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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Takashi Kang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mauricio Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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204 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Takashi Kang!
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, Mauricio Rua!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Paulo Santos and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rua ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mauricio Rua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kang shoots in and bounces Rua off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Kang trying to control the position from guard on top but Rua is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kang is looking to work some ground and pound but Rua has wrist control.
Kang throws a big right hand that misses.
Kang trying to control but Rua is working from the bottom.
Rua is working an open guard so Kang takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Rua wants to clinch up but Kang keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kang throws a series of punches but Rua avoids them all with ease.
Rua gets a clinch.
Kang wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rua creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kang's defenses.
Kang managing to block the knees to the body from Rua.
Rua tries a knee to the head but Kang blocks it.
Rua lands an elbow that stopped Kang in his tracks for a moment.
Rua tries to land knees in the clinch but Kang avoids the damage to the body.
Rua working Kang over with knees to the body.
Rua tries to land a knee to the head but Kang blocks with his arms.
Rua stops a takedown attempt from Kang.
Rua with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rua is looking for a takedown.
Rua tries to land knees in the clinch but Kang avoids the damage to the body.
Kang wants a takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua landing knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rua trying to land knees to the body.
Rua comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rua lands a nice elbow.
Rua ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Rua no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Kang gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Rua tries to clinch up
and Kang counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kang circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kang keeps the fight on the outside.
Rua wants to clinch up but Kang keeps it at a distance.
Rua tries to clinch but Kang is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua is looking to clinch.
Kang keeps the fight on the outside.
Kang circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mauricio Rua is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rua wants to clinch.
Kang misses with the combination.
Rua tries to clinch up.
Kang avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rua is looking to clinch but Kang is avoiding it.
Kang swings for the body but Rua moves out of range.
Kang circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kang counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
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.
Kang stands up and beckons Rua to join him on the feet.
Rua wants to clinch up but Kang keeps it at a distance.
Rua tries to clinch
and Kang counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kang swats away the attempt to clinch by Rua.
Rua tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kang manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rua tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kang jabbing away but nothing is landing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rua tries to clinch up.
Rua steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kang.
Kang throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rua tries to clinch up but Kang circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mauricio Rua will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
A punch combination from Kang misses.
Kang smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kang feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Kang stands up from guard. Let's bang!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rua doesn't manage to clinch there - Kang circles away.
Rua tries to clinch up.
Kang throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A combination from Kang does no damage.
No joy there for Kang, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kang jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rua doesn't manage to clinch there - Kang circles away.
Rua tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kang swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kang swats away the attempt to clinch by Rua.
Rua fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kang swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Takashi Kang is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rua tries to clinch but Kang moves out of range.
Kang avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rua is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
No joy there for Kang, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kang thows a body shot but no joy.
Kang throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Rua tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Kang is in Rua's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kang decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Kang shoots in for a double leg but Rua sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Rua tries to clinch there but Kang circles away.
Rua tries to close the distance and clinch but Kang swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua tries to clinch up.
Kang throws a low kick but Rua moves out of range easily.
Rua tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kang manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kang waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rua.
Rua tries to clinch but Kang is having none of it.
A head kick misses from Kang.
Rua tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kang manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rua is looking to clinch but Kang is avoiding it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rua fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rua wants to clinch up but Kang keeps it at a distance.
Kang thows a body shot but no joy.
Mauricio Rua seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rua is looking to clinch.
Rua tries to clinch but Kang is having none of it.
Rua tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kang swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rua tries to clinch up but Kang circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kang blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rua lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rua tries to land knees in the clinch but Kang avoids the damage to the body.
Kang takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rua lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kang looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rua gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kang.
Rua misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kang.
A frustrated look appears on Kang's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kang has had enough of the clinch but Rua keeps him there for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua lands a knee to the body.
Rua with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rua lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kang blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kang has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Rua avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Takashi Kang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rua throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kang blocks it with crossed arms.
Knees to the body from Rua.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kang is trying to push Rua away but Rua has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Rua trying to land knees to the body.
Kang managing to block the knees to the body from Rua.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rua misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kang.
Rua scores with a knee to the head.
Kang managing to block the knees to the body from Rua.
Mauricio Rua seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Rua creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kang's defenses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mauricio Rua showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Kang swats away the attempt to clinch by Rua.
Kang drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Kang missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kang stands up from Rua's guard - Kang perhaps looking for a knockout.
Rua tries to clinch but Kang moves out of range.
Rua tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kang paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kang circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rua closes the distance and clinches.
Kang is trying to push Rua away but Rua has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Rua trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kang blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rua lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rua tries a knee to the head but Kang blocks it.
Rua is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kang is defending well for now.
Rua utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kang tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kang blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nice elbow from Rua.
