no damage.
Kallstrom fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Boonjumnong, pushing him back against the cage.
Kallstrom breaks from the clinch.
Kallstrom swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Boonjumnong counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kallstrom misses with a series of wild punches.
Kallstrom moves into the clinch.
Kallstrom's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kallstrom moves into the clinch successfully.
Boonjumnong looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Somjit Boonjumnong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kallstrom breaks from the clinch.
Boonjumnong wants to clinch
and Kallstrom holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kallstrom is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Kallstrom manages to break the clinch.
Horrible takedown by Boonjumnong or perhaps it was just good defense by Kallstrom which made him look bad.
No joy there for Kallstrom, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kim Kallstrom seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Boonjumnong fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kallstrom circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kallstrom moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kallstrom escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kim Kallstrom is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boonjumnong has a takedown stuffed.
Kallstrom lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Boonjumnong circles away quickly and effectively.
Kallstrom circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kallstrom moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kim Kallstrom showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Somjit Boonjumnong's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Boonjumnong fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Boonjumnong shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kallstrom sprawls well. Kallstrom wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Boonjumnong gets slowly back to his feet.
Kallstrom rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Boonjumnong moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Boonjumnong swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Boonjumnong tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kallstrom connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kallstrom swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kallstrom swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Boonjumnong counters with a three punch combo that has Kallstrom backing up. Kallstrom nods at Boonjumnong to acknowledge the strikes.
Kallstrom fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kallstrom pushes Boonjumnong up against the cage in a clinch.
Kallstrom lands a damaging elbow.
Kallstrom pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kallstrom throws a series of punches but Boonjumnong moves out of range.
Boonjumnong thows a body shot but no joy.
Kallstrom looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Somjit Boonjumnong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kallstrom looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kallstrom misses with a series of wild punches.
Kallstrom throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
No joy there for Kallstrom, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Boonjumnong tries to keep at a distance but Kallstrom has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kallstrom escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Boonjumnong avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kallstrom swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boonjumnong. Kallstrom does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boonjumnong darts in trying to clinch
and Kallstrom counters by moving into the clinch.
Boonjumnong takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kallstrom breaks the clinch.
Kallstrom misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boonjumnong slips under a jab from Kallstrom.
Kallstrom tries to bum rush Boonjumnong with a series of wild strikes but Boonjumnong uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kallstrom has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kallstrom gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Boonjumnong.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Somjit Boonjumnong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kallstrom manages to break the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kim Kallstrom comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kallstrom has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kim Kallstrom!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Hyde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joel Santana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hyde kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Drake - The Ride ft. The Weeknd. John Hyde has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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250 lbs
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245 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Excellent boxer
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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
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Hyde!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joel Santana!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Daniel Cesar and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santana tries to clinch up but Hyde circles away and keeps his distance.
Horrible takedown by Santana or perhaps it was just good defense by Hyde which made him look bad.
Hyde scores with a jab. Santana acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hyde misses with a wild body shot.
Hyde takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Santana closes the distance and pushes Hyde back into the cage.
Hyde tries to break free but Santana pushes him back against the cage.
Hyde manages to break the clinch.
Santana has taken the fight to the clinch.
Santana tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Santana goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hyde prevents it.
John Hyde has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joel Santana.
Santana pulls guard effortlessly.
Hyde has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hyde wants to stand and escape but instead Santana has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hyde looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Santana pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hyde is keeping the position for now.
Santana lands a couple of elbows.
Santana controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Santana's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Santana wants to pass the guard but Hyde is keeping the position.
Hyde is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hyde is breathing heavily.
Santana slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Joel Santana has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Hyde tries to land a front kick but Santana steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Santana fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santana fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hyde avoids it really well and circles away.
Santana moves into range and clinches up with Hyde.
Hyde wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Santana has him pressed against the cage.
Santana jumps guard and drags Hyde to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Santana pulls Hyde in to control the position.
Hyde wanted to stand there but Santana had control of the position.
Santana looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Santana bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hyde's guard.