Rua creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kang's defenses.
Rua scores a nice knee to the body.
Kang blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rua is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Kang is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kang is working for takedown but Rua is calmly controlling the position for now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kang takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rua comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rua.
Rua lands a damaging elbow.
Kang wants to get back to striking at distance but Rua won't allow it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rua.
Rua lands an elbow inside.
Rua scores a nice knee to the body.
Kang managing to block the knees to the body from Rua.
A knee to the head by Rua.
A knee to the head by Rua.
Kang is rocked!
Kang takes a knee right on the jaw!
Takashi Kang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Oh Kang is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rua.
Rua utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rua trying to land knees to the body.
Rua tries a knee to the head but Kang blocks it.
Kang seems to have got his legs back now.
Kang takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rua misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kang.
Rua keeps control of Kang as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rua lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rua landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rua trying to land knees to the body.
Rua missing with knees to the body.
Rua has Kang pressed against the cage, preventing Kang from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kang takes an elbow to the temple.
Rua landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kang is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Rua pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Rua tries to land knees in the clinch but Kang avoids the damage to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rua.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rua connects with a knee to the head.
Kang takes an elbow to the temple.
Rua landing knees to the body.
Rua landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rua missing with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kang has a couple of punches blocked by Rua.
Rua landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Mauricio Rua is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Rua missing with knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mauricio Rua comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Rua winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mauricio Rua!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Riviera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ipad Dsix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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150 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlos Riviera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ipad Dsix!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Daniel Cesar and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riviera throws a series of punches but Dsix moves out of range.
Dsix throws a sloppy head kick and Riviera moves out of range easily.
Riviera throws a leg kick
and Dsix makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Riviera misses with a head kick.
Riviera will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A lazy left from Riviera finds it's target.
Dsix lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Riviera swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dsix throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Riviera stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dsix lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Riviera at a distance.
Crunch! Dsix slams his shin into Riviera's torso.
Riviera throws a leg kick but Dsix checks it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dsix closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Riviera throws a leg kick but Dsix sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Dsix throws a sloppy body shot
and Riviera counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dsix lands a left and a right that send Riviera crashing to the mat, dazed. Dsix thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Riviera is rocked!
It looks like Carlos Riviera has been cut.
Riviera lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Oh Riviera is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Riviera is breathing heavily.
Dsix lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Riviera goes down and covers up as Dsix starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ipad Dsix!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Victor Kang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wiz Khalifa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khalifa has chosen young wild and free as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Victor Kang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wiz Khalifa!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Leandro Rodrigues and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khalifa avoids a kick to the body.
Khalifa swings for the body but Kang moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Kang.
Khalifa on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Khalifa closes the distance and clinches.
Kang blocks the elbow strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kang obliges.
Kang connects with a knee to the head.
Kang stalls.
Khalifa swings wildly with an uppercut but Kang uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Khalifa throws an elbow but misses.
Kang blocks the elbow strike.
Khalifa looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Khalifa looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khalifa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Khalifa pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kang avoids the elbow strike from Khalifa, against the cage.
Khalifa lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kang backwards.
Kang blocking some punches.
Khalifa creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Khalifa throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A shot in the inside from Khalifa.
Khalifa throws a head punch that misses.
Nice elbow from Kang.
Kang blocks an elbow strike.
Khalifa throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Khalifa pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Khalifa working aggressively here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Khalifa just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kang's brow.
Kang blocks an elbow strike.
Kang lands a nice knee to the body.
Kang trying to land knees to the body.
Khalifa scores with a shoulder strike.
Kang stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Khalifa throws an elbow but misses.
Kang avoids the elbow strike from Khalifa, against the cage.
Kang blocks the elbow strike.
Khalifa pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kang trying to land knees to the body.
Khalifa misses with an elbow over the top.
Khalifa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Khalifa fails to land.
Kang utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kang looking to stall.
Kang is breathing heavily.
Kang is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Khalifa is defending well for now.
Kang lands a knee to the head.
Kang taking a breather.
Khalifa pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kang trying to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kang.
Kang content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Khalifa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kang avoids a wild elbow strike from Khalifa.
Khalifa creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kang's defenses.
Kang controlling the action here for a moment.
Kang looking to slow down the pace here.
Khalifa pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kang blocks the elbow strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Khalifa.
Nice elbow from Khalifa.
Kang misses with a knee to the head.
Khalifa pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Khalifa misses with an elbow over the top.
Khalifa lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kang backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kang blocks an elbow strike.
Nice elbow from Khalifa.
Khalifa looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kang blocks the elbow strike.
A short right from Khalifa.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khalifa lands a nice elbow.
Khalifa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kang is rocked!
Khalifa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kang backwards.