Hyde being controlled here, momentarily.
Hyde will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Joel Santana wasn't active enough on the ground.
Santana tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Santana dodges the punch combination from Hyde.
Santana shoots in for a takedown but Hyde shows good takedown defense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joel Santana dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Santana rushes Hyde and presses him up against the cage.
Santana is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Hyde tries to break free but Santana pushes him back against the cage.
Santana jumps into guard, dragging Hyde to the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Santana manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hyde manages to get himself to full guard.
Santana loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Santana gets to his feet. Hyde looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Santana throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Santana throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Santana misses with a head kick.
Santana is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hyde sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santana forces Hyde back against the cage and clinches.
Santana is looking for a takedown.
Santana fails to pull guard.
John Hyde has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joel Santana.
Santana drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Santana fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A frustrated look appears on Hyde's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hyde tries to break the clinch but Santana is controlling the position.
Santana is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Hyde to keep the fight standing.
Santana lands a hook that snaps the head of Hyde backwards.
Santana has Hyde pushed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santana tries for a takedown. No joy.
Hyde looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hyde tries to break the clinch but Santana is controlling the position.
Hyde is trying to break the clinch but Santana is controlling him.
A frustrated look appears on Santana's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hyde prevents Santana from breaking the clinch.
Santana tries to score a body lock takedown but Hyde shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Santana manages to break the clinch.
Santana moves into the clinch.
Santana jumps into guard, dragging Hyde to the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Santana seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hyde takes a decent strike to the side of the head.
Hyde tries to stand but Santana is controlling from the bottom.
Santana pulls Hyde in close to prevent any damage.
Hyde wants to stand but Santana is controlling his posture from full guard.
Santana bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hyde's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santana controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Joel Santana has got the better of the ground game so far.
Santana postures up and lands a big shot to Hyde's brow.
Santana stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Santana fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hyde avoids it really well and circles away.
Santana closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hyde trying to hold on to Santana's head to control him but Santana postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joel Santana showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! 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.
Santana clinches up with Hyde and pushes him back against the cage.
Santana working hard to break the clinch.
Hyde is looking to break free of the clinch but Santana has double underhooks.
Hyde is trying to break the clinch but Santana has him pressed against the cage.
Santana prevents Hyde from breaking the clinch.
Santana has hold of one of Hyde's legs. Hyde is fighting the takedown attempt but Santana gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Hyde working for a triangle but Santana defends it easily.
Hyde manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Santana manages to get himself to full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santana working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hyde doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hyde manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Santana looking to control.
Santana manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Santana controlling his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santana scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hyde?
Santana tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The referee warns Hyde that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Santana landing punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Santana cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Santana avoids the attempt from Hyde to control.
Santana scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hyde?
Santana looking to control and managing it successfully.
Santana has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Santana looking for a guillotine from mount but Hyde is having none of it.
Santana controlling from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santana with a couple of short strikes.
Hyde taking shots to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hyde in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Santana looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Santana lands a big shot there that rocks Hyde but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joel Santana comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Santana has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joel Santana!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Maester Ochu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Will Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ochu's entrance music is Clutch - The Incomparable Mr. Flannery. A fine choice. Robinson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Lost In Space. Will Robinson is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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168 lbs
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169 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Maester Ochu!
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, Will Robinson!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Thiago Cunha and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robinson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Robinson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ochu takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Robinson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Robinson throws a right hand that Ochu ducks under and follows up with a left that Ochu also avoids with ease.
Ochu stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Robinson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ochu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ochu clinches up with Robinson and pushes him back against the cage.
Robinson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Robinson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Robinson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Robinson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ochu scores with a sloppy right hand. Robinson should have avoided that one.
Ochu moves out of range as Robinson strikes.
Ochu avoids a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ochu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ochu takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
It looks like Maester Ochu has been cut.
Ochu slips a straight right by Robinson.
Robinson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Maester Ochu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Robinson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ochu stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Robinson misses with a wild combination.
Ochu lands with a hook. Robinson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ochu closes the distance and pushes Robinson back into the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ochu pushes Robinson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ochu throws a punch but it's blocked by Robinson.
Robinson takes a shot to the head.
Robinson working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ochu gets through Robinson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ochu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short left from Ochu.
Ochu prevents the takedown attempt.
Ochu scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Robinson misses with a body punch.
Ochu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Robinson misses with a punch on the inside.
Ochu taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Ochu lands a hook to the side of the head.
Robinson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Robinson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ochu lands a right hand that snaps the head of Robinson backwards.
Robinson working aggressively here.
Robinson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Robinson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ochu lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Robinson backwards.
Robinson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Robinson swings wildly with an uppercut but Ochu uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Ochu.
Ochu pushes Robinson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Robinson is rocked!
Ochu working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Robinson is still on wobbly legs! Can Ochu finish him?
Ochu scores with a shoulder strike.
Robinson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ochu - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Ochu throws a head punch that misses.
Robinson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Ochu.
Ochu lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Ochu.
Robinson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Still in the clinch, Ochu scores with a nice short uppercut.
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!
Ochu unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Robinson! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Ochu is unloading with more strikes now! Robinson drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Maester Ochu!
A relieved looking Maester Ochu 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Curtis Lanier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lanier has chosen Waterfalls as his entrance music. Anderson Rua has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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264 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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240 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anderson Rua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Curtis Lanier!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Paulo Santos and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rua rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lanier moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Anderson Rua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lanier avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lanier is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Rua.
It looks like Curtis Lanier has been cut.
Rua grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Lanier takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Rua cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Anderson Rua!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Una Kemeameahu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Fenix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kemeameahu comes into the arena with Ride of the Valkryes blaring out of the sound system. Una Kemeameahu has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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163 lbs
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165 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Good 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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Una Kemeameahu!
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, Marcus Fenix!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Felipe Paraventi and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fenix moves into the clinch.
Fenix stalling the fight.
Fenix lands a nice shot to the body.
Kemeameahu breaks the clinch.
Kemeameahu moves in looking to clinch but Fenix pushes him off.
Fenix shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kemeameahu defends it nicely.
Kemeameahu throws a wild body kick that Fenix sees coming a mile off.
Fenix shoots in but no luck this time.
Fenix fails with the takedown.
Una Kemeameahu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcus Fenix.
Kemeameahu tries to clinch there but Fenix circles away.
Fenix displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kemeameahu throws out the jab.
Kemeameahu scores with a hook.
Kemeameahu has managed to clinch.
Kemeameahu lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fenix is trying to pull guard but Kemeameahu turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Kemeameahu manages to break the clinch.
Kemeameahu throws the kick towards the body but Fenix avoids it.
Kemeameahu defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Fenix.
Some wild striking there from Kemeameahu.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kemeameahu. Fenix does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fenix fails with the takedown
and Kemeameahu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kemeameahu misses with a left hand
and Fenix counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Fenix.
Fenix looks gassed!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Kemeameahu looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kemeameahu trying to keep a closed guard but Fenix is proving a slippery customer.
Fenix is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Kemeameahu might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kemeameahu working for a triangle but Fenix defends it easily.
Kemeameahu escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Fenix gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Fenix's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Fenix trying to control but Kemeameahu is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kemeameahu trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fenix wants to control from the top but Kemeameahu keeps moving.
Kemeameahu being controlled here, momentarily.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Marcus Fenix wasn't active enough on the ground.
Kemeameahu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fenix paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kemeameahu looks to score with a jab to the body but Fenix is just out of range.
Fenix blocks the body kick.
Una Kemeameahu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for Kemeameahu, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kemeameahu shoots for a double leg takedown but Fenix sprawls well. He's pushed Kemeameahu's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kemeameahu gets a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kemeameahu is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Fenix wants the takedown. Kemeameahu is fighting it off but Fenix persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Kemeameahu's guard against the cage.
Fenix got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kemeameahu has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Fenix has managed to get both his arms back between Kemeameahu's legs - danger averted.
Fenix wants to pass the guard but Kemeameahu is keeping the position.