Oh Kang is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Khalifa gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kang blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Khalifa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Khalifa pushes Kang against the cage. Khalifa is working some dirty boxing. Khalifa pushes off with a quick right hook! Kang goes down! Kang tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Khalifa moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wiz Khalifa!
A less than humble Wiz Khalifa misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rio Bignog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rio Bignog will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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145 lbs
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Counter striker
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Brawler
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roberto Rodriguez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rio Bignog!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Luis Engracia and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bignog throws a series of punches but Rodriguez avoids them all with ease.
Rodriguez closes the distance and clinches up with Bignog, looking for a takedown. Rodriguez pushes Bignog against the cage but Bignog circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bignog misses with a double jab
and Rodriguez counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Rodriguez passes to side control.
Rodriguez is trying to get an arm triangle but Bignog is defending well.
Rodriguez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bignog keeps working.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rodriguez has hold of Bignog's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Bignog tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Rodriguez cranks the arm and Bignog screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Bignog, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Roberto Rodriguez!
Roberto Rodriguez bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gab Contreras (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Park Doo Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Doo Man has chosen Kerri Chandler - Bar A Thym (Tom Middleton Cosmos Mix) as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
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145 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gab Contreras!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Park Doo Man !
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Paulo Santos and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doo Man scores with a leg kick.
Contreras throws a hook to the side of Doo Man 's head but Doo Man sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Contreras has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Doo Man .
A nice leg kick lands there from Doo Man .
Doo Man throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Contreras stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Doo Man catches Contreras with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Doo Man scores with a crisp jab that stopped Contreras in his tracks.
Contreras is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Contreras misses with a two punch combination.
Doo Man jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Contreras throws a lazy right hand but Doo Man sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doo Man uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Contreras.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Doo Man , as that shot connected.
Contreras rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Doo Man makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Doo Man scores with a jab to the jaw.
BOOM! Doo Man lands a beautiful left hook that drops Contreras. Contreras tries to recover but Doo Man is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Contreras lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Park Doo Man !
A very excited looking Park Doo Man made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thompson Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronaldo Pitbull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pitbull is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Parado na Esquina. Thompson Oliveira has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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192 lbs
4 - 5 - 0 |
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180 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
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
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thompson Oliveira!
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, Ronaldo Pitbull!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Emerson Jorge and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliveira tries for a takedown but Pitbull sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Pitbull tries to close the distance and clinch but Oliveira swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pitbull scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Pitbull scores with a couple of short elbows.
Pitbull wants to control but Oliveira is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pitbull tries for a kimura but Oliveira is defending well.
Oliveira knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pitbull on the ground.
The ground and pound from Pitbull seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Oliveira can't do much from the bottom here.
Pitbull thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oliveira stops Pitbull from passing to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Pitbull works to advance to full mount. Oliveira defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Pitbull is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Oliveira is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Oliveira flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Pitbull anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Oliveira and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Pitbull slips an arm under Oliveira chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Pitbull has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Pitbull is squeezing on Oliveira like an anaconda would it's prey. Oliveira fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ronaldo Pitbull!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Travon Clayton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruno Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Travon Clayton could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Bruno Silva's chin.
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210 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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205 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Travon Clayton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bruno Silva!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Matheus Silva and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva has his takedown stuffed
and Clayton counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Clayton scores with a nice strike.
Clayton throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Silva shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Clayton counters with a crisp one two that drops Silva! Clayton thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Silva to his feet! Silva is in big trouble!
Silva is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silva is still on wobbly legs! Can Clayton finish him?
Silva looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Travon Clayton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruno Silva.
Silva shoots in but no luck this time.
Silva seems to have recovered his senses.
Clayton stuffs the takedown attempt from Silva. Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
Silva looks gassed!
Clayton lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Silva crumples to the floor! Clayton milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Travon Clayton!
During a confident post fight interview, Travon Clayton thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Clay Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan Redmond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davis's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Clay Davis -- Sheeeeeeiiiiiiiiiiiiitttttttttttttt. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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138 lbs
7 - 7 - 0 |
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157 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Counter striker
Experienced |
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Clay Davis!
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, Nathan Redmond!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Leandro Rodrigues and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis misses with an uppercut. Redmond saw that one coming.
Redmond uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Davis.
No joy there for Redmond, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice jab there from Redmond.
Redmond throws a right and a left that Davis avoids nicely.
Redmond throws a body punch but Davis moves out of range.
Davis throws a predictable looking body shot
and Redmond counters with a big uppercut that knocks Davis off his feet! Redmond dives into side control looking to finish!
Davis is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Davis tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Redmond wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Oh Davis is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Redmond lands a strong strike to the head of Davis. That's dazed him! Redmond looking to finish here. Davis is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Redmond lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nathan Redmond!
A relieved looking Nathan Redmond 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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