Fenix content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Kemeameahu has locked up a guillotine! Kemeameahu's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Fenix is holding on here and Kemeameahu must be using up a lot of energy. Fenix has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Kemeameahu gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Una Kemeameahu!
Una Kemeameahu bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Humble Bman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hill Billy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bman's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Ramones - Spiderman. Billy has chosen Die Mother Fucker Die as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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20
220 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
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23
213 lbs
5 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Humble Bman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hill Billy!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Luis Engracia and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Billy closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Billy lands in his opponent's guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Billy wants to pass the guard but Bman is keeping the position.
Bman is looking to stand up but Billy isn't so interested in that idea.
Billy throwing strikes from guard but Bman blocks nicely.
Billy throwing strikes from guard but Bman blocks nicely.
Bman keeping moving, preventing Billy from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Billy wants to get up but he can't break Bman's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Bman knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Billy on the ground.
Billy trying to control but Bman is working from the bottom.
Billy drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Bman dives on top into guard.
Bman has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Billy has his hands on Bman's head, controlling the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Humble Bman wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Billy shoots and misses
and Bman counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bman.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bman.
Billy looks gassed!
Billy is trying to maintain a safe position but Bman gets an underhook and turns Billy into the cage.
Billy goes for a takedown attempt but Bman pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bman closes the distance and clinches.
Bman creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Billy's defenses.
It looks like Hill Billy has been cut.
Bman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bman leaning against his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bman landing knees to the head.
Bman lands a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bman obliges.
Bman with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Bman.
The referee is keeping an eye on Bman - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Bman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bman misses with an elbow strike.
Bman taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Billy can't get the takedown.
Humble Bman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hill Billy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bman stalling.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Humble Bman.
Billy tries to keep at a distance but Bman has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bman is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Knees to the body from Bman.
Billy fails to pull guard.
Billy is trying to stall.
Bman leaning against his opponent.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Bman for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Humble Bman.
Bman cracks the inside of Billy's front leg.
Bman fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Billy, pushing him back against the cage.
Bman is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A frustrated look appears on Billy's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bman.
Bman gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Billy.
Billy throws an elbow but it misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Billy is looking to control Bman's arms but Bman gets an underhook and turns him. Now Billy has his back to the cage.
Billy has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Billy letting Bman take a breather here.
Bman connects with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Humble Bman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hill Billy's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bman throws a solid leg kick but Billy takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bman.
Billy shoots in looking for a takedown. Bman tries to sprawl out of it but Billy keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bman manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bman closes the distance and clinches.
Bman content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Billy jumps guard but Bman stands there with Billy around his waist. Billy gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bman lands an elbow inside that Billy shrugs off.
Bman content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Billy has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bman avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Humble Bman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hill Billy.
Billy trying to control the position but instead, Bman has worked for underhooks and has pushed Billy into the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bman takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Bman landing knees to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bman lands a good knee to the midsection. Billy won't want to take too many of those.
Billy is breathing heavily.
Bman scores with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Bman.
Bman has Billy pushed against the cage.
Bman with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bman dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Billy takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bman utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bman drops Billy with a big knee straight up the middle! Billy is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Billy is rocked!
Bman has closed the distance and engaged Billy in a clinch.
Nice elbow from Bman.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bman drops Billy with a big knee straight up the middle! Billy is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Billy is still on wobbly legs! Can Bman finish him?
Bman clinches with his opponent.
Bman scores with a knee to the head.
Billy takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bman content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Billy takes an elbow to the temple.
Bman slows down the pace here.
Billy seems to have recovered his senses.
Billy has Bman pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bman manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Billy takes a knee to the side of the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bman.
Bman crunches a lovely knee into Billy's ribcage.
Bman landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bman landing knees to the head.
Bman drops Billy with a big knee straight up the middle! Billy is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bman takes the fight into the clinch.
Bman lands a big knee to the head and Billy goes down! Bman pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Humble Bman!
After winning the bout, Humble Bman thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sye Moon Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Osko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Osko has chosen Selling the Wind as his entrance music. Sye Moon Kim had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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21
179 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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25
178 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Counter striker
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sye Moon Kim!
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, Josh Osko!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Emerson Jorge and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kim dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kim keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kim throws a one two combo.
Osko shoots in for a takedown but Kim shows good takedown defense.
Osko is looking to clinch but Kim is avoiding it.
Kim scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Osko tries a low kick but Kim avoids it.
Kim misses with a two punch combination.
Osko throws a hook but Kim avoids it easily.
Osko throws a low kick but Kim moves out of range easily.
Kim misses with a double jab.
Kim throws a right hand that Osko ducks under and follows up with a left that Osko also avoids with ease.
Nice takedown defense from Kim. No joy for Osko on that attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim lands a right hook to the body.
Osko falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kim counters with a series of strikes. Osko will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kim bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sye Moon Kim is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kim throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kim paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Osko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kim throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A head kick misses from Kim.
Osko fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sye Moon Kim has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josh Osko.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim swinging wildly here.
Good shot there by Kim.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Osko throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Osko has Kim up against the cage in a clinch.
Kim manages to break the clinch.
Kim blocks a head kick by Osko.
Osko throws a nice looking combination but Kim bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Osko showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kim.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Osko avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kim throws a nice inside leg kick.
Osko takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Some wild striking there from Osko.
Josh Osko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Osko takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Osko avoids a punch combination nicely.
Osko shoots in for a double leg but Kim sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Osko throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Kim to counter with a crisp jab.
Osko looks to land a combination but Kim avoids it well.
Osko misses with the combination.
Osko is trying desperately to land a takedown but Kim is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Osko.
Oooooh!!! Kim has knocked Osko down with a huge combo! Kim steps away and waves a wobbly Osko back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Osko is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Osko tries to clinch but Kim moves out of range.
Osko takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kim scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Osko is still on wobbly legs! Can Kim finish him?
Kim circles away from the clinch attempt.
Osko seems to have recovered his senses.
Osko tries to clinch but Kim is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sye Moon Kim dominated that round.
That's time! Kim's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Osko.
Kim throws a right hand that Osko ducks under and follows up with a left that Osko also avoids with ease.
Kim blocks a head kick by Osko.
Kim darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Osko throws a combination that misses
and Kim counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kim throws a right and a left that both miss.
Osko shoots for a takedown but Kim saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Osko is looking to slow Kim down with leg kicks.
Kim throws a shot to the body.
Osko fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kim avoids it really well and circles away.
Osko shoots in but Kim avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sye Moon Kim has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josh Osko.
Osko is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Osko misses with an uppercut
and Kim counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kim pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Osko throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kim counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Osko thinking.
Kim drops Osko with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Osko looks back up at him and smiles so Kim waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kim fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kim closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Osko out cold! Osko corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Sye Moon Kim!
Sye Moon Kim very nearly forgot to thank Down Under - Supplements.160Q Video Proof 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Sunnah Hadith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Liao Cui Jie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hadith comes into the arena with Guerrilla Radio - Rage Against the Machine blaring out of the sound system. Cui Jie has chosen Chinese Wall as his entrance music. Sunnah Hadith could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Liao Cui Jie's chin.
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198 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
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193 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Counter striker
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sunnah Hadith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Liao Cui Jie!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Thiago Cunha and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cui Jie tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hadith scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Cui Jie wants to improve his position but Hadith is controlling well.
Hadith moves into full mount! Cui Jie won't be happy about that!
Cui Jie is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Hadith locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Cui Jie is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sunnah Hadith!
A victorious Sunnah Hadith thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Massive Destruction (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julio Sobral (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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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Massive Destruction!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Julio Sobral!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Felipe Paraventi and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sobral throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Destruction doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sobral counters with a stiff right hand.
Sobral gets the takedown into side control.
Sobral lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Sobral controls the position.
Destruction tries to improve position but can't.
Sobral tries to advance to mount but can't.
Sobral wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Destruction, who protects the arm well.
Sobral looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Destruction is looking for a sweep.
Sobral scoring with punches from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Destruction is not content to let Sobral control the position.
Sobral is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Destruction is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Destruction prevents Sobral from moving into mount.
Sobral wants to lay and pray for a moment but Destruction keeps working.
Destruction is looking to reverse the position.
Destruction is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Destruction manages to get back to half guard.
Sobral frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Destruction is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Sobral is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Destruction can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Sobral has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Destruction is squirming around, avoiding Sobral's attempts to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Destruction tries to reverse the position but Sobral maintains control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Destruction is working hard here to advance position.
Sobral controlling from mount.
Destruction sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Sobral is looking to take a break and control but Destruction is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Destruction is in trouble now - Sobral has advanced to mount!
Sobral trying to control but Destruction is having none of it.
Destruction can't escape the position.
Sobral sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sobral is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Destruction is surviving well by controlling Sobral's body position as best he can.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Destruction is wriggling around trying to escape.
Sobral controlling the pace for now.
Sobral wants to control the pace but Destruction is squirming around nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Destruction keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Sobral working Destruction over with strikes here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Destruction is squirming around, avoiding Sobral's attempts to control the action.
Sobral takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Destruction is looking to improve his position but Sobral isn't that keen on the idea.
Destruction is trying to reverse the position but instead Sobral has taken his back - oops!
Destruction 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 Sobral gets his way!
Will Sobral go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good control from Sobral.
Destruction is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julio Sobral dominated that round.
That's time! Destruction's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sobral shoots in for a takedown but Destruction shows good takedown defense.
Sobral throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Destruction tries for a takedown but Sobral circles away easily
and Sobral counters with a nice double leg into side control. Destruction won't be happy with that.
Sobral taking a breather here.
Destruction throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Sobral takes advantage of some sloppy striking from Destruction to pass into mount.
Destruction tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobral content just to control the position here.
Destruction is trying to escape the mount but Sobral keeps good control and instead manages to take Destruction's back.
Sobral trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Destruction is really stuck here.
Will Sobral go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Sobral doesn't have the hooks in and Destruction manages to turn into his guard.
Sobral wants to sweep but no luck.
Destruction 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.
Sobral utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Destruction distracts Sobral with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Destruction loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sobral pulls Destruction in close to prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Destruction got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sobral has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Destruction has managed to get both his arms back between Sobral's legs - danger averted.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sobral had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Destruction defends it easily.
Sobral tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Destruction scoring with some ground and pound.
Destruction working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Destruction content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Destruction postures up in Sobral's guard and throws a big left but Sobral blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Destruction accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Destruction postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Sobral is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Destruction, into his guard.
Sobral pushing down on Destruction's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Sobral slips a nice elbow through Destruction's hands, connecting with Destruction's forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Destruction is not content to let Sobral control the position.
Destruction is trying to get back to full guard.
Sobral takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Destruction wants to sweep but Sobral has passed to side control!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sobral wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Destruction, who protects the arm well.
Destruction sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Sobral is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Destruction working to try and regain half guard.
Sobral working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Sobral lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's four 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!
Sobral with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Destruction can't escape the position.
Destruction is squirming around, avoiding Sobral's attempts to control the action.
Destruction is looking to get to half guard.
Destruction wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Sobral is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Destruction defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Destruction breaks Sobral's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Sobral holds on and takes a little breather.
Sobral is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Destruction defends well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julio Sobral showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Nice takedown defense from Destruction. No joy for Sobral on that attempt.
Sobral closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Destruction's guard.
Sobral tries to free his leg and advance position but Destruction is retaining full guard.
Destruction working for a triangle but Sobral defends it easily.
Destruction keeping moving, preventing Sobral from controlling successfully.
Destruction is looking for a triangle but Sobral pushes his legs off easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobral is working Destruction over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Sobral lands a couple of digs.
Sobral advances position into side control!
Destruction is not content to let Sobral control the position.
Sobral is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Destruction is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Destruction throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Destruction is looking for a sweep.
Sobral in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Destruction is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobral trying to control the action but Destruction is working from the bottom.
Destruction stops Sobral from passing to mount.
Destruction manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Destruction missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Destruction not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sobral gets back to full guard.
Sobral manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Destruction manages to get himself to full guard.
Destruction throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sobral is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sobral passes into half guard.
Destruction is not content to let Sobral control the position.
Julio Sobral is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Destruction wants to improve his position but Sobral is controlling well.
Sobral sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Sobral frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Sobral tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Sobral tries to control but Destruction wriggling away.
Destruction is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Sobral controlling the pace for now.
Julio Sobral has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Destruction is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Sobral sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Destruction is wriggling around trying to escape.
Sobral content just to control the position here.
Destruction tries to improve his position but instead Sobral has taken his back!
Destruction can't escape the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sobral has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Destruction's body.
Sobral's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Massive Destruction has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
And that's the end of the fight!
Julio Sobral comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sobral has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Julio Sobral!
Julio Sobral managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Down Under - Supplements.160Q Video Proof, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gummi Tarzan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paulo Carioca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paulo Carioca will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gummi Tarzan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paulo Carioca!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Leandro Rodrigues and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tarzan moves into the clinch.
Carioca tries to break free but Tarzan pushes him back against the cage.
Carioca looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Carioca wants to break the clinch but can't.
Carioca stalls.
Carioca is trying to break free.
Carioca is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tarzan jumps guard but Carioca turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Carioca has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Carioca is trying to break the clinch but Tarzan has him pressed against the cage.
Tarzan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tarzan shoots in looking for a takedown. Carioca tries to sprawl out of it but Tarzan keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Carioca manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Tarzan closes the distance and clinches up with Carioca, looking for a takedown. Tarzan pushes Carioca against the cage but Carioca circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gummi Tarzan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tarzan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Carioca paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Carioca tries a head kick but it misses.
Paulo Carioca is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarzan fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Tarzan misses with the combination.
Carioca misses with a few strikes there.
Tarzan shoots in but no luck this time.
That kick from Carioca tenderised Tarzan's leg. Tarzan is trying to keep his angry face on.
Carioca goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Both fighters circling a little - Carioca finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Carioca takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Carioca throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Carioca misses with a head kick.
Tarzan darts in and clinches Carioca up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carioca escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Carioca lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Tarzan tries a head kick but it misses.
Tarzan shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Carioca as he jumps to the side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tarzan shoots in and gets a takedown into Carioca's guard.
Tarzan showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Tarzan stands up and waves to Carioca to follow him.
Tarzan shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Carioca but Carioca pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Tarzan shoots in and drives through. Carioca sprawls well.
Tarzan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Carioca.
Carioca throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carioca gets caught flat footed, as Tarzan shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tarzan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Carioca wants to sweep here but Tarzan controlling him for the moment.
Carioca avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Carioca is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Tarzan is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carioca looking for a sweep. Not yet Carioca, not yet.
Carioca really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tarzan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tarzan postures up.
Tarzan tries to free his leg and advance position but Carioca is retaining full guard.
Tarzan trying to control the position from guard on top but Carioca is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tarzan throws an elbow that misses. Carioca uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Tarzan's guard. Nice move by Carioca!
Tarzan controlling the position.
Carioca trying to control but Tarzan is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tarzan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Carioca swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Carioca lands a high kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carioca scores with a sloppy right hand. Tarzan should have avoided that one.
Tarzan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tarzan on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Carioca with a jab.
A shot to the body from Tarzan misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Carioca throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Tarzan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paulo Carioca dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Carioca is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Tarzan is rocked!
Gummi Tarzan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tarzan fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Oh Tarzan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tarzan misses with a wild combination.
Tarzan throws a right hand that Carioca ducks under and follows up with a left that Carioca also avoids with ease.
Tarzan seems to have got his legs back now.
Carioca feints with a jab and clips Tarzan right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Tarzan is sent crashing into the canvas and Carioca leaps in for the kill! Tarzan tries to get to his feet but Carioca is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Tarzan is in need of a savior and steps in!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paulo Carioca!
Paulo Carioca 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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